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    R P3C-E Rambus™ Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

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    2 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P3C-E Manual Revision: 1.04 E478 Release Date: November 1999 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 [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) 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 MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Deskto[...]

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    4 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES .................[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 48 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS ......................................... 48 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ....................... 48 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ........................[...]

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    6 ASUS P3C-E 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 unde[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP I[...]

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    8 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 2.1 The ASUS P3C-E The ASUS P3C-E motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Pr ocessor Support Intel Pentium ® III 100MHz FSB, Katmai core SECC2 Intel Pentium ® III B 133MHz FSB, Katmai core SECC2 I[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Optional Components • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log chas- sis panel open events into LDCM. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the R TC used for keeping[...]

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    10 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Performance • UltraPerformance: Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/R W[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.4 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: T o prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply , and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • T emperatur e Monitoring an[...]

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    12 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2 Motherboard Parts See opposite page for locations. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A TX Power Connector for connection to an A TX power supply CPU Slot 1 Intel 820 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) RIMM Sockets Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH)[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 2.2 Motherboard Parts... continued 4 25 23 21 19 16 22 26 11 12 2 18 5 24 10 1 8 6 15 20 3 7 13 14 9 17[...]

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    14 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout P3C-E GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In TRCPU WOL_CON JP15 (WOR) PCI Slot 2 (PCI2) PCI Slot 1 (PCI1) PCI Slot 3 (PCI3) PCI Slot 4 (PCI4) PCI Slot 5 (PCI5) Audio Codec JP10 CLRTC SPDIOOUT JP2 JP12 12345 Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) PCI-to-ISA Bridge COM1 COM2 OPTIONAL USB T :[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JP22 p.18 JumperFree™ Mode (Enable/Disable) 2) JP2 p.18 Audio COntroller Setting (Enable/Disable) 3) JP10 p.19 Safe Mode Setting 4) JP12 p.19 Automatic T imeout Reboot Setting 5) DSW (SW2) p.20 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Setting 6) CLR TC p.59 Cl[...]

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    16 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. H/W SETUP 19) PLED (P ANEL) p.46 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 20) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.46 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 21) SPEAKER (P ANEL) p.46 System W arning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 22) LED (P ANEL) p.46 System Message LED (2 pins) 23) SMI (P ANEL) p.46 System Management Interrupt Sw[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel W i[...]

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    18 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JP22) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu ). NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be s[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) Safe Mode Setting (JP10) Usually socket 370 processors have locked frequency multiples. In this case, there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard settings or BIOS setup. W ith unlocked socket 370 processors, exceeding the specifie[...]

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    20 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 6) CPU External Fr equency Setting (DSW -1, -2, -3, -4, -5) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU’ s External frequency . IMPORT ANT : 1. In JumperFree mode, all dip switches (D[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP External Frequency T able The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only . Overclocking can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor . CPU PCI Frequency Selection Switches (MHz) (MHz) 1 2 3 4 5 103.0 34.33 [...]

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    22 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard has two Rambus Inline Memory Module ( RIMM) sockets. These sockets support Direct RDRAMs (both ECC and non-ECC are supported) in 64, 96, 128, 192, and 256MB dens[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.1 Installing Memory Using RIMM/C-RIMM The memory module (RIMM/C-RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the memory module’ s connectors. Handle the mod- ule only by the edges. P3C-E 184-Pin RIMM Sockets RIMM Sockets P3C-E PARALLEL PORT OPTIO[...]

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    24 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5.2 Installing Memory Using an ASUS DIMM Riser The ASUS DIMM Riser will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the riser ’ s connectors. Handle the riser only by the edges. P3C-E 184-Pin RIMM Sockets ASUS DIMM Riser (DR2) A TTACH MOUNT BRIDGES P3C-E PA[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP J1M1 J1M2 RIBS (inside socket) EJECTOR RIMM0 (top view) NOTCH KEYS CONNECTORS SDRAM MOUNTING NOTCH NOTCH KEYS CONNECTORS MOUNTING NOTCH EJECTOR RIBS (inside socket) Screw to secure riser to case CAPTIVE NUT (back of riser) A TT ACH MOUNT BRIDGE (top view) A TT ACH MOUNT BR[...]

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    26 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP General DIMM Notes • PC100-compliant modules must be used on the riser because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed. • This motherboard supports SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory modules. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) NOTE: The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only . The ap- pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be dif ferent from the following examples. Y our motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium ® III processor [...]

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    28 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP The URM is now ready for the installation of your processor . 3.6.3 Installing the Processor Unlocked Folding Support T o unlock the support arms, simply flip them up to an upright position. Locked Folding Support 1. Unlock the URM’ s Folding Support Arms: The folding support arms [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3 . Insert the SEC C2/SECC/SEPP SECC with Pentium ® II only: Push the SECC’ s two locks inward until you hear a click (the picture i n step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). W ith the heatsink facing the motherboard’ s chipset, push the[...]

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    30 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 4. Secur e the SECC2/SECC/SEPP Secure the SECC2/SECC/SEPP in place by pushing the SECC2/SECC/SEPP until it is firmly seated on the Slot 1 connector . SECC with Pentium ® II only: The SECC locks should be outward when se- cured so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism?[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 1. Simply peel of f the tab from the sensor and then stick the sensor near the middle edge of the Intel boxed processor heatsink with fan (middle) or to either the upper or lower edge of the Celeron™ heatsink (right), as indicated. T o Use the ASUS P2T -Cable NOTE: The following p[...]

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    32 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.6. 5 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 ef ficiently and with an optional har[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3. 6.6 Precautions Operating a processor at temperatures above its maximum specified operating tem- perature will shorten the processor lifetime and may cause unreliable operation. T o prevent system overheat and/or damage, it is important to have accurate tempera- ture readings of the processor cor[...]

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    34 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 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. Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are available to cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards. Currently , there are two types of ISA cards. The original ISA expansion card design, now refe[...]

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    36 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. P3C-E Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) Slot P3C-E PARALLEL PORT OPTIONAL 4 3 2 1 T[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot This connector supports a specially designed audio and/or modem card called an AMR. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard’ s sys- tem chipset. This provides an upgradeable audio and/or modem solution at[...]

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    38 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables should [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2[...]

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    40 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio. Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female) 7) Audio Port Connectors (Thr ee 1/8?[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 9) Primary (Blue) / 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 must[...]

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    42 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-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. IMPOR[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 13) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDE) This connector supplies power to the cabinet’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. P3C-E IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED doe[...]

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    44 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 15) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin CD_IN, AUX, VIDEO, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a simi[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 45 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 17) Digital Audio Interface Header (2-pin SPDIFIN/SPDIOOUT) only with Y amaha PCI audio This header is the digital link between the motherboard and your devices, such as CD player , sampler , or DA T recorder . It allows the digital transmission of audio data in SPDIF (Sony/P[...]

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    46 ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 19) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWR.LED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep or soft-of f mode. 20) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 47 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Power Connections 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are OFF (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case accordin[...]

  • Page 48

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6 . T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only update your BIOS if you [...]

  • Page 50

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces- sary . This will minimize the chance that a failed update will p[...]

  • Page 51

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ”. T[...]

  • Page 52

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Managem[...]

  • Page 53

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with thei[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab&g[...]

  • Page 55

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- cally[...]

  • Page 56

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT 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 differ from th[...]

  • Page 57

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documenta- tion to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field [...]

  • Page 58

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys[...]

  • Page 59

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Forgot the password? If you for got the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is pow- ered by the onboard button cell battery . T o erase the R TC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer , (2) Sh[...]

  • Page 60

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency [Manual] This field allows you to select the internal speed of your CPU. Once a spe- cific CPU internal frequency is selected, the correct values will be filled in for the subsequent three fields. Set to [Manual] if you want to make changes to the sub[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration CPU Vcore [2.00V] (when CPU Internal Frequency is set to [Manual]) This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU documentation for the reasonable voltage range. Configuration options: [2.40V] [2.30V] [2.2[...]

  • Page 62

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 CHIP Configuration When Using RDRAM Modules When Using SDRAM Modules Data Integrity Mode [Non-ECC] [Non-ECC] has byte-wise write capability but no provision for protecting data integrity in the DRAM array . [ECC] with hardware scrubbing allows the detection of single[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP When Using RDRAM Modules RDRAM Pool B State [Nap] This sets the operating state of the RDRAM devices in Pool B. Selecting [Nap] allows the RDRAM in Pool B to enter power -saving mode. [Standby] allows the RDRAM in Pool B to return to the working state quickly . When Using SDRAM Modules SDRAM[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Graphics Window Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a cache tec[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration I/O Device Config Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard’ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be enabled; if [...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onb[...]

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    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3/5, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which uses auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [...]

  • Page 68

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ XX Used By ISA These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. [N0/ICU] indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is [...]

  • Page 69

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion 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. The default setting indi- cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an [...]

  • Page 70

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range. If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to spec[...]

  • Page 71

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocat- ing to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C8000-DFFFF Shadow [Disable[...]

  • Page 72

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns OFF the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this men[...]

  • Page 73

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video OFF feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video OFF features. The DPMS (Display Power M[...]

  • Page 74

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system OFF and [En- abled] reboots your system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled] This allows eit[...]

  • Page 75

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard (by pressing the spacebar), PS2 mouse (by clicking), or Consumer IR device to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least[...]

  • Page 76

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan, Power Fan, Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the [...]

  • Page 77

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can move devices up the list and by using the <-> key , you can move devices down the list[...]

  • Page 78

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of inter[...]

  • Page 79

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 79 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays ON even when the PC is turned OFF . Once this option[...]

  • Page 80

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 80 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Changes or make ot[...]

  • Page 81

    81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Operating Systems Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . For W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later . 5.1.1 Windows [...]

  • Page 82

    82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2 P3C Series Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , doubl[...]

  • Page 83

    83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 • Install PC-cillin 98 V4.06: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. V iew the online help for more information. • Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader soft- ware necessary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or ot[...]

  • Page 84

    84 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup System Requirements • Intel® Pentium® microprocessor or higher . • Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or [...]

  • Page 85

    85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (9) Click here. (7) Click here. (10) Click here. (8) Enter username and password, and other options, and then click her e. (6) Click here. (5) 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.[...]

  • Page 86

    86 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 Intel LDCM Client Setup System Requirements • Intel® Pentium® microprocessor or higher . • Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher [...]

  • Page 87

    87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here. (1 1) 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 .[...]

  • Page 88

    88 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 5 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. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (1) Click here.[...]

  • Page 89

    89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 6 Install Y AMAHA XG Audio Driver (VxD) (only with onboard audio option) 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: Y ou may choose to restart your computer l[...]

  • Page 90

    90 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 7 Install Y AMAHA XG Studio Audio Application (only with onboard audio option) 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. (3) Click here only after y[...]

  • Page 91

    91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 8 Install Y AMAHA DS-XG Audio Application (only with onboard audio option) 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[...]

  • Page 92

    92 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9 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. T o un[...]

  • Page 93

    93 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 10 Install ASUS Update V2.24 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. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here.[...]

  • Page 94

    94 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.1 1 Install PC-Cillin 98 V4.06 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. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement. (8) Insert a floppy disk and t[...]

  • Page 95

    95 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.12 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 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. (4) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Ag[...]

  • Page 96

    96 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP P3C-E User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.13 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click her e to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remo[...]

  • Page 97

    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter system’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful informatio[...]

  • Page 98

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 98 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC’ s temperature. T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease t[...]

  • Page 99

    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 99 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC by date, time, and tar get history [...]

  • Page 100

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer 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. T o run a program, click Execute Pr ogram [...]

  • Page 101

    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the P C Probe icon will bring up a menu to open o r exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem wi th your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, a[...]

  • Page 102

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE (This page was intentionally left blank)[...]

  • Page 103

    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.2 Using Y AMAHA XGPlayer T o start the Y AMAHA XGPlayer , click Start , point to Programs , point to Y AMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50 , and then click XGPlayer . Y ou may also right-click the XGPlayer icon on the taskbar to start Y AMAHA XGPlayer . 6.2.1 Y AMAHA XGstu[...]

  • Page 104

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.2.2 T roubleshooting Cannot install • Do you have the required hardware, such as hard disk and memory? • Do you have the required software, such as MS-DOS and W indows? • Installation may not be possible if you have insuf ficient space on your hard disk. Delete [...]

  • Page 105

    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.3 Using Y AMAHA XGstudio Mixer T o start the Y AMAHA XGstudio, click Start , point to Programs , point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Mixer . 6.3.1 Y AMAHA XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Smart Arranger Image Switcher Assign Slider Master V olume Slider Exit Song Image Display Are[...]

  • Page 106

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGstudio Mixer Smart Arranger The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. Y ou can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. T o return to the original voice set, click . Piano Orchestra Mallet T echno Choir Robot Natur e Return 6.3.2 Ab[...]

  • Page 107

    7. APPENDIX 7.1 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 another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “Other .” Connect t[...]

  • Page 108

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 108 7. APPENDIX 7.1.1 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 • Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T an[...]

  • Page 109

    ASUS P3C-E User’ s Manual 109 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 7.2 Modem Riser (optional) 7.2.1 56K Software Modem The Modem Riser (MR) is a high-speed PC communication peripheral which works with AMC’97/MC’97 compliant codecs. W ith this software modem, you can connect your com- puter to a remote loca[...]

  • Page 110

    ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual 110 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 The Modem Riser supports the Plug and Play feature. It allows your computer to automatically set the optimal configurations for the MR and communication soft- ware. Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver . 1. Power ON the computer a[...]