® P3V133
PC133 Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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ASUS P3V133
Product Name:
Manual Revision: 1.02 E507
Release Date:
February 2000
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FEATURES
3. HARDWARE SETUP
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1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ................................................... 7
1.2 Item Checklist .............................................................................. 7
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2.1 The ASUS P3V133 ...................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Special Features ................................................................ 10
2.1.3 Performance Features ....................................................... 10
2.1.4 Intelligence ....................................................................... 11
2.2 P3V133 Motherboard Components ........................................... 12
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3.1 P3V133 Motherboard Layout .................................................... 14
3.2 Layout Contents ......................................................................... 15
3.3 Hardware Setup Steps ................................................................ 16
3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................. 16
3.5 System Memory (DIMM) .......................................................... 20
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................. 23
3.6.1 Quick CPU Installation Procedure ................................... 23
3.6.2 Attaching the Heatsink ..................................................... 24
3.6.3 Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism ................ 24
3.6.4 Installing the Processor .................................................... 26
3.6.6 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors ............... 27
3.6.5 Removing the Processor ................................................... 27
3.6.7 ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions ....................................... 28
3.6.8 Precautions ....................................................................... 29
3.7 Expansion Cards ........................................................................ 30
3.8 External Connectors ................................................................... 32
3.9 Starting Up the First Time .......................................................... 41
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4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS .......................................... 42
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System .......................... 42
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) ......... 43
4.2 BIOS Setup Program .................................................................. 45
4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ................................................................ 46
4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 46
4. BIOS SETUP
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP
4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................. 48
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................. 49
4.4 Advanced Menu ......................................................................... 54
4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................... 56
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................. 58
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 60
4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ...................................................... 63
4.5 Power Menu ............................................................................... 64
4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................. 66
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ............................................................ 68
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................. 69
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................... 71
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5.1 Operating Systems ..................................................................... 73
5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation ................................. 73
5.2 P3V Series Motherboard Support CD ........................................ 74
5.3 ASUS PC Probe Setup ............................................................... 75
5.4 Adobe Acrobat Reader ............................................................... 76
5.5 Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver ............................................................ 77
5.6 Install PC-Cillin ......................................................................... 78
5.7 Uninstalling Programs................................................................ 79
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6.1 ASUS PC Probe ......................................................................... 81
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7.1 ASUS S370-133 CPU Card ....................................................... 87
7.1.1 Using the ASUS S370-133 ............................................... 87
7.1.2 Setting up the ASUS S370-133 ........................................ 88
7.1.3 ASUS S370-133 Jumper Settings ..................................... 88
7.2 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ......................................... 89
7.2.1 Features ............................................................................ 90
7.2.2 Software Driver Support .................................................. 90
7.2.3 Questions and Answers .................................................... 90
7.3 Glossary ..................................................................................... 91
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
7. APPENDIX
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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. Washington DC: Office of the
Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, 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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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized
This manual is divided into the following sections:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FEATURES
3. HARDWARE SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
5. SOFTWARE SETUP
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
7. APPENDIX
Manual information and checklist
Production information and specifications
Instructions on setting up the motherboard.
Instructions on setting up the BIOS
Instructions on setting up the included software
Reference material for the included software
Optional items and general reference
1.2 Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.
(1) ASUS Motherboard
(1) Universal Retention Mechanism for SECC2/SECC/SEPP processors
(1) Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/33 IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps
(1) Support CD with drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional)
ASUS S370 Series CPU cards (optional)
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card (optional)
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2. FEATURES
2.1 The ASUS P3V133
The ASUS P3V133 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Specifications
• Latest Intel Processor Support
Intel Pentium® III
Intel Pentium® III B
Intel Pentium® III E
Intel Pentium® III EB
Intel Pentium® II
Intel Celeron™ III
100MHz FSB, Katmai core
133MHz FSB, Katmai core
100MHz FSB, Coppermine core
133MHz FSB, Coppermine core
100MHz/66MHz FSB
66MHz FSB
SECC2
SECC2
SECC2
SECC2
SECC
SEPP
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• VIA Apollo Pro133 Chipset: Features the VIA VT82C693A system controller
and VIA VT82C596B PCI to ISA bridge with support for AGP 2x mode; 133/
100/66MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); and UltraDMA/66 / UltraDMA/33.
PC133 Memory / VCM Support: Equipped with three Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel PC133/PC100-compliant (8, 16, 32,
64, 128, 256, or 512MB) or NEC’s Virtual Channel (VC) SDRAMs up to 1.5GB.
VC SDRAMs is a new DRAM core architecture that dramatically improves the
memory system’s ability to service multimedia requirements.
• Multi-Cache: Supports processors with 512, 256, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst
Level 2 cache.
• AGP Slot: Supports AGP cards for high performance, component level inter-
connection targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 133MHz 2X mode.
• UltraDMA/66 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE control-
ler with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Sup-
ports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE
DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-
R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
• Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op-
tional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7. Appendix).
• Wake-On-Ring Connector: Supports Wake-On-Ring activity through a PCI
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modem card that supports a WOR connector.
PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system
status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan
status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC
Probe.
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