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1. card you are using Insert the smart card into the card reader then enter your name and any remarks into the fields Click OK ma Xa smart card for security capability and prompts to click OK The card s security status is displayed in the main program window ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 95 96 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 3 Smart Manager Modes Return to the Windbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the Windows screen Select the Logon Card Check Mode to choose the security mode Three basic modes are available E l Fie Protect Check Hode 1 Disable Check renders the Smart Manager security system inoperative 2 Boot Check enables the Smart Manager security system for start up The user must insert the smart card into the reader during start up 1n order to complete the Windows boot up process In this mode the user may remove the smart card and continue to use the PC after the start cycle is complete If no smart card or the wrong one is inserted during boot up the PC displays the Smart Manager Protection Screen Whenever the Smart Manager Protection Screen is displayed the computer is secured and impenetrable Tha Ieproiected by tha Smar Manager Eicon ag a H ah i F 1 ae ij eA Ae Ag ed tl 3 Always Check configures the Smart Manager to require that the user insert the smart card during s
2. 106 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 6 CyberLink VideoLive Mail CyberLink s VideoLive Mail Plus Ver 3 0 a k a VLM 3 is a convenient and excel lent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video audio input de vices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 s built in e mail system through the Internet VLM 3 s mails comprise video sound or snapshot informa tion and thus may convey the most profound information to target audiences It is very convenient for mail recipients who do not need to install additional software component in order to view VLM 3 mails VLM 3 works as a very applicant sales tool It efficiently delivers profound and live product information to your target customers without costing a fortune VLM 3 also helps corporate managers easily give vivid speeches and broadcast through corpo rate E mail system For personal or home users VLM 3 easily records live video clips allowing users to send them to friends or family members across the Internet VLM 3 loads video messages from PC cameras digital camcorders analog camcorder via video capture cards or from an existing AVI video clips and captures audio messages from PC microphones Video and audio messages are encoded at a very high compressed rate in a real time mode From data input data conversion to sending video mails via Internet or saving data to disks the whole procedure is done in an easy and continuous process VLM 3 s video cli
3. 5 View device by type and find Other devices node 4 Select the PCI Mass Storage Controller node and then click Properties 6 Please select General page to reinstall driver or select Driver page to update the driver 7 Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to install the driver Driver Location CD ROM driver Promise Raid0or1 Win9x ME 5 5 2 Win2000 Promise FastTrak100 Lite Simple Controller Driver 1 Right click My Computer icon on the desktop Select Properties when the menu appears Or you can Press Start button Move highlight bar to Settings and select Control Panel Double click on System icon 2 Select Hardware page and then click Device Manager button 3 View device by type and find Other devices node 4 Right Click the Mass Storage Controller node 5 When the menu appears click the Properties item 6 Please select select Driver page to update driver 7 Press Next while Upgrade Device Driver Wizard window appears 8 Choose Select for a suitable driver for my device recommended option and then press Next 9 Select Specify a location check box 10 Type or browse the path CD ROM Drive Promise Raid0or1 Win2000 to the driver and click OK 11 Press Next 12 Press Yes 13 Finally press Finish to complete the installation 14 Please restart you computer for these
4. 1 Start ASUS Update Launch the utility from Start Programs ASUS Utility ASUS LiveUpdate 2 Select an update method 3 Ifyou selected updating downloading from the Internet you will need to select an Internet site Choose the site that is closest to you or click Auto Select If you selected Update from a file you will be prompted to locate the file ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 5 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video audio files CD and MP3 files as well This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files No need to waste time identifying your file types 6 5 1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE To start CyberLink Power Player click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then CyberLink PowerPlayer SE and then click PowerPlayer 6 5 2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel Minimize Eject Zoom Help About 1 J 00 CF Power Off gt gt ee T eMas mgen Stop __ Backward Scan als Ca Forward Scan Backstep Frame ii Step Frame Previous Next Stop Play Pong ates A A oR 7 ncrease Volume CD Mode Mute Shuffle Decrease Volume Karaoke Nextangle Nextaudio stream Next subtitle Add bookmark Capture frame Go Up Repeat Menu Go to bookmark ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 105
5. BCS 2 1 3 2 O type 1 Bass type 2 Bass CENTER BASS BASS CENTER Default TUSL2 Bass Center Setting ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 System Memory DIMM NOTE No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac cess Memory SDRAM One side with memory chips of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Install memory in any combination as follows Tota Sen Menor ax st NOTE Make sure the total installed memory does not exceeds 512MB Otherwise the system may hang during startup 3 5 1 General DIMM Notes e ASUS motherboards support SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability e 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 NOTE For PC133 SDRAM to run at 133MHz the system CPU bus must also operate at that speed ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 25 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 2 Memory Installation WARNING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe d
6. Tualatin Gold Arrow gt TUSL2 Socket 370 1 Locate the Socket 370 and open it by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket Then lift the lever upwards The socket lever must be fully opened 90 to 100 degrees 2 Insert the CPU with the correct orientation The gold arrow of the CPU must be oriented toward the outer corner of the socket base nearest to the tip of the lever handle CAUTION The CPU fits in one orientation and should drop easily into place Do not force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending the pins If the CPU does not fit check its alignment and look for bent pins 3 Once completely inserted press the CPU firmly and close the socket lever until it snaps into its locked position 4 Install an Intel fan heatsink The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU Care fully attach the heatsink locking brace to the plastic clips on the socket base With the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking brace no extra force is required to keep the CPU in place Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connec tor See 3 1 Motherboard Layout 3 8 Connectors CAUTION Take care not to scrape the motherboard surface when mounting a clamp style processor fan or else damage may occur When mounting a heatsink onto your CPU make sure that exposed CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink or else damage may occur Refer to heatsink CPU documentation NOTE Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequ
7. f weI gt USL2 Intel 815E ATX Motherboard USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be repro duced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except 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 EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSI NESS 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 altered 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 trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identific
8. s Manual 109 N i 9 Z s x 110 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 1t 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 memory without interrupting the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk 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 1s a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports Point ing devices modems and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports Each COM 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
9. 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 Optional Items vi 1 ASUS Motherboard C USB Hub CNR card Wv 2 40 pin 80 conductor ribbon cable _ LAN Home PNA CNR card ieee UltraDMA 100 66 33 O AIMM card rives L LCD controller modul 1 Ribbon cable for 1 5 25 and 2 Se 3 5 floppy disk drives L TV OUT controller module Wv 1 COM 2 Bracket L ASUS iPanel z 1 Bag of spare jumpers L ASUS consumer infrared set L ASUS IrDA compliant infrared module p Wv 1 Support drivers and utilities Wv 1 This Motherboard User s Manual Mvi 1 ASUS 2 port USB connector set with bracket Special Optional Item The Read2 In 01 SmartCard Reader Power up your PC using a Smart Card The TUSL2 supports the latest PC SC compliant Smart Card Reader the Read2 In 01 Visit the manufacturer s website www tzt com tw or ask your local dealer for product availability See Section 6 Software Reference for more detailed information about using the Winbond Smart Manager software ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 7 2 FEATURES 2 1 The ASUS TUSL2 The ASUS TUSL2 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors 2 1 1 Specifications Lat
10. Exit CTRL Y Save 2 Go to the field Optimize Array for and select Security The Mode field displays Mirror 3 After making the selection use lt Ctrl Y gt to save it FastBuild offers a choice between two options Use lt Y gt for Create and Duplicate to mirror a pre existing hard disk formatted with data that you want to save on both hard disks Go to step 4 Use lt N gt for Create Only if using two new hard disks to configure a new RAID 1 mirrored array Go to step 6 Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 4 If selecting lt Y gt for Create and Duplicate this screen will be displayed FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Wesecec Diss Drive Model Capacity MB Please Select A Source Disk Channel IEL Drive Model Capacity MB Mas ST33221 zS la ST3322 TA Keys Available Down ESC Exit Enter Select ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 87 88 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 The utility prompts Please Select A Source Disk Choose the pre existing hard disk as the source and then a new blank hard disk as the target Then select lt Ctrl Y gt to save the selection The utility prompts a choice between lt Y gt to continue and lt N gt to stop and escape Choosing lt Y gt begins to duplicate the source hard disk onto the target hard disk 6 To configure two new blank hard disks in a
11. ON OFF OFF 133 100 140 0 105 0 OFF OFF OFF ON ON 133 100 145 0 108 8 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 133 100 150 0 112 5 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 133 100 160 0 120 0 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF For updated processor settings visit ASUS s web site see ASUS CONTACT IN FORMATION ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 23 24 3 HARDWARE SETUP 8 Voltage I O Setting VIO This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM chipset AGP and PCI The default setting of 3 40V should be used unless processor overclocking requires a higher voltage Setting VIO 3 30 V 1 2 3 40 V 2 3 default 3 60 V 3 4 VIO Go 4P 3F 3k 25 n 3 40 V 3 60 V Default TUSL2 VIO Setting WARNING Using a higher voltage may help when overclocking but may result in the shortening of your computer component s life It is highly recommended that you leave this setting on its default 9 Bass Center Setting CENTER BASS BASS CENTER Use these jumpers in conjunction with the C Media PCI Audio Driver and to adjust output for 6 speaker audio No audio standard exists for the three pick up surfaces on male audio jacks therefore it may be necessary to switch jumpers from the default position type 1 to type 2 in order to help reroute signals among the internal leads in the Line In Line Out Mic female sockets Make sure a test is made using the C Media Audio Driver software setup available on the Support CD
12. SMI PANEL 31 PWRSW PANEL 32 RESET PANEL p 40 Chassis Intrusion Connector 2 pins p 41 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pins p 41 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pins p 42 LCD TV Headers 18 1 pins 18 pins p 42 USB Headers 5 1 pins Two 10 1 pins p 42 ASUS SmartCard Connector 10 1 pin p 43 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pins p 43 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pins p 44 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins p 44 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins p 44 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins p 44 System Message LED 2 pins p 44 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins p 44 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins p 44 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer you must complete the following steps e Check Motherboard Settings Install Memory Modules Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards e Connect Ribbon Cables Panel Wires and Power Supply 3 4 Motherboard Settings WARNING Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electric ity 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
13. The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin female 2 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Purple 6 pin PS2KBMS This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector will not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards rT 00000 Bei OOOO 0000 0 00000 PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin female 32 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 4 5 Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 amp 1 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices For additional USB ports you can use the USB headers see USB Headers later in this section and mount it to the chassis 000000 j Universal Serial Bus USB 2 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 Monitor Output Connector Blue 15 pin VGA This connector is for output to a VGA compatible device VGA Monitor 15 pin female ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 33
14. a 1 ks si x 7 3 Linge ij gt i i on oe i f ma TOP VIEW 20 pin bay 28 pin bay Rib inside slot Rib TUSL2 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP PRO CAUTION The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20 pin bay DO NOT remove this label and the safety tab underneath it if you will be using an AGP card without a retention notch Removing may cause the card to shift and may cause damage to your card slot and motherboard Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card Use a rigid tip such as a pen tip to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay 9 e i Removing the tab ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 31 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 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 on the connectors Pin is usually on the side closest to the power connec tor 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 1n with the sec ond drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS
15. 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 II 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 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 of flash
16. 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 Serial Port Connectors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 10 1 pin COM2 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening See Onboard Serial Port 1 2 in 4 4 2 I O Device Con figuration for settings SOOO COM 1 TUSL2 Serial COM2 Bracket 7 Game MIDI Connector Gold 15 pin GAME_AUDIO optional You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio Joystick MIDI 15 pin female 34 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 8 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 Line_In Line_Out Mic optional Line Out lime can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak ers Line In light blue allows tape players or other audio sources to be re corded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice See Section 6 3 in Software Reference Multi Channel Audio Feature Setup for information about using Line Out Line In and Mic for audio output eee ar TF H oes Cea Eo E 0000 O OOO Line Out Line ln Mic 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors 9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon
17. 74 Winbond Smart Manager 93 Windbond Smart Manager Modes 96 Using 95 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 115 116 NOTES ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual
18. B Norv J gt gt to change value Floppy 3 Hode Support isa bled Primary Has ter Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary S ave Keyboard Features Language English Supervisor Password Disabled cer Password Disabled Halt On All Errors Installed Memory 128K System Time XX XX XX Sets your system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and sec ond 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 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1 2MB as opposed to 1 44MB on a 3 5 inch diskette Configuration options Disabled Drive A Drive B Both ASUS TUSL2 U
19. Gent Black om F NOTE When you see the message Boot Block is different you may still press lt Y gt to update the BIOS Yet if the update fails your system will run a greater risk of boot failure depending on whether the boot block is damaged or not ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 49 4 BIOS SETUP 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue Tou fae PFlagheed tke FREOR 14 jz preemie teak ese tare off mler SETUP ard LP Sedop Arfa lis te Bee DMI mon r ihr power egpdebed milk mew FILS when WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file your system may not be able to boot up If this happens your system will need servicing F 50 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS The utility 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 futur
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21. NOTE This jumper must be set in conjunction with Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR in 4 5 1 Power Up Control Setting KBPWR Enable 1 2 default Disable 2 3 KBPWR i 2 2 i Enable Disable TUSL2 Keyboard Power Setting ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 21 3 HARDWARE SETUP 7 CPU External Frequency Setting DSW This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU DRAM AGP and the PCI bus This allows the selection of the CPU s External fre quency IMPORTANT 1 In JumperFree mode all dip switches must be set to OFF 2 When JumperFree mode is enabled use BIOS setup in place of these switches see CPU Speed in Advanced Menu in BIOS Setup NOTE Only selected switches are illustrated For a complete frequency listing see next page DSW CPU 66 8MHz 100 83MHz 103 0MHz 133 70MHz DRAM 100 2MHz 100 83MHz 103 0MHz 100 30MHz AGP 66 8MHz 66 8MHz 68 7MHz 66 85MHz CPU 140MHz 133 70MHz 140MHz JumperFree Mode TUSL2 CPU External DRAM 105MHz 133 70MHz 140MHz Clock BUS Frequency AGP 70MHz 66 85MHz 70MHz Selection NOTE If your processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple you must use CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple in 4 4 Advanced Menu to set the Frequency Multiple If the Frequency Multiple is locked setting the Frequency Multiple in BIOS setup will have no effect 22 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP External Frequency Table The following table is for use by experienced m
22. RAID 1 array choose lt N gt for Create Only At step 3 The FastBuild utility configures the RAID 1 array and a message appears Array has been created lt Press Any Key to REBOOT gt 7 Rebooting the system allows the FastTrakI00 Lite BIOS to display the status of your new array FastTrakld0 a Lite BIOS V rsion 1 31 thusild 24 fe 1995 2000 Pragiae Teckhaolegy IAS All Rights BRaserved ILD MODE slak TRACE lt MAPP ING FLATUS i le MAFrror 1628M g27 64 63 Functional Fresa lt Ctel F gt te nter FaatBuild te OFi lity 8 If duplicating an original Operating System to another new hard disk the system will start up automatically If creating a brand new RAID 1 array only it will be necessary to intstall a new OS Reboot with a rescue floppy disk to format the hard disks with the FDISK command and then install the OS from a CD alternatively with a bootable OS CD install the new OS automatically NOTES for Troubleshooting Array Set Ups Always use two separate UltraDMA 100 cables for linking each of two hard disks to the Primary ATA 100 and the Secondary ATA 100 connectors Usually a two disk array will set up properly if both sets of hard disk jumpers are set to Master However it may be necessary to reset the jumpers on each of the hard disks in such cases try Master for the Source disk and Master Slave or Slave for the Target disk Also if a Source hard disk larger than the Target disk is sele
23. RTC RAM Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Configuration options AI 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 59 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 Advanced Menu Iten Specific Help CPU Frequency Multiple FSB SDRAM PCT Freg L 66 100 J31 To make changes to the ati FSG SDRAN PCT Freq hj 100733 first 5 fields the CPU Level 1 Cache Enabled motherboard ial be set CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled to Junperfree mode CPU Level Cache ECC Check Disabled i BIOS Updat Enabled To set the following 3 PS eee Function Control Auto fields the CPU Internal USE Legacy Suppor t Auta Frequency must be set to OS 2 Onboard ory gt amp 4 Disabled Manual t Chip Configuration T 0 Device Configuration t PCI Configuration e Shadow Configuration j J ae Enter CPU Internal Frequency In JumperFree Mode this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU Select Manual if you want to make changes to the subse quent 2 fields Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manu facturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash See System Hangup on page 60 CPU Frequency Multi
24. UltraDMA Ultra DMA 33 is a synchronous DMA protocol designed by Intel This function 1s 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 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1 0 and competes with the 1394 standard Wake On LAN Computer will automatically wake up upon receiving a wake up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft off suspend or sleep mode ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 73 Accelerated Graphics Port
25. are us ing either PC100 or PC133 SDRAM Operating Mode This field displays the current SDRAM operating mode PC100 or PC133 according to the SDRAM frequency you configure in the Advanced menu SDRAM Timing By SPD This sets the optimal timings for items 4 7 depending on the memory mod ules that you are using The default setting By SPD configures items 4 7 by reading the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Define By SPD NOTE The following 3 fields will only be adjustable when SDRAM Con figuration is set to User Define SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available 4 BIOS SETUP k 0 o z O ia ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 63 0 2 A 3 i S dNLAS SOI t 64 4 BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read write command SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 6T 8T This feature controls the number of SDRAM clocks used for SDRAM pa rameters Tras and Trc Tras specifies the minimum clocks required be tween active command and precharge command Tre speci
26. changes to take effect Driver Location CD ROM driver Promise RaidO0or1 Win2000 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 91 92 This page was intentionally left blank ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 Winbond Smart Manager The Winbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a Read2 IN Ol Smart Card Reader see page 7 and a smart card containing a mini chip insert like a GSM cell phone SIM card Once a smart card reader is configured set up the Smart Manager software utility for boot up or always on system security 6 1 1 Setting Up Smart Manager Connect the smart card reader to the TUSL2 refer to Section 3 8 23 in Hardware Setup for the connector location Boot up the PC and enter BIOS press lt del gt to change the configuration to accept smart card hardware in the Advanced BIOS menu select the I O Device Configuration sub menu go to UART2 and select Smart Card Read save and exit WARTS Use as Finish booting up Insert the ASUS Support CD and click on the selection Winbond Smart Manager Application The auto installer prompts to install the Base Components and after doing show displays a readme file Next immediately install the Smart Card Driver Library as prompted Finally install the Winbond Smart Manager application as prompted FY gr fete sal fe ee st Eat emcee sim fe ania ee a Bag oe Tan ee ee ee ee eee a oe i ee oe Cs
27. connections are made close the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O and the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your country 220V 240V or 110 120V 3 Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual 4 Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector 5 You may then turn on your devices in the following order a Your monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c Your 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 case 6 The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The LED on the monitor may light up or switch be tween orange and green after the system s if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional messages will appear 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
28. current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 99 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Memory Shows the PC s memory load memory _ usage and paging file usage Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and in ternal external frequencies and memory SIZe Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program 100 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 2 3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring Popup Asus Probe Pause All Monitoring PSOne eal Montonng E sit Asus Probe 10 35 PM When the ASUS PC Probe senses af pte a problem with your PC portions Ach ikl 10 20 PM of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 101 f oj i 5 O 102 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 3 Multi Channel Audio Feature Setup The C Media PCI Audio Driver and Applications are located on the Support CD Installing the programs enabl
29. is supplied with two extra onboard IDE connectors one Primary ATAIDEI and one Secondary ATAIDE2 You can use them to setup the RAID 0 or 1 arrays and to support extra IDE devices A total of eight hard disks two on each IDE connector can be connected to the TUSL2 but only two can function in a RAID array See 5 4 Software Setup for more information about setting up a RAID array TIP For high performance and RAID 0 or 1 set ups always setup two hard disks with two separate ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector Usually both disks may be set to the Master settings Also you may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through BIOS See 4 6 Boot Menu NOTE UltraDMA 100 is backward compatible with DMA 66 and DMA 33 and with all with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives and host systems IMPORTANT UltraDMA66 and UltraDMA100 IDE devices require a 40 pin 80 conductor cable and RAID arrays only operate with such cables cM C e a O c Ol O O O Lu O Lu Qf LI Q L T Q D al lt e gt O O oS O C A Q o oi o PIN 1 PIN 1 TUSL2 IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 36 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 11 IDE Activity LED 2 pin IDELED This
30. on the 5 VSB lead The default is set to Disabled because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply Your computer will not power ON if you set this to Enabled and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply Configura tion options Disabled Enabled Wake Up By PS2 Keyboard Space Bar When the previous setup item Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR is en abled you may specify the key s to press to power up the computer Con figuration options Space Bar Ctrl Esc Wakeup Key Wake On USB for S3 or S4 State Disabled This field allows you to use your USB device s if any to power up the computer from Suspend to RAM mode This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 2A on the 5 VSB lead The default is set to Disabled because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power sup ply Your computer will not power on if you set this to Enabled and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply NOTE This feature must be set in conjunction with USB Device Wake Up in 3 4 Motherboard Set tings Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may config ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Ev eryday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date NOTE Auto matic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating systems such as Windows 98 which have ACPI
31. partitioning the array will be addressed as one large volume RAID 1 is also known as data mirroring Mirroring optimizes two identical hard disk drives to copy all data from one hard disk drive to the other and vice versa As new data is written it is duplicated onto both disks using a parallel write process The main advantage of RAID 1 is that it greatly increases Fault Tolerance of the entire system especially if each hard disk 1s connected separately to both ATA 100 IDE channels available on the TUSL2 Should one hard disk suffer mechanical trouble all system data will be preserved on the other drive IMPORTANT Before setting up your new RAID array verify the status of your hard disks Itis possible to use a pre existing hard disk for RAID 0 only if the data is backed up before configuring the array as all hard disk data will be lost during the set up RAID 0 requires at least two hard disks for optimal results Itis possible to use a pre existing hard disk for RAID to duplicate the source data also RAID 1 can set up two or more new disks The Promise chip the FastTrak Lite BIOS and the FastBuild Utility on the TUSL2 permit only two disks to be configured in RAID 0 or RAID 1 pairs and combinations a third hot spare hard disk may be used to support a RAID 1 array see the end of this section for more detail For optimal performance install only identical hard disks of the same model and storage capacity Us
32. support enabled Con figuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor TRST HardWare Hani tor Iten Specific Help lt Enter gt to switch CPU Temperature between monitoring or si Grii JIPWR Temperature Ignore igar ing CPU Fan Speed 6 TORPH Power Fan Speed TSOGRPH Chassis Fan Speed HZA VOORE Vol tage ae eee l ta UN Voltage jf inter MB Temperature xxxC xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB motherboard and CPU temperatures Set to Ignore only if necessary JTPWR Temperature Ignore xxxC xxxF For additional onboard hardware monitoring the JTPWR temperature is displayed if the lead is properly connected CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU power supply and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE 1 Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range an error message will appear Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted t
33. the SIR connector or an optional consumer infrared connector set to the CIR and SIR connectors for both wireless transmitting and remote control functions through one external infrared module AFPANEL IRRX GND SMBDATA 3VSB SMBCLK LOCKKEY NC 5V NC IRTX NC GND O U DD V i IRRX nc CIRRX t GND l 5VSB 5V MLED NC PCIRST BATT CIRRX 5VSB CHASSIS EXTSMI 5 IRTX Standard Infrared SIR Back View NC GND NC IR CON TUSL2 Front Panel Connectors ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 39 3 HARDWARE SETUP 17 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 12 1 pin AAPANEL Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control AAPANEL Y u aunq cONOV 7 ul eury GNSV COIN H no uq CONDV 7 Ino uT YMddilN TUSL2 Audio Panel Connectors 18 Chassis Intrusion Lead 2 pin ACHA This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection After market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components Two wires should be available from the chassis to connect to this lead When any chassis component 1s removed the contact should open and the motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event The event can then be processed by software such as LDCM If the chassis intrusion lead is not used a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit ACHA TUSL2 Chas
34. to detect whether you are using any modem audio device If a modem audio device is detected the onboard modem audio controller will be enabled if no modem audio device is de tected the onboard modem audio controller will be disabled If you have conflicts with the onboard controller you may set the appropriate field to Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Onboard FDC Swap A amp B No Swap This field allows you to reverse the hardware drive letter assignments of your floppy disk drives Configuration options No Swap Swap AB 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 not writes The setup default R W allows both reads and writes Configuration op tions R W Read Only Onboard Serial Port 1 SF8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connec tors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Con figuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 ZE8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP UART2 Use COM Port When IR 1s enabled this field activates the onboard standard infrared fea ture 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
35. used for keeping time PC Health Monitoring Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information like CPU and systerm voltages temperatures and fan speed status using onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and ASUS PC Probe software CNR Support One Communication and Networking Riser CNR slot provides interfaces to support very affordable multichannel audio V 90 analog modem Home PNA 10 100 Ethernet networking USB hub as well as future technologies such as xDSL PCI Expansion Slots Provides six 32 bit PCI PCI 2 2 compliant expansion slots All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards such as SCSI or LAN cards PCI supports up to 133MB s maximum throughput Low Pin Count LPC Multi I O Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections Enhanced ACPI amp Anti Boot Virus Protection Programmable BIOS Flash EEPROM offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 ME 2000 compatibility built in firmware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup Smart BIOS 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy to use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard Provides Vcore and CPU SDRAM frequency adjustments boot block write protection and HD SCSI MO ZIP CD Floppy boot selection Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI tran
36. 31 AGP 31 AGP Slots 31 ASUS PC Probe Using 97 ATAPI CD ROM 76 Automatic Power Up 74 B BIOS Beep Code 45 BIOS Beep Codes 45 Boot Sequence 76 Boot Up Floppy Seek 77 Boot Up NumLock Status 58 Boot Virus Detection 77 C C Media Audio Setup 102 Central Processing Unit 27 CHS Capacity 57 Command Per Cycle 64 CPU Latency Timer 64 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 105 VideoLive Mail 106 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE Using 105 CyberLink VideoLive Mail Using 106 Cylinders 56 D Discard Changes 79 E ECP DMA Select 67 Exit Discarding Changes 78 Exit Saving Changes 78 Expansion Cards AGP Pro 31 Assigning IRQs 29 Installing 28 F Floppy 3 Mode Support 54 Floppy Disk Access Control 66 G Glossary 109 Graphics Window Size 64 H Halt On 59 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 27 Memory Installation 26 HDD Power Down 72 Head 57 High Priority PCI Mode 65 I IDE Connectors 36 IDE Hard Drive 76 Installation CPU 27 Installed Memory 59 Interrupts Standard Assignments 29 L Language 59 Legacy Diskette A 54 Legacy Diskette B 54 LiveUpdate 104 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 113 INDEX Using 104 Q Load Setup Defaults 79 Quick Power On Self Test 77 M R Maximum LBA Capacity 57 MB Temperature 75 RAID 0 Arrays 86 Memory Installation 26 RAID 1 Arrays 87 Multi Channel Audio 102 RAID 1 or 0 84 Using 102 Removable Device 76 Multi Sector Transfers 57 S 2 Save Changes 79 Onboard CIR I O 67 SDRAM O
37. 4 Il Autol Slot Auto PCI YGA Palette Snoop eer PCI Latency Timer SYHEIOS SCSI BIOS Auto USB Function Enabled Primary VGA BIOS IPCI Card Intel LAN Boot ROM Disabled Inboard Audio Control ler Enabled PCT IRQ Resource Exclusion Slot 1 5 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 6 IRQ Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which utilizes auto routing to determine IRQ use Configuration options Auto NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some nonstandard VGA cards such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly The setting Enabled should correct this problem Otherwise leave this on the default setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI controller If the Symbios SCSI controller is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI control ler 1s detected the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled Disabled will disable the motherboard s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add on Symbios SCSI card can be used If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS the Symbios SCSI card will not function Con figuratio
38. AS Keyboard Peut Soron A a mer aGe ks 58 dk Advanced Meni serrent ei iE E EEA dsieoaaealcateles 60 AA CUD Conii ouro eeno n EEA 63 4 4 2 T O Device Configuration soo000sooeeeooossseeeeeeesssssseeee 66 AS PCT CommeurauOny ss 6cchcanesseasintiasscetdettiasaaahiediea uae 68 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration cccccccccssssssscececeeeseeceeeeeaeeees 70 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual CONTENTS Be POWT MEM tach ca ce O E 71 ASA Power Up COMTO laonna n 73 A Hardware Monor xas2csatancecsiencotiatedetatioeaianeiss 75 LO BOO NONU ae ee en ee Ce ee eee ee 76 AT ESICM CIO ecaa n N a a 78 e SOFTWARE SETUP iaraa Ea 81 Sul Tostal Opera ine Sy Stem iecsivececsccvicseseactousesviceioces eee 81 S2 SOL All VV INGO WS eise e ccc eaeeaceeh TATT 81 5 3 TUSL2 Motherboard Support CD i cccccccccecnsseseeeceeeees 82 Sal nstalaton Menu sreci noes 82 5 4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID O 1 ssnnnnnnonssooeeenenssssseeeeses 84 5 5 Manual Installation of IDE RAID Drivers cc eeeeeees 91 gt DOK EP WARE SETUP vssoscacssosscossapevesasesisassssssscssscacssuccncesensessccssasteses 93 6 1 Winbond Smart Manager cecccccccccccceesssseseeceeeeeeaaaesseeeeeees 93 02 ASUS PC Prowe iiss sod onse sass dewscatetaccuic sate sandaaseareaoudanweatonieiacwenaecetes 97 6 3 Multi Channel Audio Feature Setup cccccccccccccssseeeeeeeeees 102 OF ASUS LiveUpdate sassen naen a 104 6 5 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE creincocrerorn
39. 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 1s working System running at a lower frequency ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 45 3 HARDWARE SETUP 7 During power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS setup Follow the instructions in 4 BIOS SETUP Powering Off your computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies 46 ASUS TUSL2 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 anew BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on
40. C GND TVHSYNCG DD4 GND DD3 DD2 DD1 DDO GND TUSL2 LCD TV Headers 22 USB Header 10 1 pin USB23 If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate one USB header is available for two additional USB ports Connect the 10 pin ribbon cables from the pro vided 2 port USB connector set to the two midboard 10 pin USB headers and mount the USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis aN9 FeddSn e dasn JaMOd JSN o_ Ol o o ON GND dgSN ddsn JaMOd JSN TUSL2 Front Panel USB Header 23 ASUS SmartCard Connector 10 1 pin SMARTCON This connector attaches to an optional SmartCard reader device The SmartCard reader accesses data on the memory chip of PC SC SmartCards SMARTCARD SCRREST RFU2 SCRRES LED NC SCRUI 5 RFU1 GND NC2 SCRFET SCRCLK TUSL2 Smartcard 42 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 24 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power sup ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that your ATX power supply minimum recommended wattage 200 watts 235W for a fully configured system can supply at least 20 amperes on the 5 volt lead and at least 1OmA 750mA recommended on the 5 volt standby lead 5 VSB Your system may beco
41. Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 77 78 4 BIOS SETUP 4 7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro gram you should save your changes and exit Setup Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu Itea Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit setup utility amd Discard Changes Js your changes to e Changes 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 Ex t 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 confirma tion 1s asked Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program will prompt you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt will then save changes whil
42. Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclu sively assigned to one use In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard an additional IRQ will be used If your moth erboard also has MIDI enabled another IRQ will be used leaving 4 IRQs free Standard Interrupt Assignments IR Priorit Standard Function 0 l System Timer l 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt ia 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 x 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller T 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 2 gr 4 ACPI Mode when enabled a 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering O 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 5 P fl PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port f 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 5 14 9 Primary IDE Channel ait 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard Interrupt requests are shared as shown by the following table A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 aS shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared PCI slot 6 used Onboard VGA shared _ Onboard U
43. LFL EIUS Eevigdon IR a 6 Type a filename and the path for example A X XX XX X XX and then press lt Enter gt 4 2 Updating BIOS Procedures VARNING Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother board md 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 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press lt Enter gt 4 At the 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 X XX XX XXX and then press lt Enter gt NOTE To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt F Uedete GS beeludien Beal Block nd ESLI i a n 48 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the up date 7 The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces sary This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent your system from booting up When the programming is finished Flashed Successfully will be displayed Lipdabe FIL lag lmi img
44. Manual 37 3 HARDWARE SETUP 13 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD1 AUX MODEM These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector AUX White 5 2 3 CD Black amp amp aS 3 3 lt lt E 5 MODEM Modem In Ground Modem Out TUSL2 Internal Audio Connectors 14 Headphone True Level Line Out Header 3 pin HPHONE This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted headphone to the mother board instead of having to attach an external headphone onto the ATX connectors Earphone Right GND Earphone Left T U I O Z m TUSL2 True Level Line Out Header 38 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 15 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pin MIC2 This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the mother board instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the ATX connectors MIC2 3 Ground MIC Input MIC Power 1 TUSL2 Internal Microphone Connector 16 ASUS iPanel Connector 12 1 pin AFPANEL This connector allows you to connect an optional ASUS iPanel an easy to ac cess drive bay with front I O ports status LEDs and space reserved for a hard disk drive If you are not using an ASUS iPanel you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to
45. Memory gt 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled otherwise leave this on Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 61 4 BIOS SETUP Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade Reinstallation To ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail safe CPU internal frequency 4x66MHz It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU internal frequencies Adve woad Pia komi CPU Internal Frequency Bj SORER pet Le Le HLIF HHP M i Pe sif HH tI fF a Bi Ball oe i m ji _ LA E LA L ae rs i at j Tine Hate gt House Funct ET tal y Enter System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings power OFF your system and restart The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 66MHz and enter BIOS setup 5 Hain A fuz ioed Poner E apt CPU Internal Frequency All Frequency li ul tiple FSH SDRAM PE pes Gat 1a FSH S DRA PGT Fred lz 62 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Scroll down to see more items as shown SDRAM Capability This field displays the capability of the memory modules that you
46. 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 for a oe ane adapter card in the case for SCSI devices UltraDMA 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB Sec transfer ASUS TUSL2 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 1n 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 appears OFF and responds immediately to user or other requests The OnNow design initia tive involves changes that will 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 subsys
47. SB controller HCO used n Onboard USB controller HC1 shared AGP Pro shared Z CNR LAN shared CNR Audio Modem used Onboard Promise shared Onboard Audio shared IMPORTANT If using PCI cards on shared slots make sure that the drivers sup port Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 29 Ps i 9 p f 30 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 3 Communication and Networking Riser CNR Slot This connector supports specially designed network audio or modem riser cards Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard s sys tem chipset This provides upgradeable network audio and or modem solutions at an incredibly low cost NOTE A CNR is not included with this motherboard TUSL2 Communication amp Networking Riser Connector ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 4 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Slot This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port AGP pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth AGP Card without Retention Notch TE l Ps i fal F i H i i i ra Be s F fo ae a i
48. _OUT and SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps and warn ings Only SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps before the integrated audio has been properly initialized 29 System Message LED Lead 2 pin MSG LED This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax modem The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data re ceived This function requires an ACPI OS and driver support 30 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector con nects to the case mounted suspend switch 31 ATX Power Switch Lead 2 pin PWRSW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 32 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system s power supply ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 Starting Up the First Time 1 After all
49. al AGP or PCI graphics card AGP Pro Slot Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports AGP cards for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical applications using a 1X 2X or 4X mode bus Backward compatible to support AGP 4X and AGP 2X This slot supports an AGP Inline Memory Module AIMM for up to 4MB of 133MHz SDRAM display cache UltraDMA33 66 100 Support Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives Wake Up Support Supports Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring Keyboard Wake Up and BIOS Wake Up Smart Card Reader Compatible PC SC compliant Smart Card Reader connectivity ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 2 FEATURES ASUS JumperFree Mode JumperFree Mode supplies precise overclocking of CPU external FSB frequency in 1 MHz increments through the BIOS JumperFree also permits Vcore voltage adjustments through BIOS setup Alternatively easy to use DIP switches instead of jumpers are supplied onboard for manual adjustment of the processor s external frequency Around the Clock Intrusion Detection The onboard battery supports detec tion even when normal power is removed and through a new design battery drain is even lower than the RTC
50. amage to both your motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information Insert the module s as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module will only fit in the orientation shown DRAM SIMM modules have the same pin contacts on both sides SDRAM DIMMs have different pin contacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin density Piel a ai ft Ei aiy Miri Seth i x gir te ED i al 88 Pins E oe ee PS be oi at i i TUSL2 168 Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3 3 Volt unbuffered SDRAMs To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see figure below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position O L Unbuffered 3 3V The notches on the DIMM will shift 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 26 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370 for CPU installation A fan and heat sink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating Purchase and install a fan and heatsink before turning on the system Coppermine Celeron Gold Arrow gt P
51. ansion Slots 4 CNRI p 30 Communication and Network Riser Slots 5 AGPPRO p 31 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Slot Connectors 1 PS2KBMS p 32 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin female 2 PS2KBMS p 32 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin female 3 USB p 33 Universal Serial Bus Ports Two 4 pin female 4 PRINTER p 33 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 VGA p 33 Monitor Output Connector 15 pin female 6 COM1 COM2 p 34 Serial Port Connectors 9 pin male 10 1 pin 7 GAME_AUDIO p 34 Game MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 8 LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC p 35 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 9 FLOPPY p 35 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pins 10 PRIMARY SECONDARY IDE p 36 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Four 40 1 pins 11 IDELED p 37 IDE Activity LED 2 pins 12 PWR_FAN CPU_FAN p 37 CPU Power Supply Chassis Fan Connectors Three 3 pin CHA_FAN 13 CDI AUX p 38 Internal Audio Connectors Four 4 pins optional VIDEO MODEM 14 EARPHONE p 38 Headphone True Level Line Out Header 3 pins 15 MIC2 p 39 Internal Microphone Connector 3 pins 16 AFPANEL IR_CON p 39 ASUS 1Panel Connector 12 1 pins 17 AAPANEL p 40 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector 12 1 pins ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 15 16 3 HARDWARE SETUP 18 ACHA 19 WOL_CON 20 WOR_CON 21 LCDTV 22 USB23 23 SMARTCON 24 ATXPWR 25 JTPWR 26 PWRLED PANEL 27 KEYLOCK PANEL 28 SPEAKER PANEL 29 MSG LED PANEL 30
52. anually 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 S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This feature 1s normally disabled be cause system resources used in this feature may decrease system perfor mance 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 ca pability 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 57 4 BIOS SETUP g 8 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
53. are for reference purposes only and may not re flect your BIOS screens exactly ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 51 i g Programlinfomation 52 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 lo cate 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 Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu lt or 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 back
54. ation or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Intel LANDesk and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation e Cyrix is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Inc Trend and ChipAway Virus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revi sions 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 FUR NISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM MITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUD ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS TUSL2 Manual Revision 1 03 E811 Release Date July 2001 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual ASUS CONTACT
55. ay SDRAM Synchronous DRAM The SDRAM features a fully synchronous operation referenced to a positive edge clock whereby all operations are synchronized at a clock input which enables t coexistence of high performance 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 e 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 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
56. c 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 Sav ing puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv ity Min Saving 1s almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inac tivity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User De fine allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Con figuration 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 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 will appear in the Control Panel Choose Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialo
57. cable After connect ing the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged FLOPPY NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 TUSL2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 35 3 HARDWARE SETUP 10 Primary Blue Secondary Black IDE Connectors 40 1 pin PRIMARY IDE and SECONDARY IDE 40 1 pin PRIMARY ATAIDE and SECONDARY ATAIDE These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the motherboard Connect the cable s blue connector to the motherboard s primary IDE connector recommended or the secondary IDE connector Then connect the opposite end of the cable to your UltraDMA 100 66 device hard disk drive A second slave hard disk may be attached to the intermediate connector on the cable If a second hard disk drive is connected you may reset its jumper to Slave mode Refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Itis recommended that non UltraDMA 100 66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector BIOS now supports specific device bootup see 4 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two UltraDMA100 66 devices you will need to purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 cable Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables The TUSL2 motherboard
58. cael T b o Hir fey Q aQ o i AN JIa D ic NIIN IIS a ic 5 S ia 5 ejjel O i N as S Intel 815T JHE Chipset Allalla ab z O QA a lt x Co Cr Co co oo m lt LCDTV gt t Co Cr Co CT Mic2 an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP O Q o o AUX na a PCI 5 8 LU elit et A APANEL ene Intel I O FEL MODEM Lithium Cell one PCI2 EH PoR e ICH2 CLRTC WOL_CON PCI3 Rae JTPWR ATA 100 Els Ten Te ontroller PCI4 O PLED2 ASUS ASIC with Hardware CHA_FAN Firmware PCI5 Hub Monitor JP3 EEH i USBPWR23 FH mmen gt PAER TUSL2 EE zs USB23 lalelele s E ACHA WOR HARRAABRRRRA EEEIOC3 low IDELEDEI oe SOT eon a Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase 14 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1 JEN p 18 JumperFree Mode Enable Disable 2 JP3 p 19 ATA100 RAID 0 1 Enable 3 JP4 p 19 Onboard IDE Enable Disable 4 USBPWRO1 p 20 USB Device Wake Up Enable Disable USBPWR23 5 OC3 p 21 USB CNR Selection Enable USB23 Enable CNR 6 KBPWR p 21 Keyboard Power Up Enable Disable 7 DSW p 22 CPU External Frequency Setting 8 VIO p 24 Voltage I O Setting 3 3V 3 40V 3 60V 9 BCS p 24 Bass Center Setting Type Type 2 Expansion Slots 1 DIMM1 2 3 p 25 168 Pin System Memory Support 2 CPU p 27 Central Processing Unit CPU 6 3 PCI1 2 3 4 5 6 p 28 32 bit PCI Bus Exp
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60. 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 function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Con figuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data In the default position of Enabled the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup Con figuration 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 will be re served for expansion cards only if a PS 2 mouse is not detected Enabled will always reserve IRQ12 whether on startup a PS 2 mouse 1s detected or not Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The de fault of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device on startup If detected USB controller legacy mode will be enabled If not detected USB controller legacy mode will be disabled When this field is set to Dis abled USB controller legacy mode 1s disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard
61. connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDELED 12 Power Supply PWR_FAN CPU CPU_FAN Chassis CHA_FAN Fan Connectors 3 pins These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consid eration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations per Minute RPM can be read directly from the ASUS 1Panel or monitored using a utility such as ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM 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 Rotation siv CPU_FAN GND GND Eav PWR_FAN Rotation Rotation FI C HA FAN 12V GND TUSL2 12 Volt Cooling Fan Power ASUS TUSL2 User s
62. cted the FastBuild utility suggests using a larger or equal size disk for the Target instead During reboots after configuring a RAID array the IDE scan process determines if the system is working okay Normally the FastTrakI00 Lite BIOS displays system status as Functional after rebooting the new RAID array However two warnings may appear Critical indicates that one or more drives in the array are not functional or are disconnected In this case enter the FastBuild Utitility to diagnose the problem and replace the faulty drive The second warning Offline indicates that one hard disk in a striped RAID 0 array has failed cannot be detected or has become disconnected In this case adjust or replace the hard disk if necessary and rebuild data from a back up source ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3 6 on the FastBuild Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array but they are useful for modifying or reconfiguring an array View Array 3 View the drive assignments of hard disks in an array Delete Array 4 Deletes an array to reconfigure the system Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks If an array is deleted by mistake recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array Rebuild Array 5 This command restores the array and system data after faults on RAID 1 arrays Follow the steps below to r
63. ction with either the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently g m i Dual Function Power Button Through BIOS the power button can be defined as the Stand by a k a Suspend or Sleep button or as the Soft Off see ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead in 3 8 Connectors for more information button Regardless of the setting pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft Off mode e 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 any information from their computers from anywhere in the world e Message LED requires ACPI OS support Message LEDs now act as infor mation providers Through the way a particular LED illuminates the user can determine if a message has been received from a fax modem A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user This function requires ACPI OS and driver support e Peripheral Power Up Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or dis abled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse click ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 11 12 2 FEATURES 2 2 TUSL2 Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations Pr
64. devices may connect to the TUSL2 Whether an array 1s set up or not all hard disks connected to the TUSL2 will function at the ATA 100 protocol Use ATA 100 High RPM Hard Disks with Identical Storage Capacity The fastest available hard disks should be used in the RAID 0 array to maximize performance Slower hard disks may be used however the RAID 0 array can only double the speed of particular hard disks Since you can achieve better performance with a single ATA 100 hard disk than with two ATA 33 disks in a RAID 0 array it 1s more effective to install two ATA 100 or ATA 66 high RPM hard disks for an array Hard disks used for both RAID 0 and 1 arrays should always have the same storage capacity because the RAID protocol automatically formats both disks to use only up to the maximum write space available on the smaller of two hard disks with different memory capacities ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 5 Manual Installation of IDE RAID Drivers The TUSL2 support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or drivers in the Promise folder including Windows NetWare and Nt4 Below follow two popular OS installations The others are available on the support CD 5 5 1 Win9x ME Promise FastTrak100 Speed BIOS 1 Ensure the Support CD ROM is in the CD Drive and press Start button 2 Move highlight bar to Settings and select Control Panel 3 Double click on System icon 4 Select Device Manager page
65. e 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 Test POST Press lt Delete gt to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST will continue with its test routines thus preventing you from calling up Setup If you still need to call Setup restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by press ing 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 has been 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 your selections among the predetermined choices To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key after the computer has run through its POST NOTE Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS screens and descriptions
66. e BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu NOTE In JumperFree mode all dip switches must be set to OFF Setting JEN Disable Jumper 1 2 Enable JumperFree 2 3 default psw OFF JEN JEN 12 23 a O Disable Enable Jumper Mode l JumperFree Mode TUSL2 JumperFree Mode Setting Default 18 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 2 ATA100 RAID 0 1 JP3 These jumpers enable either the ATA100 IDE Controller or the IDE RAID controller function The default setting 1s ATA100 Setting JP3 Enable ATA100 2 3 default Enable RAID 0 1 1 2 JP3 1 2 2 3 RAIDO 1 ATA100 Default TUSL2 ATA100 RAIDO Selection 3 Onboard IDE JP4 These jumpers enable or disable the IDE function of the motherboard Under normal circumstances these jumpers must be set to the default Setting JP4 Enable Onboard IDE 1 2 default Disable Onboard IDE 3 4 JP4 1 2 gt 2 ENABLE DISABLE Onboard IDE Onboard IDE Default TUSL2 Onboard IDE Selection ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 19 20 3 HARDWARE SETUP 4 USB Device Wake Up USBPWRO1 USBPWR23 These allow you to disable or enable the USB device wake up function Set these jumpers to Enable if you wish to use your USB devices to wake up your computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 2A on the 5VSB lead The default is set to Disable because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply You
67. e 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 will ask for con firmation before exiting ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 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 val ues 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 1s 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 op tion all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 79 4 BIOS SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 0 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 1 Install Operating System You should always use the latest operating system and upda
68. e only Ultra ATA 100 66 compatible IDE cables and connectors The Promise chip also supports UltraATA 100 specifications of up to 100 MB sec per disk with or without multiple disk arrays up to four hard disks ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously RAID 1 arrays can use a pre existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk or two new hard disks 1 Install the first and second hard disk into the hard disk bays of your system Connect each hard disk drive with a separate UltraDMA 100 cable one to the Primary ATA IDE connector and the other to the Secondary ATA IDE2 connector onboard the TUSL2 2 Connect the power cables to the hard disks 3 Ensure that the ATA 100 RAID 0 1 jumper 3 is reset from the default to 1 2 See Section 3 4 2 Hardware Setup Motherboard Settings 4 Boot up the PC 5 4 2 Enter Fastlrak100 BIOS and FastBuild Utility 1 If this is the first time you have booted with two hard disks correctly installed then FastTrak100 Lite BIOS scans the IDE drives and displays this screen FastTrakl100 a Lite BIOS V rsion 1 31 Build 24 e 1995 2000 Premise Techsolegy IAS All Rights BRaserved Ho Array is cle fs cial Fresa lt Ctel F gt te nter FaatBuild te OFility oe Praga lt ESC gt to continua booting 2 Press lt Ctrl F gt keys to disp
69. ebuild and restore data in the array On boot up an error message notifies of a system failure Press lt Ctrl F gt keys to enter the FastBuild MMain Menu Select lt 3 gt for View Array to verify the ID of the defunct hard disk Power off the system and replace the hard disk with an identical model Reboot and enter the FastBuild Main Menu again Select lt 5 gt for Rebuild Array The malfunctioning array is highlighted Press lt Enter gt to select it FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu ON mA BW Ne Array No RAID Mode Total Dry Capacity Status Array Array Array Array Keys Available 4 Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 7 Select the replacement drive Press lt Enter gt FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Local Dry Stacus Array 1 Mal ieser yie 2 Cec ieall Stripe Block Not Available Select Drive for Rebuild Channel 1p Drive Model Capecity M5 ST3322IA Keys Available 4 Up Ix Down ESC Exit Enter Select ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 89 90 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 8 Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task 9 After the rebuild is complete the user is prompted to reboot the system Con
70. ee ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 93 94 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE The auto installer implements all of Ger the drivers base components and k E 7 displays the Winbond Smart Manager Ti ata E toy em program groups Restart Windows p should auto detect the smart card am Uii abd iriam Fe Lt krp e e e Lpr i Fea eet bey miar reader and install its system drivers Winbond Smart Manager ral mac i Ej Mp Computer NOTE Do not install system components or Winbond applications unless you install a smart card reader see page 7 Smart card system software components support various types of smart card applications all system com ponents are compatible with Windows 98 ME and 2000 However the Windbond Smart Manager application is readily compatible only with Windows 98 and ME ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 2 Starting to Use Smart nape After installing the software start Windbond Smart Manager for the first W time select the Programs menu from the Start bar and select the Windbond program group When you click the program application an icon is created for the Logon Smart Card software in the bottom right hand corner of the screen BREE nan The new icon resembles a key Fle Protect Leck Mode F Right click on the icon and select Logon Caid Check Hode Setting Logon Smart Card Click the Add New button S35 and then select the type of
71. ency and Multiple frequency multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors for your Socket 370 processor or else boot up may not be possible Socket 370 processors provide internal thermal sensing a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 27 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Expansion Cards In the future you may need to install expansion cards The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards WARNING Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expan sion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe dam age to both the motherboard and expansion cards 3 7 1 Installing an Expansion Card 1 Read the documentation that comes with the expansion card and make any nec essary 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 Align the card connectors with the slot and press firmly until the card fits in place 4 Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier 5 Replace the system cover 6 Change the necessary BIOS settings if any see section 4 4 3 PCI Configuration to change the settings 7 Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card 28 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for
72. es the multi channel audio feature Note You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup 6 3 1 The C Media Audio Mixer 1 The C Media Mixer Icon appears on the oi ey bottom right of the screen or the Mixer may be turned on from the PCI Audio F Applications amp Audio Rack groups on the Main Program menu using the Windows Start button Click on the icon to display the C Media Audio Mixer aen Aa i TE dees eet ga cE p ue SHAE in or ian aenor ammen 2 The Advanced button activates the eslsssce Speaker Volume Sound Effects and a Options menus The Speaker menu e offers various configurations for your rs speaker system This menu enables the gs a Line In and Mic In audio jacks on the aaa back panel to setup additional speakers for 4 and 6 Channel Audio 6 3 2 The C Media Audio Demo Program 1 The Audio Demo program offers an easy way to test and tune your new speaker system Activate the JE i Multi Channel Audio Demo program from the PCI Audio Applications group on the Main Program menu using the Hz Windows Start button H Start ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 2 The PCI Multi Channel Audio Demo has several Demos to help fine tune your PC speaker system The Help menu features several pages of instructions and hardware diagrams to help configure and test the system To activate the Speaker Channel Configuration Menu point your
73. es to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field must be set to Manual ASUS TUSL2 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 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 automati cally by the BIOS from the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity calculated automati cally 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 high est number supported by the drive This field can also be configured manu ally Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documenta tion that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it m
74. est Intel Processor Support P II Tualatin 100 133MHz FSB FC PGA2 PII Coppermine 100 133MHz FSB FC PGA Celeron 100 66MHz FSB FC PGA North Bridge System Chipset The Intel 815E B Stepping chipset supports the latest Intel Tualatin processor and offers full backward compatibility to PII Coppermine and Celeron CPUs The chipset supports industry standard 66 100 133 Front Side Busses FSBs and up to 512MB of PC100 PC133 SDRAM and AGP Pro 4X mode which can transport twice the amount of data compared to the current AGP standard South Bridge System Chipset The Intel I O Controller Hub 2 ICH2 features support for UltraDMA 100 which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to LOOMB sec two USB controllers for a total of 4 USB ports Intel Accelerated Hub Architecture Features a dedicated high speed hub link between the ICH2 and GMCH with a bandwidth of 266MB sec twice the maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus PC100 PC133 Memory Support Equipped with three Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets to support PC100 PC133 compliant non ECC SDRAMs available in 64 128 256 512Mb densities up to 512MB Integrated Graphics The 24 bit 230MHz RAMDAC graphics controller sup ports 3D hyper pipelined architecture parallel data processing and compres sion precise pixel interpolation full 2D hardware acceleration and motion video acceleration This integrated graphics controller can be disabled to support an extern
75. fies the mini mum clocks required between active command and re active command Configuration options 5T 7T 6T 8T SDRAM Page Closing Policy One Bank This feature controls that after a page miss whether the Graphics and Memory Controller Hub GMCH will issue precharge only the bank or precharge all command to a specific opened SDRAM bank Configura tion options One Bank AI Banks CPU Latency Timer Enabled This controls the GMCH s response to CPU deferrable cycles Configura tion options Disabled Enabled Command Per Cycle Enabled When onboard VGA is used CPU can help to gain graphics performance by increasing proper SDRAM cycles combinations Configuration options Enabled Disabled Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache tech nology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card cannot support this feature otherwise your system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Graphics Window Size 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 64MB 32MB AGP Capability 4X Mode This motherboard supports the AGP 4x interface which transfers video data at 1066MB s Since AGP 4x is backward compatible you may leave this on the default setting of 4X M
76. fine 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 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 111 N i 9 Z s x 112 7 APPENDIX ROM Read Only Memory ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs called firmware used in certain computer components Flash ROM or EEPROM can be repro grammed with new programs or BIOS SCSI Small Computer System Interface High speed multi threaded I O 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 Pabi tod
77. g box ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 71 gt 72 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 Man agement 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 will not display 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 This feature 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 saving feature In Suspend to RAM state all devices on the computer are turned off except for the system RAM Thus the PC consumes less than 5 Watts of power Select Enabled if your power supply can supply at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to su
78. 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 con nectors 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 your power supply when adding or removing system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard peripherals and or components The onboard LED when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft off mode and not powered OFF PLED2 ON OFF Standby Powered Power Off TUSL2 Onboard LED ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 17 3 HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Feature Settings The motherboard s onboard functions are either adjusted through jumpers or DIP switches When using DIP switches the white block represents the switch s posi tion The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position DSW 1 Frequency Selection 2 Frequency Selection 3 Frequency Selection 4 Frequency Selection TUSL2 DIP Switches 5 Frequency Selection 1 JumperFree Mode JEN This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree mode The JumperFree mode allows processor settings to be made through th
79. has been interrupted Disabled leaves your system off and En abled reboots your system Previous State sets your system back to the state it 1s 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 can not 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 an other computer via a network by sending a wake up frame or signal Con figuration options Disabled Enabled IMPORTANT This feature requires an optional network interface card with Wake On LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 73 3 74 4 BIOS SETUP Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR Disabled Set this field to Enabled if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard PS2 mouse or consumer IR device to power up your computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA
80. he 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 Primary Master User Type HODI Iten Specific Help lt Enter gt to select the type of t drive User Type HOO allows 10241 You to set each entry on abt VOLE Gum Jl f B427HE Maximum LBA Capacity Pastries tile Multi Sector Tranefers Maximus SMART Moni tering Disab ed PTO Hode 4 ULTRA DHA Hode 2 a j Enter 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 Address ing 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 docu mentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make chang
81. he separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver 1s connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap proved 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 for 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 How This Manual Ils Organized This manual is divided into the following sections 6 4 b i BS 4 1 INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2 FEATURES Production information and specifications 3 HARDWARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard 4 BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the included software
82. her 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 startup The pass words are not case sensitive In other words it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup pro gram 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 1s 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 m Short solder points to Clear CMOS TUSL2 Clear
83. ien e 105 6 6 CyberLink VideoLive Mall iiescccic ciseccsezcssicerseesissivecteloxssesavseres 106 APFENDIY aor E 109 TA GOSSA an 109 INDEX Sacsssceduacascascadacdbsenccheve Sedscdeesetbceasaeevsdicetdvecuataasscseccsdcsessuacusvestaieen 113 ASUS TUSL2 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 e 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 FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion 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 interfer ence by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase t
84. it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature To support a Smart Card Reader select Card Reader Configuration options COM Port IR Card Read Read 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 ECP DMA Select configura tions will not be available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Nor mal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP al lows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed op eration 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 Onboard CIR I O Disabled This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector Con figuration options Disabled 2E0 2E8H 3E0 3E8H ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 67 i g I O Device Config 6 A 3 g ol S dnlas SOI V7 68 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Ttem Specific Help Enter to select an Auto IRQ Auta Slot
85. keys to make your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to exit back 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 T ALm Keyboard Features Item Specific Help i Select Power on state Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Secl for Numlock Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 17 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 charac ters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 58 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Language English This allows selection of the BIOS displayed language Currently only English is avail able Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled These fields allow you to set the passwords To set the password highlight the ap propriate 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 ot
86. l 69 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration Poe oe ee ee LAr Le fis aji F j i a ee Video ROM BIOS Shadou i ee Be Video ROM BIOS Shadow Enabled This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relocating to RAM enhances system performance as information access 1s faster than the ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled C8000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 t 70 ASUS TUSL2 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 Itea Specific Help Video Off Option Ispend Video OFF Method PI lt Enter gt to select the HOD Power Down Di power saving mode You Suspend to AM Capability can select Tizer Def ine APIC Mode Disabled to go to the suspend a nade entry below Suspend Mode Disabled PHR Button lt 4 amp Secs Soft Off t Power Up Control t Hardware Homi tor j Fnter Power Management User Define This option must be enabled to use any of the automati
87. lay the FastBuild Utility Main Menu FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc AUCO SSC Wyo View Drive Assignments View Array s s Delete Array e s s w s Rebuild Array Comeroller Comi retreti OM lt Keys Available Press 1226 to selecte Ootion ESC lapels ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 1 Inthe FastBuild Utility Main Menu select Auto Setup 1 The screen below is displayed The Auto Setup Options Menu configures hard disks for RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays These selections assign all available drives that are appropriate for the new array and configures data formats and the IDE channels FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu I Optimize Array Torg Performance Typical Application to use DESKTOP Array Setuo Configuration Keys Available 4 Up Down Space Change Option ESC Exit CTRL Y Save 2 Go to the field Optimize Array for and select Performance using the arrow and space keys The Mode field displays Stripe 3 Then go to the Typical Application Menu Three options are available A V Editing DESKTOP or Server These selections determine how data blocks are managed to enhance performance A V Editing is intended for audio video applications or similar programs that require larger file transfers Desktop combines large and sma
88. ll file sizes Server is for numerous file transfers 4 After making the selection use lt Ctrl Y gt to save it FastBuild automatically constructs the RAID 0 array 5 Then the command appears Press Any Key to Reboot Reboot the system and the FastTrak100 Lite BIOS checks and displays the status of the new array FastTrakl100 ia Lite BIOS V rsion 1 51 tfuild 24 e 1995 2000 Promise Technolegy Inc All Rights BKaserved oL gE TRACER MAP EP Oo ros fol et a S 323 cH 7237 192748 Functional Fresa lt Ctel F gt te enter FasatBoeild te Utility 6 To finish installation of your new Operating System to the RAID 0 array reboot with a floppy disk to format the hard disks with the FDISK command and then install the OS from a CD alternatively with a bootable OS CD you may install the new OS automatically As you install the OS the system always treats the RAID 0 array of hard disks as if they are a single drive unit 6 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 4 Creating a RAID 1 Array 1 Inthe FastBuild Utility Main Menu select Auto Setup 1 FastBuild tm Utility 1 31 c 1996 2000 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array for SScwieiey Typical Application to use Not Available Array Setup Configuration Mirror Spare Drive Drive s Used in Array Array Disk Capacity size in MB Keys Available Down Space Change Option ESC
89. me unstable unreliable and may experience difficulty in powering up if your power supply 1s inadequate For Wake On LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 750mA 5VSB 12 0 Volts 5 0 Volts 5V Standby 5 0 Volts Power Good 5 0 Volts Ground Ground 5 0 Volts Ground Ground Ground 5 0 Volts Power Supply On Ground Ground 3 3 Volts _ mo 12 0 Volts 3 3 Volts S 3 3 Volts TUSL2 ATX Power Connector 25 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pin JTPWR If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector JTPWR oo Power Supply Thermal Sensor TUSL2 Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 43 44 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following is for items 26 32 Keyboard Lock Power LED eOnnector Ground fe Speake Requires an ATX power supply TUSL2 System Panel Connectors 26 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pin PWRLED This 3 1 pin connector connects the system power LED which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode 27 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pin KEYLOCK This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted key switch to allow key board locking 28 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Two sources LINE
90. mouse arrow and click on the TV box fe E Y T T N e a hh F Mii 3 The Speaker Channel Configuration a ii Menu displays all the options rises m available to help tune the multi M d phh i gre Hi cured and age ecm HI h di e T e E TT cnannei augio system even more N ee rasta eee precisely T jimh mi isc e i F rma gh ceed ees aed ukemi 1 E lem es fe ea harek Lhe Le Ra err E tage E Erom Hal Eih He HEF bie ba iA mel ELH rash niara 6 3 3 Connector Configuration The chart below displays the configurations for the line connectors on the yellow MIDI Game Audio connector port located on the back panel The three female connectors are available for use in the 6 Channel audio system Line Out Line In Mic Connector Settings and Functions Headphone 4 Speaker 6 Speaker 2 Speaker Lime Line Out Line Out Line Out Front Spkr Out Front Spkr Out Front Spkr Out Light Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Speaker Out Sub woofer Note See 7in Section 3 Motherboard settings for the Bass Center Jumper settings to fine tune the output signals ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 103 104 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 4 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard s BIOS and drivers The use of this utility requires that you are properly con nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider ISP
91. n options Auto Disabled ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP USB Function Enabled This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices Set to En abled if you want to use USB devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Primary VGA BIOS Sequence PCI Card If the computer has both PCI and AGP VGA controllers this field allows you to select which of the controllers will act as your primary graphics controller The default PCI Card gives precedence to the PCI controller when detected AGP Card uses the AGP controller as your primary controller Onboard is for custom set ups Configuration options PCI Card AGP Card Onboard Intel CNR LAN Boot ROM Disabled If the PC enables an Intel LAN card via the CNR slot select Enable Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard Audio Controller Enabled This field controls the onboard C Media audio controller chipset Configuration options Enabled Disabled PCI PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion Hayang eg PCI PHP IRQ Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help Select Yes if this IR is required by a le card otherwise select Me 4 BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration T z Enter IRQ XX Reserved No These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a specified device The default value indicates that the dis played IRQ is not used Configuration options No Yes ASUS TUSL2 User s Manua
92. nboard FDC Swap A amp B 66 Cycle Time 64 RAS Precharge Time 64 SDRAM CAS Latency 63 SDRAM Configuration 63 SDRAM Cycle Time 64 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trec 64 SDRAM Page Closing Policy 64 Onboard Parallel Port 67 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 65 Onboard Serial Port 1 66 Onboard Serial Port 2 66 OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M 61 Other Boot Device Select 76 Sector 57 P Smart Card Reader 7 Smart Manager 93 Parallel Port Mode 67 Modes 96 PC Probe Using 95 e 97 m SMART Monitoring 57 PCI 2 1 Support Starting Up 45 PCI Latency Timer 68 Supervisor Password 59 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 68 Suspend Mode 72 PIO Mode 57 Suspend to RAM Capability 72 Plug amp Play O S 77 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 68 Power Fan Speed 75 System Date 54 Power Management 71 System Time 54 PowerPlayer SE Using 105 T Procedure CPU Installation 27 Translation Method 56 Procedures Type 55 Updating BIOS 48 U PWR Button lt 4 Secs 72 PWR Up On Modem Act 73 UART2 Use Standard Infrared 66 114 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual INDEX Ultra DMA Mode 57 Updating Your BIOS 47 USB Function 69 USB Legacy Support 61 Using LiveUpdate 104 PC Probe 97 PowerPlayer SE 105 Vv VCORE Voltage 75 VGA BIOS Sequence 69 Video Off Method 72 Video Off Option 72 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 70 VideoLive Mail 106 Using 106 Voltage 12 75 3 3 75 5 75 12 75 5 75 VCORE 75 W Wake On LAN 73 Wake On PS2 KB PS2 Mouse CIR 74 Wake On USB for STR State 74 Wake Up By Keyboard
93. ng 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 tape 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 IX 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 as 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 TUSL2 User
94. nidsesssedoodvecsszevend Top 31 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector cccecceseeseseteeseees Bottom 31 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub 1 VGA Monitor Output Connector cece Bottom 27 TV Out Digital LCD Module Headers cece eeceeseeseees 26 1 CMedia CMI8738 PCI 6 Channel Audio Chip optional 21 1 Game MIDI Connector 0pt oo cccceeeeseeseeneeteeeees Top 25 1 Line Out Connector opt 1 Line In 3 4 speakers Connector opt Bottom 25 1 Microphone 5 6 speakers Connector opt Wake On LAN Connector siconciastciidncsslaaeatittiecieleveaatinn 22 Wake On Ring Connector ccccccecsscesscesseessecsscesessesessesseees 13 System Voltage Monitoring integrated in ASUS ASIC 17 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector ccccesecesesssessseesseesseseeeeees 1 Onboa d CED rian aseosnaon cede eawien nee 20 ATX ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 2 FEATURES 2 2 1 Component Locations 2 FEATURES E i z ms a Es r a Ceca ie R DEST a a g S e mn Rs a a 18 1716 15 1413 121110 9 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 13 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 1 TUSL2 Motherboard Layout PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard B KBPWR oO oO Use ini B Port EE VIO 09 09 6b E E E CPU_FAN COM1 5 USBPWRO1 ellellg E cllelles Hee FAN Socket 370 ojej z ocKe o 0 te ollollo 10 gt
95. not have to wait for a long time for system bootup New Compliancy Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on high level goals support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for managing all system compo nents and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95 98 NT Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 2 FEATURES on 4 Intelligence Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat and system damage the CPU power supply and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Temperature Monitoring and Alert To prevent system overheat and system dam age this motherboard supports processor thermal sensing and auto protection Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors so monitoring 1s necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management e System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows ME Windows 2000 and OS 2 require much more memory and hard drive space to present user interfaces and run large applications The onboard hardware ASUS ASIC in conjun
96. o Press F1 to continue DEL to enter SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 75 3 76 4 BIOS SETUP 4 6 Boot Menu Itea Specific Help ERTEAN 2 IDE Hard Drive one 3 ATAPI CO AOH Nore l Boot Sequence amp Other Boot Device INTi Device Netw Enter to select the SCST Promise Boot Sequence Promise SCST device Plug amp Play OFS Ho To select the boot Boot Virus Detection Enabled sequence use the up or down arrow Press gt to ae Ponor On Self Test Enabled t Up Floppy Seek Enabled nove the device up the Full Screen Loge Enabled list or lt gt to move it down the list Enter 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 which the sys tem 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 LS120 ZIP 100 ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM Thi
97. ocessor Support Chipsets Main Memory Expansion Slots System I O 3D Graphics Audio Network Features Hardware Monitoring Power Special Feature Form Factor Location Socket 370 Pentium III Celeron Tualatin FC PGA 2 CPUs 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches nsnnsssesssssessrsseseeseessesseseesesses 6 Intel 815E Graphics Memory Controller Hub GMCH 3 Intel I O Controller Hub 2 ICH2 eessen 14 Promise IDE ATA 100 RAID 1 0 Controller optional 9 4Mbit Firmware Hub FWH ou cc eeeescceeesssseseeereeees 16 Low Pin Count LPC Multi I O Chipset cece 15 3 DIMM Sockets maximum 512MB support 0 4 PC133 SDRAM support Oe COS aisle ta osheetiaae aeons 23 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro Slot oo eee 24 DIN Ris OU setae taste stan eden a a 19 USB PC AC US aicise oneeteanseoathiake nada lewtel tate aaPaaca aan 11 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ccceceeeseeseeteeeseeeeeeeees 8 2 IDE Connectors ATA100 Support 0 ee ceeteeseesteeeteeees 5 2 IDE Connectors ATA100 RAID 0 or 1 Support 7 kSmart C id Connec tor ontara a t GE 12 tSeral COM Heade innne a Boedtaesesetesieliads 18 TASUS 1Panel COMnecOF cise tient treet ecinactntsbinecvionae 10 I Parallel Port Connector cece cccccccessscesssecesssscesssecestesesees 28 1 Serial COM Port Connector wo eeeeee eens Bottom 29 2 USB Port Connectors seiniin a 30 FPS 2 Mouse Connector sos cssssiccscesuessn
98. ode even when you are using an AGP 2x video card When set to 2X Mode the AGP interface will only provide a peak data throughput of 533MB s even 1f you are using an AGP 4x card Configuration options 2X Mode 4X Mode ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA devices that re quire it Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI 2 1 Support Enabled This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2 1 features including passive release and delayed transaction Configuration options Disabled Enabled High Priority PCI Mode Disabled This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority You may want to enable this setting if you are using an IEEE 1394 PCI card Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both You can select to enable the primary IDE channel secondary IDE channel both or disable both channels Configuration options Both Disabled SDRAM Data Driving Mode Normal Leave on default setting Configuration options Normal Strong 4 BIOS SETUP 3 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 65 0 N E i 66 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 2 VO Device Configuration Onboard ACY Hoden Controller Scroll down to see more items as shown Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS
99. of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be Sushen Bate __ launched from this field A sub menu contains additional op Legacy Diskett esy Di skali tions for a field parameter To call up a sub menu simply move is the highlight to the field and press lt Enter gt The sub menu SB eri pale will then immediately appear Use the legend keys to enter Secpndary Bast values and move from field to field within a sub menu just as ecoandary Slav HeD board Feat you would within a menu Use the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Langua Supervisor Pas Take some time to familiarize yourself with each of the leg end keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the vari ous 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 cur rently highlighted field NOTE The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 53 54 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed the following screen appears Ttem Specific Help System Date Ter eogal E Legacy Diskette Al 1 444 9 5 in lt Enter gt to select field Legacy Diskette
100. omputer Ine To start ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Pro grams and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon ER will appear on the taskbar s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC ADe 3 08 PM ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 97 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 2 2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored Temperature Monitor Shows the PC s temperature 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 s 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 s voltages 98 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC s tem perature fan rotation and voltages Pomme Sie e ET ries Umm foe Versio p Pia O ere ipa Pi tt EA CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Over heated is selected the CPU cooling sys tem is enabled whenever the CPU tem perature reaches the threshold value History Lets you record the
101. otherboard installers only Overclock ing can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor CPU DRAM CPU SDRAM Frequency Selection Switches Ratio MHz MHz 1 2 3 q 5 66 100 64 4 99 6 ON ON ON ON ON 66 100 60 0 90 0 ON ON ON ON OFF 66 100 66 0 100 0 ON ON ON OFF ON 66 100 68 3 102 5 ON ON ON OFF OFF 66 100 70 0 105 0 ON ON OFF ON ON 66 100 75 0 112 5 ON ON OFF ON OFF 66 100 80 0 120 0 ON ON OFF OFF ON 66 100 83 0 124 5 ON ON OFF OFF OFF 100 100 99 6 99 6 ON OFF ON ON ON 100 100 90 0 90 0 ON OFF ON ON OFF 100 100 100 0 100 0 ON OFF ON OFF ON 100 100 103 0 103 0 ON OFF ON OFF OFF 100 100 105 0 105 0 ON OFF OFF ON ON 100 100 110 0 110 0 ON OFF OFF ON OFF 100 100 115 0 115 0 ON OFF OFF OFF ON 100 100 200 0 200 0 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF 133 133 132 8 132 8 OFF ON ON ON ON 133 133 166 6 166 6 OFF ON ON ON OFF 133 133 133 0 133 0 OFF ON ON OFF ON 133 133 137 0 137 0 OFF ON ON OFF OFF 133 133 140 0 140 0 OFF ON OFF ON ON 133 133 145 0 145 0 OFF ON OFF ON OFF 133 133 150 0 150 0 OFF 133 133 160 0 160 0 OFF ON OFF OFF OFF 133 100 132 8 99 6 OFF 133 100 166 6 125 0 OFF OFF ON ON OFF 133 100 133 0 100 0 OFF OFF ON OFF ON 133 100 137 0 102 8 OFF OFF
102. p compression rate is up to 1 900 and its playback rate is up to 30 frame per second VLM 3 provides CIF 352 x 288 pixel display resolution and support true color configuration A one minute video mail with QCIF 176 x 144 resolution takes up less than 500KB of memory making it easy to transmit and save mail Users may always adjust resolution and recording parameters for different purpose VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Win dows standard Video for Windows 1s a well accepted and well tested standard Thus users do not have to worry about compatibility issues ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 6 1 Starting VideoLive Mail To start VideoLive Mail click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail and then click VideoLive Mail x x VLM 3 s Setup Wizard will start and guide you through configuring the video and audio input peripherals and to setup the e mail environment 1 Setup Wizard first will prompt a dialog to confirm that you want to configure the hardware and E mail setting Click Yes to continue the system parameter configuration 2 The e mail configuration screen appears You will need to enter your name and the e mail address Click Next to continue 3 The Internet e mail configuration screen appears You may choose to use the VLM 3 built in E mail functionality SMTP mail or use MAPI compliant e mail system Consult you
103. ple When CPU Internal Frequency is set to Manual This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency and external frequency In JumperFree Mode when CPU Internal Fre quency is set to Manual this must be set in conjunction with FSB SDRAM Freq MHz to match the internal frequency of your CPU Con figuration options vary according to the external frequency of your CPU 3 FSB SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio When CPU Internal Frequency is set to Manual This field determines the frequency ratio among the Front Side Bus SDRAM and PCI bus You may set the memory clock frequency in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the Front Side Bus frequency Configu ration options 66 100 33 100 100 33 133 133 33 133 100 33 FSB SDRAM PCI Freq MHz Lee Tae When CPU Internal Frequency is set to Manual Tent en According to the previous setup field FSB SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio this field offers 32 sets of Front Side Bus SDRAM and PCI bus frequencies for you to choose Available options when FSB SDRAM PCI Freq Ratio is set to 133 133 33 60 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP CPU Vcore In JumperFree mode this field displays the core voltage sup plied to the CPU If you want to set it manually always refer to the CPU documentation The picture shown here provides only an example of possible Vcore ranges CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to
104. 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 panel of personal 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 anew 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 plications such as DVD 3 D multiplayer gaming and interactive music The speci fication also defines new extensions supporting modem and docking to help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new technologies more quickly 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 re pe ap 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 includi
105. pport the STR function If the expansion cards you use on the mother board do not support the STR function you must leave this field on the default setting Disabled NOTE This field is only effective for Win dows 98 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode NOTE This field is effective for DOS Windows 9x and Windows NT 4 0 envi ronments Configuration options Disabled 1 2 Min 2 3 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 1 Power Up Control oner Power Up Control Ttem Specific Help RET Enter to sel ect PHR Up On External Hodem Act Disabled whether or not to Hake Om LAN or PCI Hoden Disabled restart the system after Hake iL ae KB PS2 House CIA Disabled AC power loss Wake ie Keyl Space Bar Hake i USE for STR State Disabled Automatic Power Up Disabled AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power
106. r 1 Data striping or RAID 0 improves speed performance as I Otasks are spread between two hard disk drives Data mirroring or RAID 1 improves system fault tolerance as the protocol optimizes two identical hard disks to write data to each other 2 1 3 Performance UltraPerformance Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels Supports UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 IDE DMA Mode 2 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 and supports Enhanced IDE devices DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas ter buses to memory and processor SDRAM Optimized Performance This motherboard supports PC133 com pliant Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM which increases the data transfer rate to 1O66MB s max ACPI Ready ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is also imple mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Man agement OSPM With these features implemented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To gain all the benefits an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 2000 ME is required Suspend and Go Suspend to RAM STR provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart so that you do
107. r ISP or MIS staff for the E mail server IP address if you are not sure Click Next to continue 4 Then the Video Configuration screen shows up You may have to specify the video driver for VLM 3 if there are several video input devices installed Then configure the number of video frames to be captured per second Note that the more frames you choose the bigger the file size will be Click Next to continue 5 Then the Setup Wizard will then search for the GSM CODECS module for au dio compression and prompt you with the result Click Next to continue 6 Setup Wizard then tests the audio volume during playing and recording Click Next when ready 7 Configuration done Click Finish to complete the environmental setting proce dure 6 6 2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 7 Ai Minimize Video Mail Wizard Et Help Start Playback E Stop Recording Playback f Start Recording Pause an Save Video File Send Mail Load Video File Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume Snapshot to File Video Configuration ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 107 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 108 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 1 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
108. r computer will not power ON if you set this to Enable and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply NOTE This jumper must be set in conjunction with Wake On USB for STR State in 4 5 1 Power Up Control NOTES 1 For suspend to RAM function these jumpers must be set to Enable 2 The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5 VSB whether under normal working conditions or in the sleep mode Setting USBPWR01 USBPWR23 Disable 1 2 default Enable 2 3 USBPWRO1 USBPWR23 3 2 2 1 Disable Default Enable TUSL2 USB Device Wake Up ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 6 3 HARDWARE SETUP USB CNR Selection OC3 This jumper switches the circuit power between the USB23 connector and the CNR slot Note that the default is set to power the USB23 connector Setting OC3 Enable CNR 1 2 Enable USB23 2 3 default OC3 1 2 2 3 USB on CNR USB23 Default TUSL2 USB CNR Selection Keyboard Power Up KBPWR This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard by pressing lt Spacebar gt to power up your computer This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead The default 1s set to Disable because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply Your computer will not power ON if you set this to Enable but do not have the appropriate ATX power supply
109. s field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all your con nected ATAPI CD ROM drives Other Boot Device Select INT18 Device Network Configuration options Disabled SCSI Onboard ATA Boot Device INT18 Device Network ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP SCSI Promise Boot Sequence Promise SCS This selection determines the priority for booting from SCSI or the on board Promise IDE controller Configuration options Promise SCSI SCSI Promise Plug amp Play O S No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS When Yes is se lected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS When a non PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled 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 investigate your system Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time
110. ser s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave f Enter NOTE Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in stalled hard disk To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati cally 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 4 BIOS SETUP g 8 NOTE After the DE 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 55 t 56 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 t
111. sfers from PCI mas ter busses to the memory and processor Onboard LED The onboard LED will light up when there is standby power to the motherboard This acts as a reminder to the user to turn OFF the power before plugging and unplugging devices so as not to damage the motherboard peripherals and or components One Touch Management Supports an optional ASUS 1Panel an easy to access box with system information LED display front I O ports and space reserved for a hard disk drive With an ASUS 1Panel you can monitor your computer system s vital components LCD TV Output The Intel DVO Digital Video Out interface can support either an optional LCD module for LCD output or a TV out module for TV output SMBus Features the System Management Bus interface which is used to physi cally transport commands and information between SMBus devices ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual Specificatons f i 10 2 FEATURES 2 1 2 Specifications Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase Onboard Audio C Media Audio Chip CMI8738 supporting the latest PCI 6 channel and HRTF 3D Audio sound circuitry A software package helps setup the multi channel PC sound system Promise chip Available on the TUSL2 the Promise IDE controller chip supports the ATA 100 protocol and Ultra DMA 100 data transfer speeds The chip also delivers reliable redundancy and stable performance to RAID levels O o
112. sis Open Alarm Lead 40 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 19 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 This feature requires that Wake On LAN or PCI Modem is enabled see 4 5 1 Power Up Control and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power WOL_CON 5 Volt Standby PME Ground TUSL2 Wake On LAN Connector 20 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR_CON This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card NOTE For external modems Wake On Ring is detected through the COM port IMPORTANT This feature requires that Wake On LAN or PCI Modem is enabled see 4 5 1 Power Up Control and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power WOR_CON Ring Ground 2 1 TUSL2 Wake On Ring Connector ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 41 3 HARDWARE SETUP 21 LCD TV Headers 18 pin 18 1 pin LCD TV These headers require optional modules for LCD or TV output LCDTV 1 8V LTVCL LTVDA 3V GND ROMSEN BLANK TVVSYN
113. tart up then if the card 1s removed at any time during the operation of the PC the Smart Manager protection screen will automatically pop up and the PC is secure until the card is reinserted File Protect Check Mode This is a sub program used to encrypt and decode individual files stored in the system using a smart card as a key NOTE Do take care not to lose your smart card or you may not be able to restart the PC or decode encrypted files Test each new smart card to ensure that it is completely compatible with the card reader the Read2 In Ol1 Smart Card Reader is designed only to read cards with the standard PC SC mini chip configuration ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system s vital components such as fan rotations 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 through the DMI Explorer 6 2 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether or not to show the screen the next time you open PC Probe To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box a Y Show up in next execution T1998 ASUSTeK Computer Ine rights re ered e ASUS Logo is trademark ae Tek C
114. tems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become a 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 1s 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 jumpers that change the decode maps for memory and I O space and steer the DMA and interrupt signals to different pins on the bus Further system 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 de
115. tes when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy You may use any version of Windows 98 2000 Millenium 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 NOTE To configure your system to use the RAID 0 or 1 option you must run the FastTrack100 BIOS before installing the OS Normally this firmware will be activated automatically when the ATA100 and RAID 0 or 1 jumpers have been ad justed correctly see Section 3 4 5 Motherboard Settings Hardware Setup and Sec tion 5 5 Manual Installation fo IDE RAID Drivers for more information about driver installation 5 2 Start Windows When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard Windows will detect all plug and play devices Follow the Add New Hardware Wiz ard to install all necessary device drivers When prompted to restart select No and then follow the setup procedures in this section NOTE Because there are various motherboard settings options and expansion cards the following can only be used as a general reference and may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 81 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 3 TUSL2 Motherboard Support CD NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice To begin using your support CD disc just insert it into your CD ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear If
116. the menu does not appear double click or run E ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive E 5 3 a5 1 oe fe mr Installation Menu Instolhoticon Instolhoticonm terms Ei Ue ete Wey bis iT beget j n LE rE E mr Far Oe r Pee s i i l ra i SE Beek e min ol Fi E biaia H tis p ead te pl is a ee A a l ee a HeT E e es h l a eh ee TaD ees nm ee E Hii T ey ee er ee Aca ao A a r a E LAE mer ES H Ir See irap bee Lepper EE ACRE Pe ee DEFY H LL T orl RAA PE Pua T H les TAn Lpr a BS h bse M es e INF Update Utility for Intel 815E Chipset Installs INF files in Windows for the following items System and Graphics LPC Interface SM Bus PCI Bridge Bus Master IDE USB Host and Controllers Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver Installs Intel s Ultra ATA100 storage driver e C Media PCI Audio Driver and Application Install drivers and software applications for the multi channel PC sound system to support the C Media Audio Chip and HRTF 3D Audio circuitry e Win95 98 Promise FastTrak100 IDE Controller Shows instructions on how to install the Promise Ultra 100 IDE Controller Driver for Windows 9x Soft ware setup options will vary according to choice of either ATA100 or RAID 0 jumper settings Intel LDCM Administrator Setup Installs software to monitor PC systems on the network within the same bridge address with the Client software installed The administrator should install both Adminis
117. 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 floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT amp 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 just created boot disk NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy 3 Reboot your computer from the floppy disk NOTE BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH lt Enter gt to run AFLASH Updating BIOS Cea amp in l H HERMIE EF i 1 l a i il CHAFPUTEE TE TESA EL LPL FIUS Favim ion IHH IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 47 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 JE EL E
118. tion Allows you to view information about your motherboard such as product name BIOS version and CPU Browse Support CD Allows you to view the contents of the CD ReadMe Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information Exit Exits the CD installation menu TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECONDARY MENU ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 3 84 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise chip PDC20265R onboard the TUSL2 offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID configuration that supports only UltraATA 100 66 33 EIDE or FastATA 2 hard disks After connecting two hard disks to the motherboard activating either RAID 0 or 1 function is easily configured through the FastTrak100 Lite firmware BIOS during boot up In addition the support CD allows you to install system drivers according to the Operating System OS on your computer Read through this section in its entirety before setting up your RAID system RAID 0 is also known as data striping Striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive and at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone The main advantage of a RAID 0 array is to improve the Speed Performance of data access and storage With FAT32 and NTFS
119. trator and Client software Intel LDCM Client Setup Installs software to monitor the Client system The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed to use the hardware manager features e ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM Installs a utility that can remotely flash a client PC s BIOS when used in conjunction with Intel LDCM Administrator e ASUS PC Probe Vx xx Installs a utility to monitor your computer s fan temperature and voltages e ASUS Update Vx xx Installs a program to help you update your BIOS and download a BIOS image file e Microsoft DirectX Driver Installs Microsoft DirectX driver TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CLICK RIGHT ARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU 2 ASUS TUSL2 User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Windbond Smart Manager Application Installs the Smart Manager program base components and drivers to read smart cards for system security and file encryption PC Cillin 2000Vx xx Installs the PC Cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx x Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software nec essary to view user s manuals saved in PDF format Updated or other language versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail ASUS Screen Saver Installs ASUS screen saver on the PC Show Motherboard Informa
120. troller Configuration 6 Default for Controller Configuration is enabled 5 4 6 Alternative Set Ups and Other Details Hot Spares A hot spare hard disk may be installed to support a RAID 1 array This spare hard disk must share one of the Ultra DMA 100 cables attached to either of the hard disks active ina RAID 1 array In the event of a failure of either active hard disk in the array the Lite BIOS detects the hot spare and automatically rebuilds the mirrored data from the functional hard disk The FastBuild Utility will report a warning message after such a hard disk failure 1t may indicate that the good hard disk and the hot spare are connected to the same cable so then it will be necessary to transfer the hot spare to the other cable and reboot again Use Both ATA 100 Connectors Optimal performance for RAID 0 and 1 arrays require that each hard disk be connected to separate IDE channels the first hard disk should be connected to the Primary ATA 100 connector and the second hard disk to the Secondary ATA 100 connector Adding Extra Hard Disks The TUSL2 is supplied with two additional Primary IDE and Secondary IDE connectors Only two hard disks connected to the Primary and Secondary ATA 100 IDE connectors can function in a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array Extra hard disks may be connected to the system using the onboard IDE connectors but such disks cannot be configured in a RAID array In principle up to eight hard disks or other IDE
121. ward 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 TUSL2 User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window the BIOS setup program also pro vides a General Help screen This screen can be called up from any menu by sim ply pressing 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 docu ment Press lt Home 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 in the left view appears to the left

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