Asus INTEL 810 MICROATX MOTHERBOARD CUW RM User Manual

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CUW-RM  
Intel® 810 microATX Motherboard  
USERS 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 CUW-RM 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 Features and Component Locations .......................................... 12  
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 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 .............................. 28  
3.7.3 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot .................................... 30  
3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 31  
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  
4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 58  
4.4.1 Chip Configuration .......................................................... 62  
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ................................................ 64  
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ............................................................ 66  
4.4.4 Shadow Configuration ..................................................... 69  
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4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 70  
4.5.1 Power Up Control ............................................................ 72  
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor............................................................ 74  
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 75  
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 77  
5. SOFTWARE SETUP ........................................................................ 79  
5.1 Operating Systems .................................................................... 79  
5.2 Starting Windows For the First Time ........................................ 79  
5.3 ASUS Smart Motherboard Support CD.................................... 81  
5.4 INF Update Utility for 810 Chipset .......................................... 82  
5.5 VGA Driver Setup .................................................................... 83  
5.6 Audio Driver Setup ................................................................... 84  
5.7 Intel Security Driver ................................................................. 85  
5.8 LDCM Local Setup ................................................................... 86  
5.9 LDCM Administrator Setup...................................................... 88  
5.10 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 91  
5.11 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................... 92  
5.12 YAMAHA S-YXG50 ................................................................ 93  
5.13 YAMAHA XGStudio ................................................................ 94  
5.14 PC-cillin 98 ............................................................................... 94  
5.16 Uninstalling Programs .............................................................. 96  
5.15 Adobe Acrobat Reader V4.0 ..................................................... 97  
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............................................................ 99  
6.1 Display Properties ..................................................................... 99  
6.2 ASUS PC Probe ...................................................................... 103  
6.3 ASUS LiveUpdate .................................................................. 108  
6.4 Using Yamaha XGstudio Player ............................................. 109  
6.5 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer .............................................. 110  
6.6 Hardware Information............................................................. 112  
7. APPENDIX...................................................................................... 113  
7.1 PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card ................................................. 113  
7.2 Modem Riser........................................................................... 115  
7.3 Glossary .................................................................................. 117  
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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:  
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:  
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.  
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 and general reference  
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) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA/66 or UltraDMA/  
33 IDE drives  
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25and (2) 3.5floppy disk drives  
(1) Serial COM2 connector with bracket  
(1) Bag of spare jumper caps  
(1) Support CD with drivers and utilities  
(1) This Motherboard Users Manual  
LCD connector with bracket (for LCD model only)  
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional)  
ASUS consumer infrared set (optional)  
ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 ethernet card (optional)  
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2. FEATURES  
2.1 The ASUS CUW-RM Motherboard  
The CUW-RM motherboard from ASUS is carefully designed for the demanding  
PC user who wants many smart features in a small package.  
2.1.1 Specifications  
Latest Intel Processor Support!  
Intel Pentium III E  
Intel Celeron  
100MHz FSB, Coppermine core  
66MHz FSB, Mendocino core  
FC-PGA  
PPGA  
Intel 810 Chipset! Features 100/66MHz FSB Intel 810 chipset with the Accel-  
erated Hub Architecture, which provides direct connections between the 810  
chipset and subsystems such as IDE controllers, USB controllers, and PCI add-  
on cards.  
Multi-Cache! Supports processors with 256, 128, or 0KB Pipelined Burst Level  
2 Cache.  
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.  
ASUS Graphics Driver! You can gain about 12% performance over that of the  
standard graphics driver (2D high-end graphics WinMark) usingASUScustom  
graphics driver. ASUS custom graphics driver also provides more features and  
provides selection of higher refresh rates and resolutions.  
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)  
JumperFreeMode! Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre-  
quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFreemode is  
enabled. Easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included in case you  
want to manually adjust the processors external frequency.  
Smart Slots! Provides three 32-bit PCI (rev 2.2) expansion slots. PCI supports  
up to 133MB/s maximum throughput. Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master  
PCI card (such as SCSI or LAN cards).  
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.  
Peripheral Wake-Up! Supports Wake-On-LAN, Wake-On-Ring, Keyboard  
Wake-Up, and BIOS Wake-Up.  
AMR Slot! Audio Modem Riser slot supports a very affordable audio and/or  
modem riser card.  
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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!  
Firmware Hub! Provides security and other latest power computing features.  
Monitoring for your PCs 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.  
Smart BIOS! 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides  
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.  
2.1.2 Optional Components  
The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase:  
Smart Audio! Software Audio and Hardware AC97 V2.1 Codec compliant,  
Analog Devices 3D sound circuitry, sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz.  
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.  
No Messy Wires! Integrated Consumer IR and Standard IR supports an op-  
tional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals,  
personal gadgets, or an optional remote controller.  
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2. FEATURES  
2.1.3 Performance  
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.  
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 optimizes system performance with concur-  
rent PCI and CPU bus activities.  
SDRAM Optimized Performance! ASUS smart series motherboards support the  
new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic RandomAccess Memory (SDRAM),  
which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100-compliant  
SDRAM.  
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) provides maximum power savings  
as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStartso that you do  
not fall asleep waiting for system bootup. (STR requires OS support)  
New Compliancy! Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet  
PC99 compliancy. The new PC99 requirements for systems and components are  
based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility  
and power management for configuring and managing all system components,  
and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures forWindows 95/98/NT. Color-  
coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by  
PC99.  
HighestAudio Quality! AC97 DAC/ADC built into the audio codec reduces noise  
to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of  
+90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and recognition.  
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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2.1.4 Intelligence  
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 processor thermal sensing and auto-protec-  
tion.  
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.  
System ResourcesAlert! Todays 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 the 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 Lead in 3.8 External Connectors for more information)  
button. Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4  
seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode.  
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.  
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 CUW-RM Motherboard Components  
See opposite page for locations.  
Location  
Processor Support Socket 370 for Coppermine/Mendocino Processors ................ 3  
Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 7  
66MHz to 150MHz bus support (32 external clock settings)  
Chipsets Intel 810 Integrated Graphics Chipset ...................................... 4  
Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH0)  
Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) ................................................ 9  
4Mb Firmware Hub (FWH) ................................................... 16  
Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset .......................................... 12  
Main Memory Maximum 512MB support  
3 DIMM Sockets ...................................................................... 5  
PC100 SDRAM support  
Expansion Slots 3 PCI Slots .............................................................................. 15  
1 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ........................................ 18  
System I/O 2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA33/66 Support) ......................... 6  
1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector .............................................. 8  
1 Serial COM1 Connector ...................................................... 22  
1 Parallel Port Connector ....................................................... 21  
2 USB Connectors .................................................................. 23  
1 PS/2 Mouse Connector .............................................. (Top) 24  
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector ................................... (Bottom) 24  
1 Serial Header ......................................................................... 1  
3D Graphics Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH0)  
1 VGA Monitor Output Connector ......................................... 20  
TV/Digital LCD Headers ....................................................... 14  
Audio AC97 V2.1 Audio Codec (optional)...................................... 17  
1 Joystick/MIDI Connector (on audio model only) .... (Top ) 19  
1 Line Out Connector (on audio model only) ........ (Bottom) 19  
1 Line In Connector (on audio model only) ........... (Bottom) 19  
1 Microphone Connector (on audio model only) ... (Bottom) 19  
Network Features Wake-On-Ring Connector ...................................................... 11  
Wake-On-LAN Connector...................................................... 13  
Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ....... 10  
3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors  
Power ATX Power Supply Connector ................................................. 2  
Form Factor microATX  
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