Asus P2B-VM manual

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2 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2B-VM Manual Revision: 1.04 E295 Release Date: November 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, exce[...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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.t[...]

4 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7 How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7 Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7 II. FEA TURES ...[...]

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

6 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Federal Communications Commission Statement Thi[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Intr oduction: Manual information and checklist II. Featur es: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard IV .[...]

8 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES Features II. FEA TURES Features of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard The ASUS P2B-VM is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest CPU. Specifications: • Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium ® II ( 2 33MHz to 450M H z) and Celeron TM (266MHz and faster) [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES Features II. FEA TURES Special Featur es: • Enhanced ACPI: Features a programmable BIOS, offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firmware-based virus protection through T rend ChipA way V irus codes, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. • Desktop Ma[...]

10 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual II. FEA TURES Features II. FEA TURES Intelligent Features: • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power of f automatically even in sleep mode . This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise , and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the po[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 3 PCI Slots 1 ISA Slot A TI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X A TI 3D Rage IIC AGP Multi-I/O, Keyboard Controller T : PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Programmable Flash EEPROM Intel PIIX4E PCIset with RTC 4MB VGA Memory (Rage IIC) 8MB VGA Memory (Rage Pr[...]

12 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS P2B-VM Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout III. INST ALLA TION (Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.) FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE CHA_F AN DIMM Socket 1 (64/72 bit, 168 pin module) Accelerated Graphics Port Intel PIIX4E PCIset Intel 440BX AGPset A TXPWR CPU Slot 1 Panel C[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) INT_EN p. 14 VGA Interrupt Setting (Enable/Disable) 2) VGAEN p. 14 VGA Setting (Enable/Disable) 3) CLR TC p. 15 Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM 4) KB_W AK p. 15 Keyboard Power (W ake) Up (Enable/Disable) 5) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4 p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 6) BF0, B[...]

14 ASUS P2B-VM 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 Wir es, a[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION 3. 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) 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 user preferen[...]

16 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 5. CPU Bus Frequency Selector (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and 440BX AGPset. This allows the selection of the CPU’ s External frequency (or BUS Clock ). The BUS Clock multiplied by the BUS Rat[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 17 System Memory III. INST ALLA TION 2. System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM). One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard. T o uti[...]

18 ASUS P2B-VM 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 P2B-VM User’ s Manual 19 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) Y our motherboard provides a Slot 1 connector for a Pentium ® II processor packaged in a Single Edge Contact Cartridge (SECC/SECC2) or a Celeron™ processor pack- aged in a Single Edge Processor Package (SEPP). III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION Heatsinks The recommended he[...]

20 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION The URM is now ready for the installation of your processor . Installing the Processor 1. Unlock the URM’ s Folding Support Arms: The folding support arms of the URM are locked when shipped. Unlocked Folding Support Arms Locked Folding Support T o unlock the support arms,[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 21 CPU III. INST ALLA TION 2. Attach the Heatsink NOTE: Follow carefully the heatsink attachment instructions included with your heatsink or processor . The following steps are provided only as a general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink. SECC with Pentium ® II Place the SECC face down on a flat surface[...]

22 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual CPU III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 4. Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP Secure the SECC/SECC2/SEPP in place by pushing the SECC/SECC2/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 me[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION 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, such as the Elan V ital Heatsink with Fan, dissipate heat mo[...]

24 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Expansion Cards III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard- ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer system’ s cover and the bracket [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 25 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 whenever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are assigned automatically from those available. If the system h[...]

26 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 power connector on hard drives and floppy drives. IDE ribbon ca[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors 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 ([...]

28 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 6. Audio Port Connectors (Thr ee 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 .[...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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 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 mu[...]

30 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. IrDA-Compliant infrar ed 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 setting t[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION 1 3 . 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 expansion slots. Depending on [...]

32 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 15. SB-Link™ Connector (6-1 pin SBLINK) Using Intel’ s PC-PCI and serialized IRQ protocols found in this motherboard’ s AGPset, this connector allows Sound Blaster 16 compatibility to A WE64D (Digi- tal) or other PCI audio cards, enabling users to play Real-mod[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 17. Message LED Lead (2-pin MLED) 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.[...]

34 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION 25. Serial Port COM 2 (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for additional serial devices. P2B-VM Serial COM 2 Bracket Pin 1 R 26. A TI Multimedia Channel AMC (40-3 pin AMC) This connector is used for video accessories such as video capture c[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 35 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 off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user ’ s manu[...]

36 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 four numbers [...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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. S[...]

38 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 P2B-VM 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 de[...]

40 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 regu- lar use. Choosing defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings. A section at [...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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), M[...]

42 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 cha[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features BIOS Features Setup The “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some system features accord- ing to your preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard’ s design to r[...]

44 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 ECC check cap[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features HDD S.M.A.R.T . capability (Disabled) This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitor- ing technology . This feature is normally disabled because system res[...]

46 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup The “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Graphics Apertur e Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. Leave on default setting. V ideo Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the process[...]

48 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4 , 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector . Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3 , 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector . Onboard Parallel[...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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 each functio[...]

50 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 allow the BIOS t[...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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 until the com[...]

52 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 heading. Detail[...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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 disp[...]

54 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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, high- light [...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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[...]

56 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 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 the box. T o [...]

ASUS P2B-VM 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 dis[...]

58 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual V . Support CD Contents V . SUPPOR T CD ASUS Support CD Main Menu • LDCM Local Setup: Installs software to monitor the local system. The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed in order to use the hardware man- ager features. • LDCM Administrator Setup: Installs software to monitor PC systems on the network with[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 59 V . Support CD A. V ideo Driver ................................................................. 61 First T ime Installation ....................................................................... 61 Operating Systems ................................................................. 61 Install V ideo Driver and Util[...]

60 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual E. Audio Software ............................................................ 83 Audio Rack Installation .................................................................... 83 Audio Rack Introduction .................................................................. 83 The Command Center ...........................[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 61 A. Video Driver First T ime Installation A. V ideo Driver First T ime Installation When you start W indows for the first time after the installation of your motherboard, W indows 95/98 will detect the onboard video chip (either A TI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X or A TI 3D Rage IIC AGP , depending on your motherboard) and may a[...]

62 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual Install V ideo Driver and Utility (W indows 95/98) Install V ideo Driver and Utility installs the video driver necessary for your card to have higher performance, resolutions, and special features. Y ou can also install the A TI Player–a software multimedia player which provides full-screen MPEG video playback with[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 63 Display Settings for Windows 95/98 T o change resolution, color , and other display properties, either right-click the W in- dows 95/98 desktop and then choose Pr operties , double-click the Display icon in the Control Panel, or right-click the A TI icon in the system tray . Adjustment Menu Y ou can adjust the screen[...]

64 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual Color This allows you to adjust the Gamma level for your monitor and color levels for Red, Green, and Blue. Y ou can save your settings by clicking Save As and typing in a file name. This allows you to recall previously saved settings. Click Defaults to restore all settings to their defaults. A. Video Driver Display [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 65 B. Other V ideo Drivers V ideo Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 IMPOR T ANT! • W indows NT 3.5x does not support AGP cards. • Before installing the ASUS display driver in W indows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed the W indows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 3.0 (available on the Internet at http://www [...]

66 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual V ideo Driver Installation for IBM OS/2 The A TI OS/2 video driver is to be used for the English version of OS/2 only . T o install A TI video drivers for OS/2 or OS/2 W arp, use the INST ALL program. This program checks the system for possible conflicts, sets the monitor type, and installs the enhanced display drive[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 67 B. Other V ideo Drivers B . Other V ideo Drivers IBM OS/2 T o copy the driver files 1. Select Drivers Installation from the Main Menu. 2. Select IBM OS/2 from the list of applications. 3. Select Install for the correct version of OS/2. 4. Press <Enter> to select the default destination directory or specify a de[...]

68 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers System Information (optional) The program will check the system for possible conflicts with the device, and dis- play both the device and system configurations in the INFO BOX. In case of a conflict, it will issue a warning and suggest possible corrective actions. Y our onboard video device is[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 69 B. Other V ideo Drivers NOTE: An incorrect Monitor T ype setting may damage your monitor . Review your monitor specifications before making a selection from the Monitor Selection Menu. Do not exceed the monitor specifications. Using a refresh rate (i.e., vertical frequency) that is higher than specified may damage yo[...]

70 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual Advanced Setup (optional) If you wish to fine tune its settings for your monitor and system type, select Ad- vanced Setup from the Main Menu. On-screen context sensitive help is displayed as you highlight each Advanced Menu item. W ARNING! The Advanced Configuration option allows you to use certain fea- tures that ma[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 71 T roubleshooting System Lockup • If you are using a memory manager such as QEMM or 386MAX you need to modify the command line in the CONFIG.SYS file so that the address of the graphics device video BIOS, C000 - C7FF , is excluded. For example, add “EX- CLUDE = C000 - C7FF” to the command line. • Remove all un[...]

72 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers Memory apertur e test failur e or Diagnostics program locks or Reboots during apertur e test If you receive an error message indicating that the memory aperture location is con- flicting with your system memory , restart the INST ALL program as follows: IN- ST ALL APMAP <Enter>. Now when[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 73 B. Other V ideo Drivers Driver / Player B. Other Video Drivers Windows 95 enhanced display driver The W indows 95 enhanced display driver is capable of using monitor timing data contained within W indows 95. This data is selected by configuring a monitor type at W indows 95 installation time or through the Settings p[...]

74 ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers B . Other V ideo Drivers Descriptions/Actions Other Problems & Actions My monitor is not capable of high resolution or refresh rate. It depends on the display characteristics of your monitor . Consult your monitor docu- mentation for the proper configuration. After installing the driver , [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 75 A TI Player A TI Player and control panel (W in3.1x and Win95) If VIDEO drivers are installed, for playing video clips, the A TI Player icon will appear in the DeskT op. Double click on this icon to bring up the V ideo Screen as shown here: (Detailed button definitions are shown when holding the cursor over th[...]

76 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95) Click the Audio CD button in the T ask control panel to switch to Audio CD mode The Audio CD player has its own contr ol panel for contr olling the audio CD playback. Y ou can use the Audio CD panel to play standard audio CDs. Advanced features such as Random play , Intro [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 77 Playing Media Files Click the MPEG Playback button in the T ask contr ol panel to switch to play- back mode. The Control panel changes to the Playback panel. T o view/hide the Playback panel in Full Screen mode, pr ess F2. Y ou can use the Media Playback panel to play the following media files: • MPEG-1 digi[...]

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ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 79 D. Audio Driver D. Audio Driver First T ime Installation First T ime Installation When starting W indows 95/98/NT 4.0, the operating system will automatically de- tect the ESS Solo-1 PCI Audio Driver . For Windows 95 1. When the New Har dwar e Found screen prompts for a driver , select Driver fr om disk provided by h[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 80 First T ime Installation When starting W indows 95/98/NT 4.0, the operating system will detect that you have a new PCI Multimedia Device. Click Next when the Update Device W izar d screen appears. Click Br owse to locate the audioW in95 folder for W indows 95/98 or the audioNt40 folder for W indows NT on the ASUS[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 81 D. Audio Driver For Windows NT 4.0 1. Run the W indows NT “Multimedia” program located in Contr ol Panel . ( Start -> Settings -> Contr ol Panels -> Multimedia ) 2. Click the Devices tab. 3. Select Audio Devices under Multimedia Devices. 4. Click Add . 5. Select Unlisted or Updated Driver under List of D[...]

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ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 83 Audio Rack Installation Reinsert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. Click Install Audio Utilities from the main menu. Audio Rack Introduction The Audio Rack 32 enables you to take advantage of your computer ’ [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 84 The Command Center Counters Component Icons (DA T , MIDI, CD) T ransport State Indicators T rack or File Names T ime Indexes Introduction The Command Center controls which parts of the Audio Rack 32 are displayed. Y ou can display or hide any part of the Audio Rack 32 you choose, customizing its ap- pearance to suit [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 85 The Miniature Mode Introduction The Miniature mode is designed to give you full control of the Audio Rack 32 while using a minimum of space. Y ou are able to ef fectively use the Audio Rack 32 and still have enough room on your desktop to run other applications. In the Miniature mode, you can play , pause, stop, and [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 86 The Audio Mixer Introduction The Audio Mixer has two modes: Playback mode and Record mode. Y ou can use these two modes to fully control which of your audio sources you are listening to or recording, how loud each of those sources are and how they are balanced. Each audio source has its own module with mute, balance [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 87 The Digital Audio Player Introduction The Digital Audio Player enables you to play , record, and compress sound as .W A V files. In addition, you can play .AUD files. The .W A V files use PCM, which is the W indows‘ audio file format. The.AUD format uses ESPCM‘ compression to pro- duce an audio file. Files are wr[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 88 The MIDI Player Introduction The MIDI Player enables you to play MIDI files with the .MID or .RMI file exten- sions. These MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files can be produced by sequencer programs and then played back using the MIDI Player . Y ou can also mix MIDI files with other audio sources. Or you [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 89 The Compact Disk Player Introduction If you have a CD-ROM drive, you can play audio CDs. Check your hardware manual about setting up CD audio hardware and drivers. The Compact Disk Player uses intelligent CD playlist management: The Compact Disk Player maintains a record of each CD you play . It remembers the last pl[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 90 The Audio Recorder Introduction The Audio Recorder enables you to record, compress, store, and play back voice, music, and other sound. It provides settings for sound attributes such as mono/ste- reo, compression level, and sampling rate. Y ou can use it to embed sound objects in documents created in applications tha[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 91 Release Notes This information is provided for convenience only . Information here is subject to change without prior notice. V iew the installation CD for any updated information in Readme text files. The AudioRack also provides detailed online help (click the Help button on the “Command Center”) Disable Eject B[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 92 F . Software W avetable F . Wavetable Installation Insert the ASUS Support CD into your CD- ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun menu or run Setup.exe in the root directory of your CD-ROM driver . This will bring up the main menu. Click Install Softwar e W ave T able . In[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 93 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 ’ [...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 94 G. 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 between the left[...]

ASUS P2B-VM User’ s Manual 95 G. DMI Utility Using 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 [...]

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