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Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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How this manual is organized ... 7 Item Checklist ... 7 II. FEATURES ... 8 The ASUS MEL-M Motherboard ... 8 Parts of the ASUS MEL-M Motherboard ... 11 III. HARDWARE SETUP ... 12 ASUS MEL-M Motherboard Layout ... 12 Hardware Setup Steps ... 14 1.
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B. Audio Driver ... 67 C. Yamaha XGstudio ... 69 D. Ystation ... 75 APPENDIX ... 83 DMI Utility ... 83 ASUS CIDB Chassis Intrusion Sensor Module ... 87 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ... 89 ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS chassis intrusion sensor module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 fast ethernet card (optional) ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
II. FEATURES The ASUS MEL-M Motherboard The ASUS MEL-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package. Specifications • Intel Processor Support: Supports Intel’s Celeron processor designed for the Socket 370 and packaged in a Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA).
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• ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series of motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
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Keyboard Power Up: Keyboard Power Up can be enabled or disabled to allow the computer to be powered on by pressing the space bar on the keyboard. • Chassis Intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through an optional ASUS CIDB module and Intel LDCM. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS MEL-M Motherboard ATX Power Connector T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB 1 B: USB 2 B: COM 1 T: Parallel/Printer B: COM 2 T: Joystick/Midi B: Out/In/Mic (optional) Yamaha Audio (optional) AGP Port...
32 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 32 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address; otherwise, conflicts will occur. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
ATX power supply. Your computer will not power on if you set this to Enable and if you do not have the right ATX power supply. MEL-M MEL-M Keyboard Power Up ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual KBPWR KBPWR Disable Enable...
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ON (Add 0.1 Volt) may reduce system life. It is strongly recommended that you leave this switch on its default setting of OFF (Normal). Normal Add 0.1Volt MEL-M Voltage I/O ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual <Frequency Selection <Frequency Selection <Frequency Selection <Reserved <Onboard Audio Setting...
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Celeron (PPGA) 400MHz 6.0x Celeron (PPGA) 366MHz 5.5x Celeron (PPGA) 333MHz 5.0x Celeron (PPGA) 300MHz 4.5x ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual 3.0x(3/1) 3.5x(7/2) 4.0x(4/1) 4.5x(9/2) 6.0x(6/1) 6.5x(13/2) 7.0x(7/1) 7.5x(15/2) MEL-M CPU : BUS Frequency Multiple (BUS Frequency Switches) (Frequency Multiple Switches) Freq.
BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs are available in 16, 32, 64, 128MB; double-sided in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Total Memory...
DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchas- ing. This motherboard supports four clock signals. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socket’s lever while holding down the CPU. NOTE: Set the bus frequency and multiple for your Socket 370 processor. MEL-M MEL-M Socket 370 ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Notch...
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(to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Accelerated Graphics Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as an ASUS 3D hardware accelerator. MEL-M MEL-M Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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5. Serial Port Connectors (Two 9-pin COM1/COM2) The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See “Onboard Serial Port” in Chipset Features Setup of BIOS SETUP. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual COM 1 COM 2...
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For Wake-On- LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB. MEL-M MEL-M ATX Power Connector ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Joystick/Midi (15-pin Female) Line Out Line In 1/8"...
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(Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). MEL-M MEL-M Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to...
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12. Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) These connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 (see APPENDIX). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
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This connector supplies power to the cabinet’s hard disk or IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. MEL-M MEL-M IDE Activity LED ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Front View Back View +5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND...
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“chassis signal” lead. This occurs when a panel switch or light detector is triggered. This function requires the optional ASUS CIDB Chassis Intrusion Sensor Module (see APPENDIX) to be installed. MEL-M MEL-M Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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18. Stereo Audio In Connectors (4-pin AUX, VIDEO_IN) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a TV tuner or MPEG card. MEL-M MEL-M Stereo Audio In Connectors ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel...
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It also allows the sharing of microphone and speaker between the onboard audio and the voice modem card. NOTE: Your voice modem card requires a similar connector to use this feature. MEL-M MEL-M Modem Card Voice In Connector ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Left Audio Channel Ground Left Audio Channel Ground...
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This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key- board locking. 27. System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. MEL-M MEL-M System Panel Connectors ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Reset Switch System Speaker Power Switch Keyboard Lock...
Shut down the computer?. The power supply should turn off auto- matically after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn OFF your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-X and then press <Enter>. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the pro- gramming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instruc- tions to continue. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system OFF and then back ON again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079) ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All Errors; No Errors; All,But Keyboard, All,But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Be- cause of conflicts with new operating systems, for example, during installation of new software, you may have to set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitor- ing technology. This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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The default setting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system. The other option is Setup, where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called, when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM. Leave on default setting. MA Wait State (Auto) This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default setting. SDRAM Banks Close Policy (Page-Miss) Leave on default setting. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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When Enabled, this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to Disabled. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Power Management Field. Windows 98, by default, installs the APM. Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Always On and Suspend -> Off. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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4 seconds. Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power OFF the system. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
ICU, you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes. For example: If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10, then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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USB devices, you may set this feature to Disabled to save an extra IRQ# for expansion cards. VGA BIOS Sequence (PCI/AGP) You can select the search order for your VGA card(s). PCI/AGP will detect PCI VGA cards before AGP, and AGP/PCI will detect AGP cards before PCI VGA. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
<Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
(2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. MEL-M MEL-M Clear RTC RAM ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Short solder points to Clear CMOS CLRTC...
The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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A. PC Probe ... 61 Installing ASUS PC Probe ... 62 Starting ASUS PC Probe ... 63 Uninstalling Programs ... 64 Using the ASUS PC Probe ... 64 Installing the Audio Driver ... 67 First Time Installation ... 67 B. Audio Driver ... 67 Updating the Driver ...
(NOTE: Will not run with LDCM installed.) Please view the user’s manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the “ASUSLM” direc- tory on the ASUS Support CD or see PC Probe section in this user’s manual. Adobe Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view the user’s manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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Install PCCillin: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. Please view the online help if you have any questions. Browse this CD: Allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD. Technical Support Form: View the ASUS Technical Support Form.
V. SUPPORT CD Installing ASUS PC Probe The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system’s vital components: fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if other hardware monitoring pro- grams, such as Intel’s LDCM utility, are installed.
Monitor” or “Hide”. You can select whether you want the splash screen to show the next time it opens. Click ASUS PC Probe from the Start button to run the utility if you exit the utility or did not set it to “Run when Windows Starts.”...
Intel LDCM are installed, the ASUS PC Probe will not run. 2. Uninstall other hardware monitoring pro- grams if you want to use the ASUS PC Probe by running “Add/Remove Pro- grams” from the Control Panel. 3. Select the program you wish to remove and click Add/Remove.
V. SUPPORT CD Using the ASUS PC Probe Fan Rotation Status Analog view of PC’s fan rotation Digital view of PC’s fan rotation PC’s Fan warning threshold adjustment PC Temperature Status Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Analog view of PC’s temperature Digital view of PC’s temperature...
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ASUS PC Probe. The icon appears dimmed when off or un- available. When there is a problem, the icon’s head mirror flashes red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
V. SUPPORT CD Installing the Audio Driver First Time Installation 1. Reinsert your ASUS Support CD or double-click your CD drive icon in My Computer to Bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD.
4. Click OK to select the folder. 5. Click OK and your device and driver lo- cation will be shown. Click Finish. 6. You will be prompted to insert the ASUS Support CD. Click OK. 7. Click Browse and locate the D:\Audio\Win95&98 on the ASUS...
V. SUPPORT CD Installing Yamaha XGstudio 1. Reinsert your ASUS Support CD or double-click your CD drive icon in My Computer to Bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. 2. Click Install Yamaha XGstudio from the main menu.
Designates the song just before the currently playing song as the new current-play song. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Designates the song after the song currently playing as the new current-play song. Designates the last song in the Play List as the new current-play song.
Soft Synthesizer S-YG50 External YAMAHA tone generator (MU80 or MU50 etc.) External tone generator of another manufacturer ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Driver to select and set Select the YAMAHA SGMP Driver Select the YAMAHA SXG50 Driver Select the YAMAHA CBX Driver Refer to the owner's manual for your tone generator.
The XG format uses the MU50 voice list. If you are using an MU80, modify the file to change the line "mu50.txt" to "mu80.txt". This will cause the MU80 voice list to be displayed. [XG VOICE] PATCH=mu80.txt ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
Displays the volume (amount of velocity) of each MIDI channel graphically in a radio chart. (drum and percussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Song Name Display Panel Tempo Transpose Image Display Area...
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The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. To return to the original voice set, click Piano Choir ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Orchestra Mallet Robot Nature...
V. SUPPORT CD Installing Yamaha Ystation Player 1. Reinsert your ASUS Support CD or double-click your CD drive icon in My Computer to Bring up the autorun screen or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the CD. 2. Click Install Yamaha Ystation Player from the main menu.
At least 1MB of available hard disk space • Windows 95,WindowsNT4.0 • Sound board & its Windows driver Using Yamaha Ystation Player To start the Yamaha Ystation Player, click Start, point to Programs, point to Yamaha, and then click YSTATION32. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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This component plays audio CDs. The window display shows the track, title, song name, and time. MULTI Component This component controls simultaneous playback of the CD, MIDI, and WAVE com- ponents. MIXER Component This component controls playback and recording of your sound card. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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25 characters long. Track names can be up to 25 characters long, al- though, only the first 22 characters are displayed on the CD Component’s display. Please click the buttons, and experiment with the YSTATION32! ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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CD is different from the one specified in the play list, an error message appears. This means that the song name on the CD does not match that in the play list. In this case you should edit the play list. Otherwise the error message will appear repeatedly. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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These buttons allow you to set the sampling rate for recording Wave files. Type These buttons allow you choose either mono or stereo Wave file recording. Data Format These buttons allow you to set the data format to either 8 or 16 bit. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
“The CD loaded is different to that in the Playlist” This message appears when you click the LIST button on the Power Component and the currently loaded CD is different to that specified in the Playlist. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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APPENDIX Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con- figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer’s system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.
APPENDIX Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items.
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You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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APPENDIX ASUS CIDB Chassis Intrusion Sensor Module The optional ASUS CIDB is a module for providing audio alarm and logging when there is an intrusion into the chassis of a computer system. The module detects a chas- sis intrusion by either light striking its photo sensor or by contact when its switch connectors are shorted by chassis-mounted momentary toggle switches.
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Setting up the ASUS CIDB CR2032 3V Lithium Cell Buzzer +5 volt standby from power supply Normal Clear Clear: Stops the sounding alarm MS1/MS2: Micro Switch from the chassis panel can be connected here to trigger the chassis intrusion alarm.
ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card RJ45 If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “Other.” Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard’s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth-...
A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual APPENDIX...
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Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual Bus Frequency 33MHz...
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Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors. The MMX in- structions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications, such as 3D video, 3D sound, video conference. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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PIO mode, which only uses the rising edge of IDE command signal to transfer data, the DMA/33 uses both rising edge and falling edge. Hence, the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2. (16.6MB/s x2 = 33MB/s). ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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With USB, the traditional complex cables from back panel of your PC can be eliminated. ASUS MEL-M User’s Manual...
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