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P2L-VM/P2E-VM
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Pentium II microATX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: +1-510-608-4555 Email: info-usa@asus.com.tw Technical
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CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7 How this manual is organized .......................................................... 7 Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7 II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Features ............................ 8 Parts of the ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Mot
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CONTENTS Power Management Setup.......................................................... 49 Details of Power Management Setup ................................... 49 PNP and PCI Setup .................................................................... 52 Details of PNP and PCI Setup .............................................. 52 Load BIOS Defaults ................................................................... 54 Load Setup Defaults .......................................................
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provid
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I. INTRODUCTION How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Features: Information and specifications concerning this product III. Installation: Instructions on setting up the motherboard IV. BIOS Software: Instructions on setting up the BIOS software V. Support CD: Information on the included support software Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing it
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II. FEATURES Features II. FEATURES ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Features The ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package. ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Specifications: • microATX: Features ASUS’ custom designed microATX form factor. ® • Multi-Speed: Supports the Intel Pentium II (233MHz–333MHz) and Celeron™ (266MHz and faster) processors. • Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440LX or 440EX AGPset with I/O subsystems. • Onboard
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II. FEATURES ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Special Features: • ACPI Ready: Features ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) which is also implemented on all ASUS “smart” series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) sup- porting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these fea- tures 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 A
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II. FEATURES Features II. FEATURES ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature to implement silent PC systems. • Boot Virus Protection: Anti-boot virus protection programmed into the BIOS. • Dual Function Power Button: The system can be in one of two states, one is the sleep mode and the other is the Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power
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II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard ATI Multimedia Connector 2 DIMM on 440EX Power Supply ATI 3D Rage Pro ImpacTV2 8MB VGA 3 DIMM on 440LX ATX Power Fan Control AGP 2X VGA Chipset (optional) Memory T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB Port 1 B: USB Port 2 Serial COM 1 Intel 440LX or 440EX AGPset Parallel Port SEC CPU Socket (for Pentium II) VGA Connector T: Joystick/MIDI Connector B: Audio Ports Serial COM 2 3 PCI Slots Onboard 16-bit Audio (optional) 2 ISA Slots Hardware
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01 01 23 45 III. INSTALLATION Motherboard Layout III. INSTALLATION ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Layout PWR_FAN Power KBPWR Supply Fan ATXPWR TV_CON Control PS/2 (optional) ImpacTV2 Chipset Top: Mouse ATX Power Connector ATI Multimedia Connector (optional) Bottom: Keyboard (optional) INT_EN Row DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) USB Top: USB 1 Bottom: USB 2 DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 3 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) P2L-VM only COM1 VGAEN CPU_FAN BUS Frequency AT
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III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) INT_EN p. 14 VGA Interrupt Setting (Enable/Disable) 2) VGAEN p. 14 VGA Setting (Enable/Disable) 3) CLRCMOS p. 15 Real Time Clock RAM (Clear CMOS) 4) KBPWR p. 15 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 5) FS0, FS1, FS2 p. 16 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 6) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 16 CPU:BUS Frequency Ratio Expansion Slots 1) DIMM Sockets p. 17 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) SEC CPU Slot p. 19 Single Edge Contact CPU Support * 3) ISA Slot 1, 2 p. 25 16-bit ISA
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R III. INSTALLATION Jumpers III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software WARNING! Computer motherboards, baseboards and components, such as SCSI cards, contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect
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R R III. INSTALLATION 3. Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM (CLRCMOS) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the RTC data: (1) Unplug your computer, (2) Short solder points, (3) Turn on your computer, (4) Hold down during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re- enter user preferences. RTC RAM CLRCMOS Clear CMOS [short solder points momentarily] CLRCMOS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Clear RTC RAM 4. Keyboard Power Up (KBPWR) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up f
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R III. INSTALLATION Jumpers III. INSTALLATION 5. CPU External (BUS) Frequency Selection (FS0, FS1, FS2) These jumpers tell the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU. These allow the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock times the BUS Ratio equals the CPU's Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). 6. CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3) These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the Extern
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III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory (DIMM) Only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) can be used with this motherboard. Sockets are available for 3.3Volt (power level) Unbuffered Synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) or EDO DRAM of either 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128MB. One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM module takes up one Row on the motherboard. To utilize the chipset’s Error Checking and Correction (ECC) feature, you must use a DIMM module with 9 chips per side (standard 8 chips/side + 1 ECC chip) and make t
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III. INSTALLATION 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II pro- cessor packaged in an SEC cartridge. Pentium II Processor WARNING! Be sure that sufficient air is circulating across the processor’s pas- sive heatsink. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. It is recommended that you install an auxiliary fan. You should check to see that you have the followi
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III. INSTALLATION CPU III. INSTALLATION The Motherboard As Shipped Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot using two attach mount bridges from the underside of the motherboard. (1) SEC CPU slot NOTE: Encircled items are screws (2) from the mount bridges (1 & 2) Installing the Pentium II Processor: 1. Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism: The retention mechanism is designed to fit into the SEC slot only one way. TIP: Orient the mechanism’s lock holes toward the
