4 ASUS P2E-B User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7
How this manual is organized.......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS P2E-B Motherboard ..................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series motherboards ............... 9
Parts of the ASUS P2E-B Motherboard ........................................... 11
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12
ASUS P2E-B 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 .......................................................................... 24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................ 24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards............................. 25
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ 25
5. External Connectors.................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 33
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ........................................................................ 34
Support Software ............................................................................. 34
Flash Memory Writer Utility...................................................... 34
Main Menu ........................................................................... 34
Advanced Features Menu ..................................................... 35
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS.................. 36
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 37
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 38
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:........................................ 38
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 41
Details of BIOS Features Setup............................................ 41
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 44
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 44
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