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    ® TUSL2 Intel ® 815E A TX Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

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    2 ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TUSL2 Manual Revision: 1.03 E81 1 Release Date: July 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except do[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 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) Deskto[...]

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

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    ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 71 4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 73 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 75 4.6 Boot Menu ...............................[...]

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    6 ASUS TUSL2 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 und[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 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 Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP I[...]

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

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • ASUS JumperFree ™ Mode: JumperFree Mode supplies precise overclocking of CPU external (FSB) frequency in 1 MHz increments through the BIOS. JumperFree also permits Vcore voltage adjustments through BIOS setup. Alternatively , easy-to-use DIP switches instead of jumpers ar[...]

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    10 ASUS TUSL2 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: • Onboard Audio: C-Media Audio Chip CMI8738 supporting the latest PCI 6 channel and HR TF 3D Audio sound circuitry . A software package helps setup the multi-channe[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.4 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: T o 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. • T emperatur e Monitoring a[...]

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    12 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Location Processor Support Socket 370 Pentium III/Celeron/T ualatin (FC-PGA/2) CPUs . 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 6 Chipsets Intel 815E Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) .......... 3 Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) ......................................... [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Location 2.2.1 Component Locations 23 4 5 16 9 17 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 8 6 15 22 20 19 26 7 1 10 12 11 18 21 14 13 25[...]

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    14 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 TUSL2 Motherboard Layout JTPWR PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Ke yboard PWR_F AN GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In PCI1 PCI2 PCI4 PCI3 P ANEL IDELED FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE TUSL2 CHA_F AN CD AUX ® PLED2 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CLRTC DSW USBPWR23 Socket[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree ™ Mode (Enable/Disable) 2) JP3 p.19 A T A100 / RAID 0/1 (Enable) 3) JP4 p.19 Onboard IDE (Enable/Disable) 4) USBPWR01 p.20 USB Device W ake Up (Enable/Disable) USBPWR23 5) OC3 p.21 USB/CNR Selection (Enable USB23 / Enable CNR) 6) KBP[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 16 Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 18) ACHA p.40 Chassis Intrusion Connector (2 pins) 19) WOL_CON p.41 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 20) WOR_CON p.41 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 21) LCDTV p.42 LCD-TV Headers ( 18-1 pins /18 pins) 22) USB23 p.42 USB Headers (5-1 pins, T wo 10-1 pins) 23) SMAR TCON [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 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 W [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 18 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 posi- tion. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position.[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) A T A100 / RAID 0/1 (JP3) These jumpers enable either the A T A100 IDE Controller , or the IDE RAID controller function. The default setting is A T A100. Setting JP3 Enable A T A100 [2-3] (default) Enable RAID 0/1 [1-2] 3) Onboard IDE ( JP4) These jumpers enable[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 20 4) USB Device W ake Up (USBPWR01, USBPWR23) 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 least 2A on the +5VSB lead. The [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 5) USB/CNR Selection (OC3) This jumper switches the circuit power between the USB23 connector and the CNR slot. Note that the default is set to power the USB23 connector . Setting OC3 Enable CNR [1-2] Enable USB23 [2-3] (default) 6) Keyboard Power Up (KBPWR) This allows you to disable or enable the[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 22 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 fre- quency . IMPORT ANT : 1. In JumperFree mode, all dip switches must[...]

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

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 24 Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 8) V oltage I/O Setting (VIO) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP , and PCI. The default setting of 3.40V should be used unless processor overclocking requires a higher voltage. Setting VIO 3.30 V [1-2] 3.40 V [2-3] (defa[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 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 only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Mem[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 26 System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your 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 m[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370, for CPU installation. A fan and heat- sink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating. Purchase and install a fan and heatsink before turning on the system. TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 Socket 3[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 28 CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards. Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards. W ARNING! Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expa[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclu- sively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion c[...]

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    30 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot This connector supports specially designed network, audio, or modem riser cards. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard ’ s sys- tem chipset. This provides upgradeable network, aud[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO) TOP VIEW Rib [...]

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    32 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.8 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 shoul[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 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. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB [...]

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    34 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) 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 Serial [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP 9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect- ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to pr even[...]

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    36 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y IDE and SECONDAR Y IDE) (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y A T AIDE and SECONDAR Y A T AIDE) These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the motherboard. Connect the cable ’ s blue connecto[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) 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 ® COM1 TUSL2 IDE Activity LED TIP: If the [...]

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    38 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 13) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin CD1, AUX, 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 con[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Internal Microphone Connector ( 3 -pin MIC2) This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the mother - board instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the A TX connectors. TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 Internal Microphone Connector MIC2 MIC Powe[...]

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    40 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 18) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pin ACHA) This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After-market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components. T wo wires should be available from the chassis to connect to [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix ). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPOR[...]

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    42 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 21) LCD-TV Headers ( 18-pin, 18-1 pin LCD TV) These headers require optional modules for LCD or TV output. TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 Front Panel USB Header USB23 USB Power USBP2 – USBP2+ GND NC USB Power USBP3 – USBP3+ GND 1 5 6 10 TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 LCD-TV Headers LCDTV 1 L [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 24) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure tha[...]

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    44 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED- Ground MLED- PWR PLED+ Keylock +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground MLED+ Reset SW SMI Lead Message LED ExtSMI# GND Reset Ground Ground Ground Keyboard Lock A TX Power Switch* The f[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 45 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 of f (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 10-12[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 46 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 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[...]

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    4. BIOS SETUP 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.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updat[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 48 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>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only update yo[...]

  • Page 49

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. Updating BIOS NOTE: When you see the message “ Boot Block is dif ferent ” , you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS. Y et if the update fails, your system will run a greater risk of boot failure depend[...]

  • Page 50

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above. If the Flash M[...]

  • Page 51

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 51 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 ” [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 52 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 Manag[...]

  • Page 53

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys wit[...]

  • Page 54

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 54 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 sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab[...]

  • Page 55

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- cal[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed dif fer from[...]

  • Page 57

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field [...]

  • Page 58

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “ Type: ” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend [...]

  • Page 59

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 59 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 conven[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 60 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 subse- quent 2 fields. Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manu- facturer re[...]

  • Page 61

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore In JumperFree mode, t his field displays the core voltage sup- plied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU documentation. The picture shown here provides only an example of possible Vcore ranges. CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [E[...]

  • Page 62

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 62 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 th[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration (Scroll down to see more items as shown.) SDRAM Capability This field displays the capability of the memory modules that you are us- ing — either PC100 or PC133. SDRAM Operating Mode This field displays the current SDRAM operating mode (PC100 o[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM. SDRAM Cycle Time (Tras, Trc) [6T, 8T] This feature contro[...]

  • Page 65

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 65 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 re- quire 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 66 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 de[...]

  • Page 67

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config UART2 Use [COM Port] When IR is enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared fea- ture and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 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][...]

  • Page 69

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 69 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 dis- played IRQ is not used. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion USB Function[...]

  • Page 70

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 70 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 [Disable[...]

  • Page 71

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features[...]

  • Page 72

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 72 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] This field defines the video off features. The DPMS (Display Powe[...]

  • Page 73

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 73 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 off and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the po[...]

  • Page 74

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 74 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 i[...]

  • Page 75

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . JTPWR Temperature [Ignore] [xxxC/xxxF] For additional onboard hardwar[...]

  • Page 76

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 76 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 demo[...]

  • Page 77

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu SCSI/Promise Boot Sequence [Promise/SCSI] This selection determines the priority for booting from SCSI or the on- board Promise IDE controller . Configuration options: [Promise/SCSI] [SCSI/Promise] Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operat[...]

  • Page 78

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 78 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 optio[...]

  • Page 79

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 79 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 Change[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 80 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

  • Page 81

    81 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . 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 indows NT 4.0, you must us[...]

  • Page 82

    82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD 5.3 TUSL2 Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , dou[...]

  • Page 83

    83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD • Windbond Smart Manager Application: Installs the Smart Manager program, base components and drivers to read smart cards for system security and file encryption. • PC-Cillin 2000Vx.xx: Installs the PC-Cillin virus protection software. V iew the online help for more info[...]

  • Page 84

    84 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise ® chip, PDC20265R, onboard the TUSL2, offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration that supports only UltraA T A-100/66/33, EIDE or FastA T A-2 hard disks. After connecting two hard disks to [...]

  • Page 85

    85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4.1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously . RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks. 1. Install the first and second hard disk into the hard d[...]

  • Page 86

    86 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 1. In the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu , select Auto Setup [1] . The screen below is displayed. The Auto Setup Options Menu configures hard disks for RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays. These selections assign all available drives that are appropriate for the new[...]

  • Page 87

    87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Source DiSk ] [ Please Select A Source Disk ] [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Channel:ID Channel:ID ------ ------ Drive Model Drive Model -----[...]

  • Page 88

    88 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5. The utility prompts: Please Select A Source Disk . Choose the pre-existing hard disk as the source and then a new , blank hard disk as the target. Then select <Ctrl-Y> to save the selection. The utility prompts a choice between <Y> to continue and <N> to stop [...]

  • Page 89

    89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array , but they are useful for modifying or reconfiguring an array: V iew Array (3) : V iew the drive assignments of hard disks in an array . Delet[...]

  • Page 90

    90 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task. 9. After the rebuild is complete, the user is prompted to reboot the system. Controller Configuration (6) : D[...]

  • Page 91

    91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP The TUSL2 support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder , including W indows, NetW are and Nt4. Below follow two popular OS installations. The others are available on the support CD. 5.5.1 Win9x-ME Promise ® FastT rak100 Speed BIOS 1. Ensure the Support[...]

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  • Page 93

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 93 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1 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 ( see page 7 ) 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 u[...]

  • Page 94

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 94 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 inb[...]

  • Page 95

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 95 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1.2 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 W indbond program group. When you click the program application, an icon is created for the Logon Sma[...]

  • Page 96

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.1.3 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 securi[...]

  • Page 97

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as [...]

  • Page 98

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 98 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe PC Probe 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to dec[...]

  • Page 99

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 99 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Dri[...]

  • Page 100

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, clic[...]

  • Page 101

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon 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. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit A[...]

  • Page 102

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.3.2 The C-Media Audio Demo Program 1. The Audio Demo program offers an easy way to test and tune your new speaker system. Activate the Multi-Channel Audio Demo program from the PCI Audio Applications group on the Main Program menu using the W indows Start button : LiveUpdate[...]

  • Page 103

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 2. The PCI Multi-Channel Audio Demo has several Demos to help fine tune your PC speaker system. The Help menu features several pages of instructions and hardware diagrams to help configure and test the system. T o activate the Speaker Channel Configuration Menu , point your mo[...]

  • Page 104

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.4 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. Launch th[...]

  • Page 105

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 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 need to wa[...]

  • Page 106

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6 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 built-in e-mail[...]

  • Page 107

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 107 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.6.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr ograms , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will start and gui[...]

  • Page 108

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 108 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE[...]

  • Page 109

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 109 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[...]

  • Page 110

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 110 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 , s[...]

  • Page 111

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 111 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 dif ferent IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which [...]

  • Page 112

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 112 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 inter[...]

  • Page 113

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 113 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 73 Accelerated Graphics Port 31 AGP 31 AGP Slots 31 ASUS PC Probe Using 97 A T API CD-ROM 76 Automatic Power Up 74 B BIOS Beep Code 45 BIOS Beep Codes 45 Boot Sequence 76 Boot Up Floppy Seek 77 Boot Up NumLock Status 58 Boot V irus Detection 77 C C-Media Audio Setup 102 Central Processing[...]

  • Page 114

    114 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual INDEX Using 104 Load Setup Defaults 79 M Maximum LBA Capacity 57 MB T emperature 75 Memory Installation 26 Multi-Channel Audio 102 Using 102 Multi-Sector T ransfers 57 O Onboard CIR I/O 67 Onboard FDC Swap A & B 66 Onboard Parallel Port 67 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 65 Onboard Serial Port 1 66 Onboard Serial Port 2 [...]

  • Page 115

    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 115 INDEX Ultra DMA Mode 57 Updating Y our BIOS 47 USB Function 69 USB Legacy Support 61 Using LiveUpdate 104 PC Probe 97 PowerPlayer SE 105 V VCORE V oltage 75 VGA BIOS Sequence 69 V ideo Off Method 72 V ideo Off Option 72 V ideo ROM BIOS Shadow 70 V ideoLive Mail 106 Using 106 V oltage +12 75 +3.3 75 +5 75 -12 75 -5 7[...]

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    116 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual NOTES[...]