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R P2B-L / P2B-S / P2B-LS Pentium® II Motherboards USER'S MANUAL Special Features ASUS P2B-L (power supply must provide at least 720mA on the +5VSB) • Intel 82558 LAN Chipset • Wake-On-LAN ASUS P2B-S • Adaptec 7890 SCSI Chipset • Adaptec 3860 SCSI Transceiver ASUS P2B-LS (power supply must provide at
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by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any of the means
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Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 3
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Features 8 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard 9 III. INSTALLATION ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard Layout 10 Installation Steps 12 1. Jumpers 12 Jumper Settings 13 2. System Memory (DIMM 17 DIMM Memory Installation Procedures 18 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 Pentium II Processor
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Driver Support 63 LED Connectors 64 DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Novell 65 Windows NT Server or Workstation 66 Windows 95 68 Select Duplex Mode (optional 69 Troubleshooting 71 Technical Information 74 Using Wake On LAN 75 Glossary 76 VIII. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT Configuring the SCSI Adapter
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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 Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. 6 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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SCSI Select IX. Adaptec EZ-SCSI Manual information and checklist Information and specifications Instructions on setting up the motherboard. Instructions on setting up the BIOS software ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface Information on the built-in LAN
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"Floppy 3 mode" (3.5-inch disk drive: 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5-inch disk drive: 120 MB, 1.44MB, 720KB). BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM or SCSI device boot-up. • Concurrent PCI: Allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to memory to CPU. 8 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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(DMI): Supports DMI through BIOS, which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.) II. FEATURES Motherboard Parts ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard SEC CPU Slot T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Port
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BF1 BF0 BIOS Power (CR2032 3V Lithium Cell) SCSILED CHASSIS WOL_CON EXTBATT 2Mbit Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) CHA_FAN PANEL IDELED Combine IR Speaker NOTE: Greyed components are optional at the time of purchase. III. INSTALLATION Board Layout 10 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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p. 33 Chassis/CPU/Power Supply Fan Connectors (3 pins) 23) ATXPWR p. 34 ATX Motherboard Power Connector (20 pins) *The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address, otherwise conflicts will occur. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 11
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Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS component whenever the components are separated from the system. 12 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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ACPI BIOS support. The default is set to Disable because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply. Your computer will not function if you set this to Enable and if you do not have the right ATX power supply. KBPWR 123 Disable (Default) KBPWR 123 Enable R P2B-L/S/LS Keyboard Power
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system cabinet, place a jumper on COMBINE in order to combine the IDE and SCSI activity into the IDELED. COMBINE (Default) IDELED and SCSILED activity are separate COMBINE IDELED includes SCSILED activity P2B-L/S/LS IDE/SCSI Device Activity LED Selection 14 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPU's External frequency. These must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency. R P2B-L/S/LS CPU Settings 123 123 123 Pentium II processor because it sends a VID signal directly to the onboard power controller. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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Extended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB and double-sided DIMMs come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB sizes. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 17
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. 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins Lock (FRONT) P2B-L/S/LS 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals. 18 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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(CPU) This motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II processor packaged in an SEC cartridge. Pentium Groove for the Support Top Bar Heatsink Support Base/Top Bar (Items 4-7) Pentium II Processor Heatsink (Item 8) CPU (Item 9) ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 19
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mechanism is properly seated on the board. Then, screw the captive nuts in place. WARNING! Do not overtighten the captive nuts. Doing so could damage your motherboard. Tighten captive nuts to no more than 6±1 inch/pound. Lock holes Captive nut Captive nut 20 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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this orientation will fit. With a screw driver, push the clamps one at a time against the SEC cartridge, the CPU will overheat. You may install motherboard's chipsets, press the cartridge gently but firmly until it is full inserted. Push lock inward (3) ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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into the heatsink support base posts. (9) (8) R III. INSTALLATION CPU Heatsink support top bar (4) Heatsink support base (7) Heatsink support base post 6. to the motherboard's CPU heat sensor connector (TRCPU). TRCPU P2B-L/S/LS CPU Thermal Sensor 22 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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as shown then flip the lever from "Unlock" to "Lock." You will not be able to also use the heatsink support top bar because of the fan. The heatsink support top bar will, however, still be included in the package, in case you use a heatsink without a fan. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 23
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cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. Assigning computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. 24 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as the ASUS AGP-V2740 3D Multimedia Accelerator. R P2B-L/S/LS Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 25
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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 Control" in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. P2B-L/S/LS PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) 26 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. COM 1 P2B-L/S/LS Serial Ports (9-pin Male) COM 2 5. RJ-45 Connector (8-pin Female) This connector can be used to connect the onboard 32-bit 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Controller (optional) to a host or a hub. P2B-L/S/LS RJ-45 Port ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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for connecting USB devices. USB 1 USB 2 P2B-L/S/LS Universal Serial Bus (USB) 7. LAN Condition Connector (6-pin A) (optional/reserved) This connector supports the optional network condition connector module. This module mounts to system cases that support this feature. Link LED Connector Activity
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the boot disk through BIOS Features Setup. PIN 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector III. INSTALLATION Connectors R P2B-L/S/LS IDE Connectors 10. IDE/SCSI Device Activity LED (two 2-pins) This connector supplies power to the cabinet's hard disk or IDE/SCSI activity LED. Read and write
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Wide SCSI Connector Adaptec AIC-3860 Chipset Single-Ended Devices CD-ROM Scanner Tape P2B-L/S/LS Mixed Ultra2 and Single-Ended Device Configuration Ultra2 SCSI uses the same connectors and cables as UltraSCSI, so upgrading is easy and cost-effective. 30 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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Chipset Features Setup to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. (NC) GND +5V IRRX IRTX Front View Back View P2B-L/S/LS Infrared Module
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Lock Speaker Power LED Connector +5 V PLED KEYLOCK Ground +5V Ground Ground SPKR +5 V TB_LED ExtSMI# Ground PWR_SW +3VSB ResetCon Ground P2B-L/S/LS Panel Connectors Turbo LED Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* * Requires an ATX power supply. 32 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. Power Supply Fan Power CPU Fan Power Chassis Fan Power Rotation +12V Ground P2B-L/S/LS 12Volt Cooling Fan Power ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 33
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+5Volt standby power. You may experience difficulty in powering on your system if your power supply cannot support the load. +12.0Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts R III. INSTALLATION Connectors 34 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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Shut down the computer?. The system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message "You can now safely turn off your computer" will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 35
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is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. Main Menu 1. Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it. It is recommended
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update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need service. IV. BIOS Updating BIOS 38 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-Volt and 12Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in
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in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or damaged, or if you change your system hardware configuration, you will need to respecify the configuration values. The configuration values usually get lost or corrupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens. IV. BIOS Standard CMOS The
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Addressing (LBA) to allow larger IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. IV. BIOS Standard CMOS ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 41
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your hard disks (with the power off) and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard disk type. If you use older hard disks that do not support this feature, then you must configure All,But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. IV. BIOS Standard CMOS 42 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values, respectively. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of BIOS Features Setup CPU Internal Core Speed This set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 43
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which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. IV. BIOS BIOS Features 44 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Boot Setup prompts for the Supervisor Password only when entering the BIOS Setup utility. IV. BIOS BIOS Features ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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. SDRAM MA Wait State (Normal) This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default setting. Snoop Ahead (Enabled) Enabled will allow PCI streaming. Leave on default setting. Host Bus Fast Data Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. 46 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 47
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serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system SCSI drives). IDE Ultra DMA Mode (Auto) This field autodetects Ultra DMA capability (for improved transfer speeds and data integrity) for compatible BIOS Chipset Features 48 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Always On and Suspend -> Off. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 49
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HDD Power Down", which places the hard disk into its lowest power consumption mode, and the "Suspend Mode" which suspends the CPU. The system automatically "wakes up" from any power more than 4 seconds will power off the system. IV. BIOS Power Management 50 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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: If any of the monitored items are out of range, an error message will appear: "Hardware Monitor found an error, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details". You will then be prompted to "Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP". IV. BIOS Power Management ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 51
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is using that IRQ. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes... 52 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment the onboard SCSI chipset to support a BIOS (PCI/AGP) PCI/AGP asks the system to first find the PCI VGA card, then AGP VGA card if a PCI VGA card is not found. AGP/PCI does the reverse. IV. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high performance features. To load these default settings, highlight "Load BIOS the Standard CMOS Setup screen. IV. BIOS Load Defaults 54 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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automatically reverts to the main screen. IV. BIOS Passwords To implement password protection, specify in the "Security Option" field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for the in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 55
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BIOS SOFTWARE 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. IV. BIOS set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. 56 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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& Exit Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the "Exit Without Saving" option on the main screen and then press . ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 57
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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 Support CD. NOTE: The support CD contents are constantly updated without notice. V. SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord 58 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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or updating system information. \LAN: Drivers are provided for installing network on various systems. \PCCILLIN: Installs the "PC-cillin" virus protection software. View the online help if you have any questions. V. SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 59
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VI. DMI Utility Using DMI Utility VI. DMI Utility Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Configuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able
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Notes A heading, *** BIOS Auto Detect *** appears on the right for each menu item on the left side that has been auto detected by the system BIOS. A heading, *** User Modified *** will appear on the right for menu items that have been modified by the user. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 61
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entering a drive and path and file name here. Load BIOS Defaults You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. 62 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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V2.x; Windows 3.x, 95, NT (Server/Workstation) V3.x, V4.0; IBM LAN Server 2.x, 3.0; IBM LAN Support V1.x; IBM OS/2 EE V2.0; DEC Pathworks V4.x & V5.0; Sun PC-NFS; Banyan VINES; IBM TCP/IP for DOS & OS/ 2; Wollongong Pathway Access Unix Driver - SCO Unix ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 63
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RJ45 Connector Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 6 Pins 4,5,7,8 Output Transmit Data + Output Transmit Data Input Receive Data + Input Receive Data (Reserved) HUB RJ45 Connector 12345678 64 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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finishes the tests, you'll see the Install Network Drivers screen. 6. Select the driver you want to install. Setup can install a NetWare client driver for you. If you're installing other drivers, Setup displays a README file with installation instructions. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 65
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an error while booting, it may require additional steps to configure. Install network drivers - Windows NT Version 4.0 only After starting Windows NT, you need to install the device drivers. Have the Windows NT CD-ROM disk available for this procedure. 66 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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error messages. • If you are attaching to a NetWare network, check your frame type and verify that NetWare client software has been installed. • Check with your LAN administrator - you may need to install supplemental networking software. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 67
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, and Other Operating Systems For these, refer to our online documents. On a DOS computer, view the appropriate README file for information on installing your network driver. 68 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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the network interface or adapter on half duplex if you are not sure what type of hub you are connected to. DOS ODI, NDIS 2.01 Clients Edit the NET.CFG or PROTOCOL.INI file. Add keywords to Link Driver section: FORCEDUPLEX 2 SPEED 100 (or 10 if 10BASE-T) ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 69
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README file. "Push" Installation for Windows 95 If you are a LAN Administrator setting up server-based push installation of Windows 95 as defined in Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit, additional steps are required for this network interface or adapter. 70 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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or adapter have the same duplex setting. If you configured the network interface for full duplex, make sure the hub port is also configured for full duplex. Setting the wrong duplex mode can degrade performance, cause data loss, or result in lost connections. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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've loaded the correct network drivers. • The network may be idle. Try accessing a server. • The network interface or adapter isn't transmitting or receiving data. Try another network interface or adapter. • May not be using four-pair cable for TX wiring. 72 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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. • Make sure the network cable is fully attached to the network interface or adapter. Link LED does not light when power is connected. • Make sure WOL cable is attached and power is applied to computer. • Make sure network cable is attached at both ends. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 73
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with the EIA 568 wiring standard. Fast Ethernet Hubs and Switches The two basic types of hubs are shared hubs and switching hubs. This motherboard's network interface can be used with either type performance. Switching hubs can also support full duplex. 74 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires an Ethernet LAN adapter card or interface that can activate the Wake-On-LAN function, a client with WakeOn-LAN capability, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger the wake-up frame. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 75
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signal rates from 1Mb/s to 100Mb/s. Interrupt (IRQ) Signal suspending a program temporarily and transfers control to the operating system when input or output is required. LED Light emitting diode Mbps Megabits per second 76 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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the option of reassigning bad blocks so that data will not be written to them. This utility is only necessary if you suspect that your SCSI disk drive has a problem. VIII. SCSI SELECT Configuring SCSI ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 77
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computer. 2. Insert the Adaptec EZSCSI Setup Disk into your floppy disk drive. 3. At the DOS prompt, type a:\install (assuming your 3.5" floppy is A: drive). Then press . 4. Follow the onscreen instructions. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Intro/Quick Start ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 79
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the host adapter, run the Add New Hardware Wizard again. This time, select No on the second screen of the wizard, then select SCSI controllers on the next screen. Select the name of your host adapter when it appears. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Troubleshooting 80 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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hardware documentation. 5 Turn the computer ON. If the new host adapter supports Plug and Play, Windows will install and configure it automatically. Otherwise, run Add New Hardware to make sure the new driver is loaded. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Troubleshooting ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 81
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instructions for DOS. My CDROM drive doesn't work properly under Windows95. Some older models of SCSI CDROM drives are not compatible with the embedded Windows95 CDROM driver. You can add support the hard disk drives. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Troubleshooting 82 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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WindowsNT Troubleshooting section on page 6 describes a few situations when you may need to use the DOS/Windows3.1x drivers systems, it detects what kind of host adapter is installed in your computer and automatically configures SCSI UTILITY DOS/Win Info. ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 83
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being stored there. 6. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5, as needed, to format or verify other disk devices. When you are finished, press Esc to exit. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Formatting 84 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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of MB of available capacity. Disks larger than 1 Gigabyte have 255 heads, 63sectors per track, and one cylinder per 8 MB of available capacity. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Partitioning ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual 85
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SCSI Device to Partition window. If you want to partition a different disk device, select the device from the list and repeat the earlier steps. 7. To quit afdisk, press Esc and select Yes to confirm that you want to quit. IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Partitioning 86 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User's Manual
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