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6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE

6. S/W REFERENCE

Windows 98

Device Summary
Shows a summary of devices 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.

Summary of Contents for MEW-RM

Page 1: ... MEW RM Socket 370 Intel 810 Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

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Page 4: ...ttings 17 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes 24 3 5 System Memory DIMM 24 3 5 2 Memory Installation 25 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 26 3 7 Expansion Cards 27 3 7 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 27 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 28 Standard Interrupt Assignments 28 Interrupt Request Table 29 3 7 3 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot 30 3 8 External Connectors 31 3 9 Power Connection Procedures 43...

Page 5: ...3 1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found 79 5 3 2 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found 81 5 4 LDCM Local Setup 81 5 5 LDCM Administrator Setup 83 5 6 ASUS PC Probe 85 5 7 ASUS LiveUpdate 86 5 8 Driver 88 5 8 1 VGA Driver Setup 88 5 9 Other 90 5 9 1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 90 5 9 2 Intel Security Driver 91 5 9 3 YAMAHA S YXG50 92 5 9 4 YAMAHA XGStudio 94 5 10 Uninstalling Programs 98 6 SOF...

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

Page 7: ...PPENDIX Optional items 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 ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 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 Suppo...

Page 8: ...log Device s 3D sound circuitry sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz 3D PositionalAudio Brings new levels of realism to games with sounds being positioned interactively around the user making them truly part of the 3D vir tual experience Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing Wavetable synthesis Versatile Memory Support DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address ing and ...

Page 9: ...erface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard Provides Vcore and CPU SDRAM frequency adjustments boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection Hardware random number generator supports new security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions 2 1 2 Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of p...

Page 10: ...g PC100 compliant SDRAM ACPIReady ACPI AdvancedConfigurationandPowerInterface isalsoimple mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating 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 utili...

Page 11: ... before the system resources are 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 R...

Page 12: ...DE Connectors Feature Setting DIP Switches Floppy Disk Drive Connector Intel I O Controller Hub ICH ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Wake On Ring Connector Super Multi I O Chip Wake On LAN Connector LCD TV Headers Three PCI Slots Four Mbit Firmware Hub Programmable BIOS Yamaha PCI Audio optional AC 97 V2 1 Audio Codec Audio Modem Riser AMR Connector Joystick MIDI Line Out Line In Microphone In Conn...

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

Page 14: ... 3 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power IDELED CD VIDEO TAD COM2 CPU_FAN AUX WOL_CON Clear CMOS R191 SMB WOR FLOPPY DSW MEW RM Socket 370 Super I O Intel I O Controller Hub ICH 4Mbit Firmware Hub FWH Audio Codec Intel 810 Graphics Memory Controller Hub JEN ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Audio Codec Setting Audio Modem Riser AMR SAFE_MD NO_REBOOT DIP Switches PCI3VSBSEL IR_CON AUDIOEN JTPWR CHA_FAN P...

Page 15: ...INTER 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 8 GAME_AUDIO p 33 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female 9 PRIMARY SECONDARY p 34 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1pins 10 FLOPPY p 34 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pins 11 WOL_CON ...

Page 16: ... Connector 2 pins 25 PLED PANEL p 42 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins 26 KEYLOCK PANEL p 42 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins 27 SPEAKER PANEL p 42 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 28 RESET PANEL p 42 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 29 PWR PANEL p 42 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 30 EXTSMI PANEL p 42 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins 31 LED PANEL p 42 System Message LED 2 pins ...

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

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

Page 19: ...OEN Enable 1 2 default Disable 2 3 MEW RM MEW RM Onboard Audio Setting Enable Disable Default 1 2 3 1 2 3 AUDIOEN 4 Onboard Audio Codec Setting CODEC available 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 a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primaryAMR on theAMR slot seeAMR Slot la...

Page 20: ...6 Safe Mode Setting SAFE_MD Usually socket 370 processors have locked frequency multiples In this case there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard settings or BIOS setup With unlocked socket 370 processors exceeding the specified multiple is possible through BIOS setup Exceeding the specified mul tiple may result in hanging during bootup If this occurs enable Safe ...

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

Page 22: ... In JumperFree mode all DIP switches DSW must be set to OFF MEW RM MEW RM CPU External Clock Frequency Selection DSW CPU SDRAM 75MHz 112MHz 83MHz 124MHz 66MHz 100MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU SDRAM 100MHz 100MHz 112MHz 112MHz 100MHz 150MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 CPU SDRAM 133MHz 133MHz 150MHz 150MHz 124MHz 124MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 ON 1 2 3 4 5 JumperFree Mo...

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

Page 24: ...otup screen Single sided DIMMs come in 16 32 64 128MB double sided come in 32 64 128 256MB 3 5 System Memory DIMM NOTE No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac cess Memory SDRAM of 16 32 64 128MB or 256MB 512MB maximum sys t...

Page 25: ... RM 168 Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins MEW RM 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 ...

Page 26: ...gle 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 force is required to insert the CPU Onc...

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

Page 28: ...ts the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real ...

Page 29: ...e 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 PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 Onboard VGA shared Onboard Audio AMR SMBus shared USB Expansion Cards 3 H W SETUP ...

Page 30: ...ller Hub ICH This provides an upgradeable audio and or modem solution at an incredibly low cost There are two types of AMR one defined as primary and another defined as secondary This motherboard uses the primary channel so that a secondary AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC The motherboard s onboard CODEC must be disabled when using a primary AMR NOTE An AMR is not incl...

Page 31: ...y be exceptions Look on 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 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 detec...

Page 32: ...he 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 open...

Page 33: ... this connector for playing games Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio Joystick MIDI 15 pin female 8 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME_AUDIO 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 microp...

Page 34: ...oth 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 pin IDE cable MEW RM MEW RM IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the...

Page 35: ...0mA 5V standby power MEW RM MEW RM 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 12 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: ...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 In...

Page 37: ...R 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 MEW RM MEW RM Infrared Module Connector Standard Infra...

Page 38: ...s multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer SMBCLK Ground SMBDATA 5V 1 MEW RM SMBus Connector SMB MEW RM 18 LCD TV Headers 14 pin LCDTV0 LCDTV1 optional These headers require an optional LCD TV card for LCD or TV output MEW RM MEW RM 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 1...

Page 39: ...such as a speaker between the onboard audio and the voice modem card MEW RM MEW RM Internal Audio Connectors TAD Modem Out from Modem Ground Modem In to Modem CD Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO Green Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 20 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 This connector allows you to...

Page 40: ...DO 22 Chassis Intrusion Lead 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 even...

Page 41: ...y lead 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 MEW RM MEW RM 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 Gr...

Page 42: ...system s power 30 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin EXTSMI 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 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 t...

Page 43: ...e 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 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 system may have failed a power ON test ...

Page 44: ...g bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT 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 m...

Page 45: ...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 Ente...

Page 46: ... booting up When 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 M...

Page 47: ...en 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 D...

Page 48: ...tice 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 key...

Page 49: ...ht pointer symbol as shown in the left view ap pears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu contains ad ditional options for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field ...

Page 50: ...id 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 supp...

Page 51: ...sful 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 52: ...eads 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 s...

Page 53: ... 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 S...

Page 54: ...word 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 wil...

Page 55: ...r computer 4 Hold down Delete during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences MEW RM Clear CMOS Short solder points to Clear CMOS MEW RM Clear RTC RAM R190 R191 Q28 ACHA 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 Key board Installed Memory XXX MB Th...

Page 56: ...quency and external frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU Bus Frequency to match the speed of your CPU Configuration options 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 7 0x 7 5x 8 0x CPU SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio when CPU Speed is set to Manual This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Bus Frequency Each of the two memory data tra...

Page 57: ...d 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 expansion cards only if a PS 2 mouse is not detected Enabled will always reserve IRQ12 whether on startup a PS 2 mouse is dete...

Page 58: ...ions 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 the SDRAM active command and the read write command NOTE To make changes to ...

Page 59: ...ze 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory forAGPgraphic data Configuration options 64MB 32MB Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI 2 1 Support Enabled This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2 1 features including passive release and del...

Page 60: ...ld 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 Seri...

Page 61: ...ly EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to oper ate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Paralle...

Page 62: ...efault 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...

Page 63: ...Q XX Used By ISA These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card N0 ICU 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 f...

Page 64: ...ult 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 Con...

Page 65: ... the amount used for 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 Bloc...

Page 66: ...ower management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User De fine Disabled Min Saving Max Saving I...

Page 67: ... 2 Min 3 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 requ...

Page 68: ...er 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 sys tem to power ON Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN Enabled Wake On LAN allows your computer to be booted from an...

Page 69: ...t least 300mA on the 5VSB lead The default is set to Dis abled because not all computers have the appropriateATX power supply Your computer will not power ON if you set this to Enabled and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at...

Page 70: ...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 er...

Page 71: ... 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 or allow you to disable this field ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM...

Page 72: ... 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 Flo...

Page 73: ... 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 74: ... 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 ma...

Page 75: ...ard BIOS and CPU Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD User s Manual displays the motherboard user s manual in pdf format Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance Read Me opens up a file containing additional notes Home returns you to the...

Page 76: ...up See 5 3 2 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found Other INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset This utility in stalls INF files in Windows for the following items System and Graphics LPC Interface SM Bus PCI Bridge Bus Master IDE USB Host Controllers Intel Security Driver Installs a security controller for yourWindows 95 98 Read the Release Notes dur ing installation and the Readme file at the end of the...

Page 77: ...to view user s manuals saved in PDF format Updated or other language versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites Exit Returns to the Installation menu Flash BIOS Utility DOS Version Provides infor mation on the Flash BIOS utility AFLASH EXE Choose Restart in MS DOS mode then type aflash from theAFLASH folder on the support CD This page gives Marketing a...

Page 78: ...ter installing your motherboard Windows will detect all plug and play devices You can either follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install the device drivers or click Cancel When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section IMPORTANT Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because Windows may load an older display driver th...

Page 79: ...79 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 5 3 1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found 2 Click here and then click Next 1 Click here 3 Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD ROM drive browse to it and then click here 4 Click here ...

Page 80: ...ual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 5 3 2 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found 1 Click here 2 Click here and then click Next 3 Browse to the here click Next and then follow the online instructions to complete installation ...

Page 81: ...erboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility such as ASUS PC Probe is installed To uninstall any program see 5 9 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 82: ... RM User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 10 Click here 9 Click here 11 Click here 13 Click here 14 Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing ...

Page 83: ...motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen NOTE LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility such as ASUS PC Probe is installed To uninstall any program see 5 9 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 84: ...84 ASUS MEW RM User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 9 Click here 8 Click here ...

Page 85: ...board 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 9 Uninstalling Programs 1 Click here 2 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 86: ...86 ASUS MEW RM User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 S W SETUP Windows 98 7 Click here 8 Click here 9 Click here 10 Click here ...

Page 87: ...dows 98 87 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 88: ...Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 7 Click here 8 Click here to install to the default folder 9 Click here 4 Click here 3 Click here ...

Page 89: ... Click here and then click Finish to restart 11 Click here 14 Click here 15 Click here 16 Click here 17 Click here 18 Browse to E VGA WIN98 and then click here 12 Click here 13 Click here 19 To install other driv ers click here and then click Finish ...

Page 90: ...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 ...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...ive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 3 Click here 1 Click here 2 Click here 4 Click here 5 Enter the information requested and the click here 6 Click here The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card 7 Click here only if you accept the terms of the agreement 8 Click here ...

Page 93: ...ASUS MEW RM User s Manual 93 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 9 Click here 10 Click here 11 Click here ...

Page 94: ...me 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: ...X 6 0 Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen 1 Click here 2 Click here 5 Click here 6 Click here 3 Click here 4 Click here only after you have read the license agreement ...

Page 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...ling Programs Add Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program 1 Double click here to open the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box 2 Select the program to remove and click here 3 Click here ...

Page 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 ...

Page 100: ...ou want for your graphics hardware Full acceleration is the fastest and is recommended for most computers If your ocmputer is having prob lems and you suspect graphics acceleration to be the cause use the highest setting at which you do not have problems Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor Click a profile to make it the active profile Otherwise the d...

Page 101: ...pdated 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 deskto...

Page 102: ...ed resolution refresh rate Change refresh rate Allows you to adjust the de fault refresh rates for each resolutionandcolorsettings Advanced Allows you to assign hot keys to enable the OnScreen Display OSD To use this func tion select Enable OSD You may want to change the default hot key CTRL ALT O ifitconflictswiththehotkeysofothergames video players or Windows programs Color Video Lets you make c...

Page 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 to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility a...

Page 104: ...mperature 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: ...ets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives ShowstheusedandfreespaceofthePC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Over heated is selected the CPU cooling sys tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem perature reach...

Page 106: ...ices in your PC DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and in ternal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 107: ...sk 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: ... 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 109: ...y List as the new current play song Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current play song 6 4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player To start the Yamaha XGstudio click Start point to Programs point to YAMAHA XGstudio and then click XGstudio Player 6 4 1 Yamaha XGstudio Player Control Panel Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current play song Des...

Page 110: ...amaha XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Image Switcher AVI file Video image Displays the AVI file with the same name as the MIDI file being played If one is not available the preset DEFAULT AVI file is played BMP file Still image Displays the BMP file with the same name as the MIDI file being played If one is not available the preset DEFAULT BMP file is played LED velocity meter Animation Displays the ...

Page 111: ...RENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger The SmartArranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons To return to the original voice set click Piano Orchestra Mallet Techno Choir Robot Nature Return ...

Page 112: ...ASUS MEW RM User s Manual 112 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE Windows 98 6 6 Hardware Information 1 Click here ...

Page 113: ...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 ME...

Page 114: ...OS 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 dow...

Page 115: ...rs ATX Power Supply 41 Audio Port 33 Consumer IR 37 Fan 36 Floppy Disk Drive 34 IDE 34 Internal Audio 39 Internal Microphone 39 Joystick MIDI 33 Monitor Output 33 Parallel Port 32 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 41 PS 2 Keyboard 31 PS 2 Mouse 31 Serial Port COM1 32 SMBus 38 Standard IR 37 USB 32 Wake On LAN 35 Wake On Ring 35 Consumer IR Connector 37 CPU Bus Frequency MHz 56 CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple...

Page 116: ...igh Priority PCI Mode 59 I I O Voltage Setting 18 IDE Activity LED Lead 36 IDE Connectors 34 IDE Hard Drive 71 Installation CPU 26 Expansion Card 27 Memory 25 Installed Memory 55 Internal Audio Connectors 39 Internal Microphone Connector 39 Interrupts Request Table 29 Standard Assignments 28 IRQ XX Used By ISA 63 ISA MEM Block BASE 65 Item Checklist 7 J Joystick MIDI Connector 33 JumperFree Mode S...

Page 117: ...p 96 PCI 2 1 Support 59 PCI 3 Volt Setting 20 PCI Audio 9 Driver Setup 81 PCI Latency Timer 62 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 62 INDEX PIO Mode 53 Plug Play O S 72 Power Connection Procedures 43 Power Fan Speed 70 Power Management 66 Procedure CPU Installation 26 Hardware Setup 17 Power Connection 43 Programs Uninstalling 98 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 31 PS 2 Mouse Connector 31 PS 2 Mouse Function 57 PWR Butt...

Page 118: ...Capability 67 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 62 System Date 50 System Memory 24 System Time 50 T Thermal Sensor Connector 41 Translation Method 52 Type 51 U UART2 Use Standard Infrared 61 Ultra DMA Mode 53 Uninstalling Programs 98 Universal Serial Bus Ports 32 Updating BIOS 45 USB Function 63 USB Legacy Support 57 User Password 54 Using LiveUpdate 108 PC Probe 103 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 110 Yamaha XGstudio Play...

Page 119: ...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 120: ...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 121: ... 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 122: ...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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