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  • Page 1 ® CUC2 ® Intel 820E 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The ASUS CUC2 ................ 8 2.2 CUC2 Motherboard Components ..........12 3. HARDWARE SETUP ..............14 3.1 CUC2 Motherboard Layout ............14 3.2 Layout Contents ................
  • Page 5 5.5 Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver ..........81 5.6 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup ..........83 5.7 Intel LDCM Client Setup ............85 5.8 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.0 ......... 86 5.9 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx ............. 87 5.10 ASUS Update Vx.xx ..............88 5.11 Microsoft DirectX Driver ............
  • 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and module (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives (1) ASUS C-RIMM Continuity RIMM (1) ASUS 3-port USB connector set with bracket (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS CUC2 The ASUS CUC2 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support ® Intel Pentium 133/100MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA ®...
  • Page 9 One Touch Management: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access box with system information LED display, front I/O ports, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. With an ASUS iPanel, you can monitor your computer system’s vital components.
  • Page 10 • 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 11 Millenium, Windows NT/2000, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The onboard hardware ASUS ASIC in conjunction with either the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes.
  • Page 12: Cuc2 Motherboard Components

    1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ............14 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..12 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........4 Special Feature Onboard LED ................
  • Page 13 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 CUC2 Motherboard Layout PS/2KBMS T: Mouse Voltage Regulator Module(VRM) B: Keyboard KBPWR USBPWR01 T: Port1 B: Port2 COM1 PWR_FAN Socket 370 COM2 Intel 820E Memory Line CPU_FAN Controller Hub (MCH) Line COM2A MODEM Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro)
  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    Headphone True-Level Line Out Header (3 pins) (optional) 14) MIC2 p.36 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) (optional) 15) AFPANEL/IR_CON p.37 ASUS iPanel Connector (12-1 pins) 16) AAPANEL p.37 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (12-1 pins) (optional) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 System Message LED (2 pins) 28) SMI (PANEL) p.42 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 29) PWRSW (PANEL) p.42 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 30) RESET (PANEL) p.42 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) ASUS CUC2 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 CUC2 ® CUC2 Onboard LED ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches must be set to OFF. Setting Disable (Jumper) [1-2] Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) Jumper JumperFree (Default) CUC2 ® 1 2 3 4 5 CUC2 JumperFree™ Mode Setting ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 (+5VSB) whether under normal working conditions or in the sleep mode. Setting USBPWR01, USBPWR2, USBPWR47, USBPWR56 Disable [1-2] (default) Enable [2-3] USBPWR01 Disable Enable (Default) USBPWR2 USBPWR47 USBPWR56 CUC2 ® Disable Enable (Default) CUC2 USB Device Wake Up ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 CUC2 ® (Default) CUC2 Audio Codec Setting 4) Keyboard Power Up (KBPWR) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard (by pressing <Spacebar>) to power up your computer.
  • Page 21 ® CUC2 VIO Setting WARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer component’s life. It is highly recommended that you leave this setting on its default. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 NOTE: If your processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple, you must use CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple in 4.4 Advanced Menu to set the Frequency Multiple. If the Frequency Multiple is locked, setting the Frequency Multiple in BIOS setup will have no effect. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 [ O N ] [OFF] [ O FF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ O FF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] For updated processor settings, visit ASUS’s web site (see ASUS CONTACT IN- FORMATION) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 24: System Memory

    RDRAMs. A C-RIMM is necessary to avoid breaking the signal lines, which are a serial connection in a Rambus interface, such as used in this motherboard. This assures the electrical integrity of a Rambus interface. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25: Installing Memory

    RIMM Sockets RIMM with Heat Spreader CUC2 ® C-RIMM CUC2 184-Pin RIMM Sockets 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets. MOUNTING NOTCH RDRAM (with heat spreader) NOTCH KEYS...
  • Page 26: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    CAUTION! 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 Pentium III Gold Arrow CUC2 ® CUC2 Socket 370 ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 27: Expansion Cards

    ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28: Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard

    NOTE: CNRs are not included with this motherboard. CUC2 ® CUC2 Communication & Networking Riser Connectors CNR Restrictions: 1. Only one audio CNR can be used, and it must be primary and inserted into CNR slot 1.
  • Page 29 28-pin bay ® Rib (inside slot) CUC2 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO) CAUTION! The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20-pin bay. DO NOT remove this label and the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without a retention notch.
  • Page 30: External 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 4) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration). NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel Port (25-pin Female) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 PIN 1 CUC2 ® CUC2 Serial COM2 Bracket 6) Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio.
  • Page 33 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. CUC2 PIN 1 ® CUC2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED CUC2 ® CUC2 IDE Activity LED ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • 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 read directly from the ASUS iPanel or monitored using a utility such as ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM. WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks.
  • Page 36 Headphone Left CUC2 HEADPHONE ® CUC2 True-Level Line Out Header 14) Internal Microphone Connector (3-pin MIC2) (on audio model only) This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the mother- board instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the ATX connectors.
  • Page 37 I/O ports, status LEDs, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. If you are not using an ASUS iPanel, you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector or an...
  • Page 38 The event can then be pro- cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit. ACHA CUC2 ® CUC2 Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 19) 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 40 USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis. 1: USB Power 6: USB Power 2: USBP1– 7: USBP2– 3: USBP1+ 8: USBP2+ 4: GND 9: GND 5: NC USB56 USB47 CUC2 ® CUC2 USB Headers USB2 ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 +5.0 Volts CUC2 +12.0 Volts +5.0 Volts ® CUC2 ATX Power Connector 23) Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin JTPWR) If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. JTPWR Power Supply...
  • Page 42 SMI Lead Switch* Requires an ATX power supply. CUC2 System Panel Connectors 24) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWRLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode.
  • Page 43: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Win- dows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 46: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 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.
  • Page 47 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49: Bios Setup Program

    To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the computer has run 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 reflect your BIOS screens exactly. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 53: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56: Keyboard Features

    6 to 30 characters per second. Configuration options: [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 characters. Con- figuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 ® Short solder points to Clear CMOS CUC2 Clear RTC RAM Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configura- tion options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but...
  • Page 58: Advanced Menu

    This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually, always refer to the CPU documentation. The pictures shown here provide only examples of possible Vcore ranges. Using Celeron Using Pentium III processors processors ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expan- sion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not. Configuration options: [En- abled] [Auto] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 CPU internal frequency (4x100MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x100MHz for non-Coppermine processors). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU internal frequencies. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 100MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 62: Chip Configuration

    This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that re- quire it. Setting the address space to a particular setting will make that memory space unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 IEEE-1394 PCI card. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Secondary] [Dis- abled] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 64: I/O Device Configuration

    Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/ IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 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] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66: Pci Configuration

    [Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 67: 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. Configura- tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 68: Power Menu

    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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 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. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 70: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 [By Date]. NOTE: Automatic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating systems, such as Windows 98/ 2000/Millenium, that have ACPI support enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 72: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 73: Boot Menu

    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 connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] [LANDesk (R) Service Agent] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 75: 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 confirmation before exit- ing. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 76: 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 option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 77: Software Setup

    NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and may not be an exact reflection of your system. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 78: Cuc2 Motherboard Support Cd

    ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a utility to monitor your computer’s fan, tem- perature, and voltages. • ASUS Update Vx.xx: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or down- load a BIOS image file. • Microsoft DirectX Driver: Installs Microsoft DirectX driver.
  • Page 79 ReadMe: Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information. • Exit: Exits the CD installation menu. (TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER- RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECONDARY MENU) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 80: Inf Update Utility For Intel 820 Chipset

    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) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 81: Intel Ultra Ata Storage Driver

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 82: 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 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 83 NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t (10) To install other drivers/ have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.13 programs, click here and Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x on how to install then click Finish. the Acrobar Reader. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 84: 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 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 85 NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.12 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (11) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 86: Asus Bios Flash Utility For Ldcm 6.0

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.0 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 87: 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 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 88: 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 89: Microsoft Directx 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. (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 90 (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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 91: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 92: Yamaha S-Yxg50 Softsynthesizer

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Enter the information requested and click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click OK. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 93: Install Cyberlink Video And Audio Applications

    4x speed or above CD-ROM drive • Sound card with a Windows wave audio driver • 256 (or above) color VGA card is required. A VGA card with • DirectDraw support • 8MB system memory 5.15.2 Cyberlink Contact Information ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 94: Installation Procedures

    (4) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. (5) Click here to install (6) Click here and follow the PowerDVD. onscreen instructions to complete installation. (7) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 95: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 97: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 98: 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 99 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 101: 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 102: 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 103: Yamaha Xgplayer

    XGplayer. For details on the YAMAHA XGplayer, click the Help icon on the Main Panel. You may also right-click the YAMAHA SXG Driver icon on the taskbar and then click SoftSynthesizer Help. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 104: Yamaha Xgstudio Player Control Panel

    To open the Mixer Panel, click the Open Mixer icon on the Main Panel. Polyphony CPU Usage Rate Effects Block Exit Smart Arrangement Block Minimize Level Meter Display Effect Control Voice Select Channel Solo Channel Mute Pan Knob Master Channel Volume Volume Slider Slider ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 105: Troubleshooting

    Is there an SXG Driver being used with some other previously existing MIDI Player? • If a demonstration model’s use period has expired, it can be selected, but no music will be output. It cannot be used with an 8-bit sound card. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 106 If the CPU’s load is increased, there will be deviations in the timing of data transfer to the CODEC. As a result, noise may be generated. In such a case, open the SoftSynthesizer setting screen and click OK. The timing discrepancy will be reset. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 107: Cyberlink Powerplayer Se

    Backstep Frame Step Frame Previous Next Play Stop Configuration i-Power! Increase Volume CD Mode Mute Shuffle Decrease Volume Karaoke Next angle Next audio stream Next subtitle Add bookmark Capture frame Go-Up Repeat Menu Go to bookmark ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 108: Cyberlink Powerdvd

    To start CyberLink PowerDVD, click the Windows Start button, point to Pro- grams, and then CyberLink PowerDVD, and then click PowerDVD. 6.5.2 CyberLink PowerDVD User Interface Minimize Exit Main Display Control Full Screen / CD/File Control Help Eject Panel Wheel Video Window Mode (closed) Functions ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 109: Cyberlink Videolive Mail

    VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Win- dows standard. Video for Windows is a well-accepted and well-tested standard. Thus, users do not have to worry about compatibility issues. ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 110: Starting Videolive Mail

    Start Playback Save Video File Snapshot to File Stop Recording / Playback Send Mail Start Recording Video Configuration Load Video File Pause Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 111: 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 112: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 113: 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 114 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 115 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 116 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 CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 117: Index

    AGP Slots 29 IDE 34 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility Internal Audio 35 Installing 84 Internal Microphone 36 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 37 Parallel Port 31 ASUS iPanel Connector 37 PS/2 Keyboard 30 ASUS PC Probe PS/2 Mouse 30 Installing 86...
  • Page 118 INDEX Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 90 Discard Changes 76 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility 84 ASUS PC Probe 86 CPU 26 CyberLink PowerDVD 93 ECP DMA Select 65 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 93 Ethernet Card 109 INF Update Utility 80 Exit Discarding Changes 75...
  • Page 119 Thermal Sensor Connector 41 Translation Method 54 PWR Button < 4 Secs 69 PWR Up On Modem Act 70 Type 53 Quick Power On Self Test 74 UART2 Use Standard Infrared 65 Ultra DMA Mode 55 Uninstalling Programs 94 ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 120 +12 72 +3.3 72 +5 72 -12 72 -5 72 VCORE 72 Wake On LAN 70 Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR 71 Wake Up By Keyboard 71 Wake-On-LAN Connector 39 Wake-On-Ring Connector 39 YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer Installing 91 ASUS CUC2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 121 • 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 122 2 Ultra3 New! 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 AP8000 Value Servers AP6300 AP2000 Group Servers AP3000 AP100 AP2300 AP200 Rack Mountable Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications...
  • Page 123 • Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation • 350W redundant power supply ASUS PCI-DA2200 Series SCSI RAID Card • PCI-DA2200 series support 5x86-133 processor • One 72-pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory • RAID levels 0, 0+1, 3, 5, non-RAID •...
  • Page 124 • 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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