Asus TUSL2-M manual

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2 ASUS TUSL2-M User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TUSL2-M Manual Revision: 1.04 E905 Release Date: No part of this manual, including the products and software described herein, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except for docu[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Des[...]

4 ASUS TUSL2-M User’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ..............[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 52 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 53 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 56 4.4 Advanced Menu ..............................[...]

6 ASUS TUSL2-M User’ s Manual 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 u[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SE[...]

8 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 2.1 The ASUS TUSL2-M The ASUS TUSL2-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Pr ocessor Support PIII ® T ualatin ™ 133/100MHz FSB FC-PGA2 PIII ® Coppermine ™ 133/100MHz FSB FC-PGA Celeron[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • CNR Support: A C ommunication and N etworking R iser (CNR) slot provides an interface to support very af fordable multichannel audio, V .90 analog modem, Home PNA, 10/100 Ethernet networking, USB hub, as well as future technologies such as xDSL. • PCI Expansion Slots: P[...]

10 ASUS TUSL2-M User’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase: • Smart Networking: Features 3Com’ s 3C920 Fast Ethernet controller , which supports W ired for Management, remote wake-up, and OnNow initiatives to reduce T ota[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence • PC ’ 99 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of ASUS smart series motherboards are PC ’ 99 compliant. The new PC ’ 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: support for Plug- n-Play capability and power management[...]

12 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES MB Components 2.2 TUSL2-M Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III/Celeron/T ualatin CPUs.. ............... 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 8 Chipsets Intel 82815E Graphi[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Location 2.2.1 Component Locations 23 4 5 19 21 8 6 17 15 14 9 12 13 11 16 22 25 26 27 28 29 24 20 1 23 7 10 18[...]

14 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 TUSL2-M Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP NOTE: The AC ’ 97 audio codec, external GAME/AUDIO connectors, and internal audio connectors are optional components, and present in audio models only . The components are grayed in the above motherboard layout. ACHA PWR_F AN P ANEL[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p. 18 JumperFree ™ Mode (Enable/Disable) 2) USBPWR1 p. 19 USB Device W ake Up (Enable/Disable) USBPWR2 3) USBCNR1/USBCNR2 p. 19 USB/CNR Selection (USB2 Connect/CNR) 4) AUD_EN1 p. 20 Onboard Audio CODEC Setting (Enable/Disable) 5) LAN_EN p. 20 Onbo[...]

16 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) ACHA p. 38 Chassis Intrusion Connector (2 pins) 12) WOL_CON p. 39 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 13) WOR p. 39 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 14) LCDTV p. 40 LCD-TV Headers (18-1 pins /18 pins) 15) USB2 p. 40 USB Headers (5-1 pins) 16) A TXPWR p. 41 A TX Power[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel [...]

18 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Featur e Settings The motherboard ’ s onboard functions are either adjusted through jumpers or DIP switches. When using DIP switches, the white block represents the switch ’ s position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) USB Device W ake Up (USBPWR1,USBPWR2) These allow you to disable or enable the USB device wake up function. Set these jumpers to Enable if you wish to use your USB devices to wake up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at[...]

20 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 4) Onboard Audio CODEC Setting (AUD_EN1) (available on audio model only) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jumpers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an ISA or PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a pr[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP W ARNING! Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer component ’ s life. It is highly recommended that you leave this setting on its default. 6) Keyboard Power Up (KBPWR) This allows you to disable or ena[...]

22 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 7) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, AGP , and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency . IMPORT ANT : 1. In JumperFree mode, all dip switches must[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP External Fr equency T able The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only . Overclocking can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor . CPU:DRAM CPU SDRAM Frequency Selection Switches Ratio (MHz) (MHz) 1[...]

24 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard uses o nly Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (S[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug the power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for [...]

26 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system. W ARNING! Be sure that there i[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING ! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). 3[...]

28 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard Interrupt requests are shared as shown by the following table: ABCDE FG H PCI slot 1 ——— —— not shared —— PCI slot 2 ——— ——— not shared — PCI slot 3 ——— ———— shared Onboard VGA sha[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. NOTE: Disable the integrated graphics controller (see Onboard VGA in 4.4.1 [...]

30 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.8.1 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables s[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. For additional USB ports, you can use the USB headers (see USB Headers later in this section) and mount it to the chassis. 4) P[...]

32 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 5) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. See Onboard Seria[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP 7) Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio. RJ45 8) Audio Port Connectors (Thr ee 1/8 [...]

34 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 2) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then connect the gray co[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinet ’ s IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up. TUSL2-M ® TUSL2-M IDE Activity LED TIP: If the c[...]

36 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 5) Internal Audio Connectors (4 -pin CD1, AUX and MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 7) Internal Microphone Connector ( 3 -pin MIC2) This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard. 8) ASUS iPanel Connector ( 24- 1 p i n AFP ANEL) This connector allows you to connect an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access drive bay wi[...]

38 ASUS TUSL2-M User’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) SMB Connector (6-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to 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-dev[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output. The connector powers up the system when a wake up packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPORT ANT : This feature requires that W ake On LAN or PCI M[...]

40 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 14) LCD-TV Headers ( 18-pin, 18- 1 pin LCDTV) These headers require an optional LCD module for LCD output or a TV -out module for TV output. TUSL2-M ® TUSL2-M USB Headers USB2 1 5 6 10 1: USB Power 2: USBP2 – 3: USBP2+ 4: GND 5: NC 6: USB Power 7: USBP3 – 8: USBP3+ 9:[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 16) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure th[...]

42 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP The following illustration is for items 17 – 23. 17) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWRLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. 18) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK)[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ), and the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your country (220V -240V or 1 10-1[...]

Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting do[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, Flashed Successfully appears. 8. Follow [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ?[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Man[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Master/Slave Drives Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [ None [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector T ransfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conv[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency In JumperFree ™ Mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent 2 fields. Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manufacturer reco[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If detected, USB controller legacy mode will be enabled. If not detected, USB controller legacy mode will be di[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz). It will [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Capability This field displays the capability of the memory modules that you are using either PC100 or PC133. SDRAM Operating Mode This field displays the current SDRAM operating mode (PC100 or PC133) according to the SDRAM frequency you [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM. SDRAM Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [7T, 9T] This feature controls the number of SDRAM clocks used for SDRAM parameters T ras and T rc. T ras specifies the minimum clocks re[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA devices that require it. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.1 features including passive r[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard ’ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller will be enabled; if no modem/audio device is [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have dif ferent addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disa[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration IRQ XX Reserved [No] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a specified device. The default value indicates that the displayed IRQ is not used. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion USB Function [En[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C8000-DFFFF Shadow [Disab[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Defined] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving feat[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] The DPMS (Display Power Management System) feature allows the B[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system of f and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the p[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard, PS2 mouse, or consumer IR device to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead. The default[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] JTPWR Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard), CPU, and power supply (JTPWR) temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan Speed [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices. Promotion or de[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassign[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. Once this opt[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Chan[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTES[...]

79 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Applications 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Operating Systems Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliance. Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W [...]

80 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Applications 5.2.2 Applications • INF Update Utility for Intel 815 Chipset: Installs INF files in W indows for the following items: System and Graphics, LPC Interface, SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host, and Controllers. • Intel Ultra A T A Storage Driver: Installs Inte[...]

81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Applications 5. S/W SETUP Applications • ASUS Update Vx.xx: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file. • Micr osoft DirectX Driver: Installs Microsoft DirectX driver . • W inbond Smart Manager Application: Installs the W inbond Smart Manager [...]

82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Applications NOTES[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 83 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk space, [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperatur e Monitor Shows the PC temperature (for supported processors only). T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the thre[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future ref[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Device Summary Shows a summary of devices present in your PC. Memory Shows the PC memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC ’ s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file syste[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the P C Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe a n d 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 r[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 88 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe NOTES[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 89 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6. 2 Winbond Smart Manager The W inbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a Read2-IN-01 Smart Car d Reader and a smart card containing a mini-chip insert, like a GSM cell phone SIM car d . Once a smart card reader is configured, set up the Smart [...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 90 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE The auto-installer implements all of the drivers, base components and displays the W inbond Smart Manager program groups. Restart . W indows should auto-detect the smart car d r eader and install its system drivers. Smart Manager NOTE : Do not install system components or W i[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 91 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.2 Starting to Use Smart Manager After installing the software, start W indbond Smart Manager for the first time: select the Pr ograms menu from the Start bar and select the Windbond program group. When you click the program application, an icon is created for the Logon Sm[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 92 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.2.3 Smart Manager Modes Return to the W indbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the W indows screen. Select the Logon Card Check Mode to choose the security mode. Three basic modes are available: 1. Disable Check renders the Smart Manager secu[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 93 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.3 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well. This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files. No[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 94 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.4 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excel- lent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input de- vices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 ’ s buil[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 95 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.7.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.4.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Programs , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will sta[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.5 ASUS LiveUpdate 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 con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update[...]

ASUS TUEG-VM User ’ s Manual 97 7. APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable ver- sion is the int[...]

ASUS TUEG-VM User ’ s Manual 98 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system 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 W in- dows 95 or later , [...]

ASUS TUEG-VM User ’ s Manual 99 7. APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which i[...]

ASUS TUEG-VM User ’ s Manual 100 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O int[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 101 INDEX INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 71 Accelerated Graphics Port 29 AGP 29 ASUS iPanel Connector 37 ASUS PC Probe 83 Starting 83 T ask Bar Icon 87 Using 83, 84 A T API CD-ROM 74 A TX Power Supply Connector 41 Audio Port Connectors 33 Automatic Power Up 72 B BIOS Beep Code 43 Updating 45 BIOS Beep Codes 43 Boot Seque[...]

102 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual INDEX H Halt On 57 Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 54 Cylinders 54 Heads 54 LBA Capacity 54 Sectors 54 T ranslation Method 54 T ypes 53 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 26 HDD Power Down 70 Headers LCD-TV 40 USB 40 High Priority PCI Mode 63 I IDE Connectors 34 IDE Hard Drive 74 Installation CPU 26 Installed Me[...]

ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual 103 INDEX Procedure CPU Installation 26 Processor Serial Number 59 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 30 PS/2 Mouse Connector 30 PWR Button < 4 Secs 70 PWR Up On Modem Act 71 Q Quick Power On Self T est 75 R Removable Device 74 S Save Changes 77 SDRAM Cycle T ime 62 RAS Prechar ge T ime 62 SDRAM CAS Latency 61 SDRAM Configura[...]

104 ASUS TUSL2-M User ’ s Manual INDEX NOTES[...]