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5. SOFTWARE SETUP

ASUS ME-99VM User’s Manual

5. S/W SETUP

Windows 98

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Summary of Contents for ME99-VM

Page 1: ...R ME 99VM Socket 370 All in One Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...r missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated Corporation IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Symbios is a regist...

Page 3: ... asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email info usa asus com tw Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 BBS 1 510 739 3774 Email tsd usa asus com tw WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkort Str 25 40880 Ratingen BRD G...

Page 4: ...VGA Shared Memory with DIMM 16 3 5 2 General DIMM Notes 16 3 5 3 DIMM Memory Installation 17 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 18 3 7 Expansion Cards 19 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 19 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 19 3 7 3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 20 3 7 4 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 20 3 8 External Connectors 21 3 9 Power Connection Procedures 31 4 BIOS SET...

Page 5: ...perating Systems 61 5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation 61 5 2 ME 99VM Support CD 62 5 2 1 Installation Menu 62 5 3 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx xx 63 5 4 Install Bus Master IDE Driver 64 5 5 Install VGA Driver 65 5 5 1 Making Monitor Adjustments 66 5 6 Install PC Cillin 98 Vx xx 69 5 7 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader Vx x 70 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 71 6 1 ASUS PC Probe 71 7 APPENDIX 77 7 1 ASUS PCI L1...

Page 6: ...ence to radio or television reception which can be 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 connec...

Page 7: ...e material for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1 RibboncableformasterandslaveUltraDMA 33and orUltraDMA 66IDEdrives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 5 25 and 2 3 5 floppy d...

Page 8: ... tomatic setup Versatile Memory Equipped with two DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 8 16 32 64 128 or 256MB up to 512MB Integrated Graphics Integrated AGP 2X graphics controller can use shared system memory or optional dedicated onboard VGA memory up to 8MB SDRAM OnboardAudio andAC 97 CODEC optional Features a 32 bit Crystal PCI audio onboard Features an 18 bit stereo full duple...

Page 9: ...nt PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas ter buses to memory to CPU SDRAM Optimized Performance ASUS smart series motherboards support the new generation memory Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB s max using PC100 SDRAM ACPIReady ACPI AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface isalsoimple mented on all ASUS smart serie...

Page 10: ...o prevent pos sible application crashes Suggestions will give the user information on manag ing their limited resources more efficiently Auto Fan Off The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise and is an important feature to implement silent PC systems Dual Function Power Button The system can be in one of two state...

Page 11: ... Parallel B Serial VGA Serial COM1 VGA Connector T Joystick Midi B Out In Mic optional 3 PCI Slots PCI Audio optional 1 ISA Slot Audio CODEC optional Programmable Flash EEPROM SiS 5595 with hardware monitor Onboard Buzzer Multi I O 2 DIMM Sockets SiS 620 AGPset with AGP 2X VGA IDE Connectors 8MB onboard VGA Memory optional Socket 370 Floppy Connector ...

Page 12: ...ule DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 2 3 0 1 SiS620 AGPset with AGP 2X PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard ATXPWR 2Mbit Flash EEPROM Programmable BIOS Primary IDE Secondary IDE 2 MB SDRAM 2 MB SDRAM CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI Audio Chipset 2 MB SDRAM 2 MB SDRAM ISA Slot 1 ISA1 CHA_FAN Audio Codec SiS5595 with Hardware Monitor AUDIOEN CDROM_AUDIO IR Buzzer CLR CMOS PWD CLR_PASSWD VEN_DIS Socke...

Page 13: ...idi Connector 15 pin female optional 8 GAME_AUDIO p 23 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 9 PRIMARY SECONDARYIDE p 24 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pins 10 FLOPPY p 24 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pins 11 WOL_CON p 25 Wake On LAN Header 3 pins 12 CHA_FAN CPU_FAN p 25 Chassis and CPU Fan Connectors Two 3 pins 13 IR p 26 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 5 pins 14 ...

Page 14: ...ver you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded 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 ...

Page 15: ...2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 FS0 FS1 FS2 FS3 3 CPU Core BUS Frequency Multiple BF0 BF1 BF2 BF3 This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPU s External frequency These must be set in conjunc tion with the CPU Bus Frequency ME 99VM CPU Core Bus Fre...

Page 16: ...us to operate at 100MHz use only PC100 compliant DIMMs When this motherboard operates at 100MHz most system will not even boot if non compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed If your DIMMs are not PC100 compliant set the CPU bus frequency FS to 66MHz RAM to ensure system stability ASUS motherboards support SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the...

Page 17: ...68 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 88 pins 60 pins 20 pins Lock 1 2 DIMM Socket 1 DIMM Socket 2 TheDIMMsmustbe 3 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 module will shift between left center or right ...

Page 18: ... socket then upwards to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU 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 f...

Page 19: ...IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard an extra IRQ will be used leaving 5 IRQs free If your motherboard has ISA audio onboard an extra 3 IRQs will be used leaving 3 IRQs free Both ISA and PCI expansi...

Page 20: ...ot that has a card in it that requires an IRQ To install a PCI card you need to set something called the INT interrupt assignment Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A 3 7 3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards Some ISAcards both legacy and PnP may also need to use a DMA Direct Memory Access channel DMA assignments for t...

Page 21: ...closest to the power connector on hard drives and floppy drives IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu...

Page 22: ...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 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 opening See Onboar...

Page 23: ... or game pads to this connector for playing games Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio Joystick Midi 15 pin Female 8 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME_AUDIO Line Out can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your com puter or played through the Line Out Mic allows microphones to be connected fo...

Page 24: ...ks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4 6 Boot Menu IMPORTANT UltraDMA 66 IDE devices must use an 80 conductor IDE cable ME 99VM IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings on the IDE ...

Page 25: ...in CHA_ CPU_FAN These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA 6 Watts or less Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into considera...

Page 26: ... Ground CD_IN Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Ground Ground CDROM_AUDIO Mono Input Mono Output Ground Ground MODEM 13 IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector 5 pin IR This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra red module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup port this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use ...

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Page 28: ... mode or Green mode where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector con nects to the case mounted suspend switch If you do not have a switch for the connector you may use the Turbo Switch SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any prob...

Page 29: ...er 22 Hard Disk Activity LED Lead 2 pin IDELED This connector supplies power to the cabinet s hard disk or IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary and or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up 23 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 ...

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Page 31: ...pressed The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between 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 additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the sys tem may have failed a powe...

Page 32: ...iter Utility AFLASH EXE This is the Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM chip on the motherboard To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file This file works only in DOS m...

Page 33: ...file See the next page for procedures on downloading an updated BIOS file The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM When the programming is fin ished Flashed Success fully will be displayed Follow the onscreen in structions to continue ToupdateyourcurrentBIOS type 2 at the Main Menu and then press Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears Ty...

Page 34: ...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 See 2 Update BIOS In cluding Boot Block and ESCD on the previous page for more details and the rest of the steps Updating BIOS WARNING If you encounter problems while updati...

Page 35: ... the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you turn on 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 pressing the mentioned key s POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling...

Page 36: ...ce 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 or Alt X Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu...

Page 37: ...the Esc key Sub Menu Note that a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the cursor to highlight the field and press Enter The sub menu will then immedi ately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from...

Page 38: ...ear are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 and 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 Sets the type of floppy drive 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 support older Japanese floppy drives Floppy 3 Mode su...

Page 39: ...on fails you 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 Other options are NOTE Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in stalled hard disk To allow the BI...

Page 40: ...rive 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 sectors Note that Logical Block Access...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...ou 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 set to Disabled A...

Page 43: ...3 Turn ON your computer 4 Hold down Delete during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences ME 99VM Clear RTC RAM CLR CMOS PWD Normal 1 2 3 Clear 1 2 3 Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key Installed Memory XXX MB This field displays th...

Page 44: ...isabled Leave on default setting Floppy Disk Access Control R W This allows protection of files from the computer system to be copied to floppy disks by allowing the setting of Read Only to only allow reads from the floppy disk drive but not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on boo...

Page 45: ...S Latency This controls the latency between 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 SDRAM active command and the read write command NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Con figuration field must be set to User ...

Page 46: ...ptions UC USWC Graphics Aperture Size 64MB Memory mapped graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aper ture PCI 2 1 Support Enabled This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2 1 features including passive release and delayed transaction Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the primary IDE channel secondary IDE chan nel both or...

Page 47: ...l Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 This allows you to set the address for the onboard serial connector Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration op tions 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 UART2 Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the moth er...

Page 48: ...igh burst bandwidth channel that supports DMA for ECP in both the forward host to peripheral and reverse peripheral to host direction This field allows you to set the op eration mode of the parallel port The setting Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional par allel port operation at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirection...

Page 49: ...roblem Otherwise leave this on the setup de fault 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 BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card If detected the onboard Symbios BIOS will be enabled if not it will be dis abled and the external Symbios SCSI card s ow...

Page 50: ...guration options No Yes IRQ XX Used By ISA No ICU IRQ 5 Used By ISA Yes These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card No ICU indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or an 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 ...

Page 51: ...t setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card 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 Configura tion options are No ICU Yes PCI PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI ...

Page 52: ... 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 DC00 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 53: ... the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that this time the system inactivity period is longer Disable disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User De...

Page 54: ...screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disable Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac tivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disable 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Doz...

Page 55: ...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 On LAN allows your computer to be booted from another computer via a net work by sending a wake up frame or signal With this feature network adm...

Page 56: ... Speed in Rota tions Per Minute RPM The presence of this fan is automatically detected VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V 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 error message will appear Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power s...

Page 57: ... Floppy Configuration options Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive Select This field allows you to select the IDE hard disk drive included in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all your connected IDE hard disk drives Other Boot Device Select ATAPI CD ROM Drive Configuration options ATAPI CD ROM Drive Network Plug Play O S No This field allows you to use a ...

Page 58: ...ion options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Configuration options Off On Full Screen Logo Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Menu ...

Page 59: ...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 the fields other than system date system time and password the system will ask for confirmation before exiting 4 7 Exit Menu Once you h...

Page 60: ... 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 all selections are updated and 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 ot...

Page 61: ... the first time after the installation of your motherboard Windows 98 will detect the onboard audio and video chips and may attempt to in stall a driver from its system registry When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section ASUS ME 99VM User s Manual 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 61 1 Click here 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device and...

Page 62: ...GA controller InstallAudio Driver VxD Windows 95 audio driver installation instructions for the onboard audio Install Audio Driver WDM Windows 98 audio driver installation instructions for the onboard audio Install PCCillin 98 Vx xx Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information InstallADOBEAcroBat ReaderVx x Installs theAdobeAcrobat Reader soft ware nec...

Page 63: ...rt 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 Next and when the Setup Complete box appears click Finish ...

Page 64: ... Master IDE Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 2 Click here and then click Next to start the installation 3 Click here and then click OK to restart 1 Click here ...

Page 65: ... 98 5 5 Install VGA Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here and then click Finish ...

Page 66: ...monitor adjustments by right clicking on the Windows desktop and choosing Prop erties clicking the Settings tab and then the Advanced button Video Setting Page This page allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the screen output This function is available only in 16 bit color high color 65K color and 32 bit true color plus 8 bits for an alpha channel 16 7M color color depths ...

Page 67: ...rmation If your screen is unreadable and you are not able to answer the question within 15 seconds your original settings will be restored You may also press ESC to abort the settings changes NOTE Some settings require you to restart the computer for the settings to take effect Display Preview Screen Resolution To avoid flickering make sure the refresh rate is at least 72Hz Select a color depth Th...

Page 68: ...ur monitor or flat panel displays them from this page Gamma correction is available only in 16 bit color and 24 bit color true color 16 7M color modes In 16 color and 256 color modes gamma correction is not supported Sets the preferred tint of your display Change preview picture Preview picture Sets the preferred tint of your displa y Sets your display s color mapping Restores settings to the orig...

Page 69: ...to bring up the setup screen 3 Click here only after you have read the License Agreement 8 Insertafloppydiskandthenclick here Once the Emergency Clean disk is created click OK 1 Click here 2 Click here 4 Setup will proceed with the installation if no vi ruses are found Click heretostartinstallation 5 Click here 6 7 Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons 9 Click here and ...

Page 70: ...Vx x 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 4 Click here 3 Click here only after you have read the License Agreement 5 Click here and then click Finish to restart ...

Page 71: ... DMI Explorer 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe WhenASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon will a...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...rrefreshtimesofthePC stem perature fan rotation and voltages History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC by date time and target history Hard Drives ShowstheusedandfreespaceofthePC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 74: ... 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 NOTE This feature is currently unavailable 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Page 75: ...he PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys tem monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUSPCProbemonitorisdis played 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

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Page 77: ...anASUS motherboard leave the jumper 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 sWOL_CON in order to utilize theWake 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 LAN data activity 7 ...

Page 78: ... 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 downl...

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