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  • Page 1 P3C-E Rambus™ Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.4 Motherboard Settings ... 17 3.5 System Memory ... 22 3.5.1 Installing Memory Using RIMM/C-RIMM ... 23 3.5.2 Installing Memory Using an ASUS DIMM Riser ... 24 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 27 3.6.1 Universal Retention Mechanism ... 27 3.6.2 Heatsinks ...
  • Page 5 Application (only with onboard audio option) ... 90 5.8 Install YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Application (only with onboard audio option) ... 91 5.9 Install ASUS PC Probe V2.10 ... 92 5.10 Install ASUS Update V2.24 ... 93 5.11 Install PC-Cillin 98 V4.06 ... 94 5.12 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 ...

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual ASUS DR2 DIMM riser (optional) ASUS S370 Series CPU card (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Manual information and checklist Production information and specifications Intructions on setting up the motherboard.

  • Page 8: Features

    3D functions, especially where high bandwidth is required. These sockets also accept Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512MB) up to 1GB by using an ASUS DR2 DIMM Riser (avail- able separately as an option).

  • Page 9: Specifications-Optional Components

    PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM software.

  • Page 10: Performance

    • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- 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.

  • Page 11: Intelligence

    • 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 click. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Parts

    Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors Four Mbit Firmware Hub (Programmable BIOS) Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O Chipset Floppy Disk Drive Connector Feature Setting DIP Switches ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor PCI-to-ISA Bridge Wake-On-Ring Connector Wake-On-LAN Connector ISA Slot (optional) Yamaha® 744 PCI Audio Controller (optional)
  • Page 13 2. FEATURES 2.2 Motherboard Parts... continued ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    SPDIOOUT PCI Slot 4 (PCI4) 32-bit Audio Chipset PCI Slot 5 (PCI5) ISA Slot (SLOT2) Grayed midboard items are optional at the time of purchase. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual CPU_FAN Intel 820 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Controller RIMM0 RIMM1 Hub (ICH)

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    15) MODEM, VIDEO, AUX p.44 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) (optional) 16) IR p.44 Serial Infrared Module Connector (5-pin) 17)SPDIFIN, SPDIOOUT p.45 Digital Audio Interface Header (Two 2-pin) 18) ATXPWR p.45 ATX Power Supply Connectors (20 pins) ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 22) LED (PANEL) 23) SMI (PANEL) 24) PWRSW (PANEL) 25) RESET (PANEL) ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual p.46 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) p.46 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) p.46 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) p.46 System Message LED (2 pins) p.46 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    ATX power connector on the motherboard. Motherboard Feature Settings The motherboard’s onboard functions are either adjusted through jumpers or DIP switches. When using DIP switches, the white block represents the switch’s posi- tion. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.
  • Page 18 Enable (JumperFree) [1-2] (default) Disable (Jumper) P3C-E P3C-E JumperFree™ Mode Setting 2) Audio Controller Setting (JP2) (on model with onboard audio) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard 32-bit PCI audio control- ler (optional component). Disable the onboard audio if you are using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see 3.7.3...
  • Page 19 P3C-E Safe Mode Reboot Setting 4) Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting (JP12) 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. However, if...
  • Page 20 NOTE: Only selected switches are illustrated. For a complete frequency listing, see next page. P3C-E P3C-E CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection NOTE: If your processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple, you must use CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple in 4.4 Advanced Menu of the BIOS setup to set the Frequency Multiple.
  • Page 21 43.5 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [O N ] [OFF] 44.25 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [O N ] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CON- TACT INFORMATION) ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: System Memory

    1. When using RDRAM as memory, the RIMM sockets must be populated in the following sequence: RIMM0 and then RIMM1. 2. To use SDRAM with this motherboard, an ASUS DIMM Riser (ASUS DR2) must be installed as an interface (see 3.5.2 Installing Memory Using the ASUS DIMM Riser).

  • Page 23: Installing Memory Using Rimm/C-Rimm

    Do not touch the memory module’s connectors. Handle the mod- ule only by the edges. P3C-E P3C-E 184-Pin RIMM Sockets 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets.

  • Page 24: Installing Memory Using An Asus Dimm Riser

    3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.5.2 Installing Memory Using an ASUS DIMM Riser The ASUS DIMM Riser will fit in only one orientation. IMPORTANT: Do not touch the riser’s connectors. Handle the riser only by the edges. P3C-E P3C-E 184-Pin RIMM Sockets 1.
  • Page 25 1. To release a memory module, push both ejectors (J1M1/J1M2) outward while holding the module along its side edges. Pull the module straight up and out of the DIMM sockets on the riser. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual SDRAM NOTCH KEYS...

  • Page 26: General Dimm Notes

    Single-sided memory modules come in 16, 32, 64, 128, 256MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB. • The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    SECC2/SECC, or a Celeron™ processor packaged in a Single Edge Proces- sor Package (SEPP). An ASUS S370 Series CPU card can allow Socket 370 proces- sors to be used on any ASUS motherboard with the Slot 1 connector (See 7.2 S370 Series CPU Card for instructions on using this card).

  • Page 28: Heatsinks

    CPU fan is working. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. You may install an auxiliary chassis fan, if necessary. 3.6.3 Installing the Processor 1. Unlock the URM’s Folding Support Arms: The folding support arms of the URM are locked when shipped.
  • Page 29 (the picture in step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below). With the heatsink facing the motherboard’s chipset, push the SECC2, SECC, or SEPP gently but firmly into the Slot 1 connector until it is fully inserted.

  • Page 30: Asus Smart Thermal Solutions

    ASUS S-P2FAN has an integrated thermal sensor located near the center of the CPU heat source. The sensor is optimized by ASUS to give the most accurate reading of the CPU temperature, thus provides the best protection to your computer system.
  • Page 31 SECC/SECC2 or a Celeron™ processor packaged in an SEPP . NOTE: The ASUS P2T-Cable can only be used in a Slot 1 motherboard with a 2-pin thermal sensor connector. To Use the ASUS P2T-Cable NOTE: The following procedures assume that you have properly attached a heatsink onto an SECC/SECC2/SEPP.
  • Page 32 The recommended heatsinks for the Slot 1 processors are those with three-pin fans, such as the ASUS Smart Fan, that can be connected to the motherboard’s CPU fan connector. These heatsinks dissipate heat more efficiently and with an optional hard- ware monitor, they can monitor the fan’s RPM and use the alert function with the...

  • Page 33: Recommended Heatsinks For Slot 1 Processors

    PPGA370 Celeron processors is a thermal sensor that is connected to the internal thermal diode. Unlike other motherboards, this motherboard was designed to acquire thermal data directly from the processor thermal diode. Therefore, the CPU temperature reported may be higher than those from motherboards that take readings from thermal sen- sors external to the processor.

  • Page 34: Expansion Cards

    6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your moth- erboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free.

  • Page 35: Standard Interrupt Assignments

    IRQ or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. To 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.

  • Page 36: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp)

    IRQ to PCI cards that require an IRQ. To install a PCI card, you need to set the INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A.

  • Page 37: Audio Modem Riser (Amr) Slot

    There are two types of AMR, one defined as primary and another de- fined as secondary. This motherboard uses the primary channel so that a secondary AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC. The motherboard’s onboard CODEC (optional) must be disabled when using a primary AMR.

  • Page 38: External Connectors

    Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors.
  • Page 39 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con- figuration for settings.
  • Page 40 When any chassis component is removed, the circuit should open and the motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event. The event can then be pro- cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit.
  • Page 41 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). P3C-E P3C-E Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE...
  • Page 42 11) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 43 NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe (see section 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE) or Intel LDCM Utility.
  • Page 44 (such as a phone) and mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and a voice modem card. P3C-E P3C-E Internal Audio Connectors 16) Serial Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module.
  • Page 45 17) Digital Audio Interface Header (2-pin SPDIFIN/SPDIOOUT) only with Yamaha PCI audio This header is the digital link between the motherboard and your devices, such as CD player, sampler, or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) format.
  • Page 46 This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. P3C-E P3C-E System Panel Connectors ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Speaker Keyboard Lock...

  • Page 47: Power Connection Procedures

    Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn OFF after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Bios Setup

    4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard.

  • Page 49: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
  • Page 50 If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update the BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup Program

    BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM. The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST).

  • Page 52: Bios Menu Bar

    Brings up a selection menu for the selected field <Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field <End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: General Help

    Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This win- dow displays the help text for the currently selected field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Main Menu

    This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. When either is disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Forgot The Password

    (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. P3C-E P3C-E Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration...

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    CPU’s internal frequency (the CPU internal frequency). The configuration options vary depending on the CPU/PCI Frequency Ratio. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual (when CPU Internal Frequency is set to [Manual]) (when CPU Internal Frequency is set to [Manual])
  • Page 61 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The de- fault of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If de- tected, the USB controller will be enabled. If not detected, the USB control- ler will be disabled.

  • Page 62: Chip Configuration

    When [EC-Only] is selected, data errors are detected but not cor- rected. This field is available only if your memory modules have ECC. Con- figuration options: [Non-ECC] [ECC] [EC-Only] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 SDRAM. NOTE: To display and access this field, the SDRAM Con- figuration field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM MA Wait State [Normal] This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Configuration op- tions: [Fast] [Normal] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 If you are not using any ISA cards, you may disable this field. When this field is disabled, the 8-bit and 16-bit I/O Recovery Time configurations will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time [3.5 BUSCLK] Leave on default setting. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is de- tected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be disabled.
  • Page 66 When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. 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.

  • Page 67: Pci Configuration

    PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability. USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En- abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VGA BIOS Sequence [PCI/AGP] If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field allows you to select which of the cards will act as your primary card.
  • Page 68 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]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 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]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Shadow Configuration

    ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory avail- able between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Power Menu

    Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled Power Management will appear in the Control Panel. Click Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 73 +5VSB lead to support the STR function. If the power supply meets the requirement, the STR function will be enabled; if not, this function will be disabled. If the expansion cards you use on the motherboard do not support the STR function, you must leave this field on the default setting [Disabled].

  • Page 74: Power Up Control

    Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-On- LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 75 This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Hardware Monitor

    4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. CPU Fan, Power Fan, Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the I/O card fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM).

  • Page 77: Boot Menu

    Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives or allow you to disable this field. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net- work)] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 78 When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Exit Menu

    This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for con- firmation before exiting. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Software Setup

    For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later. 5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation When you start Windows for the first time after the installation of your motherboard, Windows 98 will detect the onboard audio and video chips and may attempt to in- stall a driver from its system registry.

  • Page 82: P3C Series Motherboard Support Cd

    SoftSynthesizer for playing MIDI files through software. Refer to online help for more information. • Install ASUS PC Probe V2.10: Installs a utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • Install ASUS Update V2.24: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file.
  • Page 83 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader soft- ware necessary to view user’s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites.

  • Page 84: Intel Ldcm Administrator Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.13 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 85 NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.12 In- stall ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 on how to install the Acrobar Reader. P3C-E User’s Manual (6) Click here. (8) Enter username and password, and other options, and then click here.

  • Page 86: Intel Ldcm Client Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.13 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 87 (9) Click here. (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.12 In- stall ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (11) Click here. P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 88: Inf Update Utility For Intel 820 Chipset

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.5 INF Update Utility for Intel 820 Chipset Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here.

  • Page 89: Install Yamaha Xg Audio Driver (Vxd)

    5.6 Install YAMAHA XG Audio Driver (VxD) (only with onboard audio option) Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

  • Page 90: Install Yamaha Xg Studio Audio Application (Only With Onboard Audio Option)

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.7 Install YAMAHA XG Studio Audio Application Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here.

  • Page 91: Install Yamaha Ds-Xg Audio Application (Only With Onboard Audio Option)

    5.8 Install YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Application (only with onboard audio option) Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (2) Click here.

  • Page 92: Install Asus Pc Probe V2.10

    Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in- stalled. To uninstall any program, see 5.13 Uninstalling Programs.

  • Page 93: Install Asus Update V2.24

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.10 Install ASUS Update V2.24 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (3) Click here.

  • Page 94: Install Pc-Cillin 98 V4.06

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.11 Install PC-Cillin 98 V4.06 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement.

  • Page 95: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.12 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader V4.0 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here.

  • Page 96: Uninstalling Programs

    Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click Add/ Remove. (3) Click here. P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Software Reference

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
  • Page 99 Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. Memory Shows the PC’s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe...
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  • Page 103: Using Yamaha Xgplayer

    Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current-play song. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current-play song. Designates the last song in the Play List as the new current-play song.

  • Page 104: Troubleshooting

    Soft Synthesizer S-YG50 External YAMAHA tone generator (MU80 or MU50 etc.) External tone generator of another manufacturer ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Driver to select and set Select the YAMAHA SGMP Driver Select the YAMAHA SXG50 Driver Select the YAMAHA CBX Driver Refer to the owner's manual for your tone generator.

  • Page 105: Using Yamaha Xgstudio Mixer

    Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and percussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Song Name Display Panel Tempo Transpose Display...
  • Page 106 BMP file. To select a file, click the display screen to bring up the BMP Setup or AVI Setup popup menus. NOTE: The BMP file should not exceed 320 x 240 pixels. Orchestra Mallet Robot Nature file found in the same folder as ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual Techno Return will CSMIXER.EXT...

  • Page 107: Appendix

    7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card RJ45 If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “Other.” Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard’s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth-...

  • Page 108: Software Driver Support

    A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

  • Page 109: Modem Riser (Optional)

    If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset on- board, you may use the secondary MR; oth- erwise, you should use the primary MR. 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual (optional) Layout of Primary MR Top: PHONE...

  • Page 110: Software Setup In Windows

    Motorala SM56 AC-L Modem. 9. Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown. 10. Click More Info... If the computer sys- tem successfully communicates with the modem, responses will be displayed as shown. ASUS P3C-E User’s Manual...

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