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Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or al- tered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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1. INTRODUCTION ................7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ........... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 ASUS CUV4X-C Motherboard ........... 8 2.1.1 Specifications ..............8 2.1.2 Special Features ..............10 2.1.3 Performance Features ............10 2.1.4 Intelligence ...............
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5.2 CUV4X-C Motherboard Support CD ........75 5.2.1 Installation Menu .............. 75 5.2.2 Applications ..............76 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............77 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ................. 77 7. APPENDIX ..................83 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ............. 83 7.2 Modem Riser ................85 7.3 Glossary ..................
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN drives 10/100 Ethernet Card (1) Ribbon cable for one 5.25” and two 3.5” floppy disk drives ASUS 2-port USB Connector Set (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) User’s Manual...
2. FEATURES 2.1 ASUS CUV4X-C Motherboard The ASUS CUV4X-C motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Processor Support ® Intel Pentium 133MHz FSB Coppermine core FC-PGA ®...
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• PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices.
• PC’99 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards are PC’99 compliant. The new PC’99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug-...
• Temperature Monitoring and Alert: CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU’s internal thermal diode (on Pentium III and Celeron) to prevent system overheat and system damage. • Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components.
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ........(Bottom) 21 Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ............15 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............14 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..12 2 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........1 Special Feature Onboard LED ................
36 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) 16) SMB p. 36 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) 17) AFPANEL p. 37 ASUS iPanel Connector (12-1 pins) 18) PWR.LED (PANEL) p. 38 System Power LED Lead (3 pins) 19) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 38 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 20) MSG.LED (PANEL)
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. When lit, the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode, not powered OFF. CUV4X-C ® Standby Powered Power CUV4X-C Onboard LED ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) Disable (Jumper) [1-2] DIP_SW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CUV4X-C ® Jumper JumperFree Mode Mode (Default) CUV4X-C JumperFree™ Mode Setting NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, set all DIP switches (DIP_SW) to OFF. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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5 6 7 8 133MHz 140MHz 150MHz 33MHz 35MHz 37MHz NOTE: Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. WARNING! Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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JumperFree™ mode to allow the system to autodetect the CPU and self-adjust to the optimum frequency. For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site. See also ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION at the beginning of this manual. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
For the system CPU bus to operate MHz/133MHz, use only PC100-/PC133- compliant DIMMs. • ASUS motherboards support Serial Presence Detect (SPD) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Extended Data Output) chips.
DIMM slot on the motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
Install an auxillary fan, if necessary. CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting/unmounting a clamp-style processor fan to avoid damaging the motherboard. Proceed to the next section for the steps on how to properly install a CPU. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
Refer to the installation instructions that came with the heatsink and fan. NOTE: Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple (frequency multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors) for the processor to avoid start-up problems. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
4. Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier. 5. Replace the system cover. 6. Change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. (see section 4.4.3 PCI Configuration to change the settings.) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot to support AGP/2X/ 4X graphics cards, such as an ASUS AGP-V6800DDR/64M. CAUTION! To avoid damaging the AGP/2X/4X graphics card, unplug the system power cord before installing the card into the slot.
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This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector does 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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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5) 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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
(Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on CUV4X-C the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 ® PIN 1 CUV4X-C Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4.4.1 Advanced CMOS Setup. IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable. NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE CUV4X-C ribbon cable to PIN 1. ® PIN 1 CUV4X-C IDE Connectors ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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4) 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.
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NOTE: Use the “Rotation” signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal. The Rotations Per Minute (RPM) can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe (see 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE).
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9) 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 CUV4X-C Power Supply Thermal Sensor ® CUV4X-C Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I C bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer. CUV4X-C ® CUV4X-C SMBus Connector ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 optional consumer infrared connector set to the CIR or SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through one external infrared module.
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ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system off. 19) Reset Switch Connector (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. This is a preferred method ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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.
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] 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] [Enabled] ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X User’s Manual...
[6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec] This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second charac- ters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS CUV4X User’s Manual...
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If detected, IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expansion 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: [Enabled] [Auto] ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz for the Intel 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 internal frequencies. For processors with locked frequency multiplier ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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66MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Speed Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU: System Frequency Multiple (For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier only) Cause for Hangup: Improper System/SDRAM Frequency Ratio ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz for the Intel 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 internal frequencies. For processors with locked frequency multiplier ASUS CUV4X User’s Manual...
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533MB/s even if you are using an AGP 4x card. Configuration options: [1X Mode] [2X Mode] [4X Mode] Graphics Window Size [32MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] [256MB] ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. If you disable this feature, Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be avail- able. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378H/IRQ7] [278H/IRQ5] ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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If you have conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller, you may set the appro- priate field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
[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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 UMB Resource Exclusion ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
Con- figuration 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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 exiting. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
If the menu does not appear, double-click or run D:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D). NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. 5.2.1 Installation Menu ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
ASUS Update V3.27.00: Installs the ASUS Update program. This program allows you download the latest version of Flash BIOS from the ASUS website. Before using ASUS Update, make sure that you have a network card and a TCP/ IP network driver.
DMI Explorer. 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not. To bypass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box.
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 temperature (for supported processors only). Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the...
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CPU temperature and predefined threshold. 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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your...
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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-...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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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 CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. Wake-On-LAN The computer automatically wakes up upon receiving a wake-up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
USB 34 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 35, 38 PS/2 Keyboard 29 PS/2 Mouse 29 IDE Activity LED Lead 31 Serial Port 30 IDE Connectors 32 SMBus 34, 36 Thermal Sensor 35 USB 30 Wake-On-LAN 33 Wake-On-Ring 33 ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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Slot 2 IRQ 63 Onboard Serial Port 2 61 Slot 3/6 IRQ 63 OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M 56 Slot 4 IRQ 63 Other Boot Device Select 71 SMART Monitoring 51 SMBus Connector 34, 36 Starting Up 39 ASUS CUV4X-C User’s Manual...
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Updating Your BIOS 41 USB Function 64 USB Headers 34 USB Legacy Support 56 USB Ports 30 Using ASUS PC Probe 77 VCORE Voltage 70 Video Off Method 68 Video Off Option 68 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 66 Voltage +12 70 +3.3 70...
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