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  • Page 1 P2B98-XV Pentium II ATX Motherboard ® USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    Email: tsd-usa@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: info-ger@asus.com.tw Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd-ger@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ..................7 How this Manual is Organized ............7 Item Checklist ..................7 II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard ......... 8 The ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard ..........9 III. INSTALLATION Layout of the ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard ......... 10 Installation Steps ................
  • Page 5 Exit Without Saving ..............53 V. Support CD Support CD Main Menu ..............57 A. Video Driver ................58 B. Other Video Drivers ..............65 C. Video Player ................79 D. DMI Configuration Utility ............81 VI. ASUS LAN Card ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana- dian Department of Communications. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Instructions on setting up the BIOS software Support CD: Information on the included support software VI. ASUS LAN Card: Installation of the ASUS LAN card (optional) Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES Features of the ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard The ASUS P2B98-XV is carefully designed for the discriminating PC user who wants smart features processed by the fastest CPU. ® • Versatile Processor Support: Intel Pentium II (233MHz–450MHz) processor. • Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems and front-side bus (FSB) platform, which boosts the traditional 66-MHz internal bus speed to 100MHz.

  • Page 9: The Asus P2B98-Xv Motherboard

    II. FEATURES The ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard PS/2 Mouse (Top) Floppy / IDE 3 DIMM Sockets Connectors PS/2 Keyboard (Bottom) Intel 440BX AGPset Connector SEC CPU Slot USB Port 1 (Top) USB Port 2 (Bottom) COM 1 (Bottom) Parallel (Top) VGA (Bottom)

  • Page 10: Installation

    III. INSTALLATION Layout of the ASUS P2B98-XV Motherboard ATX Power Connector PS/2 MOUSE (TOP PORT) SYS_FAN KEYBOARD (BOTTOM) CPU_FAN BUS Freq. USB 1(TOP PORT) USB 2 (BOTTOM) COM 1 Intel 440BX AGPset INT_EN 2 MB SDRAM COM2 2 MB SDRAM...
  • Page 11 30 Speaker Connector (4 pins) 17) PWR (PANEL) p. 30 ATX Power Switch / Soft Power Switch (2 pins) 18) PLED (PANEL) p. 30 System Power LED Lead (3 pins) 19) RESET (PANEL) p. 30 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Jumpers

    BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Short the solder points to clear CMOS P2B98-XV Real Time Clock RAM (CLRTC) 2. VGA Interrupt Selection (INT) These jumpers allow you to set the VGA interrupt method. The default disables the chipset’s internal interrupt routing.
  • Page 14 Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. Voltage Regulator Output Selection (VID) is not needed for the Pentium II processor because it sends a VID signal directly to the onboard power controller. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 III. INSTALLATION (This page was intentionally left blank) ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: System Memory (Dimm)

    BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64, 128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Dimm Memory Installation Procedures

    20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins Lock P2B98-XV 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) memory modules must be 3.3Volt Un- buffered Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). You can identify the type of DIMM module by the illustration below: 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

  • Page 18: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Heatsink bottom Groove for the Support Top Bar Heatsink Support Base/Top Bar (Items 4-7) Pentium II Processor Heatsink (Item 8) Intel Pentium II Processor in an SEC cartridge (233-450MHz 512KB/128KB/0KB L2 Cache) CPU (Item 9) ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Aavid Heatsink

    “Unlock” to “Lock”. You will also not be able to use the heatsink support top bar because of the fan. The heatsink support top bar will, how- ever, still be included in the package, in case you use a heatsink without a fan. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 III. INSTALLATION The ASUS P2B98-XV As Shipped The ASUS P2B98-XV is shipped with the attach mount bridges already installed. SEC slot for the Pentium II processor NOTE: Encircled items are points where the attach mount bridges are factory-installed Installing the Pentium II Processor 1.
  • Page 21 With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipset, press the cartridge gently but firmly until it is full inserted. Push lock inward ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 Heatsink support top bar (4) Heatsink support base post Heatsink support base (7) ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Expansion Cards

    (to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards (under PNP AND PCI SETUP of the BIOS SOFTWARE, choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve). ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: External Connectors

    The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If not de- tected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See “PS/2 Mouse Control” in BIOS Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 (AGP) for ultra-high memory bandwidth graphics. VGA Monitor (15-pin Female) 6. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin Female Sockets) Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red stripe to Pin 1 Pin 1 P2B98-XV Floppy Disk Drive Connector 9. System Fan Connector This connector supports cooling fans of 500mAMP (6WATT) or less. System Fan Power...
  • Page 28 -12.0 Volts +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts P2B98-XV ATX Power Connector IMPORTANT: Be sure that the ATX power supply can take at least 10mAmp load on the 5volt standby lead (+5VSB). You may experience difficulty in powering on your system without this.
  • Page 29 12. Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) These connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 (see ASUS LAN Card section). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 30 This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. Message LED SMI Speaker Ground ATX Power Switch Reset Switch IDE LED Power LED P2B98-XV System Panel Connections ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Power Connection Procedures

    Shut down the computer?. The system will give three quick beeps after about 30 seconds and then power off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Bios Software

    To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-X and then press <Enter>. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the program- ming is finished, Flashed Suc- cessfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Managing And Updating Your Motherboard's Bios

    Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.

  • Page 35: Bios Setup

    Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Load Defaults

    To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079) ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not sup- port LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncom- mon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All Errors; No Errors; All,But Keyboard, All,But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Bios Features Setup

    Be- cause of conflicts with new operating systems, for example, during installation of new softwares, you may have to set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 This field enhances hard disk performance by making multi-sector transfers instead of one sector per transfer. Most IDE drives, except older versions, can utilize this feature. Selections are HDD MAX, Disabled, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 The default setting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system. The other option is Setup, where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called, when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Chipset Features Setup

    Enabled will allow PCI streaming. Leave on default setting. Host Bus Fast Data Ready (Enabled) Leave on default setting. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) Timing for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively. Leave on default setting. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 When Enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Field. Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power manage- ment. The settings are Suspend -> Off and Always On. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. No Function disables the ATX switch function when the button is pressed under 4 seconds. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 With this feature, you can remotely upload/download data to/from systems during off-peak hours. Set to Enabled to set this feature. IMPORTANT: This feature requires the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

  • Page 48: Pnp And Pci Setup

    ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes............................ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Enabled reserves an IRQ# for the USB to work, Disabled does not allow the USB to have an IRQ# and therefore prevents the USB from functioning. If you are not using any USB devices, you may set this feature to Disabled to save an extra IRQ# for expansion cards. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Load Bios Defaults

    <Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Supervisor Password And User Password

    <Enter> instead of entering a new password when the “Enter Password” prompt appears. A message confirms the password has been disabled. NOTE: If you forget the password, see CMOS RAM in section III for procedures on clearing the CMOS. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Save & Exit Setup

    Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
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  • Page 55: Support Cd

    P2B98-XV Pentium II ATX Motherboard ® Support CD User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: V. Support Cd

    Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0) ......80 D. DMI CONFIGURATION UTILITY Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ..........81 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ....81 System Requirements ............81 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ......82 ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: 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 and contents are constantly updated without notice.

  • Page 58: Video Driver

    NT40) directory on the ASUS Support CD. 8. You will be prompted to locate disk #2 of the drivers. Click Ok and then click Browse and locate the “\DRIVERS\ATI435\WIN95” (or NT40) directory on the ASUS Support CD again. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Installing Windows 95 Video Driver

    Install Windows 95 Video Driver allows your onboard VGA to function properly. Installing ATI Video drivers in Windows 95 (Prompted by Windows 95) If an ASUS graphics card (or ATI compatible) was installed unsuccessfully or modi- fied at one time a “Display” message will appear upon entering Windows 95: There is a problem with your display settings.
  • Page 60 If for some reason you need to reinstall the ATI video drivers or if you skipped the previous procedures, you may use the following steps: 1. Insert the ASUS installation CD (or double click on the CD drive in “My Computer”...

  • Page 61: Installing Directx

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. 2. Click Install DirectX5 to begin instal- lation. Warning: Your computer will auto- matically restart without warning. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Installing Video Player

    Setup.exe in the root directory of the 2. Click Install Video Player. 3. From the Setup panel, click Video Player and follow the self-explanatory instructions to complete the installa- tion. 4. When finished, click Yes to restart your computer. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Display Settings For Windows 95

    Display area. Choose “Center dialog boxes” to keep messages visible, “Enable task bar icon” for easy access to the ATI configuration menus, and “Show set- tings icon on task bar” for quick resolution changes. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
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  • Page 65: Other Video Drivers

    • Windows NT 3.5x does not support AGP cards. • Before installing the ASUS display driver in Windows NT 4.0, make sure that you have installed Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack version 3.0 (available on the Internet at http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/support/bldqpage.idc?Product Page=q_servpk). Otherwise, the system will hang and will not be able to start up! •...
  • Page 66 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 Found” window will appear upon entering Windows NT 4.0: 1.
  • Page 67 If for some reason you need to reinstall the ATI video drivers or if you skipped the previous procedures, you may use the following steps: 1. Insert the ASUS installation CD (or double-click on the CD drive in “My Com- puter” if CD already inserted)- The ASUS Windows NT Install Shell appears.
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  • Page 69: Video Driver Installation For Ibm Os/2

    19. Type EXIT to close the OS/2 full screen command prompt. 20. Shut down OS/2 21. Restart OS/2. It will default to 640x480 in 256 colors. To change screen reso- lution and/or color depth, see your OS/2 User’s Guide. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Autocad Video Driver Installation

    1. Enter DOS mode (Exit Windows, do not use Windows DOS prompt) 2. Insert the installation CD (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D) 3. Type SETUP at the CD-ROM drive letter and the ASUS DOS installation shell will appear and present you with a list of install options.Select Install DOS Utili-...

  • Page 71: Microstation Video Driver Installation

    1. Enter DOS mode (Exit Windows, do not use Windows DOS prompt) 2. Insert the CD (assuming your CD-ROM drive is letter D) 3. Type SETUP at the CD-ROM drive letter and the ASUS DOS installation shell will appear and present you with a list of install options.Select Install DOS Utili-...

  • Page 72: Select System Information (Optional)

    INFO BOX. In case of a conflict, it will issue a warning and suggest possible corrective actions. Your ASUS AGP-V264GT3 Device is PCI Plug-and-Play compatible: your system will automatically allocate system resources and resolve possible conflicts between your Plug-and-Play compatible mach64 accelerator device and other expansion cards.

  • Page 73: Vdif Files (Optional)

    5. Adjust the size and position of the box outline. Press <Enter> to accept. 6. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you are satisfied with the box outline for all the resolutions. When finished, remember to exit and save the settings. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Advanced Setup (Optional)

    • VGA Tests ... • Accelerator Tests ... Any time you suspect there is a problem, especially during installation, run the above tests. The information provided in this appendix will enable you to solve most problems. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting

    If using a 386, ensure that AutoCAD has been configured for the appropriate ADI driver. The protected mode driver requires extended memory. Error Codes and Messages Problems and solutions for some common errors found by the test program are provided for your reference as follows: ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
  • Page 76 An error has been detected in the ROM. Draw sequence failure. An error has occurred in the draw engine. If the error is intermittent, it might indi- cate a marginal RAM failure. The effects of this failure may not be immediately apparent. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Windows 95 Mach64 Enhanced Display Driver

    Why can I not use the TV output function in Windows 95? You need to make sure that your resolution is 800x600 or under and refresh rate equal to or less than 60Hz in NTSC and 50Hz in PAL. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Other Problems & Actions

    5. You will find two (or more) conflicting adapters. 6. Disable all previous adapters by selecting them and clicking Remove. 7. Close Device Manager and restart Windows 95. 8. Your display driver should work correctly this time. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Video Player

    Features The question mark on the top right of the Video Screen allows inspection into each button on the control panel. Click on the “?” then on a button that you would like to know about. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Playing Media Files

    Open Setup Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0) Capture File Dialog Play Menu Selection Audio Track Play Return Play Select Selection Default When playing Video CD 2.0 discs, the Control panel changes to this interactive panel. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Dmi Configuration Utility

    D. DMI CONFIGURATION UTILITY Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

  • Page 82: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    D. DMI CONFIGURATION UTILITY Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items.
  • Page 83 You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
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  • Page 85: Asus Lan Card

    Motherboard type Other If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper 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-...

  • Page 86: Software Driver Support

    A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS P2B98-XV User’s Manual...
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