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ASUS POLO User’s Manual

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4. BIOS SETUP

4. BIOS SETUP

 Power Up Control

Automatic Power Up [Disabled]

This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure
your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday]
or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Automatic Power Up
does not work if the system is powered down by operating systems with
ACPI feature, such as Windows 98. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Everyday] [By Date]

Summary of Contents for POLO SiS630(E) Ultra-AGP

Page 1: ... POLO SiS630 E Ultra AGP Socket 370 Motherboard USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Intel and Pentium are regsitered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft...

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Page 4: ... Locations 13 3 HARDWARE SETUP 14 3 1 Motherboard Layout 14 3 2 Layout Contents 15 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure 16 3 4 Motherboard Settings 17 3 5 System Memory 18 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes 18 3 5 2 Memory Installation 19 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 20 3 6 1 CPU Installation 21 3 7 Expansion Cards 22 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 22 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 23 3 8 Connector...

Page 5: ...d Menu 50 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 51 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 52 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 54 4 5 Power Menu 55 4 5 1 Power Up Control 57 4 6 Boot Menu 59 4 7 Exit Menu 61 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 63 5 1 Install the Operating System 63 5 2 Start Windows 63 5 3 POLO Motherboard Support CD 63 5 3 1 Installation Menu 63 5 3 2 Applications 64 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 65 6 1 ASUS PC Probe 65 7 APPENDIX 71 7 1...

Page 6: ...ermined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference 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 techn...

Page 7: ...SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference 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 contact your retailer 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION Manual Checklist Package Contents 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives 1...

Page 8: ...s that support four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 4 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives LAN Support Features the SiS900 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN controller built in the SiS630 E chipset and an RJ 45 connector to allow convenient connection to a Local Area Network LAN The chipset also supports Wake on L...

Page 9: ...power savings while leaving your computer ON STR allows QuickStart when you get back so you don t have to go through the long boot process Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components PC Health Monitoring Includes one CPU fan and one chassis fan for...

Page 10: ...nents and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95 98 2000 NT Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99 Wake Up Feature Supports Wake On LAN Keyboard Mouse Wake Up and BIOS Wake Up 2 1 3 Performance Features High Speed Data Transfer Interface IDE transfers using UltraDMA 33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB s This mo...

Page 11: ...et for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds PowerLED requiresACPI OS support The power LED indicates the system status Remote Ring On requires modem This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this benefit on hand users can access vital information from their computers anywhere System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 95 9...

Page 12: ... Serial Port COM1 Bottom 19 1 VGA Connector Bottom 19 2 USB Connectors Port 0 Port 1 Bottom 20 1 USB Header Port 2 Port 3 3 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 21 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 21 Audio Features Crystal AC 97 v2 1 Audio Codec 15 Game MIDI Port Top 16 Line Out Connector Bottom 16 Line In Connector Bottom 16 Microphone Connector Bottom 16 Modem Connector internal 17 CD Connector internal 1...

Page 13: ...ASUS POLO User s Manual 13 2 FEATURES 2 FEATURES M B Components 2 2 1 Component Locations 2 3 4 17 9 8 19 7 14 18 1 12 5 6 10 15 16 21 20 13 11 ...

Page 14: ... CH_FAN WOL_CON CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD_IN SiS630 E 3C Integration Single Chip PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In Bottom USB1 USB2 Top RJ 45 CL_RTC Flash BIOS PCI Slot 1 DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 1 0 0 1 DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 3 2 ATX Power Connector Primary IDE Secondary IDE Socket 370 1 1 Audio Codec CPU_FAN MODEM USB FLOPPY PANEL...

Page 15: ... three 1 8 9 WOL_CON p 28 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin 10 FLOPPY p 28 Floppy Disk Drive Port Connector 34 pin 11 PRIMARY IDE p 29 IDE Connectors two 40 1 pins SECONDARY IDE 12 USB2 p 30 USB Header 10 1 pins 13 IR p 30 Infrared Module Connector 5 pin 14 CPU_FAN CHA_FAN p 31 Chassis and CPU Fan Connectors 3 pin 15 IDELED p 31 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 16 CD_IN MODEM p 32 Internal Audio Connectors two 4 ...

Page 16: ...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 connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the...

Page 17: ...information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 unplug the computer 2 short the solder points 3 turn ON the computer 4 hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data 0 1 POLO POLO Clear RTC RAM Setting Short solder points to Clear CMOS CL_RTC 3 4 Motherboard Settings This motherboard does not have jumper...

Page 18: ...OT attempt to mix registered SDRAMs with VCM SDRAMs Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 1 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 Total System Memory Max 1GB 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard For the system CPU bus to operate 100...

Page 19: ...entoneithersideofthebreaks themoduleonlyfitsinonedirection SDRAM DIMMs have different pin contacts on each side and have a higher pin density than DRAM SIMMs The DIMMs must be 3 3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see the figure below The notches on the DIMM shifts between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type fro...

Page 20: ... not to damage the CPU pins The CPU picture above is for reference only Usually when you buy a CPU the heatsink and fan are already attached to the CPU If a heatsink and fan did not come with the package make sure you obtain one before installing the CPU Proceed to the next section for the steps on how to properly install a CPU CAUTION Becarefulnottoscrapethemotherboardwhenmounting unmounting a cl...

Page 21: ...its in place 5 Secure the CPU into the socket by pushing the socket lever all the way down You will hear a click indicating that the lever is in place 6 Attach the heatsink and fan to the CPU if they were not pre installed by the vendor Refer to the installation instructions that came with the heatsink and fan CAUTION The CPU fits only in one orientation Do not force the CPU into the socket to pre...

Page 22: ...d and make any necessary hardware settings for the card before installing it 2 Remove the system unit cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 3 Detach the riser card from the PCI card slot on the motherboard 4 Carefully insert the golden fingers of the expansion card into the connector on the riser card 5 Insert the golden fingers of the riser card to...

Page 23: ...ing 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 24: ...24 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 H W SETUP This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 25: ...y disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions 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 Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If no mouse is detected IRQ12 become available to expansion cards ...

Page 26: ...nector Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Universal Serial Bus USB Parallel Printer Port 25 pin female 3 Fast Ethernet LAN Connector R J45 The RJ 45 connector allows connection to a LocalArea Network LAN through a network hub RJ 45 ...

Page 27: ... VGA This connector is for a VGA monitor and other VGA compatible devices VGA Monitor 15 pin female 8 Game MIDI Connector Gold 15 pin GAME_AUDIO This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files 9 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO The Line Out lime connects a headphone or speakers The Line In light blue connects a tape players or ...

Page 28: ... ribbon cable to PIN 1 POLO Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 0 1 POLO 1 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin WOL_CON This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output such as theASUS PCI L101 Ethernet card see 7 Appendix The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card IMPORTANT To use this feature enable the Wake On LAN feature in BIOS see 4...

Page 29: ...o the secondary IDE connector If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two UltraDMA 66 33 devices purchase another UltraDMA 66 33 cable NOTES 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed t...

Page 30: ...BP3 8 USBP3 9 GND 0 1 POLO Optional 2 port USB Connector Set 5 Infrared Module Connector 5 pin IR This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on a system chassis that supports this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is dire...

Page 31: ...fanwitha rotation signal The Rotations Per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins POLO 12 Volt Cooling F...

Page 32: ...he ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB 0 1 POLO POLO ATX Power Connector 3 3 Volts 12 0 Volts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground NC 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 Ground 5V Standby 0 1 POLO POLO Internal Audio Connectors CD In Black Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Ground MODEM Modem Out Ground Modem In 8 ...

Page 33: ...tional Connect the optional TV connector module to this header using a 5 pin interface cable The TV connector module allows you to connect the PC to a television with NTSC or PALvideo format to display graphics and video of higher quality NOTE TheTVconnectormoduledoesnotcomewiththemotherboardpackage 0 1 POLO POLO LCD Header LCDHD 11 FDDCDAT 12 0 5V 13 TXC 14 GND 15 TX0 16 TX1 17 GND 18 TX2 19 No c...

Page 34: ...ows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 16 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Connector 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this connector Pressing the button...

Page 35: ...se lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press theATX power switch If the monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED does The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appears on the screen If y...

Page 36: ...switching off the power switch ForATX power supplies you can press theATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the 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 does not appear when shutting down with ATX p...

Page 37: ...ers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers th...

Page 38: ...BIOS SETUP 4 BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press Enter The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press Enter ...

Page 39: ...he 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 The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then p...

Page 40: ...nts the system from booting up When the programming is finished Flashed Successfully appears WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the 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 the disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able t...

Page 41: ... you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Tests POST Press Delete to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST continues to run the test routine thus preventing you from launching the Setup program If you intend to enter Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl A...

Page 42: ...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 Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or keypa...

Page 43: ... or Esc Sub Menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can launch a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press Enter Use the legend keys to enter values or move from field to field within a sub menu j...

Page 44: ...te and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets your system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ... 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 Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Se...

Page 48: ...at Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 4 3 2 Keyboard Features Other options for Type are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not l...

Page 49: ...llows 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 Note about Passwords TheBIOSSetupprogramallowsyoutospecifypasswordsintheMainmenu Thepasswords controlaccesstotheBIOSduringsystemstartup Thepasswordsarenotcasesensitive In otherwords itmakesnodifferencewh...

Page 50: ...Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU s Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check Disabled This field controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Configuration 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 ...

Page 51: ...ion options 2MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB USB Function Enabled This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices Set to Enabled if you intend to use USB devices Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Enabled This motherboard has embedded LAN controller If you intend to use the onboard LAN feature leave this parameter to the default setting Enabled If you plan to install a LAN add...

Page 52: ...ss for the MIDI device Configuration options 300H 301H 330H 331H Disabled Onboard MIDI IRQ 5 This field allows you to set the IRQ assignment for the onboard MIDI device Note that this parameter appears only when you set the Onboard MIDI I O address Configuration options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Floppy Disk Access Control R W When set to Read Only this field protects files from being copied to flop...

Page 53: ...re See IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3 8 External Connectors Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this feature Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode Normal This field ...

Page 54: ... 4 BIOS SETUP 4 BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Slot 1 IRQ Auto When set to Auto this field automatically determines the IRQ assignment for the PCI slot Configuration options Auto NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 4 4 3 PCI Configuration ...

Page 55: ...ol 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 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 Define Disabled Min Saving M...

Page 56: ...ration options Disabled 1 Min 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 only consumes less than 5 watts of power Select Enabled if your power supply can provide at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to support the STR function If the expansio...

Page 57: ...es a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer 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...

Page 58: ...matic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Automatic Power Up does not work if the system is powered down by operating systems with ACPI feature such as Windows 98 Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ...

Page 59: ...es IDEHardDrive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy IDE Hard Drive None This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter shows the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives Configuration options Disabled None ATAPI CD ROM None This field allows you to select which ...

Page 60: ...rus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and examine the system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled When set to Enabled this field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST ro...

Page 61: ...f Once this option is selected a confirmation is asked Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes...

Page 62: ...saving the values 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 men...

Page 63: ...er installing the motherboard Windows 98 detects all the Plug n Play devices Follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install all the necessary device drivers When prompted to restart select No then follow the normal setup procedures on the screen 5 3 POLO Motherboard Support CD To begin using the support CD insert it into the CD ROM drive The support installation menu should appear If the menu does ...

Page 64: ...version of Flash BIOS from the ASUS website Before using ASUS Update you should install a network card and a TCP IP network driver PC Cillin 2000 V7 0 Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information ADOBE Acrobat Reader V4 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user s manuals in PDF format ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS monito...

Page 65: ... external frequencies through the 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 bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box To launch ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Pro...

Page 66: ...nitor Shows the PC temperature for supported processors only 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 fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 67: ...nformation Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overhea...

Page 68: ... pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal 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 Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 69: ...the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system 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 ASUS PC Probe monitor appears 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe ...

Page 70: ...ASUS POLO User s Manual 70 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 S W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe This page was intentionally left blank ...

Page 71: ...rd set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake On LAN WOL output signal to the WOL_CONconnectoronthemotherboardtousetheWake On LANfeature Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN_LED to the LAN_LED connector on the system chassis front panel to display the LAN data activity 7 APPENDIX ASUS LAN Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Other Intel Chip...

Page 72: ...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 TheWake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on systems supportingWake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downloa...

Page 73: ...ication defines a cross platform interface designed to support many operating systems ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC sys tem including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs net work cards hard...

Page 74: ...ng of host based appli cations CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory Currently there are socket 370 for Pentium III FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD process...

Page 75: ...can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further more the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters PCI 2 1 supports concur rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I O address DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISAcards However configuration of ISA ...

Page 76: ...SDRAM organization and timing parameters SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions A set of new instructions added to existing architectures that enables a better visual experience with an accelerated 3D geometry pipeline and support for new applica tions such as real time video encoding and speech recognition System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the o...

Page 77: ...ower Supply Thermal Sensor 34 PS 2 Keyboard 25 PS 2 Mouse 25 Serial Port 27 SMBus 30 USB 26 Wake On LAN 28 Cylinders 46 D Discard Changes 62 Dual Inline Memory Modules 18 Types of 18 E ECP DMA Select 53 Ethernet Card 71 Exit Discarding Changes 61 Exit Saving Changes 61 Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs 23 F Floppy Disk Drive Connector 28 32 33 H Halt On 49 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 20 Memory In...

Page 78: ...dating BIOS 39 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 25 PS 2 Mouse Connector 25 PWR Button 4 Secs 56 PWR Up On Modem Act 57 Q Quick Power On Self Test 60 R Removable Device 59 S Save Changes 62 SDRAM Configuration 51 Sector 47 Serial Port Connectors 27 SMART Monitoring 47 SMBus Connector 30 Supervisor Password 49 Suspend Mode 56 Suspend to RAM Capability 56 System Date 44 System Memory SDRAM 18 System Start Up ...

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