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CUSL2-C
Intel® 815EP ATX 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 CUSL2-C .................................................................. 8
2.2 CUSL2-C Motherboard Components ....................................... 12
3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 14
3.1 CUSL2-C 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 Memory 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............................ 27
3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slots .... 28
3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot .......................... 29
3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 30
3.9 Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ 43
4. BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 45
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 45
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System....................... 45
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ........................................... 46
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
4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 56
4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 58
4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................ 61
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 64
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ......................................................... 66
4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ................................................... 68
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4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 69
4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 71
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 73
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 74
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 76
5. SOFTWARE SETUP ....................................................................... 79
5.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 79
5.2 Start Windows ........................................................................... 79
5.3 CUSL2-C Motherboard Support CD ........................................ 80
5.4 INF Update Utility for Intel 815 Chipset .................................. 82
5.5 Intel 815 Chipset Graphic Control Driver ................................ 83
5.6 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup ............................................. 85
5.7 Intel LDCM Client Setup.......................................................... 87
5.8 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.0 ................................. 88
5.9 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx ............................................................. 89
5.10 Install ASUS Update Vx.xx ...................................................... 90
5.11 Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver ................................................... 91
5.12 YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50...................................... 93
5.13 PC-Cillin 98 Vx.xx ................................................................... 93
5.14 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x ..................................................... 94
5.15 Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications ................................. 95
5.16 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 96
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 99
6.1 Display Properties ..................................................................... 99
6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 102
6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 107
6.4 YAMAHA XGPlayer .............................................................. 108
6.5 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE .................................................... 109
6.6 CyberLink PowerDVD ........................................................... 110
6.7 CyberLink VideoLive Mail ..................................................... 111
7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 113
7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 113
7.2 Glossary .................................................................................. 115
INDEX ................................................................................................. 119
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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. Washington DC: Office of the
Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, 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
Production information and specifications
Intructions on setting up the motherboard.
Intructions on setting up the BIOS
5. SOFTWARE SETUP
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
7. APPENDIX
Intructions on setting up the included software
Reference material for the included software
Optional items and general reference
1.2 Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.
Optional Items
USB Hub CNR card
Package Contents
(1) ASUS Motherboard
(1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable
for internal UltraDMA100/66/33
IDE drives
LAN/Home PNA CNR card
ASUS iPanel
ASUS consumer infrared set
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module
(1) Ribbon cable for master and
slave IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2)
3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumpers
(1) Support drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s Manual
(1) ASUS 2-port USB connector set
with bracket
(1) COM2 Bracket
(1) COM2/VGA EMI Shielding Label
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2. FEATURES
2.1 The ASUS CUSL2-C
The ASUS CUSL2-C motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1Specifications
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Latest Intel Processor Support
Pentium® III
100/133MHz FSB
FC-PGA
FC-PGA
Celeron™
66MHz FSB
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North Bridge System Chipset: The Intel® 815EP chipset supports a 66/100/
133 Front Side Bus (FSB), up to 512MB of PC100/PC133 SDRAM, and AGP
4X mode, which can transport twice the amount of data compared to the current
AGP standard.
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South Bridge System Chipset: The Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) features
support for UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to
100MB/sec; two USB controllers for a total of 4 USB ports; and six channel
AC97 CODEC support.
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Intel® Accelerated Hub Architecture: Features a dedicated high speed hub
link between the ICH2 and GMCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec – twice the
maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus.
PC100/PC133 Memory Support: Equipped with three Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM) sockets to support PC100/PC133-compliant SDRAMs (avail-
able in 64, 128, 256, 512MB densities) up to 512MB.
AGP Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port slot that supports AGP
cards for high performance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical
applications supporting 133MHz 4X mode. Backward compatible to support
AGP 2X.
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UltraDMA33/66/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE
controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels.
Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and
Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM,
CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
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Wake-Up Support: Supports Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard
Wake-Up, and BIOS Wake-Up.
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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 to allow
manual adjustment of the processor’s external frequency.
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Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log
chassis open events into LDCM. 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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2. FEATURES
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Firmware Hub: Provides security-enhancements in computer platforms by sup-
porting Random Number Generator (RNG).
PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system
status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan
status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC
Probe or Intel LDCM software.
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CNR Support: A Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) slot provides
an interface to support very affordable multichannel audio, V.90 analog modem,
Home PNA, 10/100 Ethernet networking, and USB hub.
PCI Expansion Slots: Provides six 32-bit PCI (PCI 2.2 compliant) expansion
slots. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, such as SCSI or LAN
cards. (PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.)
Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible
serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can
also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections.
Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash
EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98/2000/Millenium
compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most
devices for virtually automatic setup.
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Smart BIOS: The firmware hub 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 supports new
security software for data protection and secured Internet transactions.
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Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
Onboard LED: The onboard LED will light up when there is standby power to
the motherboard. This acts as a reminder to the user to turn OFF the power
before plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard,
peripherals, and/or components.
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One Touch Management: Supports an optionalASUS iPanel, an easy to access
box with system information LED display, front I/O ports, and space reserved
for a hard disk drive. With an ASUS iPanel, you can monitor your computer
system’s vital components.
SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physi-
cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices.
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2. FEATURES
2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components
The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:
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Onboard Audio: AC97 V2.1 compliant Audio Codec with 3D sound circuitry
and sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz.
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/100, UltraDMA/
66, UltraDMA/33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced
IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup
drives.
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High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: IDE transfers using UltraDMA/66 Bus
Master IDE can handle rates up to 66.6MB/s. This motherboard with its chipset
and support for UltraDMA/100 increases the data transfer rate to 100MB/s.
UltraDMA/100 is backward compatible with DMA/66, DMA/33, and DMA and
with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current
EIDE/IDE drives and host systems. (UltraDMA/66/100 requires a 40-pin 80-
conductor cable to be enabled.)
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Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter buses to memory and processor.
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SDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports PC133-com-
pliant Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases
the data transfer rate to 1066MB/s max.
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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
98/2000/Millenium, must be used.
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Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings
as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart™ so that you do
not have to wait for a long time for system bootup.
New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet
the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification. The new PC 99 requirements
for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: sup-
port for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring
and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation
procedures for Windows 95/98/NT and later. Color-coded connectors and
descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99.
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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.
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Temperature Monitoring andAlert: To prevent system overheat and system dam-
age, this motherboard supports 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 Resources Alert: Today’s operating systems, such as Windows 98/
Millenium, Windows NT/2000, require much more memory and hard drive space
to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The onboard
hardware ASUS ASIC in conjunction with either the bundled ASUS PC Probe
or Intel LDCM will warn the user before the system resources are used up to
prevent possible application crashes. Suggestions will give the user information
on managing their limited resources more efficiently.
Dual Function Power Button: Through BIOS, the power button can be defined
as the “Stand by” (a.k.a. Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX
Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead in 3.8 Connectors for more information) button.
Regardless 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): Message LEDs now act as infor-
mation providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can
determine if a message has been received from a fax/modem. A simple glimpse
provides useful information to the user. This function requires ACPI OS and
driver support.
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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 click.
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2. FEATURES
2.2 CUSL2-C Motherboard Components
See opposite page for locations.
Location
Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III/Celeron (FC-PGA) Processors ..... 1
Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 5
Chipsets Intel 815EP Chipset .................................................................. 2
Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) ......................................... 10
Firmware Hub (FWH) ............................................................ 12
Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O Chipset ............................... 11
Main Memory 3 DIMM Sockets (maximum 512MB support) ........................ 3
PC133 SDRAM support
Expansion Slots 6 PCI Slots .............................................................................. 18
1 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot ................................ 19
1 CNR Slot ............................................................................. 15
System I/O USB Headers .......................................................................... 14
1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ............................................... 6
2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA/100 Support) ........................... 4
1 Serial COM2 Header ............................................................. 7
1 ASUS iPanel Connector ........................................................ 8
1 Parallel Port Connector ............................................. (Top) 21
1 Serial COM1 Port Connector .............................. (Bottom) 22
2 USB Port Connectors ......................................................... 23
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .............................................. (Top) 24
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................... (Bottom) 24
Audio AC’97 V2.1 Audio Codec (optional)
1 Game/MIDI Connector (on audio model only)
1 Line Out Connector (on audio model only)
1 Line In Connector (on audio model only)
1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only)
Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector...................................................... 17
Wake-On-Ring Connector ........................................................ 9
Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 13
3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors
Power ATX Power Supply Connector ............................................... 20
Special Feature Onboard LED ......................................................................... 16
Form Factor ATX
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