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ASUS CUW-B User’s Manual

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6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE

6. S/W REFERENCE

Windows 98

6.6 Hardware Information

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Summary of Contents for CUW-B

Page 1: ... CUW B Socket 370 Baby AT Intel 810 Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ot be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe QuickStart and JumperFree are trademarks of ASUSTeK Computer Inc Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines XGstudio a...

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Page 4: ...M Installation 25 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 26 3 7 Expansion Cards 27 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 27 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 28 3 7 3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 30 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot 30 3 8 External Connectors 31 3 9 Starting Up the First Time 43 4 BIOS SETUP 45 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 45 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Compute...

Page 5: ...Motherboard Support CD 81 5 4 LDCM Local Setup 84 5 5 LDCM Administrator Setup 86 5 6 ASUS PC Probe 89 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate 90 5 8 Driver 91 5 9 Other 94 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 102 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 103 6 1 Display Properties 103 6 2 ASUS PC Probe 107 6 3 ASUS LiveUpdate 112 6 4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player 113 6 5 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 114 6 6 Hardware Information 116 7 APPENDIX 117 7...

Page 6: ...determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV t...

Page 7: ...em Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 5 25 and 2 3 5 floppy disk drives 1 Serial port connectors with bracket 1 VGA connector with bracket 1 Parallel PS 2 Mouse connector set with bracket 1 Con...

Page 8: ...e Audio and Hardware AC 97 V2 1 Codec compliant Analog Device s 3D sound circuitry sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz 3D PositionalAudio Brings new levels of realism to games with sounds being positioned interactively around the user making them truly part of the 3D vir tual experience Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing Wavetable synthesis Remote PC Management Alert o...

Page 9: ...nd autodetection of most devices for virtually au tomatic setup Smart BIOS 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy to use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard Provides Vcore and CPU SDRAM frequency adjustments boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection Hardware random number generator supports new security software for data protection and s...

Page 10: ... Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features implemented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used Suspend and Go Suspend To RAM STR provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart so that you do not f...

Page 11: ...sources are used up to prevent pos sible application crashes Suggestions will give the user information on manag ing their limited resources more efficiently Dual Function Power Button Through the BIOS the power button can be defined as the Standby a k a Suspend or Sleep button or as the Soft Off see ATX Power Switch Lead in 3 8 External Connectors for more information button Regardless of the set...

Page 12: ...21 PC100 SDRAM support Expansion Slots 1 ISA Slot 16 PCI to ISA Bridge 17 4 PCI Slots 18 1 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot 19 System I O 2 IDE Connectors UltraDMA33 66 Support 6 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector 7 1 PS 2 Mouse USB IR Module Connector 21 2 Serial Port Headers 22 1 Parallel Connector 23 1 VGA Header 24 1 Keyboard Connector 25 3D Graphics Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH0 1 VGA Monitor Ou...

Page 13: ...ASUS CUW B User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEA TURES Component Locations 16 7 5 4 3 2 1 25 22 21 20 19 18 17 15 14 13 12 10 6 8 9 11 24 23 2 3 CUW B Component Locations ...

Page 14: ...2 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power IDELED CD1 VIDEO MODEM COM2 COM1 PARALLEL KB PWR_FAN CPU_FAN PS2 P8 P9 LCD Header DFP AUX WOL_CON Clear CMOS SMB WOR AUDIO HEADER VGA HEADER FLOPPY USB DSW CUW B Socket 370 PCI Slot 4 Super I O Intel I O Controller Hub ICH 4Mbit Firmware Hub FWH Audio Codec Intel 810 Graphics Memory Controller Hub CIR PCI to ISA Bridge JEN ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Audio Codec Se...

Page 15: ...OPPY p 31 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pins 3 IDE1 IDE2 p 32 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pins 4 IDELED p 32 IDE Activity LED Lead 2 pins 5 PARALLEL p 33 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 6 WOL_CON p 33 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pins 7 WOR p 34 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pins 8 CHA_ CPU_ PWR_FAN p 34 Chassis CPU PowerSupplyFanConnectors Three3 pin 9 MODEM AUX VIDEO CD1 p 35 Intern...

Page 16: ...0 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 24 RESET PANEL p 40 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 25 PWR SW PANEL p 41 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 26 SMI PANEL p 41 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins 27 TB LED PANEL p 41 System Message LED 2 pins 28 ATXPWR p 41 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pins 29 PS2 p 42 AT Power Supply Connector 12 pins 30 JTPWR p 42 Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pins ...

Page 17: ...er motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electric ity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded obje...

Page 18: ...Free Mode Setting DSW OFF ON 1 2 3 4 5 JEN 1 2 3 Jumper Mode 1 2 3 JumperFree Mode 2 I O Voltage Setting VIO This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM chipset PCI and the CPU s I O buffer The default voltage should be used unless pro cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage Setting VIO Normal 1 2 default 3 66V 2 3 CUW B I O Voltage Setting Normal Default VIO 3 66 Volt ...

Page 19: ...AUDIO Enable 1 2 default Disable 2 3 0 1 CUW B CUW B Onboard Audio Setting Disable Enable Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 AUDIO 4 Onboard Audio Codec Setting CODEC The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump ers Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an ISA or PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primaryAMR on theAMR slot seeAMR Slot later in this section ...

Page 20: ... SAFE_MD Usually socket 370 processors have locked frequency multiples In this case there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard settings or BIOS setup With unlocked socket 370 processors exceeding the specified multiple is possible through BIOS setup Exceeding the specified mul tiple may result in hanging during bootup If this occurs enable Safe Mode to force a mul...

Page 21: ...board is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang timeout during bootup the motherboard will automatically reboot If rebooting is repeating in effectively set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto reboot Setting NO_REBOOT Normal 1 2 default No Reboot 2 3 0 1 CUW B Normal Default No Reboot NO_REBOOT CUW B Reboot Setting 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 22: ...UW B CPU External Clock Frequency Selection DSW CPU SDRAM 75MHz 112MHz 83MHz 124MHz 66MHz 100MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU SDRAM 100MHz 100MHz 112MHz 112MHz 100MHz 150MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU SDRAM 133MHz 133MHz 150MHz 150MHz 124MHz 124MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 JumperFree Mode 0 1 CUW B NOTE Frequency Multiple settings are not available here ...

Page 23: ...ON ON ON OFF OFF 88 00 132 00 44 00 ON OFF ON OFF OFF 90 00 135 00 45 00 ON ON OFF OFF OFF 95 00 142 50 47 50 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 49 90 49 90 16 63 OFF ON ON ON ON 100 00 100 00 33 33 OFF OFF ON ON ON 74 85 74 85 24 95 OFF ON OFF ON ON 66 58 66 58 22 19 OFF OFF OFF ON ON 82 84 82 84 27 61 OFF ON ON OFF ON 89 81 89 81 29 93 OFF OFF ON OFF ON 94 80 94 80 31 60 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 100 50 100 50 33 50 OF...

Page 24: ...ware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac cess Memory SDRAM of 16 32 64 128MB or 256MB This chipset does not support ECC However ECC memory modules may still be used but the ECC function will not be available Memory speed setup is r...

Page 25: ...n DIMM Sockets Lock FRONT 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins 0 1 CUW B TheDIMMsmustbe3 3VUnbuffered forthismotherboard TodeterminetheDIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see figure below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3 3V 5 0V The notches on the DIMM will shift between left center or right to identify the type and also to p...

Page 26: ...rect orientation as shown The notched corner or corner with gold arrow should point towards the end of the lever Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown The picture is for reference only you should have a CPU fan that covers the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU fan no force is required to insert the CPU Once com...

Page 27: ...your expansion card and make any necessary hard ware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers or switches 2 Remove your computer system s cover and the bracket plate with screw on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use 3 Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly 4 Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above 5 Replace th...

Page 28: ...sts 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 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real...

Page 29: ...roblems 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 For PnP cards IRQs are assigned automatically from those available If the system has both Legacy and PnP ISA cards installed IRQs are a...

Page 30: ...xclusion in 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot Thisconnectorsupportsaspeciallydesignedaudioand ormodemcardcalledanAMR Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s Intel I O Controller Hub ICH This provides an upgradeable audio and or modem solutio...

Page 31: ...ith the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 Keyboard Connector 5 pin KB This connector supports either a standard IBM compatible 101 102 key or 104 key keyboard Windows 9x compatible Use a PS 2 keyboard adapter in order to connect a PS 2 keyboard to this AT connector 0 1 CUW B CUW B Keyboard Connector Keyboard Connector 5 pin female This motherboard accepts an...

Page 32: ...configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4 6 Boot Menu IMPORTANT UltraDMA 66 IDE devices must use an 80 conductor IDE cable 0 1 CUW B CUW B IDE Connectors NOTE Orien...

Page 33: ...s with pin 26 plugged NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port 0 1 CUW B CUW B Parallel Connector Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1 Pin 1 Parallel Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin WOL_CON This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output such as theASUS PCI L101 Ethernet card not required for onboard LAN model The connector powers up the sys...

Page 34: ...go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consid eration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations...

Page 35: ...onnectors MODEM Modem In Ground Modem Out Ground AUX Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground CD1 Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground VIDEO Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground 10 Audio Jack Header 26 1 pin AUDIOCON This header supports the optional connector set for audio input output and game MIDI port This connector set connects to the 26 pin block a...

Page 36: ...IR connec tor according to the pin definitions An optional consumer infrared CIR set connects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless trans mitting and remote control functions through one external infrared module Wake On PS2 KB CIR in 4 5 1 Power Up Control must be enabled in order to use Consumer Infrared CIR power up 0 1 CUW B CUW B Infrared Module Connector Standard Infr...

Page 37: ... 0 1 CUW B 14 Digital LCD Header 20 pin DFP This optional header requires a digital LCD cable connector Connect the digi tal LCD cable to this header and mount the bracket to the chassis on a free expansion slot NOTE If both CRT and digital LCD monitors are used the CRT will take precedence This connector is for a digital LCD panel an analog LCD panel comes with a 15 pin VGA cable connector to be ...

Page 38: ... may also remove the bracket connector and mount them directly to the case to save expansion slot space 16 1 2 15 16 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone 0 1 CUW B CUW B Internal Microphone Connector MIC Power 1 3 MIC Input Ground MIC2 17 True Level Line Out H...

Page 39: ...use PS 2 mouse USB or infrared IrDA devices you need to purchase an optional USB MIR connector set You may use the bundled PS 2 mouse parallel port connector set if you just want to use a PS 2 mouse Either connector set connects to the 18 pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer s chassis The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If not detected expansion cards...

Page 40: ...connects to the case mounted speaker You may leave this disconnected if you connect the chassis speaker to the INT_SPKA All three sources LINE_OUT INT_SPKA SPEAKER will allow you to here system beeps and warnings Only LINE_OUT will allow you to hear system beeps before the integrated audio has been properly initialized 24 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case moun...

Page 41: ...ge LED Lead 2 pin TB LED This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax modem The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data trans fer or waiting in the inbox This function requiresACPI OS and driver support 28 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power supply will only insert in...

Page 42: ...he black wires are to gether 0 1 CUW B CUW B AT Power Connector Power Plugs from Power Supply Power Connector on Motherboard P8 P9 RED RED RED WHT BLK BLK BLK BLK BLU YLW RED ORG 5V PG 12V GND 5V 12V 5V At a slight angle align the plastic guide pins on the lead to their receptacles on the connector Once aligned press the lead onto the connector until the lead locks into place 30 Thermal Sensor Con...

Page 43: ...er installing your motherboard Windows will detect all plug and play devices You can either follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the device drivers or click Cancel When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section IMPORTANT Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because Windows may load an older display driver tha...

Page 44: ...er s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 5 2 1 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found 1 Click here 4 Click here 2 Click here and then click Next 3 Browse to the here and then click Next 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 45: ...rd BIOS and CPU Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD User s Manual displays the motherboard user s manual in pdf format Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance Read Me opens up a file containing additional notes Home returns you to the ...

Page 46: ...Interface SM Bus PCI Bridge Bus Master IDE USB Host Controllers Intel Security Driver Installs a security controller for yourWindows 95 98 Read the Release Notes dur ing installation and the Readme file at the end of the installation for more information YAMAHAS YXG50 InstallsYamaha ssoftwaresyn thesizerforplayingMIDIfilesonapersonalcomputer throughsoftwarealonewithoutusingahardwaresound source su...

Page 47: ...bmenu Flash BIOS Utility DOS Version Provides infor mation on the Flash BIOS utility AFLASH EXE Choose Restart in MS DOS mode then type aflash from theAFLASH folder on the support CD This page gives Marketing and Technical Support contact information which is similar to the one in the beginning of this User s Manual ...

Page 48: ...d disk space to run depending on cluster size Hardware system DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality Protocols IP Winsock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client An IP stack is required on the client regardless of whether the client accesses the network Monitor resolution of 600x800 256 colors or greater Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ...

Page 49: ...US CUW B User s Manual 85 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 50: ... hard disk space to run depending on cluster size Hardware system DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality Protocols IP Winsock enabled communication protocol loaded on the client An IP stack is required on the client regardless of whether the client accesses the network Monitor resolution of 600x800 256 colors or greater Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your...

Page 51: ...ASUS CUW B User s Manual 87 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 9 Click here 8 Click here 5 Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement 6 Click here ...

Page 52: ...oard 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 such as LDCM is installed To uninstall any program see 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 53: ...ASUS CUW B User s Manual 89 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here ...

Page 54: ...ndows 98 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate 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 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 55: ...8 5 8 Driver 5 8 1 VGA Driver Setup 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 2 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 4 Click here 3 Click here ...

Page 56: ...S CUW B User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 8 Click here to install to the default folder 9 Click here 7 Click here 10 Click here and then click Finish to restart 11 Click here 12 Click here ...

Page 57: ...ual 93 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 14 Click here 15 Click here 16 Click here 17 Click here 18 Browse to E VGA WIN98 and then click here 13 Click here 19 To install other driv ers click here and then click Finish ...

Page 58: ...th 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 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here only after you have read the license agreement 6 Click here 7 Click here to install the driverto the default folder 8 Click here and then follow the online instructions ...

Page 59: ...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 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here and then follow the online instructions ...

Page 60: ...r CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 3 Click here 1 Click here 2 Click here 4 Click here 5 Enter the information requested and the click here 6 Click here The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card 7 Click here only if you accept the terms of the agreement 8 Click here ...

Page 61: ...ASUS CUW B User s Manual 97 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 9 Click here 10 Click here 11 Click here ...

Page 62: ... 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 2 Click here 9 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here 5 Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement 6 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here ...

Page 63: ...X 6 0 Driver 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 2 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here only after you have read the license agreement ...

Page 64: ...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 1 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agreement 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish installation ...

Page 65: ...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 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agreement 6 Click here 7 To install other drivers orprograms click here and then click Finish ...

Page 66: ...ling Programs Add Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program 1 Double click here to open the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box 2 Select the program to remove and click here 3 Click here ...

Page 67: ... and then the Advanced button General The Display box displaysthecurrentfontsize of the selected monitor To use a different font size click the arrow and then click the font size you want The Compatibilitybox allows you to specify when to apply changes to system color set tings NOTE Some programs might not dis play colors correctly without being restarted after you make changes To avoid this prob ...

Page 68: ...ou want for your graphics hardware Full acceleration is the fastest and is recommended for most computers If your ocmputer is having prob lems and you suspect graphics acceleration to be the cause use the highest setting at which you do not have problems Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor Click a profile to make it the active profile Otherwise the d...

Page 69: ...dated drivers and notices Color Desktop Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis play according to your preference Gamma correction is available only in 16 bit color and 24 bit color true color 16 7M color modes In 16 color and 8 bit color standard color 256 color modes the gamma correc tion function is not supported Color Direct3D Game This is the same as the color adjustments for the desktop...

Page 70: ...ed resolution refresh rate Change refresh rate Allows you to adjust the de fault refresh rates for each resolutionandcolorsettings Advanced Allows you to assign hot keys to enable the OnScreen Display OSD To use this func tion select Enable OSD You may want to change the default hot key CTRL ALT O ifitconflictswiththehotkeysofothergames video players or Windows programs Color Video Lets you make c...

Page 71: ...peed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 2 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 by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility a...

Page 72: ...perature Monitor Shows the PC s temperature 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 s fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC s voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 73: ...ets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives ShowstheusedandfreespaceofthePC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Over heated is selected the CPU cooling sys tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem perature reach...

Page 74: ...ices in your PC DMI Explorer 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 Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 75: ...k Bar Icon When theASUS 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 is displayed Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exitASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring ...

Page 76: ...properly con nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider ISP 1 Start ASUS Update V2 00 Launch the utility from Start Programs ASUS Utility ASUS LiveUpdate V1 00 2 Select an update method 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select If you selected Update from a file you ...

Page 77: ...y List as the new current play song Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current play song 6 4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player To start the Yamaha XGstudio click Start point to Programs point to YAMAHA XGstudio and then click XGstudio Player 6 4 1 Yamaha XGstudio Player Control Panel Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current play song Des...

Page 78: ...maha XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Image Switcher AVI file Video image Displays the AVI file with the same name as the MIDI file being played If one is not available the preset DEFAULT AVI file is played BMP file Still image Displays the BMP file with the same name as the MIDI file being played If one is not available the preset DEFAULT BMP file is played LED velocity meter Animation Displays the v...

Page 79: ...RENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger The SmartArranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons To return to the original voice set click Piano Orchestra Mallet Techno Choir Robot Nature Return ...

Page 80: ...ASUS CUW B User s Manual 116 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE Windows 98 6 6 Hardware Information 1 Click here ...

Page 81: ... 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 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 ASUS C...

Page 82: ...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 83: ... 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 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 ASUS C...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...appearance the primary MR has a crystal onboard but the sec ondary does not 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 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 firm...

Page 86: ... your device and click Next 4 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive EnterthepathE 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 lang...

Page 87: ... 40 AT Power Supply 42 ATX Power Supply 41 Audio Jack 35 Chassis Fan 34 Chassis Intrusion 39 Consumer IR 36 CPU Fan 34 Digital LCD 37 Floppy Disk Drive 31 IDE Activity LED Lead 32 Infrared 39 Internal Audio 35 Internal Microphone 38 Keyboard 31 Parallel Port 33 Power Fan 34 Primary Secondary IDE 32 PS 2 Mouse 39 Serial Port 36 SMBus 37 Standard IR 36 Thermal Sensor 42 True Level Line Out 38 USB 39...

Page 88: ...onnectors 35 Internal Microphone Connector 38 Interrupts Request Table 29 Standard Assignments 28 IRQ XX Used By ISA 67 ISA Cards Assigning DMA Channels 30 ISA MEM Block BASE 69 Item Checklist 7 K Keyboard Connector 31 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 40 L Language 56 LDCM Administrator Setup 86 LDCM Client Setup 84 Legacy Diskette A 52 Legacy Diskette B 52 LiveUpdate Setup 90 Using 112 Load Setup Defaul...

Page 89: ... Up On Modem Act 72 Q Quick Power On Self Test 76 R Removable Device 75 Reset Switch Lead 40 INDEX S Save Changes 78 SDRAM CAS Latency 62 SDRAM Configuration 62 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 62 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 62 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 62 Secondary IDE Connector 32 Sector 55 Serial IR Connector 36 Serial Port Headers 36 Settings Automatic Timeout Reboot 21 CPU External Frequency 22 I O Voltag...

Page 90: ...unction 67 USB Legacy Support 59 USB PS 2 Mouse Infrared Module Connector 39 User Password 56 Using LiveUpdate 112 PC Probe 107 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 114 Yamaha XGstudio Player 113 V VCORE Voltage 74 VGA Driver Setup 91 VGA Header 38 Video Off Method 71 Video Off Option 71 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 69 Voltage 12 74 3 3 74 5 74 12 74 5 74 VCORE 74 W Wake On LAN 72 Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR 73 Wake U...

Page 91: ...tebook PC 14 1 TFT Color Display 300 333 366 400 MHz Built in DVD MPEG2 Decoder L7300 7200 Series All in One Compact Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 300 333 366 400 MHz M8300 8200 Series Thin Light Convertible Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 233 266 300 333 366 400 MHz ...

Page 92: ...CD CD Extra I Trax CD R CD RW Disk Size 8 cm and 12 cm OS Compatibility DOS6 xx Windows3 x 95 98 OS 2Warp Netware SCO UNIX Cache Buffer Size 128KB Data Transfer Rate CD S500 7500 KBps maximum CD S450 6750 KBps maximum CD S400 6000 KBps maximum Access Time 75ms Supports high speed CD Audio playback Supports high speed digital audio extraction Supports UltraDMA 33 transfer mode Compatible with all C...

Page 93: ... 3 0 AP200 2 1 1 3 0 AP2000 2 1 1 4 3 or 5 AP2500 2 1 1 4 3 or 5 AP3000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 3 or 5 AP6000 2 1 1 4 8 AP7500 2 1 1 4 8 AP8000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 8 Mid Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 Rack Mountable Value Servers AP2000 AP2500 AP3000 Group Servers AP100 AP200 Three 1 6 inch or five 1 inch SCA 2 SCSI hard drives Eight 1 6 inch or 1 inch SCSI hard drives ...

Page 94: ...9 rack mountable height 5U LED for hard disk power and working status Two8cmsystemfansandfour6cm drive fans Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI DA2100 2200 Series SCSI RAID Card PCI DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4 100 processor PCI DA2200 series support 5x86 133 processor One 72 pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory RAID levels 0 0 1 3 5 n...

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