®
CUBX-L/CUBX-E
Socket 370 ATX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Special Features
CUBX-L
• UltraDMA/33 Support
• 2 USB Ports
CUBX-E
• UltraDMA/100 Support
• 5 USB Ports (2 standard, 3 upgradeable)
ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION
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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 CUBX-L/CUBX-E Motherboard ............................. 8
2.1.1 Specifications .................................................................. 8
2.1.2 Special Features ............................................................. 10
2.1.3 Performance Features .................................................... 10
2.1.4 Intelligence .................................................................... 11
2.2 Motherboard Components ........................................................ 12
2.2.1 Component Locations .................................................... 13
3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 14
3.1 CUBX-L/CUBX-E Motherboard Layout ................................. 14
3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15
3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 17
3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 17
3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 22
3.5.1 General DIMM Notes .................................................... 22
3.5.2 Memory Installation ...................................................... 23
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 25
3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 26
3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure ......................... 26
3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards............................ 27
3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ................................. 29
3.8 Connectors ................................................................................ 30
3.9 Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ 41
4. BIOS SETUP..................................................................................... 42
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 42
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System....................... 42
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) ...... 43
4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 45
4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. 46
4.2.2 Legend Bar .................................................................... 46
4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 48
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 49
4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 52
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4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 54
4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................ 58
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 60
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ......................................................... 62
4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ................................................... 65
4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 66
4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 68
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 70
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 71
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 73
5. SOFTWARE SETUP ....................................................................... 75
5.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 75
5.2 Start Windows ........................................................................... 75
5.3 Installing Drivers and Software ................................................ 75
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ........................................................... 79
6.1 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 79
6.2 ASUS Update ............................................................................ 84
7. APPENDIX........................................................................................ 85
7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................... 85
7.2 ASUS CIDB Intrusion Detection Module ................................ 87
7.3 Glossary .................................................................................... 89
INDEX ................................................................................................... 93
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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
Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing
items, please contact your retailer.
Package Contents
Optional Items
(1) ASUS Motherboard
ASUS CIDB chassis intrusion de-
tection module
(1) Ribbon cable for internal
UltraDMA/33 IDE drives
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared
module
(1) Ribbon cable for one 5.25” and
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN
10/100 Ethernet Card
two 3.5” floppy disk drives
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps
(1) ASUS Support CD with
drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User’s
Manual
(1) 40-pin 80-conductor ibbon cable
for internal UltraDMA100/66/33
IDE drives (only for CUBX-E)
(1) Promise ATA100 Support Disk
(only for CUBX-E)
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2. FEATURES
2.1 The ASUS CUBX-L/CUBX-E
Motherboard
TheASUS CUBX-L/CUBX-E is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who
wants advanced features processed by the fastest CPU.
2.1.1 Specifications
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Latest Intel Processor Support
Intel Pentium® III
Intel Celeron™
Intel Celeron™
100MHz FSB Coppermine core
66MHz FSB Coppermine core
66MHz FSB Mendocino
FC-PGA
FC-PGA
PPGA
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Intel AGPset: Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems and front-side
bus(FSB)platform, whichbooststhetraditional66MHzexternalbusspeedto100MHz.
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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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Anti-Boot Virus BIOS: Features a programmable BIOS, offering enhanced
Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) support for Windows 98 com-
patibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection through Trend ChipAway Virus
codes, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup.
PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with four DIMM sockets to support Intel
PC100-compliant SDRAMs (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256MB) up to 1 GB. These
new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 100MHz bus speed
requirement.
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Peripheral Wake Up: Supports modem, PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, and LAN
card wake up functions from sleep or soft-off mode.
PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easier way to examine and manage system
status information, such as CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan
status through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled LDCM by Intel or
PC Probe from ASUS.
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AGP Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance,
component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications us-
ing a 1X or 2X mode bus.
PCI/ISA Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) and two ISA ex-
pansion slots. PCI supports up to 133MB/s maximum throughput.
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Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one paral-
lel port with EPP and ECP capabilities.
UltraDMA/33 Bus Master IDE: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE
controller with two connectors that support four UltraDMA/33 IDE devices on
two channels. Supports UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 and 4, and Bus Master IDE
DMA Mode 2, as well as Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup, CD-
ROM, CD-R/RW, and LS-120 drives.
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Wake-On-LAN Connector: Supports Wake-On-LAN activity through an op-
tional ASUS PCI-L101 10/100 Fast Ethernet PCI card (see 7.1 PCI-L101 LAN
Card) or a similar ethernet card.
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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 (see Suspend-to-RAM Ca-
pability in 4.5 Power Menu for more information).
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Promise PCI-ATA100 Support (only on CUBX-E): Provides support to PCI-
ATA100 controller to provide Ultra DMA/100 solutions.
Supports Up to 5 USB Ports (only on CUBX-E): Provides support for up to
five USB ports right out of the box.
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2. FEATURES
2.1.2 Special Features
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ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more
Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support 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.
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Easy Installation: Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk
drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk
drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of this 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 Windows95/98/NT . Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons
make identification easy as required by PC’99.
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Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through
the onboard SYMBIOS firmware.
2.1.3 Performance Features
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Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas-
ter busses to the memory and processor.
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SDRAM Optimized Performance: Supports the new generation memory - Syn-
chronous Dynamic RandomAccess Memory (SDRAM) which increases the data
transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant SDRAM.
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High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: The CUBX-L motherboard supports
UltraDMA/33 and can handle data transfer rates up to 33MB/s. The CUBX-E
motherboard supports UltraDMA/100, which 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 up-
grade current EIDE/IDE drives and host systems. (UltraDMA/66 and UltraDMA/
100 require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled.)
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2. FEATURES
2.1.4 Intelligence
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Dual Function Power Button: Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec-
onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two
states: sleep mode or soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS or OS setting (see
PWR Button < 4 Secs in 4.5 Power Menu). When the power button is pressed
for more than 4 seconds, the system enters the soft-off mode regardless of the
BIOS setting.
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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 fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds.
Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Turbo LEDs now act as informa-
tion providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can de-
termine if a message has been received from a fax/modem. A simple glimpse
provides useful information to the user.
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Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer with this mother-
board to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem. With this
feature, users can access their computers from anywhere in the world!
System Resources Alert: Today’s operating systems such as Windows 95/98/
NT and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enor-
mous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource monitor
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.
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Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure
stable voltage 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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2. FEATURES
2.2 Motherboard Components
See opposite page for locations.
Location
Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III/Celeron Processors ....................... 1
Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 8
100/66MHz system bus (Frequency Multiples 2.0-8.0)
Chipsets Intel 440BX AGPset ................................................................. 3
Multi-I/O Chipset ................................................................... 16
Main Memory Maximum 1GB Supported
4 DIMM Sockets ...................................................................... 4
PC100/66 SDRAM Supported
Expansion Slots 5 PCI Slots .............................................................................. 17
2 ISA Slots .............................................................................. 12
1 Accelerated Graphics Port ................................................... 18
System I/O 2 UltraDMA/33 IDE Connectors ............................................. 5
2 UltraDMA/100 IDE Connectors (only on CUBX-E)............ 5
1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ............................................... 9
Intel PIIX4E PCIset ................................................................ 10
1 Parallel Port Connector ....................................................... 21
2 Serial Port Connectors ................................................... 20, 22
2 USB Headers (only on CUBX-E) ......................................... 6
2 USB Connectors .................................................................. 23
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .............................................. (Top) 24
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................... (Bottom) 24
BIOS AWARD BIOS, Programmable Flash 4Mbit EEPROM ........ 14
Supports Plug & Play, DMI, and Write Protection
Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector...................................................... 15
Wake-On-Ring Connector ...................................................... 13
Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ......... 7
3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors
Power ATX Power Supply Connector ................................................. 2
Special Features Onboard Power LED .............................................................. 11
Promise® UltraDMA/100 Controller (only on CUBX-E) ...... 19
Form Factor ATX
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