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2 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2E-M Manual Revision: 1.01. Release Date: May 1998 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 document[...]

ASUS P2E-M 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.com.tw WWW : www .asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw[...]

4 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEA TURES .............[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Power Management Setup .......................................................... 49 Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 49 PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 52 Details of PNP and PCI Setup ..................................[...]

6 ASUS P2E-M 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 und[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Sections/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. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard IV . [...]

8 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES Features II. FEA TURES The ASUS P2E-M Motherboard The ASUS P2E-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package. • Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium ® II (233MHz–333MHz) and Celeron™ (266MHz and faster) processors. • Intel [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Smart Series Introduction to ASUS Smart Series motherboards Performance • SDRAM Optimized Performance: ASUS smart series of motherboards sup- port the new generation memory , Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate from 264MB/s max using EDO[...]

10 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES Smart Series II. FEA TURES • 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. [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS P2E-M Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts SEC CPU Socket (Slot1) Intel 440EX AGPset Programmable Flash ROM T : PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Floppy Connector 2 PCI Slots Hardware Monitor A TX Power Connector B: COM 1 Thermal Sensor T : T op Port/Jack B: Bottom Port/Jack T : USB 1 [...]

12 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS P2E-M Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout III. INST ALLA TION R T op: USB 1 Bottom: USB 2 PS/2 USB T op: Mouse Bottom: Keyboard COM1 COM2 GAME/AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In Single Edge Contact CPU Slot (Slot 1) Row DIMM Socket 1 (64-bit, 168-pin module) 32 Intel 440EX AGPset PWR_F AN CPU_F A[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) R129 p . 15 Real T ime Clock RAM (Clear CMOS) 2) KBPWR p. 15 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 3) FS0, FS1, FS2 p . 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 4) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p . 1 6 CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio Expansion Slots 1) DIMM Sockets p . 17 168-Pin DIMM M emory Support 2[...]

14 ASUS P2E-M 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 on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet W ir es, [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION Jumper Settings 1. Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM (R129) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o clear the R TC data: (1) Unplug your computer , (2) Short solder points, (3) T urn on your computer , (4 ) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re- enter [...]

16 ASUS P2E-M User ’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION W ARNING! Do not overclock your processor . Frequencies above 66MHz ex- ceed the specifications for the onboard Intel Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable. Overclocking can cause undue stress on the CPU and motherboard. It may result in a slower speed or other un[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION System Memory III. INST ALLA TION 2. System Memory (DIMM) Only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) can be used with this motherboard. T wo sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) Unbuf fered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) or EDO DRAM of either 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB. One side (with memory chips)[...]

18 ASUS P2E-M User ’ s Manual 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. DIMM modules are longer and have dif ferent pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density . SIMM modules have the sam[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 19 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II pro- cessor packaged in an SEC cartridge or for a Celeron processor in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP). Pentium II Processor W ARNING! Be sure that suf ficient air circulation is available across the pro[...]

20 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION The Motherboard As Shipped Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot using two attach mount bridges from the underside of the motherboard (only for Pentium II). Installing the Pentium II Pr ocessor: 1. Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism: The retention mechanism is [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 21 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 heat sink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Check the orien- tation of the heatsink against the pictures. The thicker fin must be orientated toward the bottom. The top [...]

22 ASUS P2E-M 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. 5. Secur e the Heatsink: Install the heatsink support base into the motherboard. This is not, ho[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION The heatsinks shown in this manual are for reference purposes only . The recom- mended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the CPU fan connector on motherboard. These heatsinks have the added benefits of proper heat dissipation and with the [...]

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ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION Expansion Cards III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure: 1. Read your expansion card documentation on any hardware and software set- tings that may be required to setup your specific card. 2. Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card. 3. Remove your compu[...]

26 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION T o simplify this process this motherboard has complied 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. If the system[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION DMA Channels 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. Pin 1 is the side closest to the [...]

28 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Port 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 printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel (Printer) Port (2[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 6. Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” Female) (with optional onboard audio) Line Out can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers. Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your com- puter or played through the Line Out . M[...]

30 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) 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 mus[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 11 . Chassis, CPU , & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mAMP (6 W atts) or less. Orien- tate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the e[...]

32 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 13. IrDA / Fast IR-Compliant infrared module connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra- red module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup- port this feature. Y ou must also configure th[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 15. Stereo Audio In Connectors ( 4 -pin AUX,C D1) (with optional onboard audio) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a TV tuner or MPEG card. R Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground P2E-M Stereo Audio In Co[...]

34 ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 18. Message LED Lead (LED, 2 pins) 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 data are being transfer or messages are waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS support.[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 35 III. INST ALLA TION Power Connections III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case ac[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Support Software AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. T o determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code d[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 37 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard BIOS, and the ACPI extended system con- figuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BIOS file. Se[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 38 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.BA T” and “CONFIG.SYS” files. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just creat[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 39 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. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re- leased. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in det[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 40 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. Choosing defaults at this level, will modify all applicable settings. A sectio[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 41 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. V alid values for hour , minute and second are: (Hour: (00 to 23), Mi[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 42 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. This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup. This will allow you to chan[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features BIOS Features Setup This “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. Some entries are required by the motherboard’ s design to r[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 44 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. CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check (Disabled) Enabled allows the system to run an ECC c[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features Security Option (System) When you specify a Supervisor Passwor d and/or User Passwor d (explained later in this section), the Security Option field determines when the system prompts for the password. The default setting is System , where the system prompts for the User Pass[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features 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. Y ou must leave this on the default setting of UC (uncache[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP) This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The setting Normal , allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; EPP allows bidi- rectional parallel port operation at maximum speed; ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectio[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management Power Management Setup This “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 . NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each functio[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management V ideo Off Method (Blank Screen) 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 . The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow the BI[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 51 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. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Plug & Play / PCI IV . BIOS PNP and PCI Setup This “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. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Detail[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 53 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 . The first option, the default setting, indicates either that the displ[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 54 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Load Defaults IV . BIOS Load BIOS Defaults This “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. T o load these default settings, high- light [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 55 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. By default, the system comes [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 56 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. Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the box. T o [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 57 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. If the parameters listed dif fer from the ones used when the disk[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 58 V . SOFTW ARE ASUS Support CD V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD (Included only with motherboards with onboard LM78 hardware monitoring) Inserting the support CD brings up a selection menu described as follows: ( NOTE: CD version and contents are constantly modified without notice.) • ASUS PC P[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 59 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[...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 60 V . SUPPOR T SOFTW ARE V . SOFTW ARE Using DMI Utility Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 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. Press enter at [...]

ASUS P2E-M User’ s Manual 61 VI. ASUS LAN Card Parts / Layout VI. ASUS LAN Card ASUS 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 [...]

62 ASUS P2E-M User ’ s Manual VI. ASUS LAN Card Information VI. ASUS LAN Card 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 • Com[...]

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