Asus P2B-N Computer Hardware User Manual


 
8 ASUS P2B-N User’s Manual
2.1 The ASUS P2B-N Motherboard
The ASUS P2B-N is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants ad-
vanced features processed by the fastest CPU.
2.1.1 Specifications
NLX: Features ASUS’ custom designed NLX form factor.
Multi-Speed: Supports Intel Pentium
®
III (450MHz and faster), Pentium
®
II
(233MHz to 450MHz), and Celeron
TM
SEPP (266MHz and faster) processors.
Multi-Cache: Supports processors with 512, 256, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst
Level 2 cache.
Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS, offering enhanced
Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) support for Windows 98 com-
patibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection through Trend ChipAway Virus
codes, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup.
Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems and front-side bus
(FSB) platform, which boosts the traditional 66MHz external bus speed to 100MHz.
PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with two DIMM sockets to support Intel
PC100-compliant SDRAMs (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. These
new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 100MHz bus speed
requirement.
100/10Mbps LAN (optional): Features an onboard Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN
Controller (fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) and a LAN Activity LED
for monitoring network conditions.
AGP VGA (optional): Features an onboard ATI 3D Rage Pro AGP 2X (8MB
SDRAM) or Rage IIC (4MB SDRAM) for 3D hardware acceleration.
PCI Audio (optional): Features onboard the ESS Solo-1 32-bit 3D positional
PCI audio which supports games and applications for Sound Blaster
TM
and Sound
Blaster Pro and full-duplex stereo.
Thermal Sensor Connector with Optional Sensor: Accurately detects the CPU
temperature of processors with the ASUS Smart Fan or the Intel boxed proces-
sor heatsink with fan when connected to an ASUS P2T-Cable.
Hardware Monitoring (optional): Provides an easier way to examine and man-
age system status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures,
and fan status through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled LDCM by
Intel or PC Probe from ASUS.
Riser Cards: Provides NLX power, IDE, floppy drive, LAN wake up connec-
tors; PCI/ISA slots; and USB and IrDA support.
Ultra DMA/33 BM IDE: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller
with two connectors that supports four IDE devices in two channels, supports Ultra
DMA/33, PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and supports
Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM, and LS-120 drives.
2. FEATURES
Specifications
2. FEATURES