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  • Page 1 ® P3W-E ® Intel 810e 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

    ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: MB/Other: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Email: info@asuscom.de Technical Support Hotline: MB/Other: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Email: tsd@asuscom.de WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The ASUS P3W-E Motherboard ..........8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Optional Components ............9 2.1.3 Performance ..............10 2.1.4 Intelligence ...............
  • Page 5 4.6 Boot Menu ................76 4.7 Exit Menu ................. 78 5. SOFTWARE SETUP ................ 81 5.1 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD ........81 5.2 Operating Systems ..............84 5.3 Starting Windows For the First Time ........84 5.4 LDCM Local Setup ..............88 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup ............

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for non-LCD model only) LCD panel & Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for LCD model only) ASUS consumer infrared set (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS S370 Series CPU card (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P3W-E Motherboard The P3W-E motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many smart features in a small package. So what’s so smart about the ASUS P3W-E motherboard? 2.1.1 Specifications ®...

  • Page 9: Optional Components

    • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Supports chassis intrusion monitor- ing through the ASUS ASIC. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the RTC used for keeping time! •...

  • Page 10: Performance

    • ACPI Ready! ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.

  • Page 11: Intelligence

    Temperature Monitoring and Alert! CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU’s internal thermal diode (on Pentium III, Deschutes Pentium II, and PPGA 370 Celeron in conjunction with the ASUS S370-D or S370-L CPU card, see 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards) to prevent system overheat and system damage.

  • Page 12: Motherboard Part Definitions

    Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors Feature Setting DIP Switches Floppy Disk Drive Connector Four Mbit Firmware Hub (programmable BIOS) ASUS ASIC with Integrated Hardware Monitor Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) Crystal PCI Audio (on audio model only) Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset...

  • Page 13: Motherboard Part Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.3 Motherboard Part Locations NOTE: The ISA model is shown above. ISA slots are optional at the time of pur- chase. The model without ISA will have 6 PCI slots. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    Firmware PCI4 PCI to ISA Bridge Multi-I/O ASUS PCI5 ASIC PLED2 with Hardware Monitor ISA1 PCI6 IDELED ISA2 PANEL NOTES: Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase. The PCI/ISA configuration is dependent on territory. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    16) VIDEO, AUX, CD1, MODEM p.41 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) (optional) 17) SPKR p.41 Internal Speaker Connectors (4-pins) (optional) 18) INT MIC p.42 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) 19) SMB p.42 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 20) DFP p.43 Digital LCD Header (20-1 pins) (optional) ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 29) SMI (PANEL) p.45 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 30) LED (PANEL) p.45 System Message LED (2 pins) 31) ATXPWR p.46 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 32) JTPWR p.46 Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    The white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Audio Setting P3W-E 2. Frequency Selection ® 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 5. Frequency Selection 6. Frequency Selection P3W-E DIP Switches ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 1 2 3 Jumper JumperFree P3W-E ® 2 3 4 5 6 P3W-E Jumper Mode Setting 2) Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) available on LAN model only The onboard LAN may be enabled or disabled by this jumper. Setting LAN_EN Enable...
  • Page 19 AMR audio card on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section). Setting Enable [ON] [1-2] (default) Disable [OFF] [2-3] 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 P3W-E ® Enable Disable P3W-E Audio Setting ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 ® Normal Safe Mode (Default) P3W-E Safe Mode Setting 5) Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting (NO_REBOOT) The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang (timeout) during bootup, the motherboard will automatically reboot. If rebooting is repeating in- effectively, set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot.
  • Page 21 1 2 3 Normal Standby (STB) P3W-E PCI 3Volt Selection 7) I/O Voltage Setting (VIO) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, PCI, and the CPU’s I/O buffer. The default voltage should be used unless pro- cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage.
  • Page 22 123MHz 133MHz 142MHz 133MHz 123MHz 133MHz 142MHz 100MHz SDRAM P3W-E CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 140MHz 143MHz 146MHz 136MHz...
  • Page 23 NOTE: The PCI clock is equal to 1/3 the speed of the SDRAM. PCI’s specification allows for up to 33MHz, therefore using PC100-compliant DIMM and setting SDRAM to about 100MHz is recommended. For updated processor settings, visit ASUS’s web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: System Memory (Dimm)

    Total System Memory (Max 512MB) 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Ex- tended Data Output) chips.

  • Page 25: Dimm Installation

    P3W-E ® 60 Pins 20 Pins P3W-E 168-Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) DRAM Key Position...

  • Page 26: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Proces- sor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 CPU card can allow Socket 370 processors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 S370 Series CPU Card for instructions on using this card).

  • Page 27: Heatsinks

    URM are locked when shipped. Locked Folding Support To unlock the support arms, simply flip them up to an upright position. Unlocked Folding Support The URM is now ready for the installation of your processor. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipset, push the SECC2, SECC, or SEPP gently but firmly into the Slot 1 connector until it is fully inserted. SECC SECC2/SEPP Push lock inward CPU fan cable to CPU fan cable to fan connector fan connector ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Recommended Heatsinks For Slot 1 Processors

    The recommended heatsinks for the Slot 1 processors are those with three-pin fans, such as the ASUS Smart Fan, that can be connected to the motherboard’s CPU fan connector. These heatsinks dissipate heat more efficiently and with an optional hard- ware monitor, they can monitor the fan’s RPM and use the alert function with the...

  • Page 30: Precautions

    4. There is no visible gap between the processor die and heatsink. The thermal interface material should be continuous with no through-holes or debris. Example of an incorrectly installed retention clip Example of a correctly installed retention clip ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Expansion Cards

    4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: Interrupt Request Table

    INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    This motherboard does not support secondary AMR cards. When using a primary AMR audio card, the motherboard’s onboard PCI audio must be disabled. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. P3W-E ® P3W-E Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: External Connectors

    This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female) ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con- figuration for settings. COM 1 Serial Port (9-pin male) ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Lo- cal Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ45 ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Primary and/or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. P3W-E ® IDELED P3W-E IDE Activity LED ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe Utility or Intel LDCM Utility (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
  • Page 40 14) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (not required for onboard LAN model). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 41 Modem-In (to Modem) Ground Modem-Out (from Modem) P3W-E Internal Audio Connectors 17) Internal Speaker Connector (SPKR) This connector allows you to connect the internal chassis speaker to the onboard audio’s output. This will allow you to use the chassis’ built-in speaker to listen to sounds normally requiring separately purchased external speakers.
  • Page 42 ATX connectors. P3W-E ® P3W-E Internal Microphone Connector 19) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices.
  • Page 43 COM2 Header COM2 Pin 1 P3W-E LCD and COM2 Bracket 21) Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for additional serial devices. The connector with bracket shown here is for the non- LCD model.
  • Page 44 If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over pins 2 and 3 to prevent unnecessary power loss. P3W-E ® ACHA P3W-E Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Reset SW ATX Power Switch* SMI Lead P3W-E System Panel Connectors 24) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.
  • Page 46 -5.0 Volts Power Good +5.0 Volts +5V Standby +5.0 Volts +12.0Volts P3W-E ATX Power Connector 32) Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. JTPWR Power Supply...

  • Page 47: Power Connection Procedures

    Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the com- puter? The power supply should turn 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 P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
  • Page 50 If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup Program

    POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re- flect your BIOS screens exactly. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Bios Menu Bar

    Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field <Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field <End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: General Help

    Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Main Menu

    This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Asus P3W-E User's Manual

    NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all configuration fields. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Clear CMOS CLRTC P3W-E ® P3W-E Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard]...

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Bus Frequency. Each of the two memory data transfer methods leads to a set of 16 CPU Bus Frequency selections. Configuration options: [2/3/1] [3/3/1] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Chip Configuration

    SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 Display Cache Paging Mode [Page Open Mode] Configuration options: [Page Open Mode] [Page Close Mode] Display Cache Window Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [64MB] [32MB] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 If you are not using any ISA cards, you may disable this field. When this field is disabled, the 8-bit and 16-bit I/O Recovery Time configurations will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time [3.5 BUSCLK] Leave on default setting. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: I/O Device Configuration

    Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/ IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector. Configuration op- tions: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H] Onboard CIR IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard CIR I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Pci Configuration

    [Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 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]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Shadow Configuration

    ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Power Menu

    Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Power Up Control

    Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake- On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Hardware Monitor

    NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Boot Menu

    This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [Network] Configuration options: [Network] [SCSI Boot Device] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 77 Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Configuration options: [Off] [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Exit Menu

    This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for con- firmation before exiting. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 80 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Software Setup

    Navigation Button Descriptions Motherboard Info displays information on your motherboard, BIOS, and CPU. Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD. User’s Manual displays the motherboard user’s manual in pdf format. Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance.

  • Page 82: Support Cd Submenus

    NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. Installation Submenu LDCM: Installs software to monitor PC system(s). ASUS Probe: Installs a simple utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. ASUS LiveUpdate: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file.

  • Page 83: Dos Utility Submenu

    Choose “Restart in MS-DOS mode” then type “aflash” from the AFLASH folder on the support CD. ASUS Contact Information Submenu This page gives Marketing and Technical Support contact information which is similar to the one in the beginning of this User’s Manual. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Operating Systems

    Windows may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the onboard VGA chip. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site.

  • Page 85: Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found

    5.3.1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found (2) Click here and then click Next. (1) Click here. (3) Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, browse to it, and (4) Click here. then click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 86: Pci Multimedia Audio Device Found

    Next. (4) Click here. (6) Click here. (5) Click here. NOTE: For Windows 95, you will need to change the Game Controller port driver in Control Panel->Game Controller->Ad- vanced tab->Port Driver. Change to Crystal SoundFusion(tm) Joystick ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 87 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.3.3 PCI Ethernet Controller Found (2) Click here and then click Next. (1) Click here. (3) Insert your ASUS Support CD, browse to here, and then click Next. (4) Click here. (6) Enter E:\WIN98 here and then click OK.

  • Page 88: Ldcm Local Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 89 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (10) Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing. (9) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Ldcm Administrator Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 91 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (5) Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement. (6) Click here. (8) Click here. (7) Click here. (9) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Asus Pc Probe

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as LDCM, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 93 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Asus Liveupdate

    Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (6) Click here. (5) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Driver

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (5) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here to install to the (9) Click here. default folder. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 (12) Click here. (13) Click here. (14) Click here. (15) Click here. (17) Click here. (16) Click here. (19) To install other driv- (18) Browse to ers, click here and E:\VGA\WIN98 and then click Finish. then click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Other

    (4) Click here. (5) Click here only after you have read the license (6) Click here. agreement. (7) Click here to install the (8) Click here and then follow driver to the default folder. the online instructions. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Intel Security Driver

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions. (7) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 99 (5) Enter the information requested and the click here * The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card. (7) Click here only if you accept the terms of the agreement. (8) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (9) Click here. (10) Click here. (11) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Yamaha Xgstudio

    (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (6) Click here. (5) Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 102 CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (4) Click here only after you have read the license agreement. (3) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the (6) Click here. license agreement. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish (7) Click here. installation. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 104 (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the (6) Click here. license agreement. (7) To install other drivers or programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: Uninstalling Programs

    Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click here. (3) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
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  • Page 107: Software Reference

    Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. To install the software for a new display adapter, click Change. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 108: Color Management

    Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor. Click a profile to make it the active profile. Otherwise, the default pro- file is the active profile. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 109 Gives information on your graphics device such as chipset, memory, BIOS, and drivers. Internet links are also available for easy ac- cess to the ASUS Web page for new updated drivers and notices. Color (Desktop) Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis- play according to your preference.
  • Page 110 OnScreen Display (OSD). To use this func- tion, select Enable OSD. You may want to change the default hot key (CTRL+ALT+O) if it conflicts with the hot keys of other games, video players, or Windows programs. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 111: Asus Pc Probe

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 112: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
  • Page 113 Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 114 Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 115: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses...

  • Page 116: Asus Liveupdate

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard’s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • Page 117: Using Yamaha Xgstudio Player

    Designates the song just before the currently down. playing song as the new current-play song. For detailed instructions and references to software and utilities, use the pro- grams’ online help and electronic documentations. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 118: Using Yamaha Xgstudio Mixer

    (SCOPE velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and percussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 119 The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. To return to the original voice set, click Piano Orchestra Mallet Techno Choir Robot Nature Return ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 120: Hardware Information

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.6 Hardware Information (1) Click here. ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 121: Appendix

    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 122: 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 P3W-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 123: S370 Series Cpu Cards

    The following are pictures of the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards with black plastic retainers attached to the edge. The retainer fins are used to hold the ASUS S370 Series CPU Cards in place using the motherboard’s Slot 1 retention mechanisms.
  • Page 124 5. Make sure that no wires or objects come in contact with the fan. 7.2.2 S370 Series CPU Card Jumper Settings The only set of jumpers on the ASUS S370 Series CPU Card is used for setting the voltage sent to the CPU. Setting the CPU voltage is not necessary for current socket 370 processors.

  • Page 125: Index

    Audio Port 37 Display Cache Cycle Time 63 Chassis Fan 39 Display Cache Paging Mode 63 Chassis Intrusion 44 Display Cache RAS Precharge Time 63 Consumer IR 44 Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay 63 CPU Fan 39 ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 126 Memory Hole At 15M-16M 64 Installed Memory 59 Menu Bar 52 Intel Security Driver 99 Message LED Lead 45 Internal Audio Connectors 41 Microsoft DirectX Internal Microphone Connector 42 Driver Setup 102 Monitor Output Connector 37 ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 127 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 62 User 58 Secondary IDE Connector 38 PC Probe Sector 57 Setup 93 Serial Port COM 2 Header 43 Using 111 Serial Port COM1 Connector 36 PC-cillin 98 Setup 103 Settings ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 128 System Warning Speaker Connector 45 Yamaha XGStudio 100 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 118 Yamaha XGstudio Player 117 Thermal Sensor Connector 46 Translation Method 56 Type 55 UART2 Use Standard Infrared 66 Ultra DMA Mode 57 Uninstalling Programs 104 ASUS P3W-E User’s Manual...

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