CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................

7

1.1

How This Manual Is Organized ..................................................

7

1.2

Item Checklist .............................................................................

7

2. FEATURES ........................................................................................

8

2.1

The ASUS CUC2000 ..................................................................

8

 

2.1.1

Specifications ..................................................................

8

 

2.1.2

Specifications–Optional Components .............................

9

 

2.1.3

Performance ...................................................................

10

 

2.1.4

Intelligence ....................................................................

11

2.2

CUC2000 Motherboard Components .......................................

12

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

14

3.1

CUC2000 Motherboard Layout ................................................

14

3.2

Layout Contents ........................................................................

15

3.3

Hardware Setup Procedure .......................................................

17

3.4

Motherboard Settings ................................................................

17

3.5

System Memory (DIMM) .........................................................

24

 

3.5.1

SDRAM Configurations ................................................

24

 

3.5.2

DIMM Installation .........................................................

26

3.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................

27

3.7

Expansion Cards .......................................................................

28

 

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

28

 

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

29

 

3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) .................................

31

 

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

31

3.8

Connectors ................................................................................

32

3.9

Starting Up the First Time ........................................................

43

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

45

4.1

Managing and Updating Your BIOS .........................................

45

 

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

45

 

4.1.2

Updating BIOS Procedures ...........................................

46

4.2

BIOS Setup Program ................................................................

49

 

4.2.1

BIOS Menu Bar .............................................................

50

 

4.2.2

Legend Bar ....................................................................

50

4.3

Main Menu ................................................................................

52

 

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

53

 

4.3.2

Keyboard Features .........................................................

56

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