Asus SP98-XV User Manual

R SP98-NPentium® NLX MotherboardUSER’S MANUAL

10 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONASUS SP98-N Motherboard LayoutDIMM Socket 2 (64-bit, 168-pin module)DIMM Socket 1 (64-bit, 168-pin module

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 11III. INSTALLATIONJumpers1) RTCLR p. 13 Real Time Clock RAM (Normal Setting/Clear CMOS)2) BF0, BF1, BF2 p. 14 CPU:BUS Frequ

12 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONJumpersIII. INSTALLATIONInstallation StepsBefore using your computer, you must complete the following st

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 13III. INSTALLATIONIII. INSTALLATIONJumpers1. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (RTCLR)The CMOS RAM is powered by an onboard button

14 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONJumpersIII. INSTALLATION2. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1, BF2)These jumpers set the frequency ra

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 15Set the jumpers according to the internal speed of your processor as follows:(BUS Freq.) (Freq. Ratio)CPU Model Freq. Rati

16 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONJumpersIII. INSTALLATION4. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID0, VID1, VID2, VID3)These jumpers set

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 17III. INSTALLATIONJumpersIII. INSTALLATIONUsing your own VGA card on the PCI expansion slotThe motherboard’s BIOS will aut

18 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONSystem MemoryIII. INSTALLATION2. System Memory (DIMM)Only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs) can be use

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 19System MemoryIII. INSTALLATIONDIMM Memory Installation Procedures:Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of p

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual2USER’S NOTICEProduct Name: ASUS SP98-NManual Revision: 1.02Release Date: February 1998No part of this manual, including the

20 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualBlankLever Lock1SP98-N ZIF Socket 7 with Pentium MMX ProcessorNotch1R3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)The motherboard prov

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 21III. INSTALLATIONIII. INSTALLATIONExpansion Cards4. Expansion CardsWARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply

22 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONExpansion CardsIII. INSTALLATIONThe original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 23III. INSTALLATIONConnectorsIII. INSTALLATION5. External ConnectorsIMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected w

24 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONConnectorsIII. INSTALLATION4. Parallel Port Connector (25-pin Female)You can enable the parallel port an

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 25III. INSTALLATIONDMA ChannelsIII. INSTALLATIONConnectorsIII. INSTALLATION9. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-

26 ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual12. Primary IDE Connector (40-1pin IDE)This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable. Afterconnec

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 27III. INSTALLATIONConnectorsIII. INSTALLATION15. Riser Front Panel Connector (16-1 pin)This connector is used to connect

28 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONConnectorsA. System Power LEDLights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.B.

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 29III. INSTALLATIONConnectorsIII. INSTALLATION17. CPU Fan Connector (3-pin)This connector support a cooling fan of 500mAMP

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 3ASUS CONTACT INFORMATIONASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.MarketingAddress: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112Telephone: +886-2-

30 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIII. INSTALLATIONConnectorsIII. INSTALLATION20. CD-ROM Connector (50-1 pin CDROM)This is a proprietary CD-ROM connector w

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 31III. INSTALLATIONPower ConnectionsIII. INSTALLATIONPower Connection Procedures1. After all jumpers settings and connectio

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual32IV. BIOSFlash Memory WriterSupport SoftwarePFLASH.EXE - This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS byup

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 33IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSFlash Memory Writer3. Advanced FeaturesThis option displays the Advanced Features screen for c

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual34IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSManaging/UpdatingManaging and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOSUpon First Use of the Computer Sys

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 35IV. BIOS SOFTWARE6. BIOS SetupIV. BIOSBIOS SetupThe motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 volts and

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual36IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSStandard CMOSLoad DefaultsLoad BIOS Defaults loads the minimized settings for troubleshooting. L

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 37IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSStandard CMOSDetails of Standard CMOS Setup:DateTo set the date, highlight the “Date” field and

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual38IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSStandard CMOSThe MODE entry is for IDE hard disks only, and can be ignored for MFM and ESDIdrive

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 39IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSStandard CMOSBIOS Features SetupBIOS Features Setup consists of configuration entries that allo

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual4CONTENTSI. INTRODUCTION...7How this Manual is Organ

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual40IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSBIOS FeaturesBoot Sequence (C,A)This field determines where the system looks first for an operat

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 41Boot Up NumLock Status (On)This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot.Typematic Rate S

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual42IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSChipset FeaturesCPU to PCI Posted Write (Enabled)This is a mechanism that, when Enabled, improve

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 43IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSChipset FeaturesOnboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4)Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4,

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual44Chipset FeaturesIV. BIOSIV. BIOS SOFTWAREPower Management SetupThis “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 45IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSPower ManagementVideo Off Method (DPMS OFF)This field defines the video off features. The follo

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual46IV. BIOS SOFTWAREPNP and PCI SetupThis “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots onthe sy

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 47IV. BIOS SOFTWAREPower ManagementPnP and PCIIV. BIOSISA MEM Block BASE (No/ICU)This field allows you to set the base add

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual48IV. BIOS SOFTWARELoad Setup DefaultsThis “Load Setup Defaults” option allows you to load the default values to the sys-tem

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 49IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSPasswordsSupervisor Password and User PasswordThese two options set the system passwords. “Supe

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 5CONTENTSDetails of PNP and PCI Setup ...46Load BIOS Defaults ...

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual50IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIDE HDD Auto DetectionThis “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard diskdriv

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 51IV. BIOS SOFTWAREIV. BIOSLoad Setup DefaultsIMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous syst

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual52Desktop Management Interface (DMI)Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityThis motherboard supports DMI within the BI

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 53Using the ASUS DMI Configuration UtilityEdit DMI (or delete)Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual54Save MIFDYou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering thedrive and path here. If you want

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 55VI. ASUS PCI SCSI CardsSymbios SCSI BIOS and DriversVI. ASUS SCSI CardsSCSI BIOSAside from the system BIOS, the Flash mem

56 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualVI. ASUS SCSI CardsSetupVI. ASUS PCI SCSI CardsSetting Up the ASUS PCI-SC200 & PCI-SC860There are two jumper settings

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 57VI. ASUS SCSI CardsJumpersVI. ASUS PCI SCSI CardsTerminator Settings for the ASUS PCI-SC860Many SCSI devices including th

58 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualVI. ASUS SCSI CardsSCSI ID NumbersVI. ASUS PCI SCSI CardsSCSI Device 1SCSI Device 2Termination Required(End Device)Termin

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 59VII. ASUS NetworkFeaturesVII. ASUS Network InterfaceThis motherboard has a 32-bit 10/100Mbps Ethernet network interface.

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual6FCC & DOC COMPLIANCEFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is

60 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualLED IndicatorsLink Indicator (green, top): This LED monitors 10Base-T and 100Base-TX con-nections. This LED lights to indi

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 61VII. ASUS NetworkDOS/Windows 3.1VII. ASUS Network InterfaceDOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for NovellAutomatic configurationSom

62 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualVI. ASUS NetworkDOS/Windows 3.1/NTVII. ASUS Network InterfaceTroubleshootingIf you can’t connect to a server, first try t

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 63VII. ASUS NetworkWindows NTVII. ASUS Network InterfaceNOTE: If you are installing Windows NT 4.0 at this time, click the

64 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualWindows 95Automatic ConfigurationSome computers automatically detect and configure adapters or interfaces while boot-ing.

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 65VII. ASUS NetworkDuplex ModeVII. ASUS Network InterfaceSelect Duplex Mode (optional)Duplexing is a performance option tha

66 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualNetWare serverIn AUTOEXEC.NCF, Load E100B.LAN and add the following statement (you mustinclude the equal sign for servers)

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 67VII. ASUS NetworkTroubleshootingVII. ASUS Network InterfaceTroubleshootingIf the interface can’t connect to the networkMa

68 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualTesting the network interface or adapterTest the network interface or adapter by running Intel diagnostics. For DOS or Win

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 69VII. ASUS NetworkProblems/SolutionsVII. ASUS Network InterfaceThe network interface or adapter stopped working when anoth

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 7I. INTRODUCTIONI. INTRODUCTIONManual / ChecklistHow this Manual is OrganizedThis manual is divided into the following sect

70 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualTechnical InformationFast Ethernet Wiring100BASE-TX Specification: The 100BASE-TX specification supports 100 Mbps trans-mi

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 71VII. ASUS NetworkWake On LANVII. ASUS Network InterfaceUsing Wake On LANThe Wake On LAN feature operates according to a p

72 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualTwisted-Pair CableThe cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (generally a Hub) is called astraight-through twis

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 73R SP98-NPentium® NLX MotherboardVIDEO SOFTWAREUSER’S MANUAL

74 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualCONTENTSVIII. DOS UTILITY ... 751. SVGAUTL.EXE..

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 75VIII. DOS UTILITY1. SVGAUTL.EXE1.1 General DescriptionSVGAUTL.EXE is one of the utilities of SiS 5597/5598. It supports th

76 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualCommandline OptionsVIII. DOS UTILITY1.3 Commandline OptionsThe meaning of parameters used by SVGAUTL.EXE are explained bel

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 77VIII. DOS UTILITYVideo ModesVIII. DOS UTILITYMODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS ALPHA BUFFER BOX MAXSIZE SHADES FORMAT START SIZE PA

78 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualVideo ModesVIII. DOS UTILITYVIII. DOS UTILITYMODE DISPLAY COLORS FRAME H-SYNC. VIDEOSIZE SHADES RATE. FREQ.0 320x200 16 70

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 79VIII. DOS UTILITYVideo ModesVIII. DOS UTILITYMODE TYPE DISPLAY COLORS ALPHA BUFFER BOX MAX.SIZE SHADES FORMAT START SIZE P

8 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualFeatures of the ASUS SP98-N MotherboardThe ASUS SP98-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC userwho wants

80 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualVIII. DOS UTILITYVideo ModesVIII. DOS UTILITYMODE DISPLAY COLORS FRAME H-SYNC. VIDEOSIZE SHADES RATE. FREQ.22 1056x352 16

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 81VIII. DOS UTILITYVideo ModesVIII. DOS UTILITYNOTE: i - interlaced moden - noninterlaced mode* For the limitation of memory

82 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualWindows 3.1IX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSTo make use of the advance features of SiS 5597/5598, extended graphic

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 83IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSWindows 3.1IX. Software Drivers7. In the “SiS Multimedia Vx.xx” program group, there would be five ico

84 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualWindows 3.1IX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS(3) You must first be able to zoom-in before you may zoom-out, that mea

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 85IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSWindows 3.1IX. Software DriversMMPLAY.EXE Button Description: Power On/Off: Open File & Type Contr

86 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualWindows 95IX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS2. Windows 952.1 Version NoteThe following description apply to “SiS 559

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 87Windows 95IX. Software Drivers2.4 Using “Display Modes”1. Go to “Display Properties” Screen and you will find that “Displa

88 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualWindows NTIX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS3. Windows NT 3.5 & 3.513.1Version NoteThe following description app

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 89IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSWindows NTIX. Software Drivers4. Windows NT 4.04.1 Version NoteThe following description apply to “SiS

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 9Parts of the ASUS SP98-N MotherboardII. FEATURESII. FEATURESMotherboard Parts2 USB PortsIrDA PortPrimary IDEConnectorNLX

90 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualAutodesk ADI 4.2IX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS5. Autodesk ADI 4.2 -Protected Mode5.1 General Description5.1.1 Dr

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 91IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSAutoCAD R11/R12IX. Software Drivers5.2 AutoCAD R11 Setup1. The following procedures assume that(1) You

92 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualAutoShade/3D StudioIX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS5.4 AutoShade R2.0 Setup1. The following procedures assume that

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 93IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSAutoShade/3D StudioIX. Software Drivers8. The “Video Environment Configuration Screen” will appear.Ple

94 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualOS/2 V2.1IX. Software DriversIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS6. OS/2 V2.16.1 Driver Files1. The enclosed SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 2.1 driver

ASUS SP98-N User’s Manual 95IX. SOFTWARE DRIVERSOS/2 V3.0 WarpIX. Software Drivers7. OS/2 V3.0 (Warp)7.1 Driver FilesThe enclosed SiS 5597/5598 OS/2 3

96 ASUS SP98-N User’s ManualIX. SOFTWARE DRIVERS8. Double Bytes OS/2 Warp8.1 Driver FilesThe enclosed SiS 5597/5598 Double Byte OS/2 3.0 driver contai