User Guide

4 ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................7
How this manual is organized..........................................................7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................8
Features of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard .........................8
Parts of the ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard ....................... 11
Riser Card Back ....................................................................... 11
Riser Card Front ....................................................................... 11
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................12
ASUS P2L-N/P2E-N Motherboard Layout ...................................12
Installation Steps ............................................................................14
1. Jumpers ......................................................................................14
2. System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................15
DIMM Memory Installation ...............................................16
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................17
Pentium II Processor...........................................................17
AAVID Heatsink ................................................................21
Elan Vital Heatsink .............................................................21
4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................22
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ..............................22
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.................................22
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards...........................23
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ......................................23
5. External Connectors..................................................................24
Front Panel Descriptions ..........................................................29
Power Connection Procedures .................................................33
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ......................................................................34
Support Software ...........................................................................34
Flash Memory Writer Utility ....................................................34
Main Menu .........................................................................34
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS................36
6. BIOS Setup ...............................................................................37
Load Defaults .....................................................................38
Standard CMOS Setup .............................................................38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:......................................38
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................41
Details of BIOS Features Setup..........................................41
Chipset Features Setup .............................................................44
Details of Chipset Features Setup.......................................44