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Asus P2B-F User Manual

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  • Page 1 P2B-F Pentium II 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

    Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    I. INTRODUCTION How this Manual is Organized ............7 Item Checklist ..................7 II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard ........8 The ASUS P2B-F Motherboard ..........11 III. INSTALLATION Layout of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard ......... 12 Installation Steps ................14 1.
  • Page 5 Exit Without Saving ..............55 V. SUPPORT CD ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD..........56 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ..........57 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ....57 System Requirements ............57 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ......58 VI. ASUS LAN Card ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ..........

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    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 Cana- dian Department of Communications. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25inch floppy and (2) 3.5inch floppies (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) Motherboard User’s manual Infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard The ASUS P2B-F is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants ad- vanced features processed by the fastest CPU. Specifications: ® • Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium II (233MHz to 450MHz) and Celeron (266MHz and faster) processors.
  • Page 9 • PC’98 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series of motherboards meet PC’98 compliancy. The new PC’98 requirements for sys- tems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for...
  • Page 10 Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: The Asus P2B-F Motherboard

    II. FEATURES The ASUS P2B-F Motherboard ATX Power SEC CPU Socket Connector (PENTIUM II) Intel 440BX AGPset 4 DIMM Sockets T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Conn 1 B: USB Conn 2 B: COM 1 T: Parallel B: Serial...

  • Page 12: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Layout of the ASUS P2B-F Motherboard CPU_FAN TOP: ATXPWR Mouse PS/2 BOTTOM: Keyboard TOP: USB 1 BOTTOM: USB 2 SMB Connector BUS FREQ Intel 440BX AGPset AGPFS JTPWR JTCPU CR2032 3V Lithium Cell Accelerated Graphics Port (BIOS Power)

  • Page 13: Hardware Monitor

    32 ATX Power & Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 22) RESET (PANEL) p. 32 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address otherwise conflicts will occur. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Installation Steps

    3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or 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. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Jumper Settings

    <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Short small solder points to clear CMOS CLRTC P2B-F Clear RTC RAM 2. Keyboard Power Up (KBWK) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set to Enable if you want to use your keyboard (by pressing <Spacebar>) to power up...
  • Page 16 Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID) is not needed for the Pentium II processor because it sends a VID signal directly to the onboard power controller. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: System Memory (Dimm)

    BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Dimm Memory Installation Procedures

    20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins Lock P2B-F 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

  • Page 19: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Larger Fin should be on the bottom. Heatsink bottom Groove for the Support Top Bar Heatsink Support Base/Top Bar (Items 4-7) Pentium II Processor Heatsink (Item 8) Intel Pentium II Processor in an SEC Cartridge CPU (Item 9) ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 Then, screw the captive nuts in place. WARNING! Do not overtighten the captive nuts. Doing so could damage your motherboard. Tighten captive nuts to no more than 6±1 inch/pound. Lock holes Captive nut Captive nut ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipsets, press the cartridge gently but firmly until it is fully inserted. Push lock inward ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 JTPWR Power Supply Heat Sensor Connector JTCPU CPU Heat Sensor Connector P2B-F Heat Sensor Connectors ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Aavid Heatsink

    “Unlock” to “Lock”. You will also not be able to use the heatsink support top bar because of the fan. The heatsink support top bar will, how- ever, still be included in the package, in case you use a heatsink without a fan. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Expansion Cards

    (to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    Accelerated Graphics Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as an ASUS 3D Hardware Accelerator. P2B-F Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

  • Page 26: 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 P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red stripe to Pin 1 Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector P2B-F Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 Primary or Secondary IDE con- nectors will cause the LED to light up. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED P2B-F IDE Activity LED ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Rotation +12V Chassis Fan Power P2B-F 12Volt Cooling Fan Power 10. Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni- tor/sensor or microswitch. The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is sent to the Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detec- tor is triggered.
  • Page 30 IRTX FIRRX IRRX For the infrared feature to be available, P2B-F Infrared Module Connector you must connect the optional Infrared (IrDA) module to the motherboard 12. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes.
  • Page 31 13. Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) The WOL_CON connector powers up the system when a wake-up packet or signal is received from the network through the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN card (see section VII. ASUS LAN Card). IMPORTANT: This feature requires that the Wake-On-LAN Power Up Control is set to Enabled (see “Power Management Setup”...
  • Page 32 Message LED Reset SW ATX Power Switch* SMI Lead P2B-F System Panel Connections Requires an ATX power supply. 19. 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 re- ceived.

  • Page 33: Power Connection Procedures

    If you use Windows 95, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Bios Software

    To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-X and then press <Enter>. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the program- ming is finished, Flashed Suc- cessfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Managing And Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.

  • Page 37: Bios Setup

    Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Load Defaults

    To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079) ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not sup- port LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncom- mon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All Errors; No Errors; All, But Keyboard, All, But Diskette; and All, But Disk/Key. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    Be- cause of conflicts with new operating systems, for example, during installation of new softwares, you may have to set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 This field enhances hard disk performance by making multi-sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except older versions, can utilize this feature. Selections are HDD MAX, Disabled, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 The default setting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system. The other option is Setup, where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called, when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Chipset Features Setup

    Enabled will allow PCI streaming. Leave on default setting. Host Bus Fast Data Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively. Leave on default setting. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 When Enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Asus P2B-F User's Manual

    Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power manage- ment. The settings are Suspend -> Off and Always On. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 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 ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 With this feature, you can remotely upload/download data to/from systems during off-peak hours. Set to Enabled to set this feature. IMPORTANT: This feature requires the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

  • Page 50: Pnp And Pci Setup

    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............................ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field allows you to select which of the cards will act as your primary card. The default, PCI/AGP, allows your PCI card to take precedent when detected. AGP/PCI uses the AGP card as your primary card. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Load Bios Defaults

    <Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Supervisor Password And User Password

    <Enter> instead of entering a new password when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password has been disabled. NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Save & Exit Setup

    Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Support Cd

    Patch for PIIX4 chipset: Installs the necessary drivers for PCI card and PCI bridge for Windows 95/95a (OSR1) and 95b (OSR2) for ASUS motherboards. • Browse this CD: Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS support CD. • Technical Support Form: View the Technical Support Form with Notepad.

  • Page 57: Desktop Management Interface (Dmi)

    V. SUPPORT CD Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

  • Page 58: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    V. SUPPORT CD Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items.
  • Page 59 You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS P2B-F User’s Manual...
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  • Page 61: Asus Lan Card

    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 62: Features

    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 P2B-F User’s Manual...
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