Table Of Contents - Asus P2B-N User Manual

I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
Features of the ASUS P2B-N Motherboard ........................................ 8
Parts of the ASUS P2B-N Motherboard ...................................... 11
Riser Card Back .......................................................................... 11
Riser Card Front .......................................................................... 11
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 12
ASUS P2B-N Motherboard Layout .................................................. 12
Installation Steps ............................................................................... 14
1. Jumpers ......................................................................................... 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 19
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 20
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 21
Universal Retention Mechanism ........................................... 21
Heatsinks ............................................................................... 21
Installing the Processor ............................................................... 22
ASUS Smart Thermal Solutions ............................................ 24
Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .................... 25
4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 26
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................. 26
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................... 26
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 27
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ......................................... 27
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 28
Front Panel Descriptions ............................................................. 33
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 37
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 38
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ......................................................................... 38
Main Menu .................................................................................. 38
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS ................... 40
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 41
Load Defaults ........................................................................ 42
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 42
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................... 42
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 45
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 45
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