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ASUS CUWE User’s Manual

5. SOFTWARE SETUP

5. S/W SETUP

Windows 98

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Summary of Contents for CUWE

Page 1: ... CUWE Intel 810E ATX Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...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 and Sof...

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Page 4: ...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 45 4 BIOS SETUP 47 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 47 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 47 4 1...

Page 5: ... CD 85 5 4 LDCM Local Setup 86 5 5 LDCM Administrator Setup 88 5 6 ASUS PC Probe 91 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate 92 5 8 Drivers 93 5 9 Other 94 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 100 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 1 PCI L101 Fast E...

Page 6: ...etermined 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 te...

Page 7: ...tems and general reference 1 2 Item 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 Bag of spare jumper caps 1 Support CD with drivers and utilities 1 This Motherboard Us...

Page 8: ...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 Versatile Memory Support DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 16 32 64 128 or 256MB up to 512MB supports a maximum of 4 s...

Page 9: ...tware for data protection and secured Internet transactions Wired for Management WfM V2 0 Supports remote monitor diagnosis and management Alert on LAN 2 0 network configuration 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 outpu...

Page 10: ...irect 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 fal...

Page 11: ...m resources 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...

Page 12: ...A33 66 Support 7 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector 9 1 Serial COM2 Header 10 1 Serial COM1 Connector 26 1 Parallel Port Connector 25 2 USB Connectors 27 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector 28 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 28 3D Graphics Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH 1 VGA Monitor Output Connector 24 LCD Chipset on LCD model only 3 LCD Header on LCD model only 2 4MB onboard high speed SDRAM 16 Audio AC 97 V2 1 A...

Page 13: ...URES 2 FEATURES Component Locations 7 6 4 5 1 27 25 23 22 21 24 18 19 26 28 11 12 13 14 15 17 8 9 16 2 3 20 10 NOTE The ISA model is shown above ISA slots are optional at the time of purchase The model without ISA will have 6 PCI slots ...

Page 14: ... In Line Out Line In CHA_FAN CD AUX SMB PCI1 PCI2 PCI4 PCI3 PANEL IDELED FLOPPY SECONDARY PRIMARY ISA1 ISA2 ATX Power Connector IR R180 Clear COMS Intel I O Controller Hub ICH 0 1 DIMM2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 2 3 0 1 DIMM3 64 72 bit 168 pin module 3 2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Row DIP Switches PCI5 INTMIC COM2 LAN_EN LAN_PWR SPKEAR Audio Modem Riser AMR Bottom USB1 USB2 Multi I O CUWE 4M...

Page 15: ...2 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin female 3 USB p 32 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 2 Two 4 pin female 4 PRINTER p 32 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COM1 p 32 Serial Port COM1 Connector 9 pin male 6 VGA p 33 Monitor VGA Output Connector 15 pin female 7 GAME_AUDIO p 33 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 8 GAME_AUDIO p 33 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 9...

Page 16: ...ly Connector 20 pins 25 SPEAKER PANEL p 43 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 26 KEYLOCK PANEL p 43 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins 27 PLED PANEL p 43 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins 28 RESET PANEL p 43 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 29 PWRSW PANEL p 43 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 30 SMI PANEL p 43 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins 31 LED PANEL p 43 System Message LED 2 pins ...

Page 17: ...r 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 object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or con nectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or...

Page 18: ... disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu NOTE For JumperFree mode all dip switches DSW must be set to OFF Setting JEN Disable Jumper 1 2 Enable JumperFree 2 3 default 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE CUWE JumperFree Mode Setting Jumper JumperFree Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 JEN ...

Page 19: ...f your computer component s life It is strongly recommended that you leave this setting on its default 3 Onboard Audio Setting AUDIO CODEC on audio model only 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 the AMR slot seeAMR Slot laterinthissec...

Page 20: ...able 1 2 3 1 2 3 LAN_EN 5 Onboard LAN Power Setting LAN_PWR on LAN model only The onboard LAN power may be set to normal or standby power Select Nor mal if you do not have a power supply with 720mA standby power Selecting Standby will allow the use of Wake On LAN but may not allow system bootup if the power supply s standby power is insufficient Setting LAN_PWR Normal 1 2 Standby 2 3 default 0 1 0...

Page 21: ...this occurs enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem Setting SAFE_MD Normal 1 2 default Safe Mode 2 3 CUWE Safe Mode Setting Normal Default Safe Mode 1 2 3 1 2 3 SAFE_MD 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE 7 Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting NO_REBOOT The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang timeout during bootup the motherboard will automaticall...

Page 22: ...133MHz 133MHz 112MHz 112MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU SDRAM 140MHz 105MHz 149MHz 112MHz 133MHz 100MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU SDRAM 166MHz 125MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 JumperFree Mode NOTE FrequencyMultiplesettingsarenotavailableherebecauseusuallySocket 370 processors have locked Frequency Multiples If your processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple you must use...

Page 23: ...7 OFF ON ON ON ON 105 105 35 OFF OFF ON ON ON 109 109 36 OFF ON OFF ON ON 100 100 33 OFF OFF OFF ON ON 117 117 39 OFF ON ON OFF ON 124 124 41 OFF OFF ON OFF ON 133 133 44 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 142 142 47 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 136 102 34 OFF ON ON ON OFF 140 105 35 OFF OFF ON ON OFF 143 107 36 OFF ON OFF ON OFF 133 100 33 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 146 110 36 OFF ON ON OFF OFF 149 112 37 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF 153 11...

Page 24: ...quired 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 recommended through SDRAM...

Page 25: ...WE CUWE 168 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins 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 pre...

Page 26: ...correct 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 ...

Page 27: ...u 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 the computer system s cover 6 Set up the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 7 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card WARNING Unplug your power suppl...

Page 28: ...wing 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 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15...

Page 29: ...lems 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 assi...

Page 30: ...figuration 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 solution at an incredibly low co...

Page 31: ... may be exceptions IDE ribbon cables 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 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 IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected ...

Page 32: ...e 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 other serial devices A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot openi...

Page 33: ...e 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 Ou...

Page 34: ...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 0 1 0 1 CUWE CUWE IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on t...

Page 35: ...andby power 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE CUWE 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 For ...

Page 36: ...ots 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 o...

Page 37: ...m CD In Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground AUX In White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO In Green Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 17 Internal Speaker Connector SPKEAR This connector allows you to connect the internal chassis speaker to the onboard audio s output This will allow you to use the chassis built in speaker to listen to sounds normally re...

Page 38: ...ctor 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 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE CUWE Infrared Module Connector SIR 5V IRRX I...

Page 39: ...es a digital LCD cable connector For the LCD model the individual serial cable with bracket is replaced with the LCD and serial combi nation cable with bracket as shown here Connect the digital LCD cable to the LCD header and the serial cable to the COM2 header and mount the bracket to the chassis on a free expansion slot NOTE If both CRT and digital LCD moni tors are used the CRT will take preced...

Page 40: ... Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin INT MIC This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE CUWE Internal Microphone Connector MIC Power 1 3 MIC Input Ground INTMIC ...

Page 41: ...larm Lead CHA 24 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power sup ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that yourATX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead ...

Page 42: ...ETUP 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following PANEL illustration is used for items 25 31 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE CUWE System Panel Connectors Requires an ATX power supply ATX Power Switch Reset Switch Keyboard Lock Speaker Connector Message LED SMI Lead Power LED ...

Page 43: ...g to prolong the life of the system s power supply 29 ATX Power Switch Lead 2 pin PWRSW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF 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 30 System Manag...

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Page 45: ...f 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 will...

Page 46: ...ting 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 shu...

Page 47: ...RMAT 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...

Page 48: ...evision 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 Enter...

Page 49: ...n 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 ut...

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Page 51: ...n 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 De...

Page 52: ...ice 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 from a sub menu or keyp...

Page 53: ...at 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 t...

Page 54: ...d 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 to suppo...

Page 55: ...ful 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 formatted ...

Page 56: ...ads 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 se...

Page 57: ...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 Se...

Page 58: ...and press Enter You can type up to eight alphanumeric char acters Symbols and other keys are ignored To confirm the password type the pass word again and press the Enter The password is now set to Enabled This pass word allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press Enter The same dialog box as above will appear Press Enter and the password will be ...

Page 59: ...our computer 4 Hold down Delete during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences CUWE Clear RTC RAM Short solder points to Clear CMOS R180 Clear CMOS 0 1 0 1 0 1 CUWE Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard All but Disk All but Disk Keyboard Installed Memory XXX MB This fi...

Page 60: ...t 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 equals the CPU s internal frequency Con figuration options 4 6 2 6 6 1 5 6 6 2 8 6 2 Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode this field allows you to select the int...

Page 61: ...rated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data In the default position of Enabled the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup Configu ration 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 expansi...

Page 62: ...our 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 m...

Page 63: ...em 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 64: ...emory 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 t...

Page 65: ...ura tion options Disabled Enabled Display Cache CAS Latency DCCAS 2T Configuration options 2T 3T Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay Determined by DCCAS With the default setting Determined by DCCAS this field has the same configuration as Display Cache CAS Latency DCCAS Configuration options Determined by DCCAS 2T Display Cache RAS Precharge Time 2T Configuration options 2T 3T Display Cache Cycle Time ...

Page 66: ...are using an IEEE 1394 PCI card Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the primary IDE channel secondary IDE channel both or disable both channels Configuration options Both Primary Sec ondary Disabled Onboard ISA Bridge Enabled If you are not using any ISA cards you may disable this field When this field is disabled the 8 bit and 16 bit I O Re...

Page 67: ...d 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 Seria...

Page 68: ...rallel 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 Configuratio...

Page 69: ...on the default 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 S...

Page 70: ...e 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 Configuration Utility ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that IR...

Page 71: ...lt 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 Conf...

Page 72: ...his 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 then...

Page 73: ...r 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 IM...

Page 74: ...n 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 the...

Page 75: ... 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 Wake ...

Page 76: ...uter 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 unattend...

Page 77: ...he 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 err...

Page 78: ...le 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 ROM ...

Page 79: ...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 third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Flop...

Page 80: ... 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 Once...

Page 81: ...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 mak...

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Page 83: ...rst 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 displa...

Page 84: ...ller 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 85: ... 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 y...

Page 86: ... 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 R...

Page 87: ...US CUWE 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 and then follow the online instruction to finish installing 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...ASUS CUWE User s Manual 91 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here ...

Page 92: ...dows 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 93: ...g 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 5...

Page 94: ...er 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 95: ...herboard 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 96: ...nsert 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 97: ...k 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 98: ...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 99: ...otherboard 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 100: ...ame 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 101: ...ing 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 ...

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Page 103: ... 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 104: ...u 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 de...

Page 105: ...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 106: ...d 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 co...

Page 107: ...ed 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 a...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...ts 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 reache...

Page 110: ...ces 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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ... 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 Desi...

Page 114: ...o 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 amount...

Page 115: ...ENCE 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 116: ...ASUS CUWE User s Manual 116 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE Windows 98 6 6 Hardware Information 1 Click here ...

Page 117: ... 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 118: ...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 119: ...ppearance 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 firml...

Page 120: ... 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 121: ...o help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new technologies more quickly and cost effectively This specification uses software emulation to compete with the PCI SoundBlaster specification ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface TheACPI specification defines a cross platform interface designed to support many operating systems ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware inte...

Page 122: ... Bus Master IDE PIO Programmable I O IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events Bus master IDE transfers data to from the memory without interrupting the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits A byte is used to represent a singl...

Page 123: ...echnique called Single Instruction Multiple Data SIMD which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP MT P55C and Pentium II Klamath CPU as well as other x86 compatible microprocessors The MMX in structions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications such as 3D video 3D sound video conference OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system...

Page 124: ...splay the keyboard the diskette drive and other I O devices PS 2 Port PS 2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture This type of architecture transfers data through a 16 bit or 32 bit bus APS 2 mouse and or keyboard may be used on ATX motherboards RAM Random Access Memory There are several different types of RAM such as DRAM Dynamic RAM EDO DRAM Extended Data Output DRAM SDRAM Synchronous...

Page 125: ...e data is transferred Hence the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2 16 6MB s x2 33MB s on ATA 2 devices Ultra ATA 66 also known as Ultra DMA 66 is an extension of current Ultra ATA 33 interface This new high speed interface has doubled the UltraATA 33 burst data transfer rate to 66 6 Mbytes sec and maximized disk performance under current PCI local bus environment USB Univ...

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Page 127: ... 38 CPU Fan 36 Fast Ethernet Port 33 Floppy Disk Drive 34 Internal Audio 37 Internal Microphone 40 Internal Speaker 37 Joystick MIDI 33 Monitor Output 33 Parallel Port 32 Power Supply Fan 36 Primary IDE 34 PS 2 Keyboard 31 PS 2 Mouse 31 Secondary IDE 34 Serial IR 38 Serial Port 32 SMBus 39 System Warning Speaker 43 Universal Serial Bus 32 Wake On LAN 35 Wake On Ring 35 Consumer IR Connector 38 CPU...

Page 128: ... High Priority PCI Mode 66 I I O Voltage Setting 19 IDE Activity LED Lead 36 IDE Hard Drive 78 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 93 94 Installed Memory 59 Intel Security Driver 97 Internal Audio Connectors 37 Internal Microphone Connector 40 Internal Speaker Connector 37 Interrupts Request Table 29 Standard Assignments 28 IRQ XX Used By ISA 70 ISA MEM Block BASE 72 J Joystick MIDI Connector 33 Ju...

Page 129: ... Probe Setup 91 Using 107 PC cillin 98 Setup 99 PCI Audio 9 PCI Latency Timer 69 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 69 PIO Mode 57 INDEX Plug Play O S 79 Power Fan Speed 77 Power Management 73 Power Supply Fan Connector 36 Primary IDE Connector 34 Procedure Expansion Card 27 Hardware Setup 17 Procedures CPU Installation 26 Modem Riser Installation 121 Updating BIOS 48 Programs Uninstalling 100 PS 2 Keyboard Co...

Page 130: ...CSI BIOS 69 System Date 54 System Management Interrupt Lead 43 System Memory 24 System Power LED Lead 43 System Time 54 System Warning Speaker Connector 43 T Translation Method 56 Type 55 U UART2 Use Standard Infrared 68 Ultra DMA Mode 57 Uninstalling Programs 100 Universal Serial Bus 32 Updating Your BIOS 47 USB Function 70 USB Legacy Support 61 User Password 58 Using LiveUpdate 112 PC Probe 107 ...

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Page 133: ...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 134: ...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 135: ... 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 136: ...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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