CONTENTS

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

7

1.1

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

7

1.2

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

7

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

8

2.1

The ASUS CUW-RM Motherboard ............................................

8

 

2.1.1 Specifications .....................................................................

8

 

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

9

 

2.1.3 Performance .....................................................................

10

 

2.1.4 Intelligence .......................................................................

11

2.2

Features and Component Locations ..........................................

12

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

14

3.1

Motherboard Layout .................................................................

14

3.2

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

15

3.3

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

17

3.4

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

17

3.5

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

24

 

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

24

 

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

25

3.6

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

26

3.7

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

27

 

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

27

 

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

28

 

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

30

3.8

External Connectors ..................................................................

31

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

4.4

Advanced Menu ........................................................................

58

 

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

62

 

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

64

 

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

66

 

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

69

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