ASUS MEWRM User Manual

®

MEW-RM

Socket 370 Intel® 810 Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

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Product Name: ASUS MEW-RM
Manual Revision: 1.01 E449
Release Date: September 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-RM Motherboard ........................................... 8

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

2.1.2 Optional Components ........................................................ 9

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

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

2.2 ASUS MEW-RM Part Definitions............................................ 12

2.3 ASUS MEW-RM Part Locations .............................................. 13

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

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

3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 15

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

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

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

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

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

3.5.2 Memory Installation......................................................... 25

3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 26

3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 27

3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure............................ 27

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 28

Standard Interrupt Assignments ............................................ 28

Interrupt Request Table ......................................................... 29

3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 30

3.8 External Connectors.................................................................. 31

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

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

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

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

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 60

4.4.3 PCI Configuration............................................................ 62

4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 65

4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 66

4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 68

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor............................................................ 70

4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 71

4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 73

5. SOFTWARE SETUP........................................................................ 75

5.1 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD.................................... 75

5.1.2 Support CD Submenus..................................................... 76

5.2 Operating Systems .................................................................... 78

5.3 Starting Windows For the First Time........................................ 78

5.3.1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found ....................... 79

5.3.2 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found ............................. 81

5.4 LDCM Local Setup................................................................... 81

5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup...................................................... 83

5.6 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 85

5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 86

5.8 Driver ........................................................................................ 88

5.8.1 VGA Driver Setup ........................................................... 88

5.9 Other ......................................................................................... 90

5.9.1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset ................................. 90

5.9.2 Intel Security Driver ........................................................ 91

5.9.3 YAMAHA S-YXG50 ....................................................... 92

5.9.4 YAMAHA XGStudio ....................................................... 94

5.10 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 98

6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 99

6.1 Display Properties ..................................................................... 99

6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 103

6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 108

6.4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 109

6.5 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 110

6.6 Hardware Information............................................................. 112

7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 1 13

7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 113

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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.

Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washing­ton DC: Office of the Federal Register , National Archives and Records Administra­tion, U.S. Government Printing Office.

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.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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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

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) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/

33 IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps

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

Serial port connector with bracket
LCD connector with bracket (for LCD model only)
ASUS IrDA-compliant Infrared module (optional)
ASUS Consumer Infrared set (optional)
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional)

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2.1 The ASUS MEW-RM Motherboard

The MEW-RM 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-RM motherboard?

2.1.1 Specifications

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

2. FEATURES

Specifications

• Latest Intel 810 Chipset! Features 100MHz FSB Intel 810 chipset (GMCH0 &

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

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

2. FEATURES

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

ICH) and a 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller.

allel data processing and compression, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hard­ware acceleration, and motion video acceleration.

standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics W inMark) using ASUS’ custom
graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and
provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.

• 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.

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

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

• 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 in case you
want to manually adjust the processor’s external frequency.

• Smart Slots! Provides three 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) expansion slots. PCI supports

up to 133MB/s 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.

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

Wake-Up, and BIOS Wake-Up.

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2. FEATURES

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

modem riser card.

• 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

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.

• Smart BIOS! 4Mbit 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.

2. FEATURES

Specifications-Optional

2.1.2 Optional Components

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

• PCI Audio! Provides Yamaha YMF744B PCI audio chipset with 3D surround

and positioning capability. Includes complete online help to guide you through
the audio software.

• 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 Wires! Integrated Consumer IR and Serial 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-compliant
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.

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

PC’99 compliancy . 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 . Color­coded 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 the BIOS, the power button can be

defined as the “Standby” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see
ATX Power Switch Lead in 3.8 External Connectors for more information)
button. Regardless of the 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 and/or CIR power up can be enabled or dis-

abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your
keyboard and/or Consumer IR device.

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2.2 ASUS MEW-RM 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

2. FEATURES

Serial Port Header

1

ATX Power Connector for connection to an ATX power supply

2

Socket 370 for Intel Celeron 370 processors

3

Intel 810 (GMCH0) Integrated Graphics Chipset

4

Three DIMM Sockets

5

Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors

6

Feature Setting DIP Switches

7

Floppy Disk Drive Connector

8

Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH)

9

ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor
W ake-On-Ring Connector
Super Multi-I/O Chip
Wake-On-LAN Connector
LCD-TV Headers
Three PCI Slots
Four Mbit Firmware Hub (Programmable BIOS)
Yamaha PCI Audio (optional)
AC’97 V2.1 Audio Codec
Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector
Joystick, MIDI, Line Out, Line In, Microphone In Connectors
VGA Monitor Output Connector
Parallel Connector
Serial Port Connector
USB Connectors
PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard Connector

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2. FEATURES

2.3 ASUS MEW-RM Part Locations

1

25
24

23

22

4

7

86532

2. FEATURES

Part Locations

21

20

19
18

17
16

15

13

1214

11

910

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.1 Motherboard Layout

PS/2

T: Mouse
B: Keyboard

USB

T: Port1
B: Port2

COM1

VIO

CPU_FAN

DIP Switches

DSW

PARALLEL PORT

Motherboard Layout

3. H/W SETUP

VGA

Line
Out

Line

GAME_AUDIO

MIC2

Firmware

In

Mic

In

Audio

Codec

YAMAHA

4Mbit

Hub

(FWH)

AUX

CD

TAD

SPDO

AUDIOEN

Audio

Chipset

ATX Power Connector

PWR_FAN

COM2

VIDEO

IR_CON

Audio Modem Riser

(AMR)

Audio Codec
Setting

PCI3VSBSEL

SPDI

WOL_CON

Socket 370

LCDTV0

Super

I/O

LCDTV1

MEW-RM

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

PCI Slot 3

Intel 810

Graphics &

Memory

Controller

Hub

®

JEN

DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

01

0

1

Row

CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

ASUS

ASIC

with Hardware

Monitor

WOR

CHA_FAN

DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

DIMM Socket 3 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module)

Secondary IDE

3

2

2

3

IDE

Primary

FLOPPY

Intel I/O

Controller

Hub (ICH)

SAFE_MD

NO_REBOOT

ACHA

IDELED

JTPWR

SMB

Clear CMOS

(R191)

PANEL

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

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

3.2 Layout Contents

Motherboard Settings

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

2) VIO p.18 I/O Voltage Setting (Normal/+3.66V)

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

4) CODEC p.19 Onboard Audio Codec Setting (Enable/Disable)

5) PCI3VSEL p.20 PCI 3Volt Setting (Add 3 Volt/Add 3 VSB)

6) SAFE_MD p.20 Safe Mode (Enable/Disable)

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

8) DSW p.22 CPU External Clock Frequency Setting

Expansion Slots

1) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 p.25 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support

2) Socket 370 p.26 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket

4) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3 p.29 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots (optional PCI4)

5) AMR p.30 Audio Modem Riser Slot

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS p.31 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female)

2) PS2KBMS p.31 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female)

3) USB p.32 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (Two 4-pin female)

4) PRINTER p.32 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female)

5) COM1 p.32 Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin male)

6) VGA p.33 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female)

7) GAME_AUDIO p.33 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female)

8) GAME_AUDIO p.33 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” female)

9) PRIMARY/SECONDARY p.34 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pins)

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

11) WOL_CON p.35 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins)

12) WOR p.35 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins)

13) IDELED p.36 IDE Activity LED Lead (2 pins)

14) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN p.36 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin)

15) IR_CON p.37 Infrared Module Connectors (10-1 pins)

16) COM2 p.37 Serial Port COM2 Header (10-1 pins)

17) SMB p.38 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins)

3. H/W SETUP

Layout Contents

18) LCDTV0/LCDTV1 p.38 LCD-TV Headers (Two 14 pins) (optional)

19) TAD, AUX, VIDEO, CD p.39 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins)

20) MIC2 p.39 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins)

21) SPD0/SPD1 p.40 Digital Audio Interface Headers (Two 2-pins)

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22) ACHA p.40 Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pins)

23) ATXPWR p.41 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)

24) JTPWR p.41 Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins)

25) PLED (PANEL) p.42 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

26) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p.42 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins)

27) SPEAKER (PANEL) p.42 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins)

28) RESET (PANEL) p.42 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins)

29) PWR (PANEL) p.42 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins)

30) EXTSMI (PANEL) p.42 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins)

31) LED (PANEL) p.42 System Message LED (2 pins)

Layout Contents

3. H/W SETUP

3. HARDWARE SETUP

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3. HARDWARE SETUP

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.

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Motherboard Settings

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1) JumperFree™ Mode Setting (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: Set all dip switches (DSW) to OFF for JumperFree™ mode.
Setting JEN

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

Motherboard Settings

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DSW

ON

12345

1

2

MEW-RM

®

3

Jumper

Mode

JEN

1

2

JumperFree

Mode

OFF

3

MEW-RM JumperFree™ Mode Setting

2) I/O Voltage Setting (VIO)

This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset,
PCI, and the CPU’s I/O buffer. The default voltage should be used unless pro-
cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage.

Setting VIO

Normal [1-2] (default)

3.66V [2-3]

VIO

123

3.66 Volt

MEW-RM

®

123
Normal

(Default)

MEW-RM I/O Voltage 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.

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3) Onboard Audio Setting (AUDIOEN)

available on audio model only

The onboard 32-bit PCI audio may be enabled or disabled using this jumper . Dis­able the onboard audio if you are using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion
slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see 3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR)

Slot). If using a PCI audio expansion card, Onboard AC’97 Audio Controller in

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration must also be disabled.

Setting AUDIOEN

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

AUDIOEN

MEW-RM

®

123

Disable

(Default)

123
Enable

MEW-RM Onboard Audio Setting

4) Onboard Audio Codec Setting (CODEC)

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 a 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 a PCI audio expansion card, Onboard AC’97 Audio Con-

troller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration must also be disabled.
Setting CODEC

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

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Motherboard Settings

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SPK

3

AUD_EN1

2
1

ADN#

AUD_EN2

SPK

3
2
1

AUD_EN1

ADN#

AUD_EN2

DisableEnable

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5) PCI 3 Volt Setting (PCI3VSEL)

This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices. If you
have PCI devices that require auxiliary power , set this jumper to Enable 3 VSB.

Setting PCI3VSEL

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

PCI3VSBSEL

Motherboard Settings

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MEW-RM PCI 3 Volt Selection

6) Safe Mode Setting (SAFE_MD)

Usually socket 370 processors have locked frequency multiples. In this case,
there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard
settings or BIOS setup. With unlocked socket 370 processors, exceeding the
specified multiple is possible through BIOS setup. Exceeding the specified 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

Normal [1-2] (default)
Safe Mode [2-3]

MEW-RM

®

123

Enable 3 VSB

123

Disable 3 VSB

SAFE_MD

MEW-RM

®

3
2
1

Normal

(Default)

3
2
1

Safe Mode

MEW-RM Safe Mode Setting

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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. If rebooting is repeating in­effectively, set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot.

Setting NO_REBOOT

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

NO_REBOOT

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®

MEW-RM Reboot Setting

Normal

(Default)

3
2
1

3
2
1

No Reboot

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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: Y ou 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.

Motherboard Settings

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MEW-RM

®

MEW-RM CPU External Clock
Frequency Selection

DSW

CPU
SDRAM

CPU
SDRAM

CPU
SDRAM

ON

12345ON12345ON12345

→

66MHz

→

100MHz

ON

12345

→

100MHz

→

150MHz

ON

12345

→

124MHz

→

124MHz

75MHz

112MHz

ON

12345

100MHz
100MHz

ON

12345

133MHz
133MHz

83MHz

124MHz

ON

12345

112MHz
112MHz

ON

12345

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 specifica-
tion 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 (512MB maximum sys­tem memory using 128Mb technology).

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

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DIMM2 Single-Sided (must be occupied before DIMM3)
(Rows 2&3) Double-Sided (DIMM3 must be empty) x1

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 DIMMs are only avail-

able as Double-Sided registered memory. 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 (FS) 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 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. SIMMs have the same pin contact on both sides.

88 Pins

MEW-RM

®

MEW-RM 168-Pin DIMM Sockets

60 Pins

20 Pins

Lock

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).

168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)

DRAM Key Position

Voltage Key Position

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System Memory

RFU

Buffered

Unbuffered

5.0V

Reserved

3.3V

The notches on the DIMM 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 per DIMM slot.

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CPU

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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.

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

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Notch

MEW-RM Socket 370

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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.

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3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards

Some expansion cards need 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 additional IRQ will be used. If your moth­erboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free.

The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices. Use
this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts.

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ Priority Standard Function

0 1 System Timer

Expansion Cards

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1 2 Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3* 11 Communications Port (COM2)
4* 12 Communications Port (COM1)
5* 13
6 14 Floppy Disk Controller
7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9* 4 ACPI Mode when enabled
10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11* 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12* 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 8 Numeric Data Processor
14* 9 Primary IDE Channel
15* 10 Secondary IDE Channel

*These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

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Interrupt Request Table

INT-A INT-B INT-C INT-D

PCI slot 1 shared -- -- -­PCI slot 2 -- shared -- -­PCI slot 3 -- -- -- -­Onboard VGA shared ---- -- -­Onboard Audio/AMR/SMBus -- shared -- -­USB -- -- -- --

IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support
“Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise
between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.

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3.7.3 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 I/
O 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.

Expansion Cards

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®

MEW-RM Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector

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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.

Connectors

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PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female)

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3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (Two Black 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.

COM 1

Serial Port (9-pin male)

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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)

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)
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 re­corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink)
allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice.

Connectors

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MicLine InLine Out

1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors

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9) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMARY/SECONDARY)

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.

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

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®

MEW-RM IDE Connectors

ribbon cable to

Secondary IDE Connector

Primary IDE Connector

PIN 1

PIN 1

10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin 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).

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

MEW-RM

®

PIN 1

PIN 1

MEW-RM Floppy Disk Drive Connector

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11) 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.

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

WOL_CON

MEW-RM

®

MEW-RM Wake-On-LAN Connector

+5 Volt Standby PME

Ground

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

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

Connectors

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®

MEW-RM Wake-On-Ring Connector

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WOR

RI#

21

Ground

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13) IDE Activity LED Lead (2-pin IDELED)

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.

TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not
light, try reversing the 2-pin plug.

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Connectors

MEW-RM

IDELED

®

MEW-RM IDE Activity LED

14) Chassis, CPU, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN)

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 consid-
eration the polarity of the connector.

NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with
rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored 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.

CPU Fan Power

GND

+12V

Rotation

Chassis Fan Power

Rotation

+12V

GND

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®

Power Supply Fan Power

GND
+12V
Rotation

MEW-RM 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power

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15) Serial and Consumer IR Connectors (10-pin IR_CON)

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.

IR_CON

Standard Infrared (SIR)

Front View Back View

IRTX
GND

IRRX

+5V
(NC)

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®

IRTX
GND
IRRX

(NC)
+5V

SIR

CIR

CIR+5V
CIRRX

GND
(NC)

MEW-RM Infrared Module Connector

16) 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.

COM2

Connectors

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MEW-RM Serial Port Header

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17) 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.

SMB

2

C

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Connectors

MEW-RM

®

1

Ground

SMBCLK

+5V

SMBDATA

MEW-RM SMBus Connector

18) LCD-TV Headers (14-pin LCDTV0/LCDTV1) (optional)

These headers require an optional LCD-TV card for LCD or TV output.

2: +1.8V
4: LTVDA
6: BLANK#

8: +3V
10: DD4
12: DD2
14: DD0

2: +5V

4: DD11

6: GND

8: DD11
10: DD7
12: DD9
14: DD5

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®

LCDTV0

2
1

LCDTV1

2
1

14
13

14
13

1: GND
3: LTVCL
5: DMSEN
7: TVVSYNC

9: TVHSYNC
11: DD3
13: DD1

1: +5V

3: DD10

5: GND

7: DD10

9: DD6
11: CLKOUT0
13: CLKOUT1

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19) 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.

VIDEO (Green)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

AUX (White)

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

CD (Black)

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®

TAD

MEW-RM Internal Audio Connectors

Left Audio Channel
Ground
Right Audio Channel

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

20) Internal Microphone Connector (3 pin MIC2)

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.

MIC2

13

MEW-RM

®

MEW-RM Internal Microphone Connector

Ground

MIC Input

MIC Power

Connectors

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21) Digital Audio Interface Header (2-pin SPDO/SPDI)

This header is the digital link between the motherboard and your devices, such
as CD player, sampler, or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of
audio data in SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) format.

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Connectors

SPDI

SPDI Signal
GND

MEW-RM

®

MEW-RM Audio Digital Interface Connectors

SPDO Signal

GND

SPDO

22) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pin ACHA)

This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After-market
toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable
components. Two wires should be available from the chassis to connect to this
lead. When any chassis component is removed, the contact should open and the
motherboard will record a chassis intrusion 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.

ACHA

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MEW-RM Chassis Open Alarm Lead

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23) 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.

+3.3 Volts
+3.3 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
+5.0 Volts
Ground
Power Good
+5V Standby
+12.0 Volts

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®

+3.3 Volts

-12.0 Volts
Ground

Power Supply On

Ground
Ground
Ground

-5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts
+5.0 Volts

MEW-RM ATX Power Connector

24) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin block JTPWR)

If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor
cable to this connector.

Connectors

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®

MEW-RM Thermal Sensor Connector

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JTPWR

Power Supply Thermal Sensor

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25) 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.

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 Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker.

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 PWR)

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 EXTSMI)

This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or “Green”
mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life
of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector 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.

Ground

Speaker

Connector

Ground

Ground

+5V

SPKR

Keyboard Lock

Power LED

+5 V

PLED

Keylock

+5 V

MLED

Ground

Ground

ExtSMI#

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®

Message LED

SMI Lead

*

Requires an ATX power supply.

PWR_SW

ATX Power Switch*

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Ground

ResetCon

Reset SW

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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. Your 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 power­ON test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your re­tailer for assistance.

).

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Power Connections

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 A TX power
supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting
down your operating system. If you are using W indows 95/98, click the

Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the com-
puter? The power supply should turn OFF after Windows shuts down.

NOTE: The message “Y ou can now safely turn of f 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 left­hand 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-

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Updating BIOS

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

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

ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk.
NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS

prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that
may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended
that you reboot using a floppy.

specify “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. T ype 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
Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears.

5. T ype 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>.

Updating BIOS

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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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Updating BIOS

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 Managing and Updating Your BIOS.

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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Program Information

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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

Menu Introduction

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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 arrow) 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 sub­menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu contains ad­ditional options for a field parameter. To call up a sub-menu,
simply move the 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 sub-menus. 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:

System Time [XX:XX:XX]

Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time).

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Main Menu

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).

4. BIOS SETUP

Master/Slave Drives

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]

Master/Slave Drives

4. BIOS SETUP

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 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 Type 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 Type field must be set to [User T ype 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: [Dis­abled] [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.

Language [English]

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

Supervisor Password [Disabled], User Password [Disabled]

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Main Menu

These fields allow you to set the passwords. To set any of the passwords, 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 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 configuration fields.

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Forgot the password?

If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real
Time Clock (R TC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is pow­ered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC 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.

Clear

CMOS

MEW-RM

®

R190 R191

Short solder points
to Clear CMOS

Q28

ACHA

MEW-RM Clear RTC RAM

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.

Main Menu

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4.4 Advanced Menu

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]

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Advanced Menu

[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 (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in
synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU Bus Frequency.
Each of the two memory data transfer methods leads to a set of 16 CPU Bus
Frequency selections. Configuration options: [2/3/1] [3/3/1]

CPU Bus Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

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 (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])

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]

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]

USB Legacy Support [Auto]

This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The de­fault of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If de­tected, the USB controller will be enabled. If not detected, the USB control­ler will be disabled. When this field is set to [Disabled], the USB controller
is disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not. Configu­ration options: [Disabled] [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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Chip Configuration

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4.4.1 Chip Configuration

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

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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].

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].

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SDRAM Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [6T, 8T]

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

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]

Graphics Window Size [64MB]

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

Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled]

This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards
that require it. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled]

This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.1 features including passive
release and 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,
both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec­ondary] [Disabled]

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4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration

Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto]

[Auto] allows the motherboard’s BIOS to detect whether you are using any

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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 have
conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller, you may set the appro­priate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

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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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-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8
External Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]

This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you
disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configura­tions will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [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 oper ­ate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation
in a two-way mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP]
[ECP+EPP]

ECP DMA Select [3]

This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the
selected ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or
[ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3]
[Disabled]

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]

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I/O Device Config

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, Slot 2, Slot 3 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]

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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.

[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

IRQ XX Used By ISA

These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is
being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. [N0/ICU] indicates either that
the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is
being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you install a
legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU,
you must set the field 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 Configuration

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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

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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

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 regard-

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Power Menu

less 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]

IMPORT ANT: 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.

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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
scanning. 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
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]

Power Menu

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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]

Power Up Control

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PWR Up On Modem Act [Disabled]

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]

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

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Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled]

Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard (by pressing
the spacebar), PS2 mouse (by clicking on the left button), or Consumer IR
device 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 A TX 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]

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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]

Hardware Monitor

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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

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: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP-100]
[ATAPI MO]

IDE Hard Drive

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

ATAPI CD-ROM

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

Boot Menu

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Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net­work)]

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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]

This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot
sector . The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a
virus. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a
virus-free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system. Con­figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]

This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping
retesting a second, third, and fourth time. Configuration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]

When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether
the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Boot Up NumLock Status [On]

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Boot Menu

This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system
boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On]

Full Screen Logo [Enabled]

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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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
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.

Exit Menu

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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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Exit Menu

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5. SOFTWARE SETUP

5.1 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:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:).

5.1.1 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.

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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5.1.2 Support CD Submenus

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

Installation Submenu

LDCM: Installs software to monitor PC system(s).
ASUS Probe: Installs a simple utility to monitor your

computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages.
ASUS LiveUpdate: Installs a program to help you

update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file.
Driver: Installs the necessary drivers for your on-

board components to work properly.
Other: Allows you to install additional software and

utilities to help you make better use of your new
motherboard.

Driver

Network Driver Setup: Not available on this moth-

erboard.

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VGA Driver Setup: Intel’s 810 System and Graph-
ics Controller Driver.

Audio Driver Setup: See 5.3.2 PCI Multimedia
Audio Device Found.

Other

INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset: This utility in-

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

Intel Security Driver: Installs a security controller
for your Windows 95/98. Read the Release Notes dur ­ing installation and the Readme file at the end of the
installation for more information.

YAMAHA S-YXG50: Installs Yamaha’s software
synthesizer for playing MIDI files on a personal com-

puter through software alone without usinga hard­ware sound source such as a sound card. (YAMAHA, Soft Synthesizer, S-YXG50, Midplug, and XG
studio are all trademarks of Yamaha Corp. Copyright 1996-1999 Yamaha Corporation, All Rights Re­served)

YAMAHA XGStudio: Installs Yamaha’s XGStudio Mixer.
Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver: Installs Microsoft’s DirectX 6.0 driver for Windows 95/98. Microsoft’s

DirectX is necessary for most multimedia applications to run.

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PC-cillin 98: Installs Trend’s PC-cillin virus protection software. View the online help for more informa-
tion.

Adobe Acrobat Reader: 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.

Exit: Returns to the Installation menu.

DOS Utility Submenu

Flash BIOS Utility (DOS V ersion): 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 Submenu

This page gives Marketing and Technical Support
contact information which is similar to the one in
the beginning of this User’s Manual.

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5.2 Operating Systems

Although ASUS motherboards passed testing on several operating systems, the op­erating system shown in these sections will be that of Microsoft’s Windows 98. You
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.

5.3 Starting Windows For the First Time

When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard,
Windows will detect all plug-and-play devices. You can either follow the Add New
Hardware Wizard to install the device drivers or click Cancel. When prompted to
restart, select No and then follow the normal setup procedures later in this section.

IMPORTANT: Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step

because 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.

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Windows 98

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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5.3.1 Intel 82802 Firmware Hub Device Found

(2) Click here and

(1) Click here.

(3) Insert the Windows 98

CD into your CD-ROM
drive, browse to it, and
then click here.

then click Next.

(4) Click here.

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5.3.2 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found

(2) Click here and

(1) Click here.

(3) Browse to the here, click

Next and then follow the
online instructions to
complete installation.

then click Next.

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5.4 LDCM Local 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.

NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS
PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.9 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(4) Click here.

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(6) Click here.

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(7) Click here.

(9) Click here.

(8) Click here.

(10) Click here.

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(11) Click here.

(14) Click here and then follow

the online instruction to
finish installing.

(13) Click here.

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5.5 LDCM Administrator 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.

NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS
PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.9 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

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(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

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(8) Click here.

(7) Click here.

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(9) Click here.

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5.6 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.

NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility , such as
LDCM, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.9 Uninstalling Programs.

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

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(7) Click here.

(9) Click here.

(8) Click here.

(10) Click here.

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5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate

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

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

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5.8 Driver

5.8.1 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.

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(3) Click here.

(6) Click here. (7) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(5) Click here.

(8) Click here to

install to the
default folder.

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(9) Click here.

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(10) Click here and then

click Finish to restart.

(11) Click here.

(12) Click here.

(14) Click here.

(16) Click here.

(13) Click here.

(15) Click here.

(17) Click here.

(18) Browse to

E:\VGA\WIN98 and
then click here.

(19) To install other driv-

ers, click here and
then click Finish.

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5.9 Other

5.9.1 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.

(5) Click here only after you

have read the license
agreement.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

(7) Click here to install the

driver to the default folder .

(8) Click her e and then follow

the online instructions.

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5.9.2 Intel Security Driver

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

(1) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(5) Click here. (6) Click here.

(8) Click here and then follow

(7) Click here.

the online instructions.

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5.9.3 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.

(1) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

(5) Enter the information requested

and the click here

(7) Click here only if you accept

the terms of the agreement.

*

.

* The serial number can be found on the software license

agreement card.

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(8) Click here.

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(9) Click here.

(10) Click here.

(11) Click here.

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5.9.4 YAMAHA XGStudio

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

(2) Click here.

(1) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here only after

you have carefully read
the license agreement.

(7) Click here.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

(8) Click here.

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(9) Click here.

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5.9.5 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.

(3) Click here.

(2) Click here.

(4) Click here only after you

have read the license
agreement.

(5) Click here.

(6) Click here.

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5.9.6 PC-cillin 98

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.

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(5) Click here only if you

accept the terms of the
license agreement.

(7) Click here.

(6) Click here.

(8) Click here and then

follow the online
instructins to finish
installation.

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5.9.7 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.

(2) Click here.

(1) Click here.

(3) Click here.

(5) Click here only if you

accept the terms of the
license agreement.

(7) To install other drivers

or programs, click here
and then click Finish.

(4) Click here.

(6) Click here.

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5.10 Uninstalling Programs

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

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(1) Double-click here to open

the Add/Remove Programs
Properties dialog box.

(2) Select the program to

remove and click here.

(3) Click here.

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6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE

6.1 Display Properties

The motherboard’s built-in 2D/3D AGP VGA supports professional graphics de-
sign, gaming, learning, and business applications.

NOTE: Depending on your system configuration, components, and options, your
system may not show all of the settings displayed in the following pictures.

Windows 98

To open the Properties dialog box, right-click the desktop and select Properties, the
Settings tab, and then the Advanced button.

General

The Display box displays the current font size
of the selected monitor . To use a different font
size, click the arrow, and then click the font
size you want.

The Compatibility box allows you to specify
when to apply changes to system color set­tings. NOTE: Some programs might not dis-
play colors correctly without being restarted
after you make changes. To avoid this prob­lem, close the program, change the color set­tings, and then open the program again.

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Adapter

Shows what type of display adapter you are
currently using. To install the software for a
new display adapter, click Change.

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Monitor

Windows 98

Shows what type of monitor you are currently
using. T o install the software for a new moni­tor, click Change.

Performance

Specifies the degree of acceleration you want
for your graphics hardware. Full acceleration
is the fastest and is recommended for most
computers. If your ocmputer is having prob­lems and you suspect graphics acceleration
to be the cause, use the highest setting at
which you do not have problems.

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Color Management

Lists all the color profile currently associated
with your monitor. Click a profile to make it
the active profile. Otherwise, the default pro­file is the active profile.

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