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Asus ME-99 2.2Parts of the ASUS ME-99Motherboard, 3SiS 620 AGPset, 15Two ISA Slots, 18Five PCI Slots, 17Multi-I/OChipset, 4Three DIMM Sockets, 20Serial COM2 Header

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2.2Parts of the ASUS ME-99 Motherboard

The following are part descriptions for the motherboard parts shown on the next page.

1Socket 370 for Intel Celeron 370 processors2ATX Power Connector for connection to an ATX power supply3SiS 620 AGPset4Three DIMM Sockets5Optional Onboard VGA Memory (up to 8MB)6Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors7LCD Header (with LCD chip onboard)8Wake-On-LAN Connector9TV Out Interface (with TV Out chip onboard)10LCD Chip (optional)11SiS 5595 PCI System I/O Chipset with Integrated Hardware Monitor12TV Out Chip (optional)13Wake-On-Ring Connector14Function DIP Switches15Two ISA Slots16Programmable Flash EEPROM (2Mbit)17Multi-I/O Chipset18Five PCI Slots19Onboard Audio Chip with Integrated AC’97 CODEC (on audio model only)20Serial COM2 Header

21Joystick, Midi, Line Out, Line In, Microphone In Connectors (on audio model only)

22VGA Monitor Output Connector23Parallel Connector24Serial COM1 Connector25Two USB Connectors26PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard Connectors

12	ASUS ME-99 User’s Manual

Contents

Page Product Name: ASUS ME-99 Manual Revision: 1.02 E404 Release Date: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) 3.5.1 VGA Shared Memory with DIMM 3.5.3 DIMM Memory Installation 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards Install Audio Driver (only with onboard audio option) Install ESS AudioRack32 (only with onboard audio) Install ESS Software Wave Table (only with onboard audio) 5.10 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader Vx.x Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help 1.1How This Manual Is Organized 1.2 Item Checklist 2.1The ASUS ME-99Motherboard 2.1.1 Specifications Optional Components 2.1.2Performance 2.1.3Intelligence 2.2Parts of the ASUS ME-99Motherboard Page 3.1Motherboard Layout Socket 3.2Layout Contents Connectors (Cont’d) Layout H/W 3.3Hardware Setup Procedure 3.4 Motherboard Settings 1)Keyboard Wake Up (3-pinKB WAKEUP) Motherboard Feature Settings (DIP Switches – DSW1 & DSW2) 2)I/O Voltage Setting (DSW1-6, DSW1-7) Setting Normal [OFF] (default) +0.1V 4)Onboard VGA Setting (DSW2-5) Setting DSW2-5 5)VGA Frame Buffer Setting (DSW2-6) DSW2-6 6)LCD Setting (DSW2-7) Setting DSW2-7 7)Onboard Audio Setting (DSW2-8) Setting DSW2-8 8)CPU Bus Frequency Setting (DSW1–1,2,3,4) 9)Memory Transfer Mode Setting (DSW1–5) 10)CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple Setting (DSW2–1,2,3,4) Internal External CPU Bus Frequency Set the DIP switches by the Internal speed of your processor as follows: 3.5System Memory (DIMM) 3.5.1 VGA Shared Memory with DIMM 3.5.2 General DIMM Notes 3.5.3DIMM Memory Installation 3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3.7Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 3.7.4 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 3.8External Connectors 4)Parallel Port Connector (25-pinPRINTER) Onboard Parallel Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port 5)Serial Port COM1 Connector (9-pinCOM1) 6)Monitor Output Connector (15-pinVGA) 7)Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pinGAME_AUDIO) 8)Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” GAME_AUDIO) Line Out Line In 9)Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE) Boot Sequence 4.6 Boot Menu IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductorIDE cable 10)Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 11)Wake-On-LANConnector (3-pinWOL_CON) 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card IMPORTANT: This feature requires that Wake On LAN is set to Enabled (see 13)IDE Activity LED (2-pinIDE) do not place jumper caps over these pins 15)Internal Audio Connectors (4-pinAUX, MODEM, CD2, CD1) 16)IrDA-CompliantInfrared Module Connector (5-pinIR) UART2 Use In- frared 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) 17)TV Out Connector (12-1pin SCART) 18)LCD Header (20-pinLCDHD) 19)SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB) 20)Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1pin COM2) The following PANEL illustration is used for items 21)System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pinSPEAKER) 22)Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) 23)System Power LED Lead (3-1pin KEYLOCK) 24)Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET) 26)System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2-pinSMI) 27)System Message LED Lead (2-pinLED) 28)ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinblock ATXPWR) Page 3.9Power Connection Procedures 4.1Flash Memory Writer Utility 4.1.1 Main Menu 2.Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD Flash Memory Writer 4.1.2Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.2BIOS Setup Program 4.2.1BIOS Menu Bar 4.2.2 Legend Bar General Help Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program Scroll Bar Sub-Menu 4.3Main Menu 4.3.1Primary & Secondary Master/Slave [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Type Translation Method Head Sector CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum] Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROMdrives [CD-ROM] [LS-120] [ZIP-100] Forgot the password Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] BIOS SETUP 4.4Advanced Menu 4.4.1Chip Configuration Refresh Queue Depth [12] Configuration options: [0] [4] [8] [12] VGA Shared Memory Size [8MB] Video Memory Cache Mode [USWC] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] 4.4.2I/O Device Configuration I/O UART2 Use Infrared [Disabled] IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector 3.8 External Connectors 4.4.3PCI Configuration PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration 4.5Power Menu Menu Power Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Doze Mode: [Disabled] 4.5.1Power Up Control 4.5.2Hardware Monitor 4.6Boot Menu Boot Sequence Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] 4.7Exit Menu Discard Changes Save Changes 5.1Operating Systems 5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation 5.2ME-99Support CD 5.2.1 Installation Menu 5.3Install ASUS PC Probe 5.4Install Bus Master IDE Driver 5.5Install VGA Driver 5.5.1Making Monitor Adjustments Video Setting Page Display Modes Page Gamma Correction Page Install Audio Driver Install ESS AudioRack32 5.8Install ESS Software Wave Table 5.9Install PC-Cillin98 5.10Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader 5.11Uninstalling Programs 6.1ASUS PC Probe 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Information Utility 6.1.3ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Page 6.2AudioRack32 6.2.1The Command Center 6.2.2The 3-D/ToneController The3-D/ToneController Controls 6.2.3 The Miniature Mode 6.2.4The Audio Mixer The Audio Mixer Controls 6.2.5The Digital Audio Player The Digital Audio Player Controls The Digital Audio Player Display 6.2.6The MIDI Player The MIDI Player Controls The MIDI Player Display 6.2.7The Compact Disk Player The Compact Disk Player Controls 6.2.8The Audio Recorder The Audio Recorder Controls The Audio Recorder Display 6.2.9Release Notes Disable Eject Button on the CD Player Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player Configuring Playback Mixer 6.3Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 6.3.1 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 6.3.2 Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 6.3.3Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility Notes Save MIFD Load MIFD Load BIOS Defaults 7.1ASUS PCI-L101Fast Ethernet Card 7.1.1 Features 7.1.2 Software Driver Support 7.1.3 Question and Answer