Asus P2B-L manual

R P2B-L / P2B-S / P2B-LS Pentium ® II Motherboards USER’S MANUAL Special Features ASUS P2B-L (power supply must provide at least 720mA on the +5VSB) • Intel 82558 LAN Chipset • W ake-On-LAN ASUS P2B-S • Adaptec 7890 SCSI Chipset • Adaptec 3860 SCSI T ransceiver ASUS P2B-LS (power supply must provide at least 720mA on the +5VSB) • Intel[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Manual Revision: 1.06 E265 Release Date: August 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[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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: ft[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION How this Manual is Or ganized ........................................................... 7 Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7 II. FEA TURES Features ................................................................[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................... 52 Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 52 Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................... 54 Load Setup Defaults ................[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 7 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 III. Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard. IV . BIOS Softwar e Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V . [...]

8 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual Features The ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS motherboards are carefully designed for the de- manding PC user who wants many advanced features processed by the fastest CPU. • Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium ® II processors from 233MHz to 450MHz. • Intel AGPset: Features Intel’ s 440BX AGPset with I/O su[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard • W ake-On-LAN Connector: Supports W ake-On–LAN activity with the optional network interface. • SB-Link™: Features Creative’ s SB-Link™, allowing SB16 compatibility , us- ing Intel’ s PC-PCI technology , to A WE[...]

10 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard Layout R PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 ISA Slot 1 Accelerated Graphics Port Intel 440BX AGPset A TX Power Connector COM 2 COM 1 Parallel Port 2Mbit Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) Single Edge Contact CPU Slot Intel PIIX4E Chipset DIMM [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 11 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) CLR TC p . 13 Clear Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM 2) KBPWR p. 13 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 3) LAN_EN p. 14 Onboard LAN Setting (Enable/Disable) 4) SCSI_EN p. 14 Onboard SCSI Setting (Enable/Disable) 5) COMBINE p. 14 IDE+SCSI LED Activity Light (Separated/Combined) 6) [...]

12 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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, Cabin[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers Jumper Settings 1. Clear Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM (CLR TC) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o clear the R TC data: (1) T urn off your computer and unplug its AC power , (2) Short the two solder points labeled CLR TC, (3) Turn[...]

14 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION 3. Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) The onboard Intel 10/100 Fast Ethernet may be enabled or disabled using this jumper . R P2B-L/S/LS Onboard LAN Setting Enable (Default) Disable LAN_EN LAN_EN 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Onboard SCSI Setting (SCSI_EN) The onboard Adaptec Fa[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION R CPU Bus Frequency CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 2.5x (5/2) 2.0x (2/1) BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 FS2 FS1 FS0 P2B-L/S/LS CPU Settings 3.0x (3/1) 3.5x (7/2) 4.0x (4/1) 4.5x (9/2) 5.0x (5/1) 5.5x (1 1/2) 6.0x (6/1) 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 12MHz 2 3 1 103MHz 2 3 1 [...]

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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 17 2. System Memory (DIMM) 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). One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard. T o utilize the chipset’ s[...]

18 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual System Memory III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown. DRAM SIMM modules have the same pin contacts on both sides.[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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. Pentium II Processor W ARNING! Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the processor ’ s passive heatsink. W ithout sufficient circul[...]

20 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION Attach Mount Bridges Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot with the two attach mount bridges installed. Installing the Pentium II Processor 1. Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism: The retention mechanism is designed to fit in[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 bot[...]

22 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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. Th[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 [...]

24 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Expansion Cards III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards 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. Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 25 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. For PnP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. If t[...]

26 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. Placing jumper caps over these will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPOR T ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 27 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. P2B-L/S/LS Parallel Port (25-pin Female[...]

28 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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. P2B-L/S/LS Universal Serial Bus (USB) USB 2 USB 1 7. LAN Condition Connector (6-pin A) (optional/r eserved) This connector supports the op[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 29 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 con- necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard[...]

30 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. Fast (50-pin)/W ide (68-pin)/Ultra2 (68-pin) SCSI Connectors This motherboard has onboard 50-Pin Fast SCSI connector for 8-bit SCSI de- vices, 68-Pin W ide SCSI connector for 16-bit SCSI devices, and 68-Pin Ultra2 SCSI connector for 32-bit SCSI devic[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 12. 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. Y ou must also configure the[...]

32 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 14. Message 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 being trans- ferred or waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS and[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 22. Chassis/CPU/Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) 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. Dependi[...]

34 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 23. A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin A TXPWR) This connector connects to a 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 b[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 s[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Flash Memory W riter Utility 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 f[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 configuration data (ESCD) parameter block from a new BI[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 t[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 de[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 setti[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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: ([...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 allo[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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’ [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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) This function controls the E[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 45 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. Enabled will always reserv[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup The “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of Chipset Features Setup SDRAM Configuration (By SPD) Th[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) T iming for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively . Leave on default setting. Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 48 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 A[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 49 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 . NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video off 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 allo[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 Soft-off. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data un[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 52 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. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function hea[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 t[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 54 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. T o load these default settings, [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 56 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Hard Disk Detect IDE HDD Auto Detection The “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 t[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 58 V . SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord Support CD Main Menu Insert the support CD or double click on your CD drive icon in “My Computer” to bring up the autorun menu or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the Support CD. NOTE: The support CD contents are constantly updated without notice. V . Suppo[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 59 Main Menu Selections LDCM Local Setup (LDCM): Installs the LANDesk Client Manager software to monitor the local system. Please view the user ’ s manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the “LDCM” directory on the ASUS Support CD. LDCM Administrator Setup (LDCM): Installs the LANDesk Client M[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 60 VI. DMI Utility 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 [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 61 VI. DMI Utility 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 bet[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 62 VI. DMI Utility 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. Load MIFD Y ou can load the disk file to memory by enter[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 63 VII. NETWORK Features VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE This motherboard features an optional 32-bit 10/100Mbps Ethernet network inter - face. This interface supports the bus mastering architecture and auto-negotiation feature, which makes it possible to use the common twisted-pair cabling with RJ45 connectors for [...]

64 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual LED Connectors Link Indicator: This connects to an LED to monitor 10Base-T and 100Base-TX con- nections. The LED lights to indicate a successful network connection, and remains steady if the connection is stable. If this indicator is off, the cable connection between the hub and the computer may be fault[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 65 VII. NETWORK DOS/Windows 3.1 VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Novell Automatic configuration Some computers automatically detect and configure adapters and interfaces while boot- ing. The network interface’ s IRQ level and I/O memory address of this motherboard are automatically set[...]

66 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual VII. NETWORK DOS/Windows 3.1/NT VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE T r ou bleshooting If you can’t connect to a server , first try the suggestions here, then turn to the T rouble- shooting section if necessary . • Make sure you’re using the drivers for this interface. The driver filename contains the letter B[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 67 VII. NETWORK Windows NT VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE NOTE: If you are installing W indows NT 4.0 at this time, click the Start Search button when the network network interface or adapter installation window appears. This al- lows NT to autodetect the network interface or adapter . Y ou may then skip steps 1 - [...]

68 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual Windows 95 Automatic Configuration Some computers automatically detect and configure adapters or interfaces while boot- ing. The network interface’ s IRQ level and I/O address of this motherbaord are auto- matically set by the BIOS each time you start your computer . Start your computer to automaticall[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 69 VII. NETWORK Duplex Mode VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE Select Duplex Mode (optional) Duplexing is a performance option that lets you choose how the network interface or adapter sends and receives data packets over the network. This motherboard’ s network interface can operate at full duplex only when connecte[...]

70 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual NetW are server In AUTOEXEC.NCF , Load E100B.LAN and add the following statement (you must include the equal sign for servers): FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=100 (or 10 if 10BASE-T) For more information, see the README file for NetW are servers. Windows NT While running W indows NT : 1. From the Control Panel, dou[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 71 VII. NETWORK T roubleshooting VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE T roubleshooting If the interface can’t connect to the network Make sure the cable is installed pr operly . The network cable must be securely attached at both RJ-45 connections (interface and hub). If the cable is attached but the problem persists, [...]

72 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual T esting the network interface or adapter T est the network interface or adapter by running Intel diagnostics. For DOS or W indows 3.1 computers, run Setup on the ASUS Configuration and Drivers disk. For W indows NT and W indows 95 run Intel PROSet by double-clicking the Intel PROSet Icon in the Control [...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 73 VII. NETWORK Problems/Solutions VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE The network interface or adapter stopped working when another network in- terface or adapter was added to the computer . • Make sure the cable is connected to the motherboard’ s network interface or RJ45 port. • Make sure your PCI BIOS is curre[...]

74 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual T echnical Information Fast Ethernet Wiring 100BASE-TX Specification: The 100BASE-TX specification supports 100 Mbps trans- mission over two pairs of category 5 twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) wiring. One pair is for transmit operations and the other for receive operations. Segment lengths are lim- ited to 1[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 75 VII. NETWORK W ake On LAN VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE Using W ake On LAN The W ake On LAN feature operates according to a published specification. In simple terms, the specification allows designers to build network adapters or interfaces that are capable of “listening to” network activity even when the c[...]

76 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual VII. NETWORK Pin Definitions/Glossary VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE Glossary 100Base-TX IEEE’ s specification for running 100Mbps Ethernet using twisted-pair cables. 10Base-T IEEE’ s specification for running 10Mbps Ethernet using twisted-pair cables. 10Base2 IEEE’ s specification for running Ethernet us[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 77 VIII. SCSI SELECT Configuring SCSI VIII. 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. For example: Adaptec AIC-7890 SCSI BIOS v2.01 (c) 1998 Adaptec, Inc. Al[...]

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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 79 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Intro/Quick Start W elcome to Adaptec EZSCSIVI, ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY . Adaptec EZSCSI gives you what you need to use your SCSI devices most ef fectively with DOS, W indows ® 3.1x, or W indows for W orkgroups 3.1x. Quick Start Instructions First, install [...]

80 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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 P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 81 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. 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. 2 Select No o[...]

82 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY If I am running under W indows95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real mode ASPI drivers and mscdex in my CONFIG.SYS and AUT OEXEC.BA T files? Usually , you do not need to use these real mode ASPI drivers, because the new W indows miniport drivers support most SCSI host adapte[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 83 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. 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 orkgroups3.1x. NOTE: The Windows95/W indowsNT T roubleshooting section on[...]

84 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS 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. Y ou can also use it to scan a disk[...]

ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 85 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. 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. Y ou can also use afdisk to remove DOS and non-DOS partitions from a disk drive and [...]

86 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual IX. 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 - Target 0 HA #0 - Target 4 QUANTUM LP105S 910109405 IOMEGA BETA90 <Ins> Create, <Del> Delete, <F1> Help, <Esc> Exit Ada[...]

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