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P3B-F
® TM
Pentium III / II / Celeron
Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7 1.1 How this Manual is Organized ................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEATURES ......................................................................................... 8 2.1 The ASUS P3B-F Motherboard .................................................. 8 2.1.1 Specifications
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CONTENTS 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 43 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. 44 4.2.2 Legend Bar .................................................................... 44 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 46 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 47 4.4 Advanced Menu .....................................
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provid
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How this Manual is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. Introduction Manual information and checklist 2. Features Information and specifications concerning this product 3. Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard and jumpers 4. BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 5. Software Setup Instructions on setting up the included support software 6. Software Reference Reference material for the included support software 7
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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P3B-F Motherboard The ASUS P3B-F is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants ad- vanced features processed by the fastest CPU. 2.1.1 Specifications ® ® • Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium III (450MHz and faster), Pentium II TM (233MHz to 450MHz), and Celeron (266MHz and faster) processors. • Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems and front-side bus (FSB) platform, which boosts the traditional 66MHz exte
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2. FEATURES • PCI & ISA Expansion Slots: Provides options of five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) with two 16-bit ISA expansion slots, six PCI with one ISA, and six PCI with no ISA. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN cards. (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.) • Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one paral- lel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections
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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1.2 Special Features • ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support 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. To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used. • Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) pr
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2. FEATURES 2.1.4 Intelligence • Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems. • Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec- onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states: sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS or OS setting (see PWR Button < 4 Secs in 4.5 P
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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.2 ASUS P3B-F Motherboard Parts 1 ATX Power Connector 2 Slot 1 CPU Socket 3 Intel BX AGPset 4 4 DIMM Sockets 5 IDE Connectors 6 ASUS ASIC with hardware monitor 7 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 8 Function DIP Switches 9 Intel PIIX4E PCIset 10 Onboard LED 11 Wake-On-Ring Connector 12 1 or 2 ISA Slots (on ISA model only) 13 Programmable Flash EEPROM 14 Wake-On-LAN Connector 15 Multi I/O Chip 16 5 or 6 PCI Slots 17 Accelerated Graphics Port 18 Serial Port Connect
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2. FEATURES 1 23 4 5 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 ASUS P3B-F User’s Manual 13 2. FEATURES Motherboard Parts
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) DSW-Switch 6 p. 17 AGP Bus Frequency Setting 2) DSW-Switches 7-10 p. 18 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection 3) DSW-Switches 1-4 p. 19 CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple TM 4) JEN p. 20 JumperFree Mode Setting (Enable/Disable) 5) JP20 p. 20 I/O Voltage Setting (3.50/3.65 Volt) Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p. 21 System Memory Support 2) DIMM0,1,2,3 p. 22 DIMM Memory Module Support 3) Slot 1 p. 23 CPU Support 4) SLOT1,
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings through the use of switches and/o
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3. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Feature Settings (DIP Switches–DSW) The motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. DSW 1. Frequency Multiple 2. Frequency Multiple 3. Frequency Multiple 4. Frequency Multiple 5. (Reserved) 6. AGP Frequency Selection 7. Frequency Selection 8. Frequency Selection 9. Frequency Selection 10. Frequency Selection ON ON OFF 1234567891
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 2) CPU External Frequency Selection (DSW-Switches 7-10) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS Clock). The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’s Internal fre- quency (the advertised CPU speed). NOTE: In JumperFree mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF. ON ON ON 12345 678910 12345 678910 1
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3) CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple (DSW-Switches 1-4) This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPU’s External frequency. These must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency. NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF. ON ON ON 1234 5678910 1234 5678910 1234 5678910 2.0x(2/1) 3.0x(3/1) 2.5x(5/2) ON ON ON 1234 5678910 1234 5678910 1234 5678910 3.5x(7/2) 4.0x(4/1) 4.5x(9/2) ON ON ON 1234 5678910 123
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