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    ® TUSL2-C Intel ® 815EP A TX Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

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    2 ASUS TUSL2-C User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TUSL2-C Manual Revision: 1.04 E769 Release Date: May 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 [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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) Desk[...]

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    4 ASUS TUSL2-C 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-C User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 58 4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................ 61 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 64 4.4.3 PCI Configuration .........................[...]

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    6 ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    8 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 2.1 The ASUS TUSL2-C The ASUS TUSL2-C 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 Celero[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • Around-the-Clock Intrusion Detection: Chassis intrusion circuitry can log chassis open events into LDCM. The onboard battery supports detection even when normal power is removed and through a new design, battery drain is even lower than the R TC used for keeping time! •[...]

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    10 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 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-channel PC sound syst[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 emperature Monitoring [...]

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    12 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual    .. (Bottom) 22 Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III/Celeron (FC-PGA/2) Processors .. 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 6 Chipsets Intel 815EP Chipset .................................................................. 3 Intel I/O Controlle[...]

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

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    14 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 TUSL2-C Motherboard Layout 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-C CHA_F AN CD AUX ® PLED2 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 168-pi[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree ™ Mode (Enable/Disable) 2) USWR01 p.19 USB Device W ake Up (Enable/Disable) USWR56 3) AUDIO_EN p.20 Onboard CMI8738 PCI 6 ch. Audio (Enable/Disable) 4) KBPWR p.20 Keyboard Power Up (Enable/Disable) 5) VIO p.21 V oltage I/O Setting [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 16 Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 19) WOL_CON p.38 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pin) 20) WOR_CON p.38 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pin) 21) USB56 p.39 USB Headers (10-1 pin) 22) SMB p.39 SMBus Connector ( 5-1 pin) 23) A TXPWR p.40 A TX Power Supply Connector (20 pin) 24) JTPWR p.40 Power Supply Thermal Sen[...]

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

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 position. The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position. TUSL2[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) USB Device W ake Up (USWR01, USWR56) These jumpers disable or enable the USB device wake up function. Set these jumpers to Enable to wake up the computer with USB device s. This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 2A on the +5VSB lea[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 20 Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3) Onboard CMI8738 PCI Audio Setting (AUDIO_EN) (available on audio model only) The onboard CMI8738 PCI 6 channel Audio chip may be enabled or disabled using these jumpers. Disable the onboard audio Codec if using a PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 5) V oltage I/O Setting (VIO) This jumper sets 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] (default) 3.60 V [3[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 22 Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 6) 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 permitss the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency . IMPORT ANT : 1. In JumperFree mode, all dip switches mu[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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) [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 24 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 only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets are available for 3.3V olt (power level) unbuf fered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac- cess Memory [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 26 CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother- board 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 Proce- dure for more information).[...]

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    28 ASUS TUSL2-C 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: ABC DE FG H PCI slot 1 ————— shared —— PCI slot 2 —————— used — PCI slot 3 ——————— shared PCI slot 4 ———— sha[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 4X) slot to support AGP graphics cards. TUSL2-C ® TUSL2-C Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)[...]

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    30 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 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 5) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) T wo serial ports are ready for a mouse or other serial devices. See Onboard Serial Port 1/2 in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration for settings. Parallel Port (25-pin Female) COM2 COM1 Serial Ports (9-pin Mal[...]

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    32 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) 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. Game/MIDI (15-pin Female) 7) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” GAME[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP 9) 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 second- ary IDE connector , an[...]

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    34 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) 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. 1 1) Power Supply (PWR_F AN), CPU (CPU_F AN), Chas[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin CD1, AUX, VIDEO, 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 simi[...]

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    36 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 15) ASUS iPanel Connector (12 - 1 p i n AFP ANEL) This connector allows you to attach an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access drive bay with front I/O ports, status LEDs, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. If you are not using an ASUS iPanel, you can connect an opt[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W 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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    38 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 19) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector supplies 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. IMPORT [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 21) USB Headers (10-1-pin USB56) If the USB ports on the back panels are inadequate, one USB header is available for two additional USB ports. Connect the 10-1 pin ribbon cable from the provided 2-port USB connector set to the two midboard 10-1 pin USB header and mount the U[...]

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    40 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 23) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector attaches 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 that[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP The following is for items 25 – 31 25) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWRLED) This 3-1 pin connector supplies the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. 26) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin conn[...]

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    42 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 44 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 pres[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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.[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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>.[...]

  • Page 47

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

  • Page 48

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 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 appea[...]

  • Page 49

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 ?[...]

  • Page 50

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

  • Page 51

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 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 w[...]

  • Page 52

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T [...]

  • Page 53

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 53 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- c[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 54 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 fr[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 55 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 fiel[...]

  • Page 56

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 56 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 legen[...]

  • Page 57

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 subse- quent 2 fields. Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manu- facturer [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore In JumperFree mode, t his field displays the core voltage supplied 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. NOTE: This function is not available to[...]

  • Page 60

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 [...]

  • Page 61

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 61 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 — either PC100 or PC133. SDRAM Operating Mode This field displays the current SDRAM operating mode (PC100 or PC133) according [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 62 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) [7T, 9T] This feature cont[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 [...]

  • Page 65

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config UART2 Use as [Com Port] When Ir is enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature 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 [...]

  • Page 66

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 66 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] [1[...]

  • Page 67

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 dis- played IRQ is not used. Configuration options: [No] [Y es] PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion Primary VG[...]

  • Page 68

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

  • Page 69

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 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 featur[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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] This field defines the video off features. The DPMS (Display Po[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 off and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 [Ignore] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary . CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Power Fan Speed [...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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 se- lected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassi[...]

  • Page 76

    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C 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[...]

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    79 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 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[...]

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    80 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.3 TUSL2-C 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 ,[...]

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    81 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 • PC-Cillin 2000Vx.xx: Installs the PC-Cillin virus protection software. V iew the online help for more information. • Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software nec- essary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other lan[...]

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    82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 /g p (This page was intentionally left blank.)[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 83 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 84 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 85 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 Windbond program group. When you click the program application, an icon is created for the Logon Sm[...]

  • Page 86

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 86 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 secu[...]

  • Page 87

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 87 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 com- puter system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , su[...]

  • Page 88

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 88 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 emperatur e Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to [...]

  • Page 89

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 89 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 D[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 90 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, cli[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 91 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 [...]

  • Page 92

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 92 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.3.2 The C-Media Audio Demo Program 1. The Audio Demo program of fers 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 Star t button : LiveUpd[...]

  • Page 93

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 93 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 m[...]

  • Page 94

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 94 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 t[...]

  • Page 95

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 95 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 w[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6 CyberLink PowerDVD CyberLink PowerDVD is the flagship of CyberLink ’ s complete range of video and audio software products. It features unrivaled functions allowing users to view high quality video and media-rich DVD contents on the personal computer . W ith the i- Powe[...]

  • Page 97

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.7 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-mai[...]

  • Page 98

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 98 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.7.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.7.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr ograms , and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will start and gui[...]

  • Page 99

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 99 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 in[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 100 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 ,[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 101 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), whic[...]

  • Page 102

    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 102 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[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 103 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 71 Accelerated Graphics Port 29 AGP 29 AGP Slots 29 ASUS PC Probe Using 87 A T API CD-ROM 74 Automatic Power Up 72 B BIOS Beep Code 43 BIOS Beep Codes 43 Boot Sequence 74 Boot Up Floppy Seek 75 Boot Up NumLock Status 56 Boot V irus Detection 75 C C-Media Audio Setup 92 Central Processin[...]

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    104 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual INDEX Legacy Diskette B 52 LiveUpdate 94 Using 94 Load Setup Defaults 77 M Maximum LBA Capacity 55 MB T emperature 73 Memory Installation 25 Multi-Channel Audio 92 Using 92 Multi-Sector T ransfers 55 O Onboard CIR I/O 65 Onboard FDC Swap A & B 64 Onboard Parallel Port 65 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 63 Onboard Seria[...]

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    ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual 105 INDEX U UAR T2 Use Standard Infrared 64 Ultra DMA Mode 55 Updating Y our BIOS 45 USB Function 66 USB Legacy Support 59 Using LiveUpdate 94 Multi-Channel Audio 92 PC Probe 87 PowerPlayer SE 95 Smart Manager 85 V VCORE V oltage 73 VGA BIOS Sequence 67 V ideo Off Method 70 V ideo Off Option 70 V ideo ROM BIOS Shadow [...]

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    106 ASUS TUSL2-C User ’ s Manual NOTES[...]