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    ® CUBX Socket 370 ATX Motherboard USER'S MANUAL
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    manual revision number. Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page. SPECIFICATIONS
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    @asuscom.de (for marketing requests only) Technical Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook: +49-2102-9599-10 Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) WWW: www.asuscom.de FTP: ftp.asuscom.de/pub/ASUSCOM ASUS CUBX User's Manual 3
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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 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 CUBX Motherboard Components 12 2.2.1 Component Locations
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    5.1 Install Operating System 75 5.2 Start Windows 75 5.3 BX Series Motherboard Support CD 76 5.4 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup 79 5.5 Intel LDCM Client Setup 81 5.6 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 82 5.7 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx 83 5.8 Install ASUS Update Vx.xx 84 5.9 Install PC-Cillin
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    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 numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 6 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    set with bracket (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual Optional Items ASUS CIDB chassis intrusion detection module ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Ethernet Card ASUS CUBX User's Manual 7
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    2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS CUBX Motherboard The ASUS CUBX is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest CPU. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support Intel Pentium® III 100MHz FSB Coppermine core Intel
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    : Comes with an onboard CMD UltraDMA/66 IDE controller with two connectors that support four UltraDMA/66 IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/ 33, PIO Modes 3 and 4, and Bus Master in 4.5 Power Menu for more information). 2. FEATURES Specifications ASUS CUBX User's Manual 9
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    all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC'99. • Symbios SCSI BIOS: Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware
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    's operating systems such as Windows 95/98/ NT and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    2.2 CUBX 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
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    2. FEATURES Component Locations 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 12 3 4 5 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 ASUS CUBX User's Manual 13
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    SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 CUBX Motherboard BIOS) WOR PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 ISA1 SMB Intel PIIX4E CLRTC ASUS PCIset ASIC with Hardware Monitor CHA_FAN JEN USB3A PANEL USB2 IDELED IR (Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase.) 14 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    Expansion Slots/Sockets 1) System Memory p.22 System Memory Support 2) DIMM1/2/3/4 p.22 DIMM Memory Module Support 3) Socket 370 p.25 CPU Support 4) PCI1/2/3/4/5/6 p.27 32- Speaker Connector (4 pins) 21) MSG.LED (PANEL) p. 38 System Message LED (2 pins) ASUS CUBX User's Manual 15
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    Lead (2 pins) p. 38 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 39 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) p. 39 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 16 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard damage to your motherboard, peripherals,
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    Features Settings (DIP Switches - DSW) The motherboard's onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OFF JEN ® CUBX 12 Jumper CUBX Jumper Mode Setting 23 JumperFree NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches (DSW) must be set to OFF. 18 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    the DRAM (CPU bus) frequency. The default sets the AGP bus frequency to be 2/3 of the DRAM frequency. When the CPU/DRAM frequency is Motherboard Settings ® CUBX ON ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DRAM Freq. x1 DRAM Freq. x2/3 CUBX AGP Bus Frequency Setting ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    CPU/DRAM →133.0MHz PCI BUS → 33.3MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 133.0MHz 44.3MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 140.0MHz 35.0MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 CPU/DRAM →150.0MHz PCI BUS → 37.5MHz NOTE: Overclocking your processor is not recommended. It may result in a slower speed. 20 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    ] Celeron 266MHz 4.0x 66MHz [OFF][OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] For updated processor settings, please visit ASUS' web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION). WARNING! Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 21
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    supported: SDRAM with and without ECC. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Ex- tended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. 22 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). ® CUBX 3. H/W SETUP System Memory The notches on the DIMM will shift between left, center motherboard. You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing. This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM. ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) 3. H/W SETUP System Memory 24 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    thermal resistor is not needed. CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting a clampstyle processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard. Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) Celeron Notch CUBX Socket 370 Pentium III Golden Arrow ASUS CUBX User's Manual 25
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    may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 3.7.1 Expansion Card BIOS if necessary (such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card. 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards 26 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your motherboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free. IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support Request Table for this Motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot
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    PNP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility. IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards (see 4.4.3 PCI Configuration. Choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve). 28 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. CUBX motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). ® CUBX 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) 30 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.2.2 I/O Device Configuration for settings. 3. H/W SETUP Connectors COM1 COM2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) ASUS CUBX User's Manual 31
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    Signal GND ® CUBX 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 1 CHASSIS CUBX Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead 7) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy stripe to Pin 1. Floppy Drive Connector Pin 1 CUBX Floppy Disk Drive Connector ® CUBX 32 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    . Refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot BIOS, see 4.4.1 Chip Configuration. NOTE: Orient the red stripe to PIN 1. CUBX IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 ASUS CUBX User's Manual 33
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    power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. WOL_CON +5VSB Ground PME CUBX Wake-On-LAN Connector 10) Wake-On-Ring Connector (2-pin WOR) This connector standby power. ® CUBX 3. H/W SETUP Connectors ® CUBX WOR 12 Ground PIXRI# CUBX Wake-On-Ring Connector 34 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    heatsinks. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. GND +12V Rotation PWR_FAN CPU_FAN ® CUBX Rotation +12V GND CHA_FAN CUBX 12Volt Cooling Fan Power ASUS CUBX User's Manual 35
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    to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. You must also configure the the module to the motherboard's IR connector according to the pin definitions. Front View Back View CUBX Infrared Module Connector ® CUBX +5V (NC) ® CUBX CUBX USB Header 1 USB3A 36 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can
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    requires an ACPI OS and driver support. 20) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on your BIOS or OS setting. Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for 38 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    supply cannot support the load. For WakeOn-LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB. ATXPWR CUBX ATX Power CUBX Thermal Sensor Connector +12.0 Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts ® CUBX ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 40 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep One short beep when displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop One found or video card memory bad CPU overheated System running at a lower frequency ASUS CUBX User's Manual 41
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    AFLASH to run AFLASH. 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS IMPORTANT! If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. 42 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    2 and then press . The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. 5. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX- XX.XXX, and then press . NOTE: To cancel this operation, press . 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS ASUS CUBX User's Manual 43
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    if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. 44 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    > key after the computer has run through its POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly. 4. BIOS SETUP Program Information ASUS CUBX User's Manual 45
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    Function Description or Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu to its Setup Defaults Saves changes and exits Setup 4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction 46 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. 4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction ASUS CUBX User's Manual 47
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    : 4. BIOS SETUP Main Support [Disabled] This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] 48 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    old or too new. You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually. NOTE: After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS, new IDE hard disk drives must be for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS CUBX User's Manual 49
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    for your disk, you should enter the correct ones manually by setting [User Type HDD]. [User Type HDD] 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. 50 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    BIOS from the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive. This field can also be configured manually ] 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives ASUS CUBX User's Manual 51
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    in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured. 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number second characters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] 52 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus. To clear the password, highlight Memory [XXX MB] This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. This is a display only field. ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode (see 3.4 Motherboard Settings), this field allows you to select the internal speed of your CPU. Available options include multiples of 66 and 100. Select [Manual] if you want to
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    Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu ASUS CUBX User's Manual 55
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    processors). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds. For processors with locked frequency multiplier 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier 56 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    improper CPU settings, power OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Speed 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Bus/PCI Freq. (MHz) ASUS CUBX User's Manual 57
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    Configuration 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration (scroll down to see more items, as shown here) SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings for items 2-5, depending on the memory modules that you the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to [User Define]. 58 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default memory of the processor. It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card cannot support BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration ASUS CUBX User's Manual 59
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    motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 External Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 60 ASUS CUBX User
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    4. BIOS SETUP Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector. is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] [Disabled] 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config ASUS CUBX User's Manual 61
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    will be disabled. [Disabled] will disable the motherboard's Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used. If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS, the Symbios SCSI card will not function. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 62 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    to [Disabled] to save an extra IRQ# for expansion cards. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VGA BIOS Sequence [AGP/PCI] If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field allows you to IRQ10 Used By ISA to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS CUBX User's Manual 63
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    4. BIOS SETUP PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion DMA x Used By ISA [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the you must set the field for that channel to [Yes]. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] PCI/PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration 64 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power Management" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Properties dialog box. 66 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    RAM (STR) is an updated energy-saving feature and requires the system be set up to support ACPI. In Suspend-to- mode. NOTE: This field is only effective for DOS, Windows 9x, and Windows NT 4.0 environments. Configuration options: [Disabled] [30 Sec] BIOS SETUP Power Menu ASUS CUBX User's Manual 67
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    SETUP 4.5.1 Power Up Control 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-OnLAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. 68 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead to support this feature. The default is set to [Disabled] because not all computers have the appropriate [By Date]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control ASUS CUBX User's Manual 69
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    4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] JTPWR Temperature [Ignore] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard), CPU (for supported processors only), and power supply temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. Chassis Fan [xxxxRPM] CPU
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    4.6 Boot Menu 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 71
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    skipping some POST routines such as memory checking. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 72 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu NOTE: Pressing does not exit this menu. You must select one of the options , and password, the system will ask for confirmation before exiting. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 73
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    4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the this option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 74 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later. 5.2 Start Windows When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard, Windows will detect all plug-and play devices. Follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install all necessary device drivers. When prompted to restart
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    motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU. • Browse Support CD: Allows you to view the contents of the CD. 76 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    LOWER-RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU) • ReadMe: Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information. • Exit: Exits the CD installation menu. Flash BIOS writer in the FLASH folder and DirectX 6.0 Runtime library in DIRECTX6 folder. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 ASUS CUBX User's Manual 77
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    monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.11 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (3) Click here only after you have carefully read the license agreement. (4) Click here. 78 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    you don't have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.10 Install Adobe AcroBat Reader Vx.x on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (10) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 ASUS CUBX User's Manual 79
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    or greater. Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.11 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (3) Click here. (4) Click here. 80 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    (7) Click here. (8) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (9) Click here. (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don't have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.10 Install Adobe AcroBat Reader Vx.x on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (11) Click here. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 81
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    5.6 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 82 ASUS CUBX
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    , see 5.11 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click Next and when the Setup Complete box appears, click Finish to complete setup. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 83
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    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. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 84 ASUS CUBX
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    Windows 98 (5) Click here. (6) & (7) Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons. (8) Insert a floppy disk and then click here. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click OK. (9) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS CUBX User
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    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.10 Install 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 Agreement. (4) Click here. (5) Click here and then click Finish to restart. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 86 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click Add/ Remove. (3) Click here. ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    5. SOFTWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 88 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    . It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer. 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing
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    REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC's temperature (for supported processors only). Temperature decrease the threshold level) Voltage Monitor Shows the PC's voltages. 90 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    ASUS PC Probe 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC's temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Overheated is selected, the CPU CPU
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    Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable. 92 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. 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 CUBX User's Manual 93
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    REFERENCE ASUS Update 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2 ASUS Update 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 connected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update
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    the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard's WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the motherboard. Connect the LAN activity output signal (LAN_LED) to the system cabinet's front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 95
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    Driver Support • NetWare ODI Drivers - Novell Netware 3.x, 4.x, DOS, OS/2 Client • NDIS 2.01 Drivers - Microsoft LAN Manager, Microsoft Windows 3.11, IBM LAN Server • NDIS 3.0 Drivers - Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows trigger wake-up frame. 96 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    memory Connector to dock with the motherboard's chassis connector SMB cable Connector to dock with the motherboard's SMBus connector 7.2.1 Using the ASUS CIDB 1. You must have an ASUS motherboard with close or switch open method for triggering an intrusion event. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 97
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    on the next bootup. 2. Any chassis intrusion detection components on the motherboard will not work if the CIDB is used. 3. The P2B-LS motherboard must use an external battery pack on the EXTBATT connector or else neither the alarm or intrusion memory functions will work. 98 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer. A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1. ASUS CUBX User's Manual 99
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    memory. When the manual instructs you to "boot" your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer. "Reboot" means to restart your computer. When using Windows and can be updated by a specific programming method. Normally, the flash ROM is used for system BIOS which initiates hardware
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    in the Microsoft Windows operating system, device drivers, hardware, and applications, and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. PC100 SDRAM is Intel's goal is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform
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    next time the CPU talks to the memory. As they work on their own clock cycle, the rest of the system can be clocked faster. There is a version optimized for video cards, and main memory for motherboards. SPD for when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. 102 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    CPU Reinstallation 56 Automatic Power Up 69 CPU Speed 54 B CPU Temperature 70 CPU Upgrade 56 Beep Codes 41 BIOS CPU Vcore 55 Cylinders 50 Beep Codes 41 Managing 42 D Updating 42 BIOS Beep Codes 41 BIOS Update 97 Floppy 3 Mode Support 48 Setting up 98 Using 97 ASUS CUBX User's Manual 103
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    Setup CIDB Module 98 CPU Installation 25 Memory Installation 23 HDD Power CPU 25 Installed Memory 53 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 86 ASUS PC Probe 83 ASUS Update BIOS 42 Maximum LBA Capacity 51 MB Temperature 70 Memory Hole At 15M-16M 59 Memory 2 60 OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M 55 Other Boot Device Select
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    87 Updating BIOS 42 USB Headers 36 USB IRQ 63 USB Legacy Support 55 USB Ports 31 User Password 53 Using ASUS PC Probe 89 ASUS Update 94 CIDB Module 97 V VGA BIOS Sequence 63 Video Memory Cache Mode 59 Video Off Method 67 Video Off Option 67 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 65 ASUS CUBX User's Manual 105
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    INDEX W Wake On LAN 68 Wake Up By Keyboard 69 Wake-On-LAN Connector 34 Wake-On-Ring Connector 34 106 ASUS CUBX User's Manual
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    Notebook PC • 13.3" or 12.1" TFT Color Display • 366MHz to 650MHz+ • 64MB to 192MB Memory • Supports Two Hard Drives L7300/7200 Series All-in-One Compact Notebook PC • 13.3" or 12.1" TFT Color Display • 366MHz to 650MHz+ • 64MB to 192MB Memory Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications
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    ® Barebone Servers Pentium® III PC100 ECC Ultra2 SCSI 5.25" Pentium® II Max. Memory Onboard Fixed Storage Support (GB) (Channels) Devices AP100 1 1 1 3 AP200 2 1 1 3 AP2000 2 1 AP2500 AP3000 Group Servers AP100 AP200 Rack Mountable Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications
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    bad sector reassignment • Supports both global and lo- cal spare drive operation • Background rebuilding • PCI rev. 2.1 compliant • Up to 8 logical drives and 8 partitions per logical drive; number of drives for each logical drive has no limitation Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications
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    • Supports Multi-Read function ® Ultra-Fast CD-ROM • Supports high speed CD-Audio playback • Supports high speed digital audio extraction • Supports UltraDMA/33 transfer mode • Compatible with all CD formats • Supports multi-read function (CD-R/CD-RW) Visit www.asus.com for updated specifications
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