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® CUSL2-M Intel ® 815E microA TX Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL.
2 ASUS CUSL2-M User’s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS CUSL2-M Manual Revision: 1.01 E575 Release Date: June 2000 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in.
ASUS CUSL2-M 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.
4 ASUS CUSL2-M User’s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist .........
ASUS CUSL2-M User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 69 4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 71 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......
6 ASUS CUSL2-M User’s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard.
8 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 2.1 The ASUS CUSL2-M The ASUS CUSL2-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log chassis open events into LDCM.
10 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Specifications – Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase: • Smart Ne.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.4 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: T o prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply , and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure.
12 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES MB Components 2.2 CUSL2-M Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III/Celeron (FC-PGA) Processors ..... 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Location 2.2.1 Component Locations 10 23 4 5 17 19 7 6 16 14 13 8 11 12 9 15 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 23 18 1 22.
14 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 CUSL2-M Motherboard Layout ACHA PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Ke yboard PWR_F AN GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 P ANEL IDELED FLOPPY .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree ™ Mode (Enable/Disable) 2) USBPWR1 p.19 USB Device W ake Up (Enable/Disable) USBPWR2 3) USBCNR1/USBCNR2 p.19 USB/CNR Selection (USB2 Connect/CNR) 4) AUD_EN1 p.
16 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 20) ACHA p.38 Chassis Intrusion Connector (2 pins) 21) WOL_CON p.39 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 22) WOR p.39 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 23) LCDTV p.40 LCD-TV Headers (18-1 pins /18 pins) 24) USB2 p.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: • Check Mother.
18 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Featur e Settings The motherboard ’ s onboard functions are either adjusted through jumpers or DIP switches. When using DIP switches, the white block represents the switch ’ s posi- tion.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) USB Device W ake Up (USBPWR1,USBPWR2) These allow you to disable or enable the USB device wake up function. Set these jumpers to Enable if you wish to use your USB devices to wake up your computer .
20 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 4) Onboard Audio CODEC Setting (AUD_EN1) (available on audio model only) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP W ARNING! 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.
22 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 7) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, AGP , and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External fre- quency .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP External Frequency T able The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only . Overclock- ing can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor .
24 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard uses o nly Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.
26 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 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. If this is not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING ! 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 (see 3.
28 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard Interrupt requests are shared as shown by the following table: ABCDE FG .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth.
30 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 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.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. For additional USB ports, you can use the USB headers (see USB Headers later in this section) and mount it to the chassis.
32 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 5) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T ur quoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) 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.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP 7) Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio.
34 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 1 1) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet ’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up.
36 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 14) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin CD1, AUX, VIDEO, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 17) ASUS iPanel Connector ( 12- 1 p in AFP ANEL) This connector allows you to connect an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to ac- cess drive bay with front I/O ports, status LEDs, and space reserved for a hard disk drive.
38 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 19) SMB Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 21) 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 (see 7. Appendix ). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
40 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 23) LCD-TV Headers ( 18-pin, 18-1 pin LCDTV) These headers require an optional LCD module for LCD output or a TV -out module for TV output.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 25) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes.
42 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CUSL2-M ® CUSL2-M System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 44 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch.
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.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Curr ent BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. Updating BIOS NOTE: When you see the message “ Boot Block is dif ferent ” , you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 50 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 CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 51 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 CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 52 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 sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 54 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 CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 55 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 CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 56 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 ZI.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Adv anced Men u CPU Internal Frequency In JumperFree ™ Mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subse- quent 2 fields.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore In JumperFree mode, t his field displays the core voltage sup- plied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU documentation. The picture shown here provides only an example of possible Vcore ranges.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz).
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration (Scroll down to see more items as shown.) SDRAM Capability This field displays the capability of the memory modules that you are us- ing — either PC100 or PC133.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay [Determined by DCCAS] W ith the default setting [Determined by DCCAS], this field has the same configuration as Display Cache CAS Latency (DCCAS) .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard ’ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration IRQ XX Reserved [No] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a specified device. The default value indicates that the dis- played IRQ is not used.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system of f and [En- abled] reboots your system.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard, PS2 mouse, or consumer IR device to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary .
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 74 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 CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot 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 CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested.
ASUS CUSL2 User ’ s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.).
79 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for Windows 95, you must use OSR 2.
80 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (3) Br owse to here and then click Next . (2) Click here. (1) Click here. (4) Click here. (7) Click here. (6) Browse to her e and then click Next . 5.2.1 PCI Multimedia Audio Device Found (on audio model only) (5) Insert your Windows CD and then click here.
81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.2.2 PCI Ethernet Controller Found (on LAN model only) (1) Click here. (2) Click here and then click Next . (3) Insert your support CD, browse to her e and then click Next .
82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3 CUSL2-M Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear .
83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS , CLICK RIGHT ARROW ON THE LOWER- RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU) • PC-cillin 98 Vx.xx: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. V iew the online help for more information.
84 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 4 INF Update Utility for Intel 815 Chipset 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.
85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.5 Intel 815 Chipset Graphic Control 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.
86 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.6 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup System Requirements • Intel ® Pentium ® microprocessor or higher . • Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.
87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (9) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Enter username and password, and other options, and then click here. (6) Click here. (5) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don ’ t have the Acrobat Reader installed.
88 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.7 Intel LDCM Client Setup System Requirements • Intel ® Pentium ® microprocessor or higher . • Operating system: Microsoft W indows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or W indows 98, or W indows NT 4.
89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. (10) Click here. (1 1) T o install other drivers/ programs, click her e and then click Finish .
90 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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.
91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.9 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.
92 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 10 Install 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.
93 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5 . 1 1 Microsoft DirectX 6.0 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.
94 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.12 Y AMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50 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.
95 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.13 PC-Cillin 98 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.
96 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.14 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x 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.
97 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.15 Cyberlink V ideo and Audio Applications 5.15.1 System Requirements • Pentium-100MHz PC compatible • Microsoft W in.
98 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.15.3 Installation Procedures 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.
99 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.16 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within W indows. Y ou 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.
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6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.1 Display Properties The motherboard ’ s built-in 2D/3D AGP VGA supports professional graphics de- sign, gaming, learning, and business applications.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Monitor Shows what type of monitor you are currently using. T o install the software for a new moni- tor , click Change . Performance Specifies the degree of acceleration you want for your graphics hardware.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 V ersion 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 W eb page for new updated drivers and notices.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and tem- peratures.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 107 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 108 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 109 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 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 I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP).
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 110 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.4 Y AMAHA XGPlayer The XGplayer is an application that is used to playback multimedia files. The XGplayer allows playback of MIDI files (.mid, .rmi), audio files (.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 111 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.5 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 112 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.6 CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerDVD is the flagship of CyberLink ’ s complete range of video and audio software products. It features unrivaled functions allowing users to view high quality video and media-rich DVD contents on the personal computer .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 113 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.7 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 114 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.7.2 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 6.5.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr ograms , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 115 7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card LAN Activity Output Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LAN Output Signal ASUS Other Intel Chipset If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ ASUS.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 116 7. APPENDIX 7.1.1 Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • W ake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev . 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies to IEEE 802.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 117 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.2 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 118 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer .
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 119 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 120 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS).
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 121 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 71 Accelerated Graphics Port 29 Accessories Fast Ethernet Card 1 15 Adobe Acrobat Reader Installing 96 Adobe Acrobat Reader Setup 96 AGP .
122 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual INDEX Display Cache RAS Precharge T ime 63 Display Cache RAS to CAS Delay 63 Driver Setup PCI Audio 80 E ECP DMA Select 65 Ethernet Card 1 15 Exit Discarding Changes.
ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 123 INDEX Legacy Diskette A 52 Legacy Diskette B 52 LiveUpdate Using 109 Load Setup Defaults 77 M Maximum LBA Capacity 55 MB T emperature 73 Memory Installation 25 Microsoft DirectX 6.
124 ASUS CUSL2-M User ’ s Manual INDEX Sector 55 Serial Port Connectors 32 Settings Onboard Audio 20 SMAR T Monitoring 55 SMB Connector 38 Software Setup Adobe Acrobat Reader 96 ASUS PC Probe 91 ASU.
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