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    R P2L-M Pentium® II microATX Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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    AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Copyright © 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Product Name: ASUS P2L-M Manual Revision: 1.01
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    Str. 25, 40880 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 P2L-M User's Manual 3
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    CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 7 How this manual is organized 7 Item Checklist 7 II. FEATURES 8 The ASUS P2L-M Motherboard 8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series motherboards 9 Parts of the ASUS P2L-M Motherboard 11 III. INSTALLATION 12 ASUS P2L-M Motherboard Layout 12 Installation Steps 14 1.
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    Interface (DMI 59 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 59 System Requirements 59 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 60 VI. ASUS LAN Card 61 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 61 Features 62 Software Driver Support 62 Question and Answer 62 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 5
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    not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However help. WARNING! The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC 6 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    drivers (optional) • Yamaha S-YXG50 SoftSynth software wavetable (optional) • Readme/Help files for descriptions and use of the files • Technical Support Form (1) User's Manual Infrared external connector module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-on-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional) ASUS P2L
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    audio chipset with 3D surround and/or optional Yamaha S-YXG50 SoftSynth (Soft Synthesizer™/software wavetable synthesizer). Includes complete online help to guide you through the audio software. • IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface. 8 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    thresholds. • Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, there are heat sensors to monitor the CPU (the Pentium II processor requires a special heatsink with a thermal sensor) and system temperatures to warn of damaging temperatures. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 9
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    Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring • Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Chassis LEDs now act as information ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    Parts II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P2L-M Motherboard T: Top Port/Jack B: Bottom Port/Jack T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard Chipset (optional) 2 PCI Slots Hardware Monitor 2 ISA Slots Wake on LAN Connector Intel PIIX4 PCIset 2 DIMM Sockets Programmable Flash ROM ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 11
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    on LAN SPDIFO PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 Hardware Monitor ISA Slot 1 ISA Slot 2 RT2 NOTE: Greyed items are optional. Intel PIIX4 PCIset Multi-i/O Chip Frequency Ratio ASUS AS97127F SMB CHA_FAN IR IDELED 1Mbit Flash EEPROM (Programmable BIOS) VPANEL Panel Connectors 12 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout ISA Slot 1, 2 p. 17 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support p. 19 Single Edge Contact CPU Support p. 25 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots* 4) monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address; otherwise, conflicts will occur. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    for our mother- PIN 1 PIN 1 boards is always on top or on the left when holding the motherboard with the keyboard connector away from yourself. A "1" is written besides pin 1 on jumpers with three the component whenever the components are separated from the system. 14 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    preferences. RTC RAM R129 Clear CMOS [short solder points momentarily] III. INSTALLATION Jumpers R R P2L-M Clear RTC RAM R129 (Clear CMOS) 2. Keyboard Power Up (KBPWR) This allows you [2-3] KBPWR 123 Disable (Default) KBPWR 123 Enable P2L-M Keyboard Power Up ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 15
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    Chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable. Overclocking can cause undue stress on the CPU and motherboard. It may result in a slower speed or other unpredictable outcomes. The table on the following it sends a VID signal directly to the onboard power controller. 16 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    chips) of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the motherboard. To utilize the chipset's Error Checking and Correction (ECC) feature support ECC, only 9 chip/side modules support ECC. • Single sided modules are usually 16 or 64 MB, double sided are usually 8, 32, or 128MB. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    between left, center, or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals. 18 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    damage both the processor and the motherboard. It is recommended that you Support Top Bar Heatsink Support Base/Top Bar (Items 4-7) Pentium II Processor Heatsink (Item 8) Intel Pentium II Processor in a SEC Cartridge (233-333MHz 512KB/256KB/0KB L2 Cache) CPU (Item 9) ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    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. III. INSTALLATION CPU (3) Captive nut Lock holes Captive nut 20 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    wider than the bottom clamp so only this orientation will fit. With a screw driver, push the clamps one at a time into the SEC cartridge. Be sure motherboard's chipsets, press the cartridge gently but firmly until it is full inserted. (9) (8) Push lock inward (3) ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 21
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    support base post 6. Attach the Thermal Sensor Connector (optional): If you purchased the specially designed fan and thermal monitor heatsink, you can connect the thermal sensor wire to the motherboard. R III. INSTALLATION CPU RT3 P2L-M CPU Thermal Sensor Connector 22 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    orientation 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 P2L-M User's Manual 23
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    cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. Expansion Card in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 9. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 25
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    occur. Accelerated Graphics 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-V264GT3 and ASUS AGP-V3000. P2L-M Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 26 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    on the Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives. IDE ribbon in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 27
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    Serial Ports (9-pin Male) 5. Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect PIN 1 PIN 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector P2L-M Floppy Disk Drive Connector 28 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    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 computer or played through the Line USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 29
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    jumper accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see "HDD Sequence SCSI/IDE First" & "Boot Sequence light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. P2L-M IDE Activity LED IDELED 30 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    (3-pinCHA_,CPU_,PWR_FAN) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mAMP (6 Watts The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the R P2L-M Wake on LAN Connector ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 31
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    motherboard according to the pin definitions. +5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND Front View Back View IRTX GND IRRX +5V (NC) R P2L system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake on LAN support, your ATX power supply must +5.0 Volts P2L-M ATX Power Connector 32 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    as CD player, sampler, or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Format. TTL: Short this, if output device is TTL level SPDIFO: Digital Signal OUT SPDIFI: Digital Signal IN P2L-M Digital Audio Interface ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 33
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    OS support. 19. SMI Suspend Switch Lead (SMI, 2 pins) This allows the user to manually place the and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems. May require one or two pushes depending on the P2L-M System Panel Connectors *Requires an ATX power supply 34 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed. The monitor LED may light up after the system's if it complies with "green" on, hold down to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in the next section, BIOS SOFTWARE. * Powering Off your computer ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 35
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    Support Software AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard for example, A:\440XX1 and then press . 36 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    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 P2L-M User's Manual 37
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    problem still persists, update 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 P2L
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    IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when intended for the BIOS version at the time of product release. Your BIOS version may be slightly different. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 39
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    Load BIOS Defaults" option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. "Load Setup Defaults", on the other hand, configuration and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need : (up to 2079) 40 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    not to be entered here since they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any the BIOS. If you install either the optional PCI-SC200 or PCI-SC860 SCSI controller card into the motherboard, see section VI for instructions. If you install other vendor's SCSI controller card, refer to
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    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 the hard disk in the standard method as described earlier by the But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. IV. BIOS Standard CMOS 42 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    let you set up some system features according to your preference. Some entries are required by the motherboard's design to remain in their default settings. IV. BIOS BIOS Features A section at the lower right may have to set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 43
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    per transfer. Most IDE drives, except older versions, can utilize this feature. Selections are HDD MAX, Disabled, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. IV. BIOS BIOS Features 44 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    accelerators or MPEG Video Cards may not show colors properly. The setting Enabled should correct this problem. Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled. OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M are available: 250, 500, 750, and 1000. IV. BIOS BIOS Features ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 45
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    Precharge Time (Auto) Leave on default setting. MA Wait State (Auto) Leave on default setting. SDRAM Banks Close Policy (Arbitration) Leave on default setting. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 16 can reside in a Graphics Aperture. Leave on default setting. 46 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    / IRQ 7, 278H / IRQ 5, Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port. IV. BIOS Chipset Features ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 47
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    activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the auto-detection to ensure optimal performance. IV. BIOS Chipset Features 48 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Always On) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and Susp,Stby -> Off . ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 49
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    allow the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. Blank Screen only blanks the screen (use this for monitors without power management or "green" features. If set up in 4 seconds will power off the system. IV. BIOS Power Management 50 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    . NOTE: 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 P2L-M User's Manual 51
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    PCI Latency Timer (32 PCI Clock) The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard. IRQ xx Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes... 52 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    field allows you to enable the onboard audio. If you do not want to use the onboard audio, select Disabled. IV. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 53
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    SOFTWARE Load BIOS Defaults This "Load BIOS Defaults" option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. IV. BIOS Load Defaults 54 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    . A message confirms the password has been disabled. NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 55
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    are ignored and are not entered in the screen. If you are auto-detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode, three lines will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. 56 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You 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 Exit Without Saving" option on the main screen and then press . ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 57
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    menu. Additonal CD Contents: Audio Chipset Drivers, Yamaha S-YXG50 SoftSynth (Soft Synthesizer™/software wavetable synthesizer) with online help, DMI Configuration Utility in the DMI directory and Flash BIOS writer in the AFLASH directory. V. SOFTWARE ASUS Support CD 58 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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    SOFTWARE 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 bootup to bypass your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files. V. SOFTWARE DMI Utility ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 59
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    V. SUPPORT SOFTWARE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the ↑↓ ( , *** User Modified ***, will appear on the right for menu items that have been modified by the user. 60 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual V. SOFTWARE Using DMI Utility
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    the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard's WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the motherboard. Connect the LAN activity output signal (LAN_LED) to the system cabinet's front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity. ASUS P2L-M User's Manual 61
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    • Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions • Plug and Play Software Driver Support • NetWare ODI Drivers - Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, DOS, OS/2 Client • NDIS 2.01 Drivers - Microsoft LAN Manager, LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. 62 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual
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