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  • Page 1 P5S-B Super7 Baby AT 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

    WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd@asuscom.de WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    How this Manual is Organized ............7 Item Checklist ..................7 II. FEATURES ..................8 ASUS P5S-B Motherboard ..............8 Parts of the ASUS P5S-B Motherboard ..........11 III. HARDWARE SETUP ..............12 ASUS P5S-B Motherboard Layout ........... 12 Hardware Setup Steps ............... 15 1.
  • Page 5 VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............81 ASUS PC Probe ................83 SiS 530 Display Properties ............... 88 AudioRack32 ..................91 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ........... 100 VII. APPENDIX .................. 103 The ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ........103 ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 Canadian Department of Communications. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) Motherboard User’s manual Connector set for LCD (with LCD chip onboard) Connector set for audio input/output and game/MIDI port (with audio chip onboard) ASUS IrDA-compliant module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    II. FEATURES ASUS P5S-B Motherboard The ASUS P5S-B is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features in a small package. Specifications ® • SiS AGPset: SiS (Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.) 530 AGPset with support for a 100MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), all current Socket 7 processors and integrated Super AGP 2X 2D/3D VGA controller for high performance hardware 2D/3D VGA acceleration.
  • Page 9 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards or other Symbios SCSI cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.
  • Page 10 • Message LED (requires ACPI-supported OS): Turbo LEDs now act as infor- mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful infor- mation to the user. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Parts Of The Asus P5S-B Motherboard

    II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS P5S-B Motherboard 14 13 12 1 Parallel Port Connector 13 SiS Super South Bridge with Built- 2 AT Power Connector in Hardware Monitoring 3 ATX Power Connector 14 ISA Slots 4 VGA Header 15 LCD Header (with LCD chip onboard)

  • Page 12: Hardware Setup

    III. HARDWARE SETUP ASUS P5S-B Motherboard Layout PS/2PWR DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) KB_UP PWR_FAN DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 3 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) COM 1 COM 2 512KB/ 2 MB 1024KB 1024KB SDRAM Pipelined Pipelined...

  • Page 13: External Connectors

    37 System Message LED (2 pins) 18) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 37 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 19) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 37 Speaker Output Connector (4 pins) 20) WOLCON p. 38 Wake-On-LAN Activity Connector (3 pins) ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 39 Voice Modem In Connector (4 pins) 24) AUDIOCON p. 39 Audio Header (26-1 pins) 25) SCART p. 40 TV Out Connector (12-1 pin) 26) LCDHD p. 40 LCD Header (20-1 pins) 27) VGA Header p. 41 VGA Header (16 pins) ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Hardware Setup 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 Disable Enable (Default) P5S-B Keyboard Power Up Motherboard Feature Settings (DIP Switches – DIP1 & DIP 2) Some of the motherboard’s onboard functions can be adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The following illustra- tion shows all the switches in the OFF position.
  • Page 17 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 P5S-B VGA Frame Buffer Setting 3. Onboard VGA Setting (DIP 1 – Switch 2) This lets you enable or disable the onboard AGP VGA. This may be disabled if you are using a VGA card on the expansion slot.
  • Page 18 3.5V. DIP 1 3.5Volt (Default) 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 3.6Volt 3.8Volt 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 P5S-B Voltage I/O Setting ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 NOTE: This setting is available only on motherboards with the optional SCART interface support. DIP 2 P5S-B TV Out (SCART) Setting 6. LCD Setting (DIP 2 – Switch 10) If you want to connect an LCD monitor to your computer, you must set this switch to Enable to use it.
  • Page 20 100MHz 105MHz 112MHz 33MHz 35MHz 37MHz P5S-B CPU Bus Frequency Setting (ASYNC) 66MHz 75MHz 90MHz 95MHz SDRAM 100MHz 100MHz 60MHz 63MHz 33MHz 37MHz 30MHz 32MHz (ASYNC) 100MHz 105MHz 112MHz 66MHz 70MHz 74MHz SDRAM 33MHz 35MHz 37MHz ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 WARNING! Frequencies above 100MHz exceed the specifications for the on- board chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable. The table on the following page is for general reference purposes only. Always refer to the instructions included with your CPU when possible. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] IBM/Cyrix 6x86L-PR166+* 133MHz D-2.0x 66MHz [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] *The only IBM or Cyrix 6x86(L) (or M1) that is supported on this motherboard is revision 2.7 or later (see next page). ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Compatible Cyrix Cpu Identification

    6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.5Volts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 K6-233 ---- 3.2V(Dual) [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] AMD (.35micron) K6-166,200 ---- 2.9V(Dual) [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] IBM/Cyrix 6x86MX ---- 2.9V(Dual) [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] Intel P55C-MMX ---- 2.8V(Dual) [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: System Memory (Dimm)

    • SDRAM chips are generally thinner and have higher pin density than EDO (Ex- tended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • Single-sided DIMMs are available in 16, 32, 64, 128MB; double-sided in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Dimm Memory Installation Procedures

    20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins P5S-B 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below).

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    CPU. Once completely inserted, hold down on the fan and close the socket’s lever. IMPORTANT: You must set jumpers for “CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio” and jumpers for “BUS Frequency Selection” depending on the CPU that you install. Blank Lever Lock P5S-B ZIF Socket 7 ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 III. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Expansion Cards

    “Resources” tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve). ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H, so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: External Connectors

    (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). Floppy Disk Drive Connector Pin 1 P5S-B Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 IRQ through the Onboard Serial Port in Chipset Features under BIOS SETUP. (Pin 10 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged). COM 1 COM 2 Pin 1 Pin 1 P5S-B Serial Port Connectors ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 +12V Rotation Chassis Fan Power P5S-B 12Volt Cooling Fan Power 6. SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices commu- nicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus de- vices.
  • Page 34 Primary 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. IDELED P5S-B IDE Activity LED ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 -12.0Volts +3.3 Volts +3.3Volts P5S-B ATX Power Connector 10. AT Power Supply Connector (PS2PWR, 12-pin block) This connector connects to a standard 5 Volt power supply. To connect the leads from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containing six wires, two of which are black.
  • Page 36 1: USB +5 Volt 10: USB +5 Volt Optional USB/MIR P5S-B PS/2 Mouse, USB, IrDA Module Connector 12. IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (IR, 5-pin block) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra- red module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup- port this feature.
  • Page 37 19. Speaker Connector (SPEAKER, 4 pins) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Keyboard Lock Speaker Connector Power LED Reset SW Message LED ATX Power SMI Lead Switch* Requires an ATX power supply. P5S-B System Panel Connections ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 20. Wake-On-LAN Activity Connector (3-pin WOLCON) The WOLCON connector allows the system to power up when there is a wakeup packet or signal is received from the network through the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN card (see ASUS LAN CARD). IMPORTANT! This feature requires that the WAKE On LAN Power Up Control is set to Enabled (see Power Management Setup under BIOS SETUP) and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.
  • Page 39 AUX, CD1 and CD2 allow you to receive stereo audio input from an internal CD-ROM drive or other sound sources, such as the ASUS TV Box, TV tuner or MPEG card. MODEM allows the optional onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card.
  • Page 40 11: COMPOSITE 6: GND 12: (No Connection) P5S-B TV Out Connector 26. LCD Header (20-1 pin LCDHD) The LCD Header lets you connect an LCD monitor through the provided LCD cable with mounting bracket. Connect the cable to this header and mount the bracket to the case on a free expansion slot.
  • Page 41 Orient the red stripe on the monitor cable with pin 1 Bracket to end approximately 6inch TIP: You may also remove the bracket connector and mount them directly to P5S-B VGA Header the case to save expansion slot space. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
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  • Page 43: Power Connection Procedures

    Shut down the computer?. 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Flash Memory Writer Utility

    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 and then press <Enter>. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: 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 47: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Bios Features Setup

    Disabled to prevent write errors. CPU Internal Cache (Enabled) Choose Disable to turn off the CPU’s built-in level 1 cache. External Cache (Enabled) Choose Disable to turn off the CPU’s external level 2 cache. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 Some display cards that are nonstandard VGA, such as graphic accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly. Setting this to Enabled should correct this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of Disabled. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Chipset Features Setup

    Leave both on default setting. 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (5 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (8 BUSCLK) Timing for 16- and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively. Leave on default settings. ISA Bus Clock (PCICLK/4) Leave on default setting. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 3BCH / IRQ 7, 378H / IRQ 7, 278H / IRQ 5, or Disabled. If you install an I/O card with a parallel port, ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments. The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. PIO and DMA timings can be independently set. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Power Management Setup

    Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and Susp,Stby -> Off . ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initializa- tion string that will also cause the system to power on. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Set to Enable to use this feature. IMPORTANT: This feature requires the ASUS PCI-L101 LAN Card (see APPEN- DIX) or a similar ethernet card and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

  • Page 60: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 USB device, you may disable this feature by setting it to NA to save an extra IRQ# for other devices or expansion cards. ONB VGA BIOS First (No) This field, when set to Yes, gives priority to the onboard VGA BIOS over other VGA controllers. The default setting is No. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Supervisor Password And User Password

    (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Short solder points to Clear CMOS CLRTC P5S-B Clear RTC RAM ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 64: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...
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  • Page 67 SUPPORT CD ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 Windows 98 First Time Installation ..........69 P5S-B Support CD ................70 Installation Menu ................ 70 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx ............71 Install VGA Driver ................72 Install Audio Driver (only with onboard audio option) ....73 Install ESS AudioRack32 (only with onboard audio option) ... 74 Install ESS Software Wave Table (only with onboard audio option) ..........

  • Page 69: Software Setup

    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 appli- cable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site.

  • Page 70: P5S-B Support Cd

    AFLASH folder, IDE Bus Master driver for improved performance under Windows NT in the BUSMASTR folder, USB patch to fix problems when using the USB driver under Win- dows 95 OSR 2.1 in the USBPATCH folder. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Install Asus Pc Probe Vx.xx

    V. SOFTWARE SETUP Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx 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.

  • Page 72: Install Vga Driver

    Install VGA Driver installs the video driver necessary to have higher VGA perfor- mance, resolutions, and special features. 1. Click here. 2. Click here. 4. Click here. 3. Click here. 5. Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Install Audio Driver (Only With Onboard Audio Option)

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. 1. Click here. 2. Click here. 4. Select the preferred language of the driver and then click here to 3. Click here. start the installation. 5. Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Install Ess Audiorack32 (Only With Onboard Audio Option)

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. 2. Click here. 1. Click here. 4. Click here to use AudioRack as your default CD player. 3. Click here. 5. Click here to complete Setup. 6. Click here to start AudioRack32. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: (Only With Onboard Audio Option)

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. 2. Click here. 1. Click here. 3. Select Install ESS Software Wavetable and then click here. 4. Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Install Pc-Cillin 98 Vx.xx

    5 & 6. Select the preferred features by click- ing the appropriate buttons. 4. Click here. 7. Insert a disk and then click here. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click 8. Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. 2. Click here. 1. Click here. 4. Click here to begin 3. Click here to signify your acceptance installation. of the License Agreement. 5. Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Install Bus Master Ide Driver

    (ATA is the “official” name for what the computer industry calls IDE or Integrated Drive Electronics) or Ultra-DMA/33. It is the latest advancement to the ATA specifications. Ultra-DMA, among others, almost doubles the maximum transfer speed of the ATA-3 standard and improves data integrity. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Uninstalling Programs

    1. Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 2. Select the program you wish to remove and click here. 3. Click here. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
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  • Page 81: Software Reference

    VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 82 ASUS PC Probe ................83 Starting ASUS PC Probe ............. 83 Using the ASUS PC Probe ............84 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon ........... 87 SiS 530 Display Properties ............... 88 AudioRack32 ..................91 The Command Center ..............92 The 3-D/Tone Controller .............

  • Page 83: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Using The Asus Pc Probe

    Fan Monitor Shows the PC’s fan rotation. Fan Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Voltage Monitor Shows the PC’s voltages. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 85 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. Memory Shows the PC’s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe...

  • Page 88: Sis 530 Display Properties

    Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. To install the software for a new display adapter, click Change. NOTE: Your system may not show all of the settings here. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Video Setting

    Allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the screen output. This function is available only in 16-bit color (high color, 65K-color) and 32-bit (true color plus 8 bits for an alpha chan- nel, 16.7M-color) color depths. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Color Management

    In 16-bit color and 8-bit color (stan- dard color, 256-color) modes, gamma cor- rection function is not supported. Sets your Restores settings to Allows adjustment monitor’s color the original program of individual mapping default channel ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Audiorack32

    The Audio Recorder is a separate application from the AudioRack32. It can be used to add effects and edit files recorded with the Digital Audio Player or by the Audio Recorder itself. The Audio Recorder can be launched from the AudioRack32’s Digital Audio Player or on its own. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: The Command Center

    Track or File Name: shows the name of the current track or file in the playlist. Time Index: displays the amount of time elapsed for the track or file in hours, minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: The 3-D/Tone Controller

    AudioRack32, invoke the Always on Top command, select active components (DAT, MIDI, or CD), or exit the AudioRack32. The Stop, Pause, and Play buttons affect components that are currently active ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: The Audio Mixer

    Modules that your hardware may provide for are: Master, Line, Wave, Mic, CD, MIDI, and Aux B. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: The Digital Audio Player

    Digital Audio Player. The display tells you the file name, size, number of bits per sample, sample rate, and whether the file was recorded in stereo or mono. Click again to return to the image of the tape deck. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 96: The Midi Player

    FM, producing richer timbre and greater depth of instru- ment voices. FM synthesis is a lower quality technology compared with Wave table synthesis. This card supports Wave table synthesis therefore ESFM is not supported on this card. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: The Compact Disk Player

    Auto Repeat. goes back one second in the MIDI file. opens the Set Playlist dialog box. goes forward one second in the MIDI file. ejects the CD from the CD-ROM drive. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: The Audio Recorder

    To the right of the text boxes is a box displaying the icon associated with the particu- lar file. If a file has no icon associated with it, it is given a default icon. ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 99: Release Notes

    You may configure the settings by modifying the file “auddrive.ini” in the Windows directory. Under the section [MixerRak], you can enable or disable the display of each input by setting its corresponding binary value to 1(enable) or 0(disable). ASUS P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 100: Desktop Management Interface (Dmi)

    VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 101: Using The Asus Dmi Configuration Utility

    VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 102 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: 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 104: 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 P5S-B User’s Manual...

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