ASUS MEW User Manual

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MEW

Socket 370 Intel® 810 Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

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Product Name: ASUS MEW
Manual Revision: 1.06 E386
Release Date: May 1999

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7

1.1 How this manual is organized..................................................... 7

1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7

2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8

2.1 The ASUS MEW Motherboard................................................... 8

2.1.1 Specifications..................................................................... 8

2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components................................ 9

2.1.3 Performance ..................................................................... 10

2.1.4 Intelligence....................................................................... 11

2.2 ASUS MEW Part Definitions ................................................... 12

2.3 ASUS MEW Part Locations ..................................................... 13

3. HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14

3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14

3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15

3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17

3.4 Motherboard Settings................................................................ 17

3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 24

3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 24

3.5.2 DIMM 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 .............................. 27

3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................ 28

3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 28

3.8 External Connectors.................................................................. 29

3.9 Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 43

4. BIOS SETUP.................................................................................... 44

4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 44

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 44

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures.............................................. 45

4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 47

4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 48

4.2.2 Legend Bar....................................................................... 48

4.3 Main Menu................................................................................ 50

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 51

4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 56

4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 58

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 61

4.4.3 PCI Configuration............................................................ 63

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 66

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4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 67

4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 69

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor............................................................ 71

4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 72

4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 74

5. SOFTWARE SETUP ........................................................................ 77

ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD............................................ 77

Software Setup Contents................................................................... 78

Support CD Content Descriptions .................................................... 79

Operating Systems ............................................................................ 81

5.1 Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) .................................. 82

5.2 ASUS PC Probe .......................................................................... 83

5.3 ASUS Update .............................................................................. 84

5.4 Driver .......................................................................................... 85

5.4.1 Network Driver Setup (LAN model only) ....................... 85

5.4.2 VGA Driver Setup............................................................ 86

5.4.3 Audio Driver Setup (audio model only) .......................... 87

5.5 Other ........................................................................................... 88

5.5.2 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset ................................. 88

5.5.3 Intel Security Controller Driver ....................................... 89

5.5.4 YAMAHA S-YXG50 ....................................................... 90

5.5.5 Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver .......................................... 91

5.5.6 PC-cillin 98 V4.06 ........................................................... 92

5.5.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0 ............................................ 93

5.6 ASUS DMI Utility ...................................................................... 94

5.7 Flash BIOS Utility (DOS)........................................................... 95

5.8 Uninstalling Programs ................................................................ 96

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 97

6.1 ASUS PC Probe .......................................................................... 99

6.2 ASUS Update ............................................................................ 105

6.3 Display Properties..................................................................... 107

6.4 YAMAHA S-YXG50 ................................................................ 111

6.5 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)..................................... 113

6.6 Hardware Information............................................................... 116

7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 1 17

7.1 Glossary .................................................................................... 117

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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference 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 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 technician for help.

WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-

proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana­dian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 How this manual is organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist

2) FEATURES Product information and specifications

3) HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard

4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software

5) SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software

6) 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,
please contact your retailer.

(1) ASUS Motherboard

Sections/Checklist

1. INTRODUCTION

(1) 40-pin ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/33 IDE drives
(1) 80-pin ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/33 IDE drives

(Note: The 80-pin ribbon cable is designed with a 40-pin connector.)
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy drives
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps

(1) Support CD with drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual

I/O Shield (for LAN model only)
Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for non-LCD model only)
LCD panel & Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for LCD model only)
ASUS IrDA-compliant Infrared module (optional)
ASUS Consumer Infrared set (optional)

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2.1 The ASUS MEW Motherboard

The MEW motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC
user who wants many smart features in a small package. So what’s so smart about
the ASUS MEW motherboard?

2.1.1 Specifications

• Latest Intel Socket 370 Processor Support! Supports Intel’s Celeron proces-

2. FEATURES

Specifications

• Latest Intel 810-DC100 Chipset! Features 100MHz FSB Intel 810-DC100

• Integrated Graphics! Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, par-

2. FEATURES

sor designed for Socket 370 and packaged in Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA).

chipset (GMCH & ICH) with integrated 4MB, 32-bit 100MHz SDRAM display
cache controller and a 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller.

allel data processing and compression, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hard­ware acceleration, and motion video acceleration. Onboard 4MB SDRAM dis­play cache allows up to 1024x768x16bit color for 3D graphics and
1600x1200x8bit color for 2D graphics.

• ASUS Graphics Driver! You can gain about 12% performance over that of the

standard graphics driver (2D highend graphics WinMark) using ASUS’ custom
graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and
provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.

• V ersatile Memory Support! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address-

ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32,
64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides)

• JumperFree™ Mode! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-

quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is
enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included incase you
want to manually adjust the processor’s external frequency.

• Smart Slots! Optional five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) with two 16-bit ISA expansion

slots, 6 PCI with 1 ISA, or 6 PCI with no ISA. PCI supports up to 133MB/sec
maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master PCI card (such
as SCSI or LAN cards).

• Latest Low Pin Count Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UAR T compatible

serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.

• Integrated IDE! Controller supports UltraDMA/66 up to 66MB/s, UltraDMA/

33 up to 33MB/s, and PIO Mode 4 up to 17MB/s.

• Desktop Management Interface (DMI) V2.3! Supports DMI through BIOS,

which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a
higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)

• Peripheral Wake-Up! Supports Wake-On-LAN, Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard

Wake-Up, BIOS Wake-Up, and wake-up by infrared remote control.

• AMR Slot! Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very affordable audio and/or

modem riser card.

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2. FEATURES

• Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Chassis intrusion circuitry can log chas-

sis panel open events into LDCM (available in near future for this motherboard).
The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed
and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the RTC used for
keeping time!

• Firmware Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features.

• Monitoring for your PC’s Health! Provided ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM

(this motherboard requires v6.0 available in the near future) allows PC health
monitoring.

• Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection! Programmable BIOS (Flash

EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firm­ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au­tomatic setup.

2. FEATURES

• Smart BIOS! 4Mb firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface 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.

• Wired for Management (WfM) V2.0! Supports remote monitor, diagnosis,

and management (Alert-On-LAN) in network configuration.

2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components

The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:

• Smart Audio! Software Audio and Hardware AC’97 V2.1 CODEC compliant,

Analog Device’ s 3D sound circuitry , sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz.
Full audio output can be directed to the chassis’ internal speaker in order to save
space, save money , and reduce complications associated with external speakers.

• 3D Positional Audio! Brings new levels of realism to games with sounds being posi-

tioned interactively around the user, making them truly part of the 3D virtual experi­ence. Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing Wavetable synthesis.

Specifications-Optional

• Smart Networking! Features the Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet LAN Controller

(fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX). Supports TCO function.

• Space Savings! Digital Flat Panel (DFP) Interface gives a direct digital connec-
tion for connecting a digital flat panel (analog flat panel must be connected to
the VGA-out connector) to your PC. This interface transmits sharp, bright im­ages by eliminating digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversions, which
can accumulate noise and degrade image quality.

• No Messy Wir es! Integrated consumer IR and Standard IR supports an optional
remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per­sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller.

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2. FEATURES

Performance

2. FEATURES

2.1.3 Performance

• UltraPerformance! Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors

that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/
33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices,
such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, and LS-120 drives.

• Dual Speeds! CPU frequency can operate at either 66MHz or 100MHz while

system memory operates at either 100MHz or 66MHz. (100MHz CPU with 66MHz
SDRAM setting not supported) This asynchronous design can optimize the VGA
performance under shared memory configuration. Of course 100MHz/100MHz
synchronous host/DRAM clock is recommended for maximum performance.

• Double or Quadruple the IDE T ransfer Speed! IDE transfers using UltraDMA/

33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB/s and up to 66MB/s using
UltraDMA/66 technology. The best of all is that these new technology is com­patible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade
current IDE devices or cables.

• Concurrent 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.

• ACPI Ready! ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple-

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 . W ith these features implemented in the OS,
PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS such as Windows
98 must be used.

• Suspend and Go! Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings

as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart™ so that you do
not fall asleep waiting for system bootup. (STR requires OS support and does
not support ISA cards; ISA cards may fail to work coming out of STR mode.)

• New Compliancy! Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet

PC’99 compliancy (on model without ISA) . The new PC’99 requirements for
systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for
Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and manag­ing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures
for W indows 95/98/NT . Color -coded connectors and descriptive icons make iden­tification easy as required by PC’99.

• Highest Audio Quality! AC’97 DAC/ADC built into the audio CODEC reduces

noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) o f
+90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and recognition.

• Extreme Graphics! The integrated motion compensation allows for smooth

MPEG1 or MPEG2 video playback. Fast 3D graphics engine allows for an ex­citing gameplay experience.

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2. FEATURES

2.1.4 Intelligence

• Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm! To prevent system overheat and system

damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.

• Temperature Monitoring and Alert! To prevent system overheat and system

damage, this motherboard supports Socket 370 processor thermal sensing and
auto-protection.

• Voltage Monitoring and Alert! System voltage levels are monitored to ensure

stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are
more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper
system configuration and management.

• System Resources Alert! (Requires the future release of LDCM v6.0) T oday’s

operating systems such as Windows 98, Windows NT, and OS/2, require much
more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run
large applications. The system resource monitor will warn the user before the
system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes. Sugges­tions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more
efficiently.

Intelligence

2. FEATURES

• Dual Function Power Button! Through BIOS, the power button can be defined

as the “Stand by” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX
Power Switch for more information) button. Regardless of the setting, pushing
the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode.

• 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 any information from their computers from anywhere in the world!

• Message LED (requires ACPI OS support)! Chassis LEDs now act as infor-

mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can
determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful infor­mation to the user.

• Peripheral Power Up! Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or dis-

abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your
keyboard or mouse click.

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2.2 ASUS MEW Part Definitions

The following are part descriptions for the motherboard parts shown on the next
page.

Part Definitions

2. FEATURES

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

2. FEATURES

ATX Power Connector for connection to an ATX power supply

1

LCD Header for LCD connector set (LCD model only)

2

LCD Chipset (on LCD model only)

3

Socket 370 for Intel Celeron 370 processors

4

Intel 810-DC100 (GMCH-DC100) Integrated Graphics Chipset

5

Three DIMM Sockets

6

Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors

7

Feature Setting DIP Switches

8

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

9

Serial COM2 Header
Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH)
Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset
Four Mbit Firmware Hub (programmable BIOS)
Wake-On-Ring Connector
Wake-On-LAN Connector
Onboard high-speed 4MB SDRAM for integrated AGP VGA
One or Two ISA Slot(s) (on ISA model only)
PCI to ISA Bridge (on ISA model only)
Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet Chipset (on LAN model only)
AC’97 V2.1 Audio CODEC
Five or Six PCI Slots (optional at the time of purchase)
Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector
Joystick, Midi, Line Out, Line In, Microphone In Connectors
VGA Monitor Output Connector
Parallel Connector
Serial COM1 Connector
LAN (RJ45) and USB Connectors (LAN optional)
PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard Connectors

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2. FEATURES

2.3 ASUS MEW Part Locations

3

28
27

26

1

2

7645

8 9

25

24

23

22
21

20

19

2. FEATURES

Part Locations

18

17

16

NOTE: The ISA model is shown above. ISA slots are optional at the time of pur­chase. The model without ISA will have 6 PCI slots.

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1112131415

10

3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.1 Motherboard Layout

PS/2

T: Mouse
B: Keyboard

Bottom:

USB1
USB

2

Top:

RJ45

VIO

01

01

CPU_FAN

01

COM1

PARALLEL PORT

Motherboard Layout

3. H/W SETUP

VGA

Line
Out

Line

In

GAME_AUDIO

Mic

In

INT
MIC

Codec

INT_SPKA

LAN_PWR

Intel Fast
Ethernet

Audio

LAN_EN

PWR_FAN

ATX Power Connector

LCDHD

VIDEO
AUX

CD

TAD

Audio Modem Riser

(AMR)

Audio Codec Setting

Encoder

Socket 370

Intel 810

Graphics &

LCD

2 MB

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

WOL_CON

Memory

Controller

SDRAM

2 MB

SDRAM

®

MEW

WOR

DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)

DIMM2 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)

DIMM3 (64/72 bit, 168-pin module)

0 1

2 3

Row

CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

3 2

Hub (ICH)

CLRTC

Multi-I/O

CHA_FAN

IDE

SECONDAR Y

Intel I/O

Controller

DIP

Switches

IDE

PRIMARY

COM2

FLOPPY

SAFE_MD

NO_REBOOT

PCI Slot 4

PCI to ISA

Bridge

PCI Slot 5

4Mbit

Firmware

Hub

ISA Slot 1 (ISA1)

PCI Slot 6

ISA Slot 2 (ISA2)

(Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.)

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JEN

IDE LED

ASUS

ASIC

with Hardware

Monitor

CHA

SMB

RT2

STB_PWR

IR

Panel

3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.2 Layout Contents

Motherboard Settings

1) JEN p.18 JumperFree™ Mode (Enable/Disable)

2) VIO p.19 Voltage I/O Setting (Normal/+3.66V)

3) AUDIO CODEC p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable/Disable)

4) LAN_EN p.20 Onboard LAN Setting (Enable/Disable)

5) LAN_PWR p.20 Onboard LAN Power Setting (Normal/Standby)

6) SAFE_MD p.21 Safe Mode (Enable/Disable)

7) NO_REBOOT p.21 Automatic Timeout Reboot (Enable/Disable)

8) DSW p.22 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Setting

Expansion Slots

1) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 p.23 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support

2) Socket 370 p.25 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket

3) ISA1, ISA2 p.26 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots (optional)

4) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4, PCI5 p.26 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (optional PCI6)

5) AMR p.28 Audio Modem Riser Slot

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS p.29 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female)

2) PS2KBMS p.29 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female)

3) USB p.30 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin female)

4) PRINTER p.30 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female)

5) COM1 p.30 Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin male)

6) VGA p.31 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female)

7) GAME_AUDIO p.31 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female) (optional)

8) GAME_AUDIO p.31 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” female) (optional)

9) RJ45 p.31 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional)

10) PRIMARY/SECONDAR Y IDE p.32 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pins)

11) FLOPPY p.32 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins)

12) WOL_CON p.33 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)

13) WOR p.33 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins)

3. H/W SETUP

Layout Contents

14) IDE LED p.34 IDE Activity LED (2 pins)

15) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN p.34 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin)

16) VIDEO, AUX, CD, TAD p.35 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) (optional)

17) INT_SPKA p.35 Internal Speaker Connectors (4-pins) (optional)

18) IR (CIR/SIR) p.36 Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pins)

19) COM2 p.36 Serial Port COM2 Header (10-1 pins)

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20) SMB p.37 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins)

21) LCDHD p.37 Digital LCD Header (20 pins) (optional)

22) INT MIC p.38 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins)

23) CHA p.39 Chassis Intrusion Connector (2 pins)

24) ATXPWR p.39 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)

25) SPEAKER (PANEL) p.41 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

26) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p.41 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)

27) PLED (PANEL) p.41 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

28) RESET (PANEL) p.41 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

29) PWRSW (PANEL) p.41 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

30) SMI (PANEL) p.41 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

31) LED (PANEL) p.41 System Message LED (2 pins)

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3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure

Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:

• Check Motherboard Settings

• Install Memory Modules

• Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Install Expansion Cards

• Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply

3.4 Motherboard Settings

This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings
through the use of switches and/or jumpers.

WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate

Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electric­ity, 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 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 components are separated from the system.

Motherboard Feature Settings (DSW)

Besides jumper settings, some of the motherboard’ s onboard functions are adjusted
through the DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The
example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.

ON

DSW

ON

0 10 101

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Motherboard Settings

MEW

MEW DIP Switches

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12345

1. Frequency Selection

2. Frequency Selection

3. Frequency Selection

4. Frequency Selection

5. Frequency Selection

OFF

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1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN)

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The
JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS
setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu).

NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF.
Setting JEN

Disable (Jumper) [1-2] (default)
Enable (JumperFree) [2-3]

0 10 10 1

JEN

Motherboard Settings

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MEW JumperFree™ Mode Setting

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123

Jumper JumperFree

123

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2) Voltage I/O 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 pro­cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage.

Setting VIO

Normal [1-2] (default)

3.66V [2-3]

0 10 10 1

VIO

123

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Normal Add 0.1 Volt

123

MEW VIO Setting

WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result

in the shortening of your computer component’ s life. It is strongly recommended
that you leave this setting on its default.

3) Onboard Audio Setting (available on audio model only)

The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump­ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an ISA or PCI audio card
on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot
later in this section). If using an ISA or PCI audio expansion card, Onboard AC’97
Audio Controller in 4.2 I/O Device Configuration must also be disabled.

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Motherboard Settings

Setting AUDIO CODEC

Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2]
Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3]

0 10 10 1

3

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2
1

MEW Audio Codec Setting

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SPK

AUD_EN1

ADN#

AUD_EN2

DisableEnable

SPK

3
2
1

AUD_EN1

ADN#

AUD_EN2

4) Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) available on LAN model only

The onboard LAN may be enabled or disabled by this jumper.

Setting LAN_EN

Enable [1-2] (default)
Disable [2-3]

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0 10 10 1

LAN_EN

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123

Enable Disable

123

5) Onboard LAN Power Setting (LAN_PWR) available on LAN model only
The onboard LAN power may be set to normal or standby power. Select Nor­mal if you do not have a power supply with 720mA standby power. Selecting
Standby will allow the use of W ake-On-LAN but may not allow system bootup

if the power supply’s standby power is insufficient.

Setting LAN_PWR

Normal [1-2] (default)
Standby [2-3]

0 10 10 1

LAN_PWR

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123

Normal Standby

123

(STB)

MEW LAN Power Setting

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6) Safe Mode (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 mul­tiple may result in hanging during bootup. If this occurs, enable Safe Mode to
force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem.

Setting SAFE_MD

Disable [1-2] (default)
Enable [2-3]

0 10 101

SAFE_MD

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3
2
1

Normal

(Default)

3
2
1

Safe Mode

MEW Safe Mode Setting

7) Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting (NO_REBOOT)

The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang (timeout) during
bootup, the motherboard will automatically reboot in order to try rebooting again.
If rebooting is repeating ineffectively, set this jumper to “No Reboot” so that
auto-reboot will be disabled.

Setting NO_REBOOT

Normal [1-2] (default)
No Reboot [2-3]

0 10 10 1

NO_REBOOT

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3
2
1

Normal

(Default)

3
2
1

No Reboot

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Motherboard Settings

MEW Reboot Setting

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8) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW)

This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM,
and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU’ s External frequency . The
CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’ s
Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). NOTE: You may set the memory
speed independently from the CPU External Frequency. Depending on your
memory type PC66 (66MHz) or PC100 (100MHz), select the appropriate
“SDRAM” speed along with the appropriate “CPU” speed.
IMPORTANT: Only 66MHz CPU and 100MHz SDRAM should be used on
this motherboard with current 66MHz Socket 370 processors. Other settings are
for experienced users only . When JumperFree mode is enabled, use BIOS setup
in place of these switches (see CPU Speed in 4.4 Advanced Menu). Only se­lected switches are illustrated, see the next page for a complete frequency listing.
NOTE: In JumperFree mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF.

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DSW

ON

0 10 10 1

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MEW CPU External Clock
(BUS) Frequency Selection

CPU
SDRAM

CPU
SDRAM

CPU
SDRAM

12345ON12345ON12345

→

66MHz

→

100MHz

ON

12345ON12345ON12345

→

100MHz

→

150MHz

ON

12345ON12345ON12345

→

124MHz

→

124MHz

75MHz

112MHz

100MHz
100MHz

133MHz
133MHz

83MHz

124MHz

112MHz
112MHz

150MHz
150MHz

(JumperFree Mode)

NOTE: Frequency Multiple settings are not available here because usually
Socket 370 processors have locked Frequency Multiples. If your Socket 370
processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple, you must use CPU
Core:Bus Freq. Multiple in 4.4 Advanced Menu of the BIOS setup to set the
Frequency Multiple. If the Frequency Multiple is locked, setting the Frequency
Multiple in BIOS setup will have no effect.

WARNING! CPU frequencies above 66MHz exceed the specifications for cur-

rent Celeron processors and are not guaranteed to be stable. Premature wearing of
the processor may result when overclocking. Be sure that the DIMM you use can
handle the specified SDRAM MHz or else bootup will not be possible.

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External Frequency Table for Intel Celeron (PPGA) Processors

The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only . Overclocking
can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor. Bold set­tings are also shown on the previous page.

CPU SDRAM PCI Frequency Selection Switches
(MHz) (MHz) (MHz) 1 2 3 4 5

67.81 101.71 33.90 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON]

70.00 105.00 35.00 [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON]

72.01 108.01 36.00 [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

66.67 100.00 33.33 [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON]

73.01 109.51 36.50 [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

75.00 112.50 37.50 [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]

77.00 115.50 38.50 [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

78.01 117.01 39.00 [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

80.00 120.00 40.00 [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

83.00 124.51 41.50 [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

84.49 126.74 42.25 [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]

100.00 150.00 50.00 [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]

86.08 129.12 43.04 [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 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON]

104.78 104.78 34.93 [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

111.77 111.77 37.26 [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF]

114.77 114.77 38.26 [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]

100.00 100.00 33.33 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF]

123.75 123.75 41.25 [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]

132.74 132.74 44.25 [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]

139.75 139.75 46.58 [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF]

149.69 149.69 49.90 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF]

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Motherboard Settings

NOTE: The PCI clock is equal to 1/3 the speed of the SDRAM. PCI’s specifica­tion allows for up to 33MHz, therefore using PC100-compliant DIMM and set­ting SDRAM to about 100MHz is recommended. For updated processor set­tings, please visit ASUS’ web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION)

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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.

This chipset does not support ECC. However, ECC memory modules may still be
used, but the ECC function will not be available.

Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4.4.1

Chip Configuration.
Install memory in any combination as follows:

Location 168-pin DIMM SDRAM Total Memory

DIMM1 Single-Sided

System Memory

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(Rows 0&1) Double-Sided x1
DIMM2 Single-Sided (must be occupied before DIMM3)

(Rows 2&3) Double-Sided (DIMM3 must be empty) x1

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DIMM3 Single-Sided (DIMM2 must be single-sided)
(Rows 3&2) (Double-Sided DIMM cannot be used here!) x1

(must be same or half DIMM2 memory size)

Total System Memory (Max 512MB) =

NOTE: At the time this User’s Manual was written, 256MB DIMM’s are only avail-

able as Double-Sided registered memory (128Mbit cells). Using 2x2x2 SDRAM can
greatly improve the onboard graphics’ performance.

3.5.1 General DIMM Notes

• When this motherboard operates at 100MHz, PC100-compliant modules must
be used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed. If your
DIMMs are not PC100-compliant, set the SDRAM bus frequency to 66MHz
RAM but onboard graphics performance and PCI expansion cards will suffer
tremendously.

• ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the
memory of choice for best performance vs. stability.

• SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Ex­tended Data Output) chips.

• BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen.

• Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64,
128, 256MB.

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3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation

Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either
side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMM mod­ules are longer and have different pin contact on each side and therefore have a
higher pin density. SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides.

0 10 10 1

88 Pins

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60 Pins

20 Pins

Lock

FRONT

MEW 168-Pin DIMM Sockets

The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. T o determine the DIMM
type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below).

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System Memory

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

DRAM Key Position

RFU

Buffered

Unbuffered

Voltage Key Position

5.0V

Reserved

3.3V

The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left, center , or right to identify
the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot
on the motherboard. You must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before pur­chasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals.

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3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother­board should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case,
then purchase a fan before you turn on your system.

WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s

heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout sufficient
circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the
motherboard. You may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary.

To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF
socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the 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 force is required to
insert the CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socket’s lever while holding
down the CPU.

NOTE: Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple (frequency
multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors) for your Socket 370 pro­cessor or else boot-up may not be possible. Socket 370 processors provide internal
thermal sensing so that a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed.

CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting a clamp-

style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard.

0 10 10 1

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Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom)

Notch

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3.7 Expansion Cards

WARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or

removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may
cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard­ware 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 the computer system’s cover.

6. Set up the BIOS if necessary
(such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP)

7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards

Some expansion cards need to use an 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. If your mother­board also has Midi enabled, an extra 1 IRQs will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free.

Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are available to
cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first, then any remaining IRQs are available
to PCI cards. Currently, there are two types of ISA cards.

The original ISA expansion card design, now referred to as “Legacy” ISA cards,
requires that you configure the card’s jumpers manually and then install it in any
available slot on the ISA bus. To see a map of your used and free IRQs in Windows
98, the Control Panel icon in My Computer, contains a System icon, which gives
you a Device Manager tab. Double-clicking on a specific hardware device gives you
the Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Make sure that no
two devices use the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when
those two devices are in use at the same time.

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Expansion Cards

To simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PNP)
specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when­ever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are as­signed automatically from those available.

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If the system has both Legacy and PNP ISA cards installed, IRQs are assigned to
PNP cards from those not used by Legacy cards. The PCI and PNP configuration of
the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by Legacy
cards. For older Legacy cards that does not work with the BIOS, you can contact
your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility.

An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used
by Legacy and PNP ISA cards. In the PCI bus design, the BIOS automatically as­signs an IRQ to a PCI slot 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 ISA cards, both legacy and PnP, may also need to use a DMA (Direct Memory
Access) channel. DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way

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as the IRQ assignment process described earlier . T o select a DMA channel, see PCI/
PNP ISA DMA Resour ce Exclusion in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration. NOTE: The on-

board audio by default uses DMA1.

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IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for

legacy ISA cards (see PCI/PNP USA IRQ Resource Exclusion in 4.4.3 PCI
Configuration). Choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA

for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve).

3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot

This connector supports a specially designed audio and/or modem card called an AMR.
Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard’s Intel
Controller 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 included with this motherboard.

0 10 10 1

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3.8 External Connectors

WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are

clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper
caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard.

IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to

Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connec­tor on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on
floppy disk drives. Check the connectors before installation because there may
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 detected. If one is not
detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Function Control
in 4.4 Advanced Menu.

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

2) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS)
This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This
connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You
may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards.

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PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

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3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USB)

Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices.

USB 1

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2

4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER)
You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel
Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration).
NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.

Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin Female)

5) Serial Port COM1 Connector (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1)

One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port
is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an
expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con-
figuration for settings.

Serial Port (9-pin Male) COM 1

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6) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA)

This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device.

VGA Monitor (15-pin Female)

7) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional)

You may connect game joysticks or game pads to 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) (optional)
Line Out (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak-

ers. Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re-
corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink)
allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice.

MicLine InLine Out

1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors

9) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional)

The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of
the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Lo­cal Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

RJ45

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10) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE)

These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other
end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the
second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly. Please refer to
your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports spe­cific device bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu). (Pin 20 is removed

to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with
pin 20 plugged).

TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon

cables – one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE
connector . You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on
a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu.

IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80 pin IDE cable.

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Connectors

0 10 10 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings
(usually zigzag) on the IDE

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Secondary IDE Connector

PIN 1

ribbon cable to

Primary IDE Connector

PIN 1

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11) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect­ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta-

tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).

0 10 10 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to

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MEW Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON)

This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as
the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (not required for onboard LAN model). The
connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received
through the LAN card.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that W ake On LAN is set to Enabled (see

4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power supply with at
least 720mA +5V standby power.

0 10 10 1

IMPORTANT: Requires an ATX power
supply with at least 720mA +5 volt
standby power

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+5 Volt Standby

Ground

PME

MEW Wake-On-LAN Connector

13) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR)

This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake-On-Ring output.
The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received
through the internal modem card. NOTE: For external modems, W ake-On-Ring
is detected through the COM port.

IMPORTANT: This feature requires that PWR Up On Modem Act is set to
Enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power
supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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2

WOR

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14) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDE)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s IDE activity LED. Read and
write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors
will cause the LED to light up.

0 10 10 1

TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not

R

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MEW IDE Activity LED

light, try reversing the 2-pin plug.

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15) Chassis, CPU, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN)

These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 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 consid­eration 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 using ASUS PC
Probe Utility or Intel LDCM Utility (see section 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.

0 10 10 1

CPU Fan Power

GND
+12V

Rotation

Chassis Fan Power

GND

+12V

Rotation

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Power Supply Fan

Rotation

+12V

GND

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16) Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin VIDEO, AUX, CD, TAD )

These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources
as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. The TAD connector allows the on­board audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector. It
also allows the sharing of mono_in (such as a phone) and mono_out (such as a
speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice modem card.

0 10 10 1

R

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MEW Internal Audio Connectors

VIDEO In (Green)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

AUX In (White)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

CD In (Black)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

TAD In/Out

Modem-In (to Modem)
Ground
Modem-Out (from Modem)

17) Internal Speaker Connector (INT_SPKA)

This connector allows you to connect the internal chassis speaker to the onboard
audio’ s output. This will allow you to use the chassis’ built-in speaker to listen to
sounds normally requiring separately purchased external speakers. The ground
(GND) wire is usually the black wire and the speaker-out (SPKOUT) is usually
the red wire. System beeps and warnings sent through the chassis speaker con­nector is also routed through the INT_SPKA so that two speakers are not needed.

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GND

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18) Standard IR (SIR) (5-1 pin) and Consumer IR (CIR) (5-pin) Connectors

This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra­red module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup­port this feature. You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use In-
frared (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) to select whether UART2 is di­rected for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown in Back View
and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard’ s SIR connector
according to the pin definitions. An optional consumer infrared (CIR) set con­nects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmit­ting 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.

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SIR

CIR

(NC)

GND

(NC)

CIRRX

R

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CIR+5V

+5V

(NC)

IRRX

GND
IRTX

Standard Infrared (SIR)

Front View

Back View

IRTX
GND

IRRX

+5V
(NC)

MEW Infrared Module Connector

19) Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1 pin COM2)

The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for
additional serial devices. The connector with bracket shown here is for the non­LCD model.

0 10 10 1

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Pin 1

to COM2 Header

MEW Serial COM2 Bracket

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20) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB)

This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de­vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus
host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I
bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the
same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer.

0 10 10 1

SMBCLK

Ground

SMBDATA

+5V

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1

SMB

2

C

21) Digital LCD Header (20-pin LCDHD)

This header requires a digital LCD cable connector. For the LCD model, the
individual serial cable with bracket is replaced with the LCD and serial combi­nation cable with bracket (as shown here). Connect the digital LCD cable to the
LCD header and the serial cable to the COM2 header and mount the bracket to
the chassis on a free expansion slot. NOTE: If both CR T and digital LCD moni­tors are used, the CRT will take precedent. This connector is for a digital LCD
panel; an analog LCD panel comes with a 15-pin VGA cable connector to be
used on the monitor connector. The connectors with bracket shown here are
provided with the LCD model.

0 10 101

1

HPG

(NC)

10 20

Pin 1

11

5VLTVDA
0+5V
TXC­GND
TX0+
TX1­GND
TX2+
(NC)
(NC)

to LCD Header

to COM2 Header

5VLTVCL

GND

TXC+

TX0-

LCDHD

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COM2

GND
TX1+
TX2­GND

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22) Internal Microphone Connector (3 pin INT MIC)

This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the
motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the ATX
connectors.

0 10 10 1

MIC Power

MIC Input

Ground

13

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INT MIC

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23. Chassis Intrusion Lead (2 pin CHA)

This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After-market
toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable
components. Two wires should be available from the chassis to connect to this
lead. When any chassis component is removed, the contact should open and the
motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event. The event can then be pro­cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a

jumper cap must be placed over the pins to prevent unnecessary power loss.

0 10 101

CHA

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MEW Chassis Open Alarm Lead

24) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR)

This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power sup­ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the
proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

IMPORTANT: Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA

on the +5-volt standby lead (+5VSB). You may experience difficulty in power­ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake­On-LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB.

0 10 10 1

+3.3Volts

-12.0Volts

Power Supply On

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Ground
Ground

Ground
Ground

-5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts

+3.3 Volts
+3.3 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts

Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
Power Good
+5V Standby
+12.0Volts

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The following PANEL illustration is used for items 26-32

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* Requires an ATX power supply.

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Speaker
Connector

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Keyboard Lock

Power LED

MEW System Panel Connectors

Reset Switch

ATX Power Switch

SMI Lead

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25) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker . Y ou may leave this
disconnected if you connect the chassis speaker to the INT_SPKA. All three
sources (LINE_OUT, INT_SPKA, SPEAKER) will allow you to here system
beeps and warnings. Only LINE_OUT will allow you to hear system beeps be­fore the integrated audio has been properly initialized.

26) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key­board locking.

27) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED)

This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the
system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.

28) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting
your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred
method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply.

29) ATX Power Switch Lead (2-pin PWRSW)

The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead.
Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF.

Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the
system off. The system power LED shows the status of the system’s power.

30) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI)

This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or “Green”
mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life
of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector con­nects 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 prob­lems. This may require one or two presses depending on the position of the
switch. W ake-up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will
always allow wake-up (the SMI lead cannot wake up the system).

31) Message LED Lead (2-pin LED)

This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The
LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data transfer
or waiting in the inbox. This function requires ACPI OS and driver support.

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3.9 Power Connection Procedures

1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover.

2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with

3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of
your system case according to your system user’s manual.

4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector.

5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order:
a. Your monitor
b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)
c. Y our system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on the power

supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case.

6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For ATX power
supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed. The
LED on the monitor may light up or switch 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 system may have failed a
power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your re­tailer for assistance.

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7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instruc­tions in 4. BIOS SETUP.

* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating

system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power supplies, you
can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating
system. If you use Windows 95, click the Star t button, click Shut Down, and
then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after
Windows shuts down.

NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not
appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies.

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4. BIOS SETUP

4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS

4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System

It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along
with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in
case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer
utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable
flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. 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.

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 COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM
drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk.

3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify

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Updating BIOS

4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH.

NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS prompt in

W indows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when
you boot from your hard drive. It it recommended that you reboot using a floppy.

“Floppy” as the first item in the boot sequence.

IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory

chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there­fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.

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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>.

4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures

WARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother-

board and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care­less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems!

1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see

ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk
you created earlier.

2. Boot from the disk you created earlier.

3. At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>.

4. At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press <Enter>. The Update BIOS Includ-

ing 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 press <Enter>.
NOTE: To cancel this operation, press <Enter>.

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6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.

7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The
boot block will be updated automatically only when necessary. This will mini­mize the chance that a failed update will prevent your system from booting up.
When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed.

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8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT

turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just
repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file
you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to
successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot
up. If this happens, your system will need servicing.

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4.2 BIOS Setup Program

This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using
the provided utility as described in 4.1 Flash Memory Writer Utility.

The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system,
or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section describes how to configure your system
using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future
you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, you
may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power
management settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using
the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and
record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM.

The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When 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> + <Delete>, or by press­ing the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the
system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail.

The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a
menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus
and make your selections among the predetermined choices.

To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the
computer has run through its POST.

NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following
BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re­flect your BIOS screens exactly.

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4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar

The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:

MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration.
ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced

features.

POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management

features.

BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to lo-

cate and load the Operating System.

EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the

Setup program.

To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard
until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.2 Legend Bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar. The keys in the
legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following
table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and

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functions.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description

<F1> or <Alt + H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS

<Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-

← or → (keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right
↑ or ↓ (keypad arrows) Moves the highlight up or down between fields

- (minus key) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field
+ (plus key) or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
<Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
<Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field
<End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field

Setup

menu

<F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults
<F10> Saves changes and exits Setup

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General Help

In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also pro­vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim­ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists
the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions.

Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program

See 4.7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the
setup program.

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is
more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use <PgUp> and
<PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help docu­ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page.
To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

Sub-Menu

Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view)
appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that
a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con­tains additional options for a field parameter . To call up a sub­menu, 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 within
a sub-menu just as you would within a menu. Use the <Esc>
key to return to the main menu.

Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their
corresponding functions. Practice navigating through the various menus and sub­menus. If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields, use the set
default hot key <F5>. While moving around through the Setup program, note that
explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each
menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field.

4. BIOS SETUP

Menu Introduction

NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for
that field.

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4.3 Main Menu

When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:

4. BIOS SETUP

Main Menu

System Time [XX:XX:XX]

Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time).
The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and sec­ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the
<Tab> or <Shift> + <Tab> keys to move between the hour, minute, 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), Y ear: (100 year range). Use the <T ab> 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 support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode
support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB)
on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A]
[Drive B] [Both]

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4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

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 in­stalled hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati­cally, select [Auto].

Type [Auto]

Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic
detection is successful, 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 before data can be read from and write on. Primary
IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible
with FDISK).

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Other options for the Type field are:

[None] - to disable IDE devices

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IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system,

incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters
manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk.

If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the
disk will not be readable. If the auto-detected parameters do not match the ones that
should be used for your disk, you should enter the correct ones manually by setting
[User Type HDD].

[User Type HDD]

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Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive.
Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information. If no
drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None].

Translation Method [LBA]

Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing is
enabled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders,
heads, or sectors. Note that Logical Block Access may decrease the access speed
of the hard disk. However, LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than
504MB in storage capacity. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal]
[Match Partition Table] [Manual]

Cylinders

This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to your drive documentation
to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to
this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation

Method field must be set to [Manual].

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Head

This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documenta­tion to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to
this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method
field must be set to [Manual].

Sector

This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive docu­mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make
changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Trans-

lation Method field must be set to [Manual].
CHS Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by
the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Maximum LBA Capacity

This field shows the drive’s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by
the BIOS from the drive information you entered.

Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum]

This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number
supported by the drive. This 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 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum]

SMART Monitoring [Disabled]

This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analy­sis and Reporting T echnology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive moni­toring technology . This feature is normally disabled because system resources used
in this feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Dis­abled] [Enabled]

PIO Mode [4]

This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE de­vice. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. Configura­tion options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Master/Slave Drives

Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled]

Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for com­patible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE:
To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD].
Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]

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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 listed here

After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press the
<Esc> key to exit back to the Main menu. When the Main menu appears, you will
notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just
configured.

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Main Menu

Language [English]

This allows selection of the BIOS’ displayed language. Currently only English
is available.

Supervisor Password [Disabled], User Password [Disabled]

This field allows you to set the password. To set the password, highlight the appro­priate field and press <Enter>.

T ype in a password and press <Enter>. You can type up to eight alphanumeric char­acters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o confirm the password, type the pass­word again and press the <Enter>. The password is now set to [Enabled]. This pass­word 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 Note about Passwords

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The
passwords control access to the BIOS and certain Security menu options during
system startup. The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no
difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor
password and a User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup
program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering
the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all Security menu options.

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Forgot the password?

If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS
Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password
information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the
R TC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer , (2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn
ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS
setup to re-enter user preferences.

0 10 101

Short solder points
to Clear CMOS

R

CLRTC

Halt On [All Errors]

This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.
Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but
Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard]

Installed Memory [XXX MB]

This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the
system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. This
is a display only field.

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4.4 Advanced Menu

Advanced Menu

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CPU Speed [Manual]

When the motherboard is set to JumperFree™ mode, this field allows you
to select the internal speed of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to
make changes to the subsequent four fields. Configuration options: [Manual]
[266MHz] [300MHz] [333MHz] [366MHz] [400MHz] [433MHz]
[466MHz]

CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

This field is for unlocked processors only. If your socket 370 processor ’s
Frequency Multiple is locked, setting the Frequency Multiple here will have
no effect. This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU’s internal
frequency 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

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 transfer methods leads to a set of 16 CPU Bus
Frequency selections. Configuration options: [2/3/1] [3/3/1]

(when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

CPU Bus Frequency (MHz)

This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM,
and chipset. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus mul­tiple equals the CPU’ s internal frequency (the CPU speed). The configuration
options vary depending on the CPU/SDRAM/PCI Freqency Ratio.

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CPU Vcore

This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to
set it manually, always refer to the CPU documentation for the reason­able voltage range. Configuration options: [2.40V] [2.30V] [2.20V]
[2.10V] [2.05V] [2.00V]

CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]

These fields allow you to choose from the default of [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 function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS Update [Enabled]

This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the
processor with the required data. In the default position of [Enabled], the
BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

(when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]

The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup.
If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved
for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will
always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not.
Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto]

OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled]

When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than
64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on
[Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.4.1 Chip Configuration

Chip Configuration

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SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]

This sets the optimal timings for items 2–4, depending on the memory mod­ules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which configures items
2–4 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The
EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about
the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and mod­ule banks. Configuration options: [User Define] [7ns (143MHz)] [8ns
(125MHz)] [By SPD]

SDRAM CAS Latency

This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time
that the data actually becomes available. NOTE: To make changes to this
field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define].

SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay

This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the
read/write command. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM
Configuration field must be set to [User Define].

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SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the
SDRAM. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configura-
tion field must be set to [User Define].

SDRAM Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [5T, 7T]

This feature controls the number of SDRAM clocks used per access cycle.
Configuration options: [5T, 7T] [6T, 8T]

SDRAM Address Setup Time [1T Delay]

Configuration options: [No Delay] [1T Delay]

SDRAM Page Closing Policy [All Banks]

This feature controls whether the graphic and memory controller hub will
precharge one or all banks after a page miss. Configuration options: [One
Bank] [All Banks]

CPU Latency Timer [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard VGA [Enabled]

Leave on default setting if you want to use the onboard VGA. If this field is
disabled, all Display Cache configurations will not be available. Configura­tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS) [2T]

Configuration options: [2T] [3T]

Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay [Determined by DCCAS]

With the default setting [Determined by DCCAS], this field has the same
configuration as Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS). Configuration
options: [Determined by DCCAS] [2T]

Display Cache RAS Precharge Time [2T]

Configuration options: [2T] [3T]

Display Cache Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [5T, 8T]

Configuration options: [5T, 8T] [7T, 10T]

Display Cache Paging Mode [Page Open Mode]

Configuration options: [Page Open Mode] [Page Close Mode]

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Chip Configuration

Display Cache Window Size [64MB]

This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic
data. Configuration options: [64MB] [32MB]

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Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]

This field is displayed only when the Onboard VGA setting is [Disabled].
USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new cache technol­ogy for the video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the dis­play speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable)
if your display card cannot support this feature; otherwise your system may
not boot. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC]

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 delayed transaction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

High Priority PCI Mode [Enabled]

This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority. You may want to
leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE-1394 PCI card. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both]

You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel,

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both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec­ondary] [Disabled]

Onboard ISA Bridge [Enabled]

If you are not using any ISA cards, you may disable this field. When this
field is disabled, the 8-bit and 16-bit I/O Recovery Time configurations
will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time [3.5 BUSCLK]

Leave on default setting.

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4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration

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Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto]

[Auto] allows the motherboard’ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/
audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio con­troller will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/
audio controller will be disabled. If you want to use different controller cards to
connect modem and audio connectors, set these fields to [Disabled]. Configuration
options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]

When [Enabled], this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the
onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard FDC Swap A & B [No Swap]

This field 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]

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I/O Device Config

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3]

These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial
Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/
IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled]

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UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled]

When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the
second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard.
If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2
connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See IrDA-Com-
pliant 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 will not be avail-
able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3BCH/IRQ7] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5]

Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]

This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows
normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional paral­lel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA
mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configura­tion 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
Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] [Disabled]

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Onboard Game Port [200H-207H]

This field sets the address of the onboard game port connector. Configuration op­tions: [Disabled] [200H-207H] [208H-20FH]

Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled]

This field sets the address of the onboard MIDI connector. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [330H-331H] [300H-301H]

Onboard MIDI IRQ [xx]

This field is not available if you select [Disabled] in Onboard MIDI I/O. Configu­ration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15]

Onboard CIR I/O [Disabled]

This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H]

Onboard CIR IRQ [xx]

This field is not available if you select [Disabled] in Onboard CIR I/O. Configura­tion options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15]

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4.4.3 PCI Configuration

Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto]

These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default
setting for each field is [Auto], which uses auto-routing to determine IRQ
use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12]
[14] [15]

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG V ideo
Cards, may not show colors properly . The setting [Enabled] should correct
this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of [Disabled].
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI Latency Timer [32]

Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability.

SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS [Auto]

[Auto] allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios
SCSI card. If the Symbios SCSI card is detected, the motherboard’s Symbios
BIOS will be enabled; if no Symbios SCSI card is detected, the onboard
Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled.

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PCI Configuration

[Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the
BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI
card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con­figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

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USB Function [Enabled]

This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En­abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]

ONB VGA BIOS First [No]

This field, when set to [Yes], gives priority to the onboard VGA BIOS over
other VGA controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion

PCI Configuration

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IRQ XX Used By ISA [No/ICU]

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is
being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default value indicates
either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility
(ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you
install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an
ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Yes]. For example: If you
install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA
to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes]

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PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion

DMA x Used By ISA [No/ICU]

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each
field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default 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]. Configuration options:
[No/ICU] [Yes]

PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion

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ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU]

This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA
card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address
range. If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its
address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA
MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you
have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires the use of
this address range, you can increase the block size to 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K.
If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block
BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configuration options: [No/ICU]
[C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00]

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration

Shadow Configuration

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Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled]

This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM.
Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is
faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

D0000-DFFFF Shadow [Disabled]

These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs. If you
install other expansion cards with ROMs on them, you will need to know
which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a
ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount
used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.5 Power Menu

The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the
video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.

Power Management [User Define]

This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If
this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function
regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you
to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system
power will be conserved to its greatest amount. The Suspend Mode field will then
be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings.

This field acts as 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 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] [Max Saving]

IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep

the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by
the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the
statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For
Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM
feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery
and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control
Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box.

Power Menu

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Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ]

This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor
power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off]

Video Off Method [DPMS OFF]

This field defines the video off features. The DPMS (Display Power Manage­ment System) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it
supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen (use this
for monitors without power management or “green” features. If set up in your
system, your screen saver will not display with [Blank Screen] selected). [V/
H SYNC+Blank] blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scan-
ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS
Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON]

HDD Power Down [Disabled]

Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac­tivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not affect
SCSI hard drives. Configuration 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

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RAM. Thus, the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power. [Auto] allows
the BIOS to detect if your power supply can supply at least 720mA on the
+5VSB lead to support the STR function. If the power supply meets the
requirement, the STR function will be enabled; if not, this function will be
disabled. If the expansion cards you use on the motherboard do not support
the STR function, you must leave this field on the default setting [Disabled].
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

Suspend Mode [Disabled]

Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [1~2 Min] [2~3 Min] [4~5 Min] [8~9 Min] [20
Min]...[1 Hour]

PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft off]

When set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can be used as a normal system
power-off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows
the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will
place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX
switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration
options: [Soft off] [Suspend]

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4.5.1 Power Up Control

AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]

This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the
power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [En­abled] reboots your system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PWR Up On Modem Act [Enabled]

This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the
computer when the modem receives 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 [Enabled]

Wake-On-LAN allows your computer to be booted from another computer
via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

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Power Up Control

IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake­On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

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Wake On PS2 KB/Mouse [Disabled]

Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard (by pressing
the spacebar) or PS2 mouse (by clicking on the left button) to power up your
computer . This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least
300mA on the +5VSB lead. The default is set to [Disabled] because not all
computers have the appropriate ATX 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 a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or
at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Dis­abled] [Everyday] [By Date]

Power Up Control

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4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and
CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary.

CPU Fan, Power Fan, Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]

The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power
supply fan speed, and 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 error message will
appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for
details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter
SETUP”.

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4.6 Boot Menu

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Boot Menu

Boot Sequence

The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot
devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space>
key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you can demote
devices. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the sys­tem uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration op­tions: [Removable Devices] [IDE Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Other
Boot Device]

Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]

Configuration options: [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP-100] [ATAPI MO]

IDE Hard Drive

This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot
sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE
hard disk drives.

ATAPI CD-ROM

This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the
boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con­nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives.

Other Boot Device Select [Network]

Configuration options: [Network] [SCSI Boot Device]

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Plug & Play O/S [No]

This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con­figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Yes] is selected,
interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or
you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default set­ting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

Boot Virus Detection [Enabled]

Configuration 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

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4.7 Exit Menu

Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the
Setup program, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit
from the menu bar to display the following menu:

NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the

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Exit Menu

options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.

Exit Saving Changes

Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the
Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM.
The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on
even when the PC is turned off. 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 will prompt you with 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 con­firmation before exiting.

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Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters
on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a
confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to load default values. You can now
select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the 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 [Y es] 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 make changes. After selecting this op­tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to
save any changes to the non-volatile RAM.

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ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD

NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice.
T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the

support CD installation menu should appear. If the menu does not appear, double
click or run D:\SETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:).

Support CD Main Menu

Motherboard Info

Browse This CD

User’s Manual

Technical Support Form

Read Me

Exit

Main Menu (home button

only on other screens)

Back (arrow button only

on certain screens)

Navigation Button Descriptions

Motherboard Info displays information on your motherboard, BIOS, and CPU.
Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD.
User’s Manual displays the motherboard user’s manual in pdf format.
Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for

you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical
assistance.

Main Menu

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Read Me opens up a file containing additional notes.
Home returns you to the main menu of the support CD. (only on other screens)
Exit allows you to close the support CD.
Back returns you one screen back on the support CD.

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Software Setup Contents

NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice.

5. SOFTWARE SETUP.....................................................77

ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD........................................... 77

Software Setup Contents.................................................................. 78

Support CD Content Descriptions ................................................... 79

Installation.................................................................................. 79

DOS Utility ................................................................................ 80

ASUS Contact Information ........................................................ 80

Other Useful Information ..................................................... 80

Operating Systems ........................................................................... 81

Windows 98................................................................................ 81

5.1 Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) ................................. 82

5.2 ASUS PC Probe ......................................................................... 83

5.3 ASUS Update ............................................................................. 84

5.4 Driver ......................................................................................... 85

5.5 Other .......................................................................................... 88

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5.6 ASUS DMI Utility ..................................................................... 94

5.7 Flash BIOS Utility (DOS).......................................................... 95

5.8 Uninstalling Programs ............................................................... 96

5.4.1 Network Driver Setup (LAN model only) ........................ 85

5.4.2 VGA Driver Setup ............................................................. 86

5.4.3 Audio Driver Setup (audio model only)............................ 87

5.5.2 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset .................................. 88

5.5.3 Intel Security Controller Driver ........................................ 89

5.5.4 YAMAHA S-YXG50 ........................................................ 90

5.5.5 Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver............................................ 91

5.5.6 PC-cillin 98 V4.06 ............................................................ 92

5.5.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0 ............................................. 93

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Support CD Content Descriptions

NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice.

Installation

5.1 LDCM (NOTE: Current version does not support the MEW motherboard.)

Intel’s LanDesk Client Manager software can monitor the local computer system
and/or other computer systems on the network within the same bridge address. (At the
time this User’s Manual was written, LDCM V3.32 and earlier does not support this
motherboard. Please contact your vendor for a later version.) NOTE: Will not run

with ASUS PC Probe installed.

5.2 ASUS PC Probe (NOTE: Will not run with LDCM installed.)

Installs a simple software to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages.

5.3 ASUS Update

Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file.

5.4 Driver

Installs the necessary drivers for your onboard components to work properly.

5.4.1 Network Driver Setup – Installs “Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet Adapter

(10/100)”

5.4.2 SCSI Driver Setup – (not available on this motherboard)

5.4.3 VGA Driver Setup – Installs “810 DC-100 System and Graphics Control-

ler Driver”

5.4.4 Audio Driver Setup – Installs “Intel(R) 82801AA/AB AC’97 Audio

Controller:SigmaTel Codec”

5.5 Other

Allows you to install additional software and utilities to help you make better use of
your new motherboard.

5.5.1 Read Motherboard User’s Manual (PDF) – This allows you to read the

MEW User’s Manual in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format. (The
User’s Manual is only preliminary at the time this support CD was created.
For updated User’s Manual, please visit the ASUS web site.)

5.5.2 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset – This utility installs INF files in

Windows for the following items: System and Graphics, LPC Interface,
SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host, Controllers

5.5.3 Intel Security Controller Driver – Installs a security controller for your

Windows 95/98. Read the Release Notes during installation and the Readme
file at the end of the installation for more information.

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Content Descriptions

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5.5.4 YAMAHA S-YXG50 – Installs Yamaha’s software synthesizer for enhanc-

ing audio output and XG Player for advanced playing of MIDI files.
(YAMAHA, Soft Synthesizer, S-YXG50, Midplug, and XG studio are all
trademarks of Yamaha Corp. Copyright 1996-1999 Yamaha Corporation,
All Rights Reserved)

5.5.5 Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver – Installs Microsoft’s DirectX 6.0 driver

for W indows 95/98. Microsoft’ s DirectX is necessary for most multimedia
applications to run.

5.5.6 PC-cillin 98 V4.06 – Installs Trend’s PC-cillin virus protection software.

View the online help for more information.

5.5.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0 – Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software

necessary 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.

DOS Utility

5.6 ASUS DMI Configuration Utility

Gives information on using the DMI configuration utility. This utility is located in
the DMI folder under the root directory of the support CD.

5.7 Flash BIOS Utility (DOS Version)

Provides information on the Flash BIOS utility (AFLASH.EXE). Choose “Restart
in MS-DOS mode” then type “aflash” from the AFLASH folder on the support CD.

ASUS Contact Information

This page gives Marketing and T echnical Support contact information which is similar
to the one in the beginning of this User’s Manual.

Content Descriptions

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Other Useful Information

5.8 Uninstalling Programs

Information on uninstallling programs in Windows 98.

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Operating Systems

Although ASUS motherboards passed testing on several operating systems, the op­erating system shown in these sections will be that of Microsoft’ s W indows 98. Y ou
should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hard­ware to ensure full compliancy . For W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For
Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later.

Windows 98

When Windows 98 is installed for the first time. Subsequent restarts will result in
the plug and play initializing the “Add New Hardware W izard” and may attempt to
install a driver from its system registry. 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 W indows may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the
onboard VGA chip. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or
an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site.

NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion
cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and not an exact reflec­tion of your system.

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First Time Installation

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5.1 Intel LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM)

(At the time this User’s Manual was written, LDCM V3.32 and earlier does not
support this motherboard. Please contact your vendor for a later version.)

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Intel LANDesk

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5.2 ASUS PC Probe

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.

3. Click here.

2. Click here.

4. Click here.

5. Click here. 6. Click here.

8. Click Next and when the
Setup Complete box appears,

7. Click here.

click Finish to complete Setup.

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5.3 ASUS Update

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.

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ASUS Update

1. Click here.

3. Click here.

2. Click here.

4. Click here.

5. Click here.

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5.4 Driver

5.4.1 Network Driver Setup (LAN model only)

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. Enter Windows CD path.

3. Click here to
restart computer .

NOTE: You may be asked for the Ethernet driver path. If so, enter “d:\lan” (“d”

being your CD-ROM drive)

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Network Driver Setup

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5.4.2 VGA Driver Setup

Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive
or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen.

1. Click here.

2. Click here.

VGA Driver Setup

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NOTE: If you are asked for the driver, enter the
path “d:\vga\win98” (“d” being your CD-ROM
path and “win98” being your operating system)

3. Click here.

5. Click here.

4. Click here.

6. Click here.

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7. Click here and then
click Finish to restart.

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5.4.3 Audio Driver Setup (audio model only)

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.

5. Click here.

4. Click here.

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Audio Driver Setup

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5.5 Other

5.5.2 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset

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.

INF Update Utility

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5. Click here.

4. Click here.

6. Click here.

7. Click here.

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8. Click here and then
click Yes to restart.

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5.5.3 Intel Security Controller 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.
(step 1, not shown here, is the setup menu)

3. Click here.

2. Click here.

4. Click here.

6. Click here.

5. Click here.

7. Click here.

9. Click here to restart.

Intel Security

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8. Click here.

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5.5.4 YAMAHA S-YXG50

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.
(step 1, not shown here, is the setup menu)

3. Click here.

2. Click here.

YAMAHA S-YXG50

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6. Click here.

4. Click here.

5. Click here after
filling out your name
and serial number.

7. Click here.

9. Click here.

10. Click here.

8. Click here.

11. Click here.

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12. Click here
to restart your
computer.

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5.5.5 Microsoft DirectX 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.

4. Click here.

3. Click here.

5. Click here.

6. Click here.

DirectX 6.0

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5.5.6 PC-cillin 98 V4.06

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.
(steps 1 and 2, not shown here, are the setup and installation menus)

4. Click here.

3. Click here.

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5. Click here to signify your acceptance
of the License Agreement.

7. Click here.

10. Insert a disk and then click
here. Once the Emergency
Clean disk is created, click
OK.

6. Setup will proceed with the installation
if scanning found no viruses in your
system. Click here to start installation.

8 & 9. Select the preferred featur es by click-
ing the appropriate buttons.

11 . Click here and then

click Finish to restart.

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5.5.7 Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0

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.

5. Click here to signify your acceptance
of the License Agreement.

4. Click here.

6. Click here to begin
installation.

Acrobat Reader

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7. Click here and then
click Finish to restart.

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5.6 ASUS DMI Utility

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.

ASUS DMI Utility

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2. Click here.

3. Follow the
instructions.

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5.7 Flash BIOS Utility (DOS)

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. Follow the
instructions.

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Flash BIOS Utility

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5.8 Uninstalling Programs

Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this
function if a program does not provide its own uninstallayyytion program.

1. Double-click here to open
the Add/Remove Programs
Properties dialog box.

Uninstalling Programs

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2. Select the program you wish
to remove and click here.

3. Click here.

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Software Reference Contents

Contents

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ........................................ 97

6.1 ASUS PC Probe .......................................................................... 99

6.2 ASUS Update ............................................................................ 105

6.3 Display Properties..................................................................... 107

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Starting ASUS PC Probe ............................................................. 99

Using ASUS PC Probe .............................................................. 100

Monitoring ........................................................................... 100

Information .......................................................................... 101

Utility................................................................................... 102

ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon ................................................. 103

General ...................................................................................... 107

Adapter ...................................................................................... 107

Monitor...................................................................................... 108

Performance .............................................................................. 108

Color Management.................................................................... 108

Information................................................................................ 109

Color (Desktop)......................................................................... 109

Color (Direct3D/Game) ............................................................ 109

Display ...................................................................................... 110

Display (2)................................................................................. 110

6.4 YAMAHA S-YXG50 ................................................................ 111

Starting ...................................................................................... 111

S-YXG50 Setup ........................................................................ 111

XGplayer ................................................................................... 111

6.5 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)..................................... 113

Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility.................... 113

Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility.......................... 113

Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility ............................. 114

Notes ......................................................................................... 114

6.6 Hardware Information............................................................... 116

For instructions and references on other software and utilities, please use the
programs’ online help and electronic documentations.

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6.1 ASUS PC Probe

ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com­puter system’s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem­peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about
your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU
speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer.

Starting ASUS PC Probe

When ASUS 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.

ASUS PC Probe

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To open ASUS PC Probe, click the Windows Start button, point to Pro­grams, and then ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx.

The PC Probe icon
that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the
status of your PC.

will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating

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ASUS PC Probe

Using ASUS PC Probe

Monitoring

Monitor Summary

Shows a summary of the items being
monitored.

Temperature Monitor

Shows the PC’s temperature.

(Move the slider up to increase the

threshold level or down to decrease

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Temperature Warning

threshold adjustment

the threshold level)

Fan Monitor

Shows the PC’s fan rotation.

Fan Warning

threshold adjustment

(Move the slider up to increase the
threshold level or down to decrease

the threshold level)

Voltage Monitor

Shows the PC’s voltages.

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