Asus INTEL CUW(E)-FX User Manual
î CUW(E)-FX Intel î 810 FlexA TX Motherboard USERâÂÂS MANUAL Special Features CUWE-FX ⢠Intel 810E Chipset with support for 133/100/66MHz FSB ⢠4MB 32-bit 133MHz SDRAM display cache onboard CUW -FX ⢠Intel 810 Chipset with support for 100/66MHz FSB ⢠Optional 4MB 32-bit 100MHz SDRAM display cache onboard
2 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS CUW(E)-FX Manual Revision: 1.01 E495 Release Date: January 2000 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (âÂÂASUSâÂÂ). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âÂÂAS ISâ WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR- TICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDEN- T AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSI- NESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT . Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair , modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade- marks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the ownersâ benefit, without intent to infringe. ⢠QuickStart and JumperFree are trademarks of ASUST eK Computer Inc. ⢠Intel, LANDesk, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ⢠IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. ⢠XGstudio and SoftSynthesizer are trademarks of Y amaha Corporation. ⢠Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation. ⢠W indows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ⢠Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself. Manual revi- sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number . Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number . For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www .asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page. SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR- NISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT T O CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM- MITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUD- ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Copyright é 2000 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
3 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: 886-2-2894-3447 Fax: 886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): 886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): 886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (T el): 886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: 886-2-2895-9254 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW : www .asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNA TIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry A venue, Mowry Business Center , Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: 1-510-608-4555 Email: tmd1@asus.com T echnical Support Fax: 1-510-608-4555 BBS: 1-510-739-3774 Email: tsd@asus.com WWW : www .asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com/Pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkortstr . 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) T echnical Support Hotline: MB/Others: 49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: 49-2102-9599-10 Fax: 49-2102-9599-1 1 Support (Email): www .asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW : www .asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM
4 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ........................................................................................ 8 2.1 The ASUS CUW(E)-FX Motherboard ....................................... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Optional Components ........................................................ 9 2.1.3 Performance ..................................................................... 10 2.1.4 Intelligence ....................................................................... 1 1 2.2 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Components ............................................. 12 2.3 Component Locations ............................................................... 13 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14 3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17 3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 17 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 22 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 22 3.5.2 Memory Installation ......................................................... 23 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 24 3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 25 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................ 25 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 26 3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 28 3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 29 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime ........................................................ 41 4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 43 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS ......................................... 43 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 43 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures .............................................. 44 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 46 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 47 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 47 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 49 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 50 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ........................................................... 54 4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 56 4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 60 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 63 4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 65 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 68
5 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual CONTENTS 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 69 4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 71 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ............................................................ 73 4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 74 4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ........................................................................ 79 5.1 Operating Systems .................................................................... 79 5.2 Starting W indows For the First T ime ........................................ 79 5.3 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD .................................... 81 5.4 LDCM Local Setup ................................................................... 82 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup ...................................................... 84 5.6 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 87 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 88 5.8 Drivers ...................................................................................... 89 5.9 Other ......................................................................................... 90 5.10 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 99 6.1 Display Properties ..................................................................... 99 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 103 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 108 6.4 Using Y amaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 109 6.5 Using Y amaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 1 10 6.6 Hardware Information ............................................................. 1 12 7. APPENDIX ...................................................................................... 1 13 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Controller Module ............................................ 1 13 7.2 Modem Riser ........................................................................... 1 15 7.3 Glossary .................................................................................. 1 17 INDEX ................................................................................................. 121
6 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 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 installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener gy 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 interfer - ence by one or more of the following measures: ⢠Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. ⢠Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver . ⢠Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit dif ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. ⢠Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. W ARNING! 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. W ashing- ton DC: Office of the Federal Register , National Archives and Records Administra- tion, 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 àla norme NMB-003 du Canada.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2) FEA TURES Product information and specifications 3 ) HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 5) SOFTW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6) SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7) APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1.2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer . 1. INTRODUCTION Package Contents (1) ASUS Motherboard (1 ) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/ 66 or UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1) 40-pin ribbon cable for inter - nal UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1 ) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25â and (2) 3.5â floppy disk drives (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities ( 1 ) This Motherboard User â s Manual Optional Items Serial port connector with bracket (optional) ASUS LCD-I controller module (for LCD model only) ASUS TV -out controller module (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS consumer infrared set (op- tional) Modem riser card (optional) USB hub module (optional)
8 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS CUW(E)-FX Motherboard The CUW(E)-FX motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many smart features in a small package. So whatâ s so smart about the ASUS CUW(E)-FX motherboard? 2.1.1 Specifications ⢠Latest Intel Socket 370 Processor Support! Supports Intelâ s Pentium î III Coppermine and Celeron⢠Mendocino processors. ⢠Form Factor for Easy-to-Use PC! Designed for small-size easy-to-use PCs. This new highly flexible form factor reduces the motherboard size by as much as 25% over the microA TX design. ⢠Latest Intel 810 Series Chipset! Features Intelâ s 810 Series chipset with the Accelerated Hub Architecture, which provides direct connections between the 810 chipset and subsystems such as IDE controllers, USB controllers, and PCI add-on cards. ⢠Integrated Graphics! The 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller sup- ports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, parallel data processing and compres- sion, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hardware acceleration, and motion video acceleration. The CUWE-FX comes with 4MB 32-bit 133MHz SDRAM dis- play cache onboard, and the CUW -FX comes with optional 4MB 100MHz SDRAM display cache. ⢠ASUS Graphics Driver! Y ou can gain about 12% performance over that of the standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics W inMark) using ASUSâ custom graphics driver . ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions. ⢠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 vir - tual experience. Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing W avetable synthesis. ⢠V ersatile Memory Support! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address- ing and two DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides) ⢠JumperFreeâ¢! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup. ⢠Legacy Free! Provides one 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) expansion slot with no ISA, eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues. 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 W ake-Up! Supports W ake-On-LAN, W ake-On-Ring, Keyboard W ake-Up, and BIOS W ake-Up.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications-Optional ⢠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 R TC used for keeping time! ⢠Firmwar e Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features. ⢠Monitoring for your PCâ s Health! Provided ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM allows PC health monitoring. ⢠Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot V irus Protection! Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firm- ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au- tomatic 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. ⢠Onboard LED! The onboard LED will light up when there is standby power . This acts as a reminder to the user to turn OFF the power before plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 2.1.2 Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase: ⢠Smart Audio! Software Audio and Hardware ACâÂÂ97 V2.1 codec compliant with sample rate conversion form 7kHz to 48kHz. Full audio output can be directed to the chassisâ internal speaker in order to save space and money while reducing complications associated with external speakers. ⢠Smart Networking! Features the Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet LAN Controller (fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX). Supports W ired for Management, remote wake-up, and OnNow initiative to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). ⢠Space Savings! D igital F lat P anel (DFP) Interface (see 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Mod- ule ) gives a direct digital connection for connecting a digital flat panel (analog flat panel must be connected to the VGA-out connector) to your PC. This inter - face transmits sharp, bright images by eliminating digital-to-analog and analog- to-digital conversions, which can accumulate noise and degrade image quality . ⢠TV Out! Displays high quality graphics and video on any television (NTSC or P AL) with an optional TV Out module. ⢠No Messy W ir es! Integrated Consumer IR and Serial IR supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per - sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller . ⢠More USB Ports! An optional USB hub module gives you a total of four USB ports for fast Plug-and-Play connection to your computer .
10 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Performance ⢠UltraPerformance! Onboard ID E 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 T ape Backup, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/R W , and LS-120 drives. ⢠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 com- patible with existing A T A-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current IDE devices or cables. ⢠Concurrent PCI! Concurrent PCI optimizes system performance with concur - rent PCI and CPU bus activities. ⢠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 Ener gy 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 ener gy saving standards. T o fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as W indows 98, must be used. ⢠Suspend and Go! S uspend-T o-R AM (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 the stringent requirements for Microsoft PCâÂÂ99 certification. The new PCâÂÂ99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for config- uring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and instal- lation procedures for W indows 95/98/NT . Color -coded connectors and descrip- tive icons make identification easy as required by PCâÂÂ99. ⢠Highest Audio Quality! ACâÂÂ97 DAC/ADC built into the audio CODEC reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of 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 ex- citing gameplay experience.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 11 2.1.4 Intelligence ⢠Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm! T o 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. ⢠T emperature Monitoring and Alert! T o prevent system overheat and system damage, this motherboard supports Socket 370 processor thermal sensing and auto-protection. ⢠V oltage Monitoring and Aler t! System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. V oltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. ⢠System Resour ces Alert! (Requires the future release of LDCM v6.0) T odayâ s operating systems such as W indows 98, W indows 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. Sugges- tions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently . ⢠Dual Function Power Button! Through the BIOS, the power button can be defined as the âÂÂStandbyâ (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see A TX 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 (requir es modem)! This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem. W ith this benefit on-hand, users can access any information from their computers from anywhere in the world! ⢠Message LED (requir es ACPI OS support)! Message LEDs now act as infor- mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine if a message has been received from a fax/modem. A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user . This function requires ACPI OS and driver support. ⢠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. 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2. FEA TURES
12 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2.2 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Components See the opposite page for locations. MB Components 2. FEA TURES Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Coppermine/Mendocino Processors ................ 3 Chipsets Intel 810 Series Chipset ............................................................ 4 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) ................................................ 8 4Mb Firmware Hub (FWH) ..................................................... 9 Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset .......................................... 13 Main Memory Maximum 512MB support 2 DIMM Sockets ...................................................................... 5 PC100 SDRAM support Expansion Slots 1 PCI Slot ............................................................................... 10 1 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ........................................ 19 System I/O 1 USB Header ........................................................................... 1 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector .............................................. 6 2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA33/66 Support) ......................... 7 1 Serial COM2 Header ........................................................... 21 1 Parallel Port Connector ....................................................... 23 1 Serial COM1 Connector ...................................................... 24 2 USB Connectors .................................................. (Bottom) 25 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .............................................. (T op) 26 1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................... (Bottom) 26 3D Graphics Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) 1 VGA Monitor Output Connector ......................................... 22 TV -Out/Digital LCD Module Headers ................................... 15 4MB onboard high-speed SDRAM (optional) ....................... 12 Audio ACâÂÂ97 V2.1 Audio Codec ...................................................... 18 1 Joystick/MIDI Connector .......................................... (T op) 20 1 Line Out Connector (on audio model only) ........ (Bottom) 20 1 Line In Connector (on audio model only) ........... (Bottom) 20 1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 20 Network Features Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet Chipset (on LAN model only) ...... 16 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional) ............................ (T op) 25 W ake-On-LAN Connector ...................................................... 17 W ake-On-Ring Connector ...................................................... 14 Hardware Monitoring System V oltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 11 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power A TX Power Supply Connector ................................................. 2 Form Factor FlexA TX
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 13 2.3 Component Locations 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Locations 18 7 6 5 3 2 26 23 22 20 14 16 8 9 25 24 4 17 19 13 12 1 15 10 11 21
14 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP (Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.) DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) Row 2 3 01 Primary IDE Secondary IDE A TX Power Connector P ANEL PCI Slot 1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD1 VIDEO MODEM COM2 CPU_F AN WOL_CON SMB WOR FLOPPY î CUW(E)-FX Super I/O Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) 4Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Audio Codec Intel 810 Series GMCH Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Audio Codec Setting Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot SAFE_MD NO_REBOOT PCI3VSBSEL LANPWR LAN_EN IR_CON JTPWR CHA_F AN PWR_F AN LCDTV0 LCDTV1 COM1 P ARALLEL PORT VGA PS/2 T : Mouse B: Keyboard GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In Intel Fast Ethernet ACHA MIC2 2 MB SDRAM 2 MB SDRAM USBPWR SPKR Bottom: USB1 USB2 T op: RJ45 Socket 370 FRONTUSB 19.0cm (7.48in) 22.85cm (9.0in) CHA VP ANEL LED1
15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) CODEC p.18 Onboard Audio Codec Setting (Enable/Disable) 2) PCI3VSBSEL p.18 PCI 3V olt Setting ( 3 VSB/ 3 V olt) 3) SAFE_MD p.19 Safe Mode (Disable/Safe Mode) 4) NO_REBOOT p.19 Automatic Timeout Reboot (Disable/No Reboot) 5) LAN_EN p.20 Onboard LAN Setting (Enable/Disable) 6) LANPWR p.20 Onboard LAN Power Setting ( 3 V olt/ 3 VSB) 7) USBPWR p.21 USB Power Up ( 5V olt/ 5VSB) Expansion Slots 1 ) DIMM1, DIMM2 p.23 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) Socket 370 p.24 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket 4) PCI1 p.25 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AMR p.28 Audio Modem Riser Slot Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p.29 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) 2) PS2KBMS p.29 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) 3) USB p.30 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin female) 4) PRINTER p.30 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) 5) COM1 p.30 Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin male) 6) VGA p.31 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female) 7) GAME_AUDIO p.31 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female)(optional) 8) GAME_AUDIO p.31 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8â female)(optional) 9) RJ45 p.31 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional) 10) PRIMAR Y IDE p.32 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pins) SECONDAR Y IDE 1 1) FLOPPY p.32 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins) 12) WOL_CON p.33 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 13) WOR p.33 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 14) IDELED p.34 IDE Activity LED Lead (2 pins) 15) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN p.34 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin) 16) IR_CON p.35 Infrared Module Connectors (10-1 pins) 17) COM2 p.35 Serial COM2 Port Header (10-1 pins) 18) SMB p.36 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 19) LCDTV0/LCDTV1 p.36 LCD-TV Headers (T wo 14 pins) (optional) 20) MIC2 p.36 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) 21) VIDEO/CD1/MODEM p.37 Internal Audio Connectors (Three 4-pins) Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP
16 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 22) FRONTUSB p.37 Front Panel USB Header (10-1 pin block) 23) SPKR p.38 Headphone T rue-Level Line Out Header (3-pins) 24) ACHA p.38 Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pins) 25) A TXPWR p.39 A TX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 26) JTPWR p.39 Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) 27) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.40 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 28) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.40 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 29) SPEAKER (P ANEL) p.40 System W arning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 30) RESET (P ANEL) p.40 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 31) PWR (P ANEL) p.40 A TX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 32) SMI (P ANEL) p.40 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 33) LED (P ANEL) p.40 System Message LED (2 pins)
17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W 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 Wir es, and Power Supply W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED (see 3.1 Motherboard Layout for location) when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-of f mode and not powered OFF . 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboardâ s function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electric- ity , you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer . 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con- nectors, o r 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.
18 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 1) Onboard Audio Codec Setting (CODEC) available on audio model only The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section). If using a PCI audio expansion card, Onboard ACâÂÂ97 Audio Con- tr oller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration must also be disabled. Setting CODEC Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX A udio Codec Setting Disable Enable 1 2 3 1 2 3 SPK ADN# AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 SPK ADN# AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 2) PCI 3 V olt Setting (PCI3VSBSEL) 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 PCI3VBSEL 3 VSB [1-2] (default) 3 V olt [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX PCI 3 V olt Selection 3 VSB PCI3VSBSEL 3 V olt 12 3 12 3
19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) 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. W ith unlocked socket 370 processors, exceeding the specified multiple is possible through BIOS setup. Exceeding the specified mul- tiple may result in hanging during bootup. If this occurs, enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem. Setting SAFE_MD Disable [1-2] (default) Safe Mode [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX Disable (Default) Safe Mode SAFE_MD CUW(E)-FX Safe Mode Setting 1 2 3 1 2 3 4) Automatic T imeout 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 in- effectively , set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot. Setting NO_REBOOT Disable [1-2] (default) No Reboot [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX Disable (Default) No Reboot NO_REBOOT CUW(E)-FX Reboot Setting 1 2 3 1 2 3
20 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 5) Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) The onboard LAN may be enabled/disabled with this jumper . Setting LAN_EN Enable [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX LAN Setting Enable (Default) Disable 123 123 LAN_EN 6) Onboard LAN Power Setting (LANPWR) The onboard LAN power may be set to 3 V olt or 3 VSB. Select 3 V olt if you do not have a power supply with 720mA standby power . Selecting 3 VSB will allow the use of W ake-on-LAN but may not allow system wakeup if the power supplyâ s standby power is insufficient. Setting LANPWR 3 V olt [2-3] (default) 3 VSB [1-2] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX LAN Power Setting 3 VSB LANPWR 3 V olt (Default) 12 3 12 3
21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 7) USB Power Selection (USBPWR) The USB power may be set to 5V olt or 5VSB. Select 5 V olt if you do not have a power supply with 1A standby power . Selecting 5 VSB will allow wakeup by USB keyboard if the power supplyâ s standby power is suf ficient. Setting USBPWR 5 V olt [1-2] (default) 5 VSB [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX USB Power Selection 5 V olt (Default) 5 VSB USBPWR 123 123
22 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 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 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB (512MB maximum sys- tem 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 . NOTE: Using 2x2x2 SDRAM can greatly improve the onboard graphicsâ perfor- mance. 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ⢠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 (Ex- tended 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. Install memory in any combination as follows: Location 168-pin DIMM SDRAM T otal Memory DIMM1 Single-Sided/Double-Sided x1 (Rows 0&1) 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB DIMM2 Single-Sided/Double-Sided x1 (Rows 2&3) 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB T otal System Memory (Max 5 1 2 MB) =
23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are dif ferent on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMM mod- ules are longer and have dif ferent pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density . SIMMs have the same pin contact on both sides. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX 168-Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins 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 V oltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3.3V 5.0V The notches on the DIMM will shift between left, center , or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard. Y ou must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM slot.
24 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother - board 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. W ARNING! Be sure that there is suf ficient air circulation across the processor â s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout suf ficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. Y ou may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary . T o install a CPU, first turn of f 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. W ith the added weight of the CPU fan, no force is required to insert the CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socketâ 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 pro- cessor 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. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Socket 370 Socket 370 CPU (T op) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Notch Gold Arrow Celeron Coppermine
25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING! 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 (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard- ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers or switches. 2. Remove your computer systemâ 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 cardâ s connectors and press firmly . 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer systemâ s cover . 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Y es in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
26 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclu- sively 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 moth- erboard 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 T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when enabled 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 1 1* 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. Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual IMPORT ANT : If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support âÂÂShare IRQâ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable. Interrupt Request T able INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D PCI slot 1 shared -- -- -- Onboard VGA shared ---- -- -- Onboard Audio/AMR/SMBus -- not shared -- -- USB -- -- -- not shared Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
28 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 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 motherboardâ 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 optional onboard CO- DEC. The motherboardâ s onboard CODEC (on audio model only) must be disabled when using a primary AMR. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing an AMR or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hard- ware Setup Procedure for more information). î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX A udio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector
29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! 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. IMPORT ANT : 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 connec- tor 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 fast ethernet port connector is available only on the LAN model. The illustrations below are that of the model without the onboard Fast-Ethernet. 1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Gr een 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 A T size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. Y ou may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard A T keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female)
30 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (T wo Black 4-pin USB) T wo back panel USB ports are provided for connecting USB devices. If you prefer to use front panel USB ports, you can connect an external connector set to the USB header and mount it on the front panel (see Front Panel USB Header later in this section). NOTE: The back panel and front panel ports cannot be used at the same time. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou 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 (T eal/T urquoise 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)
31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 6) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin female) 7) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou 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) NOTE: The onboard game port is to be used only if you are not using any PCI or ISA audio card with a game port. 8) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8â GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Line Out (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak- ers. Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re- corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink) allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice. Mic Line In Line Out 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors 9) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Lo- cal Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ45
32 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y/SECONDAR Y) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cableâ s blue connector to the motherboardâ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then connect the gray connector to your UltraDMA/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to your UltraDMA/66 master device. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA/66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector . If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accord- ingly . 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 r emoved to prevent inserting in the wr ong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged). If you have more than two UltraDMA/66 devices, you will need to purchase another UltraDMA/66 cable. NOTE: A small hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA/66 cable is intentional. TIP: Y ou may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables â one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector . Y ou 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. W ARNING! UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductor IDE cable. CUW(E)-FX IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector PIN 1 î CUW(E)-FX 1 1) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect- ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is r emoved to prevent inserting in the wr ong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 CUW(E)-FX Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 î CUW(E)-FX
33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 12) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-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. IMPOR T ANT : 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 A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX W ake-On-LAN Connector IMPORT ANT : Requires an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 V olt Standby PME Ground WOL_CON 13) W ake-On-Ring Connector ( 2 -pin W O R ) This connector connects to internal modem cards with a W ake-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. IMPOR T ANT : 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 A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX W ake-On-Ring Connector WOR RI# Ground 21
34 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 14) IDE Activity LED Lead (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinetâ 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. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED 1 5 ) Chassis, CPU, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) 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 dif ferent. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fanâ s plug to the board taking into consid- eration the polarity of the connector . NOTE: The âÂÂRotationâ 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. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE). W ARNING! 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 ar e not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX 12-V olt Cooling Fan Power Power Supply Fan Power GND Rotation 12V CPU Fan Power Chassis Fan Power GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V
35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 16) Serial and Consumer IR Connectors (10-pin IR_CON) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra- red module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup- port this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting through UAR T2 Use In- frared (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) to select whether UAR T2 is di- rected for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown in Back V iew and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboardâ s SIR connector according to the pin definitions. An optional consumer infrared (CIR) set con- nects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmit- ting and remote control functions through one external infrared module. W ake On PS2 KB/Mouse in 4.5.1 Power Up Control must be Enabled in order to use Consumer Infrared (CIR) power up. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Infrared Module Connector Standard Infrared (SIR) Front View Back View 5V IRTX IRRX (NC) GND SIR 5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND (NC) GND CIRRX CIR 5V CIR IR_CON 17) Serial COM 2 Port Header (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add a serial port for additional serial devices. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Serial Port Header Pin 1 COM2
36 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 18) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vices. 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 2 C 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 . SMBCLK Ground SMBDA T A 5V 1 CUW(E)-FX SMBus Connector SMB î CUW(E)-FX 19) LCD-TV Headers (14-pin LCDTV0/LCDTV1) (optional) These headers require an optional LCD module (see 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Control- ler Module ) for LCD output or a TV -out module for TV output. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX LCD-TV Headers LCDTV0 LCDTV1 1 2 13 14 1 2 13 14 1: GND 3: L TVCL 5: DMSEN 7: TVVSYNC 9: TVHSYNC 1 1: DD3 13: DD1 2: 1.8V 4: L TVDA 6: BLANK# 8: 3V 10: DD4 12: DD2 14: DD0 1: 5V 3: DD10 5: GND 7: DD10 9: DD6 1 1: CLKOUT0 13: CLKOUT1 2: 5V 4: DD1 1 6: GND 8: DD1 1 10: DD7 12: DD9 14: DD5 20) Internal Micr ophone 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 A TX connectors. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Internal Microphone Connector MIC Power 13 MIC Input Ground MIC2
37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 21) Internal Audio Connectors (4 -pin VIDEO, CD1, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM 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 î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Internal Audio Connectors MODEM Modem-Out (from Modem) Ground Modem-In (to Modem) CD1 (Black) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO (Green) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 22) Front Panel USB Header (10-1 p i n FRONTUSB) If you do not want to use the USB ports on the back panel, a USB header is available midboard. Connect an external connector set to the 10-1 pin block and mount it to the front panel. NOTE: The back and front panel ports cannot be used at the same time. CUW(E)-FX Front Panel USB and USB Hub Headers î CUW(E)-FX 1: USB Power 2: USBP2â 3: USBP2 4: GND 5: NC 6: USB Power 7: USBP3â 8: USBP3 9: GND Back View Front View USBPWR FRONTUSB P ANEL IDELED USB Hub Module 1 2 3 1 2 3 5V (Default) 5VSB USBPWR FRONTUSB 1 5 6 10 USB Hub Chip If you need additional USB ports, an optional USB hub module is available. Remove the jumpers on the VP ANEL connector and connect the module di- rectly to the P ANEL and VP ANEL connectors. Y ou can then connect an exter - nal connector set to the USB Hub header and mount it to either the front or back panel for a total of four USB ports.
38 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 23) Headphone T rue-Level Line Out Header (3-pin SPKR) This header allows you to connect a chassis mounted headphone to the mother - board instead of having to attach an external headphone to the A TX connectors. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Internal Speaker Connector SPKR LINEOUT_LEFT LINEOUT_RIGHT 1 3 GND 24) 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. T wo 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 pro- cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Chassis Open Alarm Lead ACHA
39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 25) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned. IMPOR T ANT : Make sure that your A TX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5-volt standby lead ( 5VSB). Y ou may experience dif ficulty in power- ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For W ake- On-LAN support, your A TX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX A TX Power Connector 3.3 V olts -12.0 V olts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground -5.0 V olts 5.0 V olts 5.0 V olts Power Good 12.0 V olts 3.3 V olts 3.3 V olts Ground 5.0 V olts Ground 5.0 V olts Ground 5V Standby 26) 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 . î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR Power Supply Thermal Sensor
40 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 27) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. 28) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key- board locking. 29) System W arning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker . 30) 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 of f your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the systemâ s power supply . 31) A TX 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 systemâ s power . 32) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or âÂÂGreenâ mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector con- nects to the case-mounted suspend switch. W ake-up can be controlled by set- tings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake-up (the SMI lead cannot wake up the system). 33) 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. CUW(E)-FX System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . Keyboard Lock PLED Ground MLED PWR_SW 5 V Keylock 5V SPKR Ground 5 V ExtSMI# ResetCon Ground Ground Ground Reset SW Power LED A TX Power Switch* Message LED SMI Lead Speaker Connector Ground î CUW(E)-FX
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 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 â s manual. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a sur ge protector . 5. Y ou may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Y our monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. Y our system power . For A TX power supplies, you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the A TX power switch on the front of the case. 6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For A TX power supplies, the system LED will light when the A TX power switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be- tween orange and green after the systemâ s if it complies with âÂÂgreenâ standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run power -on tests. While the tests are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see any- thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power , the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and con- nections or call your retailer for assistance. Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by V ideo card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 42 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP. * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use W indows 9X, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn of f after W indows shuts down. NOTE: The message âÂÂY ou can now safely turn off your computerâ will not appear when shutting down with A TX power supplies.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our 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 W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter 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. T o determine the BIOS version of your mother- board, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left- hand corner of your screen during bootup. Lar ger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1. T ype FORMA T A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BA T & CONFIG.SYS to the disk. 2. T ype COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD- ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk. NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS prompt in W indows 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 . 3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify âÂÂFloppyâ as the first item in the boot sequence. 4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORT ANT! If âÂÂunknownâ is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory W riter utility . ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 43 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o 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 W ARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother - board and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the disk you created earlier . 3. At the âÂÂA:\â 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: T o cancel this operation, press <Enter>.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 neces- sary . 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. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. W ARNING! 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 W riter 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. Updating BIOS
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to â Run SetupâÂÂ. 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 T est (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 press- ing the Reset button on the system chassis. Y ou 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. Program Information NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re- flect your BIOS screens exactly .
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction 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. ADV ANCED 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. T o 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 functions. Navigation Key(s) Function Description <F1> or <Alt H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup <Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub- menu â or â ( keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right â or â ( 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 <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply 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 docu- ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page. T o exit the help window , press <Enter> or <Esc>. Sub-Menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view) appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con- tains additional options for a field parameter . T o call up a sub- menu, simply move the highlight to the field and press <En- ter>. 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. T ake 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. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. Menu Introduction
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the <T ab> or <Shift> <T ab> 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 . V alid 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> <T ab> 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 (a s opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] 4.3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- cally , 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 . Y ou 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). Other options for the T ype field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Master/Slave Drives
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou 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 dif fer 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 T ype HDD]. [User Type HDD] 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 ]. T ranslation 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 T able] [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: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field must be set to [Manual].
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documenta- tion to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field must be set to [Manual]. Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive docu- mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T rans- lation Method field must be set to [Manual]. CHS Capacity This field shows the driveâ s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the driveâ s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector T ransfers [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: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] SMAR T Monitoring [Disabled] This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analy- sis and Reporting T echnology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive moni- toring technology . This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Enabled] PIO Mode [4] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE de- vice. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. Configura- tion options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for com- patible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability . NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Other options for âÂÂType:â 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 ap- pears, you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. When switched on, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of con- trolling cursor operations. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [30/Sec] This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated key- strokes. Configuration options: [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/2 Sec] This field sets the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Language [English] This allows selection of the BIOSâ displayed language. Currently only English is available. Supervisor Password [Disabled], User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the system passwords. T o set any of the passwords, select the appropriate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password and press <Enter>. Y ou can type up to eight alphanumeric char- acters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o confirm the password, type the pass- word again and press <Enter>. The password is now set to [Enabled]. When [En- abled], a Supervisor password is required to access the BIOS setup utility and all important menu options while a User password is required to access the computer system. T o clear either password, select the appropriate field and press <Enter>. Press <En- ter> again when a dialog box appears. This sets the password field to [Disabled]. A Note about Passwords The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no dif ference 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 both of them are disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. 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. Y ou do not need to make changes to this field. This is a display only field.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree⢠mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent 3 fields. CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field is for unlocked processors only . If your socket 370 processor â s Frequency Multiple is detected locked, you will not be able to access this field. This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPUâ s internal frequency and external frequency . This must be set in conjunction with CPU External (FSB) Frequency to match the speed of your CPU. Configura- tion options: [2.0x] [2.5x] [3.0x]...[7.0x] [7.5x] [8.0x] FSB/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the clock generator what frequencies to send to the local bus and PCI devices onboard. The bus frequency ( external frequency ) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPUâ s internal frequency . CPU External (FSB) 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 mul- tiple equals the CPUâ s internal frequency (the CPU speed ). The configuration options vary depending on the CPU/SDRAM/PCI Freqency Ratio. Advanced Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU docu- mentation. 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 CPUâ 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. Con- figuration 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. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The de- fault of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If de- tected, the USB controller will be enabled. If not detected, the USB control- ler 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. Configu- ration 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]
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x66MHz for non-Coppermine processors). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds. JumperFree Mode For processors with locked frequency multiplier For processors with unlocked fr equency multiplier
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enter BIOS setup. JumperFree Mode Cause for Hangup: Impr oper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Impr oper FSB/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio or CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) Cause for Hangup: Impr oper CPU Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked fr equency multiplier only)
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for items 2âÂÂ4, depending on the memory mod- ules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which configures items 2âÂÂ4 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and mod- ule 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: T o 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: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. (scroll down to see more items, as shown here) 4.4.1 Chip Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configura- tion field must be set to [User Define]. 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. Configura- tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Display Cache [Enabled] Load default settings if you want to use the onboard display cache. If this field is disabled, all the other Display Cache configurations will not be avail- able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS) [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay [Determined by DCCAS] W ith the default setting [Determined by DCCAS], this field has the same configuration as Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS). Configuration options: [Determined by DCCAS] [2T] Display Cache RAS Precharge Time [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Display Cache Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [5T, 8T] Configuration options: [5T , 8T] [7T , 10T] Display Cache Paging Mode [Page Open Mode] Configuration options: [Page Open Mode] [Page Close Mode] Graphics Window Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [64MB] [32MB] Chip Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it. Setting the address space to a particular setting will make that memory space unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. 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 . Y ou may want to leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE-1394 PCI card. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] Y ou can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec- ondary] [Disabled] Chip Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboardâ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/ audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is de- tected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be disabled. If you have conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller , you may set the appro- priate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 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] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec- tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have dif ferent addresses. Configu- ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration I/O Device Config (scroll down to see more items, as shown here)
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connec- tor , 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 avail- able. 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 operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration op- tions: [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: [Dis- abled] [330H-331H] [300H-301H] Onboard MIDI IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard MIDI I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] Onboard CIR I/O [Disabled] This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector . Configuration op- tions: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H] Onboard CIR IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard CIR I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] I/O Device Config
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1 IRQ [Auto] This field sets how IRQ use is determined for the PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video 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 motherboardâ s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card. I f the Symbios SCSI card is detected , the motherboardâ 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 motherboardâ s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En- abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ONB VGA BIOS First [No] This field, when set to [Y es], gives priority to the onboard VGA BIOS over other VGA controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] When the onboard LAN boot ROM is enabled, you may choose to boot from an Intel UNDI PXE-compliant network that your system is connected to. T o do so, you must restart the system after setting this field to [Enabled], enter BIOS Setup, go to the Boot menu, and select the option that contains Intel UNDI, PXE under Other Boot Device. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Enabled] IRQ XX Used By ISA [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Y es]. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to [Y es]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Y es] PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion PCI Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 indi- cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Y es]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Y es] PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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] ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range. If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires the use of this address range, you can increase the block size to 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Shadow Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system power will be conserved to its greatest amount. The Suspend Mode field will then be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings. This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. [Max Sav- ing] puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv- ity; [Min Saving] is almost the same as [Max Saving] except that the system inactiv- ity 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 W indows 3.x and W indows 95, you need to install W indows with the APM feature. For W indows 98 and later , APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled âÂÂPower Managementâ will appear in the âÂÂControl Panel.â Choose âÂÂAdvancedâ in the Power Management Properties dialog box. Power Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Power Manage- ment 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 âÂÂgreenâ 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 of f vertical and horizontal scan- ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac- tivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not af fect 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 ener gy-saving feature. In Suspend-to-RAM state, all devices on the computer are turned of f, except for the system RAM. Thus, the PC consumes less than 5 W atts 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. Configu- ration 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 A TX 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 A TX switch for more than 4 seconds will power of f the system. Configuration options: [Soft of f] [Suspend] Power Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 of f and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] 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-of f mode. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com- puter and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made on the first try . T urning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is of f causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake On LAN [Enabled] W ake-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] IMPORT ANT : This feature requires an optional network interface with W ake-On- LAN and an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . 4.5.1 Power Up Control Power Up Control
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard, PS2 mouse, or Consumer IR device to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX 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 . Y our computer will not power ON if you set this to [Enabled] and do not have the appropriate A TX power supply . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake Up By Keyboard [Space Bar] When the previous setup item W ake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR is en- abled, you may specify the key(s) to press to power up the computer . Con- figuration options: [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou 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: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date]
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan, Power Fan, Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage, -12V Voltage, -5V Voltage [xx.xV] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: âÂÂHardware Monitor found an error . Enter Power setup menu for detailsâÂÂ. Y ou will then be prompted to âÂÂPress F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUPâÂÂ. Hardware Monitor
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 sys- tem uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration op- tions: [Removable Devices] [IDE Hard Drive] [A T API CD-ROM ] [Other Boot Device] Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP-100] [A T API MO] IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. ATAPI CD-ROM This field allows you to select which A T API CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected A T API CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net- work)] 4.6 Boot Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] 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 set- ting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] 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. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] This field speeds up the Power-On-Self T est (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] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit 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 [Y es] 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 con- firmation before exiting. 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro- gram, 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. Y ou must select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 [Y es] to load default values. Y ou 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. Y ou can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. Exit Menu
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ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 79 5.1 Operating Systems Although ASUS motherboards passed testing on several operating systems, the op- erating system shown in these sections will be that of Microsoftâ s W indows 98. Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hard- ware to ensure full compliancy . For W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later . 5.2 Starting W indows For the First T ime When you start W indows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard, W indows will detect all plug-and-play devices. Y ou can either follow the Add New Hardware W izard 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. IMPORT ANT : 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 integrated VGA. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or the ASUS web site. NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and not an exact reflec- tion of your system.
80 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2.1 PCI Ethernet Controller Found (1) Click her e. ( 2 ) Click here and then click Next. (3 ) Insert your ASUS Support CD, browse to her e, and then click Next. (4) Click here. (5) Insert your W indows 98 CD, and then click here. (7) Insert your ASUS Support CD, and then click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. ( 6) Enter E:\WIN98 here and then click OK.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3 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 E:\ASSETUP .EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E: ). 5.3.1 Support CD Main Menu 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 â s Manual displays the motherboard user â s manual in pdf format. T echnical Support Form opens up a blank T echnical 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. Motherboard Info Browse This CD User âÂÂs Manual T echnical Support Form Read Me Exit Main Menu (home button only on other screens) Back (arrow button only on certain screens)
82 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 LDCM Local Setup System Requirements ⢠Intelî Pentiumî microprocessor or higher . ⢠Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). ⢠Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher . ⢠Memory: 16 MB of RAM for W indows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for W indows NT (32 MB recommended). ⢠Disk storage space: 100 MB of available hard disk space to install; 40-100 MB of available hard disk space to run (depending on cluster size). ⢠Hardware system: DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality . ⢠Protocols: IP (W insock-enabled) communication protocol loaded on the client. An IP stack is required on the client, regardless of whether the client accesses the network. ⢠Monitor resolution of 600x800, 256 colors or greater . 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. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
84 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup System Requirements ⢠Intelî Pentiumî microprocessor or higher . ⢠Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). ⢠Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher . ⢠Memory: 16 MB of RAM for W indows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for W indows NT (32 MB recommended). ⢠Disk storage space: 100 MB of available hard disk space to install; 40-100 MB of available hard disk space to run (depending on cluster size). ⢠Hardware system: DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality . ⢠Protocols: IP (W insock-enabled) communication protocol loaded on the client. An IP stack is required on the client, regardless of whether the client accesses the network. ⢠Monitor resolution of 600x800, 256 colors or greater . 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. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (1 1) Click here. (12) Click here. (8) Click here. (7) Click here. (5) Click her e only after you have car efully read the license agr eement. (6) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Enter a username and a pass- word. Confirm password and then click here.
86 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here.
88 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8 Drivers 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. NOTE: Before you install the VGA driver , make sure that the INF Update Utility is installed (see 5.9.1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset) (4) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (9) T o install other drivers or software, click her e, and then click Finish. ( 1 ) After your computer has re- started, double-click the CD drive icon and then click here. (8) Browse to E:\VGA\WIN98 and then click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here.
90 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8.2 Audio 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. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. ( 5 ) Click here and then click OK to install other drivers and software.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (4) Click here. (5) Click here only after you have read the license agreement. (6) Click here. ( 7 ) Click her e to install the driver to the default folder . (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions. Restart when prompted
92 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (7) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 93 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.3 Y AMAHA 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. (3) Click here. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Enter the information r equested and the click here * . (6) Click here. * The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card. (7) Click here only if you accept the terms of the agreement. (8 ) Click here and follow the online instructions to complete installation.
94 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.4 Y AMAHA 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (9) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. ( 5 ) Click here only after you have carefully r ead the license agreement. (6) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 95 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agreement. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish installation.
96 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agr eement. (6) Click here. (7) T o install other drivers or pr ograms, click here and then click Finish.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 97 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.10 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program. (1 ) Double-click her e to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. ( 2) Select the program to remove and click her e. (3) Click here.
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6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.1 Display Properties The motherboardâ 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. T o open the Properties dialog box, right-click the desktop and select Pr operties , the Settings tab, and then the Advanced button. General The Display box displays the current font size of the selected monitor . T o 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 set- tings. NOTE: Some programs might not dis- play colors correctly without being restarted after you make changes. T o avoid this prob- lem, close the program, change the color set- tings, and then open the program again. Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. T o install the software for a new display adapter , click Change. ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 99
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Monitor Shows what type of monitor you are currently using. T o install the software for a new moni- tor , 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 prob- lems and you suspect graphics acceleration to be the cause, use the highest setting at which you do not have problems. Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor . Click a profile to make it the active profile. Otherwise, the default pro- file is the active profile.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Gives information on your graphics device such as chipset, memory , BIOS, and drivers. Internet links are also available for easy ac- cess to the ASUS W eb page for new updated drivers and notices. Color (Desktop) Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis- play according to your preference. Gamma correction is available only in 16-bit color and 24-bit color (true color , 16.7M- color) modes. In 16-color and 8-bit color (standard color , 256-color) modes, the gamma correc- tion function is not supported. Color (Direct3D/Game) This is the same as the color adjustments for the desktop but this applies to direct3D ap- plications and games.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Adjustment Allows you to adjust the display position, size, and refresh rate. Change current r efr esh rate Allows you to adjust the currently displayed resolution refresh rate. Change r efresh rate Allows you to adjust the de- fault refresh rates for each resolution and color settings. Advanced Allows you to assign hot keys to enable the O nS creen D isplay (OSD). T o use this func- tion, select Enable OSD. Y ou may want to change the default hot key (CTRL AL T O) if it conflicts with the hot keys of other games, video players, or W indows programs. Color (Video) Lets you make color settings for videos.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter systemâ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer . 6.2.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe. T o bypass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box. T o open ASUS PC Pr obe , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr o- grams , and then ASUS Utility, and then click Pr obe Vx.xx . The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar â s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PCâ s temperature. T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PCâ s fan rotation. V oltage Monitor Shows the PCâ s voltages. Fan W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level)
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PCâ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PCâ s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Over - heated is selected, the CPU cooling sys- tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem- perature reaches the threshold value.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explor er Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, click Execute Pr ogram . Memory Shows the PCâ s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 107 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 108 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboardâ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update V2.00. Launch the utility from Start | Pr ograms | ASUS Utility | ASUS LiveUpdate V1.00. 2. Select an update method. 3. If you selected updating/downloading from the Internet, you will need to select an Internet site. Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select . If you selected Update fr om a file , you will be prompted to locate the file.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 109 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Closes the player . NOTE: Y ou can also close the player by pressing <Alt> <F4>. Minimizes the player to an icon. Displays the Set Play List dialog box where you can create a list of songs to play auto- matically . NOTE: Y ou can also display the Set Play List dialog box by pressing <Ctrl> <O>. Loads and plays the MIDO file currently se- lected in Play List. When all the songs in the Play List have finished, playing stops auto- matically and the song at the beginning of the list is designated as the current-play song. Pauses the playing of a song. Click this but- ton again or click to resume playing. Stops the playing of a song and returns the start-play location to the beginning of the song. Designates the first song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current-play song. 6.4 Using Y amaha XGstudio Player T o start the Y amaha XGstudio, click Start, point to Pr ograms, point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Player. 6.4.1 Y amaha XGstudio Player Control Panel Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current-play song. Designates the last song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Displays the control panel for the Soft Syn- thesizer features. Speeds up the tempo of the song being played. Slows down the tempo of the song being played. NOTE: The tempo is reset to 0 for each new song. Displays the Set Sound Sour ce dialog box. Displays Help. NOTE: Y ou can also display Help by pressing <F1>. Increases/decreases the volume level of the song being played by dragging the slider up/ down. For detailed instructions and references to softwar e and utilities, use the pr o- gramsâ online help and electronic documentations.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 110 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger Image Switcher Assign Slider Master V olume Slider Exit Song Image Display Area Minimize T ranspose Display Panel T empo Display Panel Select Previous Play Pause Stop Song Name Display Panel Slider Function Realtime Slider V oice Select 6.5 Using Y amaha XGstudio Mixer T o start the Y amaha XGstudio, click Start, point to Programs, point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Mixer. 6.5.1 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Image Switcher (A VI file): V ideo image Displays the A VI file with the same name as the MIDI file being played. If one is not available, the preset DEF AUL T . AV I file is played. (BMP file): Still image Displays the BMP file with the same name as the MIDI file being played. If one is not available, the preset DEF AUL T .BMP file is played (LED velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel. (SCOPE velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and per cussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). Select Next
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 111 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. Y ou can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. T o return to the original voice set, click . Piano Or chestra Mallet T echno Choir Robot Nature Return
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 112 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.6 Hardware Information (1) Click here.
7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX ASUS LCD-I Module ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 113 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Controller Module The ASUS LCD-I controller module allows you to connect a digital flat panel to your PC. This controller module transmits sharp, bright images by eliminating digi- tal-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversions, which can accumulate noise and degrade image quality . 7.1.1 Installation Procedure 1. Y ou must have an ASUS motherboard with a pair of LCD-TV headers. 2 . Align the LCD-I moduleâ s LCDTV0 and LCDTV1 connectors over the motherboardâ s LCD-TV headers, and press firmly . 3. Connect the digital LCD cable from the LCD and serial combination bracket to the DFP connector on the LCD-I module. 4. Secure the bracket to the system chassis with a screw . 5. Plug the signal cable of your digital flat panel into the DFP connector on the bracket (as shown below). Digital Flat P anel to LCD-I Card to COM2 Header Using the LCD-I Controller Module NOTE: The LCD-I controller module can work with your LCD panel without any driver . However , if you want to have full-screen display , please set up the VGA driver that comes with your motherboardâ s support CD. (Front V iew) LCD-I Module (Back V iew) DFP Connector LCDTV1 LCDTV0
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ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 115 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 7.2 Modem Riser 7.2.1 56K Software Modem The Modem Riser (MR) is a high-speed PC communication peripheral which works with AMCâÂÂ97/MCâÂÂ97 compliant codecs. W ith this software modem, you can connect your com- puter to a remote location, receiving data at up to 56 Kbps in V .90 or K56flex modes. 7.2.2 Primary/Seconday MR There are two types of modem risers: primary MR and secondary MR. In appearance, the primary MR has a crystal onboard but the sec- ondary does not. If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset on- board, you may use the secondary MR; oth- erwise, you should use the primary MR. 1. Power OFF your computer . 2. Open the computer chassis and re- move the metal plate on the AMR ex- pansion slot. 3. Carefully align the MR cardâ s connec- tor to the AMR slot and press firmly . 4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR cardâ s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. T op: PHONE Bottom: LINE Codec Crystal Layout of Primary MR
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 116 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 The Modem Riser supports the Plug and Play feature. It allows your computer to automatically set the optimal configurations for the MR and communication soft- ware. Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver . 1. Power ON the computer after the hard- ware installation is completed. 2 . Windows 98 will automatically detect the modem and display a â PCI Cardâ mes- sage under âÂÂAdd New Hardware FoundâÂÂ. 3. Select Sear ch for the best driver for your device and click Next . 4. Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive. Enter the path E :\Modem\Win98 (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E:) for the MR driver . 5. After the driver is located, click Next and then click Finish. 6. Restart your computer . Double click the modem icon at the bottom-right corner of the window . 7. Click the Settings tab. Select your coun- try and language. Click OK. 8. Click Start , point to Settings, click Control Panel , double click Modems , click the General tab, and click Motorala SM56 AC-L Modem . 9. Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown. 10. Click More Info... . If the computer sys- tem successfully communicates with the modem, responses will be displayed as shown.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 117 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.3 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable ver- sion is the integration of I/O connectivity at the back panel of personal computers using a low-cost, scalable, high-speed serial interface. The 1394 standard also pro- vides new services such as live connect/disconnect capability for external devices including disk drives, printers and hand-held peripherals such as scanners and cam- eras. This is a new standard to complement the slower USB interface and to compete with the more expensive SCSI interface. AC97 (Audio Codec '97) AC '97 is the next step in enabling PCs with audio quality comparable to consumer electronics devices. The specification defines new cost-effective options to help in- tegrate the components necessary to support next-generation auto-intensive PC ap- plications such as DVD, 3-D multiplayer gaming and interactive music. The speci- fication also defines new extensions supporting modem and docking to help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new technologies more quickly and cost-effectively . This specification uses software emulation to compete with the PCI SoundBlaster specification. ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) The ACPI specification defines a cross-platform interface designed to support many operating systems. ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro- vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC sys- tem, including hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD-ROMs, net- work cards, hard disk drives, and printers, as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, phones, and stereos. W ith this technology , peripherals will also be able to activate the PC. For example, inserting a tape into a VCR can turn on the PC, which could then activate a lar ge-screen TV and high-fidelity sound system. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) An interface specification that enables high-performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs. AGP was designed to offer the necessary bandwidth and latency to perform texture mapping directly from system memory . Bus Bus Frequency Bandwidth Data T ransfer Rate PCI 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte/sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 266MByte/sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte/sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte/sec BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) BIOS is a set of routines that af fect how the computer transfers data between com- puter components, such as memory , disks, and the display adapter . The BIOS in- structions are built into the computer â s read-only memory . BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer . A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 118 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to âÂÂbootâ your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . âÂÂRebootâ means to restart your computer . When using W in- dows 95 or later , selecting âÂÂRestartâ from âÂÂStart | Shut Down...â will reboot your computer . Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary T erm) One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits. A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character , punctuation mark, or other symbol. COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports. Point- ing devices, modems, and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports. Each COM port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI maximizes system performance with simultaneous CPU, PCI and ISA bus activities. It includes multi-transaction timing, enhanced write performance, a passive release mechanism and support for PCI 2.1 compliant delayed transac- tions. Concurrent PCI provides increased bandwidth, reduced system latencies, im- proves video and audio performance, and improves processing of host based appli- cations. CPU (Central Pr ocessing Unit) The CPU, sometimes called âÂÂProcessor ,â actually functions as the âÂÂbrainâ of the computer . It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory . Currently , there are socket 370 (for Pentium Celeron-PPGA), socket 7 (for Pentium, AMD, Cyrix, IBM), slot 1 (for Pentium II and III), slot 2 (for Xeon), and slot A (for AMD) processors. Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer â s operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, printer , or modem. DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications oper - ate, including W indows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory , CPU time, disk space, and access to peripheral devices. For this reason, DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer . DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memor y) There are several different types of DRAM such as, EDO DRAM (Extended Data Output DRAM) and SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM). Flash ROM The flash ROM is designed to be a resident program and can be updated by a spe- cific programming method. Normally , the flash ROM is used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS. Since the contents of flash ROM can be modified, users are able to update the BIOS by them- selves. IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, elimi- nating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer .
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 119 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors. The MMX in- structions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for PC that is always ON but appears OFF and responds immediately to user or other requests. The OnNow design initia- tive involves changes that will occur in the Microsoft W indows operating system, device drivers, hardware, and applications, and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. PC100 SDRAM is Intel's goal is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become a bottle- neck to system performance. It is especially important to ensure that the PC memory roadmap evolves together with the performance roadmaps for the processors, I/O and graphics. PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32-bit data bus interface. PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers. PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further - more, the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters. PCI 2.1 supports concur- rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously . Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I/O address, DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISA cards. However , configuration of ISA cards is typically done with jumpers that change the decode maps for memory and I/O space and steer the DMA and interrupt signals to different pins on the bus. Further , system configuration files may need to be updated to reflect these changes. Users typically resolve sharing conflicts by referring to documentation provided by each manufacturer . For the average user , this configuration process can be unreli- able and frustrating. Plug and play (PnP) BIOS eliminates the ISA add-on card hard- ware conflict problem. The PnP BIOS uses a memory block to define and remember each card's configuration, which allows the user to change the card's IRQs and DMA in BIOS either automatically or manually . POST (Power On Self T est) When you turn ON the computer , it will first run through the POST , a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory , the mother - board circuitry , the display , the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices. PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 120 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O interface defined by the X3T9.2 committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for connecting many peripheral de- vices. The standard started from 10MBytes/sec to 160MBytes/sec available today . SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) The SDRAM features a fully synchronous operation referenced to a positive edge clock whereby all operations are synchronized at a clock input which enables the coexistence of high performance and a simple user interface. SDRAM takes memory access away from the CPU's control; internal registers in the chips accept the re- quest, and let the CPU do something else while the data requested is assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory . As they work on their own clock cycle, the rest of the system can be clocked faster . There is a version optimized for video cards, and main memory for motherboards. SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect (SPD) is most like an ID detect for SDRAM module, it using a EEPROM component on DIMM module for storing module configuration infor- mation inside. The Serial Presence Detect function is implemented using a 2048 bit EEPROM component. This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters. System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system. UltraDMA Ultra DMA/33 is a "synchronous DMA" protocol designed by Intel. This function is included into Intel's PIIX4 chipset. The traditional IDE transfer only uses one edge of the data stroke as the data transfer . Ultra DMA/33 uses both edges of data strobe when the data is transferred. Hence, the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2 (16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s) on A T A-2 devices. Ultra A T A/66, also known as Ultra DMA/66, is an extension of current Ultra A T A/ 33 interface. This new high-speed interface has doubled the Ultra A T A/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec and maximized disk performance under current PCI local bus environment USB (Universal Serial Bus) A 4-pin serial cable bus that allows up to 127 plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner , printer , modem, and monitor to share a bandwidth through a host scheduled token based protocol. This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation. Supports synchro- nous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit/sec. USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. W ake-On-Lan Computer will automatically wake-up upon receiving a wake-up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 121 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 71 Adobe Acrobat Reader 97 ASUS LiveUpdate 88 Setup 88 Using 108 ASUS PC Probe Setup 87 Using 103 A T API CD-ROM 74 A TX Power Supply Connector 39 Audio Controller 63 Audio, PCI 9 Audio Port Connectors 31 Automatic Power Up 72 Automatic T imeout Reboot Setting 19 B BIOS Beep Codes 41 BIOS Update 57 Boot Sequence 74 Boot Up Floppy Seek 75 Boot Up NumLock Status 54 Boot V irus Detection 75 C Central Processing Unit 24 Chassis Fan Speed 73 Chassis Intrusion Lead 38 CHS Capacity 52 Connectors A TX Power Supply 39 Audio Port 31 Consumer IR 35 Fan 34 Fast-Ethernet Port 31 Floppy Disk Drive 32 Internal Audio 37 Internal Microphone 36 Internal Speaker 38 Joystick/MIDI 31 Monitor Output 31 Parallel Port 30 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 39 Primary IDE 32 PS/2 Keyboard 29 PS/2 Mouse 29 Secondary IDE 32 Serial Port COM1 30 SMBus 36 Standard IR 35 USB 30 W ake-On-LAN 33 W ake-On-Ring 33 Consumer IR Connector 35 CPU T ype 55 CPU Bus Frequency (MHz) 56 CPU Fan Speed 73 CPU Latency T imer 61 CPU Level 1 Cache 57 CPU Level 2 Cache 57 CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check 57 CPU Speed 56 CPU T emperature 73 CPU T ype 55 CPU Vcore 56 CPU/SDRAM/HL/PCI Freq. Rati 56 Cylinders 51 D D0000-DFFFF Shadow 68 Digital LCD Headers 36 Discard Changes 77 Display Cache 61 Display Cache CAS Latency 61 Display Cache Cycle T ime (T ras, T rc) 61 Display Cache Paging Mode 61 Display Cache RAS Precharge T ime 61 Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay 61 Display Cache W indow Size 61 DMA x Used By ISA 67 Driver Setup 89, 90 Intel Security 93 PCI Audio 81 E ECP DMA Select 64 Exit Discarding Changes 76
122 ASUS CUW(E)-FX UserâÂÂs Manual Exit Saving Changes 76 Expansion Cards 25 Assigning IRQs 26 Audio Modem Riser 28 Installation Procedure 25 F Fan Connectors 34 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector 31 Floppy 3 Mode Support 49 Floppy Disk Access Control 63 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 32 Full Screen Logo 75 H Halt On 55 Hardware Information 1 12 Hardware Setup 17 CPU Installation 24 Memory Installation 23 HDD Power Down 70 Head 52 Headers Digital LCD 36 Serial Port COM 2 35 High Priority PCI Mode 62 I IDE Activity LED Lead 34 IDE Hard Drive 74 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 89, 90 Installation CPU 24 Expansion Card 25 Memory 23 Installed Memory 55 Intel Security Driver 93 Internal Audio Connectors 37 Internal Microphone Connector 36 Internal Speaker Connector 38 Interrupts Request T able 27 Standard Assignments 26 IRQ XX Used By ISA 66 ISA MEM Block BASE 68 Item Checklist 7 J Joystick/MIDI Connector 31 K Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay 54 Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate 54 Keyboard Features 54 L Language 55 Layout Contents 15 LDCM Administrator Setup 84 LDCM Client Setup 82 Leads Chassis Intrusion 38 Legacy Diskette A 49 Legacy Diskette B 49 LiveUpdate Setup 88 Using 108 Load Setup Defaults 77 M Maximum LBA Capacity 52 MB T emperature 73 Memory Hole At 15M-16M 61 Memory Installation 23 Monitor Output Connector 31 Motherboard Layout 14 Settings 17 Multi-Sector T ransfers 52 O ONB VGA BIOS First 66 Onboard AC97 Modem Controlle 63 Onboard Audio Codec Setting 18 Onboard CIR I/O 64 Onboard CIR IRQ 64 INDEX
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 123 Onboard FDC Swap A & B 63 Onboard Game Port 64 Onboard LAN Boot ROM 66 Onboard MIDI I/O 64 Onboard MIDI IRQ 64 Onboard Parallel Port 64 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 62 Onboard Serial Port 1 63 Onboard Serial Port 2 63 Onboard VGA 61 Operating Systems 79 OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M 57 Other Boot Device Select 74 P Parallel Port Connector 30 Parallel Port Mode 64 PC Probe Setup 87 Using 103 PC-cillin 98 Setup 95 PCI 3 V olt Setting 18 PCI Audio 9 PCI Latency T imer 65 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 65 PIO Mode 52 Plug & Play O/S 75 Power Fan Speed 73 Power Management 69 Primary IDE Connector 32 Procedure CPU Installation 24 Hardware Setup 17 Procedures Updating BIOS 44 Programs Uninstalling 96 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 29 PS/2 Mouse Connector 29 PS/2 Mouse Function Control 57 PWR Button < 4 Secs 70 PWR Up On Modem Act 71 INDEX Q Quick Power On Self T est 75 R Removable Device 74 S Safe Mode Setting 19, 20, 21 Save Changes 77 SDRAM CAS Latency 60 SDRAM Configuration 60 SDRAM Cycle T ime (T ras, T rc) 60 SDRAM RAS Precharge T ime 61 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 60 Secondary IDE Connector 32 Sector 52 Serial Port COM 2 Header 35 Serial Port COM1 Connector 30 Setting Onboard Audio Codec 18 Safe Mode 19, 20, 21 Settings Automatic T imeout Reboot 19 I/O V oltage 18 Motherboard 17 Onboard Audio 18 PCI 3 V olt 18 Safe Mode 19, 20, 21 Setup Hardware 17 SMAR T Monitoring 52 SMBus Connector 36 Software Setup Adobe Acrobat Reader 97 LDCM Administrator 84 LDCM Client 82 LiveUpdate 88 PC Probe 87 PC-cillin 98 95 Y amaha S-YXG50 92 Y amaha XGStudio 94 Specifications 8 Standard IR Connector 35 Starting Up 41
124 ASUS CUW(E)-FX UserâÂÂs Manual INDEX Supervisor Password 55 Support CD Main Menu 81 Navigation Button 81 Suspend Mode 70 Suspend-to-RAM Support 10 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 70 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 65 System Date 49 System Memory 22 System T ime 49 T Thermal Sensor Connector 39 T ranslation Method 51 T ype 50 U UAR T2 Use Standard Infrared 64 Ultra DMA Mode 52 Uninstalling Programs 96 Universal Serial Bus Ports 30 Updating Y our BIOS 43 USB Function 66 USB Legacy Support 57 User Password 55 Using LiveUpdate 108 PC Probe 103 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer 1 10 Y amaha XGstudio Player 109 V VCORE V oltage 73 V ideo Of f Method 70 V ideo Of f Option 70 V ideo ROM BIOS Shadow 68 V oltage 12 73 3.3 73 5 73 -12 73 -5 73 VCORE 73 W W ake On LAN 71 W ake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR 72 W ake Up By Keyboard 72 W ake-On-LAN Connector 33 W ake-On-Ring Connector 33 Y Y amaha S-YXG50 92 Y amaha XGStudio 94 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer 1 10 Y amaha XGstudio Player 109
î Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! F7400 Series Professional Notebook PC 14.1â TFT Color Display 300/333/366/400 MHz Built-in DVD/MPEG2 Decoder L7300/7200 Series All-in-One Compact Notebook PC 13.3â or 12.1â TFT Color Display 300/333/366/400 MHz M8300/8200 Series Thin & Light Convertible Notebook PC 13.3â or 12.1â TFT Color Display 233/266/300/333/366/400 MHz
î Ultra-Fast CD-ROM Drive Interface T ype: A T API/Enhanced IDE supporting PIO mode 4, multi- word DMA mode 2, UltraDMA/33 Disc Formats: Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 & mode 2), Mixed mode, CD-ROM/XA (mode 2, form 1 & form 2), V ideo CD, CD-I, Photo CD (single & multi-session), Karaoke CD, CD Extra, I-T rax, CD-R, CD-R W Disk Size: 8 cm and 12 cm OS Compatibility: DOS 6.xx, W indows 3.x/95/98, OS/2 W arp, Netware, SCO UNIX Cache Buf fer Size: 128KB Data T ransfer Rate: CD-S500 7500 KBps maximum CD-S450 6750 KBps maximum CD-S400 6000 KBps maximum Access T ime: 75ms ⢠Supports high speed CD-Audio playback ⢠Supports high speed digital audio extraction ⢠Supports UltraDMA/33 transfer mode ⢠Compatible with all CD formats ⢠Supports multi-read function (CD-R/CD-R W)
î Barebone Servers Pentium î III PC100 ECC Ultra2 SCSI 5.25â Pentium î II Max. Memory Onboard Fixed Storage Hot-Swap T rays Support (GB) (Channels) Devices AP100 111 3 0 AP200 211 3 0 AP2000 2 1 1 4 3 or 5* AP2500 2 1 1 4 3 or 5* AP3000 2 Xeon⢠2 2 4 3 or 5* AP6000 2 1 1 4 8** AP7500 2 1 1 4 8** AP8000 2 Xeon⢠2 2 4 8** Mid-Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 Rack Mountable V alue Servers AP2000 AP2500 AP3000 Group Servers AP100 AP200 * Three 1.6-inch or five 1-inch SCA-2 SCSI hard drives ** Eight 1.6-inch or 1-inch SCSI hard drives
ASUS AR1000 RAID Sub-system with DA3000 SCSI-to-SCSI RAID Controller ⢠Supports 5x86 RAID processor and two 72-pin SIMM sockets for up to 128MB cache memory ⢠Supports three Ultra2 SCSI channels; up to 80MB/sec data transfer rate ⢠Supports multiple Host/Drive channel capacity ⢠Redundant controller capacity ⢠Supports non-RAID, RAID levels 0, 1, 0 1, 3, 5 ⢠On-line failure drive rebuilding ⢠Automatic rebuilding â supports local/global spare drive ⢠On-line expansion capacity ⢠Supports SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault-T olerant Enclosure) feature ⢠Provides LCD panel and RS-232 port to configure RAID ⢠T en 1.0â or six 1.6â Ultra2 SCSI SCA-2 hot-swappable drive bays ⢠19â rack mountable (height: 5U) ⢠LED for hard disk power and working status ⢠T wo 8cm system fans and four 6cm drive fans ⢠Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation ⢠350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI-DA2100/2200 Series SCSI RAID Card ⢠PCI-DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4-100 processor ⢠PCI-DA2200 series support 5x86-133 processor ⢠One 72-pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory ⢠RAID levels 0, 0 1, 3, 5, non-RAID ⢠PCI-DA2100A supports Ultra W ide SCSI interface and dual channels ⢠PCI-DA2200A supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and single channel ⢠PCI-DA2200B supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and dual channels ⢠Automatic bad sector reassignment ⢠Supports both global and lo- cal spare drive operation ⢠Background rebuilding ⢠PCI rev . 2.1 compliant ⢠Up to 8 logical drives and 8 partitions per logical drive; number of drives for each logical drive has no limitation
2 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS CUW(E)-FX Manual Revision: 1.01 E495 Release Date: January 2000 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (âÂÂASUSâÂÂ). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL âÂÂAS ISâ WITHOUT W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR- TICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDEN- T AL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DA T A, INTERRUPTION OF BUSI- NESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT . Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair , modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade- marks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the ownersâ benefit, without intent to infringe. ⢠QuickStart and JumperFree are trademarks of ASUST eK Computer Inc. ⢠Intel, LANDesk, and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. ⢠IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. ⢠XGstudio and SoftSynthesizer are trademarks of Y amaha Corporation. ⢠Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation. ⢠W indows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ⢠Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself. Manual revi- sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number . Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number . For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www .asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page. SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR- NISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT T O CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM- MITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THA T MA Y APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUD- ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTW ARE DESCRIBED IN IT . Copyright é 2000 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
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4 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ........................................................................................ 8 2.1 The ASUS CUW(E)-FX Motherboard ....................................... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Optional Components ........................................................ 9 2.1.3 Performance ..................................................................... 10 2.1.4 Intelligence ....................................................................... 1 1 2.2 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Components ............................................. 12 2.3 Component Locations ............................................................... 13 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14 3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14 3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17 3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 17 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 22 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 22 3.5.2 Memory Installation ......................................................... 23 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 24 3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 25 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ............................ 25 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 26 3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 28 3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 29 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime ........................................................ 41 4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 43 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS ......................................... 43 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 43 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures .............................................. 44 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 46 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 47 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 47 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 49 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 50 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ........................................................... 54 4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 56 4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 60 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 63 4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 65 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 68
5 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual CONTENTS 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 69 4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 71 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ............................................................ 73 4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 74 4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ........................................................................ 79 5.1 Operating Systems .................................................................... 79 5.2 Starting W indows For the First T ime ........................................ 79 5.3 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD .................................... 81 5.4 LDCM Local Setup ................................................................... 82 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup ...................................................... 84 5.6 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 87 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 88 5.8 Drivers ...................................................................................... 89 5.9 Other ......................................................................................... 90 5.10 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 99 6.1 Display Properties ..................................................................... 99 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 103 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 108 6.4 Using Y amaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 109 6.5 Using Y amaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 1 10 6.6 Hardware Information ............................................................. 1 12 7. APPENDIX ...................................................................................... 1 13 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Controller Module ............................................ 1 13 7.2 Modem Riser ........................................................................... 1 15 7.3 Glossary .................................................................................. 1 17 INDEX ................................................................................................. 121
6 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 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 installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ener gy 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 interfer - ence by one or more of the following measures: ⢠Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. ⢠Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver . ⢠Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit dif ferent from that to which the receiver is connected. ⢠Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. W ARNING! 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. W ashing- ton DC: Office of the Federal Register , National Archives and Records Administra- tion, 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 àla norme NMB-003 du Canada.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2) FEA TURES Product information and specifications 3 ) HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 5) SOFTW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6) SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7) APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1.2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer . 1. INTRODUCTION Package Contents (1) ASUS Motherboard (1 ) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/ 66 or UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1) 40-pin ribbon cable for inter - nal UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1 ) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25â and (2) 3.5â floppy disk drives (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities ( 1 ) This Motherboard User â s Manual Optional Items Serial port connector with bracket (optional) ASUS LCD-I controller module (for LCD model only) ASUS TV -out controller module (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS consumer infrared set (op- tional) Modem riser card (optional) USB hub module (optional)
8 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS CUW(E)-FX Motherboard The CUW(E)-FX motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many smart features in a small package. So whatâ s so smart about the ASUS CUW(E)-FX motherboard? 2.1.1 Specifications ⢠Latest Intel Socket 370 Processor Support! Supports Intelâ s Pentium î III Coppermine and Celeron⢠Mendocino processors. ⢠Form Factor for Easy-to-Use PC! Designed for small-size easy-to-use PCs. This new highly flexible form factor reduces the motherboard size by as much as 25% over the microA TX design. ⢠Latest Intel 810 Series Chipset! Features Intelâ s 810 Series chipset with the Accelerated Hub Architecture, which provides direct connections between the 810 chipset and subsystems such as IDE controllers, USB controllers, and PCI add-on cards. ⢠Integrated Graphics! The 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller sup- ports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, parallel data processing and compres- sion, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hardware acceleration, and motion video acceleration. The CUWE-FX comes with 4MB 32-bit 133MHz SDRAM dis- play cache onboard, and the CUW -FX comes with optional 4MB 100MHz SDRAM display cache. ⢠ASUS Graphics Driver! Y ou can gain about 12% performance over that of the standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics W inMark) using ASUSâ custom graphics driver . ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions. ⢠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 vir - tual experience. Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing W avetable synthesis. ⢠V ersatile Memory Support! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address- ing and two DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides) ⢠JumperFreeâ¢! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup. ⢠Legacy Free! Provides one 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) expansion slot with no ISA, eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues. 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 W ake-Up! Supports W ake-On-LAN, W ake-On-Ring, Keyboard W ake-Up, and BIOS W ake-Up.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications-Optional ⢠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 R TC used for keeping time! ⢠Firmwar e Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features. ⢠Monitoring for your PCâ s Health! Provided ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM allows PC health monitoring. ⢠Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot V irus Protection! Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for W indows 98 compatibility , built-in firm- ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au- tomatic 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. ⢠Onboard LED! The onboard LED will light up when there is standby power . This acts as a reminder to the user to turn OFF the power before plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. 2.1.2 Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase: ⢠Smart Audio! Software Audio and Hardware ACâÂÂ97 V2.1 codec compliant with sample rate conversion form 7kHz to 48kHz. Full audio output can be directed to the chassisâ internal speaker in order to save space and money while reducing complications associated with external speakers. ⢠Smart Networking! Features the Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet LAN Controller (fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX). Supports W ired for Management, remote wake-up, and OnNow initiative to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). ⢠Space Savings! D igital F lat P anel (DFP) Interface (see 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Mod- ule ) gives a direct digital connection for connecting a digital flat panel (analog flat panel must be connected to the VGA-out connector) to your PC. This inter - face transmits sharp, bright images by eliminating digital-to-analog and analog- to-digital conversions, which can accumulate noise and degrade image quality . ⢠TV Out! Displays high quality graphics and video on any television (NTSC or P AL) with an optional TV Out module. ⢠No Messy W ir es! Integrated Consumer IR and Serial IR supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per - sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller . ⢠More USB Ports! An optional USB hub module gives you a total of four USB ports for fast Plug-and-Play connection to your computer .
10 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Performance ⢠UltraPerformance! Onboard ID E 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 T ape Backup, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/R W , and LS-120 drives. ⢠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 com- patible with existing A T A-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current IDE devices or cables. ⢠Concurrent PCI! Concurrent PCI optimizes system performance with concur - rent PCI and CPU bus activities. ⢠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 Ener gy 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 ener gy saving standards. T o fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as W indows 98, must be used. ⢠Suspend and Go! S uspend-T o-R AM (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 the stringent requirements for Microsoft PCâÂÂ99 certification. The new PCâÂÂ99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for config- uring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and instal- lation procedures for W indows 95/98/NT . Color -coded connectors and descrip- tive icons make identification easy as required by PCâÂÂ99. ⢠Highest Audio Quality! ACâÂÂ97 DAC/ADC built into the audio CODEC reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of 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 ex- citing gameplay experience.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 11 2.1.4 Intelligence ⢠Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm! T o 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. ⢠T emperature Monitoring and Alert! T o prevent system overheat and system damage, this motherboard supports Socket 370 processor thermal sensing and auto-protection. ⢠V oltage Monitoring and Aler t! System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. V oltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. ⢠System Resour ces Alert! (Requires the future release of LDCM v6.0) T odayâ s operating systems such as W indows 98, W indows 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. Sugges- tions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently . ⢠Dual Function Power Button! Through the BIOS, the power button can be defined as the âÂÂStandbyâ (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see A TX 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 (requir es modem)! This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem. W ith this benefit on-hand, users can access any information from their computers from anywhere in the world! ⢠Message LED (requir es ACPI OS support)! Message LEDs now act as infor- mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine if a message has been received from a fax/modem. A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user . This function requires ACPI OS and driver support. ⢠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. 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2. FEA TURES
12 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2.2 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Components See the opposite page for locations. MB Components 2. FEA TURES Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Coppermine/Mendocino Processors ................ 3 Chipsets Intel 810 Series Chipset ............................................................ 4 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) ................................................ 8 4Mb Firmware Hub (FWH) ..................................................... 9 Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset .......................................... 13 Main Memory Maximum 512MB support 2 DIMM Sockets ...................................................................... 5 PC100 SDRAM support Expansion Slots 1 PCI Slot ............................................................................... 10 1 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ........................................ 19 System I/O 1 USB Header ........................................................................... 1 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector .............................................. 6 2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA33/66 Support) ......................... 7 1 Serial COM2 Header ........................................................... 21 1 Parallel Port Connector ....................................................... 23 1 Serial COM1 Connector ...................................................... 24 2 USB Connectors .................................................. (Bottom) 25 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .............................................. (T op) 26 1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................... (Bottom) 26 3D Graphics Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) 1 VGA Monitor Output Connector ......................................... 22 TV -Out/Digital LCD Module Headers ................................... 15 4MB onboard high-speed SDRAM (optional) ....................... 12 Audio ACâÂÂ97 V2.1 Audio Codec ...................................................... 18 1 Joystick/MIDI Connector .......................................... (T op) 20 1 Line Out Connector (on audio model only) ........ (Bottom) 20 1 Line In Connector (on audio model only) ........... (Bottom) 20 1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 20 Network Features Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet Chipset (on LAN model only) ...... 16 1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional) ............................ (T op) 25 W ake-On-LAN Connector ...................................................... 17 W ake-On-Ring Connector ...................................................... 14 Hardware Monitoring System V oltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 11 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power A TX Power Supply Connector ................................................. 2 Form Factor FlexA TX
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 13 2.3 Component Locations 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Locations 18 7 6 5 3 2 26 23 22 20 14 16 8 9 25 24 4 17 19 13 12 1 15 10 11 21
14 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP (Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.) DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) Row 2 3 01 Primary IDE Secondary IDE A TX Power Connector P ANEL PCI Slot 1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD1 VIDEO MODEM COM2 CPU_F AN WOL_CON SMB WOR FLOPPY î CUW(E)-FX Super I/O Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) 4Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Audio Codec Intel 810 Series GMCH Chipset ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor Audio Codec Setting Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot SAFE_MD NO_REBOOT PCI3VSBSEL LANPWR LAN_EN IR_CON JTPWR CHA_F AN PWR_F AN LCDTV0 LCDTV1 COM1 P ARALLEL PORT VGA PS/2 T : Mouse B: Keyboard GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In Intel Fast Ethernet ACHA MIC2 2 MB SDRAM 2 MB SDRAM USBPWR SPKR Bottom: USB1 USB2 T op: RJ45 Socket 370 FRONTUSB 19.0cm (7.48in) 22.85cm (9.0in) CHA VP ANEL LED1
15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) CODEC p.18 Onboard Audio Codec Setting (Enable/Disable) 2) PCI3VSBSEL p.18 PCI 3V olt Setting ( 3 VSB/ 3 V olt) 3) SAFE_MD p.19 Safe Mode (Disable/Safe Mode) 4) NO_REBOOT p.19 Automatic Timeout Reboot (Disable/No Reboot) 5) LAN_EN p.20 Onboard LAN Setting (Enable/Disable) 6) LANPWR p.20 Onboard LAN Power Setting ( 3 V olt/ 3 VSB) 7) USBPWR p.21 USB Power Up ( 5V olt/ 5VSB) Expansion Slots 1 ) DIMM1, DIMM2 p.23 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) Socket 370 p.24 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket 4) PCI1 p.25 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AMR p.28 Audio Modem Riser Slot Connectors 1) PS2KBMS p.29 PS/2 Mouse Connector (6-pin female) 2) PS2KBMS p.29 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6-pin female) 3) USB p.30 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (T wo 4-pin female) 4) PRINTER p.30 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) 5) COM1 p.30 Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pin male) 6) VGA p.31 Monitor (VGA) Output Connector (15-pin female) 7) GAME_AUDIO p.31 Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin female)(optional) 8) GAME_AUDIO p.31 Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8â female)(optional) 9) RJ45 p.31 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional) 10) PRIMAR Y IDE p.32 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pins) SECONDAR Y IDE 1 1) FLOPPY p.32 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins) 12) WOL_CON p.33 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 13) WOR p.33 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 14) IDELED p.34 IDE Activity LED Lead (2 pins) 15) CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN p.34 Chassis, CPU, Power Supply Fan Connectors (Three 3-pin) 16) IR_CON p.35 Infrared Module Connectors (10-1 pins) 17) COM2 p.35 Serial COM2 Port Header (10-1 pins) 18) SMB p.36 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 19) LCDTV0/LCDTV1 p.36 LCD-TV Headers (T wo 14 pins) (optional) 20) MIC2 p.36 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) 21) VIDEO/CD1/MODEM p.37 Internal Audio Connectors (Three 4-pins) Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP
16 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 22) FRONTUSB p.37 Front Panel USB Header (10-1 pin block) 23) SPKR p.38 Headphone T rue-Level Line Out Header (3-pins) 24) ACHA p.38 Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pins) 25) A TXPWR p.39 A TX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 26) JTPWR p.39 Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) 27) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.40 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 28) KEYLOCK (P ANEL) p.40 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 29) SPEAKER (P ANEL) p.40 System W arning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 30) RESET (P ANEL) p.40 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 31) PWR (P ANEL) p.40 A TX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 32) SMI (P ANEL) p.40 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 33) LED (P ANEL) p.40 System Message LED (2 pins)
17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W 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 Wir es, and Power Supply W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED (see 3.1 Motherboard Layout for location) when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-of f mode and not powered OFF . 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboardâ s function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electric- ity , you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer . 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con- nectors, o r 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.
18 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 1) Onboard Audio Codec Setting (CODEC) available on audio model only The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section). If using a PCI audio expansion card, Onboard ACâÂÂ97 Audio Con- tr oller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration must also be disabled. Setting CODEC Enable [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX A udio Codec Setting Disable Enable 1 2 3 1 2 3 SPK ADN# AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 SPK ADN# AUD_EN1 AUD_EN2 2) PCI 3 V olt Setting (PCI3VSBSEL) 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 PCI3VBSEL 3 VSB [1-2] (default) 3 V olt [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX PCI 3 V olt Selection 3 VSB PCI3VSBSEL 3 V olt 12 3 12 3
19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) 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. W ith unlocked socket 370 processors, exceeding the specified multiple is possible through BIOS setup. Exceeding the specified mul- tiple may result in hanging during bootup. If this occurs, enable Safe Mode to force a multiple of 2 in order to enter BIOS setup to correct the problem. Setting SAFE_MD Disable [1-2] (default) Safe Mode [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX Disable (Default) Safe Mode SAFE_MD CUW(E)-FX Safe Mode Setting 1 2 3 1 2 3 4) Automatic T imeout 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 in- effectively , set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot. Setting NO_REBOOT Disable [1-2] (default) No Reboot [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX Disable (Default) No Reboot NO_REBOOT CUW(E)-FX Reboot Setting 1 2 3 1 2 3
20 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 5) Onboard LAN Setting (LAN_EN) The onboard LAN may be enabled/disabled with this jumper . Setting LAN_EN Enable [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX LAN Setting Enable (Default) Disable 123 123 LAN_EN 6) Onboard LAN Power Setting (LANPWR) The onboard LAN power may be set to 3 V olt or 3 VSB. Select 3 V olt if you do not have a power supply with 720mA standby power . Selecting 3 VSB will allow the use of W ake-on-LAN but may not allow system wakeup if the power supplyâ s standby power is insufficient. Setting LANPWR 3 V olt [2-3] (default) 3 VSB [1-2] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX LAN Power Setting 3 VSB LANPWR 3 V olt (Default) 12 3 12 3
21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 7) USB Power Selection (USBPWR) The USB power may be set to 5V olt or 5VSB. Select 5 V olt if you do not have a power supply with 1A standby power . Selecting 5 VSB will allow wakeup by USB keyboard if the power supplyâ s standby power is suf ficient. Setting USBPWR 5 V olt [1-2] (default) 5 VSB [2-3] î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX USB Power Selection 5 V olt (Default) 5 VSB USBPWR 123 123
22 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 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 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory (SDRAM) of 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB (512MB maximum sys- tem 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 . NOTE: Using 2x2x2 SDRAM can greatly improve the onboard graphicsâ perfor- mance. 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ⢠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 (Ex- tended 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. Install memory in any combination as follows: Location 168-pin DIMM SDRAM T otal Memory DIMM1 Single-Sided/Double-Sided x1 (Rows 0&1) 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB DIMM2 Single-Sided/Double-Sided x1 (Rows 2&3) 16, 32, 64, 128MB, or 256MB T otal System Memory (Max 5 1 2 MB) =
23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are dif ferent on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMM mod- ules are longer and have dif ferent pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density . SIMMs have the same pin contact on both sides. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX 168-Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 20 Pins 60 Pins 88 Pins 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 V oltage Key Position Unbuffered RFU Buffered Reserved 3.3V 5.0V The notches on the DIMM will shift between left, center , or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard. Y ou must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM slot.
24 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother - board 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. W ARNING! Be sure that there is suf ficient air circulation across the processor â s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. W ithout suf ficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. Y ou may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary . T o install a CPU, first turn of f 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. W ith the added weight of the CPU fan, no force is required to insert the CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socketâ 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 pro- cessor 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. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Socket 370 Socket 370 CPU (T op) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Notch Gold Arrow Celeron Coppermine
25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING! 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 (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard- ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers or switches. 2. Remove your computer systemâ 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 cardâ s connectors and press firmly . 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer systemâ s cover . 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Y es in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
26 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclu- sively 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 moth- erboard 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 T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 9* 4 ACPI Mode when enabled 10* 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 1 1* 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. Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual IMPORT ANT : If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support âÂÂShare IRQâ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable. Interrupt Request T able INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D PCI slot 1 shared -- -- -- Onboard VGA shared ---- -- -- Onboard Audio/AMR/SMBus -- not shared -- -- USB -- -- -- not shared Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP
28 ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 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 motherboardâ 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 optional onboard CO- DEC. The motherboardâ s onboard CODEC (on audio model only) must be disabled when using a primary AMR. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing an AMR or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hard- ware Setup Procedure for more information). î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX A udio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector
29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! 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. IMPORT ANT : 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 connec- tor 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 fast ethernet port connector is available only on the LAN model. The illustrations below are that of the model without the onboard Fast-Ethernet. 1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Gr een 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 A T size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. Y ou may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard A T keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female)
30 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3) Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (T wo Black 4-pin USB) T wo back panel USB ports are provided for connecting USB devices. If you prefer to use front panel USB ports, you can connect an external connector set to the USB header and mount it on the front panel (see Front Panel USB Header later in this section). NOTE: The back panel and front panel ports cannot be used at the same time. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou 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 (T eal/T urquoise 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)
31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 6) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin female) 7) Joystick/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou 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) NOTE: The onboard game port is to be used only if you are not using any PCI or ISA audio card with a game port. 8) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8â GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Line Out (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak- ers. Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re- corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink) allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice. Mic Line In Line Out 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors 9) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Lo- cal Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ45
32 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y/SECONDAR Y) These connectors support the provided UltraDMA/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cableâ s blue connector to the motherboardâ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then connect the gray connector to your UltraDMA/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to your UltraDMA/66 master device. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA/66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector . If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accord- ingly . 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 r emoved to prevent inserting in the wr ong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged). If you have more than two UltraDMA/66 devices, you will need to purchase another UltraDMA/66 cable. NOTE: A small hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA/66 cable is intentional. TIP: Y ou may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables â one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector . Y ou 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. W ARNING! UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductor IDE cable. CUW(E)-FX IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector PIN 1 î CUW(E)-FX 1 1) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect- ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is r emoved to prevent inserting in the wr ong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 CUW(E)-FX Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 î CUW(E)-FX
33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 12) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-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. IMPOR T ANT : 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 A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX W ake-On-LAN Connector IMPORT ANT : Requires an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power 5 V olt Standby PME Ground WOL_CON 13) W ake-On-Ring Connector ( 2 -pin W O R ) This connector connects to internal modem cards with a W ake-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. IMPOR T ANT : 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 A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX W ake-On-Ring Connector WOR RI# Ground 21
34 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 14) IDE Activity LED Lead (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinetâ 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. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX IDE Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED 1 5 ) Chassis, CPU, & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) 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 dif ferent. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fanâ s plug to the board taking into consid- eration the polarity of the connector . NOTE: The âÂÂRotationâ 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. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE). W ARNING! 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 ar e not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX 12-V olt Cooling Fan Power Power Supply Fan Power GND Rotation 12V CPU Fan Power Chassis Fan Power GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V
35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 16) Serial and Consumer IR Connectors (10-pin IR_CON) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infra- red module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that sup- port this feature. Y ou must also configure the setting through UAR T2 Use In- frared (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) to select whether UAR T2 is di- rected for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown in Back V iew and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboardâ s SIR connector according to the pin definitions. An optional consumer infrared (CIR) set con- nects to the CIR and SIR connectors simultaneously for both wireless transmit- ting and remote control functions through one external infrared module. W ake On PS2 KB/Mouse in 4.5.1 Power Up Control must be Enabled in order to use Consumer Infrared (CIR) power up. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Infrared Module Connector Standard Infrared (SIR) Front View Back View 5V IRTX IRRX (NC) GND SIR 5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND (NC) GND CIRRX CIR 5V CIR IR_CON 17) Serial COM 2 Port Header (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add a serial port for additional serial devices. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Serial Port Header Pin 1 COM2
36 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 18) SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vices. 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 2 C 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 . SMBCLK Ground SMBDA T A 5V 1 CUW(E)-FX SMBus Connector SMB î CUW(E)-FX 19) LCD-TV Headers (14-pin LCDTV0/LCDTV1) (optional) These headers require an optional LCD module (see 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Control- ler Module ) for LCD output or a TV -out module for TV output. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX LCD-TV Headers LCDTV0 LCDTV1 1 2 13 14 1 2 13 14 1: GND 3: L TVCL 5: DMSEN 7: TVVSYNC 9: TVHSYNC 1 1: DD3 13: DD1 2: 1.8V 4: L TVDA 6: BLANK# 8: 3V 10: DD4 12: DD2 14: DD0 1: 5V 3: DD10 5: GND 7: DD10 9: DD6 1 1: CLKOUT0 13: CLKOUT1 2: 5V 4: DD1 1 6: GND 8: DD1 1 10: DD7 12: DD9 14: DD5 20) Internal Micr ophone 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 A TX connectors. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Internal Microphone Connector MIC Power 13 MIC Input Ground MIC2
37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 21) Internal Audio Connectors (4 -pin VIDEO, CD1, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM 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 î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Internal Audio Connectors MODEM Modem-Out (from Modem) Ground Modem-In (to Modem) CD1 (Black) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground VIDEO (Green) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 22) Front Panel USB Header (10-1 p i n FRONTUSB) If you do not want to use the USB ports on the back panel, a USB header is available midboard. Connect an external connector set to the 10-1 pin block and mount it to the front panel. NOTE: The back and front panel ports cannot be used at the same time. CUW(E)-FX Front Panel USB and USB Hub Headers î CUW(E)-FX 1: USB Power 2: USBP2â 3: USBP2 4: GND 5: NC 6: USB Power 7: USBP3â 8: USBP3 9: GND Back View Front View USBPWR FRONTUSB P ANEL IDELED USB Hub Module 1 2 3 1 2 3 5V (Default) 5VSB USBPWR FRONTUSB 1 5 6 10 USB Hub Chip If you need additional USB ports, an optional USB hub module is available. Remove the jumpers on the VP ANEL connector and connect the module di- rectly to the P ANEL and VP ANEL connectors. Y ou can then connect an exter - nal connector set to the USB Hub header and mount it to either the front or back panel for a total of four USB ports.
38 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 23) Headphone T rue-Level Line Out Header (3-pin SPKR) This header allows you to connect a chassis mounted headphone to the mother - board instead of having to attach an external headphone to the A TX connectors. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Internal Speaker Connector SPKR LINEOUT_LEFT LINEOUT_RIGHT 1 3 GND 24) 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. T wo 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 pro- cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Chassis Open Alarm Lead ACHA
39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 25) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned. IMPOR T ANT : Make sure that your A TX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5-volt standby lead ( 5VSB). Y ou may experience dif ficulty in power- ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For W ake- On-LAN support, your A TX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB. î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX A TX Power Connector 3.3 V olts -12.0 V olts Ground Power Supply On Ground Ground Ground -5.0 V olts 5.0 V olts 5.0 V olts Power Good 12.0 V olts 3.3 V olts 3.3 V olts Ground 5.0 V olts Ground 5.0 V olts Ground 5V Standby 26) 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 . î CUW(E)-FX CUW(E)-FX Thermal Sensor Connector JTPWR Power Supply Thermal Sensor
40 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 27) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. 28) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key- board locking. 29) System W arning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker . 30) 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 of f your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the systemâ s power supply . 31) A TX 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 systemâ s power . 32) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or âÂÂGreenâ mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector con- nects to the case-mounted suspend switch. W ake-up can be controlled by set- tings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake-up (the SMI lead cannot wake up the system). 33) 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. CUW(E)-FX System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . Keyboard Lock PLED Ground MLED PWR_SW 5 V Keylock 5V SPKR Ground 5 V ExtSMI# ResetCon Ground Ground Ground Reset SW Power LED A TX Power Switch* Message LED SMI Lead Speaker Connector Ground î CUW(E)-FX
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 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 â s manual. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a sur ge protector . 5. Y ou may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Y our monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. Y our system power . For A TX power supplies, you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the A TX power switch on the front of the case. 6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For A TX power supplies, the system LED will light when the A TX power switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be- tween orange and green after the systemâ s if it complies with âÂÂgreenâ standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run power -on tests. While the tests are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see any- thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power , the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and con- nections or call your retailer for assistance. Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by V ideo card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 42 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP. * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use W indows 9X, click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn of f after W indows shuts down. NOTE: The message âÂÂY ou can now safely turn off your computerâ will not appear when shutting down with A TX power supplies.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our 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 W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter 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. T o determine the BIOS version of your mother- board, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left- hand corner of your screen during bootup. Lar ger numbers represent a newer BIOS file. 1. T ype FORMA T A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BA T & CONFIG.SYS to the disk. 2. T ype COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD- ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk. NOTE: AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It will not work with DOS prompt in W indows 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 . 3. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify âÂÂFloppyâ as the first item in the boot sequence. 4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORT ANT! If âÂÂunknownâ is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory W riter utility . ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 43 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o 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 W ARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother - board and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the disk you created earlier . 3. At the âÂÂA:\â 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: T o cancel this operation, press <Enter>.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 neces- sary . 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. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. W ARNING! 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 W riter 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. Updating BIOS
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to â Run SetupâÂÂ. 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 T est (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 press- ing the Reset button on the system chassis. Y ou 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. Program Information NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re- flect your BIOS screens exactly .
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction 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. ADV ANCED 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. T o 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 functions. Navigation Key(s) Function Description <F1> or <Alt H> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup <Esc> Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub- menu â or â ( keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right â or â ( 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 <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply 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 docu- ment. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page. T o exit the help window , press <Enter> or <Esc>. Sub-Menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown in the left view) appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that a sub-menu can be launched from this field. A sub-menu con- tains additional options for a field parameter . T o call up a sub- menu, simply move the highlight to the field and press <En- ter>. 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. T ake 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. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. Menu Introduction
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the <T ab> or <Shift> <T ab> 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 . V alid 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> <T ab> 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 (a s opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] 4.3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- cally , 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 . Y ou 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). Other options for the T ype field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Master/Slave Drives
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou 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 dif fer 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 T ype HDD]. [User Type HDD] 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 ]. T ranslation 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 T able] [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: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field must be set to [Manual].
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documenta- tion to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field must be set to [Manual]. Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track. Refer to your drive docu- mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T rans- lation Method field must be set to [Manual]. CHS Capacity This field shows the driveâ s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the driveâ s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector T ransfers [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: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] SMAR T Monitoring [Disabled] This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analy- sis and Reporting T echnology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive moni- toring technology . This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Enabled] PIO Mode [4] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE de- vice. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. Configura- tion options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for com- patible IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability . NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled]
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Other options for âÂÂType:â 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 ap- pears, you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. When switched on, the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of con- trolling cursor operations. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [30/Sec] This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated key- strokes. Configuration options: [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/2 Sec] This field sets the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Language [English] This allows selection of the BIOSâ displayed language. Currently only English is available. Supervisor Password [Disabled], User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the system passwords. T o set any of the passwords, select the appropriate field and press <Enter>. T ype in a password and press <Enter>. Y ou can type up to eight alphanumeric char- acters. Symbols and other keys are ignored. T o confirm the password, type the pass- word again and press <Enter>. The password is now set to [Enabled]. When [En- abled], a Supervisor password is required to access the BIOS setup utility and all important menu options while a User password is required to access the computer system. T o clear either password, select the appropriate field and press <Enter>. Press <En- ter> again when a dialog box appears. This sets the password field to [Disabled]. A Note about Passwords The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no dif ference 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 both of them are disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. 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. Y ou do not need to make changes to this field. This is a display only field.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree⢠mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent 3 fields. CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field is for unlocked processors only . If your socket 370 processor â s Frequency Multiple is detected locked, you will not be able to access this field. This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPUâ s internal frequency and external frequency . This must be set in conjunction with CPU External (FSB) Frequency to match the speed of your CPU. Configura- tion options: [2.0x] [2.5x] [3.0x]...[7.0x] [7.5x] [8.0x] FSB/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the clock generator what frequencies to send to the local bus and PCI devices onboard. The bus frequency ( external frequency ) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPUâ s internal frequency . CPU External (FSB) 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 mul- tiple equals the CPUâ s internal frequency (the CPU speed ). The configuration options vary depending on the CPU/SDRAM/PCI Freqency Ratio. Advanced Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU docu- mentation. 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 CPUâ 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. Con- figuration 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. Configu- ration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse on startup. If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The de- fault of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If de- tected, the USB controller will be enabled. If not detected, the USB control- ler 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. Configu- ration 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]
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x66MHz for non-Coppermine processors). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds. JumperFree Mode For processors with locked frequency multiplier For processors with unlocked fr equency multiplier
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enter BIOS setup. JumperFree Mode Cause for Hangup: Impr oper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Impr oper FSB/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio or CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) Cause for Hangup: Impr oper CPU Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked fr equency multiplier only)
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for items 2âÂÂ4, depending on the memory mod- ules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which configures items 2âÂÂ4 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and mod- ule 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: T o 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: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. (scroll down to see more items, as shown here) 4.4.1 Chip Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configura- tion field must be set to [User Define]. 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. Configura- tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Display Cache [Enabled] Load default settings if you want to use the onboard display cache. If this field is disabled, all the other Display Cache configurations will not be avail- able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS) [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay [Determined by DCCAS] W ith the default setting [Determined by DCCAS], this field has the same configuration as Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS). Configuration options: [Determined by DCCAS] [2T] Display Cache RAS Precharge Time [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Display Cache Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [5T, 8T] Configuration options: [5T , 8T] [7T , 10T] Display Cache Paging Mode [Page Open Mode] Configuration options: [Page Open Mode] [Page Close Mode] Graphics Window Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [64MB] [32MB] Chip Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it. Setting the address space to a particular setting will make that memory space unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. 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 . Y ou may want to leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE-1394 PCI card. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] Y ou can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec- ondary] [Disabled] Chip Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard AC97 Modem Controller, Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboardâ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/ audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is de- tected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be disabled. If you have conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller , you may set the appro- priate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 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] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec- tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have dif ferent addresses. Configu- ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration I/O Device Config (scroll down to see more items, as shown here)
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connec- tor , 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 avail- able. 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 operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration op- tions: [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: [Dis- abled] [330H-331H] [300H-301H] Onboard MIDI IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard MIDI I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] Onboard CIR I/O [Disabled] This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector . Configuration op- tions: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H] Onboard CIR IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard CIR I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] I/O Device Config
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1 IRQ [Auto] This field sets how IRQ use is determined for the PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video 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 motherboardâ s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card. I f the Symbios SCSI card is detected , the motherboardâ 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 motherboardâ s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [En- abled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ONB VGA BIOS First [No] This field, when set to [Y es], gives priority to the onboard VGA BIOS over other VGA controllers. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] When the onboard LAN boot ROM is enabled, you may choose to boot from an Intel UNDI PXE-compliant network that your system is connected to. T o do so, you must restart the system after setting this field to [Enabled], enter BIOS Setup, go to the Boot menu, and select the option that contains Intel UNDI, PXE under Other Boot Device. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Enabled] IRQ XX Used By ISA [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility (ICU) is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Y es]. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to [Y es]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Y es] PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion PCI Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 indi- cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Y es]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Y es] PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion PCI Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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] ISA MEM Block BASE [No/ICU] This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range. If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range, select a base address from the six available options; the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size. If you have more than one legacy ISA card in your system that requires the use of this address range, you can increase the block size to 8K, 16K, 32K, or 64K. If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task, leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of [No/ICU]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Shadow Configuration
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function regardless of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system power will be conserved to its greatest amount. The Suspend Mode field will then be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings. This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. [Max Sav- ing] puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv- ity; [Min Saving] is almost the same as [Max Saving] except that the system inactiv- ity 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 W indows 3.x and W indows 95, you need to install W indows with the APM feature. For W indows 98 and later , APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled âÂÂPower Managementâ will appear in the âÂÂControl Panel.â Choose âÂÂAdvancedâ in the Power Management Properties dialog box. Power Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Power Manage- ment 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 âÂÂgreenâ 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 of f vertical and horizontal scan- ning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inac- tivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not af fect 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 ener gy-saving feature. In Suspend-to-RAM state, all devices on the computer are turned of f, except for the system RAM. Thus, the PC consumes less than 5 W atts 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. Configu- ration 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 A TX 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 A TX switch for more than 4 seconds will power of f the system. Configuration options: [Soft of f] [Suspend] Power Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 of f and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] 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-of f mode. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the com- puter and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made on the first try . T urning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is of f causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake On LAN [Enabled] W ake-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] IMPORT ANT : This feature requires an optional network interface with W ake-On- LAN and an A TX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power . 4.5.1 Power Up Control Power Up Control
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard, PS2 mouse, or Consumer IR device to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX 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 . Y our computer will not power ON if you set this to [Enabled] and do not have the appropriate A TX power supply . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake Up By Keyboard [Space Bar] When the previous setup item W ake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR is en- abled, you may specify the key(s) to press to power up the computer . Con- figuration options: [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou 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: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date]
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan, Power Fan, Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage, -12V Voltage, -5V Voltage [xx.xV] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: âÂÂHardware Monitor found an error . Enter Power setup menu for detailsâÂÂ. Y ou will then be prompted to âÂÂPress F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUPâÂÂ. Hardware Monitor
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 sys- tem uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration op- tions: [Removable Devices] [IDE Hard Drive] [A T API CD-ROM ] [Other Boot Device] Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP-100] [A T API MO] IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. ATAPI CD-ROM This field allows you to select which A T API CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected A T API CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net- work)] 4.6 Boot Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] 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 set- ting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] 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. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] This field speeds up the Power-On-Self T est (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] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Menu
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit 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 [Y es] 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 con- firmation before exiting. 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro- gram, 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. Y ou must select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 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 [Y es] to load default values. Y ou 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. Y ou can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. Exit Menu
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ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 79 5.1 Operating Systems Although ASUS motherboards passed testing on several operating systems, the op- erating system shown in these sections will be that of Microsoftâ s W indows 98. Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hard- ware to ensure full compliancy . For W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later . 5.2 Starting W indows For the First T ime When you start W indows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard, W indows will detect all plug-and-play devices. Y ou can either follow the Add New Hardware W izard 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. IMPORT ANT : 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 integrated VGA. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or the ASUS web site. NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and not an exact reflec- tion of your system.
80 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2.1 PCI Ethernet Controller Found (1) Click her e. ( 2 ) Click here and then click Next. (3 ) Insert your ASUS Support CD, browse to her e, and then click Next. (4) Click here. (5) Insert your W indows 98 CD, and then click here. (7) Insert your ASUS Support CD, and then click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. ( 6) Enter E:\WIN98 here and then click OK.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3 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 E:\ASSETUP .EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E: ). 5.3.1 Support CD Main Menu 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 â s Manual displays the motherboard user â s manual in pdf format. T echnical Support Form opens up a blank T echnical 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. Motherboard Info Browse This CD User âÂÂs Manual T echnical Support Form Read Me Exit Main Menu (home button only on other screens) Back (arrow button only on certain screens)
82 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 LDCM Local Setup System Requirements ⢠Intelî Pentiumî microprocessor or higher . ⢠Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). ⢠Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher . ⢠Memory: 16 MB of RAM for W indows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for W indows NT (32 MB recommended). ⢠Disk storage space: 100 MB of available hard disk space to install; 40-100 MB of available hard disk space to run (depending on cluster size). ⢠Hardware system: DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality . ⢠Protocols: IP (W insock-enabled) communication protocol loaded on the client. An IP stack is required on the client, regardless of whether the client accesses the network. ⢠Monitor resolution of 600x800, 256 colors or greater . 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. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
84 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup System Requirements ⢠Intelî Pentiumî microprocessor or higher . ⢠Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). ⢠Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher . ⢠Memory: 16 MB of RAM for W indows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for W indows NT (32 MB recommended). ⢠Disk storage space: 100 MB of available hard disk space to install; 40-100 MB of available hard disk space to run (depending on cluster size). ⢠Hardware system: DM or SM BIOS is required for full LDCM functionality . ⢠Protocols: IP (W insock-enabled) communication protocol loaded on the client. An IP stack is required on the client, regardless of whether the client accesses the network. ⢠Monitor resolution of 600x800, 256 colors or greater . 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. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (1 1) Click here. (12) Click here. (8) Click here. (7) Click here. (5) Click her e only after you have car efully read the license agr eement. (6) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Enter a username and a pass- word. Confirm password and then click here.
86 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. T o uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here.
88 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8 Drivers 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. NOTE: Before you install the VGA driver , make sure that the INF Update Utility is installed (see 5.9.1 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset) (4) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (9) T o install other drivers or software, click her e, and then click Finish. ( 1 ) After your computer has re- started, double-click the CD drive icon and then click here. (8) Browse to E:\VGA\WIN98 and then click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here.
90 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.8.2 Audio 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. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. ( 5 ) Click here and then click OK to install other drivers and software.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (4) Click here. (5) Click here only after you have read the license agreement. (6) Click here. ( 7 ) Click her e to install the driver to the default folder . (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions. Restart when prompted
92 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (7) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 93 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.3 Y AMAHA 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. (3) Click here. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Enter the information r equested and the click here * . (6) Click here. * The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card. (7) Click here only if you accept the terms of the agreement. (8 ) Click here and follow the online instructions to complete installation.
94 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9.4 Y AMAHA 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (9) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. ( 5 ) Click here only after you have carefully r ead the license agreement. (6) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 95 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agreement. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish installation.
96 ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the license agr eement. (6) Click here. (7) T o install other drivers or pr ograms, click here and then click Finish.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 97 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.10 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program. (1 ) Double-click her e to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. ( 2) Select the program to remove and click her e. (3) Click here.
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6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.1 Display Properties The motherboardâ 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. T o open the Properties dialog box, right-click the desktop and select Pr operties , the Settings tab, and then the Advanced button. General The Display box displays the current font size of the selected monitor . T o 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 set- tings. NOTE: Some programs might not dis- play colors correctly without being restarted after you make changes. T o avoid this prob- lem, close the program, change the color set- tings, and then open the program again. Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. T o install the software for a new display adapter , click Change. ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 99
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Monitor Shows what type of monitor you are currently using. T o install the software for a new moni- tor , 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 prob- lems and you suspect graphics acceleration to be the cause, use the highest setting at which you do not have problems. Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor . Click a profile to make it the active profile. Otherwise, the default pro- file is the active profile.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Gives information on your graphics device such as chipset, memory , BIOS, and drivers. Internet links are also available for easy ac- cess to the ASUS W eb page for new updated drivers and notices. Color (Desktop) Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis- play according to your preference. Gamma correction is available only in 16-bit color and 24-bit color (true color , 16.7M- color) modes. In 16-color and 8-bit color (standard color , 256-color) modes, the gamma correc- tion function is not supported. Color (Direct3D/Game) This is the same as the color adjustments for the desktop but this applies to direct3D ap- plications and games.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Adjustment Allows you to adjust the display position, size, and refresh rate. Change current r efr esh rate Allows you to adjust the currently displayed resolution refresh rate. Change r efresh rate Allows you to adjust the de- fault refresh rates for each resolution and color settings. Advanced Allows you to assign hot keys to enable the O nS creen D isplay (OSD). T o use this func- tion, select Enable OSD. Y ou may want to change the default hot key (CTRL AL T O) if it conflicts with the hot keys of other games, video players, or W indows programs. Color (Video) Lets you make color settings for videos.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter systemâ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer . 6.2.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe. T o bypass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box. T o open ASUS PC Pr obe , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr o- grams , and then ASUS Utility, and then click Pr obe Vx.xx . The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar â s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PCâ s temperature. T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PCâ s fan rotation. V oltage Monitor Shows the PCâ s voltages. Fan W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level)
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PCâ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PCâ s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Over - heated is selected, the CPU cooling sys- tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem- perature reaches the threshold value.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explor er Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, click Execute Pr ogram . Memory Shows the PCâ s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 107 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 108 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboardâ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update V2.00. Launch the utility from Start | Pr ograms | ASUS Utility | ASUS LiveUpdate V1.00. 2. Select an update method. 3. If you selected updating/downloading from the Internet, you will need to select an Internet site. Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select . If you selected Update fr om a file , you will be prompted to locate the file.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 109 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Closes the player . NOTE: Y ou can also close the player by pressing <Alt> <F4>. Minimizes the player to an icon. Displays the Set Play List dialog box where you can create a list of songs to play auto- matically . NOTE: Y ou can also display the Set Play List dialog box by pressing <Ctrl> <O>. Loads and plays the MIDO file currently se- lected in Play List. When all the songs in the Play List have finished, playing stops auto- matically and the song at the beginning of the list is designated as the current-play song. Pauses the playing of a song. Click this but- ton again or click to resume playing. Stops the playing of a song and returns the start-play location to the beginning of the song. Designates the first song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current-play song. 6.4 Using Y amaha XGstudio Player T o start the Y amaha XGstudio, click Start, point to Pr ograms, point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Player. 6.4.1 Y amaha XGstudio Player Control Panel Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current-play song. Designates the last song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Displays the control panel for the Soft Syn- thesizer features. Speeds up the tempo of the song being played. Slows down the tempo of the song being played. NOTE: The tempo is reset to 0 for each new song. Displays the Set Sound Sour ce dialog box. Displays Help. NOTE: Y ou can also display Help by pressing <F1>. Increases/decreases the volume level of the song being played by dragging the slider up/ down. For detailed instructions and references to softwar e and utilities, use the pr o- gramsâ online help and electronic documentations.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 110 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger Image Switcher Assign Slider Master V olume Slider Exit Song Image Display Area Minimize T ranspose Display Panel T empo Display Panel Select Previous Play Pause Stop Song Name Display Panel Slider Function Realtime Slider V oice Select 6.5 Using Y amaha XGstudio Mixer T o start the Y amaha XGstudio, click Start, point to Programs, point to Y AMAHA XGstudio , and then click XGstudio Mixer. 6.5.1 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer Control Panel Image Switcher (A VI file): V ideo image Displays the A VI file with the same name as the MIDI file being played. If one is not available, the preset DEF AUL T . AV I file is played. (BMP file): Still image Displays the BMP file with the same name as the MIDI file being played. If one is not available, the preset DEF AUL T .BMP file is played (LED velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel. (SCOPE velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and per cussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). Select Next
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 111 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Smart Arranger The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. Y ou can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. T o return to the original voice set, click . Piano Or chestra Mallet T echno Choir Robot Nature Return
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 112 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.6 Hardware Information (1) Click here.
7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX ASUS LCD-I Module ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 113 7.1 ASUS LCD-I Controller Module The ASUS LCD-I controller module allows you to connect a digital flat panel to your PC. This controller module transmits sharp, bright images by eliminating digi- tal-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversions, which can accumulate noise and degrade image quality . 7.1.1 Installation Procedure 1. Y ou must have an ASUS motherboard with a pair of LCD-TV headers. 2 . Align the LCD-I moduleâ s LCDTV0 and LCDTV1 connectors over the motherboardâ s LCD-TV headers, and press firmly . 3. Connect the digital LCD cable from the LCD and serial combination bracket to the DFP connector on the LCD-I module. 4. Secure the bracket to the system chassis with a screw . 5. Plug the signal cable of your digital flat panel into the DFP connector on the bracket (as shown below). Digital Flat P anel to LCD-I Card to COM2 Header Using the LCD-I Controller Module NOTE: The LCD-I controller module can work with your LCD panel without any driver . However , if you want to have full-screen display , please set up the VGA driver that comes with your motherboardâ s support CD. (Front V iew) LCD-I Module (Back V iew) DFP Connector LCDTV1 LCDTV0
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ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 115 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.3 Hardware Installation Procedure 7.2 Modem Riser 7.2.1 56K Software Modem The Modem Riser (MR) is a high-speed PC communication peripheral which works with AMCâÂÂ97/MCâÂÂ97 compliant codecs. W ith this software modem, you can connect your com- puter to a remote location, receiving data at up to 56 Kbps in V .90 or K56flex modes. 7.2.2 Primary/Seconday MR There are two types of modem risers: primary MR and secondary MR. In appearance, the primary MR has a crystal onboard but the sec- ondary does not. If your motherboard has an audio codec and no PCI audio chipset on- board, you may use the secondary MR; oth- erwise, you should use the primary MR. 1. Power OFF your computer . 2. Open the computer chassis and re- move the metal plate on the AMR ex- pansion slot. 3. Carefully align the MR cardâ s connec- tor to the AMR slot and press firmly . 4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR cardâ s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. T op: PHONE Bottom: LINE Codec Crystal Layout of Primary MR
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 116 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Modem Riser 7.2.4 Software Setup in Windows 98 The Modem Riser supports the Plug and Play feature. It allows your computer to automatically set the optimal configurations for the MR and communication soft- ware. Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver . 1. Power ON the computer after the hard- ware installation is completed. 2 . Windows 98 will automatically detect the modem and display a â PCI Cardâ mes- sage under âÂÂAdd New Hardware FoundâÂÂ. 3. Select Sear ch for the best driver for your device and click Next . 4. Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive. Enter the path E :\Modem\Win98 (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E:) for the MR driver . 5. After the driver is located, click Next and then click Finish. 6. Restart your computer . Double click the modem icon at the bottom-right corner of the window . 7. Click the Settings tab. Select your coun- try and language. Click OK. 8. Click Start , point to Settings, click Control Panel , double click Modems , click the General tab, and click Motorala SM56 AC-L Modem . 9. Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown. 10. Click More Info... . If the computer sys- tem successfully communicates with the modem, responses will be displayed as shown.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 117 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.3 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable ver- sion is the integration of I/O connectivity at the back panel of personal computers using a low-cost, scalable, high-speed serial interface. The 1394 standard also pro- vides new services such as live connect/disconnect capability for external devices including disk drives, printers and hand-held peripherals such as scanners and cam- eras. This is a new standard to complement the slower USB interface and to compete with the more expensive SCSI interface. AC97 (Audio Codec '97) AC '97 is the next step in enabling PCs with audio quality comparable to consumer electronics devices. The specification defines new cost-effective options to help in- tegrate the components necessary to support next-generation auto-intensive PC ap- plications such as DVD, 3-D multiplayer gaming and interactive music. The speci- fication also defines new extensions supporting modem and docking to help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new technologies more quickly and cost-effectively . This specification uses software emulation to compete with the PCI SoundBlaster specification. ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) The ACPI specification defines a cross-platform interface designed to support many operating systems. ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro- vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC sys- tem, including hardware, operating system and application software. This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD-ROMs, net- work cards, hard disk drives, and printers, as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs, TVs, phones, and stereos. W ith this technology , peripherals will also be able to activate the PC. For example, inserting a tape into a VCR can turn on the PC, which could then activate a lar ge-screen TV and high-fidelity sound system. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) An interface specification that enables high-performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs. AGP was designed to offer the necessary bandwidth and latency to perform texture mapping directly from system memory . Bus Bus Frequency Bandwidth Data T ransfer Rate PCI 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte/sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 266MByte/sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte/sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte/sec BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) BIOS is a set of routines that af fect how the computer transfers data between com- puter components, such as memory , disks, and the display adapter . The BIOS in- structions are built into the computer â s read-only memory . BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer . A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 118 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to âÂÂbootâ your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . âÂÂRebootâ means to restart your computer . When using W in- dows 95 or later , selecting âÂÂRestartâ from âÂÂStart | Shut Down...â will reboot your computer . Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary T erm) One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits. A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character , punctuation mark, or other symbol. COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports. Point- ing devices, modems, and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports. Each COM port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI maximizes system performance with simultaneous CPU, PCI and ISA bus activities. It includes multi-transaction timing, enhanced write performance, a passive release mechanism and support for PCI 2.1 compliant delayed transac- tions. Concurrent PCI provides increased bandwidth, reduced system latencies, im- proves video and audio performance, and improves processing of host based appli- cations. CPU (Central Pr ocessing Unit) The CPU, sometimes called âÂÂProcessor ,â actually functions as the âÂÂbrainâ of the computer . It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory . Currently , there are socket 370 (for Pentium Celeron-PPGA), socket 7 (for Pentium, AMD, Cyrix, IBM), slot 1 (for Pentium II and III), slot 2 (for Xeon), and slot A (for AMD) processors. Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer â s operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, printer , or modem. DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications oper - ate, including W indows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory , CPU time, disk space, and access to peripheral devices. For this reason, DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer . DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memor y) There are several different types of DRAM such as, EDO DRAM (Extended Data Output DRAM) and SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM). Flash ROM The flash ROM is designed to be a resident program and can be updated by a spe- cific programming method. Normally , the flash ROM is used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS. Since the contents of flash ROM can be modified, users are able to update the BIOS by them- selves. IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, elimi- nating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer .
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 119 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors. The MMX in- structions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive, system-wide approach to system and device power control. OnNow is a term for PC that is always ON but appears OFF and responds immediately to user or other requests. The OnNow design initia- tive involves changes that will occur in the Microsoft W indows operating system, device drivers, hardware, and applications, and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. PC100 SDRAM is Intel's goal is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become a bottle- neck to system performance. It is especially important to ensure that the PC memory roadmap evolves together with the performance roadmaps for the processors, I/O and graphics. PCI Bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus) PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32-bit data bus interface. PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers. PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further - more, the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters. PCI 2.1 supports concur- rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously . Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I/O address, DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISA cards. However , configuration of ISA cards is typically done with jumpers that change the decode maps for memory and I/O space and steer the DMA and interrupt signals to different pins on the bus. Further , system configuration files may need to be updated to reflect these changes. Users typically resolve sharing conflicts by referring to documentation provided by each manufacturer . For the average user , this configuration process can be unreli- able and frustrating. Plug and play (PnP) BIOS eliminates the ISA add-on card hard- ware conflict problem. The PnP BIOS uses a memory block to define and remember each card's configuration, which allows the user to change the card's IRQs and DMA in BIOS either automatically or manually . POST (Power On Self T est) When you turn ON the computer , it will first run through the POST , a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory , the mother - board circuitry , the display , the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices. PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX Userâ s Manual 120 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O interface defined by the X3T9.2 committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for connecting many peripheral de- vices. The standard started from 10MBytes/sec to 160MBytes/sec available today . SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) The SDRAM features a fully synchronous operation referenced to a positive edge clock whereby all operations are synchronized at a clock input which enables the coexistence of high performance and a simple user interface. SDRAM takes memory access away from the CPU's control; internal registers in the chips accept the re- quest, and let the CPU do something else while the data requested is assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory . As they work on their own clock cycle, the rest of the system can be clocked faster . There is a version optimized for video cards, and main memory for motherboards. SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect (SPD) is most like an ID detect for SDRAM module, it using a EEPROM component on DIMM module for storing module configuration infor- mation inside. The Serial Presence Detect function is implemented using a 2048 bit EEPROM component. This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters. System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system. UltraDMA Ultra DMA/33 is a "synchronous DMA" protocol designed by Intel. This function is included into Intel's PIIX4 chipset. The traditional IDE transfer only uses one edge of the data stroke as the data transfer . Ultra DMA/33 uses both edges of data strobe when the data is transferred. Hence, the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2 (16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s) on A T A-2 devices. Ultra A T A/66, also known as Ultra DMA/66, is an extension of current Ultra A T A/ 33 interface. This new high-speed interface has doubled the Ultra A T A/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec and maximized disk performance under current PCI local bus environment USB (Universal Serial Bus) A 4-pin serial cable bus that allows up to 127 plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, joystick, scanner , printer , modem, and monitor to share a bandwidth through a host scheduled token based protocol. This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation. Supports synchro- nous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit/sec. USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. W ake-On-Lan Computer will automatically wake-up upon receiving a wake-up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode.
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 121 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 71 Adobe Acrobat Reader 97 ASUS LiveUpdate 88 Setup 88 Using 108 ASUS PC Probe Setup 87 Using 103 A T API CD-ROM 74 A TX Power Supply Connector 39 Audio Controller 63 Audio, PCI 9 Audio Port Connectors 31 Automatic Power Up 72 Automatic T imeout Reboot Setting 19 B BIOS Beep Codes 41 BIOS Update 57 Boot Sequence 74 Boot Up Floppy Seek 75 Boot Up NumLock Status 54 Boot V irus Detection 75 C Central Processing Unit 24 Chassis Fan Speed 73 Chassis Intrusion Lead 38 CHS Capacity 52 Connectors A TX Power Supply 39 Audio Port 31 Consumer IR 35 Fan 34 Fast-Ethernet Port 31 Floppy Disk Drive 32 Internal Audio 37 Internal Microphone 36 Internal Speaker 38 Joystick/MIDI 31 Monitor Output 31 Parallel Port 30 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 39 Primary IDE 32 PS/2 Keyboard 29 PS/2 Mouse 29 Secondary IDE 32 Serial Port COM1 30 SMBus 36 Standard IR 35 USB 30 W ake-On-LAN 33 W ake-On-Ring 33 Consumer IR Connector 35 CPU T ype 55 CPU Bus Frequency (MHz) 56 CPU Fan Speed 73 CPU Latency T imer 61 CPU Level 1 Cache 57 CPU Level 2 Cache 57 CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check 57 CPU Speed 56 CPU T emperature 73 CPU T ype 55 CPU Vcore 56 CPU/SDRAM/HL/PCI Freq. Rati 56 Cylinders 51 D D0000-DFFFF Shadow 68 Digital LCD Headers 36 Discard Changes 77 Display Cache 61 Display Cache CAS Latency 61 Display Cache Cycle T ime (T ras, T rc) 61 Display Cache Paging Mode 61 Display Cache RAS Precharge T ime 61 Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay 61 Display Cache W indow Size 61 DMA x Used By ISA 67 Driver Setup 89, 90 Intel Security 93 PCI Audio 81 E ECP DMA Select 64 Exit Discarding Changes 76
122 ASUS CUW(E)-FX UserâÂÂs Manual Exit Saving Changes 76 Expansion Cards 25 Assigning IRQs 26 Audio Modem Riser 28 Installation Procedure 25 F Fan Connectors 34 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector 31 Floppy 3 Mode Support 49 Floppy Disk Access Control 63 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 32 Full Screen Logo 75 H Halt On 55 Hardware Information 1 12 Hardware Setup 17 CPU Installation 24 Memory Installation 23 HDD Power Down 70 Head 52 Headers Digital LCD 36 Serial Port COM 2 35 High Priority PCI Mode 62 I IDE Activity LED Lead 34 IDE Hard Drive 74 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset 89, 90 Installation CPU 24 Expansion Card 25 Memory 23 Installed Memory 55 Intel Security Driver 93 Internal Audio Connectors 37 Internal Microphone Connector 36 Internal Speaker Connector 38 Interrupts Request T able 27 Standard Assignments 26 IRQ XX Used By ISA 66 ISA MEM Block BASE 68 Item Checklist 7 J Joystick/MIDI Connector 31 K Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay 54 Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate 54 Keyboard Features 54 L Language 55 Layout Contents 15 LDCM Administrator Setup 84 LDCM Client Setup 82 Leads Chassis Intrusion 38 Legacy Diskette A 49 Legacy Diskette B 49 LiveUpdate Setup 88 Using 108 Load Setup Defaults 77 M Maximum LBA Capacity 52 MB T emperature 73 Memory Hole At 15M-16M 61 Memory Installation 23 Monitor Output Connector 31 Motherboard Layout 14 Settings 17 Multi-Sector T ransfers 52 O ONB VGA BIOS First 66 Onboard AC97 Modem Controlle 63 Onboard Audio Codec Setting 18 Onboard CIR I/O 64 Onboard CIR IRQ 64 INDEX
ASUS CUW(E)-FX User â s Manual 123 Onboard FDC Swap A & B 63 Onboard Game Port 64 Onboard LAN Boot ROM 66 Onboard MIDI I/O 64 Onboard MIDI IRQ 64 Onboard Parallel Port 64 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 62 Onboard Serial Port 1 63 Onboard Serial Port 2 63 Onboard VGA 61 Operating Systems 79 OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M 57 Other Boot Device Select 74 P Parallel Port Connector 30 Parallel Port Mode 64 PC Probe Setup 87 Using 103 PC-cillin 98 Setup 95 PCI 3 V olt Setting 18 PCI Audio 9 PCI Latency T imer 65 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 65 PIO Mode 52 Plug & Play O/S 75 Power Fan Speed 73 Power Management 69 Primary IDE Connector 32 Procedure CPU Installation 24 Hardware Setup 17 Procedures Updating BIOS 44 Programs Uninstalling 96 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 29 PS/2 Mouse Connector 29 PS/2 Mouse Function Control 57 PWR Button < 4 Secs 70 PWR Up On Modem Act 71 INDEX Q Quick Power On Self T est 75 R Removable Device 74 S Safe Mode Setting 19, 20, 21 Save Changes 77 SDRAM CAS Latency 60 SDRAM Configuration 60 SDRAM Cycle T ime (T ras, T rc) 60 SDRAM RAS Precharge T ime 61 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 60 Secondary IDE Connector 32 Sector 52 Serial Port COM 2 Header 35 Serial Port COM1 Connector 30 Setting Onboard Audio Codec 18 Safe Mode 19, 20, 21 Settings Automatic T imeout Reboot 19 I/O V oltage 18 Motherboard 17 Onboard Audio 18 PCI 3 V olt 18 Safe Mode 19, 20, 21 Setup Hardware 17 SMAR T Monitoring 52 SMBus Connector 36 Software Setup Adobe Acrobat Reader 97 LDCM Administrator 84 LDCM Client 82 LiveUpdate 88 PC Probe 87 PC-cillin 98 95 Y amaha S-YXG50 92 Y amaha XGStudio 94 Specifications 8 Standard IR Connector 35 Starting Up 41
124 ASUS CUW(E)-FX UserâÂÂs Manual INDEX Supervisor Password 55 Support CD Main Menu 81 Navigation Button 81 Suspend Mode 70 Suspend-to-RAM Support 10 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 70 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 65 System Date 49 System Memory 22 System T ime 49 T Thermal Sensor Connector 39 T ranslation Method 51 T ype 50 U UAR T2 Use Standard Infrared 64 Ultra DMA Mode 52 Uninstalling Programs 96 Universal Serial Bus Ports 30 Updating Y our BIOS 43 USB Function 66 USB Legacy Support 57 User Password 55 Using LiveUpdate 108 PC Probe 103 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer 1 10 Y amaha XGstudio Player 109 V VCORE V oltage 73 V ideo Of f Method 70 V ideo Of f Option 70 V ideo ROM BIOS Shadow 68 V oltage 12 73 3.3 73 5 73 -12 73 -5 73 VCORE 73 W W ake On LAN 71 W ake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR 72 W ake Up By Keyboard 72 W ake-On-LAN Connector 33 W ake-On-Ring Connector 33 Y Y amaha S-YXG50 92 Y amaha XGStudio 94 Y amaha XGstudio Mixer 1 10 Y amaha XGstudio Player 109
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î Ultra-Fast CD-ROM Drive Interface T ype: A T API/Enhanced IDE supporting PIO mode 4, multi- word DMA mode 2, UltraDMA/33 Disc Formats: Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 & mode 2), Mixed mode, CD-ROM/XA (mode 2, form 1 & form 2), V ideo CD, CD-I, Photo CD (single & multi-session), Karaoke CD, CD Extra, I-T rax, CD-R, CD-R W Disk Size: 8 cm and 12 cm OS Compatibility: DOS 6.xx, W indows 3.x/95/98, OS/2 W arp, Netware, SCO UNIX Cache Buf fer Size: 128KB Data T ransfer Rate: CD-S500 7500 KBps maximum CD-S450 6750 KBps maximum CD-S400 6000 KBps maximum Access T ime: 75ms ⢠Supports high speed CD-Audio playback ⢠Supports high speed digital audio extraction ⢠Supports UltraDMA/33 transfer mode ⢠Compatible with all CD formats ⢠Supports multi-read function (CD-R/CD-R W)
î Barebone Servers Pentium î III PC100 ECC Ultra2 SCSI 5.25â Pentium î II Max. Memory Onboard Fixed Storage Hot-Swap T rays Support (GB) (Channels) Devices AP100 111 3 0 AP200 211 3 0 AP2000 2 1 1 4 3 or 5* AP2500 2 1 1 4 3 or 5* AP3000 2 Xeon⢠2 2 4 3 or 5* AP6000 2 1 1 4 8** AP7500 2 1 1 4 8** AP8000 2 Xeon⢠2 2 4 8** Mid-Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 Rack Mountable V alue Servers AP2000 AP2500 AP3000 Group Servers AP100 AP200 * Three 1.6-inch or five 1-inch SCA-2 SCSI hard drives ** Eight 1.6-inch or 1-inch SCSI hard drives
ASUS AR1000 RAID Sub-system with DA3000 SCSI-to-SCSI RAID Controller ⢠Supports 5x86 RAID processor and two 72-pin SIMM sockets for up to 128MB cache memory ⢠Supports three Ultra2 SCSI channels; up to 80MB/sec data transfer rate ⢠Supports multiple Host/Drive channel capacity ⢠Redundant controller capacity ⢠Supports non-RAID, RAID levels 0, 1, 0 1, 3, 5 ⢠On-line failure drive rebuilding ⢠Automatic rebuilding â supports local/global spare drive ⢠On-line expansion capacity ⢠Supports SAF-TE (SCSI Accessed Fault-T olerant Enclosure) feature ⢠Provides LCD panel and RS-232 port to configure RAID ⢠T en 1.0â or six 1.6â Ultra2 SCSI SCA-2 hot-swappable drive bays ⢠19â rack mountable (height: 5U) ⢠LED for hard disk power and working status ⢠T wo 8cm system fans and four 6cm drive fans ⢠Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation ⢠350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI-DA2100/2200 Series SCSI RAID Card ⢠PCI-DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4-100 processor ⢠PCI-DA2200 series support 5x86-133 processor ⢠One 72-pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory ⢠RAID levels 0, 0 1, 3, 5, non-RAID ⢠PCI-DA2100A supports Ultra W ide SCSI interface and dual channels ⢠PCI-DA2200A supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and single channel ⢠PCI-DA2200B supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and dual channels ⢠Automatic bad sector reassignment ⢠Supports both global and lo- cal spare drive operation ⢠Background rebuilding ⢠PCI rev . 2.1 compliant ⢠Up to 8 logical drives and 8 partitions per logical drive; number of drives for each logical drive has no limitation