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  • Page 1 ® CUBX Socket 370 ATX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Fax: +49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The ASUS CUBX Motherboard ..........8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Special Features ............. 10 2.1.3 Performance Features ............ 10 2.1.4 Intelligence ..............
  • Page 5 5.3 BX Series Motherboard Support CD ........76 5.4 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup ..........79 5.5 Intel LDCM Client Setup ............81 5.6 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM ........82 5.7 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx ..........83 5.8 Install ASUS Update Vx.xx ............84 5.9 Install PC-Cillin 98 Vx.xx ............

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    10/100 Ethernet Card UltraDMA/33 IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for one 5.25” and two 3.5” floppy disk drives (1) ASUS 3-port USB connector set with bracket (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS CUBX Motherboard The ASUS CUBX is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants ad- vanced features processed by the fastest CPU. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support ® Intel Pentium 100MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA Intel Celeron™...
  • Page 9 A total of 8 IDE devices can be connected. • Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op- tional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7.1 PCI-L101 LAN Card) or a similar ethernet card. • Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart™...

  • Page 10: Special Features

    32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC’99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware. 2.1.3 Performance Features •...

  • Page 11: Intelligence

    Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Cubx Motherboard Components

    Supports Plug & Play, DMI, and Write Protection Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ............15 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..7 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........2 Special Features Onboard Power LED ..............

  • Page 13: Component Locations

    2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 CUBX Motherboard Layout 21.8 cm (8.6 in) PWR_FAN PS/2KBMS ATXPWR T: Mouse B: Keyboard CPU_FAN T: Port1 B: Port2 COM1 JTPWR Socket 370 Intel COM2 440BX AGPset ATA/66 Controller Accelerated Graphics Port CR2032 3V Lithium Cell...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    38 System Power LED Lead (3 pins) 19) KEYLOCK (PANEL) p. 38 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 20) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 38 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 21) MSG.LED (PANEL) p. 38 System Message LED (2 pins) ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 38 ATX / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 24) RESET (PANEL) p. 38 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) ATXPWR p. 39 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 26) JTPWR p. 39 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF. Standby Powered Power CUBX Onboard LED ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) Disable (Jumper) [1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jumper JumperFree CUBX Jumper Mode Setting NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 [OFF] (default) DRAM Freq. x 1 [ON] 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 DRAM Freq. x1 DRAM Freq. x2/3 CUBX AGP Bus Frequency Setting ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 133.0MHz 140.0MHz PCI BUS 44.3MHz 33.3MHz 35.0MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CPU/DRAM 150.0MHz PCI BUS 37.5MHz NOTE: Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 300MHz 4.5x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] Celeron 266MHz 4.0x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] For updated processor settings, please visit ASUS’ web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). WARNING! Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable.

  • Page 22: System Memory (Dimm)

    If your DIMMs are not PC100-compliant, set the CPU bus frequency to 66MHz RAM to ensure system stability. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. •...

  • Page 23: Memory Installation

    88 Pins 60 Pins 20 Pins CUBX 168-Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3Volt unbuffered SDRAMs. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). The notches on the DIMM will shift between left, center, or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard.
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  • Page 25: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting a clamp- style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard. Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Celeron Notch Pentium III CUBX Socket 370 Golden Arrow ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Expansion Cards

    4. Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    — PCI slot 4 — — — shared PCI slot 5 — — — shared PCI slot 6 — — shared — AGP slot shared shared — — Onboard USB controller — — — shared ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards (see 4.4.3 PCI Configuration. Choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve). ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp)

    This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. CUBX Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) WARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or re- moving an expansion card or other system components.

  • Page 30: Connectors

    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 CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con- figuration for settings. COM1 COM2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 Chassis Signal lead, which occurs when a panel switch or light detec- tor is triggered. This function requires the optional ASUS CIDB chassis intru- sion module to be installed (see 7. APPENDIX). If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit.
  • Page 33 You will also need to make sure that Onboard PCI ATA 66 Chip Enable is enabled in the BIOS, see 4.4.1 Chip Configuration. NOTE: Orient the red stripe to PIN 1. PIN 1 PIN 1 CUBX IDE Connectors ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 9) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. APPENDIX). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 35 NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE) or Intel LDCM Utility.
  • Page 36 For the infrared feature to be available, you must connect the optional Infrared (IrDA) module to the motherboard. CUBX Infrared Module Connector 14) USB Headers (10-1 pin USB2, 5-1 pin USB3A) If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate, two USB headers are available for three additional USB port connectors.
  • Page 37 SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer. CUBX SMBus Connector ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* CUBX System Panel Connections 16) System Power LED Lead (3-pin PWR.LED) This 3-pin connector connects to the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep or soft-off mode.
  • Page 39 ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake- On-LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB. ATXPWR CUBX ATX Power Connector 24) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin block JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector.
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  • Page 41: Starting Up The First Time

    No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Updating Bios Procedures (Only When Necessary)

    <Enter>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier. 2. Boot from the disk you created earlier.
  • Page 44 BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Bios Setup Program

    POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not re- flect your BIOS screens exactly. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Bios Menu Bar

    Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field <Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field <End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: General Help

    Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Main Menu

    This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Keyboard Features

    [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec] This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second charac- ters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Asus Cubx User's Manual

    Short solder points to Clear CMOS PCIset C297 CUBX Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but...

  • Page 54: Advanced Menu

    This feature tells the clock generator what frequencies to send to the local bus and PCI devices onboard. The bus frequency (external frequency) mul- tiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU’s internal frequency (the CPU speed). ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 USB device or not. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 2x66MHz for non-Coppermine processors). It will then auto- matically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds. For processors with locked frequency multiplier For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Speed Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Bus/PCI Freq. (MHz) ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Chip Configuration

    Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configura- tion field must be set to [User Define]. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Sec- ondary] [Disabled] Onboard PCI ATA 66 Chip Enable [Enabled] This allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI ATA/66 IDE Control- ler. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: I/O Device Configuration

    If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 Exter- nal Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] [Disabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Pci Configuration

    [Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 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]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 ISA card is using that channel. If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel, and you are not using an ICU, you must set the field for that channel to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Shadow Configuration

    ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: Power Menu

    Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. NOTE: This field is only effective in APM OS system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Power Up Control

    Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-On- LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may config- ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Every- day] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Hardware Monitor

    NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Boot Menu

    ATAPI CD-ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your con- nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 40 or 80 tracks. Floppy drives with 1.44MB have 80 tracks. You may leave the default [Disabled] to save time if you are using 1.44MB floppy drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Exit Menu

    This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for con- firmation before exiting. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this op- tion, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Software Setup

    5.2.1 PCI RAID Controller Found (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Browse to here and then click Next. (4) Click here. (6) To install other drivers or programs, click here. (5) Click here. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Bx Series Motherboard Support Cd

    Intel LDCM Client Setup: Installs software to monitor the Client system. The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed to use the hardware manager features. • ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM: Installs a utility that can remotely flash a client PC’s BIOS when used in conjunction with Intel LDCM Administrator. •...
  • Page 77 (TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER- RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECONDARY MENU) Additonal CD Content: Flash BIOS writer in the FLASH folder and DirectX 6.0 Runtime library in DIRECTX6 folder. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Intel Ldcm Administrator Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.11 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 79 (9) Click here. (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.10 In- stall Adobe AcroBat Reader Vx.x on how to in- stall the Acrobar Reader. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Intel Ldcm Client Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.11 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 81 (9) Click here. (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.10 In- stall Adobe AcroBat Reader Vx.x on how to in- stall the Acrobar Reader. (11) Click here. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Asus Bios Flash Utility For Ldcm

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.6 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here.

  • Page 83: Install Asus Pc Probe Vx.xx

    Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in- stalled. To uninstall any program, see 5.11 Uninstalling Programs.

  • Page 84: Install Asus Update Vx.xx

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 Install ASUS Update Vx.xx Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (2) Click here. (1) Click here.

  • Page 85: Install Pc-Cillin 98 Vx.xx

    (5) Click here. (9) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. (8) Insert a floppy disk and then click here. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click OK. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 86: Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement. (4) Click here. (5) Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Uninstalling Programs

    Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click Add/ Remove. (3) Click here. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
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  • Page 89: Software Reference

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature (for supported processors only). Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the...
  • Page 91 CPU temperature and predefined thresh- old. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allo- cation table or file system used. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 92 CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe...

  • Page 94: Asus Update

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2 ASUS Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard’s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • Page 95: Appendix

    Motherboard type Other 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-...

  • Page 96: Software Driver Support

    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 CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Asus Cidb Intrusion Detection Module

    SMB cable 7.2.1 Using the ASUS CIDB 1. You must have an ASUS motherboard with: (1) a chassis connector and (2) a System Management Bus (SMB) connector. 2. Connect the CIDB directly to the chassis connector or use the provided exten- sion cable and mount the CIDB to the chassis using a double-sided foam adhe- sive tape or with screws and spacer posts.

  • Page 98: Setting Up The Asus Cidb

    CIDB to work normally again. 6. If you have an updated BIOS with intrusion support, booting the computer after an intrusion may require a password if configured through BIOS. 7.2.2 Setting up the ASUS CIDB MS1/MS2: Micro Switches from the chassis panels can be connected here to trigger chassis intrusion.

  • Page 99: Glossary

    BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer. A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, elimi- nating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 101 Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as, CMOS DRAMs, memory control- lers, and graphics/video ICs. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 102 USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. Wake-On-LAN Computer will automatically wake-up upon receiving a wake-up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Index

    Central Processing Unit 25 AGP Pro 29 Chassis Fan Speed 70 Assigning IRQs 27 Chassis Intrusion Lead 32 Chip Configuration 58 CHS Capacity 51 Floppy 3 Mode Support 48 CIDB Intrusion Detection Module 97 Setting up 98 Using 97 ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 104 OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M 55 Request Table 27 Other Boot Device Select 71 Standard Assignments 27 IRQ XX Used By ISA 63 ISA MEM Block BASE 65 Parallel Port Connector 31 Parallel Port Mode 61 PC-Cillin 98 Setup 85 ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 105 Slot 4/5 IRQ 62 VGA BIOS Sequence 63 SMART Monitoring 51 Video Memory Cache Mode 59 SMBus Connector 36, 37 Video Off Method 67 Snoop Ahead 59 Video Off Option 67 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 65 ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 106 INDEX Wake On LAN 68 Wake Up By Keyboard 69 Wake-On-LAN Connector 34 Wake-On-Ring Connector 34 ASUS CUBX User’s Manual...
  • Page 107 • 366MHz to 650MHz+ • 64MB to 192MB Memory • Supports Two Hard Drives L7300/7200 Series All-in-One Compact Notebook PC • 13.3” or 12.1” TFT Color Display • 366MHz to 650MHz+ • 64MB to 192MB Memory Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...
  • Page 108 AP8000 2 Xeon™ Three 1.6-inch or five 1-inch SCA-2 SCSI hard drives Eight 1.6-inch or 1-inch SCSI hard drives Mid-Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 Value Servers AP8000 AP2000 Group Servers AP2500 AP100 AP3000 AP200 Rack Mountable Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...
  • Page 109 • Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation • 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI-DA2100/2200 Series SCSI RAID Card • PCI-DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4-100 processor • PCI-DA2200 series support 5x86-133 processor • One 72-pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory •...
  • Page 110 • Supports Multi-Read function ® Ultra-Fast CD-ROM • Supports high speed CD-Audio playback • Supports high speed digital audio extraction • Supports UltraDMA/33 transfer mode • Compatible with all CD formats • Supports multi-read function (CD-R/CD-RW) Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...

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