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  • Page 1 ® MES-N Socket 370 NLX 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

    WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Harkort Str. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany Telephone: 49-2102-445011 Fax: 49-2102-442066 Email: sales@asuscom.de Technical Support Hotline: 49-2102-499712 BBS: 49-2102-448690 Email: tsd@asuscom.de WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS MES-N 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 MES-N Motherboard ..........8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Performance ............... 9 2.1.3 Intelligence ............... 10 2.2 Motherboard Parts ..............
  • Page 5 5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation ......... 71 5.2 MES-N Support CD ..............72 5.2.1 Installation Menu ............. 72 5.3 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx ..........73 5.4 Install Bus Master IDE Driver ..........74 5.5 Install VGA Driver ..............75 For Windows 95 ..............

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Radio Interference Regulations of the Cana- dian 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    LCD panel connector with bracket (for LCD model only) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional) NOTE: This motherboard only works with ASUS riser cards. See your dealer for more information. 1.2.2 Riser Card (1) ASUS Riser Card (1) Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA/33 &...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS MES-N Motherboard The ASUS MES-N motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • Intel Processor Support: Supports Intel’s Celeron processor designed for the Socket 370 and packaged in Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA).

  • Page 9: Performance

    • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series 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.

  • Page 10: Intelligence

    A simple glimpse provides useful infor- mation to the user. • Keyboard Wake Up: Keyboard Wake Up can be enabled or disabled to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Motherboard Parts

    LAN LED Multi-I/O Chip VGA Connector CPU ZIF Socket 370 Joystick/MIDI Connector DIMM Sockets LCD Header (w/ LCD Chip onboard) SiS Chipset with Heatsink LCD Chip (optional) Optional VGA Memory (up to 8MB) Audio CODEC (optional) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Hardware Setup

    Socket 370 SiS5595 with Hardware Monitor & Keyboard CPU_FAN FREQ Controller MULT CL_RTC CHASIS_FAN Flash EEPROM Super I/O (Programmable BIOS) FREQ CR2032 3V Lithium Cell (CMOS Power) Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Chassis & CPU Fan Connectors (Two 3 pins) 2) CDROM p.32 CDROM Connector (50-1 pins) 3) CD_IN/AUX_IN/MODEM_IN p.33 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4 pins) 4) JACK_CON p.33 Audio Jack Connector (10-1 pins) 5) LCDHD p.34 LCD Output Header (20-1 pins) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Riser Card Parts & Layout

    HEAD_SPK NLX_SLOT NLX_EXT B9-N Riser Card Front ATXPWR B9-N Riser Card Back 3.2.3 Yeong-Yang PCI1 PCI2 SLOT1 SLOT1A IDE2 IDE1 YEONG-YANG WOL_CON FLOPPY CDIN Panel NLX_EXT RISER Yeong-Yang Riser Card Front Power Yeong-Yang Riser Card Back ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 Infrared Module Connector (5-1 pins) 8) CDIN (Yeong-Yang) p.39 Stereo Audio In Connector (4 pins) 9) FCON/HEAD_SPK (NLX-R) p.39 Front Panel Connector (16-1 pins) LED_CTRL/ H EAD_SPK (B9-N) Front Panel Connector (16-1 pins) Panel (Yeong-Yang) Front Panel Connectors (13 pins) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or con- nectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 3 2 1 Disable Enable (Default) MES-N Keyboard Wake Up 2) Onboard VGA Setting (VEN_DIS) The onboard AGP VGA may be enabled or disabled using this switch. Disable the onboard VGA if you are using a VGA card on the expansion slot.
  • Page 19 Disable Enable (Default) MES-N Onboard VGA IRQ Setting 4) Onboard Audio Setting (AUDIOEN) The onboard 32-bit PCI audio may be enabled or disabled using this jumper. Disable the onboard audio if you are using an audio card on the expansion slot.
  • Page 20 IDE connector with a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable to handle transfer rates up to 66MB/s. Setting PCTS 40 pin [2-3] (default) 80 pin [1-2] TOP: MOUSE BOTTOM: KEYBOARD PCTS 80-pin Cable 40-pin Cable (Default) MES-N Primary Cable Type Status ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 IDE connector with a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable to handle transfer rates up to 66MB/s. Setting SCTS 40 pin [2-3] (default) 80 pin [1-2] TOP: MOUSE BOTTOM: KEYBOARD SCTS 80-pin Cable 40-pin Cable (Default) MES-N Secondary Cable Type Status ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 31MHZ 33MHZ Async 66.7MHZ 95.0MHZ HOST 90MHZ 100.0MHZ SDRAM 100.0MHZ 90MHZ 63.3MHZ 75.0MHZ 33.3MHZ 30MHZ 31.7MHZ 30.0MHZ MES-N CPU External Frequency Setting 100.0MHZ 112.0MHZ 124.0MHZ 133.0MHZ HOST 66.7MHZ 74.7MHZ 82.7MHZ 88.9MHZ SDRAM 33.3MHZ 37.3MHZ 31.0MHZ 33.0MHZ ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 PCI frequencies above 33MHz exceed the specifications for PCI cards and are not guaranteed to be stable. For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: System Memory (Dimm)

    66MHz. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Ex- tended Data Output) chips.

  • Page 25: Dimm Memory Installation

    MOUSE BOTTOM: KEYBOARD Lock MES-N 168-pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V) DRAM Key Position...

  • Page 26: 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. TOP: MOUSE BOTTOM: KEYBOARD Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Notch MES-N Socket 370 ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Expansion Cards

    Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and address. Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Assigning Dma Channels For Isa Cards

    ISA cards (see PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion and PCI/PNP DMA IRQ Resource Exclusion in 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: External Connectors

    The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See Onboard Serial Port 1 and Onboard Serial Port 2 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Con- figuration for settings. COM 2 COM 1 Serial Ports (9-pin male) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 These diagnostic LEDs help indicate if there is a problem with the network connector, cable, or hub. Green Yellow Green LED on LED off Speed 10Mbps 100Mbps Activity No data Data transfer Link Bad connection Good connection ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin female) 8) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin GAME) You may connect game joysticks or game pades to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio. Joystick/Midi (15-pin female) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Midboard Connectors

    BOTTOM: KEYBOARD Chassis Fan Power MES-N 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power 2) CD-ROM Connector (50-1 pin CDROM) This is a proprietary CD-ROM connector which requires a converter in order to attach to a slim CD-ROM. Only a slim CD-ROM will fit into the NLX system housing.
  • Page 33 Left Audio Channel CD_IN / AUX_IN Modem-Out Ground Ground Modem-In MODEM MES-N Internal Audio Connectors 4) Audio Jack Connector (10-1 pin JACK_CON) This header is provided for audio input and output signals. JACK_CON Back Panel Audio Conn. TOP: MOUSE BOTTOM:...
  • Page 34 9: GND 18: TX2+ 8: TX2- 17: GND 7: TX1+ 16: TX1- 6: GND 15: TX0+ 5: TX0- 14: GND 4: TXC+ 13: TXC- 3: GND 12: +5V 2: PLSENSE 11: FDDCDAT 1: FDDCCLK MES-N LCD Header ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Riser Card Connectors

    3.8.3 Riser Card Connectors 1) LAN Activity Connectors These connectors support Local Area Network (LAN) cards such as the ASUS PCI-L101 (see 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card) with output signals for data transfer activity. The LAN_LED connector allows the front panel LED to flash during transfer activity between the network and the computer.
  • Page 36 B9-N Orient the red stripe on the IDE ribbon cable to Pin 1 Yeong-Yang (Front) YEONG-YANG IDE Connectors IMPORTANT: Ultra DMA/66 devices require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled and/or for Ultra DMA Mode 4. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 ® panel B9-N (Front) B9-N Yeong-Yang Riser Yeong-Yang (Front) 1: USB +5 Volt 2: (no connection) 3: USB Port 0+ YEONG-YANG 4: USB Port 0- 5: GND Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports / USB Module Connector ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 ® B9-N (Front) IRRX (NC) CIRRX IRTX CIR +5V Back View B9-N Yeong-Yang (Front) IRTX FIR/(NC) YEONG-YANG 1: +5 Volt 4: GND IRRX 2: (no connection) 5: IRTX 3: IRRX Infrared Module / Infrared Module Connector ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Left Audio Channel NLX-R ® Ground FCON ® Pin 1 B9-N (Front) The front panel display & buttons connect to the riser card through LED_CTRL a ribbon cable. B9-N Yeong-Yang (Front) YEONG-YANG Front Panel Display and Button Connector ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Power Connection Procedures

    Down, and then click Shut down the computer?. The power supply should turn off 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Bios Setup

    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 ex- ample, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Bios Setup

    BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the programming is fin- ished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen in- structions to continue. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Managing And Updating Your Bios

    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.

  • Page 45: Bios Setup Program

    To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the computer has booted through its POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not ex- actly reflect your BIOS screens. ASUS MES-N 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 MES-N 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Main Menu

    1.2MB (opposed to 1.44MB) in a 3.5-inch dis- kette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] Video [EGA/VGA] This field allows setting of display type. Use [MONO] for black and white monitors; otherwise, use the [EGA/VGA] setting. Configuration options: [EGA/VGA] [MONO] ASUS MES-N 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 MES-N 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 MES-N 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]. Configu- ration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 User password. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all Security menu options. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 3 2 1 Clear Disable CMOS RTC (Default) MES-N Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Con- figuration options: [All Errors] [No Errors] [All,But Keyboard] [All,But Diskette] [All,But Disk/Key]...

  • Page 54: Advanced

    PS/2 mouse is detected or not. 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]. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Chip Configuration

    This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to SDRAM. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. Refresh RAS Assertion [5T] Configuration options: [4T] [5T] [6T] [7T] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that re- quire it. Configuration options: [None] [15M-16M] [14M-16M] [12M-16M]. Host-to-Memory Lead-off Time [Auto] Configuration options: [9T] [Auto] SDRAM Refresh Mode [Simultaneous] Configuration options: [Stagger] [Simultaneous] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 57: I/O Device Configuration

    By default, this field is set to [Disabled], which leaves the second serial port UART to support the COM2 serial port connector. See IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8.3 Exter- nal Connectors. Configuration options: [Disable] [Enabled] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: 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. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 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 are: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 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]. Configura- tion options are: [No/ICU] [Yes] PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Power Menu

    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 Field. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 [Disabled] [20 Sec] [1 Min] [5 Min] [10 Min] [15 Min]...[40 Min] Suspend Mode [Disabled] Sets the time period for the system to go into suspend mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [20 Sec] [1 Min] [5 Min] [10 Min] [15 Min]...[40 Min] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: Power Up Control

    IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake- On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. Automatic Power Up: [Disabled] This allows automatic system power up. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Boot Menu

    PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. Thus interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when [Yes] is selected. When a non-PnP OS is installed or to prevent reas- signing of interrupt settings, select the default setting of [No]. Configuration op- tions: [No] [Yes] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 Quick Power On Self Test: [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek: [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status: [On] Configuration options: [Off] [On] Full Screen Logo: [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: 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 the fields other than system date, system time and password, the system will ask for confirmation before exiting. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Software Setup

    Windows may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the onboard VGA chip. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site.

  • Page 72: Mes-N Support Cd

    D:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:). 5.2.1 Installation Menu • Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs the ASUS PC Probe utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • Install Bus Master IDE Driver: Installs SiS5595 Bus Master IDE Driver for improved performance.

  • Page 73: 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 5.12 Uninstalling Programs.

  • Page 74: Install Bus Master Ide Driver

    You may not, however, be able to use immediately the devices associated with the drivers or software because these drivers need to be enabled. These drivers are enabled when Windows starts/restarts. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Install Vga Driver

    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. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here and then click Finish. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: For Windows 95

    Finish to restart. For Windows 95 1. When the New Hardware Found screen prompts for a driver, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and insert the ASUS Support CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Click OK. 3. Click Browse.

  • Page 77: Install Yamaha Xg-Studio

    (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (3) Click Yes to signify your ac- (4) Select the preferred setup ceptance of the conditions of type. Follow the onscreen in- use or license agreement. structions to complete setup. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Install Yamaha Ystation32

    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. (3) Select the preferred setup type. Follow the onscreen in- structions to complete setup. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Install Network Driver

    NOTE: In some systems, the auto-installer may fail. If this occurs, you will be presented with a set of instructions on how to manually install the LAN drivers. To manually open this set of instructions, double-click in the LAN folder SETUP.TXT of your support CD. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Install Pc-Cillin 98 Vx.xx

    (6) & (7) Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons. (5) Click here. (8) Insert a floppy disk and then click here. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click OK. (9) Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: 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 (4) Click here. read the License Agreement. (5) Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: 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 here. (3) Click here. ASUS MES User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: 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. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
  • Page 85 Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. Memory Shows the PC’s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 86 Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as 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. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: 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 88 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE (This page was intentionally left blank) ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Sis 620 Display Properties

    6.2.2 Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. To install the software for a new display adapter, click Change. NOTE: Your system may not show all of the settings here. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Color Management

    6.2.5 Color Management Lists all the color profile currently associated with your monitor. Click a profile to make it the active profile. Otherwise, the default pro- file is the active profile. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Display Modes

    Allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of the screen output. This function is available only in 16-bit color (high color, 65K-color) and 32-bit (true color plus 8 bits for an alpha chan- nel, 16.7M-color) color depths. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Gamma Correction

    Change Bitmap Lets you change the default preview picture (flower). Setting Gamma Lets you set the color mapping of your moni- tor or display. NOTE: The sliders to the right allow you to adjust the individual channels. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Using Yamaha Xgstudio Player

    Designates the first song in the Play List as the new current-play song. Increases/decreases the volume level of the song being played by dragging the slider up/ Designates the song just before the currently down. playing song as the new current-play song. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Troubleshooting

    Soft Synthesizer S-YG50 Select the YAMAHA SXG50 Driver External YAMAHA tone generator Select the YAMAHA CBX Driver (MU80 or MU50 etc.) External tone generator of Refer to the owner's manual for another manufacturer your tone generator. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Using Yamaha Xgstudio Mixer

    (SCOPE velocity meter): Animation 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 MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 Sample files are included, but you may provide your own favorite AVI file or BMP file. To select a file, click the display screen to bring up the BMP Setup or AVI Setup popup menus. NOTE: The BMP file should not exceed 320 x 240 pixels. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Ystation32

    At least 1MB of available hard disk space • Windows 95,WindowsNT4.0 • Onboard audio option 6.5.2 Using YAMAHA Ystation Player To start the YAMAHA Ystation Player, click Start, point to Programs, point to YAMAHA DS-XG, and then click YSTATION32. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Power Control Component

    This component plays audio CDs. The window display shows the track, title, song name, and time. MIXER Component This component controls playback and recording of your sound card. MULTI Component This component controls simultaneous playback of the CD, MIDI, and WAVE com- ponents. ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 99 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. Click the buttons, and experiment with the YSTATION32! ASUS MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 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 MES-N User’s Manual...
  • Page 101 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 102: Error Messages

    “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 MES-N User’s Manual...

  • Page 103: Appendix

    Motherboard type Other If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its default 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 to utilize the Wake-On-LAN feature of the motherboard.

  • Page 104: Software Driver Support

    A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires an 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 MES-N User’s Manual...

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