4 ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 7
How this manual is organized.......................................................... 7
Item Checklist .................................................................................. 7
II. FEATURES .................................................................................... 8
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Features ............................ 8
Parts of the ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard .................. 11
III. INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 12
ASUS P2L-VM/P2E-VM Motherboard Layout .............................. 12
1. Jumpers ........................................................................................ 14
Installation Steps .............................................................................. 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ........................................................... 17
DIMM Memory Installation ................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 19
Pentium II Processor............................................................. 19
AAVID Heatsink .................................................................. 23
Elan Vital Heatsink ............................................................... 23
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 24
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................ 24
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards................................... 24
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards............................. 25
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ........................................ 25
5. External Connectors .................................................................... 26
Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 35
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ........................................................................ 36
Support Software ............................................................................. 36
Flash Memory Writer Utility ...................................................... 36
Main Menu ........................................................................... 36
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS.................. 38
6. BIOS Setup ................................................................................. 39
Load Defaults ....................................................................... 40
Standard CMOS Setup ............................................................... 40
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:........................................ 40
BIOS Features Setup .................................................................. 43
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................ 43
Chipset Features Setup ............................................................... 46
Details of Chipset Features Setup......................................... 46