Asus P3W-E User manual

®
P3W-E
Intel®810e 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 P3W-E Motherboard ................................................. 8
2.1.1 Specifications..................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Optional Components ........................................................ 9
2.1.3 Performance ..................................................................... 10
2.1.4 Intelligence....................................................................... 11
2.2 Motherboard Part Definitions ................................................... 12
2.3 Motherboard Part Locations ..................................................... 13
3. HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14
3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14
3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15
3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17
3.4 Motherboard Settings................................................................ 17
3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 24
3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 24
3.5.2 DIMM Installation ........................................................... 25
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 26
3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism...................................... 26
3.6.2 Heatsinks.......................................................................... 27
3.6.3 Installing the Processor .................................................... 27
3.6.4 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot 1 Processors .............. 29
3.6.5 Precautions....................................................................... 30
3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 31
3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure............................ 31
3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 32
3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................ 34
3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 34
3.8 External Connectors.................................................................. 35
3.9 Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 47
4. BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 48
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 48
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 48
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures.............................................. 49
4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 51
4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 52
4.2.2 Legend Bar....................................................................... 52
4.3 Main Menu................................................................................ 54
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 55

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CONTENTS
4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 60
4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 62
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 65
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 67
4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 70
4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 71
4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 73
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor............................................................ 75
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 76
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 78
5. SOFTWARE SETUP........................................................................ 81
5.1 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD.................................... 81
5.2 Operating Systems .................................................................... 84
5.3 Starting Windows For the First Time........................................ 84
5.4 LDCM Local Setup................................................................... 88
5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup...................................................... 90
5.6 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 93
5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 94
5.8 Driver ........................................................................................ 95
5.9 Other ......................................................................................... 97
5.10 Uninstalling Programs ............................................................ 104
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE .......................................................... 107
6.1 Display Properties................................................................... 107
6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 111
6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 116
6.4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 117
6.5 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 118
6.6 Hardware Information............................................................. 120
7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 121
7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 121
7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards .......................................................... 123
INDEX .................................................................................................. 125

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
FederalCommunications 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
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 is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-
proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washing-
ton DC: Office of the Federal Register, NationalArchives and RecordsAdministra-
tion, U.S. Government Printing Office.
CanadianDepartment of CommunicationsStatement
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 Canadian
Department of Communications.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconformeàlanormeNMB-003duCanada.

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1.INTRODUCTION
Sections/Checklist
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized
This manual is divided into the following sections:
1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist
2) FEATURES Product information and specifications
3) HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard
4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software
5) SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software
6) SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software
7) APPENDIX Optional items
1.2 Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
please contact your retailer.
(1) ASUS Motherboard
(1) Universal Retention Mechanism for SECC2/SECC/SEPP processors
(1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/
33 IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps
(1) Support CD with drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual
Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for non-LCD model only)
LCD panel & Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for LCD model only)
ASUS consumer infrared set (optional)
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional)
ASUS S370 Series CPU card (optional)
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional)
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2. FEATURES
Specifications
2.FEATURES
2.1 The ASUS P3W-E Motherboard
The P3W-E motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC
user who wants many smart features in a small package. So what’s so smart about
the ASUS P3W-E motherboard?
2.1.1 Specifications
•Latest Intel Processor Support! Supports Intel Pentium
®
III (450MHz and
faster), Pentium
®
II (233MHz to 450MHz), and Celeron™ (266MHz and faster)
processors.
•Latest Intel 810e Chipset! Features 133/100/66MHz FSB Intel 810e chipset
with the Accelerated Hub Architecture, which provides direct connections be-
tween the 810e chipset and subsystems such as IDE controllers, USB control-
lers, and PCI add-in cards.
•Multi-Cache! Supports processors with 512, 256, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst
Level 2 Cache.
•IntegratedGraphics!Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, par-
allel data processing and compression, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hard-
ware acceleration, and motion video acceleration. Onboard 4MB 32-bit 100MHz
SDRAM display cache allows up to 1024x768x16bit color for 3D graphics and
1600x1200x8bit color for 2D graphics.
•ASUS Graphics Driver!You can gain about 12% performance over that of the
standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphicsWinMark) usingASUS’custom
graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and
provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.
•Versatile Memory Support! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address-
ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32,
64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides)
• JumperFree™ Mode!Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-
quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is
enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included incase you
want to manually adjust the processor’s external frequency.
•Smart Slots! Five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) with two 16-bit ISA expansion slots or
six PCI with no ISA, depending on territory. PCI supports up to 133MB/s maxi-
mum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master PCI card (such as
SCSI or LAN cards).
• Latest Low Pin Count Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible
serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
• Integrated IDE! Controller supports UltraDMA/66 up to 66MB/s, UltraDMA/
33 up to 33MB/s, and PIO Mode 4 up to 17MB/s.
•Peripheral Wake-Up! Supports Wake-On-LAN, Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard
Wake-Up, and BIOS Wake-Up.
•AMR Slot! Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very affordable audio and/or
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2. FEATURES
2.FEATURES
Optional Components
• Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Supports chassis intrusion monitor-
ing through theASUSASIC. The onboard battery supports detection even when
normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower
than the RTC used for keeping time!
•Firmware Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features.
•Monitoring for your PC’s Health! Provided ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM
allows PC health monitoring.
•Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection! Programmable BIOS (Flash
EEPROM),offeringenhancedACPI forWindows 98 compatibility, built-in firm-
ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au-
tomatic setup.
•Smart BIOS! 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides
more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and CPU/
SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/
ZIP/CD/Floppybootselection.Hardware random number generator supportsnew
security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions.
• Wired for Management (WfM) V2.0! Supports remote monitor, diagnosis,
and management (Alert on LAN 2.0) network configuration.
2.1.2 Optional Components
The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:
•PCI Audio! Provides Crystal CS4280 PCI audio chipset with 3D surround and
positioning capability andAC’97 V2.1 codec compliant bringsnew levelsofreal-
ismto gameswithsoundsbeingpositioned interactivelyaroundtheuser,makingthem
truly part of the 3D virtual experience.
• Smart Networking! Features the Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet LAN Controller
(fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX). Supports TCO function.
•Space Savings! Digital Flat Panel (DFP) Interface gives a direct digital connec-
tion for connecting a digital flat panel (analog flat panel must be connected to
the VGA-out connector) to your PC. This interface transmits sharp, bright im-
ages by eliminating digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversions, which
can accumulate noise and degrade image quality.
•No Messy Wires! Integrated Consumer IR and Serial IR supports an optional
remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per-
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2. FEATURES
Performance
2.FEATURES
2.1.3 Performance
•UltraPerformance! Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors
thatsupport fourIDEdevicesintwo channels.Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/
33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices,
such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, and LS-120 drives.
• 133MHz! Supports motherboard bus speeds of 133/100/66MHz.
• DoubleorQuadrupletheIDETransferSpeed!IDEtransfersusingUltraDMA/
33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB/s and up to 66MB/s using
UltraDMA/66 technology. The best of all is that these new technology is com-
patible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade
current IDE devices or cables.
•Concurrent PCI! Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter buses to memory to CPU.
• SDRAM Optimized Performance! ASUS smart series motherboards support the
newgenerationmemory,SynchronousDynamicRandomAccessMemory(SDRAM),
which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant
SDRAM.
• ACPIReady!ACPI (AdvancedConfigurationandPower Interface) isalsoimple-
mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy
Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting 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) provides maximum power savings
as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart™ so that you do
not fall asleep waiting for system bootup. (STR requires OS support and does
not support ISA cards; ISA cards may fail to work coming out of STR mode.)
• New Compliancy! Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet
PC’99 compliancy. The new PC’99 requirements for systems and components are
based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility
and power management for configuring and managing all system components,
and32-bit devicedriversandinstallationprocedures forWindows 95/98/NT. Color-
coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by
PC’99.
•HighestAudioQuality!AC’97 DAC/ADCbuiltintotheaudiocodecreducesnoise
to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of
+90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and recognition.
•Extreme Graphics! The integrated motion compensation allows for smooth
MPEG1 or MPEG2 video playback. Fast 3D graphics engine allows for an ex-
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2.1.4 Intelligence
• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm! To prevent system overheat and system
damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
•Temperature Monitoring and Alert! CPU temperature is monitored by the
ASUSASIC through the CPU’s internal thermal diode (on Pentium III, Deschutes
Pentium II, and PPGA 370 Celeron in conjunction with the ASUS S370-D or
S370-L CPU card, see 7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards) to prevent system overheat
and system damage. The temperature reported by the internal thermal diode is
the actual processor core temperature as opposed to the less accurate surface
temperature.
•Voltage Monitoring andAlert! System voltage levels are monitored to ensure
stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are
more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper
system configuration and management.
• SystemResourcesAlert!Today’s operating systems such as Windows 98, Win-
dows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present
enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource moni-
tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos-
sible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on manag-
ing their limited resources more efficiently.
• Dual Function Power Button! Through the BIOS, the power button can be
defined as the “Standby” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see
ATX Power Switch Lead in 3.8 External Connectors for more information)
button. Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4
seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode.
• Remote Ring On (requires modem)! This allows a computer to be turned on
remotely through an internal or external modem. With this benefit on-hand, users
can access any information from their computers from anywhere in the world!
• Message LED (requires ACPI OS support)! Chassis LEDs now act as infor-
mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can
determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful infor-
mation to the user.
• Peripheral Power Up! Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or dis-
abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your
keyboard or mouse.
2. FEATURES
Intelligence
2.FEATURES

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2. FEATURES
2.2 Motherboard Part Definitions
The following are part descriptions for the motherboard parts shown on the next
page.
Part Definitions
2.FEATURES
ATX Power Connector for connection to anATX power supply
SEC CPU Socket
LCD Chipset (on LCD model only)
Intel 810e Integrated Graphics Chipset
Onboard high-speed 4MB SDRAM for integrated AGPVGA
Three DIMM Sockets
Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors
Feature Setting DIP Switches
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
Four Mbit Firmware Hub (programmable BIOS)
ASUSASIC with Integrated Hardware Monitor
Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH)
Crystal PCI Audio (on audio model only)
Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset
Wake-On-Ring Connector
LCD Header for LCD connector set (LCD model only)
Wake-On-LAN Connector
Two ISA Slots (on ISA model only)
PCI to ISA Bridge (on ISA model only)
Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet Chipset (on LAN model only)
Five or Six PCI Slots (depending on territory)
AC’97 V2.1 CompliantAudio CODEC (on audio model only)
Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector
Joystick, MIDI, Line Out, Line In, Microphone In Connectors (on audio
model only)
VGA Monitor Output Connector
Parallel Connector
Serial COM1 Connector
LAN (RJ45) and USB Connectors (LAN optional)
PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard Connectors
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

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2.3 Motherboard Part Locations
2. FEATURES
2.FEATURES
Part Locations
NOTE: The ISA model is shown above. ISA slots are optional at the time of pur-
chase. The model without ISAwill have 6 PCI slots.
7651
28
26
24
23
21
25
19
20
27
29
111415
18
8 9
16
2
22
10
3 4
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3. HARDWARE SETUP
Motherboard Layout
3.H/WSETUP
NOTES: Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.
The PCI/ISA configuration is dependent on territory.
3.1 Motherboard Layout
COM1
PARALLEL PORT
VGA
PS/2
T: Mouse
B: Keyboard
CPU_FAN
Intel 810e
Graphics &
Memory
Controller
Hub (GMCH)
01
DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)
0 1
PWR_FAN
WOR
WOL_CON CHASIS
(ACHA)
VIDEO
MODEM
GAME_AUDIO
Mic
In
Line
Out
Line
In
CHA_FAN
CD1
AUX
SMB
PCI1
PCI2
PCI4
PCI3
PANEL
IDELED
FLOPPY
SECONDARY
IDE PRIMARY IDE
ISA1
ISA2
ATX Power Connector
IR
CLRTC
Intel I/O
Controller
Hub (ICH)
01
DIMM2 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)
2 3
01
DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)
3 2
CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell
CMOS Power
Row
DIP
Switches
PCI5
INT
MIC
COM2
LAN_EN
PCI3VSEL
SPEAKER
(SPKR)
Audio Modem Riser
(AMR)
Bottom:
USB1
USB 2
Multi-I/O
®
P3W-E
4Mbit
Firmware
Hub
ASUS
ASIC
with Hardware
Monitor
PLED2
Audio
Codec
Intel Fast
Ethernet
SPK
2MB
SDRAM
2MB
SDRAM
LCD Header
(DFP)
PCI to ISA
Bridge
LCD
Encoder
PCI6
JEN
VIO
Top:
RJ45
SAFE_MD NO_REBOOT
32-bit PCI
Audio
Chipset
Slot1
JTPWR

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3. HARDWARE SETUP
Layout Contents
3. H/W SETUP
3.2 Layout Contents
Motherboard Settings
1) JEN p.18 JumperFree™ Mode Setting (Enable/Disable)
2) LAN_EN p.18 Onboard LAN Setting (Enable/Disable)
3) SW1 (DSW), SPK p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable/Disable)
4) SAFE_MD p.20 Safe Mode Setting (Normal/Safe Mode)
5) NO_REBOOT p.20 Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting (Enable/Disable)
6) PCI3VSEL p.21 PCI 3 Volt Setting (Normal/STB)
7) VIO p.21 I/O Voltage Setting (Normal/+3.66V)
8) SW2-6 (DSW) p.22 CPU External Clock (Bus) Frequency Setting
Expansion Slots
1) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 p.25 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support
2) CPU Slot 1 p.26 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket
3) ISA1, ISA2 p.33 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots (optional)
4) PCI1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 p.33 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (optional PCI6)
5) AMR p.34 Audio Modem Riser Slot
Connectors
1) PS2KBMS p.35 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female)
2) PS2KBMS p.35 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female)
3) USB p.36 Universal Serial Bus Port Connectors (Two 4-pin female)
4) PRINTER p.36 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female)
5) COM1 p.36 Serial Port Connector (9-pin male)
6) VGA p.37 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female)
7) GAME_AUDIO p.37 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female) (optional)
8) GAME_AUDIO p.37 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” female) (optional)
9) RJ45 p.37 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional)
10) PRIMARY/SECONDARY p.38 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1 pins)
11) IDELED p.38 IDE Device Activity LED Lead (2 pins)
12) FLOPPY p.39 Floppy Drive Port Connector (34 pins)
13) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN p.39 Chassis,CPU,PowerSupplyFanConnectors(Three3-pin)
14) WOL_CON p.40 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)
15) WOR p.40 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins)
16) VIDEO,AUX, CD1, MODEM p.41 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) (optional)
17) SPKR p.41 Internal Speaker Connectors (4-pins) (optional)
18) INT MIC p.42 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins)
19) SMB p.42 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins)
20) DFP p.43 Digital LCD Header (20-1 pins) (optional)

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21) COM2 p.43 Serial Port Header (10-1 pin male)
22) IR p.44 Infrared Module Connectors (10-1 pins)
23) ACHA p.44 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Connector (4-1 pins)
24) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p.45 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)
25) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p.45 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)
26) SPEAKER (PANEL) p.45 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)
27) RESET (PANEL) p.45 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)
28) PWR (PANEL) p.45 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)
29) SMI (PANEL) p.45 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)
30) LED (PANEL) p.45 System Message LED (2 pins)
31) ATXPWR p.46 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)
32) JTPWR p.46 Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins)

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3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure
Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:
• Check Motherboard Settings
• Install Memory Modules
• Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Install Expansion Cards
• Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply
3.4 Motherboard Settings
This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings
through the use of switches and/or jumpers.
WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate
Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electric-
ity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do
nothave one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal
object, such as the power supply case.
3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con-
nectors, or other components.
4. Placecomponentsona grounded antistatic pad oronthebagthat came with the
component whenever the components are separated from the system.
Motherboard Feature Settings (DIP Switches–DSW)
Some of the motherboard’s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIPswitches.
The white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the
switches in the OFF position.
1. Audio Setting
2. Frequency Selection
3. Frequency Selection
4. Frequency Selection
5. Frequency Selection
6. Frequency Selection
P3W-E DIP Switches
DSW
OFF
ON
10 10 1
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1) JumperFree™ Mode Setting (JEN)
This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The
JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS
setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu).
NOTE: For JumperFree™ mode, DIP switches 2-6 (DSW) must be set to OFF.
Setting JEN
Disable (Jumper) [1-2]
Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default)
P3W-E Jumper Mode Setting
Jumper JumperFree
123 123
JEN
10 10 1
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DSW
OFF
ON
ON
123456
2) Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) available on LAN model only
The onboard LAN may be enabled or disabled by this jumper.
Setting LAN_EN
Enable [1-2] (default)
Disable [2-3]
P3W-E LAN Setting
Enable Disable
123 123
LAN_EN
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3) Onboard Audio Setting (DSW-SW1, SPK) available on audio model only
The onboard 32-bit PCI audio may be enabled by setting both the DIP switch
and jumper to Enable or disabled by setting both to Disable. Disable the on-
board audio if you are using an ISA or PCI audio card on any of the expansion
slots or a primaryAMR audio card on theAMR slot (seeAMR Slot later in this
section).
Setting SW1 SPK
Enable [ON] [1-2] (default)
Disable [OFF] [2-3]
10 10 1
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DSW
OFF
ON
ON
123456
ON
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Enable Disable
SPK SPK
1
2
3
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4) Safe Mode Setting (SAFE_MD)
For processors with locked frequency multiples, there is no way to exceed the
specified multiple whether through motherboard settings or BIOS setup. With
unlocked processors, exceeding the specified multiple is possible through BIOS
setup. Exceeding the specified multiple may result in hanging during bootup. If
this occurs, enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS
setup to correct the problem.
Setting SAFE_MD
Normal [1-2] (default)
Safe Mode [2-3]
P3W-E Safe Mode Setting
Normal
(Default) Safe Mode
1
2
3
1
2
3
SAFE_MD
10 10 1
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5) Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting (NO_REBOOT)
The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang (timeout) during
bootup, the motherboard will automatically reboot. If rebooting is repeating in-
effectively, set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot.
Setting NO_REBOOT
Normal [1-2] (default)
No Reboot [2-3]
P3W-E Reboot Setting
Normal
(Default) No Reboot
1
2
3
1
2
3
NO_REBOOT
10 10 1
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