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  • Page 1 P3C2000 JumperFree™ Camino Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The ASUS P3C2000 ..............8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components ......9 2.1.3 Performance ..............10 2.1.4 Intelligence ..............
  • Page 5 5.5 INF Update Utility for Intel 820 Chipset ........92 5.6 Install ADI SoundMAX Audio Driver ........93 5.7 Install ASUS PC Probe V2.10 ..........94 5.8 Install ASUS Update V2.25 ............95 5.9 Install PC-Cillin 98 V4.06 ............96 5.10 Install ADOBE Acrobat Reader V4.0 ........

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    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 P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual ASUS consumer infrared set (optional) ASUS S370 Series CPU card (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P3C2000 The ASUS P3C2000 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support ® Intel Pentium 100MHz FSB, Katmai core SECC2 ®...

  • Page 9: Specifications-Optional Components

    PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM software.

  • Page 10: Performance

    • 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. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.

  • Page 11: Intelligence

    • 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 click. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Parts

    Floppy Disk Drive Connector Primary ( ) and Secondary IDE Connectors BLUE Feature Setting DIP Switches Wake-On-Ring Connector ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) PCI-to-ISA Bridge Wake-On-LAN Connector ISA Slot (optional) PCI Slots Four Mbit Firmware Hub (Programmable BIOS)
  • Page 13 2. FEATURES 2.2 Motherboard Parts... continued ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    Low Pin PCI3 Count (LPC) Multi I/O CHASSIS WOL_CON to ISA Bridge ASUS 4Mbit PCI4 ASIC Firmware with Hardware Monitor ISA1 CHA_FAN NO_REBOOT PCI5 PANEL ISA2 IDELED Grayed midboard items are optional at the time of purchase. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins) 11) WOL_CON p.42 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 12) WOR p.42 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 13) IDELED p.43 IDE Activity LED (2 pins) 14) CPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN p.43 CPU, Power Supply, Chassis Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin) CHA_FAN ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 System Message LED (2 pins) 25) SMI (PANEL) p.48 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) PWRSW (PANEL) p.48 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) RESET (PANEL) p.48 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    When using DIP switches, the white block represents the switch’s posi- tion. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. 1. Frequency Selection P3C2000 2. Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection ® 4. Frequency Selection 5. Frequency Selection P3C2000 DIP Switches ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 Wake On USB Device in 4.5.1 Power Up Control (4. BIOS SETUP). NOTE: For suspend to RAM function, this jumper must be set to Enable. +5VSB (Default) (Enable USB Device Wake Up) P3C2000 ® P3C2000 USB Device Wake Up ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 ® Normal Safe Mode (Default) P3C2000 Safe Mode Setting 4) Automatic Timeout 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- effectively, set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot.
  • Page 20 Enable Disable (Default) P3C2000 Audio Codec Setting 6) AMR Bus Setting (ADN#) This jumper allows you to select the AMR bus to be Primary Codec or Second- ary Codec. If onboard audio codec is enabled, Secondary Codec must be se- lected;...
  • Page 21 Test (Default) P3C2000 ® P3C2000 Input/Output Voltage Setting WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer component’s life. It is highly recommended that you leave this setting on its default.
  • Page 22 CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple in 4.4 Advanced Menu of the BIOS setup to set the Frequency Multiple. If the Frequency Multiple is locked, setting the Fre- quency Multiple in BIOS setup will have no effect. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 [ O N ] [ O N ] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ O N ] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ O N ] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] For updated processor settings, visit ASUS’s web site (see ASUS CONTACT IN- FORMATION) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: System Memory (Dimm)

    • 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 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 64, 128, 256, 512MB. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 IMPORTANT, previous page, are considered. Table1 Table 2 DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM4 (Rows 0&1) (Rows 1&0) (Rows 2&3 (Rows 3&2) — — — — — — — — — — — — ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Dimm Installation

    60 Pins P3C2000 ® 88 Pins P3C2000 168-Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) Voltage Key Position...

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Proces- sor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 Series CPU card can allow Socket 370 proces- sors 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).

  • Page 28: Installing The Processor

    URM are locked when shipped. Locked Folding Support To unlock the support arms, simply flip them up to an upright position. Unlocked Folding Support The URM is now ready for the installation of your processor. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 SEPP; otherwise, the CPU will overheat. You 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 different. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 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 Lock hole Lock hole CPU fan CPU fan cable to cable to fan fan connector connector ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: 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 efficiently and with an optional hard- ware monitor, they can monitor the fan’s RPM and use the alert function with the...

  • Page 32: Precautions

    4. There is no visible gap between the processor die and heatsink. The thermal interface material should be continuous with no through-holes or debris. Example of an incorrectly installed retention clip Example of a correctly installed retention clip ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Expansion Cards

    — PCI slot 4 — — — shared PCI slot 5 — — shared — AGP Pro slot shared shared — — Onboard USB controller — — — shared Onboard audio/AMR — shared — — ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Standard Interrupt Assignments

    To 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 as- signed automatically from those available. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp)

    TOP VIEW 20-pin bay 28-pin bay P3C2000 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot WARNING! If you are using an old AGP 2X card (which does not have a reten- tion notch), make sure that the card’s connector pins are firmly seated between the 20-pin and 28-pin bays of the AGP Pro slot.

  • Page 37: Audio Modem Riser (Amr) Slot

    AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC. The motherboard’s onboard CODEC (optional) must be disabled when using a primary AMR. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. P3C2000 ® P3C2000 Audio Modem Riser Connector ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: External Connectors

    This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 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. COM2 COM1 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 The event can then be pro- cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit. CHASSIS P3C2000 ® P3C2000 Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P3C2000 ® PIN 1 P3C2000 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 11) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 43 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 (see section 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE) or Intel LDCM Utility.
  • Page 44 Ground Modem-Out Right Audio Channel P3C2000 Internal Audio Connectors 16) Serial and Consumer Infrared Module Connector (10-pin IR) 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.
  • Page 45 Ground ® SPKOUT P3C2000 Internal Speaker Connector 18) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.
  • Page 46 20) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin block JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR P3C2000 ® P3C2000 Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 The following PANEL illustration is used for items 21–27 (next page). Keyboard Lock Speaker Connector Power LED P3C2000 ® Reset SW Message LED ATX Power SMI Lead Switch* Requires an ATX power supply. P3C2000 System Panel Connectors ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Starting Up The First Time

    No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! 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 Writer utility. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Updating Bios Procedures

    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 CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
  • Page 53 If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Bios Setup Program

    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. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Bios Menu Bar

    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 ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: General Help

    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. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Main Menu

    This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Keyboard Features

    [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec] This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second charac- ters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 R180 Short solder points to Clear RTC RAM P3C2000 Clear RTC RAM 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...

  • Page 64: Advanced Menu

    This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU and chipset. The external frequency (bus frequency) multiplied by the bus mul- tiple equals the CPU’s internal frequency (the CPU speed). Configuration options: [100] [103] [105]...[174] [177] [180] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 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] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 100MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x100MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x100MHz for non-Coppermine processors). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU internal frequencies. For processors with locked frequency multiplier ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 100MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only) Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Chip Configuration

    SDRAM Configuration is set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM. NOTE: This field will only be displayed when SDRAM Con- figuration is set to [User Define]. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 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 Time configurations will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time [3.5 BUSCLK] Leave on default setting. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: I/O Device Configuration

    Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec- tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configu- ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 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] [11] [12] [14] [15] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Pci Configuration

    [Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on 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] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 73 ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Yes]. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 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 [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Shadow Configuration

    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] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Power Menu

    Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 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. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 77 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Power Up Control

    Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake- On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 79 This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You 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 P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Hardware Monitor

    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”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Boot Menu

    Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net- work)] [LANDesk (R) Service Agent] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 82 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Exit Menu

    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. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Software Setup

    When prompted to restart, select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section. NOTE: The screen displays in this and the following section may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 86: P3C Series Motherboard Support Cd

    System and Graphics, LPC Interface, SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host, and Controllers. • Install ASUS PC Probe V2.10: Installs a utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • Install ASUS Update V2.24: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file.
  • Page 87 Exit: Exits the CD installation menu. (TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER- RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECONDARY MENU) Additonal CD Content: Flash BIOS writer in the FLASH folder and DirectX 6.0 Runtime library in DIRECTX6 folder. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 88: Intel Ldcm Administrator Setup

    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. To uninstall any program, see 5.13 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 89 (7) Click here. click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.12 In- stall ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 on how to install the Acrobar Reader. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Intel Ldcm Client Setup

    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. To uninstall any program, see 5.13 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 91 (9) Click here. (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.12 In- stall ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (11) Click here. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Inf Update Utility For Intel 820 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. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Install Adi Soundmax Audio Driver

    2. Click OK. 3. Click Browse. 4. Locate the folder (where D is your CD-ROM Drive) D:\AUDIO\ADI\WIN95 and click OK. 5. Click OK again and the driver files will be copied. 6. Click Yes to restart the computer. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Install Asus Pc Probe V2.10

    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 is in- stalled. To uninstall any program, see 5.13 Uninstalling Programs.

  • Page 95: Install Asus Update V2.25

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 Install ASUS Update V2.25 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.

  • Page 96: Install Pc-Cillin 98 V4.06

    (6) & (7) Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons. (5) Click here. (8) Insert a floppy disk and then click here. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click OK. (9) Click here and then click Finish to restart. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement. (4) Click here. (5) Click here and then click Finish to restart. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Uninstalling Programs

    Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click Add/ Remove. (3) Click here. P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Software Reference

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe 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 P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 100: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
  • Page 101 Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. Memory Shows the PC’s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...
  • Page 102 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. To run a program, click Execute Program. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe...
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  • Page 105: Appendix

    Motherboard type Other 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 Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard’s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth-...

  • Page 106: Software Driver Support

    A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: S370 Series Cpu Cards

    The following are the current ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards with black plastic retainers attached to the edge. The retainer fins are used to hold the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards in place using the motherboard’s Slot 1 retention mechanisms.
  • Page 108 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.

  • Page 109: Modem Riser (Optional)

    4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR card’s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

  • Page 110: Software Setup In Windows

    Motorala SM56 AC-L Modem. 10. Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown. 11. Click More Info..If the computer sys- tem successfully communicates with the modem, responses will be displayed as shown. ASUS P3C2000 User’s Manual...

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