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FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P3B-F Motherboard The ASUS P3B-F is carefully designed for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of frequency and Vcore voltages all through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled LDCM from Intel or PC Probe from ASUS. • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-...CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is autodetected to enable/disable suspend-to-RAM and KB/PS/2 mouse power up, eliminating the need to make jumper adjustments. • Multi-device Wake Up: Supports modem ...
FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P3B-F Motherboard The ASUS P3B-F is carefully designed for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of frequency and Vcore voltages all through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled LDCM from Intel or PC Probe from ASUS. • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-...CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is autodetected to enable/disable suspend-to-RAM and KB/PS/2 mouse power up, eliminating the need to make jumper adjustments. • Multi-device Wake Up: Supports modem ...
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... rate to 800MB/s max using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can be used. • Suspend and Go: Suspend-to -RAM requires OS support and does not support ISA cards; The new PC'99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following...can handle data transfers up to the memory and processor. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS smart series motherboards with Intel chipsets improve IDE transfer rate using PC100-compliant SDRAM. 10 ASUS P3B-F User's Manual FEATURES 2.1.2 Special Features • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides...
... rate to 800MB/s max using Bus Master UltraDMA/33 IDE which can be used. • Suspend and Go: Suspend-to -RAM requires OS support and does not support ISA cards; The new PC'99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following...can handle data transfers up to the memory and processor. • Double the IDE Transfer Speed: ASUS smart series motherboards with Intel chipsets improve IDE transfer rate using PC100-compliant SDRAM. 10 ASUS P3B-F User's Manual FEATURES 2.1.2 Special Features • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides...
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...• Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; If your DIMMs are not PC100-compliant, set the CPU bus frequency to 66MHz RAM to operate at 100MHz, use a DIMM module with higher pin density than EDO (Ex- stability. • Two possible memory chips are supported: SDRAM... only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). tended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on the motherboard. double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 21 HARDWARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is the memory of choice for 3.3Volt (...
...• Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; If your DIMMs are not PC100-compliant, set the CPU bus frequency to 66MHz RAM to operate at 100MHz, use a DIMM module with higher pin density than EDO (Ex- stability. • Two possible memory chips are supported: SDRAM... only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). tended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on the motherboard. double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 21 HARDWARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is the memory of choice for 3.3Volt (...
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...power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. HARDWARE SETUP 22) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR) This connector connects to -RAM support, your power supply cannot support the load. Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR 3. The plug... only insert in powering on your system if your ATX power supply must supply at least 10mA on the 5-volt standby lead (5VSB). For Wake-OnLAN, keyboard wake up, and suspend-to an ATX power supply. H/W SETUP Connectors R P3B-F P3B-F Thermal Sensor Connector 40 ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 3.
...power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. HARDWARE SETUP 22) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR) This connector connects to -RAM support, your power supply cannot support the load. Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR 3. The plug... only insert in powering on your system if your ATX power supply must supply at least 10mA on the 5-volt standby lead (5VSB). For Wake-OnLAN, keyboard wake up, and suspend-to an ATX power supply. H/W SETUP Connectors R P3B-F P3B-F Thermal Sensor Connector 40 ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 3.
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...provides you may want to run through the various sub-menus and make your system, or prompted to "Run Setup". BIOS SETUP Program Information ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 45 Even if you are for reference purposes only and may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make it as ... to use as easy to use the Setup program, at some time in the CMOS RAM of your system using this program. The EEPROM on the system chassis. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that the computer can also restart by pressing the Reset button on...
...provides you may want to run through the various sub-menus and make your system, or prompted to "Run Setup". BIOS SETUP Program Information ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 45 Even if you are for reference purposes only and may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make it as ... to use as easy to use the Setup program, at some time in the CMOS RAM of your system using this program. The EEPROM on the system chassis. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that the computer can also restart by pressing the Reset button on...
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... your computer, (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down during bootup. The RAM data containing the password information is a display only field. 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 53 Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup and... re-enter user preferences. You do not need to make changes to this field. This is powered by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. 4.
... your computer, (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down during bootup. The RAM data containing the password information is a display only field. 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 53 Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup and... re-enter user preferences. You do not need to make changes to this field. This is powered by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. 4.
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... its default setting of a legacy ISA card that requires the use to RAM. 4. the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will need to know which addresses the ROMs use of this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 65 BIOS SETUP ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] ...and you are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them specifically. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than one legacy ISA card in your system that uses any memory segment within the C800...
... its default setting of a legacy ISA card that requires the use to RAM. 4. the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will need to know which addresses the ROMs use of this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 65 BIOS SETUP ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] ...and you are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them specifically. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than one legacy ISA card in your system that uses any memory segment within the C800...
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...defines the video off ] [Suspend] 4. Your screen saver will power off button when pressed for the system RAM. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS...default setting of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will be used as set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can supply at least 720mA on... time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Regardless of [Disabled]. BIOS SETUP Power Menu ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 67 4. NOTE: This field is an updated energy-saving feature and requires the...
...defines the video off ] [Suspend] 4. Your screen saver will power off button when pressed for the system RAM. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS...default setting of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will be used as set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can supply at least 720mA on... time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Regardless of [Disabled]. BIOS SETUP Power Menu ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 67 4. NOTE: This field is an updated energy-saving feature and requires the...
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... you selected are saved to ensure the values you are finished making your selections, choose this menu. Pressing will ask for confirmation before exiting. ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 73 BIOS SETUP Exit Menu NOTE: Pressing does not exit this option from the legend bar to save changes while exiting. Select...and exit. BIOS SETUP 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of the options from this menu or from the Exit menu to the CMOS RAM. 4. NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program will prompt you with a message asking if ...
... you selected are saved to ensure the values you are finished making your selections, choose this menu. Pressing will ask for confirmation before exiting. ASUS P3B-F User's Manual 73 BIOS SETUP Exit Menu NOTE: Pressing does not exit this option from the legend bar to save changes while exiting. Select...and exit. BIOS SETUP 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of the options from this menu or from the Exit menu to the CMOS RAM. 4. NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program will prompt you with a message asking if ...
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...is pressed, a confirmation is requested. You can then return to other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 74 ASUS P3B-F User's Manual You can now select Exit Saving Changes or make other menus and make changes. Select [Yes] to discard...option allows you to load default values. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to discard any changes to the non-volatile RAM. When this option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the ...
...is pressed, a confirmation is requested. You can then return to other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 74 ASUS P3B-F User's Manual You can now select Exit Saving Changes or make other menus and make changes. Select [Yes] to discard...option allows you to load default values. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to discard any changes to the non-volatile RAM. When this option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the ...