Asus Intel 810 Motherboard P3W User Manual

® P3W Intel ® 810 Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL
2 ASUS P3W User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P3W Manual Revision: 1.02 E452 Release Date: September 1999 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR- TICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDEN- T AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSI- NESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT . Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair , modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade- marks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners’ benefit, without intent to infringe. • QuickStart and JumperFree are trademarks of ASUST eK Computer Inc. • Intel, LANDesk, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. • IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. • XGstudio and SoftSynthesizer are registered trademarks of Y amaha Corporation. • Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation. • W indows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself. Manual revi- sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number . Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number . For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www .asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page. SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR- NISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM- MITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUD- ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Copyright © 1999 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
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4 ASUS P3W User’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ........................................................................................ 8 2.1 The ASUS P3W Motherboard .................................................... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Optional Component(s) ...................................................... 9 2.1.3 Performance ..................................................................... 10 2.1.4 Intelligence ....................................................................... 1 1 2.2 Motherboard Part Definitions ................................................... 12 2.3 Motherboard Part Locations ..................................................... 13 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14 3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17 3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 17 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 24 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 24 3.5.2 DIMM Installation ........................................................... 25 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 26 3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism ...................................... 26 3.6.2 Heatsinks .......................................................................... 27 3.6.3 Installing the Processor .................................................... 27 3.6.4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .............. 29 3.6.5 Precautions ....................................................................... 30 3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 31 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................ 31 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 32 3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................ 34 3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 34 3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 35 3.9 Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 47 4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 48 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS ......................................... 48 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 48 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures .............................................. 49 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 51 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 52 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 52 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 54 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 55
ASUS P3W User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 60 4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 62 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 65 4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 67 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 70 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 71 4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 73 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ............................................................ 75 4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 76 4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ........................................................................ 81 5.1 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD .................................... 81 5.2 Operating Systems .................................................................... 84 5.3 Starting W indows For the First T ime ........................................ 84 5.4 LDCM Local Setup ................................................................... 86 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup ...................................................... 88 5.6 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 91 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 92 5.8 Drivers ...................................................................................... 93 5.9 Other ......................................................................................... 95 5.10 Uninstalling Programs ............................................................ 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE .......................................................... 103 6.1 Display Properties ................................................................... 103 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 107 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 1 12 6.4 Using Y amaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 1 13 6.5 Using Y amaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 1 14 6.6 Hardware Information ............................................................. 116 7. APPENDIX ...................................................................................... 1 17 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 1 17 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards .......................................................... 1 19 INDEX ................................................................................................. 121
6 ASUS P3W User’ s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener gy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However , there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer - ence by one or more of the following measures: • Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver . • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit dif ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. W ARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap- proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. W ashing- ton DC: Office of the Federal Register , National Archives and Records Administra- tion, U.S. Government Printing Office. Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2) FEA TURES Product information and specifications 3 ) HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 5) SOFTW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6) SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7) APPENDIX Optional items 1.2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer . (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) Universal Retention Mechanism for SECC2/SECC/SEPP processors (1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/ 33 IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25 ” and (2) 3.5 ” floppy disk drives (1) Serial COM2 connector with bracket (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User ’ s Manual ASUS consumer infrared set (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS S370 Series CPU card (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 W ake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) 1. INTRODUCTION
8 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS P3W Motherboard The P3W motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many smart features in a small package. So what ’ s so smart about the ASUS P3W motherboard? 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support! Supports Intel Pentium ® III (450MHz and faster), Pentium ® II (233MHz to 450MHz), and Celeron ™ (266MHz and faster) processors. • Latest Intel 810 Chipset! Features 100/66MHz FSB Intel 810 chipset with the Accelerated Hub Architecture, which provides direct connections between the 810 chipset and subsystems such as IDE controllers, USB controllers, and PCI add-in cards. • Multi-Cache! Supports processors with 512, 256, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst Level 2 Cache. • Integrated Graphics! Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, par - allel data processing and compression, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hard- ware acceleration, and motion video acceleration. • ASUS Graphics Driver! Y ou can gain about 12% performance over that of the standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics W inMark) using ASUS ’ custom graphics driver . ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions. • V ersatile Memory Suppor t! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address- ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides) • JumperFree™ Mode! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre- quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree ™ mode is enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included incase you want to manually adjust the processor ’ s external frequency . • Smart Slots! Six 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) slots and one 16-bit ISA expansion slot for greater expansion flexibility . PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum through- put. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master PCI card (such as SCSI or LAN cards). • Latest Low Pin Count Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UAR T compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. • Integrated IDE! Controller supports UltraDMA/66 up to 66MB/s, UltraDMA/ 33 up to 33MB/s, and PIO Mode 4 up to 17MB/s. • Peripheral W ake-Up! Supports W ake-On-LAN, W ake-On-Ring, Keyboard W ake-Up, and BIOS W ake-Up.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Optional Component(s) • AMR Slot! Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very af fordable audio and/or modem riser card. • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Supports chassis intrusion monitor- ing through the ASUS ASIC. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the R TC used for keeping time! • Firmwar e Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features. • Monitoring for your PC ’ s Health! Provided ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM allows PC health monitoring. • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot V irus Protection! Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firm- ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au- tomatic setup. • Smart BIOS! 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and CPU/ SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Hardware random number generator supports new security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions. 2.1.2 Optional Component(s) The following onboard component(s) are optional at the time of purchase: • No Messy Wir es! Integrated Consumer IR and Serial IR supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per - sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller .
10 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Performance • UltraPerformance! Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/ 33 (IDE DMA Mode 2) , PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as T ape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/R W , and LS-120 drives. • Dual Speeds! CPU frequency can operate at either 66MHz or 100MHz while system memory operates at either 100MHz or 66MHz. (100MHz CPU with 66MHz SDRAM setting not supported). For maximum performance, 100MHz/ 100MHz synchronous host/DRAM clock is recommended. • Double or Quadruple the IDE T ransfer Speed! IDE transfers using UltraDMA/ 33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB/s and up to 66MB/s using UltraDMA/66 technology . The best of all is that these new technology is com- patible with existing A T A-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current IDE devices or cables. • Concurrent PCI! Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas- ter buses to memory to CPU. • SDRAM Optimized Performance! ASUS smart series motherboards support the new generation memory , Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100 -compliant SDRAM. • ACPI Ready! ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality . W ith these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the ener gy saving standards. T o fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as W indows 98, must be used. • Suspend and Go! S uspend-T o-R AM (STR) provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart ™ so that you do not fall asleep waiting for system bootup. (STR requires OS support and does not support ISA cards; ISA cards may fail to work coming out of STR mode.) • New Compliancy! Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet PC ’ 99 compliancy . The new PC ’ 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for W indows 95/98/NT . Color- coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC ’99. • Highest Audio Quality! AC’ 97 DAC/ADC built into the audio codec reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of 90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and recognition. • Extreme Graphics ! The integrated motion compensation allows for smooth MPEG1 or MPEG2 video playback. Fast 3D graphics engine allows for an ex- citing gameplay experience.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 11 2.1.4 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm! T o prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply , and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • T emperatur e Monitoring and Alert! CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU ’ s internal thermal diode (on Pentium III, Deschutes Pentium II, and PPGA 370 Celeron in conjunction with the ASUS S370-D or S370-L CPU card, see 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards) to prevent system overheat and system damage. The temperature reported by the internal thermal diode is the actual processor core temperature as opposed to the less accurate surface temperature. • V oltage Monitoring and Alert! System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. V oltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. • System Resour ces Alert! T oday ’ s operating systems such as W indows 98, W in- dows NT , and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run lar ge applications. The system resource moni- tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos- sible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on manag- ing their limited resources more ef ficiently . • Dual Function Power Button! Through the BIOS, the power button can be defined as the “ Standby” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see A TX Power Switch Lead in 3.8 External Connectors for more information) button. Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode. • Remote Ring On (r equires modem)! This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem. W ith this benefit on-hand, users can access any information from their computers from anywhere in the world! • Message LED (requir es ACPI OS support)! Chassis LEDs now act as infor- mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful infor- mation to the user . • Peripheral Power Up! Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or dis- abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse. 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2. FEA TURES
12 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2.2 Motherboard Part Definitions The following are part descriptions for the motherboard parts shown on the next page. Part Definitions 2. FEA TURES A TX Power Connector for connection to an A TX power supply SEC CPU Socket Intel 810 (GMCH0) Integrated Graphics Chipset Thr ee DIMM Sockets Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors Featur e Setting DIP Switches Floppy Disk Drive Connector Four Mbit Firmware Hub (programmable BIOS) ASUS ASIC with Integrated Hardware Monitor Intel I/O Contr oller Hub (ICH) Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset W ake-On-Ring Connector W ake-On-LAN Connector One ISA Slot PCI to ISA Bridge Six PCI Slots AC ’ 97 V2.1 Compliant Audio CODEC Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector Joystick, MIDI, Line Out, Line In, Micr ophone In Connectors VGA Monitor Output Connector Parallel Connector Serial COM1 Connector USB Connectors PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard Connectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 13 2.3 Motherboard Part Locations 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Part Locations 5 4 1 23 21 19 18 16 20 15 22 24 9 11 12 14 6 7 2 17 8 3 10 13
14 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout COM1 P ARALLEL PORT VGA PS/2 T: Mouse B: Keyboard CPU_F AN Intel 810 Graphics & Memory Controller Hub (GMCH0) 01 DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module) 0 1 PWR_F AN WOR WOL_CON CHASIS (ACHA) VIDEO MODEM GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In CHA_F AN CD1 AU X SMB PCI1 PCI2 PCI4 PCI3 P ANEL IDELED FLOPPY SECOND ARY IDE PRIMAR Y IDE ISA Slot A TX Power Connector IR CLRTC Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) 01 DIMM2 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module) 2 3 01 DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module) 3 2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Row DIP Switches PCI5 INT MIC COM2 SPEAKER (SPKR) Audio Modem Riser (AMR) T : USB1 B: USB 2 Multi-I/O ® P3W 4Mbit Firmware Hub ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor PLED2 Audio Codec CODEC PCI to ISA Bridge PCI6 JEN VIO SAFE_MD NO_REBOOT Slot1 JTPWR PCI3VSEL
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree ™ Mode Setting (Enable/Disable) 2) CODEC p.19 Onboard Audio CODEC Setting (Enable/Disable) 3) SAFE_MD p.20 Safe Mode Setting (Normal/Safe Mode) 4) NO_REBOOT p.20 Automatic T imeout Reboot Setting (Normal/No Reboot) 5) PCI3VSEL p.21 PCI 3 V olt Setting (Normal/STB) 6) VIO p.21 I/O V oltage Setting (Normal/ 3.66V) 7) SW2-6 (DSW) p.22 CPU External Clock (Bus) Frequency Setting Expansion Slots 1 ) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 p.25 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) CPU Slot 1 p.26 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket 3) ISA p.33 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots 4) PCI1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 p.33 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AMR p.34 Audio Modem Riser Slot Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p.35 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) 2) PS2KBMS p.35 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) 3) USB p.36 Universal Serial Bu s Port Connectors (T wo 4-pin female) 4) PRINTER p. 36 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin f emale) 5) COM1 p. 36 Serial Port C onnector (9-pin male) 6) VGA p .37 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female) 7) GAME_AUDIO p .37 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female) 8) GAME_AUDIO p .37 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” female) 9) P RIMAR Y/ SECONDAR Y p. 38 Primary/Secondary IDE C onnectors (T wo 40- 1 pins ) 10) IDELED p .38 IDE Device Activity LED Lead (2 pins) 1 1) FLOPPY p. 39 Floppy Drive Port C onnector (34 pins) 12) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN p.39 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin) 13) WOL_CON p.40 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 14) WOR p.40 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 1 5 ) VIDEO, AUX, CD1, MODEM p.41 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) 16) SPKR p.41 Internal Speaker Connectors (4-pins) 17) INT MIC p.42 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) 18) SMB p.42 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 19) COM2 p.43 Serial Port Header (10-1 pin male) 20) IR p.43 Infrared Module Connectors (10-1 pins) 21) ACHA p.44 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector (4-1 pins)
16 ASUS P3W User ’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 22) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.45 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 23) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.45 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 24) SPEAKER (P ANEL) p.45 System W arning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 25) RESET (P ANEL) p.45 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) PWR (P ANEL) p.45 A TX Power / Soft-Of f Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) SMI (P ANEL) p.45 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 28) LED (P ANEL) p.45 System Message LED (2 pins) 29) A TXPWR p.46 A TX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 30) JTPWR p.46 Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins)
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel W ires, and Power Supply 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard ’ s function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electric- ity , you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer . 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con- nectors, o r other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system.
18 ASUS P3W User ’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Featur e Settings (DIP Switches – DSW) Some of the motherboard ’ s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch ’ s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W 1. (Reserved) 2. Frequency Selection 3. F requency Selection 4. F requency Selection 5. F requency Selection 6. F requency Selection P3W DIP Switches DSW OFF ON ON 12345 6 1) JumperFree ™ Mode Setting (JEN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree ™ mode. The JumperFree ™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup ( see 4.4 Advanced Menu ). NOTE: For JumperFree ™ mode, DIP switches 2-6 must be set to OFF . Setting JEN Disable (Jumper) [1-2] Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) P3W Jumper Mode Setting Jumper JumperFree (default) 123 1 2 3 JEN DSW OFF ON ON 1 2345 6 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) Onboard Audio CODEC Setting (CODEC) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an ISA or PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section). If using an ISA or PCI audio expansion card, On- board AC ’ 97 Audio Controller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration must also be disabled. Setting CODEC Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] P3W Audio Codec Setting Disable Enable (default) 1 2 3 1 2 3 SPK ADN# AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 SPK ADN# AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W
20 ASUS P3W User ’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) Safe Mode Setting (SAFE_MD) For processors with locked frequency multiples, there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard settings or BIOS setup. W ith unlocked processors, exceeding the specified multiple is possible through BIOS setup. Exceeding the specified multiple may result in hanging during bootup. If this occurs, enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem. Setting SAFE_MD Normal [1-2] (default) Safe Mode [2-3] 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Safe Mode Setting Normal (Default) Safe Mode 1 2 3 1 2 3 SAFE_MD 4) Automatic T imeout Reboot Setting (NO_REBOOT) The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang (timeout) during bootup, the motherboard will automatically reboot. If rebooting is repeating in- ef fectively , set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot. Setting NO_REBOOT Normal [1-2] (default) No Reboot [2-3] P3W Reboot Setting Normal (Default) No Reboot 1 2 3 1 2 3 NO_REBOOT 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 5) PCI 3 V olt Setting (PCI3VSEL) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices. If you have PCI devices that require auxiliary power , set this jumper to STB . Setting PCI3VSEL Normal [1-2] Standby [2-3] (default) P3W PCI 3V olt Selection Normal Standby (STB) (Default) 123 1 2 3 PCI3VSEL 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W 6) I/O V oltage Setting (VIO) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, PCI, and the CPU ’ s I/O buffer . The default voltage should be used unless pro- cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage. Setting VIO Normal [1-2] (default) 3.66V [2-3] 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W I/O V oltage Setting Normal (default) 3.66V olt 123 1 2 3 VIO W ARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer component ’ s life. It is strongly recommended that you leave this setting on its default.
22 ASUS P3W User ’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 7) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW – SW2-6) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency . The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU ’ s Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). NOTE: Y ou may set the memory speed independently from the CPU External Frequency . Depending on your memory type, select the appropriate “ SDRAM” speed along with the appropri- ate “CPU ” speed. IMPORT ANT : When JumperFree mode is enabled, use BIOS setup in place of these switches (see CPU Speed in 4.4 Advanced Menu ). NOTE: For JumperFree mode, DIP switches 2-6 must be set to OFF . 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection DSW CPU SDRAM → → 69MHz 103MHz 66MHz 100MHz CPU SDRAM → → 75MHz 1 12MHz 72MHz 108MHz CPU SDRAM → → 109MHz 109MHz 104MHz 104MHz ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 CPU SDRAM → → 133MHz 133MHz 123MHz 123MHz ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 71MHz 106MHz 100MHz 100MHz 1 17MHz 1 17MHz ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 70MHz 105MHz 76MHz 114MHz 1 1 1MHz 1 1 1MHz ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 ON 1 2345 6 142MHz 142MHz ON 1 2345 6 W ARNING! CPU frequencies other than 66MHz and 100MHz are not guaran- teed to be stable. Premature wearing of the processor may result when overclocking. Be sure that the DIMM you use can handle the specified SDRAM MHz or else bootup will not be possible. Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP External Frequency T able The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only . Overclock- ing can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor . CPU SDRAM PCI Frequency Selection Switches ( M H z ) ( M H z ) ( M H z ) 2345 6 69.00 103.50 34.50 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] 70.00 105.00 35.00 [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] 71.00 106.50 35.50 [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] 66.82 100.23 33.41 [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] 72.00 108.00 36.00 [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] 75.00 1 12.50 37.50 [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] 76.60 1 14.90 38.40 [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] 1 1 1.77 1 11.77 37.26 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] 104.78 104.78 34.93 [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] 109.51 109.51 36.50 [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] 100.74 100.74 33.57 [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] 1 17.00 1 17.00 39.00 [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] 123.75 123.75 41.25 [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] 133.33 133.33 44.44 [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] 142.50 142.50 47.50 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] NOTE: The PCI clock is equal to 1/3 the speed of the SDRAM. PCI ’ s specification allows for up to 33MHz, therefore using PC100-compliant DIMM and setting SDRAM to about 100MHz is recommended. For updated processor settings, visit ASUS ’ s web site (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION) Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP
24 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes • ASUS motherboards support SPD ( S erial Presence D etect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability . • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Extended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB. This chipset does not support ECC. However , ECC memory modules may still be used, but the ECC function will not be available. Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4.4.1 Chip Configuration . Install memory in any combination as follows: Location 168-pin DIMM SDRAM T otal Memory DIMM1 Single-Sided (Rows 0&1) Double-Sided x1 DIMM2 Single-Sided (must be occupied before DIMM3) (Rows 2&3) Double-Sided (DIMM3 must be empty) x1 DIMM3 Single-Sided (DIMM2 must be single-sided) (Rows 3&2) (Double-Sided DIMM cannot be used here!) x1 (must be same or half DIMM2 memory size) T otal System Memory (Max 5 12 MB) =
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 DIMM Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are dif ferent on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMMs are longer and have dif ferent pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density . SIMMs have the same pin contact on both sides. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W 168-Pin DIMM Sockets Lock FRONT 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. T o determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) DRAM Key Position V oltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3.3V 5.0V The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left, center , or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard. Y ou must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before pur- chasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM slot.
26 ASUS P3W User ’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only . The ap- pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be dif ferent from the following examples. Y our motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium ® III processor pack- aged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC2), a Pentium ® II processor pack- aged in SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron ™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Proces- sor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 S370 Series CPU Card for instructions on using this card). 3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism Y our motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism (URM). The URM supports Pentium III / II and Celeron processors. Universal Retention Mechanism (URM) Pentium II processor packaged in an SECC with heatsink and fan (top view) Pentium III (in an SECC2) with heatsink and fan NOTE: The SEPP fan (for Celeron processors) is similar to SECC2 fan except that the clamping design is different.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP The URM is now ready for the installation of your processor . 3.6.3 Installing the Processor Unlocked Folding Support T o unlock the support arms, simply flip them up to an upright position. Locked Folding Support 1. Unlock the URM ’ s Folding Support Arms: The folding support arms of the URM are locked when shipped. 3.6.2 Heatsinks The recommended heatsinks (see section on recommended heatsinks for Pentium III / II processors for more information) for the boxed Pentium III / II and Celeron processors are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard. W ARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor ’ s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout suf ficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. Y ou may install an auxiliary chassis fan, if necessary .
28 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3 . Insert the SECC 2 / SECC/SEPP SECC with Pentium ® II only: Push the SECC ’ s two locks inward until you hear a click (the picture i n step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). W ith the heatsink facing the motherboard ’ s chipset, push the SECC2, SECC, or SEPP gently but firmly into the Slot 1 connector until it is fully inserted. SECC2/SEPP Push lock inward SECC CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU fan cable to fan connector 2. Att ach the Heatsink NOTE: If provided, you should follow the heatsink attachment instructions that came with your heatsink or processor . The following steps are provided only as a general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink. Using SECC fan with Pentium ® II Push the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release. Using SECC2 fan with Pentium ® III Insert the four heatsink ’ s pins through the holes of the SECC2. Place the metal clip on the ends of the pins and slide until it locks into place. W ARNING! Make sure the heatsink is mounted tightly against the SECC2, SECC, or SEPP; otherwise, the CPU will overheat. Y ou may install an auxiliary fan to provide adequate circulation across the processor ’ s passive heatsink. NOTE: The SEPP heatsink and fan (for Intel Celeron processors) is similar to the SECC2 heatsink and fan except that the clamping design is dif ferent. Four Pins and metal clip Lock Arm Lock Arm
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 4. Secure the SECC2/SECC/SEPP Secure the SECC2/SECC/SEPP in place by pushing the SECC2/SECC/SEPP until it is firmly seated on the Slot 1 connector . SECC with Pentium ® II only: The SECC locks should be outward when se- cured so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism ’ s lock holes. SECC SECC2/SEPP CPU fan cable to fan connector CPU fan cable to fan connector Lock hole Lock hole 3.6. 4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors The recommended heatsinks for the Slot 1 processors are those with three-pin fans, such as the ASUS Smart Fan, that can be connected to the motherboard ’ s CPU fan connector . These heatsinks dissipate heat more ef ficiently and with an optional hard- ware monitor , they can monitor the fan ’ s RPM and use the alert function with the Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) or the ASUS PC Probe software. SECC Heatsink & Fan SECC2 Heatsink & Fan NOTE: The SEPP heatsink and fan (for Intel Celeron processors) is similar to the SECC2 heatsink and fan except that the clamping design is dif ferent.
30 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3. 6.5 Precautions Operating a processor at temperatures above its maximum specified operating tem- perature will shorten the processor lifetime and may cause unreliable operation. T o prevent system overheat and/or damage, it is important to have accurate tempera- ture readings of the processor core (the main source of power dissipation) for sys- tem thermal management. Included inside Pentium III, Pentium II (Deschutes), and PPGA370 Celeron processors is a thermal sensor that is connected to the internal thermal diode. Unlike other motherboards, this motherboard was designed to acquire thermal data directly from the processor thermal diode. Therefore, the CPU temperature reported may be higher than those from motherboards that take readings from thermal sen- sors external to the processor . This is not a cause for alarm. If, however , the BIOS and/or your hardware monitoring program is reporting a CPU temperature above the threshold, check the following: 1. An Intel recommended fan heatsink is used. 2. Good quality thermal interface material is used. 3. The heatsink is correctly installed onto the processor with a strong retention clip. 4. There is no visible gap between the processor die and heatsink. Example of an incorrectly installed retention clip The thermal interface material should be continuous with no through-holes or debris. Example of a correctly installed retention clip
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard- ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer system ’ s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. Keep the bracket for possible future use. 3. Carefully align the card ’ s connectors and press firmly . 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system ’ s cover . 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Y es in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. W ARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
32 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclu- sively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your moth- erboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free. The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices. Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts. Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when enabled 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 1 1* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14* 9 Primary IDE Channel 15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP IMPORT ANT : If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “ Share IRQ ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable. Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently , there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “ Legacy” ISA cards, requires that you configure the card ’ s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. T o see a map of your used and free IRQs in W indows 98, the Control Panel icon in My Computer, contains a System icon, which gives you a Device Manager tab. Double-clicking on a specific hardware device gives you the Resour ces tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Double-click Computer to see all the interrupts and addresses for your system. Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. T o simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PnP) specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when- ever a PnP-compliant card is added to the system. For PnP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. If the system has both Legacy and PnP ISA cards installed, IRQs are assigned to PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards. The PCI and PNP configuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by Legacy cards. For older Legacy cards that does not work with the BIOS, you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility . An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used by Legacy and PnP ISA cards. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically as- signs an IRQ to a PCI slot that has a card in it that requires an IRQ. T o install a PCI card, you need to set something called the INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INT A #, be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A. Interrupt Request T able INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D PCI slot 1 shared -- -- -- PCI slot 2 -- shared -- -- PCI slot 3 -- -- shared -- PCI slot 4 -- -- -- shared PCI slot 5 shared -- -- -- PCI slot 6 -- -- shared -- Onboard VGA shared ---- -- -- Onboard audio/AMR/SMBus -- shared -- -- USB -- -- -- shared Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
34 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards Some ISA cards, both legacy and PnP , may also need to use a DMA (Direct Memory Access) channel. DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way as the IRQ assignment process described earlier . T o select a DMA channel, see PCI/ PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration . NOTE: The on- board audio by default uses DMA1. IMPORT ANT : T o avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards (see PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion and PCI/PNP DMA IRQ Resource Exclusion in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration ). Choose Ye s in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve). 3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot This connector supports a specially designed audio and/or modem card called an AMR. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard ’ s Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH). This provides an upgradeable audio and/or modem solution at an incredibly low cost. There are two types of AMR, one defined as primary and another defined as secondary . This motherboard uses the primary chan- nel so that a secondary AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC. The motherboard ’ s onboard CODEC must be disabled when using a pri- mary AMR. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W A udio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connec- tor on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives. Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions. IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm (18 in.), with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm (6 in.) from the first connector . 1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Gr een 6-pin PS2KBMS) The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If one is not detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Function Contr ol in 4.4 Advanced Menu. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin female) 2) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS) This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard A T size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. Y ou may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard A T keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female) ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP
36 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (T wo black 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) . NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin female) 5) Serial Port COM1 Connector (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1) One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con- figuration for settings. COM 1 Serial Port (9-pin male)
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 6) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. 7) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio. Joystick/MIDI (15-pin female) 8) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” GAME_AUDIO) Line Out (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak- ers. Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re- corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink) allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice. Mic Line In Line Out 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors
38 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 9) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y/SECONDAR Y) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly . Refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports specific device bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu ). (Pin 20 is removed to pr event inserting in the wr ong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged). TIP: Y ou may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables – one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector . Y ou may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu . IMPORT ANT : UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductor IDE cable. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector PIN 1 10) IDE Activity LED Lead (2-pin IDELED) This lead supplies power to the cabinet ’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary and/or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive ribbon cable. After con- necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to pr event inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P3W Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W 1 2 ) Chassis, CPU, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan manufacturer , the wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fan ’ s plug to the board taking into consid- eration the polarity of the connector . NOTE: The “ Rotation ” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe Utility or Intel LDCM Utility (see 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE ). W ARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W 12-V olt Cooling Fan Power Chassis Fan Power GND Rotation 12V Power Supply Fan CPU Fan Power GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V
40 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 13) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3- p i n WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPORT ANT : This feature requires that W ake On LAN is set to Enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control ) and that your system has an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W W ake-On-LAN Connector IMPORT ANT : Requires an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 V olt Standby PME Ground WOL_CON 14) W ake-On-Ring Connector ( 2- p i n WOR) This connector connects to internal modem cards with a W ake-On-Ring output. The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card. NOTE: For external modems, W ake-On-Ring is detected through the COM port. IMPORT ANT : This feature requires that PWR Up On Modem Act is set to Enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control ). P3W W ake-On-Ring Connector WOR RI# Ground 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 - p i n VIDEO, AUX, CD1, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector . It also allows the sharing of mono_in (such as a phone) and mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice modem card. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Internal Audio Connectors MODEM Modem-Out (from Modem) Ground Modem-In (to Modem) CD1 (Black) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground AUX (White) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO (Green) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 16) Internal Speaker Connector (SPKR) This connector allows you to connect the internal chassis speaker to the onboard audio ’ s output. This will allow you to use the chassis ’ built-in speaker to listen to sounds normally requiring separately purchased external speakers. The ground (GND) wire is usually the black wire and the speaker -out (SPKOUT) is usually the red wire. System beeps and warnings sent through the chassis speaker con- nector are also routed through this internal speaker connector so that there is no need for two speakers. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Internal Speaker Connector SPKR SPK OUT GND 1 4
42 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 17) Internal Micr ophone Connector (3 pin INT MIC) This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone to the A TX connectors. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Internal Microphone Connector MIC Power 13 MIC Input Ground INT MIC 18) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I 2 C bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer . 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W SMBCLK Ground SMBDA T A 5V 1 P3W SMBus Connector SMB
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for additional serial devices. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Serial COM2 Bracket Pin 1 to COM2 Header 20) Serial IR (SIR) (5-pin) and Consumer IR (CIR) (5-1 pin) Connectors This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting through UAR T2 Use Infrar ed (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) to select whether UAR T2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown in Back V iew and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard ’ s SIR connector according to the pin definitions. An optional consumer infrared (CIR) set connects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmitting and re- mote control functions through one external infrared module. W ake On PS2 KB/Mouse in 4.5.1 Power Up Control must be Enabled in order to use Con- sumer Infrared (CIR) power up. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Infrared Module Connector Standard Infrared (SIR) Front View Back View 5V IRTX IRRX (NC) GND SIR 5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND (NC) GND CIRRX CIR 5V CIR
44 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 21) Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector (4-1 pin ACHA) This connector is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After - market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components. T wo wires should be available from the chassis to con- nect to this. When any chassis component is removed, the contact should open and the motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event. If the chassis intru- sion alarm connector is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over pins 2 and 3 to prevent unnecessary power loss. P3W Chassis Open Alarm Lead ACHA 5V olt (Power Supply Stand By) Ground Chassis Signal 1 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 45 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP The following P ANEL illustration is used for items 22-28 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . Keyboard Lock PLED Ground MLED PWR_SW 5 V Keylock 5V SPKR Ground 5 V ExtSMI# ResetCon Ground Ground Ground Reset SW Power LED A TX Power Switch* Message LED SMI Lead Speaker Connector Ground 22) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. 23) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key- board locking. 24) System W arning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker . 25) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn of f your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system ’ s power supply . 26) A TX Power Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead. Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF . Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The system power LED shows the status of the system ’ s power . 27) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or “ Green ” mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector con- nects to the case-mounted suspend switch. If you do not have a switch for the connector , you may use the “T urbo Switch. ” SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any prob- lems. This may require one or two presses depending on the position of the switch. W ake-up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake-up (the SMI lead cannot wake up the system). 28) Message LED Lead (2-pin LED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data transfer or waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS and driver support.
46 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 29) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned. IMPORT ANT : Make sure that your A TX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5-volt standby lead ( 5VSB). Y ou may experience difficulty in power - ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For W ake- On-LAN support, your A TX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB. 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W A TX Power Connector 3.3V olts -12.0V olts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground -5.0 V olts 5.0 V olts 5.0 V olts Power Good 12.0V olts 3.3 V olts 3.3 V olts Ground 5.0 V olts Ground 5.0 V olts Ground 5V Standby 30) Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector . 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W P3W Thermal Sensor Connector Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 47 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Power Connections 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user ’ s manual. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector . 5. Y ou may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Y our monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. Y our system power . For A TX power supplies, you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the A TX power switch on the front of the case. 6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For A TX power supplies, the system LED will light when the A TX power switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be- tween orange and green after the system ’ s if it complies with “ green” standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run power -on tests. While the tests are running, additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power , the system may have failed a power -on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you are using W indows 95/98, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the com- puter? The power supply should turn off after W indows shuts down. NOTE: The message “ Y ou can now safely turn off your computer ” will not appear when shutting down with A TX power supplies.
4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. T o determine the BIOS version of your mother - board, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left- hand corner of your screen during bootup. Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1. T ype FORMA T A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BA T & CONFIG.SYS to the disk. 2. T ype COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD- ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk. NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS prompt in W indows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy . 3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify “Floppy ” as the first item in the boot sequence. 4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORT ANT! If “unknown ” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory W riter utility . ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 48
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Curr ent BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother- board and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the disk you created earlier . 3. At the “ A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. 4. At the Main Menu , type 2 and then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. 5. T ype the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX- XX.XXX , and then press <Enter>. NOTE: T o cancel this operation, press <Enter>.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces- sary . This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent your system from booting up. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update the BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup”. This section describes how to configure your system using this utility . Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer . For example, you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM. The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility . When you start up the computer , the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power -On Self T est (POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup utility . If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key , POST will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to call Setup, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> <Alt> <Delete>, or by press- ing the Reset button on the system chassis. Y ou can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the computer has run through its POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re- flect your BIOS screens exactly . Program Information
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to lo- cate and load the Operating System. EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the Setup program. T o access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4.2.2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar . The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions. Navigation Key(s) Function Description <F1> or <Alt H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup <Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub- menu ← or → ( keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right ↑ or ↓ ( keypad arrow) Moves the highlight up or down between fields - (minus key) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field (plus key) or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field <Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field <Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field <End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup Menu Introduction
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions. Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program See 4.7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program. Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window , it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window . Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help docu- ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page. T o exit the help window , press <Enter> or <Esc>. Sub-Menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view) appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con- tains additional options for a field parameter . T o call up a sub- menu, simply move the highlight to the field and press <En- ter>. The sub-menu will then immediately appear . Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the <Esc> key to return to the main menu. T ake some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub- menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set default hot key <F5>. While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. Menu Introduction
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the <T ab> or <Shift> <T ab> keys to move between the hour , minute, and second fields. System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Sets your system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). The format is month, day , year . V alid values for month, day , and year are Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Y ear: ( 100 year range ) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> <T ab> keys to move between the month, day , and year fields. Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.], Legacy Diskette B [None] Sets the type of floppy drives installed. Configuration options: [None] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (a s opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] 4.3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears: Main Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- cally , select [Auto]. Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, your hard disk drive may be too old or too new . Y ou can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually . NOTE: After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS, new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK) and then formatted before data can be read from and write on. Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the T ype field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Master/Slave Drives
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed dif fer from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the disk will not be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk, you should enter the correct ones manually by setting [User T ype HDD]. Master/Slave Drives [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [ None ] . T ranslation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing is enabled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than 504MB in storage capacity . Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition T able] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field must be set to [Manual].
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documenta- tion to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field must be set to [Manual]. Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive docu- mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T rans- lation Method field must be set to [Manual]. CHS Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector T ransfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive. This field can also be configured manually . Note that when this field is automatically configured, the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive. Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually . NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the Ty p e field must be set to [ User T ype HDD] . Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] SMAR T Monitoring [Disabled] This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analy- sis and Reporting T echnology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive moni- toring technology . This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Enabled] PIO Mode [4] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE de- vice. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. Configura- tion options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for com- patible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability . NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press the <Esc> key to exit back to the Main menu. When the Main menu ap- pears, you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured. Language [English] This allows selection of the BIOS ’ displayed language. Currently only English is available. Supervisor Password [Disabled], User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the passwords. T o set the password, highlight the ap- propriate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password and press <Enter>. Y ou can type up to eight alphanumeric char - acters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o confirm the password, type the pass- word again and press the <Enter>. The password is now set to [Enabled]. This pass- word allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus. T o clear the password, highlight this field and press <Enter>. The same dialog box as above will appear . Press <Enter> and the password will be set to [Disabled]. A Note about Passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all configuration fields . Main Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Forgot the password? If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o erase the R TC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer , (2) Short the solder points, (3) T urn ON your computer , (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. Y ou do not need to make changes to this field. This is a display only field. P3W Clear RTC RAM Short solder points to Clear CMOS CLR TC 1 0 1 0 1 ® P3W
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree ™ mode, this field allows you to select the internal speed of your CPU. Once a specific CPU speed is selected, the correct values will be filled in for the subsequent 3 fields. Se- lect [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent 3 fields. Con- figuration options: [Manual] [300MHz] [350MHz]...[733MHz] CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field is for unlocked processors only . If your socket 370 processor ’ s Frequency Multiple is locked, setting the Frequency Multiple here will have no effect. This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU ’ s internal frequency and external frequency . This must be set in conjunction with CPU Bus Frequency to match the speed of your CPU. Configuration options: [2.0x] [2.5x] [3.0x]...[7.0x] [7.5x] [8.0x] CPU/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Bus Frequency . Each of the two memory data transfer methods leads to a set of 16 CPU Bus Frequency selections. Configuration options: [2/3/1] [3/3/1] CPU Bus Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and chipset. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus mul- tiple equals the CPU ’ s internal frequency (the CPU speed ). The configuration options vary depending on the CPU/SDRAM/PCI Freqency Ratio . Advanced Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration CPU Vcore (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU documentation for th e reason- able voltage range. Configuration options: [2.40V] [2.30V] [2.20V] [2.10V] [2.05V] [2.00V] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or of f the CPU ’ s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disabled] This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data. In the default position of [Enabled], the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The de- fault of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If de- tected, the USB controller will be enabled. If not detected, the USB control- ler will be disabled. When this field is set to [Disabled], the USB controller is disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for items 2 –4, depending on the memory mod- ules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which configures items 2 – 4 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and mod- ule banks. Configuration options: [User Define] [7ns (143MHz)] [8ns (125MHz)] [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. (scroll down to see more items, as shown here) 4.4.1 Chip Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configura- tion field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [5T, 7T] This feature controls the number of SDRAM clocks used per access cycle. Configuration options: [5T , 7T] [6T , 8T] SDRAM Address Setup Time [1T Delay] Configuration options: [No Delay] [1T Delay] SDRAM Page Closing Policy [All Banks] This feature controls whether the graphic and memory controller hub will precharge one or all banks after a page miss. Configuration options: [One Bank] [All Banks] CPU Latency Timer [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard VGA [Enabled] Leave on default setting if you want to use the onboard VGA. If this field is disabled, all Display Cache configurations will not be available. Configura- tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS) [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay [Determined by DCCAS] W ith the default setting [Determined by DCCAS], this field has the same configuration as Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS). Configuration options: [Determined by DCCAS] [2T] Display Cache RAS Precharge Time [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Display Cache Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [5T, 8T] Configuration options: [5T , 8T] [7T , 10T] Display Cache Paging Mode [Page Open Mode] Configuration options: [Page Open Mode] [Page Close Mode] Display Cache Window Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [64MB] [32MB] Chip Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it. Setting the address space to a particular setting will make that memory space unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed transaction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] High Priority PCI Mode [Enabled] This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority . Y ou may want to leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE-1394 PCI card. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] Y ou can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec- ondary] [Disabled] Onboard ISA Bridge [Enabled] If you are not using any ISA cards, you may disable this field. When this field is disabled, the 8-bit and 16-bit I/O Recovery T ime configurations will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time [3.5 BUSCLK] Leave on default setting. Chip Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard ’ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/ audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio control- ler will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be disabled. If you have conflicts with the onboard modem/audio con- troller , you may set the appropriate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap] This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. Configuration options: [No Swap] [Swap AB] Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] When set to [Read Only], this field protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes. The setup default [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read Only] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have dif ferent addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/ IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration I/O Device Config (scroll down to see more items, as shown here)
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connec- tor , it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 External Connectors . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector . If you disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be avail- able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] Parallel Port Mode [ECP EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration op- tions: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] [Disabled] Onboard Game Port [200H-207H] This field sets the address of the onboard game port connector . Configuration options: [Disabled] [200H-207H] [208H-20FH] Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled] This field sets the address of the onboard MIDI connector . Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [330H-331H] [300H-301H] Onboard MIDI IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard MIDI I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] Onboard CIR I/O [Disabled] This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector . Configuration op- tions: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H] Onboard CIR IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard CIR I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] I/O Device Config
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3/6, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly . The setting [Enabled] should correct this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability . SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard ’ s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card. If the Symbios SCSI card is detected, the motherboard ’ s Symbios BIOS will be enabled; if no Symbios SCSI card is detected, the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled. [Disabled] will disable the motherboard ’ s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En- abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ONB VGA BIOS First [No] This field, when set to [Y es], gives priority to the onboard VGA BIOS over other VGA controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] IRQ XX Used By ISA These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Y es]. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to [Y es]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Y es] PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion PCI Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP DMA x Used By ISA [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default setting indi- cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Y es]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Y es] PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] D0000-DFFFF Shadow [Disabled] These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically . Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range. If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires the use of this address range, you can increase the block size to 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Shadow Configuration
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system power will be conserved to its greatest amount. The Suspend Mode field will then be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings. This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. [Max Sav- ing] puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv- ity; [Min Saving] is almost the same as [Max Saving] except that the system inactiv- ity period is longer; [Disabled] disables the power saving features; [User Define] allows you to set power saving options according to your preference. Configuration options: [User Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving] IMPORT ANT : Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For W indows 3.x and W indows 95, you need to install W indows with the APM feature. For W indows 98 and later , APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled “ Power Management ” will appear in the “ Control Panel. ” Choose “Advanced ” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. Power Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Power Manage- ment System) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen (use this for monitors without power management or “ green ” features. If set up in your system, your screen saver will not display with [Blank Screen] selected). [V/ H SYNC Blank] blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scan- ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac- tivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not af fect SCSI hard drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [3 Min]...[15 Min] Suspend-to-RAM Capability [Disabled] Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is an ener gy-saving feature. In Suspend-to-RAM state, all devices on the computer are turned of f, except for the system RAM. Thus, the PC consumes less than 5 W atts of power . [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect if your power supply can supply at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to support the STR function. If the power supply meets the requirement, the STR function will be enabled; if not, this function will be disabled. If the expansion cards you use on the motherboard do not support the STR function, you must leave this field on the default setting [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [1~2 Min] [2~3 Min] [4~5 Min] [8~9 Min] [20 Min]...[1 Hour] PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft off] When set to [Soft off], the A TX switch can be used as a normal system power -of f button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the A TX switch for more than 4 seconds will power of f the system. Configuration options: [Soft of f] [Suspend] Power Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system of f and [En- abled] reboots your system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled] This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the computer when the modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-of f mode. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com- puter and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made on the first try . T urning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is of f causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake On LAN [Enabled] W ake-On-LAN allows your computer to be booted from another computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPOR T ANT : This feature requires an optional network interface with W ake- On-LAN and an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . 4.5.1 Power Up Control Power Up Control
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/Mouse [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard (by pressing the spacebar) or PS2 mouse (by clicking on the left button) to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead. The default is set to [Disabled] because not all computers have the appropriate A TX power supply . Y our computer will not power ON if you set this to [Enabled] and do not have the appropriate A TX power supply . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date]
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan, Power Fan, Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage, -12V Voltage, -5V Voltage [xx.xV] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: “ Hardware Monitor found an error . Enter Power setup menu for details ” . Y ou will then be prompted to “ Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP ”. Hardware Monitor
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the < > or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the sys- tem uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration op- tions: [Removable Devices] [IDE Hard Drive] [A T API CD-ROM ] [Other Boot Device] Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP-100] [A T API MO] IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. ATAPI CD-ROM This field allows you to select which A T API CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected A T API CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [Network] Configuration options: [Network] [SCSI Boot Device] 4.6 Boot Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default set- ting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Configuration options: [Of f] [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Menu
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. Once this option is selected, a confirmation is asked. Select [Y es] to save changes and exit. NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program will prompt you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Pressing <Enter> will then save changes while exiting. Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for con- firmation before exiting. 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro- gram, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. Y ou must select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 79 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the val- ues to the non-volatile RAM. Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved. After selecting this option, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. Y ou can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. Exit Menu
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ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.1 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , double click or run D:\ASSETUP .EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D: ). 5.1.1 Support CD Main Menu Navigation Button Descriptions Motherboard Info displays information on your motherboard, BIOS, and CPU. Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD. User ’ s Manual displays the motherboard user ’ s manual in pdf format. T echnical Support Form opens up a blank T echnical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance. Read Me opens up a file containing additional notes. Home returns you to the main menu of the support CD. (only on other screens) Exit allows you to close the support CD. Back returns you one screen back on the support CD. Motherboard Info Browse This CD User’s Manual T echnical Support Form Read Me Exit Main Menu (home button only on other screens) Back (arrow button only on certain screens) 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 81
82 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.1.2 Support CD Submenus NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. Installation Submenu LDCM: Installs software to monitor PC system(s). ASUS Probe: Installs a simple utility to monitor your computer ’ s fan, temperature, and voltages. ASUS LiveUpdate: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file. Driver: Installs the necessary drivers for your on- board components to work properly . Other: Allows you to install additional software and utilities to help you make better use of your new motherboard. Driver Network Driver Setup: Not available on this moth- erboard. VGA Driver Setup: Intel ’ s 810 DC-100 System and Graphics Controller Driver . Audio Driver Setup: Not available on this mother - board. Other INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset: This utility in- stalls INF files in W indows for the following items: System and Graphics, LPC Interface, SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host, Controllers Intel Security Driver: Installs a security controller for your W indows 95/98. Read the Release Notes dur - ing installation and the Readme file at the end of the installation for more information. Y AMAHA S-YXG50: Installs Y amaha ’ s software synthesizer for playing MIDI files on a personal com- puter through software alone without usinga hard- ware sound source such as a sound card. (Y AMAHA, Soft Synthesizer, S-YXG50, Midplug, and XG studio are all trademarks of Y amaha Corp. Copyright 1996-1999 Y amaha Corporation, All Rights Re- served) Y AMAHA XGStudio: Installs Y amaha ’ s XGStudio Mixer . Micr osoft DirectX 6.0 Driver: Installs Microsoft ’ s DirectX 6.0 driver for W indows 95/98. Microsoft ’ s DirectX is necessary for most multimedia applications to run.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 DOS Utility Submenu ASUS Contact Information Submenu PC-cillin 98: Installs T rend ’ s PC-cillin virus protection software. V iew the online help for more informa- tion. Adobe Acr obat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. Exit: Returns to the Installation menu. Flash BIOS Utility (DOS V ersion): Provides infor- mation on the Flash BIOS utility (AFLASH.EXE). Choose “ Restart in MS-DOS mode ” then type “ aflash” from the AFLASH folder on the support CD. This page gives Marketing and T echnical Support contact information which is similar to the one in the beginning of this User ’ s Manual.
84 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2 Operating Systems Although ASUS motherboards passed testing on several operating systems, the op- erating system shown in these sections will be that of Microsoft ’ s W indows 98. Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hard- ware to ensure full compliancy . For W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later . 5.3 Starting W indows For the First T ime When you start W indows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard, W indows will detect all plug-and-play devices. Y ou can either follow the Add New Hardware W izard to install the device drivers or click Cancel. When prompted to restart, select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section. IMPORT ANT : Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because W indows may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the onboard VGA chip. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site. NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and not an exact reflec- tion of your system.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3.1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found ( 2 ) Click her e and then click Next . (1) Click here. (3) Insert the W indows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, br owse to it, and then click her e. (4) Click here.
86 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 LDCM Local Setup System Requirements • Intel® Pentium® microprocessor or higher . • Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher . • Memory: 16 MB of RAM for W indows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for W indows NT (32 MB recommended). • Disk storage space: 100 MB of available hard disk space to install; 40-100 MB of available hard disk space to run (depending on cluster size). • Hardware system: DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality . • Protocols: IP (W insock-enabled) communication protocol loaded on the client. An IP stack is required on the client, regardless of whether the client accesses the network. • Monitor resolution of 600x800, 256 colors or greater . Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility , such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs . (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
88 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup System Requirements • Intel® Pentium® microprocessor or higher . • Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher . • Memory: 16 MB of RAM for W indows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for W indows NT (32 MB recommended). • Disk storage space: 100 MB of available hard disk space to install; 40-100 MB of available hard disk space to run (depending on cluster size). • Hardware system: DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality . • Protocols: IP (W insock-enabled) communication protocol loaded on the client. An IP stack is required on the client, regardless of whether the client accesses the network. • Monitor resolution of 600x800, 256 colors or greater . Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility , such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs . (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (9) Click here. (8) Click here. (5) Click her e only after you have car efully read the license agr eement. (6) Click here.
90 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.6 ASUS PC Probe Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility , such as LDCM, is installed. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs . (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click her e.
92 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 93 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8 Drivers 5.8.1 VGA Driver Setup Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: Before you install the VGA driver , make sure that the INF Update Utility is installed (see 5.9.1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset ) (4) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (9) T o install other drivers or softwar e, click here, and then click Finish . ( 1 ) After your computer has re- started, double-click the CD drive icon and then click here. (8) Br owse to E:\VGA\WIN98 and then click her e. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here.
94 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8.2 Audio Driver Setup Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. ( 5 ) Click here and then click OK to install other drivers and software.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 95 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9 Other 5.9.1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click her e only after you have read the license agreement. (6) Click here. ( 7) Click her e to install the driver to the default folder . (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions. Restart when prompted
96 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.2 Intel Security Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click her e and then follow the online instructions.
ASUS P3W User’ s Manual 97 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.3 Y AMAHA S-YXG50 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (3) Click here. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Enter the information r equested and the click here * . (6) Click here. * The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card. (7) Click her e only if you accept the terms of the agreement. (8 ) Click here and follow the online instructions to complete installation.
98 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.4 Y AMAHA XGStudio Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (9) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. ( 5 ) Click here only after you have carefully r ead the license agreement. (6) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 99 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.5 Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here only after you have read the license agreement.
100 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.6 PC-cillin 98 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click her e only if you accept the terms of the license agreement. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click her e and then follow the online instructins to finish installation.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 101 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click her e only if you accept the terms of the license agreement. (6) Click here. (7) T o install other drivers or programs, click her e and then click Finish .
102 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.10 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program. (1 ) Double-click her e to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. ( 2 ) Select the program to remove and click her e. (3) Click here.
6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.1 Display Properties The motherboard ’ s built-in 2D/3D AGP VGA supports professional graphics de- sign, gaming, learning, and business applications. NOTE: Depending on your system configuration, components, and options, your system may not show all of the settings displayed in the following pictures. T o open the Properties dialog box, right- click the desktop and select Pr operties , the Settings tab, and then the Advanced button. General The Display box displays the current font size of the selected monitor . T o use a different font size, click the arrow , and then click the font size you want. The Compatibility box allows you to specify when to apply changes to system color set- tings. NOTE: Some programs might not dis- play colors correctly without being restarted after you make changes. T o avoid this prob- lem, close the program, change the color set- tings, and then open the program again. Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. T o install the software for a new display adapter , click Change. ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 103
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Monitor Shows what type of monitor you are currently using. T o install the software for a new moni- tor , click Change . Performance Specifies the degree of acceleration you want for your graphics hardware. Full acceleration is the fastest and is recommended for most computers. If your ocmputer is having prob- lems and you suspect graphics acceleration to be the cause, use the highest setting at which you do not have problems. Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor . Click a profile to make it the active profile. Otherwise, the default pro- file is the active profile.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Gives information on your graphics device such as chipset, memory , BIOS, and drivers. Internet links are also available for easy ac- cess to the ASUS W eb page for new updated drivers and notices. Color (Desktop) Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis- play according to your preference. Gamma correction is available only in 16-bit color and 24-bit color (true color , 16.7M- color) modes. In 16-color and 8-bit color (standard color , 256-color) modes, the gamma correc- tion function is not supported. Color (Direct3D/Game) This is the same as the color adjustments for the desktop but this applies to direct3D ap- plications and games.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Adjustment Allows you to adjust the display position, size, and refresh rate. Change current r efresh rate Allows you to adjust the currently displayed resolution refresh rate. Change r efr esh rate Allows you to adjust the de- fault refresh rates for each resolution and color settings. Advanced Allows you to assign hot keys to enable the O nS creen D isplay (OSD). T o use this func- tion, select Enable OSD. Y ou may want to change the default hot key (CTRL AL T O) if it conflicts with the hot keys of other games, video players, or W indows programs. Color (Video) Lets you make color settings for videos.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 107 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer . 6.2.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe. T o bypass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box. T o open ASUS PC Probe, click the W indows Start button, point to Pr o- grams , and then ASUS Utility, and then click Pr obe Vx.xx . The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar ’ s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 108 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperatur e Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PC ’ s fan rotation. V oltage Monitor Shows the PC ’ s voltages. Fan W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level)
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 109 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC ’ s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Over - heated is selected, the CPU cooling sys- tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem- perature reaches the threshold value.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 110 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explor er Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, click Execute Pr ogram . Memory Shows the PC ’ s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 111 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 112 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard ’ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice Provider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update V2.00. Launch the utility from Start | Pr ograms | ASUS Utility | ASUS LiveUpdate V1.00. 2. Select an update method. 3. If you selected updating/downloading from the Internet, you will need to select an Internet site. Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select . If you selected Update fr om a file , you will be prompted to locate the file.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 113 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Closes the player . NOTE: Y ou can also close the player by pressing <Alt> <F4>. Minimizes the player to an icon. Displays the Set Play List dialog box where you can create a list of songs to play auto- matically . NOTE: Y ou can also display the Set Play List dialog box by pressing <Ctrl> <O>. Loads and plays the MIDO file currently se- lected in Play List. When all the songs in the Play List have finished, playing stops auto- matically and the song at the beginning of the list is designated as the current-play song. Pauses the playing of a song. Click this but- ton again or click to resume playing. Stops the playing of a song and returns the start-play location to the beginning of the song. Designates the first song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current-play song. 6.4 Using Y amaha XGstudio Player T o start the Y amaha XGstudio, click Start, point to Programs , point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Player . 6.4.1 Y amaha XGstudio Player Control Panel Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current-play song. Designates the last song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Displays the control panel for the Soft Syn- thesizer features. Speeds up the tempo of the song being played. Slows down the tempo of the song being played. NOTE: The tempo is reset to 0 for each new song. Displays the Set Sound Sour ce dialog box. Displays Help. NOTE: Y ou can also display Help by pressing <F1>. Increases/decreases the volume level of the song being played by dragging the slider up/ down. For detailed instructions and r eferences to softwar e and utilities, use the pro- grams ’ online help and electronic documentations.
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 114 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger Image Switcher Assign Slider Master V olume Slider Exit Song Image Display Area Minimize T ranspose Display Panel T empo Display Panel Select Next Select Previous Play Pause Stop Song Name Display Panel Slider Function Realtime Slider V oice Select 6.5 Using Y amaha XGstudio Mixer T o start the Y amaha XGstudio, click Start, point to Programs, point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Mixer . 6.5.1 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Image Switcher (A VI file): V ideo image Displays the A VI file with the same name as the MIDI file being played. If one is not available, the preset DEF AUL T . AV I file is played. (BMP file): Still image Displays the BMP file with the same name as the MIDI file being played. If one is not available, the preset DEF AUL T . BMP file is played (LED velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel. (SCOPE velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and per cussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). Select Next
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 115 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. Y ou can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. T o return to the original voice set, click . Piano Or chestra Mallet T echno Choir Robot Nature Return
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 116 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.6 Hardware Information (1) Click here.
7. APPENDIX 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Other Intel Chipset If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “ Other . ” Connect the W ake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard ’ s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth- erboard. Connect the LAN activity output signal (LAN_LED) to the system cabinet ’ s front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity . 7. APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 117
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 118 7. APPENDIX 7.1.1 Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • W ake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX interfaces • Fully supports 10BASE-T & 100BASE-TX operations through a single RJ45 port • Supports 32-bit Bus Master T echnology / PCI Rev . 2.1 • Enhancements on ACPI & APM • Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev . 1.0, ACPI Rev . 1.0, and Device Class Power Management Rev . 1.0 • IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation for 10Mbps/100Mbps Network Data T ransfer Rates. • Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions • Plug and Play 7.1.2 Software Driver Support • NetW are ODI Drivers - Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, DOS, OS/2 Client • NDIS 2.01 Drivers - Microsoft LAN Manager , Microsoft W indows 3.1 1, IBM LAN Server • NDIS 3.0 Drivers - Microsoft W indows NT , Microsoft W indows 95, Microsoft W indows 3.1 1 7.1.3 Question and Answer Q: What is W ake-On-LAN ? A: The W ake-On-LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys- tems supporting W ake-On-LAN by simply sending a wake-up frame. W ith this feature, remotely uploading/downloading data to/from systems during of f-peak hours will be feasible. Q: What can W ake-On-LAN do for you ? A: W ake-On-LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload, provide flexibility to the system administrator ’ s job, and then of course save you time-consuming ef forts and costs. Q: What components does W ake-On-LAN require to be enable? A: T o enable W ake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate W ake-On-LAN function, a client with W ake-On-LAN capa- bility , and software such as LDCM Rev . 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. 7. APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 119 7. APPENDIX 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards The optional ASUS S370 Serie s CPU Cards allow Slot 1 motherboards to accept socket 370 processors. The ASUS S370 Serie s CPU Cards give Slot 1 motherboard owners an inexpensive way to upgrade their Pentium II computers using lower cost- ing socket 370 processors. Since socket 370 processors are based on the Pentium II design, the only difference is the connector and the amount of internal cache within the processor . The following are pictures of the ASUS S370 Seri es CP U Cards with black plastic retainers attached to the edge. The retainer fins are used to hold the ASUS S370 Series CP U Cards in place using the motherboard ’ s Slot 1 retention mechanisms. ASUS S370 CPU Card (standard model) • Better Support with Full Retainer • Low Cost Slot 1 Compatible Connector Socket 370 CPU V oltage Jumpers Retainer Fin Retainer 7. APPENDIX S370 Series CPU Cards ASUS S370-D CPU Card (performance model) • Better Support with Full Retainer • CPU T emperature Sensing (on supported motherboards) • Better Components ASUS S370-L CPU Card (for smaller cases) • Low Profile / Low Cost • CPU T emperature Sensing (on supported motherboards)
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 120 7. APPENDIX W ARNING! Exceeding your socket 370 processor ’ s required voltage can dam- age your processor permanently! Make sure that the jumpers are as shown for “ CPU Def.” unless otherwise specified before powering ON your motherboard. 7.2.1 Using the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card The general procedure for using the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card is as follows: 1. Check the voltage setting for your socket 370 processor using the jumpers on the card if necessary . For current socket 370 processors, the default setting should be used. See the reverse side of the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card or this page for voltage settings. 2. Install the socket 370 processor . Installation of socket 370 processors is exactly like socket 7 processors. Lift the brown lever to 90 ° to install the processor and lower the brown lever to lock the processor . 3. Insert the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card into Slot 1 on the motherboard. The retainer fin on each side of the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card must catch on the retention mechanism so that it locks in place. 4. Connect the socket 370 processor ’ s fan connector to the motherboard. 5. Make sure that no wires or objects come in contact with the fan. 7.2.2 S370 Series CPU Card Jumper Settings The only set of jumpers on the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card is used for setting the voltage sent to the CPU. Setting the CPU voltage is not necessary for current socket 370 processors. If required, your socket 370 processor should have its voltage re- quirement printed on its surface or documentation. If no voltage is indicated or you are not sure, use the “CPU Def. ” setting as shown below . Socket 370 CPU V oltage 1.80V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 1.85V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 1.90V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 1.95V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.05V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.00V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.10V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.20V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.30V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.40V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.50V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 CPU Def. 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 2.60V olts 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 Reserved 123 JP5 JP4 JP2 JP1 JP3 7. APPENDIX S370 Series CPU Cards
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 121 INDEX Symbols 16-bit I/O Recovery T ime 64 8-bit I/O Recovery T ime 64 A AC PWR Loss Restart 73 Adobe Acrobat Reader Setup 101 AFLASH.EXE 48 ASUS LiveUpdate 92 Setup 92 Using 1 12 ASUS PC Probe Setup 91 Using 107 A T API CD-ROM 76 A TX Power Supply Connector 46 A TX Power Switch Lead 45 Audio Port Connectors 37 Automatic Power Up 74 B BIOS Legend Bar 52 Managing 48 Menu Bar 52 Updating 48 BIOS Update 61 Boot Sequence 76 Boot Up Floppy Seek 77 Boot Up NumLock Status 77 Boot V irus Detection 77 C Chassis Fan Connector 39 Chassis Fan Speed 75 CHS Capacity 57 Connectors A TX Power Supply 46 Audio Port 37 Chassis Fan 39 Chassis Intrusion 44 Consumer IR 43 CPU Fan 39 Floppy Disk Drive 39 IDE Activity LED 38 IDE Activity LED Lead 38 Internal Audio 41 Internal Microphone 42 Internal Speaker 41 Joystick/MIDI 37 Monitor Output 37 Parallel Port 36 Power Fan 39 Power Supply Fan 39 Primary / Secondary IDE 38 Primary IDE 38 PS/2 Keyboard 35 PS/2 Mouse 35 Secondary IDE 38 Serial Port COM1 36 SMBus 42 Standard IR 43 System W arning Speaker 45 Thermal Sensor 46 W ake-On-LAN 40 W ake-On-Ring 40 CPU Bus Frequency (MHz) 60 CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple 60 CPU Fan Connector 39 CPU Fan Speed 75 CPU Latency T imer 63 CPU Level 1 Cache 61 CPU Level 2 Cache 61 CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check 61 CPU Speed 60 CPU T emperature 75 CPU Vcore 61 CPU/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio 60 Cylinders 56 D D0000-DFFFF Shadow 70 Discard Changes 79 Display Cache CAS Latency 63 Display Cache Cycle Time 63 Display Cache Paging Mode 63 Display Cache RAS Precharge T ime 63 Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay 63 Display Cache W indow Size 63 DMA x Used By ISA 69
122 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual Driver Setup 93 Intel Security 95 Microsoft DirectX 98 E ECP DMA Select 66 Exit Discarding Changes 78 Exit Saving Changes 78 Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs 32 External Connectors 35 F Floppy 3 Mode Support 54 Floppy Disk Access Control 65 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 39 Full Screen Logo 77 H Halt On 59 Hardware Information 1 16 HDD Power Down 72 Head 57 Headers Serial Port COM 2 43 High Priority PCI Mode 64 I IDE Activity LED Lead 38 IDE Hard Drive 76 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 93, 94 Installation Memory 25 Installed Memory 59 Intel Security Driver 95 Internal Audio Connectors 41 Internal Microphone Connector 42 Internal Speaker Connector 41 Interrupts Request T able 33 Standard Assignments 32 IRQ XX Used By ISA 68 ISA Cards Assigning DMA Channels 34 ISA MEM Block BASE 70 J Joystick/MIDI Connector 37 K Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 45 L Language 58 LDCM Administrator Setup 88 LDCM Client Setup 86 Leads A TX Power Switch 45 IDE Activity LED 38 Keyboard Lock Switch 45 Message LED 45 Reset Switch 45 System Management Interrupt 45 System Power LED 45 Legacy Diskette A 54 Legacy Diskette B 54 Legend Bar 52 LiveUpdate Setup 92 Using 1 12 Load Setup Defaults 79 M Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 48 Maximum LBA Capacity 57 MB T emperature 75 Memory Hole At 15M-16M 64 Menu Bar 52 Message LED Lead 45 Microsoft DirectX Driver Setup 98 Monitor Output Connector 37 Motherboard Layout 14 Motherboard Settings 17 Multi-Sector T ransfers 57 INDEX
ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual 123 O ONB VGA BIOS First 68 Onboard AC97 Modem Controller 65 Onboard CIR I/O 66 Onboard CIR IRQ 66 Onboard FDC Swap A & B 65 Onboard Game Port 66 Onboard ISA Bridge 64 Onboard MIDI I/O 66 Onboard MIDI IRQ 66 Onboard Parallel Port 66 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 64 Onboard Serial Port 1 65 Onboard Serial Port 2 65 Onboard VGA 63 Operating Systems 84 OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M 61 Other Boot Device Select 76 P Panel Connector A TX Power Switch Lead 45 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 45 Message LED Lead 45 Reset Switch Lead 45 System Management Interrupt Lead 45 System Power LED Lead 45 System W arning Speaker Connector 45 Parallel Port Connector 36 Parallel Port Mode 66 Part Locations 13 Password Supervisor 58 User 58 PC Probe Setup 91 Using 107 PC-cillin 98 Setup 99 PCI 2.1 Support 64 PCI Latency T imer 67 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 57 Plug & Play O/S 77 INDEX Power Connection Procedures 47 Power Management 71 Power Supply Fan Connector 39 Power Supply Fan Speed 75 Primary IDE Connector 38 Procedure Hardware Setup 17 Procedures Power Connection 47 Programs Uninstalling 100 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 35 PS/2 Mouse Connector 35 PS/2 Mouse Function Control 61 PWR Button < 4 Secs 72 PWR Up On Modem Act 73 Q Quick Power On Self T est 77 R Removable Device 76 Reset Switch Lead 45 S Save Changes 79 SDRAM Address Setup T ime 63 SDRAM CAS Latency 62 SDRAM Configuration 62 SDRAM Cycle T ime (T ras, T rc) 63 SDRAM Page Closing Policy 63 SDRAM RAS Precharge T ime 63 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 62 Secondary IDE Connector 38 Sector 57 Serial Port COM 2 Header 43 Serial Port COM1 Connector 36 Settings Automatic T imeout Reboot 20 CPU External Frequency 22 I/O V oltage 21 JumperFree ™ Mode 18 Motherboard 17 Onboard Audio 19 Safe Mode 20
124 ASUS P3W User ’ s Manual INDEX Slot 1/5 IRQ 67 Slot 2 IRQ 67 Slot 3/6 IRQ 67 Slot 4 IRQ 67 SMAR T Monitoring 57 SMBus Connector 42 Software Setup Adobe Acrobat Reader 101 LDCM Administrator 88 LDCM Client 86 LiveUpdate 92 PC Probe 91 PC-cillin 98 99 Y amaha S-YXG50 96 Y amaha XGStudio 96 Supervisor Password 58 Support CD Main Menu 81 Navigation Button 81 Submenus 82 Suspend Mode 72 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 72 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 67 System Date 54 System Management Interrupt Lead 45 System Memory 24 System Power LED Lead 45 System T ime 54 System W arning Speaker Connector 45 T Thermal Sensor Connector 46 T ranslation Method 56 T ype 55 U UAR T2 Use Standard Infrared 66 Ultra DMA Mode 57 Uninstalling Programs 100 Universal Serial Bus Ports 36 Updating BIOS Procedures 49 USB Function 68 USB Legacy Support 61 User Password 58 Using LiveUpdate 1 12 PC Probe 107 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer 114 Y amaha XGstudio Player 1 13 V V ideo Off Method 72 V ideo Off Option 72 V ideo ROM BIOS Shadow 70 V oltage 12V 75 3.3V 75 5V 75 -12V 75 -5V 75 VCORE 75 W W ake On LAN 73 W ake On PS2 KB/Mouse 74 W ake-On-LAN Connector 40 W ake-On-Ring Connector 40 Y Y amaha S-YXG50 96 Y amaha XGStudio 96 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer 114 Y amaha XGstudio Player 113
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ASUS AR1000 RAID Sub-system with DA3000 SCSI-to-SCSI RAID Controller • Supports 5x86 RAID processor and two 72-pin SIMM sockets for up to 128MB cache memory • Supports three Ultra2 SCSI channels; up to 80MB/sec data transfer rate • Supports multiple Host/Drive channel capacity • Redundant controller capacity • Supports non-RAID, RAID levels 0, 1, 0 1, 3, 5 • On-line failure drive rebuilding • Automatic rebuilding — supports local/global spare drive • On-line expansion capacity • Supports SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault-T olerant Enclosure) feature • Provides LCD panel and RS-232 port to configure RAID • T en 1.0 ” or six 1.6 ” Ultra2 SCSI SCA-2 hot-swappable drive bays • 19” rack mountable (height: 5U) • LED for hard disk power and working status • T wo 8cm system fans and four 6cm drive fans • Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation • 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI-DA2100/2200 Series SCSI RAID Card • PCI-DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4-100 processor • PCI-DA2200 series support 5x86-133 processor • One 72-pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory • RAID levels 0, 0 1, 3, 5, non-RAID • PCI-DA2100A supports Ultra W ide SCSI interface and dual channels • PCI-DA2200A supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and single channel • PCI-DA2200B supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and dual channels • Automatic bad sector reassignment • Supports both global and lo- cal spare drive operation • Background rebuilding • PCI rev . 2.1 compliant • Up to 8 logical drives and 8 partitions per logical drive; number of drives for each logical drive has no limitation