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Asus CUWE-RM User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® CUWE-RM ® Intel 810E microATX 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM Motherboard ......... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Optional Components ............9 2.1.3 Performance ..............10 2.1.4 Intelligence ...............
  • Page 5 5. SOFTWARE SETUP ................ 81 5.1 Operating Systems ..............81 5.2 Starting Windows For the First Time ........81 5.3 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD ........83 5.4 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset .......... 84 5.5 VGA Driver Setup ..............85 5.6 Audio Driver Setup ..............

  • 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual Serial COM2 connector with bracket LCD connector with bracket (for LCD model only) ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS consumer infrared set (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional) ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    1600x1200x8bit color for 2D graphics. • ASUS Graphics Driver! You can gain about 12% performance over that of the standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics WinMark) using ASUS’ custom graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.

  • Page 9: Optional Components

    • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Supports chassis intrusion monitor- ing through the ASUS ASIC. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the RTC used for keeping time! •...

  • Page 10: 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 11: Intelligence

    A simple glimpse provides useful infor- mation to the user. • Peripheral Power Up! Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or dis- abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Features And Component Locations

    1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 21 Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ............14 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............11 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..10 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........2 Form Factor microATX, 8.25”...
  • Page 13 2. FEATURES ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    SPDI AUDIOEN PCI Slot 2 YAMAHA Audio ASUS Chipset ASIC Clear CMOS PCI Slot 3 with Hardware (R191) ACHA 4Mbit Monitor Firmware PANEL WOL_CON JTPWR (FWH) NOTES: Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    18) LCDTV0/LCDTV1 p.38 LCD-TV Headers (Two 14 pins) (optional) 19) TAD, AUX, VIDEO, CD p.39 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4-pins) 20) MIC2 p.39 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) 21) SPD0/SPD1 p.40 Digital Audio Interface Headers (Two 2-pins) ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 29) PWR (PANEL) p.42 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 30) EXTSMI (PANEL) p.42 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 31) LED (PANEL) p.42 System Message LED (2 pins) ASUS CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 JumperFree ® Mode Mode CUWE-RM JumperFree™ Mode Setting 2) I/O Voltage Setting (VIO) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, PCI, and the CPU’s I/O buffer. The default voltage should be used unless pro- cessor overclocking requires a higher voltage.
  • Page 19 Disable Enable ® (Default) CUWE-RM Onboard Audio Setting 4) Onboard Audio Codec Setting (CODEC) on audio model only The onboard audio codec may be enabled or disabled using all of these jumpers. Disable the onboard audio codec if you are using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section).
  • Page 20 ® Enable 3 VSB Disable 3 VSB CUWE-RM PCI 3 Volt Selection 6) Safe Mode Setting (SAFE_MD) Usually socket 370 processors have locked frequency multiples. In this case, there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard settings or BIOS setup.
  • Page 21 If rebooting is repeating in- effectively, set this jumper to No Reboot to disable auto-reboot. Setting NO_REBOOT Normal [1-2] (default) No Reboot [2-3] NO_REBOOT CUWE-RM Normal No Reboot (Default) ® CUWE-RM Reboot Setting ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 1 2 3 4 5 133MHz 140MHz 149MHz 112MHz SDRAM 100MHz 105MHz CUWE-RM CPU External Clock Frequency Selection 1 2 3 4 5 166MHz 125MHz SDRAM (JumperFree Mode) NOTE: Frequency Multiple settings are not available here because usually Socket 370 processors have locked Frequency Multiples. If your Socket 370 processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple, you must use CPU Core:Bus Freq.
  • Page 23 NOTE: The PCI clock is equal to 1/3 the speed of the SDRAM. PCI’s specifica- tion allows for up to 33MHz, therefore using PC100-compliant DIMMs and setting SDRAM to about 100MHz is recommended. For updated processor set- tings, please visit ASUS’ web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION) ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: System Memory (Dimm)

    When this motherboard operates at 100MHz, PC100-compliant modules must be used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed. • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. •...

  • Page 25: Memory Installation

    60 Pins CUWE-RM ® 20 Pins CUWE-RM 168-Pin DIMM Sockets Lock 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)

  • 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. Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Celeron Notch CUWE-RM ® Coppermine CUWE-RM Socket 370 Gold Arrow ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Expansion Cards

    5. Replace the computer system’s cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 28: Assigning Irqs For 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Interrupt Request Table

    If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Audio Modem Riser (Amr) Slot

    AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard codec. The motherboard’s onboard codec must be disabled when using a primary AMR. NOTE: An AMR is not included with this motherboard. CUWE-RM ® CUWE-RM Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: External Connectors

    This connector 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 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. COM 1 Serial Port (9-pin male) ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Line In (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to be re- corded by your computer or played through the Line Out (lime). Mic (pink) allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice. Line Out Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 CUWE-RM ® PIN 1 CUWE-RM Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 11) 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 (not required for onboard LAN model). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 36 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 Utility or Intel LDCM Utility (see section 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
  • Page 37 (NC) ® IRRX CUWE-RM Infrared Module Connector 16) Serial Port COM 2 Header (10-1 pin COM2) The optional serial port bracket can be used to add an additional serial port for additional serial devices. The connector with bracket shown here is for the non- LCD model.
  • Page 38 13: DD1 2: +5V 1: +5V LCDTV1 4: DD11 3: DD10 CUWE-RM 6: GND 5: GND ® 8: DD11 7: DD10 10: DD7 9: DD6 12: DD9 11: CLKOUT0 14: DD5 13: CLKOUT1 CUWE-RM LCD-TV Headers ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 ® Modem-In (to Modem) Ground Modem-Out (from Modem) CUWE-RM Internal Audio Connectors 20) Internal Microphone Connector (3 pin MIC2) only on audio model This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the ATX connectors.
  • Page 40 SPDI Signal CUWE-RM ® CUWE-RM Audio Digital Interface Connectors 22) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pin ACHA) This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After-market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components.
  • Page 41 ® +5V Standby +5.0 Volts +12.0 Volts +5.0 Volts CUWE-RM 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. JTPWR CUWE-RM ®...
  • Page 42 ACPI support in Windows 98, reinstall Windows 98 using the command line setup /p j. Speaker Keyboard Lock Connector Power LED CUWE-RM Message LED Reset SW ® ATX Power Switch* SMI Lead Requires an ATX power supply. CUWE-RM System Panel Connectors ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 Shut 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
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  • Page 49: 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 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 configuration fields. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 CUWE-RM ® Short solder points to Clear CMOS CUWE-RM 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 58: 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) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU’s internal frequency. Con- figuration options: [4/6/2] [6/6/1.5] [6/6/2] [8/6/2] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 [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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 Coppermine processor or 2x66MHz for non-Coppermine processors). It will then automatically 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 66MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only) Cause for Hangup: Improper FSB/SDRAM/PCI Freq. Ratio or CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Chip Configuration

    SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 IEEE-1394 PCI card. Con- figuration 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] [Sec- ondary] [Disabled] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 65: 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 connec- tors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configu- ration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector. Configuration op- tions: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H] Onboard CIR IRQ [xx] This field is not available if you select [Disabled] for the Onboard CIR I/O field. Configuration options: [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: 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. Con- figuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Dis- abled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: 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 con- nected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Net- work)] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 77 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
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  • Page 81: Software Setup

    Selecting No for the initial restart prompt is a necessary step because Windows may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the integrated VGA. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or the ASUS web site.

  • Page 82: Pci Multimedia Audio Device Found

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.2.1 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found (2) Click here and then click Next. (1) Click here. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. (3) Browse to the here and then click Next. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Asus Smart Motherboard Support Cd

    Navigation Button Descriptions Motherboard Info displays information on your motherboard, BIOS, and CPU. Browse This CD allows you to see the contents of the ASUS Support CD. User’s Manual displays the motherboard user’s manual in pdf format. Technical Support Form opens up a blank Technical Support Request Form for you to fill and print out when you run into technical difficulties and need technical assistance.

  • Page 84: Inf Update Utility For 810 Chipset

    (5) Click here only after you have read the license (6) Click here. agreement. (8) Click here and then follow (7) Click here to install the the online instructions. driver to the default folder. Restart when prompted ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Vga Driver Setup

    (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Browse to (9) To install other drivers or E:\VGA\WIN98 and software, click here, and then click here. then click Finish. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 86: Audio Driver Setup

    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 and then click OK to install other drivers and software. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Intel Security 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) Click here. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructions. (7) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 88: Ldcm Local 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 89 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (10) Click here and then follow the online instruction to finish installation. (9) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: 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 91 (6) Click here. (8) Click here. (7) Click here. (10) Enter a username and a pass- word. Confirm password and then click here. (9) Click here. (11) Click here. (12) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Asus Pc Probe

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as LDCM, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 93 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Asus Liveupdate

    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. (6) Click here. (5) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Yamaha S-Yxg50

    * The serial number can be found on the software license agreement card. (8) Click here and follow (7) Click here only if you accept the online instructions the terms of the agreement. to complete installation. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 96: Yamaha Xgstudio

    (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (6) Click here. (5) Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Pc-Cillin 98

    (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the (6) Click here. license agreement. (8) Click here and then follow the online instructins to finish (7) Click here. installation. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Uninstalling Programs

    (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) Click here only if you accept the terms of the (6) Click here. license agreement. (7) To install other drivers or programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 99 Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstall 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
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  • Page 101: Software Reference

    Adapter Shows what type of display adapter you are currently using. To install the software for a new display adapter, click Change. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 102: Color Management

    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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 Gives information on your graphics device such as chipset, memory, BIOS, and drivers. Internet links are also available for easy ac- cess to the ASUS Web page for new updated drivers and notices. Color (Desktop) Allows you to adjust the quality of your dis- play according to your preference.
  • Page 104 OnScreen Display (OSD). To use this func- tion, select Enable OSD. You may want to change the default hot key (CTRL+ALT+O) if it conflicts with the hot keys of other games, video players, or Windows programs. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: Asus Pc Probe

    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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 106: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.2 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 107 Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. 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. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 108 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 109: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.3 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 system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses...

  • Page 110: Asus Liveupdate

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate 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 111: Using Yamaha Xgstudio Player

    Designates the song just before the currently down. playing song as the new current-play song. For detailed instructions and references to software and utilities, use the pro- grams’ online help and electronic documentations. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 112: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 113 The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. To return to the original voice set, click Piano Orchestra Mallet Techno Choir Robot Nature Return ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 114: Hardware Information

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.6 Hardware Information (1) Click here. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 115: 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 116: 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 117: Modem Riser

    4. Secure the MR card onto the chassis with the screw removed in step 2. 5. Connect the MR card’s LINE connec- tor to a telephone wall jack. Connect the PHONE connector to a telephone (optional). 6. Replace the computer chassis. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 118: Software Setup In Windows

    Motorala SM56 AC-L Modem. 9. Click Diagnostic and then click the designated COM port as shown. 10. Click More Info..If the computer sys- tem successfully communicates with the modem, responses will be displayed as shown. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...

  • Page 119: Glossary

    PCs. AGP was designed to offer the necessary bandwidth and latency to perform texture mapping directly from system memory. Bus Frequency Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte/sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 266MByte/sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte/sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte/sec ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 120 It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory. Currently, there are socket 370 (for Pentium Celeron-PPGA), socket 7 (for Pentium, AMD, Cyrix, IBM), slot 1 (for Pentium II and III), slot 2 (for Xeon), and slot A (for AMD) processors. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 121 The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further- more, the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters. PCI 2.1 supports concur- rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 122 CPU talks to the memory. As they work on their own clock cycle, the rest of the system can be clocked faster. There is a version optimized for video cards, and main memory for motherboards. ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 123 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 CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
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  • Page 125: Index

    VGA 85 Internal Microphone 39 Joystick/MIDI 33 Monitor Output 33 ECP DMA Select 66 Parallel Port 32 Ethernet Card 115 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 41 Exit Discarding Changes 78 PS/2 Keyboard 31 Exit Saving Changes 78 ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 126 Onboard AC97 Modem Controlle 65 Installed Memory 57 Onboard Audio Codec Setting 19 Intel Security Driver 87 Onboard Audio Setting 19 Internal Audio Connectors 39 Onboard CIR I/O 66 Internal Microphone Connector 39 Onboard CIR IRQ 66 ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 127 Standard IR Connector 37 PWR Button < 4 Secs 72 Starting Up 43 PWR Up On Modem Act 73 Supervisor Password 56 Support CD Main Menu 83 Quick Power On Self Test 77 Navigation Button 83 ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
  • Page 128 Video Off Method 72 Video Off Option 72 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 70 Voltage +12 75 +3.3 75 +5 75 -12 75 -5 75 VCORE 75 Wake On LAN 73 Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR 74 ASUS CUWE-RM User’s Manual...
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  • Page 131 ® Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! Goes Mobile! M8300/8200 Series Thin & Light Convertible Notebook PC 13.3” or 12.1” TFT Color Display 233/266/300/333/366/400+MHz F7400 Series Professional Notebook PC 14.1” TFT Color Display 300/333/366/400+MHz Built-in DVD/MPEG2 Decoder L7300/7200 Series All-in-One Compact Notebook PC 13.3”...
  • Page 132 ® 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) Drive Interface Type: ATAPI/Enhanced IDE supporting PIO mode 4, multi- word DMA mode 2, UltraDMA/33 Disc Formats: Audio CD, CD-ROM (mode 1 &...
  • Page 133 ® Barebone Servers ® Pentium PC100 ECC Ultra2 SCSI 5.25” ® Pentium Max. Memory Onboard Fixed Storage Hot-Swap Trays Support (GB) (Channels) Devices AP100 AP200 AP2000 3 or 5* AP2500 3 or 5* AP3000 2 Xeon™ 3 or 5* AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 2 Xeon™...
  • Page 134 • 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 •...

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