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R P2B-L / P2B-S / P2B-LS Pentium ® II Motherboards USER’S MANUAL Special Features ASUS P2B-L (power supply must provide at least 720mA on the +5VSB) • Intel 82558 LAN Chipset • W ake-On-LAN ASU.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 2 USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Manual Revision: 1.06 E265 Release Date: August 1998 No part of this manual, including the products .
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support Fax: +886-2-2895-9254 BBS: +886-2-2896-4667 Email: tsd@asus.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 4 CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION How this Manual is Or ganized ........................................................... 7 Item Checklist ............................................................................
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................... 52 Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 52 Load BIOS Defaults .........
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 6 FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 7 How this Manual is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: I. Intr oduction Manual information and checklist II. Featur es Information and specifications III. Installation Instructions on setting up the motherboard.
8 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual Features The ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS motherboards are carefully designed for the de- manding PC user who wants many advanced features processed by the fastest CPU.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 9 II. FEA TURES II. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard • W ake-On-LAN Connector: Supports W ake-On–LAN activity with the optional network interface.
10 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS Motherboard Layout R PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 ISA Slot 1 Accelerated Graphics Port Intel 440B.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 11 III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers 1) CLR TC p . 13 Clear Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM 2) KBPWR p. 13 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 3) LAN_EN p. 14 Onboard LAN Setting (Enable/Disable) 4) SCSI_EN p. 14 Onboard SCSI Setting (Enable/Disable) 5) COMBINE p.
12 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION Installation Steps Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: 1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 4.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 13 III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers Jumper Settings 1. Clear Real Time Clock (R TC) RAM (CLR TC) The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery .
14 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Jumpers III. INST ALLA TION 3. Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) The onboard Intel 10/100 Fast Ethernet may be enabled or disabled using this jumper . R P2B-L/S/LS Onboard LAN Setting Enable (Default) Disable LAN_EN LAN_EN 1 2 3 1 2 3 4.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 15 III. INST ALLA TION R CPU Bus Frequency CPU Core:Bus Frequency Multiple 2.5x (5/2) 2.0x (2/1) BF2 BF1 BF3 BF0 FS2 FS1 FS0 P2B-L/S/LS CPU Settings 3.0x (3/1) 3.5x (7/2) 4.0x (4/1) 4.5x (9/2) 5.0x (5/1) 5.5x (1 1/2) 6.
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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 17 2. System Memory (DIMM) This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM). One side (with memory chips) of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard.
18 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual System Memory III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION DIMM Memory Installation Procedures: Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 19 3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard provides a Single Edge Contact (SEC) slot for a Pentium II pro- cessor packaged in an SEC cartridge. Pentium II Processor W ARNING! Be sure that sufficient air circulation is available across the processor ’ s passive heatsink.
20 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION Attach Mount Bridges Four screws should be showing next to each corner of the SEC CPU Slot with the two attach mount bridges installed. Installing the Pentium II Processor 1.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 21 III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION 2. Mount the Heats ink: Place the SEC cartridge face down on a flat surface and lay the heat sink flush on the back (metal side) of the SEC cartridge. Check the orien- tation of the heatsink against the pictures.
22 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION CPU III. INST ALLA TION 4. Secur e 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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 23 III. INST ALLA TION The heatsinks shown in this manual are for reference purposes only . The recom- mended heatsinks for the Pentium II processor are those with three-pin fans that can be connected to the CPU fan connector on motherboard.
24 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Expansion Cards III. INST ALLA TION 4. Expansion Cards W ARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 25 III. INST ALLA TION T o simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PnP) specification, which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when- ever a PnP-compliant card is added to the system.
26 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 5. External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 27 III. INST ALLA TION 3. Parallel Printer Connector (25-pin Female) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through “Onboard Parallel Port” in Chipset Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTW ARE. NOTE : Serial print- ers must be connected to the serial port.
28 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 6. Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin Female) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. P2B-L/S/LS Universal Serial Bus (USB) USB 2 USB 1 7.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 29 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 9. Primary / Secondary IDE connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After con- necting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s).
30 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 1 1. Fast (50-pin)/W ide (68-pin)/Ultra2 (68-pin) SCSI Connectors This motherboard has onboard 50-Pin Fas.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 31 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 12. IrDA-Compliant infrared module connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature.
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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 33 III. INST ALLA TION Connectors III. INST ALLA TION 22. Chassis/CPU/Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6W) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots.
34 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual Connectors III. INST ALLA TION III. INST ALLA TION 23. A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin A TXPWR) This connector connects to a A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 35 III. INST ALLA TION Power Connections III. INST ALLA TION Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f (in some systems, marked with ).
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 36 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Flash Memory W riter Utility AFLASH.EXE: This is the Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 37 IV . BIOS Flash Memory Writer IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 38 IV . BIOS Updating BIOS IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Managing and Updating Y our Motherboard’ s BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMA T A:/S] from the DOS prompt without creating “AUT OEXEC.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 39 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 6. BIOS Setup IV . BIOS BIOS Setup The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-V olt and 12- V olt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are re- leased.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 40 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS 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 regular use.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 41 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS T ime T o set the time, highlight the “T ime” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current time. Follow the hour , minute and second format.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 42 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Standard CMOS Auto detection 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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 43 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features 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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 44 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features 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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 45 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS BIOS Features PS/2 Mouse Function Contr ol (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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 46 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features Chipset Features Setup The “Chipset Features Setup” option controls the configuration of the board’ s chipset. NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 47 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Chipset Features 16-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) / 8-bit I/O Recovery Time (1 BUSCLK) T iming for 16-bit and 8-bit ISA cards, respectively . Leave on default setting. Graphics Aperture Size (64MB) Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 48 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Onboard FDC Swap A & B (No Swap) This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 49 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management Power Management Setup The “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity .
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 50 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management V ideo Off Method (DPMS OFF) This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF , DPMS Reduce ON , Blank Scr een , V/H SYNC+Blank, DPMS Standby , and DPMS Suspend .
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 51 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Power Management PWR Up On Modem Act (Enabled) This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer (turns the A TX power supply on) when the modem receives a call while the computer is Soft-off.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 52 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Plug & Play / PCI IV . BIOS PNP and PCI Setup The “PNP and PCI Setup” option configures the PCI bus slots. All PCI bus slots on the system use INT A#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 53 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Plug & Play / PCI DMA x Used By ISA (No/ICU) These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. A vailable options include: No/ICU and Ye s .
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 54 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE Load Defaults IV . BIOS Load BIOS Defaults The “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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 55 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE 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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 56 IV . BIOS SOFTW ARE IV . BIOS Hard Disk Detect 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.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 57 IMPOR T ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 58 V . SUPPORT S/W ASUS Smart Motherbaord Support CD Main Menu Insert the support CD or double click on your CD drive icon in “My Computer” to bring up the autorun menu or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the Support CD.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 59 Main Menu Selections LDCM Local Setup (LDCM): Installs the LANDesk Client Manager software to monitor the local system. Please view the user ’ s manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the “LDCM” directory on the ASUS Support CD.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 60 VI. DMI Utility 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).
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 61 VI. DMI Utility Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 62 VI. DMI Utility Save MIFD Y ou can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering the drive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message “Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not saved.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 63 VII. NETWORK Features VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE This motherboard features an optional 32-bit 10/100Mbps Ethernet network inter - face.
64 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual LED Connectors Link Indicator: This connects to an LED to monitor 10Base-T and 100Base-TX con- nections. The LED lights to indicate a successful network connection, and remains steady if the connection is stable.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 65 VII. NETWORK DOS/Windows 3.1 VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE DOS and Windows 3.1 Setup for Novell Automatic configuration Some computers automatically detect and configure adapters and interfaces while boot- ing.
66 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual VII. NETWORK DOS/Windows 3.1/NT VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE T r ou bleshooting If you can’t connect to a server , first try the suggestions here, then turn to the T rouble- shooting section if necessary . • Make sure you’re using the drivers for this interface.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 67 VII. NETWORK Windows NT VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE NOTE: If you are installing W indows NT 4.0 at this time, click the Start Search button when the network network interface or adapter installation window appears.
68 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual Windows 95 Automatic Configuration Some computers automatically detect and configure adapters or interfaces while boot- ing. The network interface’ s IRQ level and I/O address of this motherbaord are auto- matically set by the BIOS each time you start your computer .
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 69 VII. NETWORK Duplex Mode VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE Select Duplex Mode (optional) Duplexing is a performance option that lets you choose how the network interface or adapter sends and receives data packets over the network.
70 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual NetW are server In AUTOEXEC.NCF , Load E100B.LAN and add the following statement (you must include the equal sign for servers): FORCEDUPLEX=2 SPEED=100 (or 10 if 10BASE-T) For more information, see the README file for NetW are servers.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 71 VII. NETWORK T roubleshooting VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE T roubleshooting If the interface can’t connect to the network Make sure the cable is installed pr operly . The network cable must be securely attached at both RJ-45 connections (interface and hub).
72 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual T esting the network interface or adapter T est the network interface or adapter by running Intel diagnostics.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 73 VII. NETWORK Problems/Solutions VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE The network interface or adapter stopped working when another network in- terface or adapter was added to the computer . • Make sure the cable is connected to the motherboard’ s network interface or RJ45 port.
74 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual T echnical Information Fast Ethernet Wiring 100BASE-TX Specification: The 100BASE-TX specification supports 100 Mbps trans- mission over two pairs of category 5 twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) wiring. One pair is for transmit operations and the other for receive operations.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 75 VII. NETWORK W ake On LAN VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE Using W ake On LAN The W ake On LAN feature operates according to a published specification.
76 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual VII. NETWORK Pin Definitions/Glossary VII. NETWORK INTERF ACE Glossary 100Base-TX IEEE’ s specification for running 100Mbps Ethernet using twisted-pair cables. 10Base-T IEEE’ s specification for running 10Mbps Ethernet using twisted-pair cables.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 77 VIII. SCSI SELECT Configuring SCSI VIII. ADAPTEC SCSI SELECT Configuring the SCSI Adapter Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both CTRL and A keys when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and the attached devices.
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ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 79 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Intro/Quick Start W elcome to Adaptec EZSCSIVI, ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY . Adaptec EZSCSI gives you what you need to use your SCSI devices most ef fectively with DOS, W indows ® 3.
80 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual T roubleshooting T ips SCSI Device T roubleshooting Review this checklist if your newly-installed SCSI disk drives, CDROM drives, and other devices do not seem to work properly: • Be sure that termination is correctly set for all devices on the SCSI bus, as described in your host adapter documentation.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 81 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY T roubleshooting If the name of your SCSI chipset does not appear , you may be able to find its miniport driver on the W indows95 CD-ROM. Follow these steps: 1 Place the W indows95 CD-ROM in your CDROM drive and run the Add New Hardware wizard.
82 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY If I am running under W indows95, do I need lines for the Adaptec real mode ASPI drivers and mscdex in my CONFIG.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 83 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY DOS/Win Info. Information for DOS/Windows 3.1x Users The following information may be useful if you install Adaptec EZSCSI on a com- puter running DOS, W indows 3.
84 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual DOS Formatting Utilities Adaptec EZSCSI includes several DOS-based formatting utilities: Low-level Formatter (scsifmt) Use the DOS-based scsifmt utility for low-level formatting of SCSI hard disk drives, removable media, Floptical ® drives, and magneto-optical drives.
ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User’ s Manual 85 IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY IX. EZ-SCSI UTILITY Partitioning Formatter and Partitioner (afdisk) Use the DOS-based afdisk utility to partition and format SCSI hard disk drives, Floptical drives, and magneto-optical drives.
86 ASUS P2B-L/P2B-S/P2B-LS User ’ s Manual IX. ADAPTEC EZ-SCSI UTILITY 3. T o create a new partition on the disk device, press Ins. A screen similar to this appears: Select SCSI Device to Partition .
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