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MEW-L
Socket 370 Intel® 810 Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7
1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8
2.1 The ASUS MEW-L Motherboard ............................................... 8
2.1.1 Specifications ..................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Optional Components ........................................................ 9
2.1.3 Performance ..................................................................... 10
2.1.4 Intelligence....................................................................... 11
2.2 Motherboard Part Definitions ................................................... 12
2.3 Motherboard Part Locations ..................................................... 13
3. HARDWARE SETUP ..................................................................... 14
3.1 Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 14
3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15
3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17
3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 17
3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 24
3.5.1 General DIMM Notes ...................................................... 24
3.5.2 DIMM Installation ........................................................... 25
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 26
3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 27
3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure............................ 27
3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .............................. 28
3.7.3 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards ........................ 30
3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 30
3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 31
3.9 Power Connection Procedures .................................................. 45
4. BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 46
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 46
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ......................... 46
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures.............................................. 47
4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 49
4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 50
4.2.2 Legend Bar....................................................................... 50
4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 52
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 53
4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 58
4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 60
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 62
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 64
4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 67
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4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 68
4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 70
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor............................................................ 72
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 73
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 75
5. SOFTWARE SETUP ........................................................................ 77
5.1 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD.................................... 77
5.2 Operating Systems .................................................................... 80
5.3 Starting Windows For the First Time ........................................ 80
5.4 LDCM Local Setup ................................................................... 82
5.5 LDCM Administrator Setup...................................................... 84
5.6 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 87
5.7 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 88
5.8 Drivers ...................................................................................... 89
5.9 Other ......................................................................................... 91
5.10 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 98
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE .......................................................... 101
6.1 Display Properties ................................................................... 101
6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 105
6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 110
6.4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 111
6.5 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 112
6.6 Hardware Information............................................................. 114
7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 115
7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 115
7.2 S370 Series CPU Cards .......................................................... 117
7.3 Modem Riser........................................................................... 119
INDEX ................................................................................................. 121
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
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This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa-
tion. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
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Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-
proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washing-
ton DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administra-
tion, U.S. Government Printing Office.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the 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.
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized
This manual is divided into the following sections:
1) INTRODUCTION
2) FEATURES
3) HARDWARE SETUP
4) BIOS SETUP
Manual information and checklist
Product information and specifications
Instructions on setting up the motherboard
Instructions on setting up the BIOS software
Instructions on setting up the included software
5) SOFTWARE SETUP
6) SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software
7) APPENDIX
Optional items
1.2 Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
please contact your retailer.
(1) ASUS Motherboard
(1) 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/33
IDE drives
NOTE: The 80-conductor ribbon cable is designed with a 40-pin connector.
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2) 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps
(1) Support CD with drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual
I/O Shield (for LAN model only; metallic plate which replaces the chassis’ pro-
vided standard ATX connector shield)
Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for non-LCD model only)
LCD panel & Serial COM2 connector with bracket (for LCD model only)
ASUS IrDA-compliant Infrared module (optional)
ASUS consumer infrared set (optional)
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2. FEATURES
2.1 The ASUS MEW-L Motherboard
The MEW-L motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding PC
user who wants many smart features in a small package. So what’s so smart about
the ASUS MEW-L motherboard?
2.1.1 Specifications
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Latest Intel Socket 370 Processor Support! Supports Intel’s Celeron proces-
sor designed for Socket 370 and packaged in Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA).
Latest Intel 810 Chipset! Features 100MHz FSB Intel 810 chipset (GMCH0 &
ICH) and a 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller.
Integrated Graphics! Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture, par-
allel data processing and compression, precise pixel interpolation, full 2D hard-
ware acceleration, and motion video acceleration.
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ASUS Graphics Driver! You can gain about 12% performance over that of the
standard graphics driver (2D highend graphics WinMark) using ASUS’ custom
graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and
provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.
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Versatile Memory Support! DRAM controller supports asymmetrical address-
ing and three DIMM sockets support Intel PC100-compliant SDRAMs (16, 32,
64, 128, or 256MB) up to 512MB. (supports a maximum of 4 sides)
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JumperFree™ Mode! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-
quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree™ mode is
enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included in case you
want to manually adjust the processor’s external frequency.
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Smart Slots! Optional five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) with two 16-bit ISA expansion
slots, six PCI with one ISA, or six PCI with no ISA, depending on territory. PCI
supports up to 133MB/sec maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a
Bus Master PCI card (such as SCSI or LAN cards).
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Latest Low Pin Count Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible
serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
Integrated IDE! Controller supports UltraDMA/66 up to 66MB/s, UltraDMA/
33 up to 33MB/s, and PIO Mode 4 up to 17MB/s.
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Peripheral Wake-Up! Supports Wake-On-LAN, Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard
Wake-Up, BIOS Wake-Up, and wake-up by infrared remote control.
AMR Slot! Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very affordable audio and/or
modem riser card.
Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection! Supports chassis intrusion monitor-
ing through theASUSASIC. 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!
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Firmware Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features.
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Monitoring for your PC’s Health! Provided ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM
allows PC health monitoring.
Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection! Programmable BIOS (Flash
EEPROM), offering enhancedACPI for Windows 98 compatibility, built-in firm-
ware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually au-
tomatic setup.
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Smart BIOS! 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which pro-
vides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and
CPU/SDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/
MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. Hardware random number generator sup-
ports new security software for data protection and secured Internet transac-
tions.
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Wired for Management (WfM) V2.0! Supports remote monitor, diagnosis,
and management (Alert-On-LAN) in network configuration.
2.1.2 Optional Components
The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:
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Smart Audio! Software Audio and Hardware AC’97 V2.1 CODEC compliant,
Analog Device’s 3D sound circuitry, sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz.
Full amplified audio output can be directed to the chassis’ internal speaker in
order to save space, save money, and reduce complications associated with ex-
ternal speakers. Chassis speaker volume can be digitally controlled through OS.
3D PositionalAudio! Brings new levels of realism to games with sounds being posi-
tioned interactively around the user, making them truly part of the 3D virtual experi-
ence. Better music reproduction is possible with MIDI utilizing Wavetable synthesis.
Smart Networking! Features the Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet LAN Controller
(fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX). Supports TCO function.
Space Savings! Digital Flat Panel (DFP) Interface gives a direct digital connec-
tion for connecting a digital flat panel (analog flat panel must be connected to
the VGA-out connector) to your PC. This interface transmits sharp, bright im-
ages by eliminating digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversions, which
can accumulate noise and degrade image quality.
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No Messy Wires! Integrated Consumer IR and Standard IR support an optional
remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals, per-
sonal gadgets, or an optional remote controller.
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2. FEATURES
2.1.3 Performance
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UltraPerformance! Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors
that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66,
UltraDMA/33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced
IDE devices, such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, and LS-120 drives.
Dual Speeds! CPU frequency can operate at either 66MHz or 100MHz while
system memory operates at either 100MHz or 66MHz. (100MHz CPU with
66MHz SDRAM setting not supported) This asynchronous design can optimize
the VGAperformance under shared memory configuration. Of course 100MHz/
100MHz synchronous host/DRAM clock is recommended for maximum per-
formance.
Double or Quadruple the IDE Transfer Speed! IDE transfers using UltraDMA/
33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB/s and up to 66MB/s using
UltraDMA/66 technology. The best of all is that these new technology is com-
patible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade
current IDE devices or cables.
Concurrent PCI! Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter buses to memory to CPU.
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SDRAM Optimized Performance! ASUS smart series motherboards support
the new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
(SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-
compliant SDRAM.
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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.
To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS such as Windows
98 must be used.
Suspend and Go! Suspend-to-RAM (STR) and suspend-to-disk provides maxi-
mum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and
QuickStart™ so that you do not fall asleep waiting for system bootup. (STR
requires OS support and does not support ISA cards; ISA cards may fail to work
coming out of STR mode.)
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Windows 2000 Ready! The new-generation operating system provides smart
management, web integration, multilanguage support, and higher level of per-
formance, reliability, and security.
Highest Audio Quality! AC’97 DAC/ADC built into the audio CODEC re-
duces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to
noise ratio) of +90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and rec-
ognition.
Extreme Graphics! The integrated motion compensation allows for smooth
MPEG1 or MPEG2 video playback. Fast 3D graphics engine allows for an ex-
citing gameplay experience.
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2. FEATURES
2.1.4 Intelligence
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Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm! To prevent system overheat and system
damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM
and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
Temperature Monitoring and Alert! To prevent system overheat and system
damage, this motherboard supports Socket 370 processor thermal sensing and
auto-protection.
Voltage Monitoring and Alert! System voltage levels are monitored to ensure
stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are
more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper
system configuration and management.
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System ResourcesAlert! Today’s operating systems such as Windows 98, Win-
dows NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present
enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource moni-
tor will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent pos-
sible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information on manag-
ing their limited resources more efficiently.
Dual Function Power Button! Through BIOS, the power button can be defined
as the “Standby” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX
Power Switch in 3.8 External Connectors for more information) button. Re-
gardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will
enter the Soft-Off mode.
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Remote Ring On (requires modem)! This allows a computer to be turned on
remotely through an internal or external modem. With this benefit on-hand, users
can access any information from their computers from anywhere in the world!
Message LED (requires ACPI OS support)! Chassis LEDs now act as infor-
mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can
determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful infor-
mation to the user.
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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.
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2. FEATURES
2.2 Motherboard Part Definitions
The following are part descriptions for the motherboard parts shown on the next
page.
ATX Power Connector for connection to an ATX power supply
LCD Header for LCD connector set (LCD model only)
LCD Chipset (on LCD model only)
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Socket 370 for Intel Celeron 370 processors
Intel 810 (GMCH0) Integrated Graphics Chipset
Three DIMM Sockets
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5
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Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors
Feature Setting DIP Switches
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Floppy Disk Drive Connector
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Serial COM2 Header
Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH)
Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset
Four Mbit Firmware Hub (programmable BIOS)
Wake-On-Ring Connector
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Wake-On-LAN Connector
One or Two ISA Slot(s) (on ISA model only)
PCI to ISA Bridge (on ISA model only)
Intel 82559 Fast-Ethernet Chipset (on LAN model only)
AC’97 V2.1 Audio CODEC
Five or Six PCI Slots (optional at the time of purchase)
Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Connector
Joystick, MIDI, Line Out, Line In, Microphone In Connectors
VGA Monitor Output Connector
Parallel Connector
Serial COM1 Connector
LAN (RJ45) and USB Connectors (LAN optional)
PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard Connectors
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