® P2B-D/P2B-DS
Dual Pentium® III / II Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Special Features
• P2B-DS
• Adaptec 7890 SCSI Chipset
• Adaptec 3860 SCSI Transceiver
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How This Manual Is Organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
Features ............................................................................................... 8
The ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS Motherboard ........................................... 9
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 10
ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS Motherboard Layout ................................... 10
Installation Steps ............................................................................... 12
1. Motherboard Settings .................................................................... 12
Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 13
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................ 17
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures ............................... 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
Pentium III / II Processor ...................................................... 19
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions ............................................ 22
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .................... 23
4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................. 24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.................................... 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 25
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ......................................... 25
Accelerated Graphics Port ..................................................... 25
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ......................................................................... 36
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 36
Main Menu ................................................................................ 36
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ........................ 38
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 39
Load Defaults ............................................................................ 40
Standard CMOS Setup .............................................................. 40
Details of Standard CMOS Setup .......................................... 40
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................. 43
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 43
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Chipset Features Setup .............................................................. 46
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 46
Power Management Setup ........................................................ 49
Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 49
PNP and PCI Setup ................................................................... 52
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 52
Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................. 54
Load Setup Defaults .................................................................. 54
Supervisor Password and User Password ................................. 55
IDE HDD Auto Detection ......................................................... 56
Save & Exit Setup ..................................................................... 57
Exit Without Saving .................................................................. 57
V. SOFTWARE SETUP ....................................................................... 58
ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD............................................ 58
Installation Submenu ............................................................. 59
DOS Utility Submenu............................................................ 60
ASUS Contact Information ................................................... 61
VI. DESKTOP MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 62
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)............................................. 62
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ................ 62
Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ...................... 62
VII. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT .......................................................... 65
Configuring the SCSI Adapter .......................................................... 65
VIII. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI ................................................................... 67
Quick Start Instructions .................................................................... 67
Troubleshooting Tips ........................................................................ 68
Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users ...................................... 71
IX. ASUS LAN Card ........................................................................... 75
ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................ 75
Features ............................................................................................. 76
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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 undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-
tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-
proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washing-
ton DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administra-
tion, U.S. Government Printing Office.
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.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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I. INTRODUCTION
How This Manual Is Organized
This manual is divided into the following sections:
Introduction
Features
Installation
Manual information and checklist
Information and specifications
Setting up the motherboard.
Setting up the BIOS
ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD
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IV. BIOS Software
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Software Setup
VI. Desktop Management BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface
VII. Adaptec SCSI Select Adaptec SCSI Select utility (optional)
VIII. Adaptec EZ-SCSI
IX. ASUS LAN Card
Adaptec EZ-SCSI utility (optional)
PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet PCI card installation (optional)
Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.
(1) ASUS Motherboard
(1) Dual Processor Retention Mechanism and heatsink for 440BX AGPset
(4) Attach mount screws
(1) Ribbon cable for master and slave IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumpers
(1) Support drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual
(1) ASUS C-P2T PC100 Rev. 1.02 or later
(1) Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set User’s Manual (optional)
68-pin Ultra2 SCSI cable with terminator (optional)
68-pin Fast & Wide SCSI cable (optional)
50-pin Fast SCSI cable (optional)
PS/2 Mouse, Infrared, USB1, and USB2 external connector module (optional)
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional)
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II. FEATURES
Features
The ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS motherboards are carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants advanced features processed by the fastest CPU.
• Multi-Speed: Supports Dual Intel Pentium® III (450MHz and faster) and Pentium® II
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(233MHz to 450MHz) processors.
Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems and front-side bus
(FSB) platform, which boosts the traditional 66-MHz external bus speed to 100MHz.
Enhanced ACPI and Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS, offering
enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in hardware-based virus protection through
Trend ChipAwayVirus, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup.
PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with four DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100-
compliant SDRAMs (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 1GB. These new SDRAMs are
necessary to meet the enhanced 100MHz bus speed requirement.
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• Wake-On-LAN: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an optional ASUS PCI-L101
10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see IX. ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card) or a similar ethernet
card.
• Adaptec SCSI Chipset: Features Adaptec AIC-7890 Ultra2 SCSI chipset (optional) that
supports a combination of 8-bit and 16-bit Ultra2, Ultra, and single-ended or standard
SCSI devices and the AIC-3860 transceiver chipset (optional) that bridges the compat-
ibility gap between these mixed environments without affecting system performance by
taking advantage of the benefits of low-voltage differential (LVD) technology.
• AGP Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance, compo-
nent level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications using a 1X or 2X
mode bus.
SB-Link™: Features Creative’s SB-Link™, allowing SB16 compatibility, using Intel’s
PC-PCI and serialized IRQ protocols, to AWE64D or compatible PCI audio cards.
SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically
transport commands and information between SMBus devices.
PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides four 32-bit PCI and two 16-bit ISA PCI slots. All
PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards. (PCI supports
up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.)
Intelligence: Supports Keyboard Power Up, Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm, Tem-
perature Monitoring and Alert, Voltage Monitoring and Alert, System Resources Alert,
and Virus Write Protection through the onboard Hardware Monitor, Intel LANDesk Cli-
ent Manager (LDCM), and ASUS PC Probe software.
Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one paral-
lel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the
Infrared Module for wireless connections.
• Desktop Management Interface (DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which allows
hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compat-
ibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) (See section VI)
• UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with
two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/33, PIO
Modes 3 and 4, and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, as well as Enhanced IDE devices, such as
Tape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/W, and LS-120 drives.
IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface.
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• Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses
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to the memory and processor.
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