Asus P2L-N User's Manual

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R P2L-N/P2E-N Pentium ® II NLX Motherboards USER’S MANUAL ...

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2 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual USER’S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Manual Revision: 1.02 Release Date: May 1998 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed,...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 3 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: [email protected] Technical Support Fax: +886-2-28...

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4 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................7 How this manual is organized..........................................................7 Item Checklist .............

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS Power Management Setup........................................................47 Details of Power Management Setup .................................47 PNP and PCI Setup ........................................

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6 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 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 interfere...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 7 I. INTRODUCTION I. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Introduction: Manual information and checklist II. Features: Information and sp...

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8 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Features of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard The ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many features in a small package. ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Specifications: • NLX: Fe...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 9 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Special Features: • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series of motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for fut...

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10 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N 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 a important feature to implem...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 11 Parts of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard II. FEATURES II. FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2 USB Ports IrDA Port Primary IDE Connector NLX Power Connector Riser Card Back 2 PCI Slots 1 ISA Slot Floppy Drive Connector ...

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12 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout VGA Memory Upgrade Socket R PS/2 MOUSE (TOP PORT) KEYBOARD (BOTTOM) ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X VGA Chipset Intel PIIX4 Chipset CDROM Connector Joystick/MIDI RJ-45 C...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 13 III. INSTALLATION Jumpers 1) JP1 p. 13 Audio Setting (Enable/Disable) Expansion Slots 1) DIMM Sockets p. 15 168-Pin DIMM Memory Expansion Sockets 2) SEC CPU Slot p. 17 Single Edge Contact CPU Support 3) SLOT 1* p. ...

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14 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Jumpers III. INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard (if necessary) 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Cent...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 15 III. INSTALLATION System Memory III. INSTALLATION 2. System Memory (DIMM) Only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) can be used with this motherboard. Two sockets are available for 3.3Volt (power level) Unbuffered S...

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16 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION System Memory III. INSTALLATION DIMM Memory Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the ori...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 17 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 c...

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18 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 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. Installing the Pentium II Pro...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 19 III. INSTALLATION CPU III. INSTALLATION 2. Mount the Heatsink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heat sink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Check the orien- tatio...

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20 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION CPU III. INSTALLATION 4. Secure the SEC Cartridge: Secure the SEC cartridge in place by pushing the SEC cartridge locks outward so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism’s lock ho...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 21 III. INSTALLATION The heatsinks shown in this manual are for reference purposes only. The recom- mended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the CPU fan conn...

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22 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION Expansion Cards III. INSTALLATION 4. Expansion Cards Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software settings f...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 23 III. INSTALLATION Expansion Cards III. INSTALLATION The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA cards, requires that you configure the card’s jumpers manually and then install it ...

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24 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION Connectors III. INSTALLATION 5. External Connectors IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connecto...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 25 III. INSTALLATION DMA Channels III. INSTALLATION Connectors III. INSTALLATION 4. Parallel Printer Connector (25 pin Female) You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” ...

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26 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION Connectors III. INSTALLATION 8. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4 pin Female Sockets) Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB1&2 Riser Card Back USB Connectors T...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 27 11. Primary IDE Connector (40-1 pin IDE) This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the riser card, connect the other end to a hard disk drive. The primary I...

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28 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION 14. Riser Front Panel Connector (16-1 pin) This connector is used to connect the front panel display LED’s and buttons to the motherboard through a ribbon cable. Riser Slot Front Panel Display ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 29 III. INSTALLATION Connectors III. INSTALLATION A. System Power LED Lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. B. NLX Power Button/ Soft Power Button Switches between ON, OFF, and SLE...

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30 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual III. INSTALLATION Connectors III. INSTALLATION 16. ATI Multimedia Connector (40-3 pin AMC) This connector is used for ATI video accessories such as video capture cards or television tuners. R P2E-N ATI Multimedia ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 31 III. INSTALLATION Connectors III. INSTALLATION 19. VGA Memory Socket (SO-DIMM) At the time of purchase, you may select either 4MB SGRAM VGA memory onboard, 2MB, or 0MB model. If you wish to upgrade the 4MB model, ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 33 III. INSTALLATION Power Connections III. INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual34 IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Support Software AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the mothe...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 35 IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV. BIOS SOFTWARE When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 2. Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block, the baseboard...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual36 IV. BIOS Updating BIOS IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS prompt wit...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 37 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE 6. BIOS Setup IV. BIOS BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5 Volt and 12 Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re- leased....

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual38 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Standard CMOS Load Defaults The “Load BIOS Defaults” option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting. “Load Setup Defaults”, on the other hand, is for loading optimized def...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 39 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Standard CMOS Time To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current time. Follow the ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual40 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Standard CMOS Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field: Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master, and Secondary Slave, you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fi...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 41 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS BIOS Features BIOS Features Setup This “BIOS Features Setup” option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance, or let you set up some syste...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual42 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS BIOS Features CPU Level 1 Cache / CPU Level 2 Cache (Enabled) These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Le...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 43 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS BIOS Features Security Option (System) When you specify a Supervisor Password and/or User Password (explained later in this section), the Security Option field determines when the syste...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual44 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup This “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’s chipset. Control keys for this screen are the same as for the...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 45 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Chipset Features Video Memory Cache Mode (UC) USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve th...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual46 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Parallel Port Mode (ECP+EPP) This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. The setting Normal, allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; EPP allows bidi- re...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 47 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Power Management Power Management Setup This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual48 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Power Management Video Off Method (Blank Screen) This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF, DPMS Reduce ON, Blank Screen, V/H SYNC+Blank...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 49 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Power Management PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled) This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer (turns the ATX power supply on) when the modem receives a ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual50 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Plug & Play / PCI IV. BIOS PNP and PCI Setup This “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA#, thus all installed PCI cards must be...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 51 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Plug & Play / PCI DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. Available o...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual52 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults IV. BIOS Load BIOS Defaults This “Load BIOS Defaults” option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings ar...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 53 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords. “Supervisor Password” sets a pass- word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility; “Use...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual54 IV. BIOS SOFTWARE IV. BIOS Hard Disk Detect IDE HDD Auto Detection This “IDE HDD Auto Detection” option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Se...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 55 IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not n...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual56 Support CD Main Menu Insert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in “My Computer” to bring up the autorun menu or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the ASUS Support CD. NOTE: The support CD version...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 57 User’s Manual A. PC Probe Utility A. PC Probe Utility R PC Probe USER’S MANUAL Included only with products using hardware monitoring components. ...

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58 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 2. Click “OK” after reading the welcome message. 3. Click the install button. Click “ASUS PC Probe” from the “Start” button to run the utility if you exit the utility or did not check “Run when Window...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 59 2. Uninstall other hardware monitoring pro- grams if you want to use the ASUS PC Probe by running “Add/Remove Pro- grams” from the Control Panel. Uninstalling Programs Uninstalling programs is a basic component...

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60 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Using the ASUS PC Probe A. PC Probe Utility Analog view of PC’s fan rotation Digital view of PC’s fan rotation PC’s Fan warning threshold adjustment Fan Rotation Status PC Temperature Status Analog view of P...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 61 A. PC Probe Utility User’s Manual A. PC Probe Utility PC Probe Settings Right clicking the “doctor” will bring up a menu to turn ASUS PC Probe on, off, or exit the utility. The “doctor” appears gray when ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 63 B. Video Driver Contents B. Video Driver B. Video Driver ..................................................................65 First Time Installation ...................................................................

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64 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Video Driver Contents B. Video Driver Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 93 Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver ..................... 95 Windows 95 pr...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 65 B. Video Driver B. Video Driver First Time Install First Time Installation When starting Windows 95 (OSR2.0) or Windows NT 4.0, the operating system will detect that you have a new PCI Multimedia Device, then an Up...

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66 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Video Driver Display Driver Install Windows 95 Display Driver Install Windows 95 Display Driver allows your onboard VGA to function properly. The “ATI 3D” setup screen will appear. Reinsert your CD or double...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 67 B. Video Driver DirectX / Video Player Reinsert your CD or double click on your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. Click 95 Video Driver fr...

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68 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Display Settings for Windows 95 Changing display settings: To enter the “Display Properties” at any time, right click your mouse on the desktop and select “Properties” or double click the “Display” icon...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 69 Video Driver Installation for Windows 3.x For your convenience, the ATI video drivers for Windows 3.x can be installed in Windows 3.x or in DOS. The autorun ASUS Windows 3.1 Install Shell cannot be automatically r...

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70 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Video Driver Installation for Windows 3.x Installing ATI video drivers in DOS: 1.Enter DOS mode (Exit Windows, do not use Windows DOS prompt) 2.Change to your CD-ROM drive 3.Type: SETUP (assuming your CD-ROM drive...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 71 Software MPEG & Video Player for Windows 3.x Software MPEG allows the viewing of the following video files identified by their extensions: • MPEG Format: (*.MPG, *.DAT, *.MPV) Extensions • AVI Files (*.AVI...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 73 NOTE: This section shows screens for Windows 3.1x although feature descriptions may be used for both Windows 3.1x and Windows 95. ATI Desktop Control Panel An ATI DeskTop is installed automatically when you instal...

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74 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual FlexDesk+ FlexDesk+ Basic Settings FlexDesk+ is for configuring the operating modes and parameters of the ASUS 264 Series Device. The availability of options in FlexDesk+ is dependent on the device and its hardwar...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 75 Buttons Test: Automatically switches on monitor to display the selected mode without exit- ing this control panel, for 10 seconds or until the user clicks the End Test, OK, or Cancel button. All other buttons and...

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76 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual FlexDesk+ Advanced Settings Environment This parameter specifies logical dots per inch (LDPI). Being logical, i.e., not physi- cal dots, the effect will differ depending on screen size. Automatic Mode chooses the ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 77 DPMS (for Windows) Win3.1 Limitation: In some newer BIOS, DPMS fucntion doesn't work normally. VESA DPMS-compliant monitors conserve electrical energy by powering down after a period of inactivity. You can u...

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78 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual DeskScape NOTE: Press Default to fill in the fields with default keys first. DeskScape allows more control over your Virtual Desktop using keyboard keys. For a description of Screen and Desktop, Refer to the Using...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 79 Buttons Defaults: Assigns default keys to DeskScan. Help: Displays Help information on DeskScan. OK: Accepts key assignments as shown and exits. Cancel: Discards all changes and exits. WinSwitch NOTE: Press De...

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80 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Buttons Key 1: First of four radio buttons labeled key1, key 2, key 3, and key 4. The slider settings shown are associated with the selected radio button. Defaults: Restores key combination and slider settings to...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 81 If your monitor came with a VDIF file then you may insert it into your floppy drive and press the "Load VDIF" button. The "Custom" button allows you to select the resolution and refresh rates...

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82 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual The ASUS 264 Series Device supports a VESA power management control speci- fication called DPMS-Display Power Management Signaling. Monitors that com- ply with DPMS can provide energy savings up to 80% compared to ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 83 B. Other Video Drivers Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 IMPORTANT! • Windows NT 3.5x does not support AGP cards. • Before installing the ASUS display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you hav...

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84 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Other Video Drivers Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows NT 4.0: (New Hardware Found) If installing an ASUS Graphics device for the first time, a “New Hardware F...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 85 Video Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows NT 4.0 (Prompted by Windows NT) If an ASUS Graphics device (or compatible) was installed at one time a “Display” message will...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 87 B. Other Video Drivers Video Driver Installation for IBM OS/2 The ATI OS/2 video driver is to be used for the English version of OS/2 only. Installing ATI video drivers in English OS/2 or OS/2 Warp: 1. Start OS/2 2...

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88 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Other Video Drivers AutoCAD Video Driver Installation Installing ATI AutoCAD Video Drivers: 1. Enter DOS mode (Exit Windows, do not use Windows DOS prompt) 2. Insert the installation CD (assuming your CD-ROM dri...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 89 Microstation Video Driver Installation Installing ATI Microstation Video Drivers: 1. Enter DOS mode (Exit Windows, do not use Windows DOS prompt) 2. Insert the CD (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D) 8. Reboot ...

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90 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Other Video Drivers Select System Information (optional) The program will check the system for possible conflicts with the device, and dis- play both the device and system configurations in the INFO BOX. In case...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 91 B. Other Video Drivers VDIF Files (optional) VDIF files are VESA Display Information Format files. They contain all the neces- sary configuration parameters for getting optimal resolution and refresh rate opera- ti...

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92 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Advanced Setup (optional) If you wish to fine tune its settings for your monitor and system type, select Ad- vanced Setup from the Main Menu. On-screen context sensitive help is displayed as you highlight each Adva...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 93 Troubleshooting System Lockup • If you are using a memory manager such as QEMM or 386MAX you need to modify the command line in the CONFIG.SYS file so that the address of the graphics device video BIOS, C000 - C7...

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94 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Other Video Drivers Memory aperture test failure or Diagnostics program locks or Reboots during aperture test If you receive an error message indicating that the memory aperture location is con- flicting with yo...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 95 B. Other Video Drivers Driver / Player B. Other Video Drivers Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver The Windows 95 mach64 enhanced display driver is capable of using monitor tim- ing data contained within Windo...

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96 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual B. Other Video Drivers B. Other Video Drivers Descriptions/Actions Other Problems & Actions My monitor is not capable of high resolution or refresh rate. It depends on the display characteristics of your monito...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 97 Windows Video Player ATI Player and control panel (Win3.1x and Win95) If VIDEO drivers are installed, for playing video clips, the ATI Player icon will appear in the DeskTop. Double click on this icon to bring up ...

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98 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual Playing Audio CDs (Only in window 95) Click the Audio CD button in the Task control panel to switch to Audio CD mode The Audio CD player has its own control panel for controlling the audio CD playback. You can use ...

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ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual 99 Playing Media Files Click the MPEG Playback button in the Task control panel to switch to play- back mode. The Control panel changes to the Playback panel. To view/hide the Playback panel in Full Screen mode, press...

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