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ASUS CUV4X-VM User’s Manual

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INDEX

SMART Monitoring  49

SMBus Connector  34

Support CD  71

Applications  71
Installation Menu  71

Suspend Mode  63

System Chipset  8

System Date  46

System Memory

Byte Merge  55
DIMMs  19
Installation  20
SDRAM  19

System Start Up  38

System Time  46

T

Thermal Sensor Connector  37

U

UART2  57

Ultra DMA Mode  49

USB Headers  34

USB Legacy Support  54

USB Ports  27

Using

ASUS PC Probe  73

USWC  56

W

Wake-On-LAN Connector  32

Wake-On-Ring

Connector  32

Windows 98

First Time Installation  71

Z

ZIF Socket  21

Summary of Contents for CUV4X-VM

Page 1: ... CUV4X VM Apollo PM133 Chipset Socket 370 Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Windows and MS DOS ...

Page 3: ...w pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tsd asus com WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com Pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales asuscom de...

Page 4: ...ings 16 3 5 System Memory 19 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes 19 3 5 2 Memory Installation 20 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 21 3 6 1 CPU Installation 22 3 7 Expansion Cards 23 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 23 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 24 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP 25 3 8 Connectors 27 3 8 1 External Connectors 27 3 8 2 Internal Connectors 30 3 9 Starting Up the First Time 38...

Page 5: ... 4 5 Power Menu 62 4 5 1 Power Up Control 64 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 65 4 6 Boot Menu 66 4 7 Exit Menu 68 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 71 5 1 Operating Systems 71 5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation 71 5 2 CUV4X VM Motherboard Support CD 71 5 2 1 Installation Menus 71 5 2 2 Applications 71 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 73 6 1 ASUS PC Probe 73 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 73 6 1 2 Using ASUS PC Probe 74 6 1 3 ASUS ...

Page 6: ...etermined 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 TV tec...

Page 7: ...WARE REFERENCE Reference material 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 100 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1...

Page 8: ...DE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives SuperMulti I O Builts in I O capability through theVT82C686B South Bridge to support standard components that include a parallel port two serial ports one floppy disk drive PS 2 keyboard and mouse a game port and four USB ports IrDA Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface Wa...

Page 9: ... built in firmware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for a virtual automatic setup 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 Audio Audio models come with the AC 97 compliant interfaces that support integrated audio...

Page 10: ...or systems 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 UltraDM...

Page 11: ...sACPI OS support The power LED indicates the system status Remote Ring On requires modem This feature allows you to turn off the computer 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...

Page 12: ...ort Top 20 Serial Port 1 COM1 Bottom 20 Serial Port 2 COM2 18 Video Port Bottom 20 USB Connectors Port 0 Port 1 21 USB Connectors Port 2 Port 3 7 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 22 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 22 Wake Up Features Wake On LAN Connector 13 Wake On Ring Connector 12 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring ASUS ASIC 10 3 Fan Connectors Audio Features on audio models only Creative CT5...

Page 13: ...ASUS CUV4X VM User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEATURES M B Components 2 2 1 Component Locations 4 21 20 17 22 2 3 8 1 5 7 15 6 18 9 11 13 12 10 19 14 16 ...

Page 14: ...in PCI 2 CUV4X VM Socket 370 VIA VT82C686B Chipset PCI 1 DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 0 1 DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 2 3 Flash EEPROM Programable BIOS PCI 3 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power VIA VT8605 Chipset Primary IDE Secondary IDE FLOPPY R263 AUX MODEM CD IR Audio Codec CREATIVE CT5880 CHA_FAN CPU_FAN GAME_AUDIO Line Out Line In Mic In COM1 PARALLEL PORT VGA PS 2 T Mouse...

Page 15: ... GAME_AUDIO Bottom p 29 Audio Ports 1 8 jacks Internal Connectors 1 IDELED p 30 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 2 FLOPPY p 30 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 pin 3 PRIMARY IDE p 31 IDE Connectors two 40 1 pin SECONDARY IDE 4 WOL_CON p 32 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin 5 WOR p 32 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin 6 CPU PWR CHA_FAN p 31 CPU Power and Chassis Fan Connectors 3 pin 7 IR p 34 Standard Infrared Module Con...

Page 16: ...ging them due to static electricity follow these 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 an...

Page 17: ... allow 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 cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Short the solder...

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Page 19: ... 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 Total System Memory Max 1GB 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard For the system CPU bus to operate 100MHz 133MHz use only PC100 PC133 compliant DIMMs ASUS motherboards support Serial Presence Detect SPD DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs sta...

Page 20: ...slot on the motherboard You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM The DIMMs must be 3 3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see the figure below WARNING Make sure that you unplug the power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do ...

Page 21: ... 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 Becarefulnottoscrapethemotherboardwhenmounting unmounting a cl...

Page 22: ...vendor 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 on...

Page 23: ... 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 chassis cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use assuming that the motherboard is already installed in a chassis Keep the screw for later use 3 Align the card connectors with the slot and press firmly unti...

Page 24: ... cards inoperable The following table lists the default 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 ...

Page 25: ...aphics card unplug the system power cord before installing the card into the slot 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP This motherboard has anAccelerated Graphics Port AGP slot to supportAGP 2X 4X graphics cards such as an ASUS AGP V6800DDR 64M CUV4X VM Accelerated Graphics Port AGP CUV4X VM ...

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Page 27: ... See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu 3 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 2 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices PS 2 Mouse 6 pin female 2 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 6 pin PS2KBMS This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector does not allow standardAT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN ...

Page 28: ... 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 4 Parallel 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 6 VGA Port Blue 15 pin VGA This connector is for a VGA monitor and other VGA compatible devices Parallel Printer Port 25 pin female COM 1 Serial Port 9 p...

Page 29: ... or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files 8 Audio Ports 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 Joystick MIDI 15 pin female Mic Line In Line Out 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors ...

Page 30: ...cted to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up WARNING 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 Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on th...

Page 31: ...for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 66 33 devices purchase another UltraDMA 66 33 cable NOTES 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables 2 The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA 66 cable ...

Page 32: ...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 the Power Up On External Modem Act parameter is enabled see 4 5 1 Pow...

Page 33: ...he black should be ground Connect the fan plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector NOTE Use the Rotation signalonlywith aspeciallydesignedfanwitha rotation signal The Rotations Per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Dama...

Page 34: ...ports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on a system chassis that supports this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to...

Page 35: ...ch as a phone and a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and the voice modem card 10 Serial Port 2 Connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector accommodates a second serial port using an optional serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis CUV4X VM CUV4X VM Internal Audio Connectors AUX White Right...

Page 36: ...t the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in turning the system ON if the power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support the ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB CUV4X VM ATX Power Connector 3 3 Volts 12 0 Volts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground 5 0 ...

Page 37: ...y decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 15 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this connector Pressing the button switches the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing th...

Page 38: ... the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appears on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an en...

Page 39: ...wer 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 w...

Page 40: ...4 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 41: ... Enter 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...

Page 42: ...mming 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 43: ... 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 ...

Page 44: ...en 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 Sele...

Page 45: ...a 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 ...

Page 46: ...ear 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 ...

Page 47: ...etection fails this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details CAUTION Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the configuration inform...

Page 48: ...drives to active If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical BlockAddressing LBA is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive disregarding cylinders heads or sectors Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity Configuration options LB...

Page 49: ... field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive You may also manually configure this field Refer to the documentation that came with the hard drive to determine the optimum value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sect...

Page 50: ...eyboard 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 Keyboard Features Other options for the Type field are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI D...

Page 51: ...gram 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 clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time...

Page 52: ...sabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabled the BIOS loads the update on all processors during system bootup Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at startup If a mouse is dete...

Page 53: ...roller 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 device or not Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard Memory 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled Otherwise leave to the default sett...

Page 54: ...onfiguration options User Defined 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 is configurable only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3T This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM NOTE This field is configurable ...

Page 55: ...ransaction Set this field to Disabled when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCI to DRAM Prefetch Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Byte Merge Disabled To optimize the data transfer on PCI this feature combines a sequence of individual memory writes bytes or words into a single 32 bit block of data However byte merging may only be d...

Page 56: ...MB 32MB Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both This par...

Page 57: ...RT2 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 ...

Page 58: ...P allows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port...

Page 59: ...if no modem audio device is detected the controller is disabled If there are conflicts with the onboard modem audio controller set the appropriate field to Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Onboard Game Port I O 200h 207h This parameter allows you to set the address for the onboard game port Configuration options Disabled I O 200h 207h OnBoard Legacy Audio Support Disabled Set this fiel...

Page 60: ...orrects 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 the o...

Page 61: ...ion 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 purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled Shadow Configuration 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration USB Function Enabled Set this field to Enabled if you want to use U...

Page 62: ...management 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 IM...

Page 63: ...ration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts 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 Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system go...

Page 64: ...all 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 LAN or PC...

Page 65: ...ltage 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 Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unat...

Page 66: ...ovableDevices 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 67: ...elect Yes only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Disabled 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 ...

Page 68: ...is 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 th...

Page 69: ...es 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 me...

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Page 71: ...follow the normal setup procedures on the screen 5 2 CUV4X VM Motherboard Support CD To begin using the support CD insert it into the CD ROM drive The support installation menu should appear If the menu does not appear double click or run D ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice 5 2 1 Installation Menus 5...

Page 72: ...BIOS from the ASUS website Before usingASUS Update make sure that you have a network card and a TCP IP network driver NOTE The following items are on the second menu screen To see the items click 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 Microso...

Page 73: ...nal 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 Pr...

Page 74: ...Monitor 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 75: ... 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 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 Overh...

Page 76: ...on 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 Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 77: ...g 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 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

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Page 79: ...tion 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 hard di...

Page 80: ...sing 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 proce...

Page 81: ...r 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 IS...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...sing Unit CPU 21 Installation 22 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 52 ZIF Socket 21 Chip Configuration 54 Connectors ATX Power Supply 36 Chassis Fan 33 CPU Fan 33 Floppy Disk Drive 30 35 IDE 31 Keyboard 27 Parallel Port 28 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 37 PS 2 Keyboard 27 PS 2 Mouse 27 Serial Port 28 SMBus 34 USB 27 Wake On LAN 32 Wake On Ring 32 CPU See Central Processing Unit D DIMMs See Dual Inline Memory Mo...

Page 84: ...le 24 Layout 14 Settings 16 Specifications 8 Support CD 71 Mouse Connector 27 Multi Sector Transfers 49 O Operating Systems 71 P Parallel Port 57 Modes 57 Parallel Port Connector 28 Password If You Forget 51 Notes 51 Supervisor 51 User 51 PCI Configuration 60 PCI Latency Timer 60 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 60 PIO Mode 49 Plug Play O S 67 Power Management 62 Power On Self Test 67 Processor 8 Processor S...

Page 85: ...8 System Date 46 System Memory Byte Merge 55 DIMMs 19 Installation 20 SDRAM 19 System Start Up 38 System Time 46 T Thermal Sensor Connector 37 U UART2 57 Ultra DMA Mode 49 USB Headers 34 USB Legacy Support 54 USB Ports 27 Using ASUS PC Probe 73 USWC 56 W Wake On LAN Connector 32 Wake On Ring Connector 32 Windows 98 First Time Installation 71 Z ZIF Socket 21 ...

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