Home

® POLO USER`S MANUAL

1. POLO 12 Volt Cooling Fan Power 7 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 cause the IDE LED to light up TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug POLO IDE Activity LED ASUS POLO User s Manual 31 3 HARDWARE SETUP 8 Internal Audio Connectors 4 1 pin CD IN MODEM These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector It also allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card CD In Black Right Audio Channel bk Tie d roun Left Audio Channel MODEM Modem In Ground Modem Out POLO Internal Audio Connectors 9 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power supply fits in only one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX power supply can supply at least I0mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5
2. 4 BIOS SETUP 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 lt F5 gt is pressed a confirmation is requested Select Yes to load default values You can now select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make changes After selecting this option all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS POLO User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 1 Install the Operating System You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliance You may use any version of Windows 98 but for Windows 95 you must use OSR 2 0 or later For Windows NT 4 0 you must use Service Pack 3 0 or later 5 2 Start Windows When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing the motherboard Windows 98 detects all the Plug n Play devices Follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install all the necessary devi
3. 6 SW REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based fi smarter conte eene on the current CPU temperature ke E r k SSC ES ene er Tess and predefined threshold n a I 4 Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used ASUS POLO User s Manual 67 68 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage Device Summary Shows asummary of devices present in your PC DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS POLO User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS P
4. s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support MB Others Tel 886 2 2890 7121 English Notebook Tel 886 2 2890 7122 English Desktop Server Tel 886 2 2890 7123 English Fax 886 2 2893 7775 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tsd asus com Www www asus com FTP ftp asus com Pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests only Technical Support Hotline MB Others 49 2102 9599 0 Notebook 49 2102 9599 10 Fax 49 2102 9599 11 Support Email www asuscom de de support for online support WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM ASUS POLO User s Manual CONTENTS RNNKZSI KRISS KIG NENT 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized ernrnnnronnrnnrennrnneennnrnssennrrenernrnne 7 12 Tem Checklist aeon ated aa a A oe E AN I 7 2 FEATURES 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
5. BusS POLO SIS630 E Ultra AGP Socket 370 Motherboard USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EI THER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WAR RANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN TIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or al tered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identi
6. ECP DMA Select configurations are not available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQS Parallel Port Mode Normal This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Disabled ASUS POLO User s Manual 53 I O Device Config 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Slot 1 IRQ Slot 1 IRQ Auto When set to Auto this field automatically determines the IRQ assignment for the PCI slot Configuration options Auto NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 dNISS SOIA t 7 Q N 3 Q d S 54 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 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 i Item Specific Help Video OFF Option aed gt OFF DPMS OFF Video OFF Method Enter to select the HDD Power Down Disabled Power
7. Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec 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 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 48 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled These fields allow you to set the passwords To set the password highlight the appropriate field and press lt Enter gt Type in a password and press lt Enter gt You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters Symbols and other keys are ignored To confirm the password type the password again and press the lt Enter gt The password is now set to Enabled This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press lt Enter gt The same dialog box as above will appear Press lt Enter gt and the password will be set to Disabled A Note about Passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startu
8. Saving Hode You Suspend to RAW Capability Disabled can select User Suspend Mod Disabled se bd tr g Di suspend mode entry DNR Button amp Secs Soft OFF below Power Up Control Power Management User Defined This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features If this menu item is set to Disabled power management features will not function regardless of other field settings on this menu The User Define option allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu When set to Max Saving system power will be conserved to its greatest amount The Suspend Mode field will then be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management For DOS environments you need to add the statement DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE to your CONFIG SYS file For Windows 3 x and
9. first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH lt Enter gt to run AFLASH IMPORTANT If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility ASUS POLO User s Manual 37 4 BIOS SETUP 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press lt Enter gt The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press lt Enter gt 38 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your motherboard and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the disk you created earlier 3 Atthe A prompt type AFLASH and then press lt Enter gt 4 Atthe Main Menu type 2 and then press lt Enter gt The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX X XX and then press lt Enter gt NOTE To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt 6 When p
10. gt to display the first page press lt End gt to go to the last page To exit the help window press lt Enter gt or lt Esc gt Sub Menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can launch a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu simply Supervisor Pa move the highlight to the field and press lt Enter gt User Password Use the legend keys to enter values or move from field to field within a sub menu just as you would within a menu Use the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the various menus and sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key lt F5 gt While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field NOTE The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field ASUS POLO User s Manual 43 44 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed the following screen appears System Time System Time XX XX XX Sets your system to the time that you sp
11. standby power IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power WOL CON 5 Volt Standby PME Ground POLO Wake On LAN Connector Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged PIN1 NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 POLO Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Primary Blue Secondary IDE Connectors 40 1 pin IDE1 IDE2 These connectors support the provided UltraDMA 66 33 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA 66 33 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraDMA 66 33 master device It is recommended that non UltraDMA 66 33 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have mo
12. 0000000000000 8 2 1 ASUS POLO Motherboard cscccsccncesaerectasnnetesudwevecnersapadcnecvassuteds 8 2 11 Specifications tioa ar e ESE EEE A 8 E 2S pecial Feature S orro inen a N EE 10 2 1 3 Performanoe Features ssar esie iieis iiis 10 21 4 Intell pence eeneettriesee g eggede E eeegeAE 11 2 2 Motherboard Components eeng ccasoctcevestes sadssnavecsersteuwencoeetns 12 2 2 1 Eeer EE 13 3 HARDWARE SETUP sssscstassesesscascessasssdesseosssidatiesczesencnsstacesacesectzavsee 14 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 Motherboard EH 14 Layout Contents Leer ee a ie 15 Hardware Setup FOI 16 Motherboard Settings eege eebe 17 System Memory EE 18 3 51 General DIMM NOTES a gehegeletertet gesteet 18 3 5 2 Memory E e e 19 Central Processing Unit CPU EE 20 3 6 1 CPU Installation siei s SE EE 21 LEE ee EE 22 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card eeennvnorennrnnernnrrnvennnrrvsrnnnnen 22 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards eeeernrrvnvennrnnvvennrn 23 Connectors eege Eed 25 3 8 1 teuer gd 25 30 2 Internal CONMECLOLES ssor biie aae ioaea iaeia in 28 Starting Up the First Time isd ccencccesrnedeonsonacbseaecionencanentonrenetects 35 ASUS POLO User s Manual CONTENTS 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS errrrrvnrrrnrvnrrrrrvnrvernrnnerrnn 37 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 37 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures s risssorrasvasssdreanssrnraereetesensndenenne 39 4 2 BIOS EECH 4 4 21 BIOS Menu B r na
13. A set of new instructions added to existing architectures that enables a better visual experience with an accelerated 3D geometry pipeline and support for new applica tions such as real time video encoding and speech recognition System Disk A system disk contains the core file of an operating system and is used to boot up the operating system UltraDMA Ultra DMA 33 is a synchronous DMA protocol designed by Intel This function is included into Intel s PIIX4 chipset The traditional IDE transfer only uses one edge of the data stroke as the data transfer Ultra DMA 33 uses both edges of data strobe when the data is transferred Hence the data transfer rate is double of the PIO mode 4 or DMA mode 2 16 6MB s x2 33MB s on ATA 2 devices Ultra ATA 66 also known as Ultra DMA 66 is an extension of current Ultra ATA 33 interface This new high speed interface has doubled the Ultra ATA 33 burst data transfer rate to 66 6 Mbytes sec and maximized disk performance under current PCI local bus environment USB Universal Serial Bus A 4 pin serial cable bus that allows up to 127 plug and play computer peripherals such as keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer modem and monitor to share a bandwidth through a host scheduled token based protocol This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation Supports synchro nous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit sec USB 2 0 pr
14. C Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears Popup Asus Probe Pause All Monitoring Resume eal Marttantig Exit Asus Probe ASUS POLO User s Manual ASUS PC Probe 10 35 PM 69 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE This page was intentionally left blank 70 ASUS POLO User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 1 PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card SE fae EE O Ee A ara i SEET TL ise LAN Activity Output Signal Intel Chipset Wake on LAN Output Signal 7 Motherboard type T If you are using the ASUS PCI L101 on an ASUS motherboard leave the jumper on its defaut setting ASUS If you are using another brand of motherboard set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake On LAN WOL output signal to the WOL CON connector on the motherboard to use the Wake On LAN feature Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN LED to the LAN LED connector on the system chassis front panel to display the LAN data activity ASUS POLO User s Manual 71 G Gi gt Q d 72 T 7 7 Q A 7 APPENDIX 1 1 Features Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller Fully integrated 10BASE T 100BASE TX Wake On LAN Remote Control Function Supported PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 specificatio
15. CC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations 47 part 15 193 1993 Washington DC Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration U S Government Printing Office Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits fo
16. Connector intemal Luassansevanenmismaaumas 18 Network Features LAN Connector ORI Aai Top 20 Wake On LAN Connector huusuisnsissjermimminrisskadrdnatm 12 Video Features optional SIS301 Video en 10 IEC DDD WT kvass 11 IRTE EGIN ue EE D Power ATX Power Supply Connector ccccscsssssseseseseeseseseseeseeseees 5 Form Factor FlexATX 12 ASUS POLO User s Manual 2 FEATURES 2 2 1 Component Locations ASUS POLO User s Manual 13 3 HARDWARE SETUP 14 3 1 Motherboard Layout 19 05cm 7 5in cu FAN Z len fan HITTIuen PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard Bottom Top USB1 RJ 45 USB2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell 5 2 8 SiS950 8 Socket 370 gt x lt Flash amp BIOS POLO SiS630 E DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin modulel R 3C CMOS Power Geer Integration S H P Single Chip o S MODEM E Q O a Codec 8 PCI Slot 1 ai IEN SiS301 Le FP SER PANEL TV CON 19 05cm 7 5in NOTE The SiS301 chipset LCDHD connector and TV CON are optional components ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1 CL_RTC p 17 Clear RTC RAM Expansion Slots Sockets 1 DIMM 1 2 p 19 DIMM Support 2 Socket 370 p 20 CPU Support 3 PCI p 22 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slot Connectors 1 PS2KBMS p 25 PS 2
17. Everyday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Automatic Power Up does not work if the system is powered down by operating systems with ACPI feature such as Windows 98 Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 6 Boot Menu ien Specific Help IDE Ward Drive 2 3 ATAPI CO ROKA I Boot Sequence Other Boot Device isal Enter to select the Plug amp Play OS device t Virus Detection isal Quick Power On Self Test To select the boot Boot Up Floppy Seek abl Sequence use the up or Con arrow Press 423 to move the device up the list or gt to move it down the list 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 lt gt or lt Space gt key you can promote devices and by using the lt gt key you can demote devices Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority that the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up Configuration fields include Removable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy IDE Hard Drive None This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter shows the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives Configuration options Disabled Non
18. Motherboard Settings This motherboard does not have jumpers nor switches to configure However there are two solder points onboard that allow you to clear the RTC RAM when necessary Clear RTC RAM These two solder points allow you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 unplug the computer 2 short the solder points 3 turn ON the computer 4 hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data CL_RTC H Short solder points to Clear CMOS POLO Clear RTC RAM Setting ASUS POLO User s Manual 17 18 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 System Memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Two DIMM sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM of 16 32 64 128 256 or 512MB densities for a system memory configuration of 16MB up to 1GB One side with memory chips of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard This motherboard also supports NEC s Virtual Channel SDRAMs and Enhanced Memory System s High speed DRAMs IMPORTANT e Make sure to use SDRAMs that are compatible with the
19. Mouse Port Connector 6 pin female 2 PS2KBMS p 25 PS 2 Keyboard Port Connector 6 pin female 3 LAN p 26 Fast Ethernet LAN Connector RJ45 4 USB1 p 26 Universal Serial Bus Connectors 1 amp 2 two 4 pin female 5 PRINTER p 26 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 6 COMI p 27 Serial Port Connector 9 pin male 7 VGA p 27 VGA Connector 15 pin female 8 GAME_AUDIO p 27 Game and Audio Connectors gold 15 pin three 1 8 9 WOL_CON p 28 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin 10 FLOPPY p 28 Floppy Disk Drive Port Connector 34 pin 11 PRIMARY IDE p 29 IDE Connectors two 40 1 pins SECONDARY IDE 12 USB2 p 30 USB Header 10 1 pins 13 IR p 30 Infrared Module Connector 5 pin 14 CPU FAN CHA FAN p 31 Chassis and CPU Fan Connectors 3 pin 15 IDELED p 31 IDE Activity LED 2 pin 16 CD_IN MODEM p 32 Internal Audio Connectors two 4 pin 17 ATXPWR p 32 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin 18 LCDHD p 33 LCD Header 20 pin 19 TV CON p 33 TV Connector 5 pin 20 PWR LED PANEL p 34 System Power LED Lead 3 pin 21 SPEAKER PANEL p 34 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin 22 MSG LED PANEL p 34 System Message LED 2 pin 23 SMI PANEL p 34 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin 24 PWR SW PANEL p 34 ATX Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin 25 RESET PANEL p 34 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin ASUS POLO User s Manual 15 16 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using yo
20. Removable Device 59 Leads S IDE Activity LED 30 31 Legacy Diskette A 44 Save Changes 62 Legacy Diskette B 44 SDRAM Configuration 51 Load Setup Defaults 62 Sector 47 M Serial Port Connectors 27 SMART Monitoring 47 Maximum LBA Capacity 47 SMBus Connector 30 Memory Installation 19 Supervisor Password 49 Mouse Connector 25 Suspend Mode 56 Multi Sector Transfers 47 Suspend to RAM Capability 56 O System Date 44 System Memory Onboard Parallel Port 53 SDRAM 18 Onboard Serial Port 2 53 System Start Up 35 Other Boot Device Select 59 System Time 44 P T Parallel Port Connector 26 Thermal Sensor Connector 34 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 54 Translation Method 46 PIO Mode 47 Type 45 Plug amp Play O S 60 U Power Management 55 Procedure UART 2 Use Standard Infrared 53 CPU Installation 20 Ultra DMA Mode 47 Procedures USB Headers 30 Updating BIOS 39 USB Ports 26 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 25 Using PS 2 Mouse Connector 25 ASUS PC Probe 65 PWR Button lt 4 Secs 56 PWR Up On Modem Act 57 V Q Video Off Method 56 Video Off Option 56 Quick Power On Self Test 60 W Wake On LAN 57 Wake On LAN Connector 28 ASUS POLO User s Manual
21. U Internal Frequency BGA Miz FSB SDRAK F HHz 1 Cae Enter to enable or disable CPU Level 2 Cache led CPU Lavel 2 Cache EGG Check Disabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto Chip Configuration 1 0 Device Configuration PCL Configuration Current CPU Internal Frequency This parameter displays the internal frequency of the processor installed in the system FSB SDRAM Frequency MHz This parameter displays the memory clock frequency in relation to the Front Side Bus FSB frequency CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU s Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check Disabled This field controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default of Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse on startup If detected IRQ12 will be used for the PS 2 mouse IRQ12 is reserved for expansion cards only if a PS 2 mouse is not detected The setting Enabled always reserves IRQ12 whether on startup a PS 2 mouse is detected or not Configuration options Enabled Auto 50 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Henory Post Write Control Memory Post Write Control Enabled Leave this parameter on the d
22. VSB You may experience difficulty in turning the system ON if the power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support the ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB 12 0 Volts E 5 0 Volts 5V Standby 5 0 Volts Power Good NC Ground E Ground 5 0 Volts Ground Ground amp Ground 5 0 Volts Power Supply On Ground Ground 3 3 Volts Sc 12 0 Volts 3 3 Volts amp 3 3 Volts POLO ATX Power Connector 32 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 10 LCD Header 20 pin LCDHD optional This 20 pin header allows you to connect the PC to a digital LCD monitor using a 20 pin LCD interface cable and a Digital Flat Panel DFP connector bracket NOTE The LCD interface cable and DFP connector bracket do not come with the motherboard package 1 FDDCCLK 2 PLSENSE 3 GND 4 TXC 5 TX0 6 GND 7 TX1 8 TX2 9 GND 10 No connection 11 FDDCDAT 12 0 5V 13 TXC 14 GND 15 TX0 LCDHD 16 TX1 1 17 GND 0 20 FRERE 19 No connection 11 20 No connection POLO LCD Header 11 TV Connector 5 pin TV CON optional Connect the optional TV connector module to this header using a 5 pin interface cable The TV connector module allows you to connect the PC to a television with NTSC or PAL video format to display graphics and video of higher quality NOTE T
23. Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature For Windows 98 and later APM is automatically installed A battery and power cord icon labeled Power Management appears in the Control Panel Choose Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialog box ASUS POLO User s Manual 55 56 4 BIOS SETUP Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Configuration options Always On Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features The DPMS Display Power Management System feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen use this for monitors without power management or green features If set up in your system your screen saver does not run with Blank Screen selected V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled Suspend to RAM STR is an energy s
24. a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 16 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Connector 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this connector Pressing the button switches the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the button while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system off 17 Reset Switch Connector 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch This is a preferred method ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 Starting Up the First Time 1 After making all the connections replace the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O 3 Connect the power cord to the power supply located at the back of the system chassis 4 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power For ATX power supplies you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis 6 The power LED on the front panel
25. ady attached to the CPU If a heatsink and fan did not come with the package make sure you obtain one before installing the CPU WARNING You must install the proper heatsink and fan to the CPU Failure to do so will cause the CPU to overheat and may damage both the CPU and the motherboard Install an auxillary fan if necessary CAUTION Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting unmounting a clamp style processor fan to avoid damaging the motherboard Proceed to the next section for the steps on how to properly install a CPU 20 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 1 CPU Installation Follow these steps to install a CPU L 2 Locate the ZIP socket on the motherboard Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lifting it up to a 90 100 angle Position the CPU above the socket such that its notched or marked corner matches the socket corner near the end of the lever while making sure that the CPU is parallel to the socket Carefuly insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place CAUTION The CPU fits only in one orientation Do not force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU If the CPU does not fit completely check its orientation or check for bent pins Secure the CPU into the socket by pushing the socket lever all the way down You will hear a click indicating that the lever is in place Attach the heatsink and fan to the CPU if they were
26. ameter appears only when you set the Onboard MIDI I O address Configuration options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Floppy Disk Access Control R W When set to Read Only this field protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from the floppy disk drive but does not allow writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes Configuration options R W Read Only ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Onboard FDC Smart FIFO Disabled Leave this parameter on the default setting Disabled 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 different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature See IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3 8 External Connectors Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this feature Parallel Port Mode and
27. and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95 98 2000 NT Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99 Wake Up Feature Supports Wake On LAN Keyboard Mouse Wake Up and BIOS Wake Up 2 1 3 Performance Features High Speed Data Transfer Interface IDE transfers using UltraDMA 33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB s This motherboard with its chipset and support for UltraDMA 66 doubles the UltraDMA 33 burst transfer rate to 66 6MB s UltraDMA 66 is backward compatible with both DMA 33 and with existing DMA devices so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives UltraDMA 66 requires a 40 pin 80 conductor cable VCM SDRAM Optimized Performance This motherboard supports the new generation memory NEC 64Mb Virtual Channel Memory VCM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM that is compatible to the industry standard SDRAM The VCM s core design provides up to 50 higher SDRAM speed at reduced power consumption of about 30 This motherboard also supports the standard SDRAM for a the data transfer rate of up to 1 064GB s using PC133 compliant SDRAMs and up to 800MB s using PC100 compliant SDRAMs ASUS POLO User s Manual 2 2 FEATURES 1 4 Intelligence Auto Fan Off The system fans powers off automatically even in sleep mode This function reduces both energy c
28. appears OFF and responds immediately to user or other requests The OnNow design initia tive involves changes that vill occur in the Microsoft Windows operating system device drivers hardware and applications and also relies on the changes defined in the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI specification PC100 SDRAM is Intel s goal is to ensure that memory subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become 3 bottle neck to system performance It is especially important to ensure that the PC memory roadmap evolves together with the performance roadmaps for the processors I O and graphics PCI Bus Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32 bit data bus interface PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further more the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters PCI 2 1 supports concur rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I O address DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISA cards However configuration of ISA cards is typically done with Jun ers that change the decode maps for memory and I O space and steer the DM ad interrupt signals to different pins on the bus Further syste
29. are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management ASUS POLO User s Manual 11 2 FEATURES 2 2 Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium ITI Celeron Processor c scceceeeee 6 Chipsets SiS630 E 3C Integration Single Chip srrrvrvrvrrveverororsrveversns 9 Sis 950 Super VO Controller EEN 2 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM AA 1 Main Memory Maximum 1GB support 2 Tee geet Ee ann 7 PC133 SDRAM support Expansion Slot 1 Riser PCI lot 14 System I O 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector sensnsrnersrsrrsrnersrsersrsersrsersrsnne 4 2 IDE Connectors UltraDMA66 Support eects 8 Prelude rar Top 19 1 Serial Port COM1 Leer Bottom 19 1 VGA Gonnet EE Bottom 19 2 USB Connectors Port 0 amp Port 1 Bottom 20 1 USB Header Port 2 amp Port 3 eessen 3 I PS 2 Mouse Connector rrsvvrnvrnvrnsvresvesvrssvessvesvresversn Top 21 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector rosesvenrnvrrrnrrrrrrrerernnne Bottom 21 Audio Features Crystal AC 97 v2 1 Audio Code 15 Ge MIDLP OR sateen tildes Top 16 Line Out EE Bottom 16 Line In ENEE Bottom 16 Microphone Connector cccceecescseeceeeeeeeeeeeeesees Bottom 16 Modem Connector internal c ccccceeessessessesscesesseeseeseeees 17 CD
30. aving feature In Suspend to RAM state all devices on the computer are turned off except for the system RAM Thus the PC only consumes less than 5 watts of power Select Enabled if your power supply can provide at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to support the STR function If the expansion card you use on the motherboard do not support the STR function you must leave this field to the default setting Disabled Note that this field is only effective if you are using Windows 98 Configuration options Enabled Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 1 Hour PWR Button lt 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Configuration options Soft off Suspend ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 1 Power Up Control mg ME Power Up Control Item Specific Help EE lt Enter gt to select PHR Up On External Modem Act IDisabledl whether or mot to Wake On LAN or PCI Hordem Disabled restart the system after DC power loss Automatic Power Up Disabled AC PWR Loss Restart Disab
31. ce drivers When prompted to restart select No then follow the normal setup procedures on the screen 5 3 POLO Motherboard Support CD To begin using the support CD insert it into the CD ROM drive The support installation menu should appear If the menu does not appear double click or run D ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice 5 3 1 Installation Menu Divas oe rb get Gi dur ee Am pe m n Ee r d cages KE kee Sk e iris callat hari lnaicllicticn ASUS POLO User s Manual 63 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 3 2 Applications Display Driver Installs the SiS Display Drivers e SiS AGP Driver Installs the SiS 2D 3D AGP video driver to support high performance graphical applications e SiS 7018 PCI Audio Driver Installs the SiS 7018 PCI audio drivers to activate the AC 97 compliant audio features e Lan Driver Installs the driver for the onboard LAN controller NOTE If you do not see this item among the applications on the support CD check the Onboard LAN parameter in BIOS and make sure it is set to Enabled see 4 4 1 Chip Configuration e SiS IDE Utility Installs the SiS IDE Utility for the two IDE channels e ASUS PC Probe V2 12 07 Installs a smart utility that can monitor the computer fan temperature and voltages e Install ASUS Update V3 27 06 Installs the ASUS Update program This program allows you
32. current Intel PC133 SDRAM specifications e DO NOT attempt to mix registered SDRAMs with VCM SDRAMs Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 amp 1 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB xl Socket 2 Rows 2 amp 3 SDRAM 16 32 64 128 256 512MB xl Total System Memory Max 1GB 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard e For the system CPU bus to operate 100MHz 133MHz use only PC100 PC133 compliant DIMMs e ASUS motherboards support Serial Presence Detect SPD DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability e SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO Extended Data Output chips BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen e Single sided DIMMs come in 16 32 64 128 256MB double sided come in 32 64 128 256 512MB ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 2 Memory Installation WARNING 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 the motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information Insert the module s into the DIMM sockets as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module only fits in one direction SDRAM DIMMs have different pin contacts on each
33. download the latest version of Flash BIOS from the ASUS website Before using ASUS Update you should install a network card and a TCP IP network driver e PC Cillin 2000 V7 0 Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information e ADOBE Acrobat Reader V4 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user s manuals in PDF format e ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS monitor screen saver NOTE To see the following items click on the arrow pointing to the right on the lower right corner of the screen To return to the first menu screen click on the arrow pointing to the left on the lower right corner of the second screen e Show Mainboard Information Allows you to view information about the motherboard such as product name BIOS version and CPU Browse Support CD Allows you to view the contents of the support CD e ReadMe Allows you to view a list of the files included in the support CD and ASUS contact information e Exit Exits the CD installation menu 64 ASUS POLO User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 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 memory usage and CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies
34. e ATAPI CD ROM None This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter shows the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD ROM drives Configuration options Disabled None Other Boot Device Select Disabled Configuration options Disabled SCSI Boot Device ASUS POLO User s Manual 59 60 4 BIOS SETUP Plug amp Play O S No This field allows using a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure non bootable devices Select the option Yes if you use a PnP operating system Select the option No if you are using a non PnP operating system to let BIOS configure non bootable devices Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Disabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and examine the system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled When set to Enabled this field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping some tests Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS seeks the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS POLO Us
35. ecify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets your system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 100 year range Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 1 44M 3 5 in ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave Primary Haster Auto Item Specific Help ti tal lt Enter gt to select the type of the IDE drive Cylinders 1824 User Type HOD allows Head 255 wou to set each entry on Sec tor 63 your own CHS Capacit y 642246 Masimum LEA Capacity 255 RHE Multi Sector Transfers Maximum SHART Homi toring Disabled ULTRA DHA Mode Disabled 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 fail to recognize the installed hard disk To allow the BIOS t
36. efault setting Enabled VGA Shared Memory Size 8MB This parameter allows you to select the size of system memory to allocate for video memory Configuration options 2MB 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB USB Function Enabled This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices Set to Enabled if you intend to use USB devices Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Enabled This motherboard has embedded LAN controller If you intend to use the onboard LAN feature leave this parameter to the default setting Enabled If you plan to install a LAN add on card select Disabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled 5 g 3 5 U amp fe U ASUS POLO User s Manual 51 6 A E z 52 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration onboard ACH TS Controller ER Game d HI iT L n d MIDT IRO Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard audio controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard Game Port 208H 20FH This field allows you to set the I O address for the game port Configuration options 200H 207H 208H 20FH Disabled Onboard MIDI UO 330H 331H This field allows you to set the I O address for the MIDI device Configuration options 300H 301H 330H 331H Disabled Onboard MIDI IRQ 5 This field allows you to set the IRQ assignment for the onboard MIDI device Note that this par
37. er s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program you should save your changes and exit Setup Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu sit Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit setup utility amd Diseard Changes save your changes to Save Changes CHOS NOTE Pressing lt Esc gt does not exit this menu You must select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit this 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 option is selected a confirmation is asked Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program If you have made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the system asks you to confirm the changes before exiting ASUS POLO User s Manual 61 62
38. ettings if any see section 4 4 3 PCI Configuration to change the settings 9 Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card 22 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclusively 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 cards If the motherboard has PCI audio onboard an additional IRQ will be used If the motherboard also has MIDI enabled another IRQ will be used leaving 4 IRQs free The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt SCH 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller Je 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock oP 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices ASUS POLO User s Manual 23 3 HARDWARE SETUP This page was inte
39. fication or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe Intel and Pentium are regsitered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Trend and ChipAway Virus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc e SiS is a regsitered trademark of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITH OUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURA CIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFT WARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright O 2000 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS POLO Manual Revision 1 00 E664 Release Date December 2000 ASUS POLO User
40. hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components PC Health Monitoring Includes one CPU fan and one chassis fan for maintaining optimal system voltage and temperature Video Bridge optional The optional SiS301 video bridge chip is a companion to the SiS300 graphic chip iS301 comes with built in NTSC PAL video encoder for Macro Vision 7 1 for TV display and built in TMDS transmitter with Bi Linear scaling capability for TFT LCD panel ASUS POLO User s Manual 10 2 FEATURES 2 1 2 Special Features ACPI Support Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features implemented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used Easy Installation Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk drives expansion cards and other devices virtually automatic 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 compatibility
41. he TV connector module does not come with the motherboard package S VIDEO TV CON y 7 z AV VIDEO P POLO TV Out Connector ASUS POLO User s Manual 33 34 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following 20 pin PANEL illustration is for items 12 17 Keyboard Lock SMI Lead Message LED peaker Connector 2 2 yoo Ki Se fei 8 E ZS S E 98522837 8 33x00u40 round e og nt Speaker 5 ATX Power IDELED Power LED Requires an ATX power supply Ground IDELED IDELED PWRLEDB f E E m be a POLO System Panel Connectors 12 System Power LED Connector 3 1 pin PWR LED This 3 1 pin connector connects to the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft off mode 13 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker 14 System Message LED Connector 2 pin MSG LED This 2 pin connector is for the system message LED that indicates receipt of messages from a fax modem The normal status for this LED is ON when there is no incoming data signal The LED blinks when there is data received The system message LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support 15 System Management Interrupt Connector 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into
42. is for a VGA monitor and other VGA compatible devices ri o00000000000001G i 000000000000 KN 2 gt ee i o SSES VGA Monitor 15 pin female 8 Game MIDI Connector Gold 15 pin GAME_AUDIO This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files l Game MIDI 15 pin female aa fl O 0 Ol oo0000 Oss JO OR oq 9 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO The Line Out lime connects a headphone or speakers The Line In light blue connects a tape players or other audio sources The Mic pink connects a microphone C hs eg n JO REES p AJ PI L AR 00000 en Line Out Line In Mic 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS POLO User s Manual 27 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 2 Internal Connectors 1 2 28 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin WOL_CON This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake 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 IMPORTANT To use this feature enable the Wake On LAN feature in BIOS see 4 5 1 Power Up Control and make sure that system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V
43. led This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted Disabled leaves your system off and Enabled reboots your system Previous State sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Previous State PWR Up On External Modem Act Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN or PCI Modem Disabled Wake On LAN PCI Modem allows your computer to be booted from another computer via a network by sending a wake up frame or signal Configuration options Disabled Enabled IMPORTANT This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake On LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power ASUS POLO User s Manual 57 58 4 BIOS SETUP Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting
44. lity is used if you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section describes how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer For example you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Tests POST Press lt Delete gt to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST continues to run the test routine thus preventing you from launching the Setup program If you intend to enter Setup restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the Reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again But do so only if the first two methods fail The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll through the various sub menus and make you
45. m configuration files may need to be updated to reflect these changes Users typically resolve sharing conflicts by referring to documentation provided by each manufacturer For the average user this configuration process can be unreli able and frustrating Plug and play PnP BIOS eliminates the ISA add on card hard ware conflict problem The PnP BIOS uses a memory block to define and remember each card s configuration which allows the user to change the card s IRQs and DMA in BIOS either automatically or manually POST Power On Self Test When you turn ON the computer it will first run through the POST a series of software controlled diagnostic tests The POST checks system memory the mother board circuitry the display the keyboard the diskette drive and other I O devices PS 2 Port PS 2 Ne are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture This type of architecture transfers data through a 16 bit or 32 bit bus A PS 2 mouse and or keyboard may be used on ATX motherboards RDRAM Rambus DRAM Developed by Rambus Inc this type of memory can deliver up to 1 6GB of data per second RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as CMOS DRAMs memory control lers and graphics video ICs ASUS POLO User s Manual 75 76 7 APPENDIX ROM Read Only Memory ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs called firmware used in certain compu
46. mplicated yet flexible system This motherboard includes the basic features that are sufficient for an entry level system while employing the latest technologies 2 1 1 Specifications Latest Processor Support Intel Pentium III 133MHz FSB Coppermine core FC PGA Intel Pentium III 100MHz FSB Coppermine core FC PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB Mendocino core PPGA e System Chipset Features the SiS630 E 3C Integration Single Chip that incorporates SiS300 AGP graphics controller and SiS 900 LAN controller and PCI audio controller The SiS630 E chipset also supports 133 100 66MHz Front Side Bus FSB Ultra DMA 66 and the Suspend to RAM feature e PC100 133 Memory Support Equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets to support Intel PC133 PC100 compliant SDRAMs available in 64 128 256 or 512MB densities up to 1GB e UltraDMA 66 Support Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives e LAN Support Features the SiS900 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN controller built in the SiS630 E chipset and an RJ 45 connector to allow convenient connection to a Local Area Network LAN The chipset also supports Wake on LAN and Remote Wake up functions e Wake On LAN Connector Supports Wake On LAN activity through an op
47. not pre installed by the vendor Refer to the installation instructions that came with the heatsink and fan f m NOTE Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple frequency multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors for the processor to avoid start up problems ASUS POLO User s Manual 21 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Expansion Cards In the future you may need to install expansion cards The motherboard has one PCI riser card slot to support a PCI card Follow the steps in the next section when installing an expansion card WARNING Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the expansion card 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 1 Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any necessary hardware settings for the card before installing it 2 Remove the system unit cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 3 Detach the riser card from the PCI card slot on the motherboard 4 Carefully insert the golden fingers of the expansion card into the connector on the riser card 5 Insert the golden fingers of the riser card to the PCI slot on the motherboard until it fits in place 6 Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier 7 Replace the system cover 8 Change the necessary BIOS s
48. ns Consists of MAC amp PHY 10 100Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 10BASE T and IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX interfaces Fully supports 1OBASE T amp 100BASE TX operations through a single RJ45 port Supports 32 bit Bus Master Technology PCI Rev 2 1 Enhancements on ACPI amp APM Adheres to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev 1 0 ACPI Rev 1 0 and Device Class Power Management Rev 1 0 IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation for 10Mbps 100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions Plug and Play 1 2 Software Driver Support NetWare ODI Drivers Novell Netware 3 x 4 x DOS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 1 3 Question and Answer What is Wake On LAN The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on systems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downloading data to from systems during off peak hours will be feasible What can Wake On LAN do for you Wake On LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload provide flexibility to the system administrator s job and then of course save you time consuming efforts and costs What components does Wake On LAN require to be enable To enable Wake On LAN function
49. ntionally left blank 24 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 Connectors 3 1 2 8 1 External Connectors WARNING 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 IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin I is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If no mouse is detected IRQ12 become available to expansion cards See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin female IER AOLO Z Fi Vg e O Bees NE o Kam se ee PS 2 Keyboard Connector Purple 6 pin PS2KBMS This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector does not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyb
50. o detect the drive type automatically select Auto Type Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted before data can be read from and write on Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active also possible with FDISK Other options for the Type field are None to disable IDE devices ASUS POLO User s Manual 45 4 BIOS SETUP IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system incorrect parameters may be detected You 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 differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the auto detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk you should enter the correct ones manually by setting User Type HDD User Type HDD er Raa een Primary Haster User Type HDD Item Specific Help Lem Enter to selec
51. oards O m i r RN JO o0000 y Eker JON eo senn Es eS 3 J PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin female ASUS POLO User s Manual 25 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Fast Ethernet LAN Connector R J45 The RJ 45 connector allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub RJ 45 Lai sr 00900000 O o o O 0000 0 0 0 0 e 00000 4 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 amp 2 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Oo O 00000 eeler 00000 Universal Serial Bus USB 5 Parallel Port Connector Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin female Cy Se EE OO o 0 Ol Se 26 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 Serial Port Connector Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 One serial port is available for pointing devices or other serial devices To enable the port see Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration LP He COM 1 Serial Port 9 pin male 7 VGA Connector Blue 15 pin VGA This connector
52. of the system case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If the monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED does The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appears on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency ASUS POLO User s Manual 35 3 HARDWARE SETUP 7 At power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in 4 BIOS SETUP Powering Off the Computer You must first exit or shut down the system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power s
53. onsumption and system noise and is an important feature in implementing silent PC systems Dual Function Power Button Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states sleep mode or soft off mode depending on the BIOS or OS setting see PWR Button lt 4 Secs in 4 5 Power Menu When you press the power button for more than 4 seconds the system enters the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat and system damage the CPU and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure All fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Power LED requires ACPI OS support The power LED indicates the system status Remote Ring On requires modem This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this benefit on hand users can access vital information from their computers anywhere System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 95 98 2000 NT and OS 2 require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications The system resource monitor warns the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes Suggestions provide the user some information on managing their limited resources more efficiently Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels
54. ovides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1 0 and competes with the 1394 standard Wake On LAN The computer automatically wakes up upon receiving a wake up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft off suspend or sleep mode ASUS POLO User s Manual INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 57 Accessories Fast Ethernet Card 71 ASUS PC Probe Using 65 ATAPI CD ROM 59 ATX Power Supply Connector 32 B BIOS Beep Codes 35 Updating 37 Boot Sequence 59 Boot Up Floppy Seek 60 Boot Up NumLock Status 48 Boot Virus Detection 60 C Central Processing Unit 20 CHS Capacity 47 Connectors ATX Power Supply 32 Floppy Disk Drive 28 32 33 IDE 29 Keyboard 25 Parallel Port 26 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 34 PS 2 Keyboard 25 PS 2 Mouse 25 Serial Port 27 SMBus 30 USB 26 Wake On LAN 28 Cylinders 46 D Discard Changes 62 Dual Inline Memory Modules 18 Types of 18 E ECP DMA Select 53 Ethernet Card 71 Exit Discarding Changes 61 Exit Saving Changes 61 Expansion Cards Assigning IRQs 23 F Floppy Disk Drive Connector 28 32 33 H Halt On 49 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 20 Memory Installation 19 HDD Power Down 56 Head 47 Headers USB 30 I IDE Activity LED Lead 30 31 IDE Connectors 29 IDE Hard Drive 59 Installation CPU 20 Installed Memory 49 Interrupts Standard Assignments 23 K Keyboard Connector 25 ASUS POLO User s Manual 77 INDEX L R Language 49
55. p The passwords are not case sensitive In other words it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords a Supervisor password and a User password When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all configuration fields Forgot the Password If you forgot the password you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short the solder points 3 Turn ON your computer 4 Hold down lt Delete gt during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences CL_RTC g Short solder points to Clear CMOS POLO Clear RTC RAM Setting Halt On All but Keyboard 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 conventional memory detected by the system during bootup You do not need to make changes to this field ASUS POLO User s Manual 49 4 BlOS SETUP 4 4 Advanced Menu Item Specific Help Current CP
56. port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI maximizes system performance with simultaneous CPU PCI and ISA bus activities It includes multi transaction timing enhanced write performance a passive release mechanism and support for PCI 2 1 compliant delayed transac tions Concurrent PCI provides increased bandwidth reduced system latencies im proves video and audio performance and improves processing of host based appli cations CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called Processor actually functions as the brain of the computer It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory Currently there are socket 370 for Pentium III FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD processors Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer s operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA audio printer or modem DOS Disk Operating System DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications oper ate including Windows DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory CPU time disk space and access to peripheral devices For this reason DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory There are
57. r radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada ASUS POLO User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized 6 y This manual is divided into the following sections B q 1 INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist S g 2 FEATURES Production information and specifications E 3 3 HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 3 4 BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS r 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items contact your retailer Package Contents kl 1 ASUS Motherboard VJ 1 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 66 or UltraDMA 33 IDE drives VJ 1 40 pin 40 conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA 33 IDE drives MV 1 Ribbon cable for one 5 25 and two 3 5 floppy disk drives M 1 ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities M 1 User s Manual ASUS POLO User s Manual 7 2 FEATURES 2 1 ASUS POLO Motherboard The ASUS POLO motherboard targets users that require non co
58. r selections among the predetermined choices To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key after the Power On Self Tests POST NOTE Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen ASUS POLO User s Manual 41 42 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 ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the Setup program To access the menu bar items press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description lt F1 gt or lt Alt H gt Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup lt Esc gt J
59. re than two UltraDMA 66 33 devices purchase another UltraDMA 66 33 cable NOTES 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables 2 The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA 66 cable is intentional TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector IMPORTANT Use only 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cables for UltraDMA 66 IDE devices NOTE Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector POLO IDE Connectors ASUS POLO User s Manual 29 3 HARDWARE SETUP 4 USB Header 10 1 pin USBPORT If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate one USB header is available for two additional USB port connectors Connect the USB header to a 2 port USB connector set and mount the bracket to an open slot on the chassis The USB connector set does not come with the motherboard package EEN 6 10 1 USB Power 6 USB Power Optional 2 port USB Connector Set POLO USB Header 5 Infrared Module Connector 5 pin IR This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on a system chassi
60. rompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update BIOS Vorelan ICUKBEHT 1 F turt awd D DS Find LCUKBEHT J T HH wit awil HHH HH ASUS POLO User s Manual 39 4 BIOS SETUP 7 The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM The boot block will be updated automatically only when necessary This will minimize the chance that a failed update prevents the system from booting up When the programming is finished Flashed Successfully appears Update BIOS Inciudiey Beat Block and ESCH CPi BLID LASH MENDES WF Fu 1 1584 e iT COMPUTER DH HE MFL BIUS fmwimion 943 Yoe bave Tlasked the EFADA DL iz r noeersdrd thet you ture off Lhe poser enter AAT and LOAD Jetup Befanlla le have upd s ulih sau BIDS when awit EHL 1 Eal WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the 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 the disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the system may not boot If this happens the system will need servicing 40 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOG 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 Your BIOS The uti
61. s internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress Ultra DMA capability NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Disabled ASUS POLO User s Manual 47 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 keys to make your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears you will notice that the drive size appear in the field for the hard disk drive that you just configured 4 3 2 Keyboard Features cpg E Keyboard Features Item Specific Help IS Select Power on state Keyboard futo Repeat Rate 12 Sec for Humlock Keyboard Ruto
62. s memory disks and the display adapter The BIOS in structions are built into the computer s read only memory BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new BIOS file into the EEPROM Bit Binary Digit Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer A bit can have one of two values 0 or 1 ASUS POLO User s Manual 73 74 7 APPENDIX 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 Win dows 95 or later selecting Restart from Start Shut Down will reboot your computer Bus Master IDE PIO Programmable I O IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events Bus master IDE transfers data to from the memor without interrupting the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard dis drives are required to support bus master IDE mode Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character punctuation mark or other symbol COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports Point ne devices modems and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports Each COM
63. s that supports this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions Back View POLO Infrared Module Connector 30 ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors The two 3 pin fan connectors CPU_FAN CHA_FAN support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots The fan wiring and plug may vary depending on the fan manufacturer The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector NOTE Use the Rotation signal only with a specially designed fan with a rotation signal The Rotations Per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins CH FAN CPU FAN Rotation Rotation 12V F 12V D GND GND
64. sale 42 42 TEEN AD eieiei 42 25 Min Mesa 44 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave rrnrrnnronnrnnrrrvrnverrnn 45 4 3 2 Keyboard Feasa sense 48 4 4 Advinced E EE 50 441 Chip EES 51 4 4 2 VO Device Configuration ernrrrvrronnnvnrrennrnnrennrnnesrnnrsveen 52 4 4 3 PCI Configuration eege edel 54 4 3 Power Men er rnein Dee A aE EREA 55 4 5 1 Power Up Control DE 57 A6 Boot MeN E 59 4T E 61 Ge SOFTWARE STEE OS 5 1 Install the Operating System suanan rinermnsbatesuvi en 63 STN 63 5 3 POLO Motherboard Support CD ennrrrrrnnrrnvernrnrnnrrrrrnnerernenneennn 63 53 41 Installation Mei save 63 53 2 Applications Ee EEeee 64 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE seeesoeevvesvvesevesenvennnesnneessnensneesseeneneeserer D I Gal ASUS PC Probe ee 65 7 1 ECKER Fast Ethernet Card esseistinen hie 71 EE OSE EE EE chaste 72 7 1 2 Software Driver Support iseesorsernannvnsarsnrnetevenresnesnsnnersnnee 72 7 1 3 Question and ANSWer E 12 TG Os PE RR 73 ASUS POLO User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the F
65. several different types of DRAM such as EDO DRAM Extended Data Output DRAM SDRAM Synchronous DRAM and RDRAM Rambus DRAM Flash ROM The flash ROM is designed to be a resident program and can be updated by a spe cific programming method Normally the flash ROM is used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and sets up necessary parameters for the OS Since the E of flash ROM can be modified users are able to update the BIOS by them selves IDE Integrated Drive Electronics IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself elimi nating the need fora ae adapter card in the case for SCSI devices UltraDMA 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB Sec transfer ASUS POLO User s Manual 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 is built into the new Intel Pentium PP MT P55C and Pentium II Klamath CPU as well as other x86 compatible microprocessors The MMX in structions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications such as 3D video 3D sound video conference OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for PC that is always ON but
66. side and have a higher pin density than DRAM SIMMs The DIMMs must be 3 3 Volt unbuffered SDRAMs To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see the figure below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position Unbuffered 3 3V The notches on the DIMM shifts between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard You must tell your retailer the correct DIMM type before purchasing This motherboard supports four clock signals per DIMM ASUS POLO User s Manual 19 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard comes with a ZIF Socket for the supported CPUs listed in section 2 1 1 Specifications The following illustration shows the CPU socket location on the motherboard and the correct CPU orientation Socket 370 CPU Socket 370 CPU Top Bottom POLO Socket 370 Pa Pentium Ill Gold Arrow Note in the illustration that CPUs have marks usually a notch or a gold mark on one corner to help you identify the proper orientation and enable you to correctly install a CPU It is important that you match the marked corner of the CPU with the corresponding corner on the socket so as not to damage the CPU pins The CPU picture above is for reference only Usually when you buy a CPU the heatsink and fan are alre
67. t the Translation Method LER type of the IDE drive l User Type HDD allows Cylinders 18241 you to set each entry on Head 235 Vo own Sector 63 CHS Capacity B422HB Maximum LEA Capacity 25359901B Hulti Secter Transfers Haxinuml SMART Moni toring Disabled PI Mode A ULTRA DHA Made Disabled Manually enter the number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for your drive Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing is enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or sectors Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than 504MB in storage capacity Configuration options LBA LARGE Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field must be set to Manual 46 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 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 To make changes
68. ter 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 interface defined by the X3T9 2 committee of the American National Standards Institute ANSI for connecting many peripheral de vices The standard started from 10MBytes sec to 160MBytes sec available today SDRAM Synchronous DRAM The SDRAM features a fully synchronous operation referenced to a positive oe clock whereby all operations are synchronized at a clock np which enables the coexistence Ri high E and a simple user interface SDRAM takes memory access away from the CPU s control internal registers in the chips accept the re uest and let the CPU do something else while the data requested is assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory As they work on their own clock cycle the rest of the system can be clocked faster There is a version optimized for video cards and main memory for motherboards SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect SPD is most like an ID detect for SDRAM module it using a EEPROM component on DIMM module for storing module configuration infor mation inside The Serial Presence Detect function is implemented using a 2048 bit EEPROM component This nonvolatile storage device contains data programmed by the DIMM manufacturer that identifies the module type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters SSE Streaming SIMD Extensions
69. through the DMI Explorer 6 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box ASUS PC Probe Ip in next execution of ASUSTeK Computer Inc To launch ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon E appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon allows you to see the status of your PC 2 Ba 308 PM ASUS POLO User s Manual 65 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages 66 ASUS POLO User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages
70. tional ASUS PCI L101 10 100 Fast Ethernet PCI card e Onboard Audio AC 97 compliant PCI audio controller built in the SiS630 E system controller and LM4880M amplifier for internal speaker e Onboard Video Features the Ss 200 2D 3D AGP VGA controller built in the system chipset to support high performance graphical applications e PCI Expansion Slot One 32 bit PCI Rev 2 2 riser card slot to accommodate one Bus Master PCI card such as a SCSI or a LAN card PCI supports up to 133MB s maximum throughput Super I O Chipset Equipped with the S1S950 super I O controller chipset to support one fast UART compatible serial port one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities and four USB ports KODESCH 8 ASUS POLO User s Manual 2 FEATURES Smart BIOS 2MB firmware provides Vcore and CPU SDRAM frequency adjustments boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection Enhanced ACPI and Anti Boot Virus Protection Programmable BIOS Flash EEPROM offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 2000 compatibility built in firmware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for a virtual automatic setup Suspend to RAM Comes with Suspend to RAM STR feature that provides maximum power savings while leaving your computer ON STR allows QuickStart when you get back so you don t have to go through the long boot process Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS which allows
71. to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field must be set to Manual Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field must be set to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive This field can also be configured manually Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors Maximum SMART Monitoring Disabled This allows the enabling or disabling of the SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system which utilize
72. umps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu lt or gt keypad arrow Selects the menu item to the left or right T or J keypad arrow Moves the highlight up or down between fields minus key Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field plus key or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field lt Enter gt Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field lt Home gt or lt PgUp gt Moves the cursor to the first field lt End gt or lt PgDn gt Moves the cursor to the last field lt F5 gt Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults lt F10 gt Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS POLO User s Manual 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 lt F1 gt or the lt Alt gt lt H gt combination The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program See 4 7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program Scroll Bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window Use lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document Press lt Home
73. upply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies 36 ASUS POLO User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 Managing and Updating Your 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 Writer utility AFLASH EXE to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk NOTE BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the
74. ur computer you must complete the following steps 1 Check motherboard settings Install memory modules Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install an expansion card Connect ribbon cables panel wires and power supply Setup the BIOS software aoe Se Sg WARNING Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard WARNING Make sure that you unplug the power supply when adding or removing system components Failure to do so may severely damage the motherboard peripherals and or components When lit the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or soft off mode not powered OFF ASUS POLO User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 4
75. y and cost effectively This specification uses software emulation to compete with the PCI SoundBlaster specification ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI specification defines a cos parom interface designed to support many operating systems ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC sys tem including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs net work cards hard disk drives and printers as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phones and stereos With this technology peripherals will also be able to activate the PC For example inserting a ae into a VCR can turn on the PC which could then activate a large screen TV and high fidelity sound system AGP Accelerated Graphics Port An interface specification that enables high performance 3D graphics on mainstream PCs AGP was designed to offer the necessary bandwidth and latency to perform texture mapping directly from system memory Bus Bus Frequency Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate PCI 33MHz 33MHz 133MByte sec AGP 1X 66MHz 66MHz 266MByte sec AGP 2X 66MHz 133MHz 512MByte sec AGP 4X 66MHz 266MHz 1024MByte sec BIOS Basic Input Output System BIOS is a set of routines that affect how the computer transfers data between com puter components such a
76. your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake On LAN function a client with Wake On LAN capability and software such as LDCM Rev 3 10 or up that can trigger wake up frame ASUS POLO User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 2 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12 5 25 or SOMBytes 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 integration of I O connectivity at the back pa of peon computers using a low cost scalable high speed serial interface The 1394 standard also pro vides new services such as live connect disconnect capability for external devices including disk drives printers and hand held peripherals such as scanners and cam eras This is a new standard to complement the slower USB interface and to compete with the more expensive SCSI interface AC97 Audio Codec 97 AC 97 is the next step in enabling PCs with audio quality comparable to consumer electronics devices The specification defines new cost effective options to help in tegrate the components necessary to support next generation auto intensive PC ap lications such as DVD 3 D multiplayer gaming and interactive music The speci ication also defines new extensions supporting modem and docking to help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new technologies more quickl

® POLO USER`S MANUAL

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents

&reg; POLO USER`S MANUAL

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents

® POLO USER`S MANUAL