Asus Intel 810 Motherboard P3W, User Manual

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Page 4: ... 25 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 26 3 6 1 Universal Retention Mechanism 26 3 6 2 Heatsinks 27 3 6 3 Installing the Processor 27 3 6 4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors 29 3 6 5 Precautions 30 3 7 Expansion Cards 31 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 31 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 32 3 7 3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 34 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot 34...

Page 5: ...pport CD 81 5 2 Operating Systems 84 5 3 Starting Windows For the First Time 84 5 4 LDCM Local Setup 86 5 5 LDCM Administrator Setup 88 5 6 ASUS PC Probe 91 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate 92 5 8 Drivers 93 5 9 Other 95 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 102 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 103 6 1 Display Properties 103 6 2 ASUS PC Probe 107 6 3 ASUS LiveUpdate 112 6 4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player 113 6 5 Using Yamaha XGstudio ...

Page 6: ...etermined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV te...

Page 7: ...APPENDIX Optional items 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 Universal Retention Mechanism for SECC2 SECC SEPP processors 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 5 25 and 2 3 5 floppy disk drives 1 Serial COM2 connector with...

Page 8: ...d graphics driver 2D high end graphics WinMark usingASUS custom graphics driver ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions Versatile Memory Support DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 16 32 64 128 or 256MB up to 512MB supports a maximum of 4 sides Ju...

Page 9: ...e BIOS Flash EEPROM offering enhancedACPI forWindows 98 compatibility built in firm ware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for virtually au tomatic setup Smart BIOS 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy to use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard Provides Vcore and CPU SDRAM frequency adjustments boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP C...

Page 10: ... ASUS smart series motherboards ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features implemented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used Suspend and Go Suspend To ...

Page 11: ...ry and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications The system resource moni tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos sible application crashes Suggestions will give the user information on manag ing their limited resources more efficiently Dual Function Power Button Through the BIOS the power button can be defined as the Stan...

Page 12: ... Switches Floppy Disk Drive Connector Four Mbit Firmware Hub programmable BIOS ASUS ASIC with Integrated Hardware Monitor Intel I O Controller Hub ICH Low Pin Count Multi I O Chipset Wake On Ring Connector Wake On LAN Connector One ISA Slot PCI to ISA Bridge Six PCI Slots AC 97 V2 1 Compliant Audio CODEC Audio Modem Riser AMR Connector Joystick MIDI Line Out Line In Microphone In Connectors VGA Mo...

Page 13: ...ASUS P3W User s Manual 13 2 3 Motherboard Part Locations 2 FEATURES 2 FEATURES Part Locations 5 4 1 23 21 19 18 16 20 15 22 24 9 11 12 14 6 7 2 17 8 3 10 13 ...

Page 14: ...ne In CHA_FAN CD1 AUX SMB PCI1 PCI2 PCI4 PCI3 PANEL IDELED FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE ISA Slot ATX Power Connector IR CLRTC Intel I O Controller Hub ICH 0 1 DIMM2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 2 3 0 1 DIMM3 64 72 bit 168 pin module 3 2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Row DIP Switches PCI5 INT MIC COM2 SPEAKER SPKR Audio Modem Riser AMR T USB1 B USB2 Multi I O P3W 4Mbit Firmware Hub ASUS ASIC wi...

Page 15: ...r 6 pin female 3 USB p 36 UniversalSerialBus PortConnectors Two4 pinfemale 4 PRINTER p 36 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COM1 p 36 Serial Port Connector 9 pin male 6 VGA p 37 Monitor VGA Output Connector 15 pin female 7 GAME_AUDIO p 37 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin female 8 GAME_AUDIO p 37 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female 9 PRIMARY SECONDARY p 38 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Tw...

Page 16: ...2 pins 24 SPEAKER PANEL p 45 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 25 RESET PANEL p 45 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 26 PWR PANEL p 45 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 27 SMI PANEL p 45 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins 28 LED PANEL p 45 System Message LED 2 pins 29 ATXPWR p 46 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pins 30 JTPWR p 46 Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pins ...

Page 17: ...r motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electric ity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded objec...

Page 18: ...ion 3 Frequency Selection 4 Frequency Selection 5 Frequency Selection 6 Frequency Selection P3W DIP Switches DSW OFF ON ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 JumperFree Mode Setting JEN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu NOTE For JumperFree mode DIP switches 2 6 must be set to OFF Setting ...

Page 19: ...an ISA or PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primaryAMR on theAMR slot seeAMR Slot later in this section If using an ISA or PCI audio expansion card On board AC 97 Audio Controller in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration must also be disabled Setting CODEC Enable 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 default Disable 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 P3W Audio Codec Setting Disable Enable default 1 2 3 1 2 3 SPK ADN AUD_EN1 AUD_...

Page 20: ...curs enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem Setting SAFE_MD Normal 1 2 default Safe Mode 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 P3W P3W Safe Mode Setting Normal Default Safe Mode 1 2 3 1 2 3 SAFE_MD 4 Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting NO_REBOOT The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang timeout during bootup the motherboard will automatically reboot If...

Page 21: ... 3 PCI3VSEL 1 0 1 0 1 P3W 6 I O Voltage Setting VIO This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM chipset PCI and the CPU s I O buffer The default voltage should be used unless pro cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage Setting VIO Normal 1 2 default 3 66V 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 P3W P3W I O Voltage Setting Normal default 3 66Volt 1 2 3 1 2 3 VIO WARNING Using a higher voltage may...

Page 22: ...For JumperFree mode DIP switches 2 6 must be set to OFF 1 0 1 0 1 P3W P3W CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection DSW CPU SDRAM 69MHz 103MHz 66MHz 100MHz CPU SDRAM 75MHz 112MHz 72MHz 108MHz CPU SDRAM 109MHz 109MHz 104MHz 104MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 CPU SDRAM 133MHz 133MHz 123MHz 123MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 71MHz 106MH...

Page 23: ... 75 00 112 50 37 50 OFF ON OFF ON ON 76 60 114 90 38 40 ON OFF OFF ON ON 111 77 111 77 37 26 ON ON ON ON OFF 104 78 104 78 34 93 OFF ON ON ON OFF 109 51 109 51 36 50 ON OFF ON ON OFF 100 74 100 74 33 57 OFF OFF ON ON OFF 117 00 117 00 39 00 ON ON OFF ON OFF 123 75 123 75 41 25 OFF ON OFF ON OFF 133 33 133 33 44 44 ON OFF OFF ON OFF 142 50 142 50 47 50 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF NOTE The PCI clock is equal...

Page 24: ... Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac cess Memory SDRAM of 16 32 64 128MB or 256MB This chipset does not support ECC However ECC memory modules may still be used but the ECC function will not be available Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Install memory in any combi...

Page 25: ...168 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock FRONT 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins TheDIMMsmustbe3 3VUnbuffered forthismotherboard TodeterminetheDIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see figure below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3 3V 5 0V The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left center or right to identify the type and also t...

Page 26: ...kaged in a Single Edge Proces sor Package SEPP An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector See 7 2 S370 Series CPU Card for instructions on using this card 3 6 1 Universal Retention Mechanism Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal RetentionMechanism URM The URM supports Pentium III II and Celeron processors Univer...

Page 27: ...eatsinks The recommended heatsinks see section on recommended heatsinks for Pentium III II processors for more information for the boxed Pentium III II and Celeron processors are those with three pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard WARNING Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is ...

Page 28: ... or processor The following steps are provided only as a general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink Using SECC fan with Pentium II Push the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release Using SECC2 fan with Pentium III Insert the four heatsink s pins through the holes of the SECC2 Place the metal clip on the ends of the pins ...

Page 29: ...le Lock hole 3 6 4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors The recommended heatsinks for the Slot 1 processors are those with three pin fans such as the ASUS Smart Fan that can be connected to the motherboard s CPU fan connector These heatsinks dissipate heat more efficiently and with an optional hard ware monitor they can monitor the fan s RPM and use the alert function with the Intel LANDesk...

Page 30: ...was designed to acquire thermal data directly from the processor thermal diode Therefore the CPU temperature reported may be higher than those from motherboards that take readings from thermal sen sors external to the processor This is not a cause for alarm If however the BIOS and or your hardware monitoring program is reporting a CPU temperature above the threshold check the following 1 An Intel ...

Page 31: ...u intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use 3 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 4 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above 5 Replace the computer system s cover 6 Set up the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 7 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card WARNING Unplug your power suppl...

Page 32: ... the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Ti...

Page 33: ... devices are in use at the same time To simplify this process this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play PnP specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when ever a PnP compliant card is added to the system For PnP cards IRQs are assigned automatically from those available If the system has both Legacy and PnP ISA cards installed IRQs are assigned to PNP cards f...

Page 34: ...hoose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot This connector supports a specially designed audio and or modem card called an AMR Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s Intel I O Controller Hub ICH This provides an upgradeable audio and or modem solution at an incredibly low co...

Page 35: ...here may be exceptions IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin female 2 PS 2 Ke...

Page 36: ...e IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin female 5 Serial Port COM1 Connector Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot openi...

Page 37: ...r for playing games Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio Joystick MIDI 15 pin female 8 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME_AUDIO Line Out lime can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak ers Line In light blue allows tape players or other audio sources to be re corded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be co...

Page 38: ...ged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4 6 Boot Menu IMPORTANT UltraDMA 66 IDE devices must use an 80 conductor IDE cable 1 0 1 0 1 P3W P3W IDE Con...

Page 39: ...cross the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consid eration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations per...

Page 40: ...y with at least 720mA 5V standby power 1 0 1 0 1 P3W P3W Wake On LAN Connector IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 Volt Standby PME Ground WOL_CON 14 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the intern...

Page 41: ...Modem CD1 Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO Green Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 16 Internal Speaker Connector SPKR This connector allows you to connect the internal chassis speaker to the onboard audio s output This will allow you to use the chassis built in speaker to listen to sounds normally requirin...

Page 42: ...e Connector MIC Power 1 3 MIC Input Ground INT MIC 18 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus de vices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices SMBus is a specific implementation of an I2 C bus which is a multi device bus that is multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can...

Page 43: ...tting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard s SIR connector according to the pin definitions An optional consumer infrared CIR set connects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmitt...

Page 44: ...panel or on any removable components Two wires should be available from the chassis to con nect to this When any chassis component is removed the contact should open and the motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event If the chassis intru sion alarm connector is not used a jumper cap must be placed over pins 2 and 3 to prevent unnecessary power loss P3W Chassis Open Alarm Lead ACHA 5Volt Pow...

Page 45: ... PWR The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 27 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This allows the user to manually place the system in...

Page 46: ...by lead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in power ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB 1 0 1 0 1 P3W P3W ATX Power Connector 3 3Volts 12 0Volts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts Power Good 12 0Volts 3 3 Volts 3 3 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts ...

Page 47: ... LED on the monitor may light up or switch be tween orange and green after the system s if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test R...

Page 48: ...a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPYD AFLASH AFLASH EXEA assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the just created boot disk NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded w...

Page 49: ...evision will solve your problems Care less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the disk you created earlier 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press Enter 4 At the Main Menu type 2 and then press Enter...

Page 50: ...om booting up When the programming is finished Flashed Successfully will be displayed 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash...

Page 51: ...n you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press Delete to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt De...

Page 52: ...ce a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or keypa...

Page 53: ...at a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu con tains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press En ter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field t...

Page 54: ...d values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to suppo...

Page 55: ...ul the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted b...

Page 56: ...ads and sectors per track for your drive Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or se...

Page 57: ...field can also be configured manually Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Dis abled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Se...

Page 58: ...and press Enter You can type up to eight alphanumeric char acters Symbols and other keys are ignored To confirm the password type the pass word again and press the Enter The password is now set to Enabled This pass word allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press Enter The same dialog box as above will appear Press Enter and the password will be ...

Page 59: ...rn ON your computer 4 Hold down Delete during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard All but Disk All but Disk Keyboard Installed Memory XXX MB This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bo...

Page 60: ...iple between the CPU s internal frequency and external frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU Bus Frequency to match the speed of your CPU Configuration options 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 7 0x 7 5x 8 0x CPU SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio when CPU Speed is set to Manual This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Bus Freque...

Page 61: ...the update on all processors during system bootup Configu ration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on startup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 mouse IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS 2 mouse is not detected Enabled will always reserve IRQ12 whether on startup a PS 2 mouse is detect...

Page 62: ...mory type size speed voltage interface and mod ule banks Configuration options User Define 7ns 143MHz 8ns 125MHz By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to User Define SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between th...

Page 63: ...ptions Disabled Enabled Onboard VGA Enabled Leave on default setting if you want to use the onboard VGA If this field is disabled all Display Cache configurations will not be available Configura tion options Disabled Enabled Display Cache CAS Latency DCCAS 2T Configuration options 2T 3T Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay Determined by DCCAS With the default setting Determined by DCCAS this field has t...

Page 64: ...sabled Enabled High Priority PCI Mode Enabled This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority You may want to leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE 1394 PCI card Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the primary IDE channel secondary IDE channel both or disable both channels Configuration options Both Primary Sec ond...

Page 65: ...d allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives Configuration options No Swap Swap AB Floppy Disk Access Control R W When set to Read Only this field protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes Configuration options R W Read Only Onboard Seria...

Page 66: ...allel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration op tions Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration...

Page 67: ... the default setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card If the Symbios SCSI card is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI card is detected the onboard Symbios SCS...

Page 68: ...elds indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card 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...

Page 69: ...t setting indi cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISAcard is using that channel If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that channel to Yes Configuration options No ICU Yes PCI PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI Confi...

Page 70: ...is purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then ...

Page 71: ... management modes Max Sav ing puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv ity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactiv ity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMP...

Page 72: ... 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled Suspend to RAM STR is an energy saving feature In Suspend to RAM state all devices on the computer are turned off except for the system RAM Thus the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power Auto allows the BIOS to detect if your power supply can supply at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to support the STR function If the power supply meets the requirement the ...

Page 73: ... cannot receive or transmit data until the com puter and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN Enabled Wake On LAN allows your computer to be booted from anoth...

Page 74: ...n the 5VSB lead The default is set to Disabled because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply Your computer will not power ON if you set this to Enabled and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time...

Page 75: ...e chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range an erro...

Page 76: ...ation op tions Removable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ...

Page 77: ...S is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select the default set ting of No Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Configuration options Off On Ful...

Page 78: ... message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter will then save changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for con firmation before exiting 4 7 Exit Menu Once...

Page 79: ...val ues to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and mak...

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Page 81: ...d BIOS and CPU Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD User s Manual displays the motherboard user s manual in pdf format Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance Read Me opens up a file containing additional notes Home returns you to the m...

Page 82: ...r Setup Not available on this mother board Other INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset This utility in stalls INF files in Windows for the following items System and Graphics LPC Interface SM Bus PCI Bridge Bus Master IDE USB Host Controllers Intel Security Driver Installs a security controller for yourWindows 95 98 Read the Release Notes dur ing installation and the Readme file at the end of the ins...

Page 83: ... view user s manuals saved in PDF format Updated or other language versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites Exit Returns to the Installation menu Flash BIOS Utility DOS Version Provides infor mation on the Flash BIOS utility AFLASH EXE Choose Restart in MS DOS mode then type aflash from theAFLASH folder on the support CD This page gives Marketing and...

Page 84: ...r installing your motherboard Windows will detect all plug and play devices You can either follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the device drivers or click Cancel When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section IMPORTANT Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because Windows may load an older display driver that...

Page 85: ... 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 5 3 1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found 2 Click here and then click Next 1 Click here 3 Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD ROM drive browse to it and then click here 4 Click here ...

Page 86: ... disk space to run depending on cluster size Hardware system DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality Protocols IP Winsock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client An IP stack is required on the client regardless of whether the client accesses the network Monitor resolution of 600x800 256 colors or greater Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD R...

Page 87: ...SUS P3W User s Manual 87 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 88: ...hard disk space to run depending on cluster size Hardware system DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality Protocols IP Winsock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client An IP stack is required on the client regardless of whether the client accesses the network Monitor resolution of 600x800 256 colors or greater Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your ...

Page 89: ...ASUS P3W User s Manual 89 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 9 Click here 8 Click here 5 Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement 6 Click here ...

Page 90: ...ard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility such as LDCM is installed To uninstall any program see 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 91: ...ASUS P3W User s Manual 91 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here ...

Page 92: ...dows 98 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 93: ... up the setup screen NOTE Before you install the VGAdriver make sure that the INF Update Utility is installed see 5 9 1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 4 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 9 To install other drivers or software click here and then click Finish 1 After your computer has re started double click the CD drive icon and then click here 8 Browse to E VGA WIN98 and then click here 5 ...

Page 94: ...er Setup Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here and then click OK to install other drivers and software ...

Page 95: ...erboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here only after you have read the license agreement 6 Click here 7 Click here to install the driverto the default folder 8 Click here and then follow the online instructions Restart when prompted ...

Page 96: ...nsert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here and then follow the online instructions ...

Page 97: ... the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 3 Click here 1 Click here 2 Click here 4 Click here 5 Enter the information requested and the click here 6 Click here The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card 7 Click here only if you accept the terms of the agreement 8 Click here and follow the online instructions tocompleteinstallation ...

Page 98: ...CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 9 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here 5 Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement 6 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here ...

Page 99: ... 6 0 Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here only after you have read the license agreement ...

Page 100: ...otherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 2 Click here 1 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agreement 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish installation ...

Page 101: ...ame with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agreement 6 Click here 7 To install other drivers orprograms click here and then click Finish ...

Page 102: ...ing Programs Add Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program 1 Double click here to open the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box 2 Select the program to remove and click here 3 Click here ...

Page 103: ...b and then the Advanced button General The Display box displaysthecurrentfontsize of the selected monitor To use a different font size click the arrow and then click the font size you want The Compatibilitybox allows you to specify when to apply changes to system color set tings NOTE Some programs might not dis play colors correctly without being restarted after you make changes To avoid this prob...

Page 104: ...u want for your graphics hardware Full acceleration is the fastest and is recommended for most computers If your ocmputer is having prob lems and you suspect graphics acceleration to be the cause use the highest setting at which you do not have problems Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor Click a profile to make it the active profile Otherwise the de...

Page 105: ...ated drivers and notices Color Desktop Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis play according to your preference Gamma correction is available only in 16 bit color and 24 bit color true color 16 7M color modes In 16 color and 8 bit color standard color 256 color modes the gamma correc tion function is not supported Color Direct3D Game This is the same as the color adjustments for the desktop ...

Page 106: ...d resolution refresh rate Change refresh rate Allows you to adjust the de fault refresh rates for each resolutionandcolorsettings Advanced Allows you to assign hot keys to enable the OnScreen Display OSD To use this func tion select Enable OSD You may want to change the default hot key CTRL ALT O ifitconflictswiththehotkeysofothergames video players or Windows programs Color Video Lets you make co...

Page 107: ...ed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 2 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe WhenASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility a...

Page 108: ...erature Monitor Shows the PC s temperature Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC s fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC s voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 109: ...ts you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives ShowstheusedandfreespaceofthePC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Over heated is selected the CPU cooling sys tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem perature reache...

Page 110: ...ces in your PC DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and in ternal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 111: ... Bar Icon When theASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exitASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring ...

Page 112: ...roperly con nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider ISP 1 Start ASUS Update V2 00 Launch the utility from Start Programs ASUS Utility ASUS LiveUpdate V1 00 2 Select an update method 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select If you selected Update from a file you w...

Page 113: ... List as the new current play song Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current play song 6 4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player To start the Yamaha XGstudio click Start point to Programs point to YAMAHA XGstudio and then click XGstudio Player 6 4 1 Yamaha XGstudio Player Control Panel Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current play song Desi...

Page 114: ...studio Mixer Control Panel Image Switcher AVI file Video image Displays the AVI file with the same name as the MIDI file being played If one is not available the preset DEFAULT AVI file is played BMP file Still image Displays the BMP file with the same name as the MIDI file being played If one is not available the preset DEFAULT BMP file is played LED velocity meter Animation Displays the volume a...

Page 115: ...ENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger The SmartArranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons To return to the original voice set click Piano Orchestra Mallet Techno Choir Robot Nature Return ...

Page 116: ...ASUS P3W User s Manual 116 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE Windows 98 6 6 Hardware Information 1 Click here ...

Page 117: ...r on its defaut setting of ASUS If you are using another brand of motherboard set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake on LAN WOL output signal to the motherboard s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth erboard 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 7 APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card ASUS ...

Page 118: ... OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 7 1 3 Question and Answer Q What is Wake On LAN A The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downl...

Page 119: ...The following are pictures of the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards with black plastic retainers attached to the edge The retainer fins are used to hold the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards in place using the motherboard s Slot 1 retention mechanisms ASUS S370 CPU Card standard model Better Support with Full Retainer Low Cost Slot 1 Compatible Connector Socket 370 CPU Voltage Jumpers Retainer Fin Retainer 7 AP...

Page 120: ...t catch on the retention mechanism so that it locks in place 4 Connect the socket 370 processor s fan connector to the motherboard 5 Make sure that no wires or objects come in contact with the fan 7 2 2 S370 Series CPU Card Jumper Settings The only set of jumpers on the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card is used for setting the voltage sent to the CPU Setting the CPU voltage is not necessary for current so...

Page 121: ...Activity LED 38 IDE Activity LED Lead 38 Internal Audio 41 Internal Microphone 42 Internal Speaker 41 Joystick MIDI 37 Monitor Output 37 Parallel Port 36 Power Fan 39 Power Supply Fan 39 Primary Secondary IDE 38 Primary IDE 38 PS 2 Keyboard 35 PS 2 Mouse 35 Secondary IDE 38 Serial Port COM1 36 SMBus 42 Standard IR 43 System Warning Speaker 45 Thermal Sensor 46 Wake On LAN 40 Wake On Ring 40 CPU Bu...

Page 122: ...ne Connector 42 Internal Speaker Connector 41 Interrupts Request Table 33 Standard Assignments 32 IRQ XX Used By ISA 68 ISA Cards Assigning DMA Channels 34 ISA MEM Block BASE 70 J Joystick MIDI Connector 37 K Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 45 L Language 58 LDCM Administrator Setup 88 LDCM Client Setup 86 Leads ATX Power Switch 45 IDE Activity LED 38 Keyboard Lock Switch 45 Message LED 45 Reset Switch 4...

Page 123: ... 98 Setup 99 PCI 2 1 Support 64 PCI Latency Timer 67 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 57 Plug Play O S 77 INDEX Power Connection Procedures 47 Power Management 71 Power Supply Fan Connector 39 Power Supply Fan Speed 75 Primary IDE Connector 38 Procedure Hardware Setup 17 Procedures Power Connection 47 Programs Uninstalling 100 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 35 PS 2 Mouse Connector 35 PS 2 Mouse Function...

Page 124: ...m Power LED Lead 45 System Time 54 System Warning Speaker Connector 45 T Thermal Sensor Connector 46 Translation Method 56 Type 55 U UART2 Use Standard Infrared 66 Ultra DMA Mode 57 Uninstalling Programs 100 Universal Serial Bus Ports 36 Updating BIOS Procedures 49 USB Function 68 USB Legacy Support 61 User Password 58 Using LiveUpdate 112 PC Probe 107 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 114 Yamaha XGstudio Pla...

Page 125: ...tebook PC 14 1 TFT Color Display 300 333 366 400 MHz Built in DVD MPEG2 Decoder L7300 7200 Series All in One Compact Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 300 333 366 400 MHz M8300 8200 Series Thin Light Convertible Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 233 266 300 333 366 400 MHz ...

Page 126: ...CD CD Extra I Trax CD R CD RW Disk Size 8 cm and 12 cm OS Compatibility DOS6 xx Windows3 x 95 98 OS 2Warp Netware SCO UNIX Cache Buffer Size 128KB Data Transfer Rate CD S500 7500 KBps maximum CD S450 6750 KBps maximum CD S400 6000 KBps maximum Access Time 75ms Supports high speed CD Audio playback Supports high speed digital audio extraction Supports UltraDMA 33 transfer mode Compatible with all C...

Page 127: ... 3 0 AP200 2 1 1 3 0 AP2000 2 1 1 4 3 or 5 AP2500 2 1 1 4 3 or 5 AP3000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 3 or 5 AP6000 2 1 1 4 8 AP7500 2 1 1 4 8 AP8000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 8 Mid Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 Rack Mountable Value Servers AP2000 AP2500 AP3000 Group Servers AP100 AP200 Three 1 6 inch or five 1 inch SCA 2 SCSI hard drives Eight 1 6 inch or 1 inch SCSI hard drives ...

Page 128: ...9 rack mountable height 5U LED for hard disk power and working status Two8cmsystemfansandfour6cm drive fans Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI DA2100 2200 Series SCSI RAID Card PCI DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4 100 processor PCI DA2200 series support 5x86 133 processor One 72 pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory RAID levels 0 0 1 3 5 n...