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14	ASUS ME-99B User’s Manual

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Page Product Name: ASUS ME-99B Manual Revision: 1.01 E403 Release Date: June ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Parts of the ASUS ME-99BMotherboard 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 Video Setting Page 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-99BMotherboard 2.1.1 Specifications 2.1.2Performance 2.1.3Intelligence 2.2Parts of the ME-99BMotherboard 3.1Motherboard Layout 3.2Layout Contents Page 3.3Hardware Setup Procedure 3.4 Motherboard Settings Motherboard Feature Settings (DIP Switches–DSW1& DSW2) 2) I/O Voltage Setting (SW1-6, SW1-7) Setting SW1-6 SW1-7 3)CPU Core Voltage (VCORE) Setting (SW1-8) This switch allows you to select the voltage supplied to the CPU Setting SW1-8 +0.1V WARNING 5)Display Memory Setting (SW2-6) Setting SW2-6 UMA [OFF] (default) Non-UMA[ON] 6)LCD Setting (SW2-7) 7)Onboard Audio Setting (SW2-8) Setting SW2-8 8)CPU External Frequency Setting (SW1-1, SW1-2, SW1-3, SW1-4) 9)Memory Transfer Mode Setting (SW1–5) 10)CPU Core:External Frequency Multiple Setting (SW2-1, SW2-2, SW2-3, SW2-4) Internal External CPU External 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 1)Keyboard Connector (5-pinKB) 2)Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pinFLOPPY) H/W SETUP Connectors 3)Parallel Printer Connector (26-1pin PARALLEL) NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port NOTE 4)Serial Port Headers (10-1pin COM1/COM2) 5)Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE) IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductorIDE cable 6)IDE activity LED (2-pinIDELED) do not place jumper caps over these pins 8)Wake-On-LANConnector (3-pinWOL_CON) 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 9)IrDA-CompliantInfrared Module Connector (5-pinIR) UART2 Use In- frared 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) 10)USB, Infrared, PS/2 Mouse Module Connector (18-1pin USBIRMS) 11)VGA Header (16-pinVGA) H/W 12)LCD Header (20-pinLCDHD) 13)TV Out Connector (12-1pin SCART) 14)Internal Audio Connectors (4-pinMODEM /AUX / CD1 / CD2) 15)Audio Jack Header (25-1pin AUDIOCON) 16)Wake-On-RingConnector (2-pinWOR) IMPORTANT: This feature requires that PWR Up On Modem Act is set to PWR Up On Modem Act Enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) 17)SMBus Connector (5-1pin SMB) The following PANEL illustration is used for items 18)System Power LED (3-1pin PWRLED) 19)Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) 20)System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pinSPEAKER) 21)System Message LED Lead (2-pinMSG.LED) 23)ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch (2-pinPWRSW) 24)Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET) 25)AT Power Supply Connector (12-pinPS2PWR) 26)ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pinblock ATXPWR) 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 UART2 Use Infrared [Disabled] IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector 3.8 External Connectors Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] 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 Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Doze Mode: [Disabled] Standby 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 Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes 5.1Operating Systems 5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation 5.2ME-99BSupport 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 Settings History Information Hard Drives Memory Execute Program 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