Table Of Contents - Asus MEL-M User Manual

I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
The ASUS MEL-M Motherboard ....................................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series motherboards .................. 9
Parts of the ASUS MEL-M Motherboard ......................................... 11
III. INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 12
ASUS MEL-M Motherboard Layout ................................................ 12
Installation Steps ............................................................................... 14
1. Motherboard Settings .................................................................... 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................ 17
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 21
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ................................ 21
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................... 21
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 22
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ......................................... 22
Accelerated Graphics Port ..................................................... 22
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 23
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 33
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 34
IV. BIOS SOFTWARE ......................................................................... 34
Main Menu .................................................................................. 34
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard's BIOS ................... 36
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 37
Load Defaults ........................................................................ 38
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................... 38
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 41
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 41
Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 44
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 44
Power Management Setup ........................................................... 47
Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 47
PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................... 50
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 50
Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................... 52
Load Setup Defaults .................................................................... 52
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