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R P2L97-DS Dual Pentium ® II Motherboard USER’S MANUAL.
ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2L97-DS Manual Revision: 1.04. E237 Release Date: May 1998 No part of this manual, including the products and software described.
ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.
ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 How this Manual is Or ganized ........................................................... 7 Item Checklist ....................................................................................
ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 48 Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 48 Power Management Setup ..............
ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist How this Manual is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Intr oduction Manual information and checklist II. Featur es Information and specifications concerning this product III.
PB ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual Features of the ASUS P2L97-DS Motherboard The A SUS P2L97-DS is carefully designed for the discriminating PC user who wants smart features processed by the fastest CPU. This motherboard: • Dual Pr ocessor Support: Dual Intel Pentium ® II (233MHz–333MHz) processors.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Smart Motherboard Introduction to ASUS Smart Motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance: The ASUS Smart Motherboards support.
PB ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual II. FEA TURES Smart Motherboard II. FEA TURES • System Resources Alert: T oday’ s operating systems, such as W indows 95, 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.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 11 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts The ASUS P2L97-DS Motherboard USB Port 1 (T op) USB Port 2 (Bottom) COM 2 (Bottom) Programmable 2Mbit Flash ROM 4 PCI S.
PB ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Layout of the ASUS P2L97-DS Motherboard Floppy Disk Drives Secondary IDE Primary IDE CPU_F AN DIMM Socket 3 (64 bit, 168 pin module) DIMM Socket .
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 15 CPU Bus Frequency 2) CF1, CF2, CF3, CF4 p. 15 CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 3) CLR TC p . 16 Clear Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p .
PB ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION Installation Steps Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers 2. Install DRAM Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers Jumper Settings CPU Bus Frequency R CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 1 2 3 FS1 FS0 FS2 50MHz 55MHz 60MHz 66MHz 68MHz 75MHz 83MHz 100MHz 5.
PB ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION 5. Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM (CLR TC) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery .
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ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 19 Install memory in any combination as follows: DIMM Location 168-pin DIMM Memory Modules T otal Memory Socket 0 (Rows 0&1) SDRAM/EDO 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB x1 .
PB ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual System Memory III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION DIMM Memory 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 as shown.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 21 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) The ASUS P2L97-DS motherboard provides two Single Edge Contact (SEC) slots for Pentium II processors packaged in SEC cartridges.
22 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION The ASUS P2L97-DS As Shipped The ASUS P2L97-DS is shipped with the attach mount bridges already installed. Installing the Pentium II Processor 1. Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism: The retention mechanism is designed to fit into the SEC slot only one way .
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION 2. Mount the Heats ink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heatsink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Be sure that the heatsink is firmly pressed against the SEC cartridge.
24 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION 4. Secur e the SEC Cartridge: Secure the SEC cartridge in place by pushing the SEC cartridge locks outward so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism’ s lock holes.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION Recommended Heatsinks The recommended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the CPU fan connector on the motherboard.
26 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Expansion Cards III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards First read your expansion card documentation for hardware and software settings that may be required to set up your specific card. Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION 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.
28 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector . The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTW ARE. NOTE : Serial print- ers must be connected to the serial port.
30 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 6. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin Female) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION 8. Hard Disk Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’ s hard disk or IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up.
32 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 10. IrDA-Compliant infrared module connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 12. W ake on LAN (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to LAN cards with a W ake On LAN output. When the system is in soft-of f mode, LAN activity will power on the system.
34 ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 14. LED Lead (TB_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.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 35 21. Chassis Open Alarm Lead (CHASSIS) This lead is for an open chassis monitor . A high level signal to the CHASSIS lead will indicate to the system that the chassis has been opened. This function is available only with the optional hardware monitor (LM78) installed.
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ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 37 III. INST ALLA TION Power Connections III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all jumpers and connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ).
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Flash Memory W riter Utility This motherboard has an onboard SCSI BIOS and boot virus protection and therefore, re- quires a 2Mbit flash ROM.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS Updating BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Managing and Updating Y our Motherboard’ s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMA T A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating “AUT OEXEC.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-V olt and 12- V olt.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Load Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. “ Load Setup Defaults ”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS T ime T o set the time, highlight the “T ime” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current time. Follow the hour , minute and second format.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 44 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field: Primary Master , Primary Slave, Secondary Master , and Secondary Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features BIOS Features Setup The “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord- ing to your preference.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features 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 off the CPU’ s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features PS/2 Mouse Function Contr ol (Auto) The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on bootup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS/2 mouse is not detected.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup The “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as in the previous screen.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE V ideo Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor . It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap) This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives. T wo options are available: No Swap and Swap AB . If you want to switch drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset, set this field to Swap AB .
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management Power Management Setup The “Power Management Setup” option 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 .
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video of f features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby , and DPMS Suspend .
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 53 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled) This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer (turns the A TX power supply on) when the modem receives a call while the computer is of f.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 54 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Plug & Play / PCI IV . BIOS PNP and PCI Setup The “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INT A#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 55 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Plug & Play / PCI 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. A vailable options include: No/ICU and Ye s .
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 56 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Load Defaults IV . BIOS Load BIOS Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-opti- mal and disable all high performance features.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 57 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a pass- word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 58 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Hard Disk Detect IDE HDD Auto Detection This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 59 IMPOR T 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.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 60 V . DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Desktop Management Interface (DMI) V . DMI DMI Introduction 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).
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 61 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 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. The bottom of the screen will show the available keys for each screen.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 62 V . DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Save MIFD Y ou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 63 VI. SCSI SELECT Configuring SCSI VI. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT Configuring the SCSI Adapter Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both CTRL and A keys when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and the attached devices.
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ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 65 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Intro/Quick Start W elcome to Adaptec EZSCSIVI. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY 4.00e Adaptec EZSCSI gives you what you need to use your SCSI devices most ef fectively with W indows ® 95 and W indowsNT™.
66 ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual T roubleshooting T ips SCSI Device T roubleshooting Review this checklist if your newly-installed SCSI disk drives, CDROM drives, and other devices do not seem to work properly: • Be sure that termination is correctly set for all devices on the SCSI bus, as described in your host adapter documentation.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 67 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY T roubleshooting If the name of your SCSI chipset does not appear , you may be able to find its miniport driver on the W indows95 CD-ROM. Follow these steps: 1 Place the W indows95 CD-ROM in your CDROM drive and run the Add New Hardware wizard.
68 ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY If I am running under W indows95, do I need lines for the Adaptec r eal mode ASPI drivers and mscdex in my config.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 69 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY DOS/Win Info. Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users The following information may be useful if you install Adaptec EZSCSI on a com- puter running DOS, W indows 3.1x, or W indows for W orkgroups3.
70 ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual DOS Formatting Utilities Adaptec EZSCSI includes several DOS-based formatting utilities: Low-level Formatter (scsifmt) Use the DOS-based scsifmt utility for low-level formatting of SCSI hard disk drives, removable media, Floptical ® drives, and magneto-optical drives.
ASUS P2L97-DS User ’ s Manual 71 VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY VII. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Partitioning Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk) Use the DOS-based afdisk utility to partition and format SCSI hard disk drives, Floptical drives, and magneto-optical drives.
72 ASUS P2L97-DS User’ s Manual VII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY 3. T o create a new partition on the disk device, press Ins. A screen similar to this appears: Select SCSI Device to Partition HA #0 - Ta.
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