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R MEW -AML Socket 370 Intel ® 810 microA TX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL.
2 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval s.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support T el (English): +886-2-2894-3447 ext.
4 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How this manual is organized ..................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ....
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4. BIOS SETUP .................................................................................... 28 4.1 Flash Memory W riter Utility .................................................... 28 4.1.1 Main Menu .
6 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist 1.1 How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checkli.
8 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS MEW-AML Motherboard The MEW -AML motherboard from ASUS is designed for the new PC user who wants simple features in a small package.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES • Highest Audio Quality! AC’97 DAC/ADC (software audio) built into the au- dio CODEC reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of +90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and recognition.
10 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual Socket 370 for Intel Celer on 370 pr ocessors DIMM Sockets A TX Power Connector for connection to an A TX power supply Four Mbit Firmwar e Hub (programmable BIOS) Fl.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 11 2.3 ASUS MEW -AML Part Locations 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Part Locations 3 1 19 18 17 11 12 5 13 2 8 6 14 20 15 4 7 9 16 10.
12 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP (Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.) 3.1 Motherboard Layout SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE PA N E L Sup.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 13 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4 p.14 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Setting Expansion Slots 1 ) DIMM1, DIMM2 p.15 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) Socket 370 p.
14 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 1) CPU External Frequency Setting (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4) Current PCI bus is limited to 33MHz, Socket 370 Celeron processors limited to 66MHz, and SDRAM limited to the DIMM type 66/100/133MHz.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP NOTE: At the time this User ’ s Manual was written, 256MB DIMM’ s are only avail- able as Double-Sided registered memory (128Mbit cells). Using 2x2x2 SDRAM can greatly improve the onboard graphics’ performance.
16 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother - board should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating.
18 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 19 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard.
20 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin PRINTER) The parallel connector is used for a single parallel device such as a printer or a portable drive.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 21 6) Monitor Output Connector (15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin Female) 7) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games.
22 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 9) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s).
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 23 1 1) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
24 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 13) CPU Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN) This connector supports a cooling fan of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fan so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 25 14) Message LED Lead (2-pin LED) This indicates whether the system is in normal mode or standby (suspend) mode. The LED will be dark in normal mode and will light in standby (suspend) mode.
26 ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 22) Internal Audio Connector (4-pin CD_IN) (optional) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.9 Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 28 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 29 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 30 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces- sary .
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 31 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable BIOS that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 32 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 33 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 34 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour, minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) .
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 35 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 36 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 37 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 38 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for Z.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 39 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [30/Sec] This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated key- strokes.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 40 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 41 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config. Reset Configuration Data [No] The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contains information about non-PnP devices and holds the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 42 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Security Menu 4.5 Security Menu Supervisor Password, User Password The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 43 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Security Menu Forgot the password? If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery .
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.6 Power Menu General Power Settings Auto Suspend Timeout [20 Min] This field sets the time period of inactivity before the system goes into sus- pend mode. Configuration options: [Off] [1~2 Min] [2~3 Min].
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices.
ASUS MEW -AML User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4.8 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu.
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