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1. Standard CMOS i d 6 lt B 30 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Autodetection of hard disks on bootup For each field Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup This will allow you to change your hard disks with the power off and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard disk type If you use older hard disks that do not support this feature then you must configure the hard disk 1n the standard method as described earlier by the User option NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted before data can be read from and write on Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active also possible with FDISK NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Drive A Drive B None These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system The available options for drives A and B are 360KB 5 25 in 1 2MB 5 25 in 720KB 3 5 in 1 44MB 3 5 in 2 88MB 3 5 in None To enter the configuration value for a particular drive highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the left or right arrow keys Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is the Japanese sta2. To move the cursor or insertion point use the lt Left Arrow gt or lt Right Arrow gt keys for the top menu items and the lt Up Arrow gt and lt Down Arrow gt keys for the left menu items The lower part of the screen shows the available keys for each screen Press lt Enter gt at the menu item to enter the right screen for editing Edit component is displayed on top The reversed color field is the current cursor position and texts in blue are available for editing The orange text shows autodetected information and are not available for editing Selecting Press ENTER for detail in blue displays a second pop up menu Use the lt Plus Sign gt or lt Minus Sign gt keys to change the set tings Press lt Enter gt to exit and save or press lt ESC gt to exit and not save If you made changes pressing lt ESC gt prompts you to answer lt Y gt or lt N gt Enter lt Y gt to go back to the left screen and save enter lt N gt to go back to left screen and not save If you made no changes pressing lt ESC gt will send you back to the left menu without any messages Notes A heading BIOS Auto Detect appears on the right for each menu item on the left side that has been autodetected by the system BIOS A heading User Modified will appear on the right for menu items that has been modified by the user ASUS C PKND User s Manual 47 3 E 2 3 V DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Save MIFD Yo
3. Je C PKND Dual Pentium II CPU Card USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and softwares described in it may be repro duced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup pur poses without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSI NESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Products and corporate names appearing 1n this manual may or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe e Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines e Symbios is a
4. 11 appropriate to your system case 1f needed You may have to drill a hole to the system case to accommodate the bracket If so remove your CPU card first before drilling and be sure that the baseboard is protected from the drilling Then repeat steps 5 and 6 7 If you have other components such as video audio and SCSI cards to install install them now Refer to the respective components documentation for instal lation procedures Otherwise proceed to the next step 8 Lift the system case so that it sits upright 7 You are now finished with the installation You may now proceed to the next step Power Connection Procedures ASUS C PKND User s Manual 21 IH INSTALLATION Power Connection Procedures 1 When you are sure that all jumpers and connections are set up replace the sys tem case cover 2 Make sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O 3 Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual 4 Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 You may then turn on your devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power 6 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light The monitor LED may light after the system s 1f it complies with green standar
5. Email info asus com tw Technical Support Fax 886 2 895 9254 BBS 886 2 896 4667 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw Gopher gopher asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Marketing Info Address 721 Charcot Avenue San Jose CA 95131 USA Telephone 1 408 474 0567 Fax 1 408 474 0568 Email info usa asus com tw Technical Support BBS 1 408 474 0569 Email tsd usa asus com tw WWW www asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Marketing Info Address Harkort Str 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Telephone 49 2102 445011 Fax 49 2102 442066 Email info ger asus com tw Technical Support BBS 49 2102 448690 Email tsd ger asus com tw Hotline 49 2102 499712 ASUS C PKND User s Manual CONTENTS k INTRODUCTION eaecentest voveussctessalecascaseiacnsevsssssstwndencennessessseriserssesess 7 How this Manual is Organized a 7 EE EE eege Fi WM EPALURDS eege 8 Features of the ASUS C PKND CPU Card ea 8 The ASUS C PKND CPU Card mna aNG 9 ASUS C PKND CPU Card Layout a 9 HE INSTALLATION maa ANA AA 10 Ti LA AA PAPA 10 Jompo AA AA AA 10 2 System Memory DRAM SDRAM amp SRAM aaa 11 Des We CC I OIC CI NPA 11 4 Central Processing Unit CRU 12 ASUS CAP RIND Eent 12 Preparing the CPU Card for Baseboard Installation 13 Optional AAVID Heatsink aa 15 Optional Elan Vital Heatsink aaa 15 Installing the CPU Car
6. Msec 250 This field sets the time interval in milleseconds for displaying the first and second characters Four delay rate options are available 250 default 500 750 and 1000 ASUS C PKND User s Manual 33 Q R 3 q g sola Al 34 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Chipset Features Setup This Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the board s chipset Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen HOM PLES BIOS CSN NI CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Palo Con boural Lon flies ie amd RUE Control Jar AS Bead Burst AFEFF kya gd TOC Sean amp A DREAM ride Bursi IREF malt BF inboard Serial Fori nS Peecharge ard Serial Port 2 mil Parallel Pori ai i ii Fori ode ri oe EEP DHA Select cel WI I I i d Hee Infrarod a PET II nah lm E D Haster Hoda JE slime Mode 1 Maslar Hili E ave Hile NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration 60ns DRAM The default setting of 60ns DRAM sets the optimal timings for items 2 DRAM Read Burst B E F through 6 MA Wait State for 60ns DRAM modules If you are using 70ns DRAM modules you must change this item to 70ns DRAM See section III for DRAM installation information DRAM Refresh Type RAS Only Leave on default setting of RAS Only because this is the current standard CPU to PCI IDE Posting
7. 32 IV BIOS SOFTWARE CPU Fast String Enabled Leave on default setting of Enabled for best performance Deturbo Mode Disabled When Enabled FLUSH signal is held asserted to disable caching and the P6 bus pipeline will be stalled This allows software to run at a reduced speed The default is set to Disabled to allow maximum processing speed Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and forth time Setup default setting for this field is Enabled A com plete test of the system is done on each test HDD Sequence SCSI IDE First IDE When using both SCSI and IDE hard disk drives IDE is always the boot disk using drive letter C default setting of IDE This new feature allows a SCSI hard disk drive to be the boot disk when set to SCSI This allows multiple operating systems to be used on both IDE and SCSI drives or the primary operating system to boot using a SCSI hard disk drive Boot Sequence C A This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system Options are CA A CDROM C CDROM C A D A E A KA C only and AC The setup default setting 1s to check first the hard disk and then the floppy drive that is C A Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled When enabled the BIOS will seek drive A once Floppy Disk Access Control R W This allows protection of files from the computer system to be copied to floppy disks by
8. DRAM SDRAM amp SRAM Refer to your baseboard s documentation for procedures in installing memory modules 3 External Connectors Refer to your baseboard s documentation for instructions on connecting the ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply ASUS C PKND User s Manual EU age 215 11 F 2 12 II INSTALLATION 4 Central Processing Unit CPU The C PKND CPU card provides two Single Edge Contact SEC slots for Pentium II processors packaged in SEC cartridges This section provides information about the C PKND CPU card and ex plains how to install the Pentium II processor into the CPU card assemble the different components into the CPU card and finally install the CPU card into your computer ASUS C PKND Components Check to see that your card came with the following components 1 Top support bar 1 7 ASUS C P2T CPU termination card 1 2 Pan head washer screws 6 8 Guide plate retainer 1 3 Pan head screws 2 9 Pan trim head washer screw 1 4 Plastic rings 2 10 Hex washer screws 2 5 Guide plate 1 11 Support bar brackets 2 6 Retention mechanisms 2 Common screws available with system case Two are provided to accommodate differences in system case configurations Only one 1s necessary when using Chenbro Micom s case or Chieftec Industrial s case Elan Vital Corp s cases do not require a bracket See page 23 for details on these suppliers ASUS C
9. Enabled Leave on default setting of Enabled so that the CPU to PCI IDE posting cycles are treated as normal I O write transactions USWC Write Posting Enabled Leave on default setting of Enabled to allow USWC write posting during I O bridge access CPU to PCI Write Post Enabled The default setting of Enabled will increase the efficiency of the PCI bus and speed up the execution in the processor PCI to DRAM Pipeline Enabled The default of Enabled will increase the bandwidth of the path between the PCI and the DRAM to enhance the PCI bus efficiency and DRAM accessing PCI Burst Write Combining Enabled The default setting of Enabled will increase the efficiency of PCI bus by combining several CPU to PCI write cycles into one VGA performance is increased by this action ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Read Around Write Enabled The default setting of Enabled will increase the execution efficiency of the proces sor It allows the processor to execute read commands out of order if there is no dependence between these read and other write commands 16 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 16 bit ISA cards leave on default setting of BUSCLK 8 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 8 bit ISA cards leave on default setting of BUSCLK Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly impr
10. PAA AA E 48 Load NIA a E Aa 48 Oak BIOS EE eeben 48 ASUS C PKND User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation 1s subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user 1s encouraged to try to correct the inter ference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or
11. PKND User s Manual II INSTALLATION Preparing the CPU Card for Baseboard Installation WARNING Before handling any component discharge static electricity from your body by using a grounded wrist strap or by touching the unpainted metal part of an object such as a computer system case or power supply case While working on the CPU card ground yourself frequently to discharge any static electricity that may have accumulated in your body NOTE The numbers in parentheses and in boldface in the following and succeed ing steps pertains to the item number as indicated in the component list on page 12 1 Install the Top Support Bar Place the top support bar 1 over the top edge of the CPU card Secure the bar in place starting at the middle with a pan head washer screw 2 and then on both sides with pan head screws 3 and the plastic rings 4 lll INSTALLATION CPI 2 Install the Guide Plate Secure the guide plate 5 in place on the edge of the CPU card with the pan head washer screws 2 ASUS C PKND User s Manual 13 IH INSTALLATION 3 Mount the Pentium II Retention Mechanism The retention mechanism 6 1s designed to fit into the SEC slot only one way Be sure to align the notch in the mechanism with the small rib on one side of the slot Screw the captive nuts encircled in place 4 Mount the Heatsink Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heatsink flush on the back m
12. an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 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 C PKND User s Manual INTRODUCTION How this Manual is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections I Introduction Manual information and checklist II Features Information and specifications concerning this product III Installation Instructions on setting up the CPU card IV BIOS Setup BIOS software setup information V DMI Utility BIOS supported Desktop Management Interface Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer M ASUS C PKND CPU card 3 0 E f M Two sets of Retention Mechanism and Heatsink Support M Support software view FILELIST TXT detailed contents and description e Bus Master IDE Drivers e Flash Memory Writer utility e Desktop Management Interface DMI Utility e Readme files for descripti
13. s LM78 LM78 is available only on baseboards with revi sion numbers of 2 04 and later ASUS C PKND User s Manual 17 IH INSTALLATION Installing the CPU Card into Your Computer The ASUS C PKND CPU card requires installation onto ASUS baseboards which are available separately from your retailer System Case The system case must be a full sized server case to allow a clear ance for the components installed on the CPU card The CPU card also requires that the floppy disk and CD ROM drives must not be placed over the baseboard Be sure that the system cabinet has a mini mum clearance area of 13 5 x 9 25 x 5 34 3 x 23 5 x 12 7cm for all the components to fit as illus trated on the next page F 2 d te od For a list of recommended case suppliers see page 23 18 ASUS C PKND User s Manual II INSTALLATION Expansion Cards Pentium Il Processor Heatsink 7s c Sd pjgogAsy pie uolsuedxy Huo z YSI pied uolsuedxy Huo YSI v 2 ak E O 5 m x o ay o O 3 O ay Q pig uojsuedxg Yous g 10d pig uojsuedxg ous Id pie uoisuedxg buo y lOd U gt EI U gl ma lt D o Q UJ cC LI Fe O O Q PIED NdO zd 9 25 Baseboard System Cabinet Clearance Area Requirement The C PKND CPU card as assembled and installed on the baseboard ASUS C PKND User s Manual 19 0 y E 20 I
14. Address 4F 13 5 Chung Hua Road Sanhsia Taipei Taiwan 237 ROC Telephone 886 2 674 2141 Fax 886 2 674 2143 Email velan ms2 hinet net e Desktop Part Number T10 DK e Server Part Number S50 Chenbro Micom Co Ltd Address SE 11 Chung Shan Road Lane 327 Alley 11 Chung Ho City Taipei Hsien Taiwan ROC Telephone 886 2 248 9505 Fax 886 2 242 7304 Email serverdept chenbro com tw WWW www chenbro com tw e Server Part Number 9611 Chieftec Industrial Co Ltd Address 6F 242 Chang De Road Sec 4 Taipei Taiwan ROC Telephone 886 2 883 249 1 Fax 886 2 883 2493 e Server Part Number AA 02W ASUS C PKND User s Manual 23 Case Suppliers IV BIOS SOFTWARE Support Software FILELIST TXT View this file to see the files included in the support software PFLASH EXE This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the baseboard To determine the BIOS version check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left corner of your screen during the test routines when you turn on your machine xxxxkm xxx BIOS file for the C PKND on the baseboard with LM78 available on Rev 2 04 or later baseboards Xxxxk xxx BIOS file for the C PKND on the baseboard without LM78 Rev 1 41 or earlier baseboards Flash Memory Writer Utility The flash memory writer utility must be run while the system
15. CI SC860 SCSI controller card into the motherboard see section VI for instructions If you install other vendor s SCSI controller card refer to their respective documentations on how to install the required SCSI drivers For IDE hard disk drive setup you can e Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup e Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the drive specifications e Enter the specifications manually by using the User option The entries for specifying the hard disk type include CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of read write heads PRECOMP write precompensation LANDZ landing zone SECTOR number of sectors and MODE The SIZE field auto matically adjusts according to the configuration you specify The documentation that comes with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications The MODE entry is for IDE hard disks only and can be ignored for MFM and ESDI drives This entry provides three options Normal Large LBA or Auto see below Set MODE to Normal for IDE hard disk drives smaller than 528MB set it to LBA for drives over 528MB that support Logical Block Addressing LBA to allow larger IDE hard disks set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA Large type of drive can only be used with MS DOS and 1s very uncommon Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode ASUS C PKND User s Manual 29 8 o gt
16. I INSTALLATION IMPORTANT Before opening your computer turn it off and unplug all the cables including the power cord Opening the Computer 1 Carefully lay the system case on its side 2 Remove the system case cover 3 Remove the screw from the first expansion port cover for the CPU card 4 Pull out the port access cover and set it aside NOTE You will not need the port cover for the rest of these instructions but save it in case you need to cover the port again WARNING Before handling any components discharge static electricity from your body by using a grounded wrist strap or by touching the unpainted metal part of the case or the power supply case While working inside the computer ground yourself frequently to discharge any static electricity that may have accumulated in your body PT ii ELLE T e A r e II UA Th aa Paul aala da Align the connector end of the CPU card with the CPU card slot Ensure that the other end of the card fits into the proper card guide toward the front of the system case Press the card gently but firmly until the connector 1s fully inserted Do not rock the card side to side instead press the card straight into the slot ASUS C PKND User s Manual IH INSTALLATION 6 Secure the card by inserting and tightening the pan trim head washer screw 9 into the CPU card expansion port slot and the bottom retainer screw 10 into the system case Install the support bar bracket
17. MI information versus creating a new BIOS image file and requiring the user to update the whole BIOS This DMI Configura tion Utility also allows the system integrator or end user to add additional informa tion into the MIFD such as serial numbers housing configurations and vendor information Information not detected by the baseboard BIOS has to be manually entered through the DMI Configuration Utility and updated into the MIFD This DMI Configuration Utility provides the same reliability as PnP updating and will prevent the refreshing failures associated with updating the entire BIOS system Requirements The DMI Configuration Utility DMICFG EXE must be used in real mode for the program to run the base memory must be at least 180K Memory managers like HIMEM SYS required by Windows must not be installed You can either start your computer from a system disk without your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files comment out HIMEM SYS in CONFIG SYS by typing REM before the line or press lt F5 gt when the startup routines start to skip your AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files ASUS C PKND User s Manual V DESKTOP MANAGEMENT Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Edit DMI or delete r dei ral on kalat Li ie HARCH 199 gu D the ad HIFI re etal te or lass Heard Software Inc BIOS V Version lt Ka H109 A dei B103 sterling Me Wu A105 Bt lil flute 12 187 i ATOA Peri Sage ENTERI for detm Size of ATOR Bie r ENTER I
18. OS POWER EXE in you CONFIG SYS For Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature A battery and power cord icon labeled Power will appear in the Control Panel Choose Advanced in the Power Management Field Video Off Option Susp Stby gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The settings are All Modes 5 Off Always On Suspend 5 Off and Susp Stby gt Off ASUS C PKND User s Manual 37 38 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank This field defines the video off features The following options are available V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON and Blank Screen The default setting V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning The DPMS Display Power Management System features allow the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen use this for monitors without power management or green features If set up in your system your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected Suspend Switch Enable This field allows you to Enable or Disable the SMI connector on the baseboard This connector connects to the lead from the Suspend switch mounted on the system case Doze Speed div by 8 Stdby Speed div by 32 These two fields set the CPU speed durin
19. Setup option allows you to record some basic system hard ware configuration and set the system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system you will not need to select this option anymore However if the configuration stored in the CMOS memory on the board gets lost or damaged or if you change your system hardware configuration you will need to respecify the configuration values The configuration values usually get lost or corrupted when the power of the onboard CMOS battery weakens Bits LO PEHO H HOM PETS BIOS STARDAMD CHOS SETUP AAD SOFTWARE INC Er I I I late ima rdu Hed Jim Il ER F PiE T BETA Lil EED ISENS BEZ LS HAD EU WELT SECT TIHI WAH Es E Gel Haster z FH a F I i H rig Slava OT il Sedang Hakla Hain i I tnry E OT Hore F i il Lie gee H Lk jo H Hung hike Hamat Plano 3 Bin Signnr Hina denied Hemnry Hier Hsanry ED Cut VGH Hal db Hild beri lola Hamory il ma PUP 7 DON The preceding screen provides you with a list of options At the bottom of this screen are the control keys for this screen Take note of these keys and their respective uses User configurable fields appear in a different color If you need information on the selected field press lt F1 gt The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need The memory display at the lower right side of the screen is read only and adjusts according to the installed memor
20. a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available ranges The ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then be available for selecting the block size If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires to use this address range you can increase the block size to either SK 16K 36K or 64K If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No ICU SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto The default uses Auto settings for the onboard SCSI BIOS If you do not want to use the onboard SCSI BIOS choose Disabled USB Function Disabled The baseboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices but current operating sys tems do not The default 1s set to Disabled If you have the necessary support disks and USB devices you can set this function to Enabled to use the onboard USB connector Passive Release Enabled This function allows the passive release to be Enabled or Disabled The default setting of Enabled allows better performance ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load BIOS Defaults This Load BIOS Defaults option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non opti mal and disable all high performance features To load these default settings high light Load BIOS Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displ
21. allowing the setting of Read Only to only allow reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes IDE HDD Block Mode Sectors HDD MAX 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 default Disabled 2 4 8 16 and 32 Security Option System When you specify a Supervisor Password and or User Password explained later in this section the Security Option field determines when the system prompts for the password 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 C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 Mouse on bootup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 Mouse IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards if a PS 2 Mouse is not detected Disabled will reserve IRQ12 for expansion cards and therefore the PS 2 Mouse will not function PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some display cards that are nonstandard VGA such as graphics accelerators or MPEG Video Cards may not show colors properly The setting Enabled sho
22. ays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to con firm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen Load Setup Defaults This Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default values to the sys tem configuration fields These default values are the optimized configuration set tings for the system To load these default values highlight Load Setup Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to confirm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen OM PELISSA BIOS C F CHOS SETUP UTILITY RAD SOFTWARE INC a E WE T ue ID 8 1 1 LHI pi q J i AA PST EH TIHIES Se Tle Ce SST lex it PIRES MANAGCHEHI SETIN E AUTO DETECTION im Dh UU BN UA I l LILE ik a d EHH LIKE SAY THE Select tes ui 4 fis Pig Sat 53 wil aotun ee Na La Lhange Lalai NOTE The SMART ALARM LM78 SETUP is only avaiable on baseboards with the optional onboard LM78 chip ASUS C PKND User s Manual 41 42 IV BIOS SOFTWARE smart Alarm LM78 Setup NOTE The SMART ALARM LM78 SETUP ss only avaiable on baseboards with the optional onboard LM78 chip This menu requires that the baseboard contains the optional on
23. board LM78 hard ware monitor chip Certain hardware components are necessary for the all the smart alarm features to be available HOH NIC BIOS C PEND HARIT ALARM LAB 5E TP Hii SOE IHI re fan Honitor CP Tam Sores ICT Thermal Monitor Dee Lune PHTH es E Hani lap ie NG fi D 1 D e Lond Sptun NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of Smart Alarm LM78 Setup Fan Monitor CPU1 Fan Speed CPU2 Fan Speed Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor 1s able to detect the Chassis Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed and the Power Supply Fan Speed in Rotations Per Minute RPM These values refresh upon any key entry in the BIOS setup screens Set to Ignore 1f one of these are not used so that error messages will not be given Thermal Monitor MB Temperature xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor can detect the baseboard temperatures These values refresh upon key entries Set to Ignore only if necessary Voltage Monitor VCORE 3 3V 5V 12V 12V 5V xx xV The onboard hardware monitor can detect the voltages put out by the voltage regu lators These values refresh upon key entries Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items are out of range during system bootup you will be prompted by this message Hardware Monitor found an error enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details The bottom of the screen will instruc
24. cartridge gently but firmly until it is fully inserted IMPORTANT If you are installing only one processor you may install it in either the right or left SEC slot You must terminate however the empty slot with the ASUS C P2T CPU termination card 7 to maintain signal strength 6 Secure the SEC Cartridge Secure the SEC cartridge in place by pushing the SEC cartridge locks outward so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism s lock holes 16 ASUS C PKND User s Manual IH INSTALLATION 7 Secure the Heatsink Slide the Heatsink Support top bar into the bottom groove of the heatsink until it locks into the heatsink support base posts NOTE This step is only applicable when you install the heatsink without fan Heatsink support top bar Heatsink support base post 8 Install the Guide Plate Retainer Screw the retainer 8 into the guide plate 5 d D 9 Set Jumpers Refer to CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio and BUS Frequency Selection baseboard s for the jumper settings NOTE If you are using a heatsink with fan and CPU fan connectors are not avail able on the baseboard you may now connect the CPU fan leads into their corre sponding connectors on the CPU card If your baseboard has CPU fan connectors connect the leads into the baseboard s connectors after the assembled CPU card is inserted into the baseboard Connecting through the baseboard allows fan monitor ing through the baseboard
25. d FDC Controller Enabled 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 C PKND User s Manual 35 r sh 5 9 i 36 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Onboard FDC Swap A amp B No Swap This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives Two options are available No Swap and Swap AB If you want to switch drive letter assignments through the onboard chipset set this field to Swap AB Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 Settings are JFSH IRO4 default 2FSH IRQ3 3ESH IRQ4 2ESH IRQ10 and Dis abled for the onboard serial connector Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 Settings are JFSH IRO4 2FSH IRO3 default 3ESH IRO4 2ESH IRQ10 and Dis abled for the onboard serial connector Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector You can select either 3BCH IRQ 7 37SH IRQ 7 278H IRQ 5 or Disabled If you install an I O card with a parallel port ensure that there 1s 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 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The s
26. d into Your Computer aa 18 US CG eebe 18 Opening the Computer ees 20 Power Connection Procedures aaa ANA 22 BIOS UO eege ZZ Recommended EE 23 Elan Vital EE 23 Chenbro Micom Co Ind 23 Chieftec Industrial Co Ind 23 IN BIOS SOFTWAR aaa AA AA 24 Support Software PA 24 Flash Memory Writer E e 24 EE VIGIL AR AA AA 24 Advanced Features Menu AA 25 Managing amp Updating your Motherboard s BIOS 26 ASUS C PKND User s Manual CONTENTS Bo BIOS SOU eet 27 Eoad Dea aaa 28 naala Gr AGNO NANALO Ner 28 Details of Standard CMOS Setup AA 28 E re nt AAA E A 31 Details of BIOS Features Setup rerama 5l C mpset Features Sep AAP A 34 Details of Chipset Features Setup 34 Power Management Setup 3d Details of Power Management Setup aaa Sr PIN amie PO DSC UD E 39 Details of PNP and PCI Setup saaan nasasa 39 Load BIOS BA HI KA AA 41 POA SCL De E S ee E E E N NR 41 Smart Alarm LM78 Setup EE 42 Details of Smart Alarm LM78 Setup aa 42 Supervisor Password and User Password a 43 IDE HDD Auto Detection E 4d aka DA Ani AAO 45 FER IG ene SAV e E E EEE EE EE 45 V DESKTOP MANAGEMENT 1 ccccccessssssssssssssscsscccssccccccccccccceeees 46 Desktop Management Interface DMI aaa 46 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 46 System I Bie 46 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 47 Edit DMI or delete AA 47 o ia
27. d try not to touch the IC chips leads or circuitry Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system Jumper Settings 1 CPU to BUS Frequency Ratio JP1 JP2 JP3 JP4 These jumpers set the frequency ratio between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the External frequency called the BUS Clock within the CPU ASUS C PKND User s Manual II INSTALLATION Set the jumpers according to the internal speed of your processor as follows CPU Ext Freq CPU BUS CPU Card BUS Ratio Ext on Baseboard Internal Ratio JPI JP2 JP3 JP4 Freq JP3 JP2 266MHz 4 0x short short open short 66MHz 1 2 2 3 233MHz 3 5x open open short short 66MHz 1 2 2 3 Gun E P4 DD Ir gt Pe BS O Ke CPU BUS Frequency Ratio You must also set the CPU External Frequency on the baseboard as follows CPU External Clock BUS Frequency Selection NOTE Voltage Regulator Output Selection VID is not needed for the Pentium II SEC slot because the Pentium II processor sends a VID signal directly to the CPU card s power controller IMPORTANT Before proceeding to the next step set the other jumpers on your baseboard Refer to your baseboard s manual for the jumper settings 2 System Memory
28. ds or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance 7 During power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS setup Follow the instruc tions in section IV BIOS SOFTWARE d Powering off your computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch If you use Windows 95 click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer Do not turn off your computer until the You can now safely turn off your computer message appears BIOS Support Physically the onboard IMB Flash ROM chip can be used for any of the ASUS motherboards However the ROM must be programmed to contain BIOS for a spe cific motherboard and CPU The wrong BIOS may cause problem booting up your system When you purchase a CPU card together with the baseboard the onboard Flash ROM chip contains the BIOS for that CPU card If you purchase a CPU card separately a Flash ROM chip for the separate CPU card is supplied You must re move the onboard ROM and switch it with the new ROM 22 ASUS C PKND User s Manual IH INSTALLATION Recommended Case Suppliers ElanVital Corporation
29. e baseboard with and without the LM78 Hardware Monitor chip If you are purchasing the C PKND sepa rately and your baseboard has an LM78 chip on it PCB Rev 2 04 or later then use the xxxxkm xxx BIOS file If your baseboard does not have an LM78 chip on it PCB Rev 1 41 or earlier then use the xxxxk xxx BIOS file Updating BIOS only when necessary 1 Download an updated BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP or BBS and save it to the disk you created earlier See ASUS Contact Information on page 3 for details 2 Turn off your computer open the system cabinet and set the Flash ROM Boot Block Programming jumper of the baseboard to Program or Enabled 3 Boot from the floppy disk you created earlier 4 At the DOS prompt type PFLASH lt Enter gt 5 Select option 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File from the Main Menu or option 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD from the Advanced Features menu if prompted by option 2 of the Main Menu 6 On the next screen displayed type the complete filename and extension of the new BIOS file and press lt Enter gt The utility then updates the BIOS file from disk 2 WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS do not turn off the system because doing so may prevent your system from restarting Instead repeat the process If the problem persists use the original BIOS file you saved to the disk earlier If the utility is unable to successf
30. e either a new file or a backup file created by the Save Current BIOS To File option If the boot block in the file is different from the current boot block this option will not update the main block Instead it will display the following messages Boot Block of New BIOS is different from old one Please Use Advanced Features to flash whole BIOS 3 Advanced Features This option displays the Advanced Features screen for clearing the PnP configura tion record and updating the motherboard BIOS Advanced Features Menu Current BIOS Revision 401A0 xxxx Choose one of the following 1 Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Enter Choice 2 Press ESC To Exit xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM 1 Clear PNP ESCD Parameter Block This option erases the Plug and Play PnP configuration record 2 Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD This option updates the boot block the baseboard BIOS and the PnP extended sys tem configuration data ESCD parameter block from a new BIOS file ASUS C PKND User s Manual 25 Flash Memory Witer IV BIOS SOFTWARE Managing amp Updating your Motherboard s BIOS About the BIOS files When purchasing a CPU card and baseboard together the BIOS 1s pre programmed as well as supplied on the support disk for your configuration A C PKND BIOS image file will be provided on the support disk for both th
31. etal side of the SEC cartridge Check the orientation of the heatsink against the pictures below The thicker fin must be on the bottom The top clamp is wider than the bottom clamp so only this orienta tion will fit With a screw driver push the clamps one at a time into the SEC cartridge Be sure that the heatsink is firmly pressed against the the SEC car tridge When correctly installed no light must be showing through between the thermal pad of the heatsink and the SEC cartridge F 2 WARNING If the heatsink is not mounted tightly against the SEC cartridge the CPU will overheat Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the SEC cartridge s passive heatsink Without sufficient air circula tion the SEC cartridge could overheat and damage both the SEC cartridge and the baseboard You may install an auxiliary fan if necessary Push each end of the clamps until they lock Push Clamp gt inte enter The Thermal Pad 8 SEC cartridge should not have a gap SEC Cartridge with Heatsink Side SEC Cartridge with Heatsink Top 14 ASUS C PKND User s Manual IH INSTALLATION The heatsinks shown in this manual are for reference purposes only The recom mend heatsinks for the Pentium II processor have a three pin fan that can be con nected to one of the CPU fan connectors on the CPU card or baseboard These heatsinks have the added benefits of proper heat dissipation and with baseboards tha
32. etting Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidi rectional parallel port operation at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate ECP EPP default allows normal speed operation in a two way mode ECP DMA Select 3 This selection is available only if you select either ECP or ECP EPP as the Parallel Port Mode Select either DMA Channel 3 default or Disable UART Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the baseboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature By default this field is set to Disabled which leaves the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port connector See section III of the baseboard manual for the IrDA compliant infrared module connector Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the Primary IDE channel Secondary IDE channel Both default or Disable both channels for systems with only SCSI drives IDE 0 Master Slave Mode IDE 1 Master Slave Mode Auto Each channel 0 and 1 has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing 0 1 2 3 4 it 1s necessary for t
33. f 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard IRQ xx Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card Two options are available No ICU default and Yes No ICU indicates either that the displayed IRQ 1s not used or an ISA Configura tion Utility ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card 1s using that IRQ If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an 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 C PKND User s Manual 39 U at Na bo A Y S D te 4 V Z H Q 40 IV BIOS SOFTWARE DMA x Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field 1s being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card Available options include No ICU and Yes No ICU indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an 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 ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800H and DFFFH address range If you have such
34. g each mode The number indicates what the normal CPU speed 1s divided by PM Timers Disable This section controls the time out settings for the Power Management scheme The fields included in this section are HDD Power Down which places the hard disk into its lowest power consumption mode and the Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode The system automatically wakes up from any power saving mode when there is system activity such as when a key 1s pressed or when there is activity detected from the enabled IRQ channels HDD Power Down shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a pe riod of inactivity This time period is user configurable at 5 Min or Disable This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode set the period of time after which each of these modes activate 7 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 1 Hour 2 Hour and 4 Hour PM Events This section sets the wake up call of the system If activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels in the left group the system wakes up from suspended mode You can enable power management for IRQ3 IRQ15 individually in the list at the right side of the screen The power management feature will work on the enabled IRQ channels NOTE A Microsoft serial or compatible mouse will use either COM1 IRQ4 or COM2 IRQ3 and a PS 2 mouse will use IRQ12 If you know which IRQ your mouse is using you can enable t
35. he BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility When you turn on the com puter the system provides you with an opportunity to start Setup During the Power On Self Test POST press lt Delete gt to run the Setup utility If you press lt Delete gt too late the test routines will continue In this case reset the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the Reset button and try again You can also restart your system by turning off your computer and then back on again Do this only if the first two methods fail When you run Setup the CMOS Setup Utility main screen displays with the follow ing options ER AUTO DEI i AUTO DETECTII E HUU HI ELLEN ERLI BET ku Select Item Kid Sau 5 LHil Satu Lhange Lalai NOTE The SMART ALARM LM78 SETUP is only avaiable on baseboards with the optional onboard LM78 chip ASUS C PKND User s Manual 27 8 o gt BIOS Setup lt B E d 28 IV BIOS SOFTWARE Load Defaults The Load BIOS Defaults option loads the minimum settings for troubleshooting Load Setup Defaults on the other hand is for loading optimized defaults for regu lar use Choosing defaults at this level will modify all applicable settings A section at the bottom of the preceding screen displays the control keys for this screen Take note of these keys and their respective uses Standard CMOS Setup This Standard CMOS
36. he wake up Event for that IRQ here and the system will wake up when you move the mouse or click its button IRQ3 device to IRQIS device You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include 1n the sleep function IRQ8 RTC Alarm is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or event calendar can wake up the system ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE PNP and PCI Setup This PNP and PCI Setup option configures the PCI bus slots All PCI bus slots on the system use INTA thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value Of PLL TSA Bi PRP T PT Parl EX RE Magi D Ierieol lel Hi LR l al Hu 5 ct 1 RICHI TAN Huta WA 3 Hu Sini d TRD Hui tii Eik i ui Bu Eisi 3 W uti nt j Sg um UD o HH Hl it line de PCL Elock dig WS S05 BIOS Muti ER Functio mi E ju Ba biah NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of PNP and PCI Setup PNP OS Installed No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS Default setting 1s No Slot 1 RIGHT IRQ to Slot 4 LEFT IRQ Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which uses auto routing to determine IRQ use The other options are manual settings of NA 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 or 15 for each slot PCI Latency Timer 32 PCI Clock The default setting o
37. hese to be independent The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Power Management Setup This Power Management Setup option allows you to reduce power consumption This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity HOH PELIS BIOS Le POWER PMAEPEMT SETUP RAD SOFTWARE INC Slay Soeedidiv buf 17 ROR RIC Alarm IR TEO Redirl PH TI Rin Boservail HO Poe Dire Ze pe Rad re Siadiy Hode cable es Senam Min Aaahh ahallh A9 L kl Re BG HA CAT UH processori i lard Duck 3 Lond Setup lhat 15 NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of Power Management Setup Power Management User Define This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that this time the system inac tivity is longer Disable disables the power saving features User Define the default setting allows you to set power saving options according to your preference IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode acti vated by the BIOS Power Management For DOS environments you need to add DEVICE C D
38. is in real mode In particular the Update BIOS Main Block From File and Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD options require real mode To run this utility boot from a system floppy disk without the AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS files ASUSTeK PNP BIOS FLASH MEMORY WRITER V1 5 Copyright C 1995 ASUSTeK COMPUTER Inc Flash Type SST 29EE010 Current BIOS Revision 401A0 xxxx Choose one of the following d 1 Save Current BIOS To File 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File 3 Advanced Features Enter Choice 1 Press ESC To Exit xxxx denotes the current BIOS version stored in the Flash EPROM IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Type the memory chip is not programmable or is not supported with the PnP BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility 24 ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Main Menu 1 Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory onto a floppy disk This gives you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to reinstall it Create a bootable DOS diskette without AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS and save both PFLASH EXE and the BIOS file s to it Note BIOS FEATURES SETUP Boot Sequence needs to be set to A first in order to boot from your disk drive A 2 Update BIOS Main Block From File This option updates the BIOS from a file on the disk The file can b
39. modifications you specified during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight the Save amp Exit Setup option on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt TUN RIG PAP CHOS SETUP UTILITY TAHT HO IHI i NOTE The SMART ALARM LM78 SETUP is only avaiable on baseboards with the optional onboard LM78 chip Save amp Eat Exit Without Saving 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 lt Enter gt ASUS C PKND User s Manual 45 46 V DESKTOP MANAGEMENT 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 autodetect and record information pertinent to a computer s system such as the CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size The onboard BIOS will detect as many system information as possible and store the collected information in a 4K block in the baseboard s Flash EPROM and allows the DMI to retrieve data from this database Unlike other BIOS software the BIOS on the baseboard uses the same technology implemented for Plug and Play to allow dynamic real time updating of D
40. ndard floppy drive The standard stores 1 2MB 1n a 3 5inch diskette This 1s normally disabled but you may choose from either Drive A Drive B Both and Disabled Video EGA VGA Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system The options are EGA VGA CGA 49 CGA 80 and Mono for Hercules or MDA 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 C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE BIOS Features Setup This BIOS Features Setup option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance or let you set up some system features accord ing to your preference Some entries are required by the motherboard s design to remain in their default settings HOw Fi i RIIS d pi TIRES SF aE SOF NA Tirus Bar nny hi Shadan ri a routs Ei HA i BLUE Fi Erh KH I 1E K pal ink Al O mhle Boni ki ebee 4S k a fr Hote et Ting Ta LED Bata Ch ir F Jee IDE Tee lock Leg ET nabi Hi i Ge vex Tic Dali Mater Jag tia Ha lif NI IIe Ola Lalang UA 7 prs ANA Be ili its i fj J Men K fi uni Sr ni Candra rh d each hi i l l BE ri A section at the lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use Take note of
41. ocessor Single Edge Contact SEC Slots PS 2 Mouse 1 SSC Intel 440FX PClset Intel 440FX PClset PS 2 Keyboard 1 P1 234 HABA Ra J Freq Ratio Foi CPU Fan Power ASUS C PKND User s Manual 9 10 IH INSTALLATION Installation Steps Before using your computer with the CPU card complete the following steps 1 Set jumpers on the CPU card and the baseboard 2 Install memory in your computer 3 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 4 Install expansion Cards 5 Install the processor s 6 Set up the BIOS software 1 Jumpers Several hardware settings are made by using jumper caps to connect jumper pins JP on both the baseboard and CPU card See the layout of the CPU card on page 9 and of the baseboard for locations of jumpers For a description and explanaton of the different jumper settings and their graphical representations as used in this manual see your baseboard s manual WARNING Computer boards and components contain very delicate integrated circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity take some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer before working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap when handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case Hold components by the edges an
42. ons and use of the files Technical Support Form M CPU card support set M ASUS C P2T CPU termination card M This user s manual ASUS C PKND User s Manual 7 ll FEATURES Features of the ASUS C PKND CPU Card The ASUS C PKND is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants great versatility in the assembly of a computer system The C PKND e PS 2 Connectors Has PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard connectors on card e Multi Speed Support Supports dual Intel Pentium II 233 266MHz processors e Intel Chipset Features Intel s 440FX PCIset with I O subsystems e Error Checking and Correcting ECC Detects and corrects 1 bit memory errors using Intel s 440FX PClIset and parity DRAM modules e CPU Built In Level 2 Cache Supports either 512K or 256K Pipelined Burst Level 2 cache in the Pentium II Single Edge Contact SEC cartridge e Easy Installation Supports autodetection of hard disks PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make setup virtually automatic through the BIOS ASUS C PKND User s Manual ll FEATURES The ASUS C PKND CPU Card Dual Pentium Il Processor Single Edge Contact SEC Slots vw vw LI n eoecete GEG eg a AA KATANA AN amp CN Sc PS 2 maa EL Mouse ror i gt HS PS 2 Usa i meg Keyboard s Te 8 wm ba i a 8 egen d A Dan D Ren mg Li ian Intel 440FX PClset ASUS C PKND CPU Card Layout p o U JI o U l KR g aoe Pentium Il Pr
43. other controller that supports four drives you must disable the onboard IDE controller see Chipset Features Setup When autodetection is completed the program automatically enters all entries you accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen Skipped entries are ignored and are not entered in the screen If you are autodetecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode three lines will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive Do not select Large or Normal The autodetection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive Some IDE drives can use more than one set This should not be a prob lem if the drive is new and contains nothing ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous sys tem incorrect parameters may be detected You will need to enter the correct param eters manually or use low level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the autodetected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk do not accept them Press lt N gt to reject the presented settings and enter the correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen Save amp Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all
44. ove the display speed by caching the display data You must leave this on the default setting of UC uncacheable if your display card cannot support this feature otherwise your sys tem may not boot Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Enabling this feature reserves 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA expan sion cards that specifically require this setting This makes the memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB The default is Disabled DRAM and ECC If all your DRAM modules have parity chips e g 8 chips 4 parity chips they are considered 36bits This motherboard sums the memory per bank and therefore two modules will give 72bits and the following will be displayed DARA aoe 12 bits aida i Old Values SHLPt IF Laa Lom BIOS Dfa t i low Setup Def mul t If your DRAM modules do not have parity chips e g 8 chips they are considered 32bits and the following will be displayed instead Loic b dai KA bits midi s Ola aluss SHiFtIF ROT bw PARITY BERTET d Lowi RI Default d Safa Detail 1 F Te The default of Disabled for Data Integrity PARITY will not show memory errors on your monitor When using parity DRAM modules you can select ECC Error Checking and Correcting to correct bit memory errors that may occur in the memory otherwise Parity is the default See section III for more information on DRAM memory modules Onboar
45. rd prompt appears A message confirms the password has been disabled NOTE If you forget the password see Real Time Clock RTC RAM in section III of the baseboard maual for procedures on clearing the CMOS ASUS C PKND User s Manual 43 dd IV BIOS SOFTWARE IDE HDD Auto Detection The IDE HDD Auto Detection option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen Ag FER PA UA LAAT SECTIHT MHH Her Li Hi AKO SERTIN HINH H LHR it ALR for instal bation Up to four IDE drives can be detected see with parameters for each listed inside the box To accept the optimal entries press lt Y gt otherwise select from the OP TIONS listed 2 1 3 in this case to skip to the next drive press lt N gt If you accept the values the parameters will be listed beside the drive letter on the screen The process then proceeds to the next drive letter Pressing lt N gt to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter If you are using another IDE controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support for four devices you can only install two IDE hard disk drives Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features to use Drive E and Drive F The onboard PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE with two connectors for connecting up to four IDE devices If you want to use an
46. registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Sound Blaster AWE32 and SB16 are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated The product name and revision number are both printed on the board itself Manual revisions are released for each board design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR NISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM MITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBLITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUD ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARES DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 1997 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS C PKND Manual Revision 1 02 Release Date July 1997 ASUS C PKND User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Marketing Info Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 ROC Telephone 886 2 894 3447 Fax 886 2 894 3449
47. t have the LM78 smart features and with the CPU fan leads connected into the baseboard s CPU fan connector the ability to monitor the fan s RPM and use the alert function through the included LANDesk Client Manager LDCM software available with the baseboard This smart feature is not available when you connect the leads into the CPU card s fan connectors AAVID Heatsink The procedures for installing the AAVID heatsink with fan is similar as that for the heatsink without a fan You will not however be able to use the heatsink support top bar because of the fan The heatsink support top bar will however still be included in the package in case you use a heatsink without a fan 5 d gS Elan Vital Heatsink The procedures for installing the Elan Vital heatsink with fan is also similar as that for the heatsink without a fan The Elan Vital heatsink however comes with a lever to clamp the heatsink into the SEC cartridge Mount the heatsink in the orientation as shown then flip the lever from Unlock to Lock You will not be able to also 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 C PKND User s Manual 15 0 y IH INSTALLATION 5 Insert the SEC Cartridge Push the SEC cartridge s two locks inward With the heatsink facing the CPU card s connectors press the
48. t you to Press F1 to continue DEL to enter SETUP ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Supervisor Password and User Password These two options set the system passwords Supervisor Password sets a pass word that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system By default the system comes without any passwords To specify a password highlight the type you want and then press lt Enter gt A password prompt appears on the screen Taking note that the password 1s case sensitive and can be up to 8 alphanumeric characters long type in your password and then press lt Enter gt The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically re verts to the main screen ROM PC Lian BIOS C Zeu NI CDS SEL MENY AMAA SWE INC Cll LAR ILA GET Ee DUT PASSHINI RK Ci PAS SUR OO HUN PETEG LOR FRI SETUP Ma ah II 5H J l H ui i i pa 4 Select ET Fia San BS Lei 5otuji eat Lhange Lolo NOTE The SMART ALARM LM78 SETUP is only avaiable on baseboards with the optional onboard LM78 chip To implement the password protection specify in the Security Option field of the BIOS Features Setup screen when the system will prompt for the password If you want to disable either password press lt Enter gt instead of entering a new password when the Enter Passwo
49. these keys and their respective uses If you need information on a particular entry highlight it and then press lt F1 gt A pop up help menu will appear to provide you with the information you need lt F5 gt loads the last set values lt F6 gt and lt F7 gt loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values respectively NOTE SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading Details of BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning Disabled This field protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against acci dental modifications Any attempt to write to them will cause the system to halt and display a warning message If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a bootable virus free floppy disk to reboot and investigate your system This setting is recommended because conflicts with new operating systems Installation of new operating systems require that you disable this to prevent write errors CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU s Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache BIOS Update Enabled This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data The BIOS will load the update on all processors during sys tem bootup in the default position of Enabled ASUS C PKND User s Manual i E a 31
50. u can save the MIFD normally only saved to flash ROM to a file by entering the drive and path If you want to cancel save press lt ESC gt and a message Bad File Name is displayed to show it was not saved Load MIFD You can load the disk file to memory by entering the drive and path and filename Load BIOS Defaults 6 ER 2 S g You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data You must restart your computer for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS 48 ASUS C PKND User s Manual
51. uld correct this problem Otherwise leave this on the setup default setting of Disabled OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 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 the setup default of Disabled Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relo cating to RAM enhances system performance because information access 1s faster than the ROM C8000 CBFFF Shadow to DC000 DF FFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with 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 Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Boot Up System Speed High This has no function and should be left on the setup default Typematic Rate Setting Disabled When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next Setup default setting is Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Op tions range from 6 to 30 characters per second Setup default setting is 6 other settings are 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay
52. ully update a complete BIOS file your system may not boot up If this happens your system will need service 7 After successfully updating the new BIOS file exit the utility Turn off the sys tem then set the Flash ROM Boot Block Programming jumper of the base board back to its default setting of Protect or Disabled 8 Turn on your computer and hold down lt Delete gt to run the CMOS Setup Utility Select Load Setup Defaults to load the new BIOS after which you may set other items from the main menu 26 ASUS C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE 5 BIOS Setup The baseboard supports two kinds of programmable Flash ROM chips 5 volt and 12 volt Either memory chip can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the flash chip as described in detail in this section All computer motherboards or baseboards provide a Setup utility program for speci fying the system configuration and settings If your baseboard came in a computer system the proper configuration entries may have already been made If so run the Setup utility as described later and note the configuration settings particularly the hard disk specifications for future reference When you install the baseboard reconfigure your system or receive a Run Setup message you will need to enter new setup information This section describes how to configure your system using this utility T
53. y in your system Details of Standard CMOS Setup Date To set the date highlight the Date field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down or lt gt lt gt 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 C PKND User s Manual IV BIOS SOFTWARE Time To set the time highlight the Time field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt or H P to set the current time Follow the hour minute and second format Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Press lt Enter gt twice if you do not want to modify the current time NOTE You can bypass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXEC BAT file For information on how to create this file please refer to the MS DOS manual Hard Disks This field records the specifications for all non SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary chan nels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each channel can support up to two hard disks the first of which is the master and the second is the slave Specifications for SCSI hard disks do not need to be entered because they operate using device drivers and are not supported by any BIOS If you install either the optional PCI SC200 or P
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