Asus P2B-DS - Manual (Page 4)

4 ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How This Manual Is Organized .......................................................... 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
Features ............................................................................................... 8
The ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS Motherboard ........................................... 9
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 10
ASUS P2B-D/P2B-DS Motherboard Layout ................................... 10
Installation Steps ............................................................................... 12
1. Motherboard Settings .................................................................... 12
Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 13
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................ 17
DIMM Memory Installation Procedures ............................... 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
Pentium III / II Processor ...................................................... 19
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions ............................................ 22
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .................... 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
Accelerated Graphics Port ..................................................... 25
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ......................................................................... 36
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 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