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ASUS CUV266 User’s Manual

3. HARDWARE SETUP

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3. H/W SETUP

11) SMB

p. 39 SMBus Connector (5-1 pin)

12) AFPANEL

p. 40 ASUS iPanel Connector (24-1 pin)

13) AAPANEL

p. 40 Audio Panel Connector (10-1 pin)

14) CD/AUX/MODEM

p. 41 Internal Audio Connectors (4-1 pin)

15) MIC2

p. 41 Internal Microphone Connector (3-pin)

16) HPHONE

p. 42 Headphone Line Out connector (3-pin)

17) JTPWR

p. 42 Power Supply Thermal Sensor (2-pin)

18) SMARTCARD

p. 43 Smart Card Reader Connector (14-1 pin)

19) SPDIFOUT

p. 43 Digital audio Interfaces (2-pin)

SPDIFIN

20) PWR.LED (PANEL)

p. 44 System Power LED Lead (3-pin)

21) SPEAKER (PANEL)

p. 44 System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pin)

22) MSG.LED (PANEL)

p. 44 System Message LED Lead (2-pin)

23) SMI (PANEL)

p. 44 System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin)

24) PWR.SW (PANEL)

p. 44 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin)

25) RESET (PANEL)

p. 44 Reset Switch Lead (2-pin)

Summary of Contents for CUV266

Page 1: ... CUV266 JumperFree DDR SDRAM 133MHz FSB AGP Pro 4X Socket 370 Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

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Page 4: ... 5 1 General DIMM Notes 23 3 5 2 Memory Installation 24 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 25 3 6 1 CPU Installation 26 3 7 Expansion Cards 27 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 27 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 28 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Slot 29 3 7 4 Advanced Communication Riser ACR Slot 30 3 8 Connectors 31 3 8 1 External Connectors 31 3 8 2 Internal Connectors 34 3 9 Sta...

Page 5: ...5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation 83 5 2 CUV266 Motherboard Support CD 83 5 2 1 Installation Menus 83 5 2 2 Applications 84 5 2 3 Audio Feature Setup 86 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 87 6 1 ASUS PC Probe 87 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 87 6 1 2 Using ASUS PC Probe 88 6 1 3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 92 7 APPENDIX 93 7 1 PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card 93 7 1 1 Features 94 7 1 2 Software Driver Support ...

Page 6: ...an be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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...

Page 7: ...al for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION Manual Checklist Package Contents 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for two 3 5 floppy di...

Page 8: ...h speed 2 5V PC1600 PC2100 SDRAM modules JumperFree Mode Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage through BIOS setup when the JumperFree mode is enabled Easy to use DIP switches come with the motherboard board to allow manual adjustment of the processor external internal frequency UltraDMA 100Support ComeswithanonboardPCIBusMasterIDEcontroller with two connect...

Page 9: ...ces for a virtual automatic setup IrDA Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS that allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components Onboard LED Comes with a power LED that lights up if there is any standby power on the motherboard ...

Page 10: ...ms and components are based on the following high level goals Support for Plug n Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95 98 NT Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99 High Speed Data Transfer Interface Support for UltraDMA 100 th...

Page 11: ...e turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this benefit on hand users can access vital information from their computers anywhere System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 98 ME and Windows NT 2000 require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications The system resource monitor warns the user before ...

Page 12: ...al Ports COM1 COM2 Bottom 25 USB Connectors Port 0 Port 1 Bottom 26 USB Connectors Ports 2 3 4 5 14 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 27 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 27 Network Features 3Com 3C920 EtherLink 10 100 PCI LAN chipset 18 LAN Connector RJ 45 Top 26 Wake On LAN Connector 17 Wake On Ring Connector 10 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring integrated in ASUS ASIC 8 3 Fan Power and Spee...

Page 13: ...ASUS CUV266 User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEATURES Motherboard Parts 2 2 1 Component Locations 22 27 25 24 26 2 23 3 6 4 5 8 11 14 7 17 18 19 9 1 12 13 15 16 20 21 10 ...

Page 14: ...IO3 PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard COM1 PARALLEL PORT COM2 DIP Switches AFPANEL ACR Socket 370 0 1 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 0 1 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module 5 6 0 1 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 3 4 C Media CMI 8738 Super I O USB4_5 VIO2 SMARTCARD IDELED USB45_PWR USB2_3 USB23_PWR ACRUSB1 ACRUSB2 LAN_EN HPHONE AUDIO_EN AAPANEL SPDIFOUT CDSPDIFIN PWR_FAN MIC2 USB1_PWR FREQ_SEL 3Co...

Page 15: ...rnal Connectors 1 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Mouse Port 6 pin female 2 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Keyboard Port 6 pin female 3 RJ 45 p 32 Fast Ethernet LAN Port RJ 45 4 USB p 32 UniversalSerialBus Ports 1 2 two4 pinfemale 5 PRINTER p 32 Parallel Port 25 pin female 6 COM1 COM2 p 33 Serial Ports 9 pin 10 1 pin male 7 GAME_AUDIO Top p 33 Game MIDI Port 15 pin female 8 GAME_AUDIO Bottom p 33 Audio Connectors 1 8 jacks ...

Page 16: ...HONE p 42 Headphone Line Out connector 3 pin 17 JTPWR p 42 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 2 pin 18 SMARTCARD p 43 Smart Card Reader Connector 14 1 pin 19 SPDIFOUT p 43 Digital audio Interfaces 2 pin SPDIFIN 20 PWR LED PANEL p 44 System Power LED Lead 3 pin 21 SPEAKER PANEL p 44 System Warning Speaker Lead 4 pin 22 MSG LED PANEL p 44 System Message LED Lead 2 pin 23 SMI PANEL p 44 System Management In...

Page 17: ...precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug the computer when working on the internal components 2 Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object suchasthepowersupplycase beforehandlingcomputercomponents 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component placethecomponentsonagrounded antista...

Page 18: ...enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu Setting JEN Enable JumperFree 2 3 default Disable Jumper Mode 1 2 NOTE In JumperFree mode set all DIP switches DIP_SW to OFF CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUV266 Jumper Mode Setting FREQ_SEL OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 Jumper Mode Jumper Free Default 1 2 2 3 JEN CUV266 DIP Switch C...

Page 19: ... OFF OFF ON 100 67 33 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 185 92 46 ON OFF OFF OFF ON 133 66 33 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 2 CPU External Frequency Selection DIP_SW Switches 1 5 This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU DRAM and the PCI bus This allows the selection of the CPU s External frequency or BUS Clock The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s Internal frequen...

Page 20: ...nced Communication Riser ACR slot The default setting for both jumpers is 1 2 NOTE The USB port 2 is always active regardless of the setting of these jumpers IMPORTANT Always set both jumpers accordingly when selecting a device 3 H W SETUP Motherboard Settings CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUV266 LAN Setting Enable Default LAN_EN Disable 2 3 1 2 4 LAN Setting 3 pin LAN_EN on LAN models only This jumper allow...

Page 21: ... Up 5V Default 5VSB 1 2 2 3 USB01_PWR USB23_PWR USB45_PWR CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 USB Device Wake up 3 pin USB01_PWR USB23_PWR USB45_PWR Set these jumpers to 5V to allow wake up from the S1 sleep state CPU stopped RAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to allow wake up from S3 sleep state no power to CPU RAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced p...

Page 22: ... Clear RTC RAM 2 pin CLR_RTC This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cor...

Page 23: ...nation as follows DIMM Location 184 pin DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 3 Rows 4 5 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Total System Memory Max 3GB 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMsthathavemorethan18chipsarenotsupportedonthismotherboard For the system CPU bus to operate 200MHz 266MHz use only PC1600 PC2100 compliant DDR...

Page 24: ...pin DDR SDRAM DIMM has a single notch near the center WARNING Make sure that you unplug the power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information System Memory 3 H W SETUP 3 5 2 Memory Installation CUV266 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets CUV266...

Page 25: ...er on the socket so as not to damage the CPU pins The CPU picture above is for reference only Usually when you buy a CPU the heatsink and fan are already attached to the CPU If a heatsink and fan did not come with the package make sure you obtain one before installing the CPU Proceed to the next section for the steps on how to properly install a CPU CAUTION Becarefulnottoscrapethemotherboardwhenmo...

Page 26: ...endor Refer to the installation instructions that came with the heatsink and fan CAUTION The CPU fits only in one orientation Do not force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU If the CPU does not fit completely check its orientation or check for bent pins NOTE Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple frequency multiple setting is available onl...

Page 27: ...ard and expansion cards 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 1 Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any necessary hardware settings for the card before installing it 2 Remove the system unit cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 3 Align the card connectors with the slot and press firmly until the card fits in place 4 Secu...

Page 28: ... IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 Syste...

Page 29: ... the 20 pin bay DO NOT remove this label and the safety tab underneath it if you are using an AGP card without a retention notch Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to the card slot and motherboard Remove the label and tab ONLY if you are using an AGP Pro card Use a rigid tip such as a pen tip to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay Removing the tab CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUV...

Page 30: ...and audio subsystems The slot supports modem audio LAN and Home Phoneline Networking Alliance HPNA or Home Networking cards The ACR slot is backward compatible with the Audio Modem Riser AMR cards Expansion Cards 3 H W SETUP iMPORTANT The ACR slot on the motherboard shares the same expansion slot with PCI Slot 5 CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUV266 Advanced Communication Riser ACR ...

Page 31: ... floppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If no mouse is detected IRQ12 become available to expansion cards...

Page 32: ...el Port Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Universal Serial Bus USB 1 USB 0 Parallel Port 25 pin Female 3 Fast Ethernet LAN Port RJ 45 The RJ 45 port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub RJ45 ...

Page 33: ...15 pin GAME_AUDIO optional This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files 8 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO optional The Line Out lime connects a headphone or speakers The Line In light blue connects a tape players or other audio sources The Mic pink connects a microphone NOTE The functions of the audio connectors Line Out Li...

Page 34: ...r 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged CUV266 IDE Activity LED TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDELED CUV2...

Page 35: ...If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 cable NOTES 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on ...

Page 36: ...er 5 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card NOTE For external modems Wake On Ring is detected through the COM port IMPORTANT This feature requires that Wake On Ring features are enabled see 4 4 3 Power Management and that...

Page 37: ...ee 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 7 USB Headers 10 1 pin USB2_3 USB4_5 If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate two USB headers are available for four additional USB port connectors Connect a 2 port USB connector set to a USB header and mount the USB bracket to an open slot in the chassis The USB connector set is optional and does not come with the motherboard package CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 C...

Page 38: ...s not come with the motherboard package The CIR module is currently not available 9 Chassis Open Alarm Lead 4 pin CHASSIS This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor sensor or microswitch When any chassis component is removed the sensor is triggered and a high level signal is sent to this lead...

Page 39: ...of an I2 C bus a multi device bus that allows multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enabling each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX 12V power supply minimum recommended wattage 230W can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequ...

Page 40: ...r 24 1 pin AFPANEL This connector allows you to connect an optionalASUS iPanel an easy to access drive bay with front I O ports and status LEDs If you are not using an ASUS iPanel you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector CUV266 Front Panel Connectors 5VSB NC CHASSIS 5 V PCIRST GND CIRRX EXTSMI MLED NC BATT NC SMBDATA GND 3VSB IRRX IRTX LO...

Page 41: ...ard CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUV266 Internal Audio Connectors MODEM AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground CD Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Modem Out from Modem Ground Modem In to Modem 15 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 optional This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of connecting an external microphone ...

Page 42: ...E The internal microphone does not work if there is an external microphone connected to the external Mic pink jack You may only use one microphone at a time CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUV266 True Level Line Out Header 1 HPHONE HP OUT LT GND HP OUT RT CUV266 Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR Power Supply Thermal Sensor CUV266 0 1 0 1 0 1 17 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pin JTPWR If you have a power...

Page 43: ...d Reader Connector 14 1 pin SMARTCARD optional This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allow you to conveniently make transactions such as financial heaalth care telephony or traveling services through a Smart Card user interface software 19 Digital Audio Interfaces 2 pin SPDIFOUT CDSPDIFIN optional These connectors connect SPDIF audio cable that allows digital instead of analog sound...

Page 44: ...n SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 24 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this conn...

Page 45: ...p ForATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press theATX power switch If the monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED does The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see...

Page 46: ...ut down the system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down 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 does not appear when ...

Page 47: ...er BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded wh...

Page 48: ... BIOS SETUP 4 BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press Enter The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press Enter ...

Page 49: ...ter 4 At the Main Menu type 2 then press Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter NOTE To cancel this operation press Enter 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update Updating BIOS WARNING Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard an...

Page 50: ...ming is done Flashed Successfully appears 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a ...

Page 51: ...start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press Delete to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete o...

Page 52: ...n is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or keypad arrow Selec...

Page 53: ... right pointer symbol as shown in the left view appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu as you w...

Page 54: ...ar Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required t...

Page 55: ...DD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details NOTE After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 4 3 1 Pri...

Page 56: ...LBA LARGE Normal Match PartitionTable Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to the drive documentation to de...

Page 57: ...R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 prov...

Page 58: ...d Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 4 3 2 K...

Page 59: ...or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the configuration fields Forgot the Password If you forget your password you can...

Page 60: ...8 5x 9 0x 9 5x System PCI Frequency MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed Advanced Menu CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU Av...

Page 61: ... Pentium III processor to help verify the identity of the user across the Internet Set this field to Enabled when you need increased security for doing business online or e commerce Otherwise leave it to its default setting Disabled for greater anonymity when surfing the Internet NOTE This field is available only when a Pentium III processor is installed in the system BIOS Update Enabled This fiel...

Page 62: ...ee Mode For processors with locked frequency multiplier USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller is enabled If not detected the USB controller is disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller is disabled whether you are using a USB devic...

Page 63: ...restart The system starts up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enters the BIOS Setup JumperFree Mode For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier Cause for Hangup Improper CPU Speed Cause for Hangup Improper System SDRAM Frequency Cause for Hangup Improper CPU System Frequency Multiple For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only ...

Page 64: ...odule such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Defined 7ns 143MHz 8ns 125MHz By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency 3T This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3T This controls the idle...

Page 65: ...buffer without accessing the SDRAM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Delayed Transaction Disabled When set to Enabled this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards This process normally consumes about 50 60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed transaction Set this field to Disabled when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Configuration options Enabled Disabled ...

Page 66: ...s feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both This field allows tou to enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE channel or both You can also set both channels to Disabled Configuration options Both Primary Secondary Disabled Onboard ACR LAN Enable Auto Detect This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard Advanced Commun...

Page 67: ...T2 Use Standard Infrared Disabled 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 the system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature SeeIrDA CompliantInfraredModuleConnectorin3 8Connectors C...

Page 68: ...MA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Disabled Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem audio device If a modem audio device is detected the onboard modem audio controller is enabled if no mode...

Page 69: ...ed corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you have a SYMBIOS SCSI card If such card is detected the SCSI BIOS is enabled Otherwise t...

Page 70: ...ws you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN chipset Configuration options Disabled Enabled IRQ XX Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a leg...

Page 71: ...ing used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The setting No ICU for a DMA channel indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular DMA channel is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the DMA field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a DMA channel and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes PCI DMA Resource Exclusion ...

Page 72: ...ify its address range select a base address from the six available options When you select an option other than No ICU the ISA MEM Block SIZE field appears for selecting the block size If there is more than one legacy ISA card in the system that requires the use of this address range you can increase the block size to 8K 16K 32K or 64K If you are using ICU to accomplish this task leave ISA MEM Blo...

Page 73: ...se information access is faster than in ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled C8000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install any expansion card with a built in ROM you need to know which addresses the ROM uses to specifically shadow them Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this pur...

Page 74: ...anagement modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactivity period is longer Disabled deactivates the power saving features User Defined allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMP...

Page 75: ...down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled This field lets you to enable or disable the Suspend to RAM STR feature allowing the system to go into suspend mode after the specified time in the Sus...

Page 76: ...ves a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LA...

Page 77: ...ecific keys on the keyboard to power up the computer Configuration options Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Power Up on PS2 KB Mouse Disabled Set this field to Enabled if you want to use your PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse to power up the computer This feature requires anATX power supply that can supply at least 300mAon the 5VSB lead The default is Disabled because not all computer have the appropriate p...

Page 78: ...onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the speeds of the CPU fan chassis fan and chassis fan measured in rotations per minute RPM VCORE1 VCORE2 Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware...

Page 79: ...vableDevices IDEHardDrive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ...

Page 80: ...elect Yes only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk t...

Page 81: ...s turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the...

Page 82: ...s before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other men...

Page 83: ...irst time after the installation of the motherboard Windows 98 detects the onboard audio and video chips and may attempt to install a driver from its system registry When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures on the screen 5 2 CUV266 Motherboard Support CD To begin using the support CD insert it into the CD ROM drive The support installation menu should appear I...

Page 84: ...andApplication Installs the C Media audio driver and related applications AMR Modem Driver Installs the AMR modem driver 3Com 3C90X EtherLink 10 100 PCI NIC Driver Installs the 3Com 3C90X EtherLink 10 100 PCI NIC Driver V5 3 IntelLDCM6 10 0 17AdministratorSetup Installsthesoftwareformonitoring PC systems on the network within the same bridge address as the insalled Client software the administrato...

Page 85: ... on the arrow pointing to the right on the lower right corner of the screen To return to the first menu screen click on the arrow pointing to the left on the lower right corner of the second screen Microsoft DirectX 8 0 Driver Installs the Microsoft DirectX 8 0 driver PC cillin 2000 V7 0 Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information ADOBE Acrobat Reader...

Page 86: ... Display the C Media Mixer 2 Click on the Advanced button to display this window Select your desired setting 3 Click on the Connector tab to display the audio connector settings NOTE The functions of the connectors vary depending on the speaker channel setting you selected in Step 2 Connector Settings and Functions Headphone 4 Speaker 6 Speaker 2 Speaker Lime Line Out Line Out Line Out Front Spkr ...

Page 87: ...al external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe WhenASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Pro...

Page 88: ...onitor Shows the PC temperature for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 89: ...g activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU...

Page 90: ...s a summary of devices present in your PC 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage 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 ...

Page 91: ...tion pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Page 92: ...e Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears ...

Page 93: ...he 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 erboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN_LED to the system cabinet s front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity 7 APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Oth...

Page 94: ...S OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 7 1 3 Question and Answer Q What is Wake On LAN A The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading down...

Page 95: ...ystal onboard but the second ary does not If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset onboard you may use the secondary MR otherwise you should use the primary MR 7 2 3 Hardware Installation Procedure 1 Power OFF your computer 2 Open the computer chassis and re move the metal plate on theAMR ex pansion slot 3 Carefully align the MR card s connec tor to the AMR slot and press fi...

Page 96: ...device and click Next 4 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive Enterthepath E Modem Win98 assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive E for the MR driver 5 After the driver is located click Next and then click Finish 6 Restart your computer Double click the modem icon at the bottom right corner of the window 7 ClicktheSettings tab Selectyourcoun try and language ...

Page 97: ...ification defines a cross platform interface designed to support many operating systems ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC sys tem including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs net work cards ha...

Page 98: ...ing of host based appli cations CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory Currently there are socket 370 for Pentium III FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD proces...

Page 99: ... can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further more the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters PCI 2 1 supports concur rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I O address DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISAcards However configuration of ISA...

Page 100: ...s SDRAM organization and timing parameters SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions A set of new instructions added to existing architectures that enables a better visual experience with an accelerated 3D geometry pipeline and support for new applica tions such as real time video encoding and speech recognition System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the...

Page 101: ...tatus 58 Boot Virus Detection 80 C Central Processing Unit CPU 25 External Frequency 19 20 Installation 26 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 61 Serial Number 61 Speed 60 Upgrade Reinstallation 62 ZIF Socket 25 Chassis Intrusion 38 Chip Configuration 64 Connectors Audio 33 Chassis Fan 37 CPU Fan 37 External 31 Floppy Disk Drive 34 41 Game MIDI 33 IDE 35 Infrared Module 38 Internal 34 Internal Audio 41 Panel 44...

Page 102: ...k Drives HDDs Infrared Module Connector 38 Interrupt Request IRQ Standard Assignments 28 J JumperFree Mode Notes for 62 JumperFree Mode 18 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 58 Auto Repeat Rate 58 Connector 31 Features 58 L LAN 8 Jumper Setting 20 21 Legacy Diskette 54 M Memory Hole 66 Modem Riser 95 Motherboard Components 12 13 IRQ Table 28 Layout 14 Settings 17 Specifications 8 Support CD 83 Mouse Con...

Page 103: ...rite 65 Serial Ports 67 Connectors 33 Shadow Configuration 73 SMART Monitoring 57 SMBus Connector 37 39 Support CD 83 Applications 84 Installation Menu 83 Suspend Mode 75 System Chipset 8 System Date 54 System Frequency Multiple 60 System Hangup 63 System Memory DIMMs 23 Installation 24 SDRAM 23 System Start Up 45 System Time 54 System PCI Frequency 60 T Thermal Sensor Connector 38 44 U UART2 67 U...

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