Asus P2L-M P2L-M User Manual - Page 4

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. Jumpers 14 Jumper Settings 15 2. System Memory (DIMM 17 DIMM Memory Installation 18 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU 19 Pentium II Processor 19 AAVID Heatsink 23 Elan Vital Heatsink 23 4. Expansion Cards 25 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 25 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 25 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 26 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 26 Accelerated Graphics Port 26 5. External Connectors 27 Power Connection Procedures 35 Support Software 36 Flash Memory Writer Utility 36 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 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 Chipset Features Setup 46 Details of Chipset Features Setup 46 4 ASUS P2L-M User's Manual