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1. Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female os a 7 A n NTT O Lococo O 5 Serial Port Connectors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 9 pin COM2 Two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices To enable these ports see Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for the settings COM 1 COM 2 Serial Ports 9 pin Male 32 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 Game MIDI Connector Gold 15 pin GAME _AUDIO optional This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files Joystick Midi 15 pin Female c aani Owe JOP Ose Jo O O O anal OOOO OOOO 7 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO optional The Line Out lime connects a headphone or speakers The Line In light blue connects a tape players or other audio sources The Mic pink connects a microphone MO OOO OOOO OCOOOO I OOOOOOOO OOOO O a IEBES Line Out Lineln Mic 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors O ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 33 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 2 Internal Connectors 1 IDE Activity LED 2 pin IDELED 2 34 This connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up o IDELED TIP If
2. 2 FEATURES Production information and specifications 3 HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4 BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer Package Contents Optional Items M 1 ASUS Motherboard C ASUS Modem MR IY 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon ASUS IrDA compliant infrared cable for internal UltraDMA 66 module or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives i pats a8 it Gin at de 5 ake On MI Ch aoc rip rat a 10 100 Ethernet Card M 1 ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities Wv 1 Bag of spare jumper caps M 1 ASUS 2 port USB Connector Set Mv 1 User s Manual ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 6 x i 2 FEATURES 2 1 ASUS CUV4X E Motherboard Powered by Intel Pentium II Coppermine processors the CUV4X E motherboard comes bundled with advanced features to provide outstanding performance The CUV4X E packs in more value by offering plenty of room for expansion making it truly flexible 2 1 1 Specifications e Latest Processor Support Intel Pentium II 100 133MHz FSB Coppermine core FC PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB Coppermine core FC PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB Mendocino core PPGA
3. JmUS CUV4X E JumperFree PC133 VC133 133MHz FSB AGP Pro 4X Socket 370 Motherboard USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced 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 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS 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 1f 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 trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies an
4. NC Standard Infrared SIR Front View Back View CUV4X E Front Panel Connectors 14 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 optional This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of connecting an external microphone to the ATX connector NOTE The internal microphone does not work if there is an external microphone connected to the external Mic pink jack You may only use one microphone at a time MIC Power MIC Input Ground CUV4X E Internal Microphone Connector ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 41 3 HARDWARE SETUP 15 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD AUX MODEM optional These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from 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 a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Ground Left Audio Channel Ground MODEM Modem In to Modem Ground Modem Out from Modem AUX Black CD1 White Es Es CUV4X E Internal Audio Connectors 42 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following 20 pin PANEL illustration is for items 16 21 Requires an ATX power supply Speaker Connector 16 System Power LED Con
5. EIA inl i ali i BRIE CUREFHT J ee Tou Rave lazhed Lhe EPROP LE os reeoeeereded Laat you kurn Sff nier JET ardi LOAP ae Rijp faults to bai CRS CERI T Lat phar upaa wlth nri MME shen WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility 1s not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the system may not boot If this happens call the ASUS service center for support ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS The utility is used 1f you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section describes how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer For example you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM
6. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress Ultra DMA capability NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 5 Disabled ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 55 4 BIOS SETUP 56 4 BIOS SETUP Other options for Type are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here After making your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive filed displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured 4 3 2 Keyboard Features Keyboard Features Item Specific Help a Select Power on state Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec for Mima ack Keyboard Huto Repeat Delay 1 6 Sec Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 ch
7. OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON Pentium III SOOMHz 8 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF Pentium III TSOMHz 7 5x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF Pentium III TOOMHz 7 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF Pentium III 6S0MHz 65x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF Pentium III 600MHz 6 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF Pentium III SSOMHz 5 5x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF ON Pentium III SOOMHz 5 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON Pentium III 450MHz 45x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON Celeron S33MHz 8 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF Celeron SOOMHz 7 5x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF Celeron 466MHz 7 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF ON OFF Celeron 433MHz 65x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON OFF Celeron 400MHz 6 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON OFF Celeron 366MHz 5 5x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON Celeron 333MHz 5 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF ON Celeron 300MHz 45x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF ON Celeron 266MHz 4 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF ON For updated processor settings visit the ASUS web site See also ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION at the beginning of this manual 20 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 4 Voltage I O Setting
8. When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the socket indicating that it is locked 6 Attach the heatsink and fan to the CPU if they were not pre installed by the vendor Refer to the installation instructions that came with the heatsink and fan NOTE Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple frequency multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors for the processor to avoid start up problems 26 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Expansion Cards In the future you may need to install expansion cards The motherboard has six PCI expansion slots to support these cards Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards WARNING Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 1 Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any necessary hardware settings for the card before installing it 2 Remove the system unit cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 3 Align the card connectors with the slot and press firmly until the card fits in place 4 Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier 5 Replace the system cover 6 C
9. disables the onboard SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add on Symbios SCSI card can be used If the SYMBIOS SCSI card does not have a BIOS the Symbios SCSI card will not work Configuration options Auto Disabled ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual PCI Configuration 67 A A 3 al 68 4 BIOS SETUP USB Function Enabled Set this field to Enabled if you want to use Universal Serial Bus devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Primary VGA BIOS PCI Card This field allows you to select the primary graphics card Configuration options PCI Card AGP Card PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ 3 Used By ISA 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 setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP PCI DMA Resource Exclusion VAme PCL PNP ISA DHA Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help io TCU Select Yas if this DAA DHA 3 Used By ISA Mo ICU channel is required by a DHA 5 Used By ISA Mov ICU legacy ISA card and you are not using se ae select Mo ICU
10. exiting ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 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 you select this option or if you press lt F5 gt a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make further changes After you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 79 4 BIOS SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 0 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 1 Operating Systems You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliance You may use any version of Windows 98 but for Windows 95 you must use OSR 2 0 or later For Windows NT 4 0 you must use Service Pack 3 0 or later 5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation When you start Windows for the first time after the installation of t
11. icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears Popup Asus Probe ASUS PC Probe Pause All Monitoring PRES eal te cata boon tata Exit Asus Probe 10 35 PM ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 7 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE This page was intentionally left blank A F 5 8 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 1 PCl L101 Fast Ethernet Card i s ey eae i Sy Tex a oot ea nt i L A m 2 SSE ee ee ra a rll m pe E E T i q Ce lal FA ho a NTH IEX Ta zq Y EEEFUEEJ FAI YF f I n cheb yik LAN Activity Output Signal Intel Chipset ASUS Wake on LAN Output Signal i i i Motherboard type er 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 erboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN_LED to the system cabinet s front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 9 i U lt 90 7 APPENDIX
12. lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with 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 lt F5 gt to load the Setup default values 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 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 51 52 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program the following screen appears Item Specific Help 0 07 40 Systa Date 0S 2072000 Legacy Diskette A 1 444 3 5 in Enter to select field Legacy Diskette None lt gt to change value Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Primary Master lAuto l Primary Slave Auto Secondary Haster Auta Secondary Slave Auto Keyboard Features La English Aee Password Oisabled User Password Disabled Halt n All Errors Installed Henory 12818 System Time XX XX XX Sets the system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00
13. 0523 2000 ASUS PC Probe V2 12 06 Installs a smart utility that can monitor your computer fan temperature and voltages ASUS Update V3 27 04 Installs the ASUS Update program This program allows you download the latest version of Flash BIOS from the ASUS website Before using ASUS Update make sure that you have a network card and a TCP IP network driver YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer S YXG50 Installs the YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer for playing MIDI files audio files movie files and audio CDs Before installing this program make sure that you have an audio driver installed in your computer Refer to the online help for more information PC Cillin 98 V4 06 Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information ADOBE Acrobat Reader V4 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software for viewing files saved in PDF format Install Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications Installs the Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE 5 0 Cyberlink PowerDVD Trial 2 55 and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail 3 10 Intel LDCM 6 1 Administrator Setup Installs the software for monitoring PC systems on the network within the same bridge address as the installed Client software The administrator should install both the Administrator and Client software NOTE The following items are on the second menu screen To see the items click on the arrow pointing to the right on the lower right corner of the screen To return to the first menu screen click on
14. 39 Starting Up the First Taine x srren 44 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual CONTENTS A BTOS SE FUP saisscrcseceacccetetecsusbedsbecscsstsccesssansecdstcdscansusesstecsaevedsureterseets 45 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS cc eeecccccceceeeeeeeeees 45 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System cee 45 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures c cc eeccecceseseeecceeneeeeeeees 47 AD BIOS Setup PIO Stain nsvavescncscsnsredscenadsassdudassubuenssauseiseencarniaidets 49 AZ BIOS Meot Bat onenian ATEA 50 A EASE bescnd Barcaconia E A ae ee en 50 AE INU AMIN WS UM ster arcetc ENE a2 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave cccccccccceeceeeeeeees 53 A D2 ICY WO ATCC AUUINCS sajene tans ee r 56 dA Advanced MENU crcire anr e A aa od cea aaa 58 4 4 1 Chip Configuration ccccccccescccccccsssseeceeeeaeeeeceseaaeseeees 62 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration ccccccessssccccccceeeessseeeeeeeeeaes 65 44S PCC On CULAUON eaen aa e aE raa 67 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration ccccccccccssssssccceeeessseccessaeeeeeees 70 ko Power NICU rerepi a dnaacadianaasaeassie tase ieieanacadeadacensadeerenheelaas 71 Aol POWEL UD CONTO orinni a a EE E E 73 AD 2 Hard Ware MONON ecesas n aud reeteaseaidneds 75 AO BOOMO masni EA O onan 76 Abe fe AV IVC INU eoar a E T T 78 3 SOFTWARE SETUP coiii oieri E a 81 sll Operna S VS len Senna a A a teats 81 5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation
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16. ASUS PC Probe i Show up in next execution ASUS a i 1998 ASUSTeK Computer Inc Fil nights revered The A5 Lage is trademark of A5USTek Computer Inc To open ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon ER appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon allows you to see the status of your PC ABU aS 3 08 PM ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored A i 5 Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature for supported processors only a BO pr Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level E E E rerel a 3 j EEE Pore Pol Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages 4 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CP
17. Backup drives e AGP Pro Slot Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro slot that supports high performance AGP cards targeted at 3D graphical applications supporting 4X mode The slot is backward compatible with AGP 4X 2X cards e Wake On LAN Supports Wake On LAN activity through a WOL connector or an optional ASUS PCI L101 10 100 Fast Ethernet PCI card g ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 2 FEATURES Wake On Ring Supports Wake On Ring activity through a PCI modem card that supports a WOR connector PC Health Monitoring Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information such as CPU and system voltages temperatures and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe SMBus Features the System Management Bus interface used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices PCI AMR Expansion Slots Includes six 32 bit PCI Rev 2 2 expansion slots that support Bus Master PCI cards such as SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB s maximum throughput The motherboard also includes one Audio Modem Riser AMR slot that supports an audio or modem card Super Multi I O Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UART2 can also be directed from COM to the Infrared Module for wireless connections Smart BIOS 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU SDRAM frequency adjustments boot block write protection and HD
18. CPU Fan 37 External 31 Floppy Disk Drive 34 41 42 Game MIDI 33 IDE 35 Infrared Module 39 Internal 34 Internal Audio 41 42 Panel 43 Parallel Port 32 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 43 PS 2 Keyboard 31 PS 2 Mouse 31 Serial Port 32 SMBus 38 39 USB 32 Wake On LAN 36 Wake On Ring 36 CPU See Central Processing Unit D DIMMs See Dual Inline Memory Modules DIP Switches 17 Dual Inline Memory Modules 23 DIMM Sockets 24 Types of 23 Voltage 24 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 97 98 INDEX E J Ethernet Card 89 JumperFree Mode Expansion Cards Notes for 60 Assigning IRQs 28 JumperFree Mode 17 Installing 27 K Expansion Slots 9 F Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 56 Floppy 3 Mode 52 Auto Repeat Rate 56 Floppy Disk Drive Connector Connector 31 34 41 42 Features 56 H L Hard Disk Drives HDDs Legacy Diskette 52 CHS Capacity 55 M Cylinders 54 Heads 55 Memory Hole 64 LBA Capacity 55 Primary Secondary Master 53 Primary Secondary Slave 53 Modem Riser 91 Motherboard Components 12 13 Sectors 55 Translation Method 54 RU OR A E Layout 14 yP l Settings 16 Hardware Monitor 75 Specifications 8 Hardware Setup Support CD 81 Procedure 16 Mouse Headers Connector 31 USB 39 Multi Sector Transfers 55 I O IDE Activity LED 34 IDE Connectors 35 IDE Hard Disks See Hard Disk Drives P HDDs Infrared Module Connector 39 Interrupt Request IRQ Standard Assignments 28 Operating Systems 81 Parallel Port 65 Modes 66 P
19. Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 2 VO Device Configuration I 0 Device Configuration Item Specific Help Titi lt Enter to select if switch drive letter Onboard Serial Port 1 CSFRH TROG assignments or mot Onboard Serial Port 2 2FeH IRQS DARTZ Use Infrared Disabled Onboard Parallel Port LITH IMU Parallel Port Mode ECP EPF ECF DHA Select 3 t Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Onboard FDC Swap A amp 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 Onboard Serial Port 1 SF8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 ZE8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use Standard Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If the system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature See Standard Infrared Module Connector in 3 8 Connectors Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field set
20. E User s Manual 29 S O 9 f X i 7 S s f 30 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot The AMR slot support a specially designed audio and or modem card called an Audio Modem Riser AMR Main processing is done through software and controlled by the system chipset There are two types of AMR one defined as primary and another defined as secondary You can only use primary AMRs with this motherboard NOTE The motherboard package does not include the AMR card IMPORTANT The AMR slot shares the same expansion slot with PCI Slot 6 Because of space limitation the AMR slot can support only specially designed AMR cards The components of a standard AMR card and its bracket face toward the edge of the motherboard while those of a specially designed AMR card face the expansion slots Unlike that of standard cards the component side of the specially designed AMR card faces the motherboard s expansion slots when the card is installed J CUV4X E Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 Connectors 3 8 1 External Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 1s usual
21. Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Onboard Audio on audio models only C Media 8738 Audio Chipset ccccescssesstscsteseesseseesensees 17 Internal Audio Connectors uu eee ccccssssseseessssscceessssssseeeeees 18 1 Game MIDI Connector cece ccccesseccceessssseseeseees Top 21 L Line Out C onnectOr xccsnisie okie clon Bottom 21 Line In Connector wee ccccsssscescessssecseesseeeees Bottom 21 1 Microphone Connector cccecceseeseeeteeeteeeeees Bottom 21 Special Features Onboard LED oo ccccccscscesesessescseececsesecsssesssseseesseeen 6 POU Slane iC ONC ClO serisine a 12 Wake on Ring Connector cccccescessesssceseeessesseesseeeseesseeeaes 14 Wake on LAN Connector ssssessssseessseseeessssresssssresssssreesssssees 15 Power ATX Power Supply Connector sss esssssesesssssesssssssriresersreresssses 1 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 2 FEATURES 2 2 1 Component Locations a 6 mie Pa a m a a Beo T E a 5 Bs Ee iT HHRH HE H H TTT ii a i se i 5 haas ei j i TT z etal 3 rr zj T ae BL ie T TEN ms i m T a a ee a m i PE ft ae el m Ee e k nied Et Te em el ise J tg eee EEE eee ie ttt Ee a ousne bias E 1514131211 10 9 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 13 PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard USB1 USB2 com EL PORT DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module l l l
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23. conflicts occur set these fields to Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration Item Specific Help Enter to select on IRQ Slot 3 TRO tute ol Li tte Slot ing Auto PCISVGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI Latency Timer i 32 SYHBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto USB Function Enabled Primary VEA BIOS PCI Card t PCT TRO Resource Exclusion t PCI DHA Resource Exclusion e PCI UMB Resource Exclusion Slot 1 5 Slot 2 6 Slot 3 Slot 4 IRQ Auto These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which utilizes auto routing to determine IRQ assignments Configuration options Auto NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some non standard VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you have aS YMBIOS SCSI card If such card 1s detected the SCSI BIOS is enabled Otherwise the onboard SCSI BIOS is disabled The setting Disabled
24. corner on the socket so as not to damage the CPU pins The CPU picture above is for reference only Usually when you buy a CPU the heatsink and fan are already attached to the CPU If a heatsink and fan did not come with the package make sure you obtain one before installing the CPU WARNING You must install the proper heatsink and fan to the CPU Failure to do so will cause the CPU to overheat and may damage both the CPU and the motherboard Install an auxillary fan if necessary CAUTION Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting unmounting a clamp style processor fan to avoid damaging the motherboard Proceed to the next section for the steps on how to properly install a CPU ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 25 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 1 CPU Installation Follow these steps to install a CPU l Locate the ZIF socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lifting it up to a 90 100 angle 3 Position the CPU above the socket such that its notched or marked corner matches the socket corner near the end of the lever while making sure that the CPU 1s parallel to the socket 4 Carefuly insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place i j CAUTION The CPU fits only in one orientation Do not force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU If the CPU does not fit completely check its orientation or check for bent pins 5
25. have different pin contacts on each side and have a higher pin density than DRAM SIMMs LJ fy ab m i f e gt pi Cc ie F eel CUV4X E 168 Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3 3 Volt unbuffered SDRAMs To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see the figure below 166 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V CIC fo O DAAM Key Position Voltage Key Position T Unbuffered 4 3 The notches on the DIMM shifts between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a ZIF Socket for the supported CPUs listed in section 2 1 1 Specifications The following illustration shows the CPU socket location on the motherboard and the correct CPU orientation Socket 370 CPU Top Socket 370 CPU Bottom ee es See LETI Lat epee D oa erapassen ee mia a E LE L E E Pentium III CUV4X E Socket 370 Gold Arrow gt Note in the illustration that CPUs have marks usually a notch or a gold mark on one corner to help you identify the proper orientation and enable you to correctly install a CPU It is important that you match the marked corner of the CPU with the corresponding
26. 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 Test 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 ATX motherboards RDRAM Rambus DRAM Developed by Rambus Inc this type of memory can deliver up to 1 6GB of data per second RDRAM 1s the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as CMOS DRAMs memory control lers and graphics video ICs ASUS CUV4X E
27. items as shown here SDRAM Configuration By SPD This sets the optimal timings for items 2 5 depending on the memory modules that you are using The default setting is By SPD which configures items 2 5 by reading the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Define 7ns 143MHz 8ns 125MHz By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM NOTE This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read write command NOTE This field appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined a Pi A g ol 62 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP SDRAM Active to Precharge Time To make changes to this field set the SDRAM Configuration field to User Defined Read Around Write Enabled Setting this field to Enabled allows the memory controller to store write data in its buffer whenever the CPU issue
28. least 2A on the 5VSB lead The default setting for both USBPWRO and USBPWRO is DISABLE NOTES 1 Before setting either of these jumpers to ENABLE make sure that you have the appropriate power supply otherwise the computer does not power up 2 When using the Suspend to RAM feature set these jumpers to ENABLE 3 The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5 VSB whether under normal working conditions or in sleep mode CUV4X E USB Device Wake Up USB PWRO 3 2 2 Disable Enable Default USB PWRY1 1 2 2 3 DE Disable Enable Default ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 System Memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Four DIMM sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM of 16 32 64 128 256 512MB or 1GB densities for a system memory configuration of 32MB up to 1 5GB One side with memory chips of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard This motherboard also supports NEC s Virtual Channel SDRAMs and Enhanced Memory System s High speed DRAMS IMPORTANT see General DIMM Notes below for more SDRAMs used must be compatible with the current Intel PC133 SDRAM specifications DONOT attempt to mix registered SDRAMs with VCM SDRAMs Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 amp 1 SDRAM 16 32 64 1
29. make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports Note that when this field 1s automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive You may also manually configure this field Refer to the documentation that came with the hard drive to determine the optimum value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors Maximum SMART Monitoring Disabled This filed allows you to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This parameter 1s normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device
30. s LINE connec tor to a telephone wall jack Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone optional 6 Replace the computer chassis ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 91 92 l 10 7 APPENDIX 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 software Follow the procedure below to install the modem driver Power ON the computer after the hard ware installation is completed Windows 98 will automatically detect the modem and display a PCI Card mes sage under Add New Hardware Found Select Search for the best driver for your device and click Next 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 After the driver is located click Next and then click Finish Restart your computer Double click the modem icon at the bottom right corner of the window EF TET Click the Settings tab Select your coun try and language Click OK Click Start point to Settings click Control Panel double click Modems click the General tab and click Motorala SM56 AC L Modem Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown Click More Info If the computer sys tem successfully communicates with the modem responses will be displaye
31. the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug CUV4X E IDE Activity LED Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 CUV4X E Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Primary Blue Secondary IDE Connectors 40 1 pin IDE1 IDE2 These connectors support the provided UltraDMA 100 66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA 100 66 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraDMA 100 66 master device It is recommended that non UltraDMA 100 66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 cable NOTES 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is rem
32. the time specified in the Suspend Mode parameter The STR feature does not work if you installed a DIMM on DIMM4 socket In such case this parameter does not appear in the menu Configuration options Disabled Enabled Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 1 Hour PWR Button lt 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Configuration options Soft off Suspend ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 1 Power Up Control Ner Power Up Control Item Specific Help SEEOEE Restart the system or PHR lip On External Modem Act Disabled not after AC power loss Hake On LAN or PCI Hoden Disabled Wakeup by USB device Disabled Automatic Power Up Disabled AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted Disabled leaves your system off and Enabled reboots your system Previous State sets your system back to the state 1t 1s before the power interruption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Previ
33. to the suspend Suspend Mode Disabled node entry below PHR Button i 4 Secs Soft OFF Power Up Control Hardware Moni tor i i Enter Power Management User Defined This field must be enabled to activate the automatic power saving features When set to Disabled the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu The User Defined option allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu When set to Max Saving system power conserved to its greatest amount The Suspend Mode field is then be set to a predefined value that ensures maximum power savings This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactivity period is longer Disabled deactivates the power saving features User Defined allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMPORTANT You should install the Advanced Power Management APM utility to keep the system time updated even when the computer enters suspend mode In DOS environment you need to add the statement DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE to the CONFIG SYS file In Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature In Windows 98 or later APM is aut
34. turning off the power switch This is a preferred method ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 43 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 Starting Up the First Time After making all the connections replace the system case cover Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector AR WN Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power For ATX power supplies you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis 6 The power LED on the front panel of the system case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If the monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED does The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error
35. values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new Try updating the BIOS or manually entering the IDE hard disk drive parameters NOTE After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 4 BIOS SETUP g a k Other options for the Type field are None to disable IDE devices ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 53 54 4 BIOS SETUP IMPORTANT If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low level format in case you do not need the data stored on the hard disk If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the auto detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for the disk you should enter the correct ones manually by setting User Type HDD User Type HDD Primary Hester User Type HOD Item Specific Help Ble Enter to select the Translation Method H type of the IDE drive User Type HOD allows Cylinders 1824 you to set each entry on 12551 your own HS B4 2HE el pg ren Capacity
36. 0 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS CUV4X E Manual Revision 1 00 E629 Release Date December 2000 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support MB Others Tel 886 2 2890 7121 English Notebook Tel 886 2 2890 7122 English Desktop Server Tel 886 2 2890 7123 English Fax 886 2 2893 7775 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub A SUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 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 Technical Support Hotline MB Others 49 2102 9599 0 Notebook 49 2102 9599 10 Fax 49 2102 9599 11 Support Email www asuscom de de support for online support WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual CONTENTS he INTRODUCTION araceas srren EErEE E EEE a 7 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized ccec
37. 28 256 512MB xl Socket 2 Rows 2 amp 3 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB xl Socket 3 Rows 4 amp 5 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB xl Socket 4 Rows 6 amp 7 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB x pd Total System Memory Max 1 5GB 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard e For the system CPU bus to operate 100MHz 133MHz use only PC100 PC133 compliant DIMMs e ASUS motherboards support Serial Presence Detect SPD DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability e SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO Extended Data Output chips BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen e Single sided DIMMs come in 16 32 64 128 256MB double sided come in 32 64 128 256 512MB WARNING Make sure that the DIMM you use can handle the specified SDRAM speeds otherwise the computer does not boot ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 23 24 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 2 Memory Installation WARNING Make sure that you unplug the power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information Insert the module s into the DIMM sockets as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module only fits in one direction SDRAM DIMMs
38. 7 1 1 Features Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller Fully integrated 1OBASE T 100BASE TX Wake On LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 specifications Consists of MAC amp PHY 10 100Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 LOBASE T and IEEE 802 3u 1OOBASE TX interfaces Fully supports IOBASE T amp 1OOBASE TX operations through a single RJ45 port Supports 32 bit Bus Master Technology PCI Rev 2 1 Enhancements on ACPI amp APM Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev 1 0 ACPI Rev 1 0 and Device Class Power Management Rev 1 0 IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation for 1OMbps 100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions Plug and Play 7 1 2 Software Driver Support NetWare ODI Drivers Novell Netware 3 x 4 x DOS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 7 1 3 Question and Answer Q A What is Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downloading data to from systems during off peak hours will be feasible What can Wake On LAN do for you Wake On LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management wor
39. 800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DCOO0 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration Itea Specific Help ill Select Enabled to move CHARR CBFFE Shadow Oa sab led video BIOS from ROM to COBRG CFFFF Shadow Disabled RAH DAB0O IAFFF Shadow Disabled DAARR DTFFE Shadow Disabled CHEBRE DBFFF Shadow Disabled ICROO DFFFF Shale Disabled ri j f Enter Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled When enabled this field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relocating the video BIOS to RAM enhances system performance because information access is faster than in ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled C8000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install any expansion card with a built in ROM you need to know which addresses the ROM uses to specifically shadow them Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 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 Itea Specific Help Ea Video OFF Option Susp gt Off Video OFF Method DPHS OFF lt Enter gt to select the Power Down Disabled power Savin a You can select Tizer Def ine Suspend to RAH Disabled to go
40. ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Plug amp Play O S No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS When Yes is selected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS When a non PnP OS 1s installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Configuration options No Yes Reset Configuration Data No The Extended System Configuration Data ESCD contain information about non PnP devices It can also hold the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted Select Yes only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80
41. 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 setting No ICU for a DMA channel indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular DMA channel is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the DMA field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a DMA channel and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes PCI UMB Resource Exclusion PCIYPHP ISA UHE Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help This is for some ISA add on cards whose UME can ft be auto detected ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 69 4 BIOS SETUP e U U at 70 4 BIOS SETUP 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 a memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range If you have such a card and you are not using ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options When you select an option other than No ICU the ISA MEM Block SIZE field appears for selecting the block size If there is more than one legacy ISA card in the 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 ICU to accomplish this task leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting No ICU Configuration options No ICU C
42. Device LINTI Device Networ lt Enter gt to select the Plug amp Play OFS device Reset Configuration Data Ho Boot Virus Detection Enabled To select the boot ick Power On Self Test Enabled sequence use the up or oot Up Floppy Seek Enabled down arrow Press i to move the device up the list or lt gt to move it down the list ES apei 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 lt gt or lt Space gt key you can promote devices and by using the lt gt key you can demote devices Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up Configuration fields include Removable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD ROM drives Other Boot Device Select INT18 Device Network Configuration options Disabled SCSI Boot Device INT18 Device Network
43. SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection Enhanced ACPI and Anti Boot Virus Protection Programmable BIOS Flash EEPROM that offers enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 ME 2000 compatibility built in firmware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for a virtual automatic setup Integrated Infrared IrDA Support Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless interface Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS that allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol and create a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components Onboard LED Comes with a power LED that lights up if there is any standby power on the motherboard This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices to prevent damage to the motherboard peripherals and other system components Onboard Audio Audio models come with the C Media CMI8738 audio chip to support HRTF based 3D positional audio through a DirectSound 3D interface The audio chipset also supports legacy audio SB16 compatible devices Easy Connectivity and System Information Access Supports an optional ASUS 1Panel an easy to access box with system diagnostic display area system status LEDs USB ports and hot keys The AFPANEL connector on the motherboard accommodates the ASUS 1Panel to allow convenient connectivity and system monitoring ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 10 2 FEATURES 2 1 2 Perf
44. U Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold 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 Pou Sol i Sewer Pgs Cee bee es ee ed ee il aalr el ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual vee the la J nibe Fi Coil Pemi FE hih Me Hn 85 ASUS PC Probe 6 S W REFERENCE A i 5 86 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Pm Pred Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage F H fig ims iz ii g Device Summary Shows a summary of devices present in your PC Fj i edi BR ee m Hamat Hia Pedi oo F ed a ee DMI Explorer i Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe
45. User s Manual 95 N gt I Z s x 96 7 APPENDIX 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 y Penbe 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 uest and let the CPU do something else while the data requested 1s 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 1s 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 com
46. VIO This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM chipset AGP and PCI Keep the jumper to its default setting Normal When processor overclocking requires a higher voltage set this jumper to 3 6V VIO 1 2 2 3 Normal 3 60 Volt CUV4X E VIO Setting WARNING Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking the processor but it may shorten the life of system components As much as possible keep the VIO jumper to its default setting for better system stability 5 Clear RTC RAM These two solder points allow you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 unplug the computer 2 short the solder points 3 turn ON the computer 4 hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data a CLRTC Short solder points CUV4X E Clear RTC RAM to Clear CMOS ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 21 22 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 USB Device Wake up Jumpers 3 pin USBPWRO0 USBPWR1 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the USB feature on the motherboard Set these two jumpers to ENABLE if you wish to use the USB devices to wake up the computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at
47. abled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor ME Temperature MB Temperature xxxC xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC xxxF JTPWR Temperature xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB motherboard CPU and JTPWR power supply temperatures Set this field to Ignore only if necessary CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM Power Fan Speed xxxRPM Chassis Fan Speed N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the speeds of the CPU fan power supply fan and chassis fan measured in rotations per minute RPM VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage Xx xxV The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 75 76 4 BIOS SETUP 4 6 Boot Menu a q B E a ill lA arl bly Item Specific Help 2 IDE Hard Drive 3 ATAPI CD ROH Hone Boot Seguente 4 Other Boot
48. and exits Setup ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt or the lt Alt gt lt H gt combination The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding 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 1s more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window Use lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document Press lt Home gt to display the first page press lt End gt to go to the last page To exit the help window press lt Enter gt or lt Esc gt Sub Menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view System Date bo ik l i ar legacy Diskel appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that precy sae you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press lt Enter gt The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu as you would oe ee Pag Within a menu Use the
49. anges 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 locate and load the Operating System EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the Setup program To access the menu bar items press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is 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 functions Navigation Key s Function Description lt F1 gt or lt Alt H gt Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu lt or keypad arrow Selects the menu item to the left or right T or 4 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 lt Enter gt Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field lt Home gt or lt PgUp gt Moves the cursor to the first field lt End gt or lt PgDn gt Moves the cursor to the last field lt F5 gt Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults lt F10 gt Saves changes
50. aracters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Language English This field displays the BIOS language version Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password highlight the appropriate field and press lt Enter gt Type in a password then press lt Enter gt You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters Symbols and other characters are ignored To confirm the password type the password again and press lt Enter gt The password is now set to Enabled This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press lt Enter gt The same dialog box as above appears Press lt Enter gt The password 1s set to Disabled A Note about Passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup Passwords are not case sensitive meaning it makes no difference whether you the password using uppercase or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you
51. arallel Port Connector 32 Password If You Forget 57 Notes 57 Supervisor 57 User 57 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual INDEX PCI Configuration 67 PCI Latency Timer 67 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 67 PIO Mode 55 Plug amp Play O S 77 Ports See Connectors Power Management 71 Power On Self Test 77 Procedures Modem Riser Installation 91 Processor 8 Processor Serial Number 59 PS 2 Keyboard 31 PS 2 Mouse 31 Function Control 59 R RTC RAM Clearing 21 S SCSI BIOS 67 SDRAM Active to Precharge Time 63 CAS Latency 62 Configuration 62 RAS Precharge Time 62 RAS to CAS Delay 62 Read Around Write 63 Serial Ports 65 Connectors 32 Shadow Configuration 70 SMART Monitoring 55 SMBus Connector 38 39 Support CD 81 Applications 82 Installation Menu 81 Suspend Mode 72 System Chipset 8 System Date 52 System Frequency Multiple 58 System Hangup 61 System Memory Byte Merge 63 DIMMs 23 Installation 24 SDRAM 23 System Start Up 44 System Time 52 System PCI Frequency 58 T Thermal Sensor Connector 38 43 U UART 2 65 Ultra DMA Mode 55 Universal Serial Bus USB 32 Headers 39 Ports 32 USB Wake up Jumpers 22 USB Legacy Support 60 Using ASUS PC Probe 83 USWC 64 V Video Memory 64 W Wake On LAN Connector 36 Wake On Ring Connector 36 Windows 98 First Time Installation 81 Z ZIF Socket 25 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 99 INDEX This page was intentionally left blank 100
52. bled Processor Serial Mumber Dis dd To set the gel Beata 2 BIOS Update ed fields the CPU speed PS 2 Mouse Aari Control Au must be set to Manual 1o USB veh 5 A If the frequency is 0572 On ay stile 4H Disabled adjusted too high the Chip KEO system may hang Please i ice Configuration turn off the system and PCI Configuration then restart ta set the Shadow Configuration frequency CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JuamperFree mode this field allows you to select the internal Multiples of 100 frequency of your CPU Available options for 100Mhz FSB include multiples of 66 100 and 133 Select Manual if you want to make changes to the two subsequent fields Note that selecting a Multiples of 133 frequency higher than the CPU manufacturer for 133MHz FSB recommends may cause the system to hang or ARNI crash CPU System Frequency Multiple when CPU Speed is set to Manual This field is for unlocked processors only If your processor frequency multiple is detected locked you cannot access this field This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency CPU speed and external frequency Set this field in conjunction with System PCI Frequency MHz to match the speed of the CPU Configuration options 2 0x 2 5x 3 0x 7 0x 7 5x 8 0x System PCI Frequency MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to th
53. cal 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 Itincludes 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 1m proves video and audio performance and improves processing of host based appli cations CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory Currently there are socket 370 for Pentium II FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD processors Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer 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 Windows DOS 1s responsible for allocating system resources such as memory CPU time disk space and access to
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55. d are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe e VIA and Apollo Pro133A are trademarks of VIA Technologies Inc Intel LANDesk Pentium and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines e Symbios is a registered trademark of Symbios Logic Corporation e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Trend and ChipAwayVirus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revisions 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 SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 200
56. d as shown alee ches lir ang th bee Bae hm ae Aieri n eee hki a ee ae Ha ii Chri Kach Banie ko malac a claar shra or cih Hil Ha Fiykm engl glen ieda E Hadma HEAL Pida Tatik Haimi a hli RHE ai F i iDEN iaai aie ie lem AIE Hga HPE EL Ta cc z iit ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 3 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12 5 25 or SOMBytes 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 1s 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 anew standard to complement the slower USB interface and to compete with the more expensive SCSI interface AC 97 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
57. d 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 Wake On LAN The computer automatically wakes up upon receiving a wake up packet through a Network interface when it 1s under power soft off suspend or sleep mode ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual INDEX A Accelerated Graphics Port 8 AGP Capability 63 AGP Pro Slot 29 30 Accessories Fast Ethernet Card 89 Modem Riser 91 AGP See Accelerated Graphics Port ASUS PC Probe 83 Starting 83 Task Bar Icon 87 Using 83 84 ATAPI CD ROM 76 ATX Power Supply Connector 41 Automatic Power Up 74 B BIOS Advanced Menu 58 Beep Codes 44 Boot Menu 76 Boot Sequence 76 Exit Menu 78 Language 57 Legend Bar 50 Main Menu 52 Menu Bar 50 Power Menu 71 Setup Defaults loading 79 Setup Program 49 Smart BIOS 9 Sub menu launching 51 Updating 45 Boot Device Selection 76 Boot Up NumLock Status 56 Boot Virus Detection 77 C Central Processing Unit CPU 25 Core Bus Frequency Multiple 19 External Frequency 18 Installation 26 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 59 Manual Frequency Settings 20 Serial Number 59 Speed 58 Upgrade Reinstallation 60 ZIF Socket 25 Chassis Intrusion 38 Chip Configuration 62 Connectors ATX Power Supply 41 Audio 33 Chassis Fan 37
58. did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the configuration fields Forgot the Password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF and unplug the computer 2 Short the solder points on the motherboard 3 Turn ON the computer 4 Hold down lt Delete gt during the boot process and enter BIOS Setup to re enter user preferences a CLRTC Short solder points CUV4X E Clear RTC RAM to Clear CMOS Halt On All Errors This field specifies the types of errors that 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 automatically displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during the boot process ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 57 58 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 Advanced Menu Item Specific Help CPU System Frequency Multiple 4 0 tal Frequency MHz 1393 9 39 25 To make changes to the Sys tem SORAM Frequency Ratio Auta first amp fields the CPU lad 1 Cache Enable motherboard must be sel CPU Level 2 Cache E to jusperfree mode CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check isa
59. during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop 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 7 At power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in 4 BIOS SETUP Powering Off the computer You must first exit or shut down the system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies 44 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility AFLASH EXE to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four n
60. e 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 Windows 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
61. e North Bridge System Chipset Features the VIA VT82C694X system controller PCI to ISA bridge with support for AGP 4X 2X mode 133 100 66MHz Front Side Bus FSB and 133 100 66MHz memory bus e South Bridge System Chipset VIA VT82C686B PClIset with PCI Super I O integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA 100 66 33 for burst mode data transfer rates of up to LOOMB sec and USB controller with root hub for four USB ports e PC133 SDRAM VC133 VCM HSDRAM Support Equipped with four Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets to support up to 1 5GB of memory using Intel PC133 100 compliant or NEC s VC133 compliant Virtual Channel VC SDRAMs and Enhanced Memory System s High speed DRAMs HSDRAMs VC SDRAM and HSDRAM are new DRAM core architectures that dramatically improves the memory system s ability to service high multimedia requirements e JumperFree Mode Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage through BIOS setup when the JumperFree mode is enabled Easy to use DIP switches come with the motherboard board to allow manual adjustment of the processor external internal frequency e UltraDMA 100 Support Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape
62. e system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP System SDRAM Frequency Ratio Auto This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the system frequency The options that appear in the popup menu vary according to the System PCI Frequency MHz CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check Disabled This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled Processor Serial Number Disabled The Processor Serial Number is a unique number added to every Pentium III processor to help verify the identity of the user across the Internet Set this field to Enabled when you need increased security for doing business online or e commerce Otherwise leave it to its default setting Disabled for greater anonymity when surfing the Internet NOTE This field is available only when a Pentium III processor is installed in the system BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabl
63. ector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal 1s received through the internal modem card NOTE For external modems Wake On Ring is detected through the COM port IMPORTANT This feature requires that the Power Up On External Modem Act parameter is enabled see 4 5 1 Power Up Control and that the system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power WOR Gal Ground Rl CUV4X E Wake On Ring Connector ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 CPU Fan Power Supply Fan and Chassis Fan Connectors 3 pin CPU_FAN PWR_FAN CHA_ FAN The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots The fan wiring and plug may vary depending on the fan manufacturer The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector NOTE Use the Rotation signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal The Rotations Per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are inc
64. ed the BIOS loads the update on all processors during system bootup Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at startup If a mouse 1s detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS always reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 59 60 4 BIOS SETUP USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller is enabled If not detected the USB controller 1s disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller is disabled whether you are using a USB device or not Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 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 to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade Reinstallation To ensure that the system can enter BIOS Setup after changing the processor the system starts up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail safe CPU internal fre
65. ered Power Off CUV4X E Onboard LED 16 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Frequency Settings DIP Switches The motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DIP switches The white block represents the switch s position The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position C GCG ooooO00 0 QAQQ2DDTDD SEE YE OOOO 555500 0 0 Se El NNNN DSSS SSS OOO0OO00O0O00 Cc GC GS Gea ODDOOOOO HSN DD 5D DD D D OoOOOOOOO ODDOOOOO CUV4X E DIP Switches 1 JumperFree Mode JEN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu Setting JEN Enable JumperFree 2 3 default Disable Jumper 1 2 DIP_SW JEN D O 1 2 2 3 Jumper JumperFree CUV4X E JumperFree Mode Setting Moge Deta NOTE In JumperFree mode set all DIP switches DIP_SW to OFF ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 17 3 HARDWARE SETUP 2 CPU External Frequency Selection DIP_SW Switches 5 8 This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU DRAM and the PCI bus This allows the selection of the CPU s External frequency or BUS Clock The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s Internal frequency the advertised CPU speed CUV4X E CPU External Frequency Selection WARNING Set the CPU frequency only to the recommended se
66. eu BKB Multi Sector Transfers Maximum SHART ial toring Disabled PIO 4 ULTRA DHA Hode Disabled Manually enter the number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for the drive Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing 1s enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive disregarding cylinders heads or sectors Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity Configuration options LBA LARGE Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To
67. hange the necessary BIOS settings if any see section 4 4 3 PCI Configuration to change the settings 7 Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card z U 5 e f ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 27 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards IMPORTANT If using PCI cards on shared slots make sure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Conflicts arise between the two PCI groups that makes the system unstable or cards inoperable 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 l System Timer l Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt m 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 nf a 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller I 15 Printer Port LPT1 al 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock J 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering Peg 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE C
68. hannel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared PCI slot 6 shared AGPPro slot shared AMR slot shared Onboard Audio controller shared Onboard USB controller shared 28 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro slot to support the new generation graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth AGP Card without Retention Notch 1 oh a F L t 7 i ee ame for te a 1 mm i 5 r T Ls a i vam Us p 4 p saree T OP VIEW 20 pin bay 28 pin bay Rib inside slot Rib CUV4X E Accelerated Graphics Port AGP PRO CAUTION The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20 pin bay DO NOT remove this label and the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without a retention notch Doing so may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to the card slot and motherboard Remove the label and tab ONLY when you are using an AGP Pro card Use a rigid tip such as a pen tip to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay Removing the tab ASUS CUV4X
69. he motherboard Windows 98 detects the onboard audio and video chips and may attempt to install a driver from its system registry When prompted to restart select No and then follow the normal setup procedures on the screen 5 2 CUV4X E Motherboard Support CD To begin using the support CD insert it into the CD ROM drive The support installation menu should appear If the menu does not appear double click or run D ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice 5 2 1 Installation Menus Se ee Pe ee eee eee ie ee Urras barlari I z E m s Po x a us iis P ii Barer ond ep ise EEN Pe LS oe l a l Pe ae PR a Pd ee ed 2 Laii SH bose bi ALS PE Pee EE E Tira Hh on Boa miran AHG Lipire SLT I Brae ap mi Ti Wabi pi epee Sb Era dir Pale E hai DELTE Fai la He mii VL bmi pbn ek a ma a ph pasi Du Wo re L 5 2 2 Applications e VIA 4in 1 Drivers Installs VIA 4 in 1 Drivers V4 24 that automatically detect and install the Bus Master PCI IDE Driver VIA AGP Driver VIA INF Driver and IRQ Routing Driver e C Media PCI Audio and Driver Application Installs the C Media Audio Driver V2 37H and the related applications ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 81 82 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver Installs the Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver V5 376
70. hen set to 2X Mode the AGP interface only provides a peak data throughput of 533MB s even if you are using an AGP 4x card Configuration options 1X Mode 2X Mode 4X Mode ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 63 64 4 BIOS SETUP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE channel or both You can also set both channels to Disabled Configuration options Both Primary Secondary Disabled Onboard PCI Audio Enable Enabled This field allows you enable or disable the onboard audio controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB
71. k PARALL BS 14 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 1 Motherboard Layout 20 9cm 8 22in Socket 370 DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module DIMM Socket 3 64 72 bit 168 pin module DIMM Socket 4 64 72 bit 168 pin module E O Cc Cc 8 EI JTPWR gt oO A x lt El uss Pwro A k a Chipset L HE CPU_FAN PWR_FAN Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro oH LEDC DIP Switches DIP_SW Secondary IDE 30 5cm 12 0in CUV4X E PCI 1 a VIA PCI 2 VT82C686B ASS Chipset Te m PCI 3 USBPORT a 2 om ui Q rH L g aS TmT O PCI 4 CLRTC aa USBPWR1 EEE PCI 5 oe SMB ASI JEN with oR EEE TEET WOL CON FF E pou Monitor CHA FAN CHASSIS PCI6 HABBRARAREE ooooous PANEL AFPANEL eLelelelelelels sLelel EIIDELED ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1 JEN p 17 JumperFree Mode Setting 2 DIP_SW 5 8 p 18 CPU External Frequency Selection 3 DIP_SW 1 4 p 19 CPU Core BUS Frequency Multiple Selection 4 CLRTC p 21 Clear RTC RAM 5 USBPWRO 1 p 22 USB Wake up Jumpers Expansion Slots Sockets 1 DIMM 1 2 3 4 p 24 System Memoy Support 2 Socket 370 p 25 CPU Support 3 PCI 1 2 3 4 5 6 p 27 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4 AGP Pro p 29 Accelerated Graphics Port 5 AMR p 30 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot Connectors 1 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Mouse Port Connector 6 pin female 2 PS2KBMS p 31 PS 2 Keyboard Port Connec
72. kload provide flexibility to the system admuinistrator s job and then of course save you time consuming efforts and costs What components does Wake On LAN require to be enable 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 CUV4X E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 2 Modem Riser 7 2 1 56K Software Modem The Modem Riser MR is a high speed PC communication peripheral which works with AMC 97 MC 97 compliant codecs With 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 Layout of Primary MR 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 7 2 3 Hardware Installation Procedure a 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 card 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 card
73. le Connector 5 pin IR This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions Front View Back View CUV4X E Infrared Module Connector 10 USB Header 10 1 pin USBPORT If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate one USB header is available for two additional USB port connectors Connect the USB header to a 2 port USB connector set and mount the bracket to an open slot in the chassis The USB connector set is optional and does not come with the motherboard package USBPORT NC i GND GND USBP2 USBP3 i USBP2 USBP3 USB Power USB Power O CUV4X E Front Panel USB Header ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 39 3 HARDWARE SETUP 11 Power Supply Connectors 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX 12V power supply The plugs from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX 12V power supply minimum recommended wa
74. ly on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If no mouse is detected IRQ12 become available to expansion cards See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female ee H oeo 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 does not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards 000000 j N oo 8 Bh LRN PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 31 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Universal Serial Bus USB 2 4 Parallel Port Connector Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port
75. ncy multiplier System Hangup If the system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings power OFF the system and restart The system starts up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enters the BIOS Setup lal a tem Frequency Multiple Svstem PCI Frequency MHz Systea SOHAK Frequency Ratio Ttem Specific Help CPU Speed fie System PCI Frequency MHz 133 933 251 Svs tam SORAN Frequency Ratio 1 1 Cause for Hangup Improper CPU System Frequency Multiple For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only Itea Specific Help Merial CPU Speed CPU Systen Frequency Multiple hagn System SDRAM Frequency Ratio 1 1 Cause for Hangup Improper System SDRAM Frequency ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 61 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Wore Chip Configuration Item Specific Help in Enter to select SDAAK SIRAH CAS Latency J configuration STRAH RAS Precharge Tine By SPO is suggested SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay iker Define a pi you SORAM Active te Precharge Time to set each Read Around Writ bled configuration on your CPU DORAH Back Back Transaction rab led Own Delayed Transaction PCI to DRAM Prefetch olde sol AH Read Latch Delay HGP Capability Graphics Aperture Size Video Hemory Cache Mo Onboard PCI IDE Enable Beth nboard PUT fidio Enable Enabled T Memory Hole At 15M 16H Disabled a j E Enter Scroll down to see more
76. nd system damage the CPU and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Power LED requires ACPI OS support The power LED indicates the system Status Remote Ring On requires modem This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this benefit on hand users can access vital information from their computers anywhere System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 95 98 2000 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 warns the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes Suggestions provide the user some information on managing their limited resources more efficiently Temperature Monitoring and Alert CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU s internal thermal diode on Pentium III and Celeron to prevent system overheat and system damage Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors so monitoring 1s necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management Chassis Intrusion Detection Supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC A chassis intrusion event is kept in memo
77. nector 3 1 pin PWR LED This 3 1 pin connector connects to the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft off mode 17 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker 18 System Message LED Connector 2 pin MSG LED This 2 pin connector is for the system message LED that indicates receipt of messages from a fax modem The normal status for this LED is ON when there is no incoming data signal The LED blinks when there is data received The system message LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support 19 System Management Interrupt Connector 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity 1s instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 20 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Connector 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this connector Pressing the button switches the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the button while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system off 21 Reset Switch Connector 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without
78. nel Memory VCM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM that is compatible to the industry standard SDRAM The VCM core design provides up to 50 higher SDRAM speed at reduced power consumption of about 30 This motherboard also supports the standard SDRAM for a the data transfer rate of up to 1 067GB s using PC133 compliant SDRAMs and up to 800MB s using PC100 compliant SDRAMS Power Saving Feature Suspend to RAM STR provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON STR allows QuickStart when you get back so you don t have to go through the long boot process NOTE This motherboard does not support the Suspend to RAM STR feature when you install a DIMM into the DIMM4 socket ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 2 2 FEATURES 1 3 Intelligence Auto Fan Off The system fans powers off automatically even in sleep mode This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise and is an important feature in implementing Silent PC systems Dual Function Power Button Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states sleep mode or soft off mode depending on the BIOS or OS setting see PWR Button lt 4 Secs in 4 5 Power Menu When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds the system enters the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat a
79. o radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver 1s connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations 47 part 15 193 1993 Washington DC Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration U S Government Printing Office Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections 1 INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist
80. omatically installed as indicated by a battery and power cord icon labeled Power Management in the Control Panel Select the item Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialog box ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 71 72 4 BIOS SETUP Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Configuration options Always On Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen use this for monitors without power management or green features If set up in your system your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Disabled This field lets you enable or disable the Suspend to RAM STR feature allowing the system to go into suspend mode after
81. on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press lt Delete gt 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 lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the Reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again But do so only 1f 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 lt Delete gt key after the computer has run through its POST NOTE Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 49 50 4 BIOS SETUP 4 2 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make ch
82. ormance ACPI Ready Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features employed in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock but comply with energy saving standards To fully utilize the ACPI benefits use an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 ME 2000 PC 99 Compliant Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards are PC 99 compliant The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals Support for Plug n Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 98 ME 2000 Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99 High Speed Data Transfer Interface Support for UltraDMA 100 through the onboard IDE bus master controller doubles the UltraDMA 33 burst transfer rate to 66 6MB s UltraDMA 100 is backward compatible with DMA 66 DMA 33 and other existing DMA devices to save the need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives UltraDMA 100 66 requires a 40 pin 80 conductor cable Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master busses to the memory and processor VCM SDRAM Optimized Performance This motherboard supports the new generation memory NEC 64Mb Virtual Chan
83. orrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins PWR_FAN Rotation CP U FAN 12V GND mney el GND CHA_FAN GND i 12V Rotation CUV4X E 12 Volt Cooling Fans ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 37 3 HARDWARE SETUP 7 Chassis Intrusion Lead 4 1 pin CHASSIS This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion monitor sensor or microswitch When any chassis component is removed the sensor is triggered and a high level signal is sent to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event The event is then be processed by software such as LDCM When not using the chassis intrusion lead place a jumper cap over the pins to close the circuit Power Supply Stand By gnal 5Volt Chassis Si Ground gt CHASSIS CUV4X E Chassis Open Alarm Lead 8 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices SMBus is a specific implementation of an I C bus which 1s a multi device bus that is multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer SMB f 5V SMBCLK Ground SMBDATA CUV4X E SMBus Connector 38 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 9 Standard Infrared Modu
84. ous State PWR Up On External Modem Act Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN or PCI Modem Disabled Wake On LAN PCI Modem allows you to power up the computer from another computer via a network by sending a wake up frame or signal Configuration options Disabled Enabled IMPORTANT This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake On LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 73 74 4 BIOS SETUP Wakeup by USB Device Disabled When set to Enabled this field allows you to wake up the system by a USB device activity This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A ampere on the 5VSB lead The default setting is Disabled because not all computers have the appropriate power supply A computer without the correct power supply will not power up if you set this field Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Dis
85. oved to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables 2 The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA 100 66 cable is intentional TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector IMPORTANT For UltraDMA 100 66 IDE devices use a 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cable The UltraDMA 66 cable included in the motherboard package also supports UltraDMA 100 NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector PIN 1 CUV4X E IDE Connectors ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 35 36 4 5 3 HARDWARE SETUP 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 see 7 Appendix The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card IMPORTANT This feature requires that the Wake On LAN or PCI Device parameter is enabled see 4 5 1 Power Up Control and that the system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power WOL_CON 5 Volt Standby PME Ground CUV4X E Wake On LAN Connector Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This conn
86. peripheral devices For this reason DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory There are several different types of DRAM such as EDO DRAM Extended Data Output DRAM SDRAM Synchronous DRAM and RDRAM Rambus 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 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 adapter card in the case for SCSI devices UltraDMA 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB Sec transfer ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 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 conferenc
87. ponent This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions A set of new instructions added to existing architectures that enables a better visual experience with an accelerated 3D geometry pipeline and support for new applica tions such as real time video encoding and speech recognition System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the Operating system UltraDMA Ultra DMA 33 is a synchronous DMA protocol designed by Intel This function is included into Intel s PITX4 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 ATA 2 devices Ultra ATA 66 also known as Ultra DMA 66 is an extension of current Ultra ATA 33 interface This new high speed interface has doubled the Ultra ATA 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 base
88. quency 4x66MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x66MHz for non Coppermine processors Then it automatically takes you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the possible CPU internal frequencies man 1 Item Specific Help lanua CPU System Frequency Multiple 7 0k Svsien PCI Frequency MHz 108 7733 571 SIMCe you use a nen gPU System SIRAH Frequency Ratio 1 1 the system boots up at pep Leve i lane dailes the CPU external Eug 1 frequency of i Hz to CPU Level Cache ECC Check Eaa ra Ni systen can RIOS Update Vera enter setup menu PS 2 House Function Control atesArz you can adjust the CPU USB Legacy Support Thee internal frequency as 057 2 Onboard Memory gt uH WANS you wish If the t Chip Configuration Frequency is adjusted t 70 Device Configuration e PCI Configuration e Shadow Configuration the ten and then restart to set the Frequency For processors with locked frequency multiplier ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Item Specific Help Harwal CPU ey Frequency Multiple SQMHz Sustem PCI Frequency MHz AOGHH Systen SORAK Frequency Ratio i oGMHs CPU Lavel 1 Cache HOM CPU Lewel 2 Cache MHz CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check EMH 2 BIOS Update MH 2 PS Mouse Function Control JJJM USE Legacy Support SMH 0S Onboard ar gt 64H ib ANZ Chip Configuration haz I Device Configuration GUM PCI Configuration i SANZ Shadow Configuration M2 For processors with unlocked freque
89. ry on battery power for more protection ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 11 2 FEATURES 2 2 Motherboard Components i Location See opposite page for locations Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III Celeron Processors ccceceee 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches snnsnssssrsnsssessrssrnsrnrresrssensensreses 8 Chipsets VIA VT82C694X System Controller cccccccesesescseseseeeeseeees 3 VIA TS ZC6S6B PCIE larran testers cetusthencouactbheneule 13 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM osses 9 Main Memory Maximum 1 5GB support A DIMM SOCK EUS uaaa A 4 PC133 SDRAM support Expa sion Slots 6 PCF SIGS Ssrcascsctecavcisiuctidecasavssddeenssnsvundsessssesdbvosedtsanvbecsosaads vied 19 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro 4X Slot ee 20 1 Audio Modem Riser Slot wo cee ccccccccccesssseesessssssseeeees 16 System I O 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ccccecccsescsesseseesscseseeeesens 5 Z NUDE AC OMNI CLOUS fo svc caicvesns Pad itt a Sedsatacecers 7 Paral POR iss t scott tens ttetaostusneteacinenasenclenieaeconecs Top 22 2 Serial Ports COM1 COM2 eseese Bottom 22 USB Connectors Port 0 amp Port 1 sesser ZS USB Connectors Port 2 amp Port 3 vice ccceceesscsseesseseeens 10 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector essescescactedceeessusesotnd tn eearsiendss Top 24 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector ccecceceseeseeeeeees Bottom 24 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring integrated in ASUS ASIC 11
90. s a write command The next time the CPU needs the data it retrieves the data from the memory buffer without accessing the SDRAM Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU DRAM Back Back Transaction Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled Delayed Transaction Disabled When set to Enabled this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards This process normally consumes about 50 60 PCI Clocks without PCI delayed transaction Set this field to Disabled when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCI to DRAM Prefetch Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Byte Merge Disabled To optimize the data transfer on PCI this feature combines a sequence of individual memory writes bytes or words into a single 32 bit block of data However byte merging may only be done when the bytes within a data phase are in a prefetchable address range Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM Read Latch Delay 1 ns Configuration options 0 0 ns 0 5 ns 1 0 ns 1 5 ns AGP Capability 4X Mode This motherboard supports the AGP 4x interface that transfers video data at 1066MB s AGP 4x is backward compatible so you may leave the default 4X Mode on even if you are using an AGP Ix or 2x video card When set to 1X Mode the AGP interface only provides a peak data throughput of 266MB s even if you are using an AGP 2x 4x card W
91. s the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this field the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQS5 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 65 VO D v e 18eo p i0 7 A E 66 4 BIOS SETUP Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Disabled Onboard Peripheral Resource Control vanced Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Item Specific Help Enter to select Onboard ACS Audio Controller Auteal Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto The setting Auto allows BIOS to detect whether you installed a modem or audio device If BIOS detects a modem audio device it automatically enables the onboard modem audio controller otherwise it disables the onboard modem audio controller If any
92. 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 With 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 large 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 Transfer Rate PCI 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 206MByte sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte sec BIOS Basic Input O
93. the arrow pointing to the left on the lower right corner of the second screen Intel LDCM 6 1 Client Setup Installs the software for monitoring the Client system Install the LANDesk Client Manager to use the hardware manager features ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6 1 Installs a utility that can remotely flash a client PC s BIOS when used with Intel LDCM Administrator ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS Screen Saver Show Motherboard Information Allows you to view information about the motherboard such as product name BIOS version and CPU Browse Support CD Allows you to view the contents of the support CD ReadMe Allows you to view a list of the files included in the support CD and ASUS contact information Exit Exits the CD installation menu ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system s vital components such as fan rotations voltages and temperatures It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer such as hard disk space memory usage and CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box
94. to 59 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets the system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt 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 The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1 2MB as opposed to 1 44MB on a 3 5 inch diskette Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave NOTE Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically select Auto Type Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful Setup automatically fills in the correct
95. tor 6 pin female 3 USB p 32 Universal Serial Bus Connectors 1 amp 2 two 4 pin female 4 PRINTER p 32 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COM1 COM2 p 32 Serial Port Connectors two 9 pin 10 1 pin male 6 GAME AUDIO p 33 Game MIDI Connector 15 pin female 7 AUDIO p 33 Audio Connectors three 1 8 jacks 8 IDELED p 34 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 9 FLOPPY p 34 Floppy Disk Drive Port Connector 34 1 pin 10 PRIMARY IDE p 35 IDE Connectors two 40 1 pin SECONDARY IDE 11 WOL_CON p 36 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin 12 WOR p 36 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin 13 CPU PWR CHA_FAN p 37 Chassis and CPU Fan Connectors three3 pin 14 CHASSIS p 38 Chassis Intrusion Lead 4 1 pin 15 SMB p 38 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin 16 IR p 39 Infrared Module Connector 5 pin 17 USBPORT p 39 USB Header 10 1 pin 18 ATXPWR p 40 ATX Power Supply Connectors 20 pin 19 AFPANEL p 41 ASUS 1Panel Connector 12 1 pin 20 MIC2 p 41 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin 21 CD AUX MODEM p 42 Internal Audio Connectors three 3 pin 22 PWR LED PANEL p 43 System Power LED Lead 3 pins 23 SPEAKER PANEL p 43 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin 24 MSG LED PANEL p 43 System Message LED 2 pin 25 SMI PANEL p 43 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin 26 PWR SW PANEL p 43 ATX Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin 27 RESET PANEL p 43 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 15 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 Hard
96. tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 77 78 4 BIOS SETUP 4 7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program save your changes and exit Setup Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu Item Specific Help Load Setup Defaults Exit setup utility and Discard Changes save your changes to Save Changes CHOS Exit Discarding Changes NOTE Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit this menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before
97. ttage 230W can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply 1s inadequate For Wake On LAN support the ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5 VSB 3 3 Volts _az lt 3 3 Volts 12 0 Volts lt 3 3 Volts Ground lt Ground Power Supply On lt 5 0 Volts Ground 2 lt Ground Ground lt z lt 5 0 Volts Ground lt z lt Ground 5 0 Volts Power Good 5 0 Volts c HV Standby 45 0 Volts z 12 0 Volts CUV4X E ATX Power Connector 12 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pin block JTPWR The power supply thermal monitoring cable connects to this 2 pin connector Make sure to connect the cable to use the thermal monitoring feature of the motherboard JTPWR fo Power Supply Thermal Sensor CUV4X E Thermal Sensor Connector 40 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 13 ASUS iPanel Connector 12 1 pin AFPANEL This connector allows you to connect an optional ASUS 1Panel an easy to access drive bay with front I O ports status LEDs and space reserved for a hard disk drive If you are not using an ASUS iPanel you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector AFPANEL SMBDAT 3VSB SMBCLK LOCKKEY NC CHASSIS EXTSMI 5V MLED PCIRST BATT
98. ttings Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable Overclocking the processor is not recommended It may result in a slower speed 18 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 CPU Core BUS Frequency Multiple DIP_SW Switches 1 4 This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPU s External frequency These must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency CUV4X E CPU Core Bus Frequency Multiple 19 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP Manual CPU Settings NOTE Disable the JumperFree mode when you are manually setting the CPU frequency through the DIP switches Set the DIP switches by the Internal speed of your processor as follows CPU BUS Freq Freq Multiple Intel CPU Model Freg Mult Bus F 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 Pentium III 1GHz 75x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF Pentium III 933MHz 7 0x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF Pentium III 866MHz 65x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF Pentium III 8O00MHz 6 0x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF Pentium III 7T33MHz 5 5x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON Pentium III 667MHz 5 0x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON Pentium III 600MHz 45x 133MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON Pentium III S33MHz 4 0x 133MHz OFF OFF
99. umbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk NOTE BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH lt Enter gt to run AFLASH IMPORTANT If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 45 4 BIOS SETUP 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press lt Enter gt The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears paame Carrent ABE Te Fils ASUS Jas E EFL FIUS BEevimdon JRE cet E 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press lt Enter gt 46 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Proced
100. ures WARNING Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the floppy disk 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press lt Enter gt 4 At the Main Menu type 2 then press lt Enter gt The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press lt Enter gt NOTE To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt limiaie BIDS lrmedudim Best Biock aad FSC ROO u m E Ex EPI BING F ini IH ALAL LF Bia EMPEL ON JAA 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update Dedede SDIS lreludiey Beal Block and ESCO ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 47 48 4 BIOS SETUP The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures When the programming is done Flashed Successfully appears Update BIS lrmeludiey Berl Bleck ose ESL BLUE Us LUBREEFR i LARE Enni nel 1 LET ELIS Mdi LUEEEM a
101. utput System BIOS is a set of routines that affect 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 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 O or 1 ASUS CUV4X E User s Manual 93 N gt I Z s x 94 7 APPENDIX Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory When the manual instructs you to boot your system or computer 1t means to turn ON your computer Reboot means to restart your computer When using Win dows 95 or later selecting Restart from Start Shut Down 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 Term 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 1s a logi
102. ware Setup Procedure Before using your computer you must complete the following steps 1 Check motherboard settings Install memory modules Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables Panel Wires and Power Supply 6 Setup the BIOS Software 3 4 Motherboard Settings This section tells you how to change motherboard function settings through the switches and or jumpers a SS ie WARNING Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To avoid damaging them due to static electricity follow these precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug the computer when working on the internal components 2 Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling computer components 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place the components on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the components 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components TIP When lit the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or soft off mode not powered OFF LED OFF Standby Pow

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