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CUW(E)-FX

Intel

810 FlexATX Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Special Features

CUWE-FX

• Intel 810E Chipset with support for 133/100/66MHz FSB
• 4MB 32-bit 133MHz SDRAM display cache onboard

CUW-FX

• Intel 810 Chipset with support for 100/66MHz FSB
• Optional 4MB 32-bit 100MHz SDRAM display cache onboard

Summary of Contents for CUW-FX

Page 1: ... S MANUAL Special Features CUWE FX Intel 810E Chipset with support for 133 100 66MHz FSB 4MB 32 bit 133MHz SDRAM display cache onboard CUW FX Intel 810 Chipset with support for 100 66MHz FSB Optional 4MB 32 bit 100MHz SDRAM display cache onboard ...

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Page 4: ...5 2 Memory Installation 23 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 24 3 7 Expansion Cards 25 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 25 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 26 3 7 3 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot 28 3 8 External Connectors 29 3 9 Starting Up the First Time 41 4 BIOS SETUP 43 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 43 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 43 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Proce...

Page 5: ...ort CD 81 5 4 LDCM Local Setup 82 5 5 LDCM Administrator Setup 84 5 6 ASUS PC Probe 87 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate 88 5 8 Drivers 89 5 9 Other 90 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 96 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 99 6 1 Display Properties 99 6 2 ASUS PC Probe 103 6 3 ASUS LiveUpdate 108 6 4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player 109 6 5 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 110 6 6 Hardware Information 112 7 APPENDIX 113 7 1 ASUS LCD I Cont...

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 ...

Page 7: ... Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer 1 INTRODUCTION Package Contents 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 40 pin ribbon cable for inter nal UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 Ribboncablefor 1 5 25 and 2 3 5 floppy disk drives 1 Bag of spare jumper caps 1 ...

Page 8: ...US Graphics Driver You can gain about 12 performance over that of the standard graphics driver 2D high end graphics WinMark usingASUS custom graphics driver ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions 3D PositionalAudio Brings new levels of realism to games with sounds being positioned interactively around the user making t...

Page 9: ...the user to turn OFF the power before plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard peripherals and or components 2 1 2 Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase SmartAudio SoftwareAudio and HardwareAC 97V2 1 codec compliant with sample rate conversion form 7kHz to 48kHz Full audio output can be directed to the chassis internal ...

Page 10: ...rating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features implemented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards 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 ...

Page 11: ...used up to prevent possible application crashes Sugges tions will give the user information on managing 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 setting pushing ...

Page 12: ...Connector 23 1 Serial COM1 Connector 24 2 USB Connectors Bottom 25 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 26 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 26 3D Graphics Graphics and Memory Controller Hub GMCH 1 VGA Monitor Output Connector 22 TV Out Digital LCD Module Headers 15 4MB onboard high speed SDRAM optional 12 Audio AC 97 V2 1 Audio Codec 18 1 Joystick MIDI Connector Top 20 1 Line Out Connector on audio model on...

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

Page 14: ...DEM COM2 CPU_FAN WOL_CON SMB WOR FLOPPY CUW E FX Super I O Intel I O Controller Hub ICH 4Mbit Firmware Hub FWH Audio Codec Intel 810 Series GMCH Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Audio Codec Setting Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot SAFE_MD NO_REBOOT PCI3VSBSEL LANPWR LAN_EN IR_CON JTPWR CHA_FAN PWR_FAN LCDTV0 LCDTV1 COM1 PARALLEL PORT VGA PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In ...

Page 15: ...TER p 30 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COM1 p 30 Serial Port COM1 Connector 9 pin male 6 VGA p 31 Monitor VGA Output Connector 15 pin female 7 GAME_AUDIO p 31 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 8 GAME_AUDIO p 31 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 9 RJ45 p 31 Fast Ethernet Port Connector RJ45 optional 10 PRIMARY IDE p 32 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1pi...

Page 16: ...wer Supply Connector 20 pins 26 JTPWR p 39 Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pins 27 KEYLOCK PANEL p 40 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins 28 KEYLOCK PANEL p 40 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins 29 SPEAKER PANEL p 40 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 30 RESET PANEL p 40 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 31 PWR PANEL p 40 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 32 SMI PANEL p 40 System Management Interrupt Switch L...

Page 17: ...OFF 3 4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard s function settings through the use of switches and or jumpers WARNING Computer 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 compu...

Page 18: ...PCI audio expansion card OnboardAC 97Audio Con troller in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration must also be disabled Setting CODEC Enable 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 default Disable 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 CUW E FX CUW E FX Audio Codec Setting Disable Enable 1 2 3 1 2 3 SPK ADN AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 SPK ADN AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 2 PCI 3 Volt Setting PCI3VSBSEL This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices If you...

Page 19: ...ng bootup If this occurs enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem Setting SAFE_MD Disable 1 2 default Safe Mode 2 3 CUW E FX Disable Default Safe Mode SAFE_MD CUW E FX Safe Mode Setting 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting NO_REBOOT The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang timeout during bootup the motherboard will a...

Page 20: ...e Default Disable 1 2 3 1 2 3 LAN_EN 6 Onboard LAN Power Setting LANPWR The onboard LAN power may be set to 3 Volt or 3 VSB Select 3 Volt if you do not have a power supply with 720mAstandby power Selecting 3 VSB will allow the use of Wake on LAN but may not allow system wakeup if the power supply s standby power is insufficient Setting LANPWR 3 Volt 2 3 default 3 VSB 1 2 CUW E FX CUW E FX LAN Powe...

Page 21: ...ower may be set to 5Volt or 5VSB Select 5 Volt if you do not have a power supply with 1Astandby power Selecting 5VSBwill allow wakeup by USB keyboard if the power supply s standby power is sufficient Setting USBPWR 5 Volt 1 2 default 5 VSB 2 3 CUW E FX CUW E FX USB Power Selection 5 Volt Default 5 VSB USBPWR 1 2 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 22: ...s recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4 4 1 Chip Configuration NOTE Using 2x2x2 SDRAM can greatly improve the onboard graphics perfor mance 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes ASUS motherboards support SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO Ex tended Data Output chips BIOS shows ...

Page 23: ...have different pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density SIMMs have the same pin contact on both sides CUW E FX CUW E FX 168 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins TheDIMMsmustbe3 3VUnbufferedforthismotherboard 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 Unbuffer...

Page 24: ...PU with the correct orientation as shown The notched corner 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 completely ins...

Page 25: ...1 Read the documentation for 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 y...

Page 26: ...lt 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 Sys...

Page 27: ...ort Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable Interrupt Request Table INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared Onboard VGA shared Onboard Audio AMR SMBus not shared USB not shared Expansion Cards 3 H W SETUP ...

Page 28: ...mary and another defined as secondary This motherboard uses the primary channel so that a secondary AMR can coexist without the need to disable the optional onboard CO DEC The motherboard s onboard CODEC on audio model only must be disabled when using a primary AMR NOTE An AMR is not included with this motherboard WARNING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing an AMR o...

Page 29: ...n 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 NOTE Onboard Fast Ethernet is optional at the time of purchase The fast ethernet port connector is available only on the LAN model The illustrations below are that of the model without the onboard Fast Ethernet 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ1...

Page 30: ...e time Universal Serial Bus USB 2 USB 1 4 Parallel Port Connector 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 Parallel Printer Port 25 pin female 5 Serial Port COM1 Connector Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 One serial port is ready for a mouse or othe...

Page 31: ...are not using any PCI or ISA audio card with a game port 8 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME_AUDIO optional Line Out lime can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak ers Line In light blue allows tape players or other audio sources to be re corded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice Mic Line In Line ...

Page 32: ...re than two UltraDMA 66 devices you will need to purchase another UltraDMA 66 cable NOTE AsmallholeneartheblueconnectorontheUltraDMA 66cableisintentional TIP You may 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 sele...

Page 33: ... 5V standby power CUW E FX CUW E FX Wake On LAN Connector IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 Volt Standby PME Ground WOL_CON 13 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 Fo...

Page 34: ... 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 per Minute RPM can be monitored usingASUS PC Probe Utility or I...

Page 35: ...the module to the motherboard s SIR connector according to the pin definitions An optional consumer infrared CIR set con nects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmit ting and remote control functions through one external infrared module Wake On PS2 KB Mouse in 4 5 1 Power Up Control must be Enabled in order to use Consumer Infrared CIR power up CUW E FX CUW E FX In...

Page 36: ...LCD TV Headers 14 pin LCDTV0 LCDTV1 optional These headers require an optional LCD module see 7 1 ASUS LCD I Control ler Module for LCD output or a TV out module for TV output CUW E FX CUW E FX LCD TV Headers LCDTV0 LCDTV1 1 2 13 14 1 2 13 14 1 GND 3 LTVCL 5 DMSEN 7 TVVSYNC 9 TVHSYNC 11 DD3 13 DD1 2 1 8V 4 LTVDA 6 BLANK 8 3V 10 DD4 12 DD2 14 DD0 1 5V 3 DD10 5 GND 7 DD10 9 DD6 11 CLKOUT0 13 CLKOUT1...

Page 37: ...ound 22 Front Panel USB Header 10 1 pin FRONTUSB If you do not want to use the USB ports on the back panel a USB header is available midboard Connect an external connector set to the 10 1 pin block and mount it to the front panel NOTE The back and front panel ports cannot be used at the same time CUW E FX Front Panel USB and USB Hub Headers CUW E FX 1 USB Power 2 USBP2 3 USBP2 4 GND 5 NC 6 USB Pow...

Page 38: ...ad 2 pin ACHA This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection After market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components Two wires should be available from the chassis to connect to this lead When any chassis component is removed the contact should open and the motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event The event can then be pr...

Page 39: ...ead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in power ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB CUW E FX CUW E FX ATX Power Connector 3 3 Volts 12 0 Volts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts 5 0 Volts Power Good 12 0 Volts 3 3 Volts 3 3 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts Ground 5 0 Volts G...

Page 40: ...F Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 32 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not...

Page 41: ... of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be tween orange and green after the system s if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional messages wi...

Page 42: ...rating system before switching off the power switch ForATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when s...

Page 43: ...AT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPYD AFLASH AFLASH EXEA assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the just created boot disk NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard d...

Page 44: ... revision will solve your problems Care less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the disk you created earlier 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press Enter 4 At the Main Menu type 2 and then press Ent...

Page 45: ...hen the programming is finished Flashed Successfully will be displayed 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer ...

Page 46: ...hen you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST 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 ...

Page 47: ... screen you will notice 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 alternates and 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 fro...

Page 48: ...that a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu con tains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press En ter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field...

Page 49: ...ay year 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 requi...

Page 50: ...ssful the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatte...

Page 51: ...heads and sectors per track for your drive Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information 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 Block Addressing is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or ...

Page 52: ...s field can also be configured manually Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Dis abled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 ...

Page 53: ...ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub menu press the Esc key to exit back to the Main menu When the Main menu ap pears you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured ...

Page 54: ...stead of con trolling cursor operations Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 30 Sec This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated key strokes Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 2 Sec This field sets the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec ...

Page 55: ... to access the computer system To clear either password select the appropriate field and press Enter Press En ter again when a dialog box appears This sets the password field to Disabled A Note about Passwords The passwords are not case sensitive In other words it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two sepa...

Page 56: ...ternal frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU External FSB Frequency to match the speed of your CPU Configura tion options 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 7 0x 7 5x 8 0x FSB SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequencies to send to the local bus and PCI devices onboard The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equal...

Page 57: ...ion options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on startup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 mouse IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS 2 mouse is not detected Enabled will always reserve IRQ12 whether on startup a PS 2 mouse is detected or not Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Suppo...

Page 58: ... your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail safe CPU internal frequency 4x66MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x66MHz for non Coppermine processors It will then automatically take you to theAdvanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds JumperFree Mode For processors with locked frequency multiplier For processors with unlocked frequency...

Page 59: ...stem and restart The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enter BIOS setup JumperFree Mode Cause for Hangup Improper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup Improper FSB SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio or CPU External FSB Freq MHz Cause for Hangup Improper CPU Frequency Multiple For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only ...

Page 60: ... memory type size speed voltage interface and mod ule banks Configuration options User Define 7ns 143MHz 8ns 125MHz By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to User Define SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between...

Page 61: ...Cache configurations will not be available Configura tion options Disabled Enabled Display Cache Enabled Load default settings if you want to use the onboard display cache If this field is disabled all the other Display Cache configurations will not be avail able Configuration options Disabled Enabled Display Cache CAS Latency DCCAS 2T Configuration options 2T 3T Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay Det...

Page 62: ...upport Enabled This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2 1 features including passive release and delayed transaction Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Priority PCI Mode Enabled This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority You may want to leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE 1394 PCI card Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Ena...

Page 63: ...eld allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives Configuration options No Swap Swap AB Floppy Disk Access Control R W When set to Read Only this field protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes Configuration options R W Read Only Onboard Ser...

Page 64: ...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 op tions 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 Mode above Configurat...

Page 65: ...lt setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card If the Symbios SCSI card is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI card is detected the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS wil...

Page 66: ...field to Enabled enter BIOS Setup go to the Boot menu and select the option that contains Intel UNDI PXE under Other Boot Device Configuration options Dis abled 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 default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configurat...

Page 67: ...ault setting indi cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISAcard is using that channel If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that channel to Yes Configuration options No ICU Yes PCI PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI Co...

Page 68: ... this purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will th...

Page 69: ...wer management modes Max Sav ing puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv ity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactiv ity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving Max Saving ...

Page 70: ...Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled Suspend to RAM STR is an energy saving feature In Suspend to RAM state all devices on the computer are turned off except for the system RAM Thus the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power Auto allows the BIOS to detect if your power supply can supply at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to support the STR function If the power supply meets the requirement t...

Page 71: ...ile the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com puter 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 Enabled Wa...

Page 72: ...mputer will not power ON if you set this to Enabled and do not have the appropriateATX power supply Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake Up By Keyboard Space Bar When the previous setup item Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR is en abled you may specify the key s to press to power up the computer Con figuration options Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unatte...

Page 73: ... the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range an e...

Page 74: ...movable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM 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 75: ...rus 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 to restart and investigate your system Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second thir...

Page 76: ... a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter will then save changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for con firmation before exiting 4 7 Exit Menu On...

Page 77: ...e val ues to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested 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 menus and m...

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Page 79: ...first time after 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 disp...

Page 80: ...roller Found 1 Click here 2 Click here and then click Next 3 InsertyourASUSSupport CD browse to here and then click Next 4 Click here 5 Insert yourWindows 98 CD and then click here 7 Insert your ASUS Support CD and then click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 6 Enter E WIN98 here and then click OK ...

Page 81: ...ur motherboard 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...

Page 82: ...rd 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 83: ... CUW E FX User s Manual 83 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 84: ...e 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 you...

Page 85: ...P 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 11 Click here 12 Click here 8 Click here 7 Click here 5 Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement 6 Click here 9 Click here 10 Enter a username and a pass word Confirm password and then click here ...

Page 86: ...rboard 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 87: ...ASUS CUW E FX User s Manual 87 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here ...

Page 88: ...indows 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 89: ...ing up the setup screen NOTE Before you install the VGAdriver make sure that the INF Update Utility is installed see 5 9 1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 4 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 9 To install other drivers or software click here and then click Finish 1 After your computer has re started double click the CD drive icon and then click here 8 Browse to E VGA WIN98 and then click here...

Page 90: ...iver 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 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here and then click OK to install other drivers and software ...

Page 91: ...otherboard 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 Restart when prompted ...

Page 92: ... 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 93: ...ick 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 and follow the online instructions tocompleteinstallation ...

Page 94: ...t 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 95: ... 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 96: ... 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 97: ...lling 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 98: ...98 ASUS CUW E FX User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 99: ...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 l...

Page 100: ...you 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 ...

Page 101: ...updated 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 deskt...

Page 102: ...yed 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 ...

Page 103: ...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 or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe 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 Pro grams and then ASUS Utility...

Page 104: ...emperature 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 105: ...Lets 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 reac...

Page 106: ...vices 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 107: ...ask 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 108: ...e 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 yo...

Page 109: ...ay 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 De...

Page 110: ...dio 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 volume amou...

Page 111: ...ERENCE 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 112: ...ASUS CUW E FX User s Manual 112 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE Windows 98 6 6 Hardware Information 1 Click here ...

Page 113: ... LCDTV1 connectors over the motherboard s LCD TV headers and press firmly 3 Connect the digital LCD cable from the LCD and serial combination bracket to the DFP connector on the LCD I module 4 Secure the bracket to the system chassis with a screw 5 Plug the signal cable of your digital flat panel into the DFP connector on the bracket as shown below Digital Flat Panel to LCD I Card to COM2 Header U...

Page 114: ...ASUS CUW E FX User s Manual 114 7 APPENDIX 7 APPENDIX ASUS LCD I Module This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 115: ... 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 fir...

Page 116: ...or 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 ClicktheSettingstab Selectyourcoun try and lan...

Page 117: ...cification 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 h...

Page 118: ...d improves processing 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 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 pro...

Page 119: ... that defines a 32 bit data bus interface PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master 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...

Page 120: ...onent This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system UltraDMA Ultra DMA 33 is a synchronous DMA protocol designed by Intel This function is included into Intel s PI...

Page 121: ...ker 38 Joystick MIDI 31 Monitor Output 31 Parallel Port 30 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 39 Primary IDE 32 PS 2 Keyboard 29 PS 2 Mouse 29 Secondary IDE 32 Serial Port COM1 30 SMBus 36 Standard IR 35 USB 30 Wake On LAN 33 Wake On Ring 33 Consumer IR Connector 35 CPU Type 55 CPU Bus Frequency MHz 56 CPU Fan Speed 73 CPU Latency Timer 61 CPU Level 1 Cache 57 CPU Level 2 Cache 57 CPU Level 2 Cache ECC C...

Page 122: ...l Security Driver 93 Internal Audio Connectors 37 Internal Microphone Connector 36 Internal Speaker Connector 38 Interrupts Request Table 27 Standard Assignments 26 IRQ XX Used By ISA 66 ISA MEM Block BASE 68 Item Checklist 7 J Joystick MIDI Connector 31 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 54 Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 54 Keyboard Features 54 L Language 55 Layout Contents 15 LDCM Administrator Setup 84 LD...

Page 123: ...stalling 96 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 29 PS 2 Mouse Connector 29 PS 2 Mouse Function Control 57 PWR Button 4 Secs 70 PWR Up On Modem Act 71 INDEX Q Quick Power On Self Test 75 R Removable Device 74 S Safe Mode Setting 19 20 21 Save Changes 77 SDRAM CAS Latency 60 SDRAM Configuration 60 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 60 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 61 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 60 Secondary IDE Connector 32 Secto...

Page 124: ...nstalling Programs 96 Universal Serial Bus Ports 30 Updating Your BIOS 43 USB Function 66 USB Legacy Support 57 User Password 55 Using LiveUpdate 108 PC Probe 103 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 110 Yamaha XGstudio Player 109 V VCORE Voltage 73 Video Off Method 70 Video Off Option 70 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 68 Voltage 12 73 3 3 73 5 73 12 73 5 73 VCORE 73 W Wake On LAN 71 Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR 72 Wake ...

Page 125: ...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 126: ...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 127: ... 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 128: ...ack mountable height 5U LED for hard disk power and working status Two 8cm system fans and four 6cm 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 ...

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