Asus P2E-VM manual

R P2L-VM/P2E-VM Pentium ® II microA TX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

2 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Manual Revision: 1.02 Release Date: June 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,[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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.asu[...]

4 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................... 7 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEA TURES .....[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS Power Management Setup .......................................................... 49 Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 49 PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 52 Details of PNP and PCI Setup ..........................[...]

6 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM 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 c[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 motherboa[...]

8 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Features The ASUS P2L-V M /P2E-V M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package. ASUS P2L-V M /P2E-V M Specifications: • micr oA TX: Features ASUS’ custom designed microA TX form factor . • Multi-Speed: Supports the I[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 9 ASUS P2L-V M /P2E-V M Special Featur es: • ACPI Ready: Features ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) which is also implemented on all ASUS “smart” series motherboards. ACPI provides more Ener gy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) sup- porting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) f[...]

10 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual ASUS P2L-V M /P2E-V M Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power of f automatically even in sleep mode . This function reduces both ener gy consumption and system noise , and is an important feature to implement silent PC systems. • Boot V irus Protection: Anti-boot virus protection programmed[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts 3 PCI Slots 2 ISA Slots A TI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X VGA Chipset Multi-I/O, Keyboard Controller T : PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Programmable Flash ROM Intel 440LX or 440EX AGPset Intel PIIX4 PCIset with RTC 2 DIMM on 440EX 3 D[...]

12 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout III. INST ALLA TION R 01 CPU_F AN 23 CHA_F AN IR VP ANEL SMB WOL_CON 45 CLRCMOS AUX CD1 CD2 INT_EN VGAEN RTCPU IDELED COM2 Row Panel Connectors BUS Frequency 2 MB SDRAM 2 MB SDRAM 2 MB SDRAM FS0 FS2 FS1 BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3 Freq. Ratio 01 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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) CLRCMOS p . 15 Real T ime Clock RAM (Clear CMOS) 4) KBPWR p. 15 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 5) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 6) BF0, BF1, B[...]

14 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION 1. Jumpers 1. V G A Interrupt Selection (INT_E N ) and 2. VGA Setting (VGAEN) The INT_EN jumper allows you to set the VGA interrupt method. The default disables the chipset’ s internal interrupt routing. Some TV - T uner o r MPEG cards may require that the inte[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM (CLRCMOS) 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 [...]

16 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION Intel Pentium II Processor in a SEC Cartridge (233-333MHz 512KB/128KB/0KB L2 Cache) Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your processor a s follows: (BUS Freq.) (Freq. Ratio) CPU Model Speed F . Ratio BUS F . FS0 FS1 FS2 BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3 Intel Pentium II 333MH[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 17 III. INST ALLA TION System Memory III. INST ALLA TION General DIMM Notes: (not true for all memory modules) • Four possible memory chips are available: EDO or SDRAM with and without ECC. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO chips. • BIOS shows EDO or SDRAM memory on bootup[...]

18 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM 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 suf ficient air is circulating across the processor ’ s pas- sive heatsink. W ithout suf ficient circulation, the [...]

20 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION The Motherboard As Shipped Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot using two attach mount bridges from the underside of the motherboard. Installing the Pentium II Pr ocessor: 1. Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism: The retention mechanism is designed to fi[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION 2. Mount the Heatsink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heat sink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Check the orien- tation of the heatsink against the pictures. The thicker fin must be orientated toward the bottom. T[...]

22 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION 4. Secure 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. Secure the Heatsink: Install the heatsink support base into the motherboard. This is n[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM 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 the motherboard. These heatsinks have the added benefits of proper heat dissipation a[...]

24 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 b[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION Expansion Cards 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 automati[...]

26 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 ri[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION DMA Channels 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 th[...]

28 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 6. Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” Female) (with optional onboard audio) Line Out can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers. Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your com- puter or played through the Line[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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,[...]

30 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect- ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is r emoved to pr event insert[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 14. IrDA / Fast IR-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 configu[...]

32 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 16. Message LED Lead (LED, 2 pins) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when data are being transfer or messages are waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 2 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[...]

34 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 26. Serial Port COM 2 (COM2, 10-1 pins) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for additional serial devices. Y ou may also purchase the optional TV -Out bracket which has both TV -Out connectors and a second serial port [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 35 III. INST ALLA TION Power Connections III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Support Software AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. T o determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of th[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS Updating BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Managing and Updating Y our Motherboard’s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMA T A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating “AUT OEXEC.BA T” and “CONFIG.SYS” files. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the jus[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS BIOS Setup This motherboard supports one programmable Flash ROM chip of 5 V olt which can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory W riter utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section. All comp[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Load Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. “ Load Setup Defaults ”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized defaults for regular use. Choosing defaults at this level, will modify all applicable settings. [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field: Primary Master , Primary Slave, Secondary Master , and Secondary Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup. This will allow you[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 desi[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 44 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features CPU Level 1 Cache / CPU Level 2 Cache (Enabled) These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU’ s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check (Disabled) Enabled allows the system to run [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM 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 reserve IRQ[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features V ideo Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor . It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. Y ou must leave this on the default setting of UC [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features 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, se[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video of f features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby , and DPMS Suspend . The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow th[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 of f. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the c[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Plug & Play / PCI IV . BIOS PNP and PCI Setup This “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INT A#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 t[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM 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, high-[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 55 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Supervisor Password and User Password T wo options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a password that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “User Password” sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. By default, the system comes[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM 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 the bo[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 58 V . SOFTW ARE ASUS Support CD Support CD Main Menu Insert your 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 ASUS Support CD. NOTE: The support CD version and con- tents are constantly updated without notice. V . Support[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 59 R PC Probe USER’S MANUAL Included only with products using hardware monitoring components. User ’s Manual A. PC Probe Utility[...]

60 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 2. Click “OK” after reading the welcome message. 3. Click the install button. Click “ASUS PC Probe” from the “Start” button to run the utility if you exit the utility or did not check “Run when W indows Starts.” Installing and Running ASUS PC Probe The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to m[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 61 2. Uninstall other hardware monitoring pro- grams if you want to use the ASUS PC Probe by running “Add/Remove Pro- grams” from the Control Panel. Uninstalling Programs Uninstalling programs is a basic component within W indows 95. Y ou may use this function if individual programs does not provide their own[...]

62 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual Using the ASUS PC Probe A. PC Probe Utility Analog view of PC’ s fan rotation Digital view of PC’ s fan rotation PC’ s Fan warning threshold adjustment Fan Rotation Status PC T emperature Status Analog view of PC’ s temperature Digital view of PC’ s temperature Digital view of PC’ s temperature war[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 63 A. PC Probe Utility Using PC Probe A. PC Probe Utility Right clicking the “doctor” will bring up a menu to turn ASUS PC Probe on, off, or exit the utility . The “doctor” appears gray when of f. When there is a problem, the “doctor ’ s” light flashes red, the PC speaker sounds, and ASUS PC Probe m[...]

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ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 65 B. Video Driver Contents B. V ideo Driver B. V ideo Driver .................................................................. 65 First T ime Installation ................................................................ 65 Install W indows 95 Display Driver ................................................. 66 I[...]

66 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual B. Video Driver Contents B. V ideo Driver T roubleshooting ......................................................................... 93 W indows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver ..................... 95 W indows 95 property page problems ................................... 95 A TI V ideo Player Notes ........[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 67 B. V ideo Driver B. Video Driver First T ime Install First T ime Installation When starting W indows 95 (OSR2.0) or W indows 98, the operating system will detect that you have a new PCI Multimedia Device, then an Update Device Driver W izard will appear . Click the Next button. Click the Browse button to locat[...]

68 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual B. Video Driver Display Driver Install Windows 95 Display Driver Install W indows 95 Display Driver allows your onboard VGA to function properly . The “A T I 3 D ” setup screen will appear . Reinsert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.ex[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 69 B. Video Driver DirectX / Video Player 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 95 V ideo Driver from the main menu. Click Install DirectX5 to begin installation. W arning: Y our computer will au[...]

70 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual Display Settings for Windows 95 Changing display settings: T o enter the “Display Properties” at any time, right click your mouse on the desktop and select “Properties” or double click the “Display” icon in the “Control Panel.” Click the appropriate T ab as follows: Panning: This allows you to [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 71 V ideo Driver Installation for Windows 3.x For your convenience, the A TI video drivers for W indows 3.x can be installed in W indows 3.x or in DOS. The autorun ASUS W indows 3.1 Install Shell cannot be automatically run by W indow 3.x, so manual execution is necessary . Installing A TI video drivers in W indo[...]

72 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual V ideo Driver Installation for Windows 3.x Installing A TI video drivers in DOS: 1. Enter DOS mode (Exit W indows, do not use W indows DOS prompt) 2. Change to your CD-ROM drive 3. T ype: SETUP (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D) in DOS mode. ASUS DOS installation shell will appear and present you with a [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 73 Software MPEG & V ideo Player for Windows 3.x Software MPEG allows the viewing of the following video files identified by their extensions: • MPEG Format: (*.MPG, *.DA T , *.MPV) Extensions • A VI Files (*.A VI) Extensions For Software MPEG support in W indows 3.x, you must first install Microsoft’ s[...]

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ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 75 NOTE: This section shows screens for W indows 3.1x although feature descriptions may be used for both W indows 3.1x and W indows 95. A TI Desktop Control Panel An A TI DeskT op is installed automatically when you install the enhanced driver for W indows. Double click on the icon to display the A TI Desktop Con[...]

76 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual FlexDesk+ FlexDesk+ Basic Settings FlexDesk+ is for configuring the operating modes and parameters of the ASUS 264 Series Device. The availability of options in FlexDesk+ is dependent on the device and its hardware configuration. This control panel allows you to configure Colors (color depth), Screen Size (res[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 77 Buttons T est: Automatically switches on monitor to display the selected mode without exit- ing this control panel, for 10 seconds or until the user clicks the End T est, OK, or Cancel button. All other buttons and sliders are inactive at this time. T o show dynamic color depth changes in this test, the W inSw[...]

78 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual FlexDesk+ Advanced Settings Environment This parameter specifies logical dots per inch (LDPI). Being logical, i.e., not physi- cal dots, the ef fect will differ depending on screen size. Automatic Mode chooses the optimal environment setting for the selected screen size. The Small, Lar ge and DTP settings are [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 79 DPMS (for Windows) W in3.1 Limitation: In some newer BIOS, DPMS fucntion doesn't work normally . VESA DPMS-compliant monitors conserve electrical energy by powering down after a period of inactivity . Y ou can use the DPMS panel (in W indows) to configure the auto-shutdown timing sequence for your DPMS-co[...]

80 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual DeskScape NOTE: Press Default to fill in the fields with default keys first. DeskScape allows more control over your V irtual Desktop using keyboard keys. For a description of Screen and Desktop, Refer to the Using FlexDesk+ section. The displayed image on the screen is a "window" showing only a port[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 81 Buttons Defaults: Assigns default keys to DeskScan. Help: Displays Help information on DeskScan. OK: Accepts key assignments as shown and exits. Cancel: Discards all changes and exits. WinSwitch NOTE: Pr ess Default to fill in the fields with default keys first. By pressing a user -defined set of keyboard keys[...]

82 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual Buttons Key 1: First of four radio buttons labeled key1, key 2, key 3, and key 4. The slider settings shown are associated with the selected radio button. Defaults: Restores key combination and slider settings to defaults. Help: Displays Help information on W inSwitch. OK: Accepts current settings and exits. C[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 83 If your monitor came with a VDIF file then you may insert it into your floppy drive and press the "Load VDIF" button. The "Custom" button allows you to select the resolution and refresh rates. Y ou may try out different settings that will optimize your display preferences but too high of a [...]

84 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual The ASUS 264 Series Device supports a VESA power management control speci- fication called DPMS -Display Power Management Signaling. Monitors that com- ply with DPMS can provide energy savings up to 80% compared to non DPMS compliant monitors. This also translates into extended monitor life. DPMS control funct[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 85 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 W indows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 3.0 (available on the Internet at http://w[...]

86 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers V ideo Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 Installing A TI V ideo drivers in W indows NT 4.0: (New Hardware Found) If installing an ASUS Graphics device for the first time, a “New Hardware Found” window will appear upon entering W indows NT 4.0: 1. Click OK to use the default sel[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 87 V ideo Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 Installing A TI V ideo drivers in W indows NT 4.0 (Prompted by Windows NT) If an ASUS Graphics device (or compatible) was installed at one time a “Display” message will appear upon entering W indows NT 4.0 : There is a problem with your display settings. The ad[...]

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ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 89 B. Other V ideo Drivers 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 . Installing A TI video drivers in English OS/2 or OS/2 W arp: 1. Start OS/2 2. Check that OS/2 is using standard VGA driver and other applications are closed. 3. Double[...]

90 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers AutoCAD V ideo Driver Installation Installing A TI AutoCAD V ideo Drivers: 1. Enter DOS mode (Exit W indows, do not use W indows DOS prompt) 2. Insert the installation CD (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D) 8. Reboot the computer from DOS - Y our W indows 3.x & DOS system A TI [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 91 Microstation V ideo Driver Installation Installing A TI Microstation V ideo Drivers: 1. Enter DOS mode (Exit W indows, do not use W indows DOS prompt) 2. Insert the CD (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D) 8. Reboot the computer from DOS - Y our W indows 3.x & DOS system A TI drivers should be installed[...]

92 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers Select 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 ASUS AGP-[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 93 B. Other V ideo Drivers VDIF Files (optional) VDIF files are VESA Display Information Format files. They contain all the neces- sary configuration parameters for getting optimal resolution and refresh rate opera- tion from the specified monitor . Consult your monitor manufacturer for availability of VDIF files[...]

94 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 95 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[...]

96 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-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>. N[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 97 B. Other V ideo Drivers Driver / Player B. Other Video Drivers Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver The W indows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is capable of using monitor tim- ing data contained within W indows 95. This data is selected by configuring a moni- tor type at W indows 95 installation time [...]

98 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual B. Other V ideo Drivers B. Other Video 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 driv[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 99 Windows V ideo Player A TI Player and control panel (W in3.1x and W in95) 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 cur[...]

100 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 101 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 dig[...]

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103 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual D. Audio Driver D. Audio Driver .................................................................. 104 First T ime Installation ................................................................ 104 E. Audio Softwar e ............................................................. 105 Audio Rack Installation ....[...]

104 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual First T ime Installation When starting W indows 95 (OSR2.0) or W indows NT 4.0, the operating system will detect that you have a new PCI Multimedia Device, then an Update Device Driver Wizard will appear . If W indows does not automatically detect your audio device on startup, run “ DRIVERSAUDIOSNDV45UI[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 105 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 compu[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 106 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 [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 107 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, st[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 108 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, [...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 109 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. File[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 110 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.[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 111 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[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 112 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 applicat[...]

ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 113 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[...]

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ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’ s Manual 115 F . ASUS LAN Card Parts / Layout F . ASUS LAN Card ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card (optional) 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.?[...]

116 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User ’ s Manual F . ASUS LAN Card Features/Information F . ASUS LAN Card Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • W ake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) [...]