Table Of Contents - Asus mes-vm User Manual

I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
The ASUS MES-VM Motherboard .................................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards ....................... 9
Parts of the ASUS MES-VM Motherboard ...................................... 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................... 12
ASUS MES-VM Motherboard Layout ............................................. 12
Hardware Setup Steps ....................................................................... 14
1. Motherboard Settings .................................................................... 14
VGA Shared Memory with One DIMM ................................ 16
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 16
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 17
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 18
4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 19
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................. 19
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................... 19
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 20
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ......................................... 20
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 21
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 29
IV. BIOS SETUP ................................................................................... 30
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 30
Main Menu .................................................................................. 30
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS ................... 32
6. BIOS Setup Program .................................................................... 33
BIOS Menu Bar ........................................................................... 34
Legend Bar .................................................................................. 34
Main Menu ........................................................................................ 36
Primary Master/Slave & Secondary Master/Slave ...................... 37
Advanced (main menu) ..................................................................... 42
Advanced (sub-menu 1/4) ........................................................... 43
Advanced (sub-menu 2/4) ........................................................... 45
Advanced (sub-menu 3/4) ........................................................... 47
Advanced (sub-menu 3/4-1/3) ..................................................... 48
Advanced (sub-menu 3/4-2/3) ..................................................... 49
Advanced (sub-menu 4/4) ........................................................... 50
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