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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
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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
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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