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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.
1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The ASUS CUWE Motherboard ..........8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Optional Components ............9 2.1.3 Performance ..............10 2.1.4 Intelligence ...............
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP ................ 83 5.1 Operating Systems ..............83 5.2 Starting Windows For the First Time ........83 5.3 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD ........85 5.4 LDCM Local Setup ..............86 5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup ............88 5.6 ASUS PC Probe ................ 91 5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate ..............
Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for non-LCD model only) LCD panel & Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for LCD model only) ASUS consumer infrared set (optional) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS CUWE Motherboard The CUWE motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many smart features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support! Intel Pentium III EB...
• Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Supports chassis intrusion monitor- ing through the ASUS ASIC. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the RTC used for keeping time! •...
• ACPI Ready! ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
A simple glimpse provides useful infor- mation to the user. • Peripheral Power Up! Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or dis- abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
1 LAN (RJ45) Connector (optional) ........27 Wake-On-LAN Connector ............15 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............14 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........1 Form Factor ATX, 210mm x 305mm (8.25” x 12”)
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2. FEATURES NOTE: The ISA model is shown above. ISA slots are optional at the time of purchase. The model without ISA will have 6 PCI slots. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
COM2 WOL_CON PCI4 ASUS PCI to ISA 4Mbit ASIC Bridge Firmware with Hardware PCI5 Monitor ISA1 PCI6 IDELED ISA2 NOTES: Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase. The PCI/ISA configuration is dependent on territory. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
16) VIDEO, AUX, CD, TAD p.37 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) (optional) 17) SPKEAR p.37 Internal Speaker Connector (4-pins) (optional) 18) IR (CIR/SIR) p.38 Infrared Module Connector (10-1 pins) 19) COM2 p.38 Serial Port COM2 Header (10-1 pins) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 29) PWRSW (PANEL) p.43 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 30) SMI (PANEL) p.43 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 31) LED (PANEL) p.43 System Message LED (2 pins) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
DIP switches. The white block represents the switch’s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. 1 2 3 4 5 1. Frequency Selection 2. Frequency Selection ® CUWE 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 5. Frequency Selection CUWE DIP Switches ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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NOTE: For JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF. Setting Disable (Jumper) [1-2] Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) 1 2 3 1 2 3 ® CUWE Jumper JumperFree (Default) CUWE JumperFree™ Mode Setting ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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Add 0.1 Volt (Default) ® CUWE CUWE Input/Output Voltage Setting WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer component’s life. It is strongly recommended that you leave this setting on its default.
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Standby will allow the use of Wake-On-LAN but may not allow system bootup if the power supply’s standby power is insufficient. Setting LAN_PWR Normal [1-2] Standby [2-3] (default) LAN_PWR ® CUWE 1 2 3 1 2 3 Normal Standby (Default) (STB) CUWE LAN Power Setting ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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CUWE Normal Safe Mode (Default) CUWE Safe Mode Setting 7) Automatic Timeout Reboot Setting (NO_REBOOT) The motherboard is set so that when the BIOS detects a hang (timeout) during bootup, the motherboard will automatically reboot. If rebooting is repeating in- effectively, set this jumper to No Reboot so that auto-reboot will be disabled.
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NOTE: The PCI clock is equal to 1/3 the speed of the SDRAM. PCI’s specifica- tion allows for up to 33MHz, therefore using PC100-compliant DIMMs and setting SDRAM to about 100MHz is recommended. For updated processor set- tings, please visit ASUS’ web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
• When this motherboard operates at 100MHz, PC100-compliant modules must be used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability.
® CUWE 60 Pins 20 Pins CUWE 168-Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) DRAM Key Position...
Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting a clamp- style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard. Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Celeron Notch ® CUWE Coppermine CUWE Socket 370 Gold Arrow ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
INT (interrupt) assignment. Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA #, be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC. The motherboard’s onboard CODEC must be disabled when using a primary AMR. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. ® CUWE CUWE Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
This connector is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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 ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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(Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 ® CUWE PIN 1 CUWE Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (not required for onboard LAN model). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
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NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe Utility or Intel LDCM Utility (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
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Modem-In (to Modem) Ground Modem-Out (from Modem) CUWE Internal Audio Connectors 17) Internal Speaker Connector (SPKEAR) This connector allows you to connect the internal chassis speaker to the onboard audio’s output. This will allow you to use the chassis’ built-in speaker to listen to sounds normally requiring separately purchased external speakers.
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IRTX (NC) IRRX CUWE Infrared Module Connector 19) Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for a second serial device. The connector with bracket shown here is for the non- LCD model.
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The connectors with bracket shown here are provided with the LCD model. to DFP Header 5VLTVCL 5VLTVDA 0+5V TXC- TXC+ TX0- TX0+ TX1- TX1+ TX2- TX2+ (NC) (NC) ® CUWE to COM2 Header COM2 Pin 1 CUWE LCD and COM2 Bracket ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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22) Internal Microphone Connector (3 pin INT MIC) This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone. ® INTMIC CUWE CUWE Internal Microphone Connector ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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® CUWE CUWE Chassis Open Alarm Lead 24) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes.
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3. HARDWARE SETUP The following PANEL illustration is used for items 25-31 Requires an ATX power supply. Reset Switch Speaker Connector ATX Power Switch ® CUWE SMI Lead Keyboard Lock Message LED Power LED CUWE System Panel Connectors ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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. To enable ACPI support in Windows 98, reinstall Windows 98 using the command line setup /p j. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video 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 CUWE User’s Manual...
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Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If “unknown” 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 Writer utility. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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 CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
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If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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POST. 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 CUWE User’s Manual...
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 CUWE User’s Manual...
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. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all configuration fields. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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® CUWE R180 (Clear CMOS) CUWE Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard]...
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 CPU’s internal frequency. Con- figuration options: [4/6/2] [6/6/1.5] [6/6/2] [8/6/2] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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[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 CUWE User’s Manual...
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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. For processors with locked frequency multiplier For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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66MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only) Cause for Hangup: Improper FSB/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio or CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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If you are not using any ISA cards, you may disable this field. When this field is disabled, the 8-bit and 16-bit I/O Recovery Time configurations will not be available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time [3.5 BUSCLK] Leave on default setting. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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 different addresses. Configu- ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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] [11] [12] [14] [15] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
[Disabled] will disable the motherboard’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] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to [Yes]. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake- On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net- work)] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because Windows 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.
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.2.1 PCI Ethernet Controller Found (2) Click here and then click Next. (1) Click here. (3) Insert your ASUS Support CD, browse to here, and then click Next. (4) Click here. (6) Enter E:\WIN98 here and then click OK.
Navigation Button Descriptions Motherboard Info displays information on your motherboard, BIOS, and CPU. Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD. User’s Manual displays the motherboard user’s manual in pdf format. Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance.
CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs.
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (10) Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installing. (9) Click here. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs.
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(6) Click here. (8) Click here. (7) Click here. (10) Enter a username and a pass- word. Confirm password and then click here. (9) Click here. (11) Click here. (12) Click here. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as LDCM, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.10 Uninstalling Programs.
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. (6) Click here. (5) Click here. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
(4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Browse to (9) To install other drivers or E:\VGA\WIN98 and software, click here, and then click here. then click Finish. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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 CUWE User’s Manual...
(5) Click here only after you have read the license (6) Click here. agreement. (8) Click here and then follow (7) Click here to install the the online instructions. driver to the default folder. Restart when prompted ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions. (7) Click here. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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* The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card. (8) Click here and follow (7) Click here only if you accept the online instructions the terms of the agreement. to complete installation. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
(2) Click here. (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (6) Click here. (5) Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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(4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the (6) Click here. license agreement. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish (7) Click here. installation. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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(1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the (6) Click here. license agreement. (7) To install other drivers or programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click here. (3) Click here. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. To install the software for a new display adapter, click Change. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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 CUWE User’s Manual...
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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 Web page for new updated drivers and notices. Color (Desktop) Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis- play according to your preference.
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OnScreen Display (OSD). To use this func- tion, select Enable OSD. You may want to change the default hot key (CTRL+ALT+O) if it conflicts with the hot keys of other games, video players, or Windows programs. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
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Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 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. When the ASUS PC Probe senses...
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard’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).
Designates the song just before the currently down. playing song as the new current-play song. For detailed instructions and references to software and utilities, use the pro- grams’ online help and electronic documentations. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
(SCOPE velocity meter): Animation Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and percussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. To return to the original voice set, click Piano Orchestra Mallet Techno Choir Robot Nature Return ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
Motherboard type Other If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “Other.” Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard’s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth-...
A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR card’s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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 CUWE User’s Manual...
PCs. AGP was designed to offer the necessary bandwidth and latency to perform texture mapping directly from system memory. Bus Frequency Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte/sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 266MByte/sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte/sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte/sec ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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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. ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. Wake-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 CUWE User’s Manual...
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Display Cache CAS Latency 65 Audio Port 33 Display Cache Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) Chassis Fan 36 Consumer IR 38 Display Cache Paging Mode 65 CPU Fan 36 Display Cache RAS Precharge Time 65 Fast-Ethernet Port 33 ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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LiveUpdate Digital LCD 39 Setup 92 Serial Port 38 Using 112 High Priority PCI Mode 66 Load Setup Defaults 81 I/O Voltage Setting 19 Maximum LBA Capacity 57 IDE Activity LED Lead 36 MB Temperature 77 ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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PC-cillin 98 Setup 99 Secondary IDE Connector 34 PCI Audio 9 Sector 57 PCI Latency Timer 69 Serial IR Connector 38 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 69 Serial Port Connector 32 PIO Mode 57 Serial Port Header 38 ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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Wake-On-LAN Connector 35 System Power LED Lead 43 Wake-On-Ring Connector 35 System Time 54 System Warning Speaker Connector 43 Yamaha S-YXG50 96 Yamaha XGStudio 98 Translation Method 56 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 114 Type 55 Yamaha XGstudio Player 113 ASUS CUWE User’s Manual...
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® Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! M8300/8200 Series Thin & Light Convertible Notebook PC 13.3” or 12.1” TFT Color Display 233/266/300/333/366/400+MHz F7400 Series Professional Notebook PC 14.1” TFT Color Display 300/333/366/400+MHz Built-in DVD/MPEG2 Decoder L7300/7200 Series All-in-One Compact Notebook PC 13.3”...
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® Ultra-Fast CD-ROM • 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-RW) Drive Interface Type: ATAPI/Enhanced IDE supporting PIO mode 4, multi- word DMA mode 2, UltraDMA/33 Disc Formats: Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 &...
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® Barebone Servers ® Pentium PC100 ECC Ultra2 SCSI 5.25” ® Pentium II Max. Memory Onboard Fixed Storage Hot-Swap Trays Support (GB) (Channels) Devices AP100 AP200 AP2000 3 or 5* AP2500 3 or 5* AP3000 2 Xeon™ 3 or 5* AP6000 AP7500 AP8000...
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• 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 •...