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1. 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 CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary Master Slave 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 1n 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 to
2. 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 operation in a two way mode Configuration options Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Disabled ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 61 i I O Device Config i i S 62 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration Iten Specific Help lot 1 Putol Enter to select an Slot 2 IRQ Auto IRQ Slot Jt IR Auto Slot 4 5 I Auto PCI YGA Palette Snoop Disabled PCI Latency Timer 32 SYHBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto USE IRQ Enabled Primary VGA BIOS PCI Card Onboard ATA device First Yes PCIZPHFP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion t PCIZPHPE ISA DHA Resource Exclusion PCI ZPHFP ISA UHE Resource Exclusion Slot 1 IRQ Slot 2 IRQ Slot 3 6 IRQ Slot 4 5 IRQ Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which uses 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 V
3. SDRAM CAS Latency 58 SDRAM Configuration 58 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 58 SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 58 Sector 51 Serial Port Connectors 31 Shadow Configuration 65 Slot 1 IRQ 62 Slot 2 IRQ 62 Slot 3 6 IRQ 62 Slot 4 5 IRQ 62 SMART Monitoring 51 SMBus Connector 36 37 Snoop Ahead 59 Starting Up 41 Supervisor Password 53 Suspend Mode 67 Suspend to RAM Capability 67 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 62 System Date 48 System Hangup 57 System Message LED Lead 38 System Power LED Lead 38 System Time 48 T Thermal Sensor Connector 38 Translation Method 50 Type 49 U UART 2 Use Infrared 60 ULTRA DMA Mode 51 Updating BIOS 42 USB Headers 37 USB IRQ 63 USB Legacy Support 55 USB Ports 31 User Password 53 Using ASUS PC Probe 79 ASUS Update 84 V VGA BIOS Sequence 63 Video Memory Cache Mode 59 Video Off Method 67 Video Off Option 67 Video ROM BIOS Shadow 65 W Wake On LAN 68 Wake Up By Keyboard 69 Wake On LAN Connector 34 Wake On Ring Connector 34 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 95 96 INDEX This page was intentionally left blank ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual JtsLJ gt Goes Mobile L8400 Series Compact Professional Notebook PC 14 1 TFT Color Display e 450MHz to 700MHz 64MB to 192MB Memory e 2X AGP 3D w 8MB VRAM e 100MHz Processor Side Bus M8300 8200 Series Thin amp Light Convertible Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 366MHz to 650MHz
4. Using 84 ATAPI CD ROM 71 ATX Power Supply Connector 38 Automatic Power Up 69 B Beep Codes 41 BIOS Beep Codes 41 Managing 42 Updating 42 BIOS Beep Codes 41 BIOS Update 55 Boot Sequence 71 Boot Up Floppy Seek 72 Boot Up NumLock Status 52 Boot Virus Detection 72 C C8000 DFFFF Shadow 65 Central Processing Unit 25 Chassis Fan Speed 70 Chassis Intrusion Lead 32 Chip Configuration 58 CHS Capacity 51 Connectors ATX Power Supply 38 Floppy Disk Drive 32 IDE 33 Keyboard 30 Parallel Port 31 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 38 PS 2 Keyboard 30 PS 2 Mouse 30 Serial Port 31 SMBus 36 37 Thermal Sensor 38 USB 31 Wake On LAN 34 Wake On Ring 34 CPU Bus PCI Freq MHz 54 CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple 54 CPU Fan Speed 70 CPU Level 1 Cache 55 CPU Level 2 Cache 55 CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check 55 CPU Reinstallation 56 CPU Speed 54 CPU Temperature 70 CPU Upgrade 56 CPU Vcore 55 Cylinders 50 D Discard Changes 74 DMA x Used By ISA 64 DRAM Idle Timer 59 E ECP DMA Select 61 Exit Discarding Changes 73 Exit Saving Changes 73 Expansion Cards AGP Pro 29 Assigning IRQs 27 F Floppy 3 Mode Support 48 Floppy Disk Access Control 60 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 32 Full Screen Logo 72 G Graphics Aperture Size 59 H Halt On 53 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 93 INDEX Hardware Monitor 70 Maximum LBA Capacity 51 Hardware Setup MB Temperature 70 CPU Installation 25 Memory Hole At 15M 16M 59 Memory Insta
5. Video OFF Option Suspend gt OFF Video OFF Hethod DPMS OFF Enter to select the HOD Power Down Disabled power saving mode Suspend to R N Capability isabled can select User Define i to go to the suspend Suspend Mode Disabled node entry below PHR P Button 6 Secs Soft OFF t Power Up Control t Hardware Monitor Power Management User Define This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features If this menu item is set to Disabled power management features will not function regardless of other field settings on this menu The User Define option allows you to make your own selections in the Power menu When set to Max Saving system power will be conserved to its greatest amount The Suspend Mode field will then be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Sav ing puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactiv ity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that the system inactiv ity period is longer Disabled disables the power saving features User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference Configuration options User Define Disabled Min Saving Max Saving IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM sh
6. ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 35 36 3 HARDWARE SETUP 13 Infrared Module Connector 5 pin IR This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard s IR connector according to the pin definitions Front View Back View For the infrared feature to be available you must connect the optional Infrared IrDA module to the motherboard CUBX L CUBX E Infrared Module Connector 14 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus de vices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices SMBus is a specific implementation of an I C bus which is a multi device bus that is multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer SMBDATA SMBCLK 5V Ground f SMB CUBX L CUBX E SMBus Connector ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 15 USB Headers 10 1 pin USB2 5 1 pin USB3A If the USB port connectors on the back panel are inadequate two USB headers are available
7. 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 II FC PGA and Celeron PPGA socket 7 for Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM slot 1 for Pentium II and III slot 2 for Xeon and slot A for AMD processors Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer s operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA audio printer or modem DOS Disk Operating System DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications oper ate including Windows DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory CPU time disk space and access to peripheral devices For this reason DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory There are 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 ROM can be modified users are able to update the BIOS by them selves IDE Integrated Drive Electronics IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitr
8. az 22 az T a gt al oul fou jou or O NIINIINIID 5 oa T Sels EEDE loallo an o com2 gt allallialla Promise ATA100 Siam cel Accelerated Graphics Port SSi CMOS Power LED O DIP PCI1 meo po MB WOL_CONE ama CHASIS CHA_FAN PCI3 52 Intel E oo PIIX4E Can wis PCI4 PClset 3 EIWOR a 2s PCI5 oo Note USB3A ISA1 PANEL _ USB EEREEEERES EA IDELED GRIEEEEE ISA2 Sr Grayed components are only available on the CUBX E motherboard ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 30 5 cm 12 0 in 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1 JEN p 18 JumperFree Mode Setting Disable Enable 2 DSW6 p 20 AGP Bus Frequency Setting 3 DSW 5 10 p 20 CPU External Frequency Selection 4 DSW 1 4 p 21 CPU Core BUS Frequency Multiple Selection Expansion Slots Sockets 1 System Memory p 22 System Memory Support 2 DIMM1 2 3 4 p 22 DIMM Memory Module Support 3 Socket 370 p 25 CPU Support 4 PCI1 2 3 4 5 p 27 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5 ISAI ISA2 p 27 16 bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots 6 AGP p 29 Accelerated Graphics Port Connectors 1 PS2KBMS p 30 PS 2 Mouse Port Connector 6 pin female 2 PS2KBMS p 30 PS 2 Keyboard Port Connector 6 pin female 3 USB p 31 Universal Serial Bus Connectors 1 amp 2 Two 4 pin female 4 PRINTER p 31 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COMI COM2 p 31 Serial Port Connector
9. the system will boot from the UltraDMA 100 66 device first if Onboard ATA Device First is set to Yes see 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Otherwise it will boot from the SCSI device Plug amp Play O S No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to con figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS When Yes is selected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS When a non PnP OS 1s installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select the default set ting of No Configuration options No Yes Reset Configuration Data No The Extended System Configuration Data ESCD contain information about non PnP devices It can also hold the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted Select Yes only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration op tions 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 feature enables you to speed up the bootup by skipping some POST routines such as memory checking Configuration options Disabled En abl
10. 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female r EEEE a 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 mot oe PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 30 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Universal Serial Bus Ports Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices MO OOO OOOO OOO OO OOOOOOOO OOOO Universal Serial Bus USB 2 4 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 Port 25 pin Female 5 Serial Port Connectors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 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 in 4 2 2 I O Device Con figuration for settings COM1 COM2 Serial Ports 9 pin Male ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 31 32 6
11. 64MB to 192MB Memory Supports Two Hard Drives M8300 Series L7300 7200 Series All in One Compact Notebook PC 13 3 or 12 1 TFT Color Display 366MHz to 650MHz e 64MB to 192MB Memory EEY SETA ea a pi he T T ed laal i railo ttii Pe annn em ene ee Visit www asus com for updated specifications Jt gt LJ gt Barebone Servers Pentium III PC100ECC Ultra2 SCSI 525 Pentium II Max Memory Onboard Fixed Storage Hot Swap Trays Support GB Channels Devices AP100 i i i 3 0 AP200 2 1 i 3 0 AP2000 2 i l 4 3 or 5 AP2500 2 i l 4 3 or 5 AP3000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 3 or 5 AP6000 2 i i 4 oo AP7500 2 i i 4 v AP8000 2 Xeon 2 2 4 Ss Three 1 6 inch or five 1 inch SCA 2 SCSI hard drives Eight 1 6 inch or 1 inch SCSI hard drives Mid Range Servers AP6000 AP7500 AP8000 Value Servers AP2000 G S AP2500 roup Servers AP100 AP3000 AP200 Visit www asus com for updated specifications ASUS AR1000 RAID Sub system with DA3000 SCSI to SCSI RAID Controller Supports 5x86 RAID processor and two 72 pin SIMM sockets for up to 128MB cache memory Supports three Ultra2 SCSI channels up to 80MB sec data transfer rate Supports multiple Host Drive channel capacity Redundant controller capacity Supports non RAID RAID levels 0 1 0 1 3 5 On line failure drive rebuilding Automatic rebuilding supports local global spare drive On line expansion capacity Supports SAF TE SCSI A
12. BUwS CUBX L CUBX E Socket 370 ATX Motherboard USER S MANUAL Special Features CUBX L e UltraDMA 33 Support e 2 USB Ports CUBX E e UltraDMA 100 Support e 5 USB Ports 2 standard 3 upgradeable 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 na
13. 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 up date 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 44 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E 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 1f you are installing a motherboard reconfiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup This section describes how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer For example you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Test POST Press lt Delete gt to call up
14. 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 speed 4x66MHz for the Intel Coppermine processor or 2x66MHz for non Coppermine processors It will then auto matically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU speeds For processors with locked frequency multiplier CPU Speed For processors with unlocked frequency multiplier 56 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper CPU 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 Cause for Hangup Improper CPU Speed CPU fus PCD Freq MHz Cause for Hangup Improper CPU Bus PCI Freq MHz ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 57 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Varro et Chip Configuration Item Specific Help lt Enter gt to select SDRAH Hay SDRAM CAS Latency 31 configuration S0RAM RAS to OAS Delay 3T By SPO is recomnanded SORAM RAS Precharge Time 3T iser ine allows you DRAH Idle Timer 18T to set each SORAN HA Wait State Hormal configuration on your Snoop Ahead Enabled Own Host Bus Fast Data Ready Disabled 16 bit I Recovery Time 1 BUS
15. 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 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it 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 Primary Sec ondary Disabled Onboard PCI ATA Chip Enable Enabled for CUBX E only This controls the UltraDMA 100 controller on the motherboard You may disable it if you do not want to use UltraDMA100 66 mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 6 5 59 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 2 VO Device Configuration If0 Device Configuration Item Specific Help o Seophl Enter to select Floppy Disk Access Control R whether or not to switch l drive letter Onboard Serial Port 1 LIFE TAS assignments Onboard Serial Port 2 LeFeHs TAGS WART Use Infrared Disabled Onboard Parallel Port CITSH TRO Parallel Port Mode LECP EPP ECP DHA Select 3 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 Dis
16. PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion PCIYPHP ISA DHA Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help Wo LEU select Yes if this DHA DHA 3 Used By ISA Mo ICU channel is required by a DHA Used By ISA Nov TCU legacy ISA card and vou are not using ICU otherwise select Mo TCU DMA x Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The default setting indi cates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that channel If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique DMA channel and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that channel to Yes Configuration options No ICU Yes PCI PNP ISA UMB Resource Exclusion 7 S AmE PCIZPHP ISA UHE Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help io ECUR This is for some ISA add on cards whose UME can t be auto detec ted 64 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP ISA MEM Block BASE No ICU This field allows you to set the base address and block size of a legacy ISA card that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFEF address range If you have such a card and you are not using an ICU to specify its address range select a base address from the six available options the ISA MEM Block SIZE field will then appear for selecting the block size If you have more than one legacy ISA card i
17. This connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDELED CUBX L CUBX E IDE Activity LED 12 CPU Power Supply Chassis Fan Connectors 3 pin CPU_FAN PWR_FAN CHA_FAN 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 monitored using ASUS PC Probe see 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE or Intel LDCM Utility 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 Cc Cc Ke Ke A gt T A gt T zN Zz 6 O 0 O CPU_FAN PWR_FAN Rotation ANEI CHA_FAN CUBX L CUBX E 12Volt Cooling Fan Power
18. User s Manual 7 2 ASUS CIDB Intrusion Detection Module The optional ASUS CIDB is a module for providing audible intrusion alarm and logging for ASUS motherboards equipped with the chassis connector The module detects a chassis intrusion by either light striking its photo sensor or by the closing or opening of a chassis mounted momentary toggle switch An intrusion memory function allows detection and clearing the intrusion notification by the BIOS pro 7 APPENDIX gram on the next bootup Connectors to detect intrusion by chassis LEEI mounted micro switches 5 Buzzer to sound the alarm Demy Battery for the memory Photo sensor sensitivity adjustment Chassis connector extension cable Photo sensor to detect intrusion by light Pass through for another SMBus device Intrusion memory Connector to dock with the motherboard s chassis connector Connector to dock with the motherboard s SMBus connector 7 2 1 Using the ASUS CIDB l 3 Use the SMBIN connector and the provided SMB cable to connect the CIDB to the SMB connector on the motherboard If another SMB device is already used on the motherboard you may unplug it and connect it to the SMBOUT connec You must have an ASUS motherboard with 1 a chassis connector and 2 a System Management Bus SMB connector Connect the CIDB directly to the chassis connector or use the provided exten sion cable and mount the CIDE to the ch
19. 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 1m proves video and audio performance and improves processing of host based appli cations CPU Central Processing Unit The CPU sometimes called
20. a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE de vice Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance Configura tion options 0 1 2 3 4 ULTRA DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for com patible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress Ultra DMA capability NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Disabled ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 51 4 BIOS SETUP f 52 4 BIOS SETUP Other options for Type are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to exit back to the Main menu When the Main menu ap pears 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 F MIM Keyboard Features Item Specific Help w Select Power on state Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec For Numlock Keyboard Aulo Repeal Delay 174 Sec Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard
21. cards IRQs are as signed automatically from those available If the system has both legacy and PNP ISA cards installed IRQs are assigned to PNP cards from those not used by legacy cards The PCI and PNP con figuration of the BIOS setup utility can be used to indicate which IRQs are being used by legacy cards For older legacy cards that do not work with the BIOS you can contact your vendor for an ISA Configuration Utility An IRQ number is automatically assigned to PCI expansion cards after those used by legacy and PNP ISA cards In the PCI bus design the BIOS automatically as signs an IRQ to PCI cards that require an IRQ To install a PCI card you need to set the INT interrupt assignment Since all the PCI slots on this motherboard use an INTA be sure that the jumpers on your PCI cards are set to INT A Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards Some ISA cards both legacy and PNP may also need to use a DMA Direct Memory Access channel DMA assignments for this motherboard are handled the same way as the IRQ assignment process described earlier You can select a DMA channel in the PCI and PNP configuration section of the BIOS Setup utility IMPORTANT To avoid conflicts reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards see 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Choose Yes in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 3 Accelerated Gra
22. 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 1X 66MHz 66MHz 206MByte 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 O or 1 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 89 N gt I Z s x 90 7 APPENDIX Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory
23. 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 CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections 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 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference materi
24. for three additional USB port connectors Connect a 3 port USB connector set to these headers and mount it to an open slot on your chassis USB Power USBP2 USBP2 GND NC USB2 Oo o_o o VJ USBP3 GND USB Power USB Power USBP3 USBP4 USBP4 GND 1 i CUBX E USB Headers usBsa FLEET ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 37 3 HARDWARE SETUP 16 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 can supply at least 1OmA on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in power ing ON your system if your power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5 VSB ATXPWR 12 0 Volts 5 0 Volts Ground s H Ground 5 0 Volts s Ground Ground G Ground 5 0 Volts amp Power Supply On Ground Ground 3 3 Volts s E 12 0 Volts 3 3 Volts amp 3 3 Volts 5V Standby 5 0 Volts Power Good 5 0 Volts CUBX L CUBX E ATX Power Connector 17 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pin block JTPWR If you have a power supply with therma
25. just insert it into your CD ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear If the menu does not appear double click or run E ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive E3 ee ACS ied EE eha Meee beat CD bee aid of Installation at 4 n z i Items a FIRE CHCl PHL on che ogre ae barad LACE ih eA ak tops lel LOOM EE Oe Sarg ERIR BHS Fesh Lindley fer DECH E bmili ASUS PT Penha 18 briat SLES phate I A bmili ey RAD lected AD Aras Beker WD Thira jaie Aidid dainn Hee juppi Lp DO ADES isal N peha mied pe CO te wird SE Fi Installation a 9 Pua khl GL os Ert Epil 76 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Intel LDCM Administrator Setup recommended Installs software to monitor PC systems on the network within the same bridge address with the Client soft ware installed The administrator should install both Administrator and Client software Intel LDCM Client Setup recommended Installs software to monitor the Cli ent system The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed to use the hardware manager features e ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM recommended Installs a utility that can remotely flash a client PC s BIOS when used in conjunction with Intel LDCM Administrator e Install ASUS PC Probe Vx xx recommended Installs a utility to monitor your computer s fan temperature and voltages e Install
26. modem allows your computer to be booted from another computer via network by sending a wake up frame or signal Con figuration options Disabled Enabled IMPORTANT This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake On LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP PWR Up On PS2 KB Mouse Disabled Select Auto if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard or PS2 mouse by click ing on the left button to power up your computer The BIOS program will then determine whether your system has an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead to support this feature The de fault is set to Disabled because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply Configuration options Auto Disabled Wake Up By Keyboard Space Bar When the previous setup item PWR Up On PS2 KB Mouse is enabled you may specify the key s to press to power up the computer Configura tion options Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key 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 Every day or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date NOTE Automatic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating sys tems such as Windows 98 which have ACPI support enabled Configura tion options Disabled Everyday By
27. rate to 8300MB s max using PC100 compliant SDRAM High Speed Data Transfer Interface The CUBX L motherboard supports UltraDMA 33 and can handle data transfer rates up to 33MB s The CUBX E motherboard supports UltraDMA 100 which increases the data transfer rate to LOOMB s UltraDMA 100 is backward compatible with DMA 66 DMA 33 and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to up grade current EIDE IDE drives and host systems UltraDMA 66 and UltraDMA 100 require a 40 pin 80 conductor cable to be enabled 10 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 2 FEATURES a 4 Intelligence Dual Function Power Button Pushing the power button for less than 4 sec onds when the system is in the working state places the system into one of two states sleep mode or soft off mode depending on the BIOS or OS setting see PWR Button lt 4 Secs in 4 5 Power Menu When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds the system enters the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting e 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 fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Message LED requires ACPI OS support Turbo LEDs now act as informa tion providers Through the way a particular LED illuminates the user can de termine if a message has been received from a fax modem A simple glimpse provi
28. should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating If this 1s not the case then purchase a fan before you turn on your system WARNING Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working Without sufficient circulation the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard You may install an auxiliary fan if necessary To install a CPU first turn off your system and remove its cover Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards to a 90 degree angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown The notched corner should point towards the end of the lever Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown The picture 1s for reference only you should have a CPU fan that covers the face of the CPU With the added weight of the CPU fan no force is required to insert the CPU Once completely inserted close the socket s lever while holding down the CPU After the CPU 1s install an Intel recommended fan heatsink Locate the CPU fan connector see 3 1 Motherboard Layout or 3 8 Connectors and con nect the CPU fan cable to it NOTE Do not forget to set the correct Bus Frequency and Multiple frequency multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors for your Socket 370 pro cessor or else boot up
29. the external frequency of your CPU CPU Bus PCI Freq MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequencies to send to the local bus and PCI devices onboard The bus fre quency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU s internal frequency the CPU speed ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP CPU Vcore This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU If you want to set it manually al 1s ways refer to the CPU documentation for the MULE reasonable voltage range Using Celeron Processors Using P entium III rocessors CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU s Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check Disabled This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache Con figuration options Disabled Enabled Processor Serial Number Disabled The Processor Serial Number is a unique number that is added to every Pentium III processor to help verity the identity of the user across the Internet Set this field to Enabled when you need increased security for doing busi ness online or e commerce Otherwise leave it to its default setting of Dis abled for greater anonymity when surfing the Internet NOTE This field is availa
30. this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Trans lation Method field must be set to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity calculated automatically by the BIOS from the drive information you entered Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive This field can also be configured manually Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Dis abled 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 Analy sis and Reporting Technology system which utilizes internal hard disk drive moni toring technology This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Dis abled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set
31. to PCI Bus Power Management Interface Rev 1 0 ACPI Rev 1 0 and Device Class Power Management Rev 1 0 e IEEE 802 3u auto negotiation for 1OMbps 100Mbps Network Data Transfer Rates e Provides LED indicators for monitoring network conditions e Plug and Play N gt I Z s x a gt s d 7 1 2 Software Driver Support e NetWare ODI Drivers Novell Netware 3 x 4 x DOS OS 2 Client NDIS 2 01 Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager Microsoft Windows 3 11 IBM LAN Server e NDIS 3 0 Drivers Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 3 11 7 1 3 Question and Answer Q What is Wake On LAN A The Wake On LAN feature provides the capability to remotely power on sys tems supporting Wake On LAN by simply sending a wake up frame With this feature remotely uploading downloading data to from systems during off peak hours will be feasible Q What can Wake On LAN do for you A Wake On LAN is a remote management tool with advantages that can reduce system management workload provide flexibility to the system admuinistrator s job and then of course save you time consuming efforts and costs Q What components does Wake On LAN require to be enable A To enable Wake On LAN function your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake On LAN function a client with Wake On LAN capa bility and software such as LDCM Rev 3 10 or up that can trigger wake up frame 6 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E
32. 17 3 HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Features Settings DIP Switches DSW The motherboard s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches The white block represents the switch s position The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position 1 Frequency Multiple Frequency Multiple Frequency Multiple Frequency Multiple Reserved AGP Frequency Selection Frequency Selection Frequency Selection Frequency Selection Frequency Selection _ el aa ok da ed DSW CUBX L CUBX E DIP Switches 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 the BIOS setup see 4 4 Advanced Menu Setting JEN Enable JumperFree 2 3 default Disable Jumper 1 2 if C Te i JEN ya 1 2 23 Jumper JumperFree CUBX L CUBX E Jumper Mode Setting NOTE In JumperFree mode all dip switches DSW must be set to OFF 18 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 2 AGP Bus Frequency Setting DSW Switch 6 This option sets the frequency ratio between the AGP bus frequency and the DRAM CPU bus frequency The default sets the AGP bus frequency to be 2 3 of the DRAM frequency When the CPU DRAM frequency is set to 66MHZz set this switch to ON See the processor table on the next page Setting DSW Switch 6 DRAM Freq x 2 3 OFF default DRAM Freq x 1 ON ON ON E
33. 2 3V 3 Sensitivity adjustment for rae the photo sensor Lithium Cell 4 2 5 is the most sensitive 0 1 0 is the least sensitive not sensitive dee range PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO m Enable Disable 5 the Photo Sensor co Enable Disable m m 1 SMBCLK SMBOUT Ground Connects to another SADATA SMB device if used on O SMBOUT SMBI Normal Clear SMBIN we lt pes Connects to the motherboard s Clear 3 SMB connector through an SMB cable Stops the alarm gt 9 from sounding 7 2 3 ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations 1 Tf there is no power to the motherboard 1 e removing the power cord or turning the power supply s switch off the alarm will not sound but the CIDB will still memorize an intrusion event which BIOS will detect on the next bootup 2 Any chassis intrusion detection components on the motherboard will not work if the CIDB is used 3 The P2B LS motherboard must use an external battery pack on the EXTBATT connector or else neither the alarm or intrusion memory functions will work 8 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 3 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12 5 25 or SOMBytes sec speeds This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point to point cable connected virtual bus The primary application of the cable ver sion 1s the integration of I O connectivity at the back panel of personal computers usin
34. 7 3 HARDWARE SETUP Chassis Intrusion Lead 4 1 pin CHASSIS This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion moni tor sensor or microswitch The sensor is triggered when a high level signal is sent to the Chassis Signal lead which occurs when a panel switch or light detec tor is triggered This function requires the optional ASUS CIDB chassis intru sion module to be installed see 7 APPENDIX If the chassis intrusion lead is not used a jumper cap must be placed over pins 3 amp 4 to close the circuit 5VSB_ MB Chassis Signal GND g CHASSIS CUBX L CUBX E Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connect ing the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged NOTE Orient the red stripe to Pin 1 Floppy Drive Connector Pin 1 CUBX L CUBX E Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 8 IDE Connectors 40 1 pin PRIMARY SECONDARY IDE These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk s If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by sett
35. A 100 UltraDMA 66 cable The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 cable is intentional IMPORTANT UltraDMA 66 and UltraDMA 100 IDE devices require a 40 pin 80 conductor cable to be enabled ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 33 3 HARDWARE SETUP 9 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 features are enabled see 4 5 1 Power Up Control and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power WOL_CON 5VSB Ground PME CUBX L CUBX E Wake On LAN Connector 10 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR 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 1s 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 Ring features are 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 1 m 2 Ground PIXRI CUBX L CUBX E Wake On Ring Connector 34 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 11 IDE Activity LED 2 pin IDELED
36. ASUS Update Vx xx optional Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file Install PC cillin 98 Vx xx optional Installs the PC cillin virus protection software View the online help for more information Install Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx x optional Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user s manuals saved in PDF format Up dated or other language versions of this motherboard s manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites Show Motherboard Information 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 e ReadMe Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ITEM S CLICK RIGHT ARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU e Exit Exits the CD installation menu TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECONDARY MENU Additonal CD Content Flash BIOS writer in the FLASH folder ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 77 5 SOFTWARE SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 78 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com puter system s vital components such as fan rotations voltages and tem peratures It also has a utility that let
37. 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 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Language English This allows selection of the BIOS displayed language Configuration options English Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled This field allows you to set the password To set the password highlight the appro priate field and press lt Enter gt Type in a password and press lt Enter gt You can type up to eight alphanumeric char acters Symbols and other keys are ignored To confirm the password type the pass word again and press the lt Enter gt The password 1s now set to Enabled This pass word 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 and certain security menu options during sys tem startup The passwords ar
38. CLK bit TfO0 Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Graphics Aperture Size 646 Video Memory Cache Hode UC PCI 2 1 Support Enahled Memory Hole At 154 16 Disabled Onboard PCI IDE Enable Hath Onboard PCL ATA Chip ae Enabled Scroll down to see more items as shown SDRAM Configuration By SPD This sets the optimal timings for items 2 5 depending on the memory mod ules that you are using The default setting is By SPD which configures items 2 5 by reading the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect de vice The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical parameter infor mation about the module such as memory type size speed voltage inter face and module banks Configuration options User Define 7ns 143MHz 8ns 125MHz By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to User Define SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read write command NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to User Define SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the SDRAM NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Configura tion field must be set to User Define DRAM idle Timer This controls the amount o
39. Date ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 69 i Pover Up Control 70 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor HardWare Honi tor Item Specific Help Enter gt to switch CPU Tenperature 61 C 141 F between Honitoring ar JTPYR Temperature Ignore Lgrore CPU Fan Speed 76 7 RPH Power Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed VCORE Voltage 3 9V Voltage 5 Vol tage 12 Voltage sort Vol tage Vol tage MB Temperature CPU Temperature xxxC xxxF JTPWR Temperature Ignore The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB motherboard CPU for supported processors only and power supply temperatures Set to Ignore only if necessary Chassis Fan xxxxRPM CPU Fan Ignore Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed power supply fan speed and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage 12V Voltage 5V Voltage xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only 1f 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 to Press F1 to continue DEL to enter SETUP ASUS CUBX L CUBX
40. E Ur L E L DRAM Freq x1 DRAM Freq x2 3 CUBX L CUBX E AGP Bus Frequency Setting ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 19 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 CPU External Frequency Selection DSW Switches 7 10 This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU DRAM and the PCI bus This allows the selection of the CPU s External frequency or BUS Clock The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s Internal fre quency the advertised CPU speed ON ON ON Ean a cee iol fete 12345678910M12345678910M12345678910 CPU DRAM 66 0MHz 75 0MHz 83 0MHz PCI BUS 33 4MHz 37 5MHz 41 6MHz ON ON ON W a z EEE E i 1234567 12345678910 12345678910 CPU DRAM gt 100 0MHz 103 0MHz 105 0MHz PCI BUS 33 4MHz 34 3MHz 35 0MHz ON ON ON EDS SES Thiis Thit 123456789109 12345678910M12345678 910 CPU DRAM gt 110 0MHz 112 0MHz 115 0MHz PCI BUS 36 7MHz 37 3MHz 38 3MHz ON ON ON a tel ae gauue 123456789109 12345678910M12345678 910 CPU DRAM gt 120 0MHz 124 0MHz 124 0MHz PCI BUS 40 0MHz 31 0MHz 41 3MHz ON ON E E CUBX L CUBX E CPU EEE EE E EE E il EE External Frequency 123456789109 12345678910M1234567 8910 Selection CPU DRAM gt 133 0MHz 133 0MHz 140 0MHz PCI BUS 33 3MHz 44 3MHz 35 0MHz ON EE 5 EE LOr o o 8 910 CPU DRAM gt 150 0MHz PCIBUS 37 5MHz NOTE Overclocking your processor is not recommended It may result in a
41. E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 6 Boot Menu i Removable Device 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 system uses to search for a boot device on system power up Configura tion options Removable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM 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 This 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 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 71 Boot Menu 72 4 BIOS SETUP Other Boot Device Select INT18 Device Network Configuration options Disabled SCSI Boot Device Onboard ATA Boot De vice INT18 Device Network LANDesk R Service Agent IMPORTANT The option SCSI Boot Device Onboard ATA Boot De vice is available only on the CUBX E model If SCSI Onboard ATA Boot Device is selected
42. FF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF ON OFF Pentium III SOOMHz 5 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF Pentium III 450MHz 4 5x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF Celeron S33MHz 8 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF ON Celeron SOOMHz 7 5x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON Celeron 466MHz 7 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF ON OFF ON Celeron 433MHz 6 5x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON OFF ON Celeron 400MHz 6 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON OFF ON Celeron 366MHz 5 5x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF ON ON Celeron 333MHz 5 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF ON ON Celeron 300MHz 45x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF ON ON Celeron 266MHz 4 0x 66MHz OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF ON ON For updated processor settings please visit ASUS web site see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION WARNING Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 21 22 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 motherbo
43. GA 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 card If the Symbios SCSI card is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI card is detected the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled Disabled will disable the motherboard s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an external Symbios SCSI card can be used If your Symbios SCSI card does not have a BIOS the Symbios SCSI card will not function Con figuration options Auto Disabled ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP USB IRQ Enabled Enabled reserves an IRQ for the USB to work Disabled does not allow the USB to have an IRQ and therefore prevents the USB from functioning If you are not using any USB devices you may set this feature to Disabled to save an extra IRQ for expansion cards Configuration options Dis abled Enabled Primary VGA BIOS PCI Card If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards this field allows you to select which of the cards will act as your primary graphics card AGP Card uses the AGP card as you
44. 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 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 The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority 0 l l 2 2 N A 3 11 4 12 a 13 6 14 li 15 8 3 gs 4 10 5 11 6 12 7 13 8 14 9 15 10 Standard Function System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port COM2 Communications Port COM1 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port LPT1 System CMOS Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when used IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel f 5 a l These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard PCI
45. ISA ex pansion slots PCI supports up to 133MB s maximum throughput g ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 2 FEATURES Multi I O Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one paral lel port with EPP and ECP capabilities UltraDMA 33 Bus Master IDE Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four UltraDMA 33 IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 as well as Enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup CD ROM CD R RW and LS 120 drives Wake On LAN Connector Supports Wake On LAN activity through an op tional ASUS PCI L101 10 100 Fast Ethernet PCI card see 7 1 PCI L1I01 LAN Card or a similar ethernet card 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 not have to wait for a long time for system bootup see Suspend to RAM Ca pability in 4 5 Power Menu for more information Promise PCI ATA100 Support only on CUBX E Provides support to PCI ATA100 controller to provide Ultra DMA 100 solutions Supports Up to 5 USB Ports only on CUBX E Provides support for up to five USB ports right out of the box ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual g i Specifications 2 FEATURES 2 1 2 Special Features e ACPI Ready Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operatin
46. 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 arrows Moves the highlight up or down between fields minus key Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field plus key or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field lt Enter gt Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field lt Home gt or lt PgUp gt Moves the cursor to the first field lt End gt or lt PgDn gt Moves the cursor to the last field lt F5 gt Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults lt F10 gt Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window the BIOS setup program also p
47. 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 ports 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 1s 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 CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 91 N gt I Z s x 92 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 y Penbe today SDRAM Synchronous DRAM The SDRAM features a fully synchronous operation referenced to a positive edge clock whereby all
48. RNING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for 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 CUBX L CUBX E 168 Pin DIMM Memory Sockets The DIMMs must be 3 3 Volt unbuffered SDRAMs To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see figure below 166 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V FE ILI fo DAAM Key Position Voltage Key Position O NIT hh Unbuffered aa 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 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 23 3 HARDWARE SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 24 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370 The CPU that came with the mother board
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50. Two 9 pin male 6 CHASSIS p 32 Chassis Intrusion Lead 4 1 pins 7 PRIMARY IDE p 33 UltraDMA 66 IDE Connectors Two 40 1 pins SECONDARY IDE THIRD IDE UltraDMA 100 IDE Connectors only on CUBX E FOURTH IDE 8 FLOPPY p 33 Floppy Disk Drive Port Connector 34 pins 9 WOL_CON p 34 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pins 10 WOR p 34 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pins 11 IDELED p 35 IDE Activity LED 2 pins 12 PWR_ CPU_ CHA_FAN p 35 Chassis Power Supply CPU Fan Connectors 3 pins 13 IR p 36 Infrared Module Connector 5 pins 14 SMB p 37 SMBus Connector 5 1 pins 15 USB2 USB3A p 37 USB Headers 10 1 pins 5 1 pins 16 PWR LED PANEL p 38 System Power LED Lead 3 pins 17 KEYLOCK PANEL _ p 38 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pins 18 SPEAKER PANEL p 38 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 15 3 HARDWARE SETUP 19 MSG LED PANEL p 38 System Message LED 2 pins 20 SMI PANEL p 38 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pins 21 PWR SW PANEL p 38 ATX Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 22 RESET PANEL p 38 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 23 ATXPWR p 39 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pins 24 JTPWR p 39 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector 2 pins 16 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer you must complete the following steps 1 Check Motherboard Settings Install Memory Modules Ins
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52. al for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Please check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer Package Contents Optional Items 1 ASUS Motherboard C ASUS CIDB chassis intrusion de tecti dul 1 Ribbon cable for internal ein UltraDMA 33 IDE drives C ASUS IrDA compliant infrared module 1 Ribbon cable for one 5 25 and two 3 5 floppy disk drives ASUS PCI L101 Wake On LAN 10 100 Ethernet Card 1 ASUS Support CD with drivers and utilities 1 This Motherboard User s Manual lv lV Vv WM 1 Bag of spare jumper caps lv lV lv 1 40 pin 80 conductor ibbon cable for internal UltraDMA 100 66 33 IDE drives only for CUBX E M 1 Promise ATA100 Support Disk only for CUBX E ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 6 y 2 FEATURES 2 1 The ASUS CUBX L CUBX E Motherboard The ASUS CUBX L CUBX E 1s carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest CPU 2 1 1 Specifications e Latest Intel Processor Support Intel Pentium III 100MHz FSB Coppermine core FC PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB Coppermine core FC PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB Mendocino PPGA 0 0 a lla es 7 t Intel AGPset Features Intel s 440BX AGPset with I O subsystems and front side bus FSB platform which boosts the traditional 66MHz externa
53. anual Revision 1 00 E606 Release Date September 2000 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support MB Others Tel 886 2 2890 7121 English Notebook Tel 886 2 2890 7122 English Desktop Server Tel 886 2 2890 7123 English Fax 886 2 2895 9254 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub A SUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tsd asus com WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com Pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests only Technical Support Hotline MB Others 49 2102 9599 0 Notebook 49 2102 9599 10 Fax 49 2102 9599 11 Support Email www asuscom de de support for online support WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual CONTENTS PEIN PRODUC DION in e EE EEE REESS 7 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized orosenie 7 Eo A E a EEEO 7 Z FEA TURES ernearen EE EEE 8 2 1 The ASUS CUBX L CUB
54. ard To utilize the chipset s Error Checking and Correction ECC feature you must use a DIMM module with 9 chips per side standard 8 chips side 1 ECC chip Memory speed setup is recommended through SDRAM Configuration in 4 4 1 Chip Configuration Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM Lo Total Memory Socket Rows 0 amp 1 SDRAM 8 16 32 64 128 256MB SockerS Rows ARS SDRAMR T6764 DR DSMB Soeke Rows 6 amp 7 _ SDRAM 16 32 64 12825600 fa OOO Total Sistem Memory tax ozm __ 7 5 1 General DIMM Notes For the system CPU bus to operate at 100MHz use only PC100 compliant DIMMs When this motherboard operates at 100MHz most system will not even boot if non compliant modules are used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed If your DIMMs are not PC100 compliant set the CPU bus frequency to 66MHz RAM to ensure system stability ASUS motherboards support SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability Two possible memory chips are supported SDRAM with and without ECC e SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO Ex tended Data Output chips BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen e Single sided DIMMs come in 16 32 64 128MB double sided come in 32 64 128 256MB ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 0 2 Memory Installation WA
55. assis using a double sided foam adhe sive tape or with screws and spacer posts CAUTION The CIDB s component pins and metallic points must not come in contact with another metallic surface or else shorting will occur tor on the CIDB 4 Check the hardware settings PHOTO jumper should be enabled to use the photo sensor e MSI and or MS2 connectors should be connected to momentary toggle switches mounted on the chassis to use the switch close or switch open method for triggering an intrusion event ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual ras m Z m A lt NS ASUS CIDB Module 7 APPENDIX 5 To stop the alarm from sounding use the BIOS setup or momentarily place a jumper on or short manually the CLR jumper Note that the jumper must be removed for the CIDB to work normally again 6 Ifyou have an updated BIOS with intrusion support booting the computer after an intrusion may require a password if configured through BIOS 7 2 2 Setting up the ASUS CIDB MS1 MS1 MS2 Micro Switches from the chassis a panels can be connected here MS2 to trigger chassis intrusion Only one pair MS1 or MS2 should be used for switch open detection SWITCH SWITCH SWITCH Close 1s EEE Intrusion event triggered Se EEE if either MS1 or MS2 is closed MS1 as SWITCH Open S Close Open Intrusion event triggered N gt 9 Z z x F Y WITCH if MS1 and MS2 are opened sensitive 5 4 VR CR203
56. atest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy You may use any version of Windows 98 but for Windows 95 you must use OSR 2 0 or later For Windows NT 4 0 you must use Service Pack 3 0 or later 5 2 Start Windows When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing 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 be an exact reflection of your system 5 3 Installing Drivers and Software 5 3 1 PCI RAID Controller Found only on model with onboard ATA100 IDE controller Insert the provided floppy disk into your floppy disk drive feel Hee Hoe ered Fabi Alen A added amp Wirum i O Tanga he b nee rvs Fi brai ibea of i a n apar bay regs 9 1 Click here m e a bef ot all the cheer nia eee 2 Click here wat ier e 3 Select Floppy disk drives and then click here Follow the online instructions to finish installation ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 75 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 3 2 Support CD Installation Menu NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice To begin using your support CD disc
57. ble only when a Pentium III processor 1s installed in your system 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 Configu ration 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 reserved 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 The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device on startup If detected USB controller legacy mode will be enabled If not detected USB controller legacy mode will be disabled When this field is set to Disabled USB controller legacy mode is disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard 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 CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 55 Advanced Menu 4 BIOS SETUP Notes for
58. ccessed Fault Tolerant Enclosure feature Provides LCD panel and RS 232 port to configure RAID Ten 1 0 or six 1 6 Ultra2 SCSI SCA 2 hot swappable drive bays 19 rack mountable height 5U LED for hard disk power and working status Two 8cm system fans and four 6cm drive fans Aluminum disk arrays for easy heat dissipation 350W redundant power supply ASU PCI DA2100 2200 Series SCSI RAID Card PCI DA2100 series support 4x86 DX4 100 processor PCI DA2200 series support 5x86 133 processor One 72 pin SIMM socket supports up to 128MB cache memory RAID levels 0 0 1 3 5 non RAID PCI DA2100A supports Ultra Wide SCSI interface and dual channels PCI DA2200A supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and single channel PCI DA2200B supports Ultra2 SCSI interface and dual channels Automatic bad sector reassignment Supports both global and lo cal spare drive operation Background rebuilding PCI rev 2 1 compliant Up to 8 logical drives and 8 partitions per logical drive number of drives for each logical drive has no limitation Visit www asus com for updated specifications t UJ gt 8x DVD ROM Drive Industry leading performance for even the most demanding applications e Maximum transfer rate 8X DVD ROM 40X CD ROM High speed digital audio extraction Supports UltraDMA 33 transfer mode Complies with MPC3 standard Supports Multi Read function Ultra Fast CD ROM ABZ GEE EAE J EU Supports high spe
59. cially important to ensure that the PC memory roadmap evolves together with the performance roadmaps for the processors I O and graphics PCI Bus Peripheral Component Interconnect Local Bus PCI bus is a specification that defines a 32 bit data bus interface PCI is a standard widely used by expansion card manufacturers PCI Bus Master The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and further more the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters PCI 2 1 supports concur rent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously Plug and Play BIOS The ISA bus architecture requires the allocation of memory and I O address DMA channels and interrupt levels among multiple ISA cards However configuration of ISA cards is typically done with 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 define and remember each card s configuration which allows the user to change the card s IRQs and DMA in BIOS either automatically or manually
60. cies and memory SIZe Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 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 sys tem monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is dis played ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual Popup Asus Probe Pause All Monitoring PRES eal te cata boon tata E sit Asus Probe 10 35 PM a 2 lt r 83 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 2 ASUS Update 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 1 Start ASUS Update Launch the utility from Start Programs ASUS Utility ASUS Update Vx xx 2 Select an update method Bees bee teem Bs pa fe st glee ol pees oie P oe bee a 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 Su shevie dere cieetaie Auto Select ee If you selected Up
61. date from a file you will cal ol Fl be prompted to locate the file fee gem Pipe alba RH beg 4 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX 7 1 PCl L101 Fast Ethernet Card I a ia THs pits E ril R se TEE POI LIDI REW 182 Picci het x m Z m A lt N ASUS LAN Card LAN Activity Output Signal Intel Chipset ASUS Wake on LAN Output Signal Motherboard type If you are using the ASUS PCI L101 on an ASUS motherboard leave the jumper on its defaut setting of ASUS If you are using another brand of motherboard set the jumper to Other Connect the Wake on LAN WOL output signal to the motherboard s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth erboard Connect the LAN activity output signal LAN_LED to the system cabinet s front panel LAN_LED in order to display the LAN data activity ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 5 7 APPENDIX 7 1 1 Features Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller Fully integrated 1OBASE T 100BASE TX Wake On LAN Remote Control Function Supported e PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 specifications e Consists of MAC amp PHY 10 100Mbps interfaces Complies to IEEE 802 3 LOBASE T and IEEE 802 3u LOOBASE TX interfaces Fully supports IOBASE T amp 1OOBASE TX operations through a single RJ45 port e Supports 32 bit Bus Master Technology PCI Rev 2 1 e Enhancements on ACPI amp APM e Adheres
62. des useful information to the user g Specifications Remote Ring On requires modem This allows a computer with this mother board to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this feature users can access their computers from anywhere in the world e System Resources Alert Today s operating systems such as Windows 95 98 NT and OS 2 require much more memory and hard drive space to present enor mous user interfaces and run large applications The system resource monitor 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 Voltage Monitoring and Alert System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors so monitoring 1s necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 11 2 FEATURES 2 2 Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III Celeron Processors c ccc00 1 Feature Setting DIP Switches cccccsssssescsetsseseseessensnees 8 100 66MHz system bus Frequency Multiples 2 0 8 0 z Chipsets Intel 440BX AGPset 0 ccc cecscccssescscesescsesscsesesecseseeecsesseaees 3 vi Multi I O Chipset ccccccccc
63. e UltraDMA 100 Controller only on CUBX E 19 Form Factor ATX 12 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 2 FEATURES 2 2 1 Component Locations 4 a iy ye Se paroias eee 7 i Os ae ily i i Ki i r pi ain ir p a 5 zm E N oz ka TEILLE SEHUN mee scot Me Pa e Ee e atria ant na Peers 2 FEATURES ar oa Ee 7 a B 5 fi i i bo TITHE a mea I r T oa on a ij Li nii Te l is pi 3 cam Ho TE T ATILE PED z r i ES al T j o TETEETEGT 1 ed LL TEE Pe k i a j ri _ Tio r mi m Parl Panes Ped end WG i 5 Tm i M om aT j ar r ree me on oe on oe ee Be Fi CG se ee ees i z ic i j a B 6 n py SUUET T es E SY ey ee HLL aa a a E p E p p a p p a p N a f DD ee es I TE we eee ae z TE F E E E eeclc ee e Aii m pes J aan 1 eno ome l m P tas d E a 4 l MPR EEE OES E Pee dee ee ees Pee eed Reed hi B iiiesadiieae k W E ee Ty n z T lt _ Ss i os Bi a J PH i m a ee a a ee a tee ort tte Wier ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 13 14 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 1 CUBX L CUBX E Motherboard Layout 21 8 cm 8 6 in PS 2KBMS af ea al Re e E KDa ATXPWR CPU_FAN PWR_FAN alas B Port2 S e HEIHE _ COM1 JTPWR E IEIIEIIE cllcli cllc E AEE G N lse u amp 4 Socket 370 2
64. e not case sensitive In other words it makes no differ ence whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords a Supervisor password and a User password When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program functions When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full access to all menu options Forgot the password If you forgot the password you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Unplug your computer 2 Short the solder points 3 Turn ON your computer 4 Hold down lt Delete gt during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user preferences Main Menu CLRTC Short solder points D to Clear CMOS CUBX L CUBX E Clear RTC RAM Halt On All Errors This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard AI but Disk All but Disk Keyboard Installed Memory XXX MB This field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup You do not need to make changes to this field This is a display only field ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 53 54 4 BIOS SETUP 4 4 Advanced Menu Item Specific Help CPU Core B
65. ed 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 Floppy drives with 1 44MB have 80 tracks You may leave the default Disabled to save time if you are using 1 44MB floppy drives Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 4 7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program you should save your changes and exit Setup Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu Item Specific Help Exit Discarding Changes _ Load Setup Defaults Exit setup utility and Discard Changes save Your changes toa Save Changes CHIS NOTE Pressing lt Esc gt does not exit this menu You must select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit this menu Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off Once this option is selected a confirmation is asked Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program will prompt you with a message asking if you want to sa
66. ed CD Audio playback e Supports high speed digital audio extraction e Supports UltraDMA 33 transfer mode e Compatible with all CD formats Supports multi read function CD R CD RW Visit www asus com for updated specifications a r _ E Powered by the world s latest GeForce256 DDR GPU JOOMHz DDR video memory delivers extra performance at high resolutions with 32 bit color Optimized for D3D amp OpenGL VR game playing and stereoscopic video picture viewing Real time 30 frames sec 704x480 video capture VideoSecurity auto notification system to monitor environmental deviation Models available 1 AGP V6800 GeForce256 DDR 32MB DDR SGRAM VGA 2 AGP V6800 Deluxe GeForce256 DDR 32MB DDR SGRAM ll i VGA TV out Video in VR 3D glasses www asus com
67. esivessecdensestes 85 TA PCI LIOL Fast Ethemet Card esccsescaacaacsarssunceesaesssvsensaserecannsiate 85 7 2 ASUS CIDB Intrusion Detection Module 0 eee 87 To GOSS ay e EA RN 89 INDEX sunaren 93 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E 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 Increase the separation between the
68. et 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 1s under power soft off suspend or sleep mode ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual INDEX Symbols 16 bit I O Recovery Time 59 8 bit I O Recovery Time 59 A AC PWR Loss Restart 68 Accelerated Graphics Port 29 AGP 29 ASUS PC Probe Using 79 ASUS Update
69. f time in HCLKs that the DRAM controller waits to close a DRAM page after the CPU becomes idle Leave on default set ting NOTE To make changes to this field the SDRAM Configuration field must be set to User Define dnlas Sold Vv a Pi A g ol 58 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP SDRAM MA Wait State Normal This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles Leave on default set ting Configuration options Fast Normal Slow Snoop Ahead Enabled Enabled allows PCI streaming Configuration options Enabled Disabled Host Bus Fast Data Ready Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 16 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Configuration options 4 BUSCLK 1 BUSCLK 2 BUSCLK 3 BUSCLK 8 bit I O Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Configuration options 8 BUSCLK 1 BUSCLK 2 BUSCLK 3 BUSCLK 4 BUSCLK 5 BUSCLK 6 BUSCLK 7 BUSCLK Graphics Aperture Size 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a cache technology 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
70. g 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 cross platform interface designed to support many operating systems ACPI defines a flexible and abstract hardware interface that pro vides a standard way to integrate power management features throughout a PC sys tem including hardware operating system and application software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs net work cards hard disk
71. g systems that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features implemented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used Easy Installation Incorporates BIOS that supports autodetection of hard disk drives PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make the setup of hard disk drives expansion cards and other devices virtually automatic New Compliancy Both the BIOS and hardware levels of this motherboard meet the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals Sup port for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows95 98 NT Color coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99 e Symbios SCSI BIOS Supports optional ASUS SCSI controller cards through the onboard SYMBIOS firmware 0 0 a lla es J t 2 1 3 Performance Features e Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas ter busses to the memory and processor SDRAM Optimized Performance Supports the new generation memory Syn chronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM which increases the data transfer
72. hain 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 any thing 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 con nections or call your retailer for assistance Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system 1s working System running at a lower frequency ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 41 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 boo
73. ing its jumper accordingly Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector and select the boot disk through the BIOS NOTE Orient the red stripe to PIN 1 Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector J Z CUBX L IDE Connectors 1 40 1 pin THIRD FOURTH IDE only on CUBX E Connect the 40 pin 80 conductor cable s blue connector to the motherboard s primary recommended or secondary IDE connector and then connect the cor responding gray connector to your UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to your UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 master device It is recommended that non UltraDMA 100 Ultra 66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector NOTE Orient the red stripe to PIN 1 cot vannector Third IDE Connector a Pri mary ID E Connector I Z 1 J Z CUBX E IDE Connectors NOTES UltraDMA 100 is backward compatible with DMA 66 DMA 33 and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives and host systems If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 UltraDMA 66 devices you will need to purchase another UltraDM
74. k 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 options R W Read Only Onboard Serial Port 1 S3F8H 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 IRQ1O Disabled UART2 Use Infrared Disabled When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the moth erboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature See IrDA Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3 8 Exter nal Connectors Configuration options Disabled Enabled 7 o N E 60 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 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 configu rations will not be available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H TRQS Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port
75. l bus speed to 1OOMHz e JumperFree Mode Allows processor settings and easy overclocking of fre quency and Vcore voltage all through BIOS setup when JumperFree mode is enabled Easy to use DIP switches instead of jumpers are included to allow manual adjustment of the processor s external frequency e Anti Boot Virus BIOS Features a programmable BIOS offering enhanced Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACPI support for Windows 98 com patibility built in firmware based virus protection through Trend ChipAway Virus codes and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup e PC100 Memory Support Equipped with four DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 8 16 32 64 128 or 256MB up to GB These new SDRAMs are necessary to meet the critical enhanced 1O0MHz bus speed requirement Peripheral Wake Up Supports modem PS 2 keyboard PS 2 mouse and LAN card wake up functions from sleep or soft off mode e PC Health Monitoring Provides an easier way to examine and manage system status information such as CPU and system voltages temperatures and fan status through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled LDCM by Intel or PC Probe from ASUS e AGP Slot Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications us ing a 1X or 2X mode bus e PCI ISA Expansion Slots Provides five 32 bit PCI rev 2 2 and two
76. l monitoring connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector els JTPWR Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector CUBX L CUBX E Thermal Sensor Connector 38 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following PANEL illustration is used for items 18 24 C Requires an ATX power supply O a 5 IO gt CUBX L CUBX E System Panel Connections 18 System Power LED Lead 3 pin PWR LED This 3 pin connector connects to the system power LED which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep or soft off mode 19 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 2 pin KEYLOCK This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted key switch to allow keyboard locking NOTE When the keyboard is locked the mouse can still be used 20 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker 21 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 1s data re ceived This function requires an ACPI OS and driver support 22 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 will be instantly decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector see the p
77. llation 23 Memory Installation 23 HDD Power Down 67 Mouse Connector 30 Head 51 Multi Sector Transfers 51 Headers USB 37 O Host Bus Fast Data Ready 59 Onboard FDC Swap A amp B 60 I Onboard Parallel Port 61 Ea Onboard PCI IDE Enable 59 IDE Activity LED Lead 35 Onboard Serial Port 1 60 IDE Connectors 33 Onboard Serial Port 2 60 IDE Hard Drive 71 OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M 55 Installation Other Boot Device Select 72 CPU 25 Installed Memory 53 P Interrupts Request Table 27 Parallel Port Connector 31 Standard Assignments 27 Parallel Port Mode 61 IRQ XX Used By ISA 63 PCI 2 1 Support 59 ISA MEM Block BASE 65 PCI Configuration 62 PCI Latency Timer 62 K PCI VGA Palette Snoop 62 Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 52 PIO Mode 51 Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 52 Plug amp Play O S 72 Keyboard Connector 30 Power Fan Speed 70 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead 38 Power Management 66 Power Up Control 68 iF Procedure CPU Installation 25 Language 53 Processor Serial Number 55 Leads PS 2 Keyboard Connector 30 Chassis Intrusion 32 PS 2 Mouse Connector 30 An pate E 3g PS 2 Mouse Function Control 55 Recap owth 38 PWR Button lt 4 Secs 67 System Message LED 38 PWR Up On Modem Act 68 System Power LED 38 PWR Up On PS2 KB Mouse 69 Legacy Diskette A 48 Load Setup Defaults 74 Q M Quick Power On Self Test 72 Managing BIOS 42 R Removable Device 71 Reset Configuration Data 72 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual INDEX Reset Switch Lead 38 S Save Changes 74
78. may not be possible Socket 370 processors provide internal thermal sensing so that a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed CAUTION Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting a clamp style processor fan or else damage may occur to the motherboard mM Socket 370 CPU Top Socket 370 CPU Bottom CUBX L CUBX E Golden Arrow gt Socket 370 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 25 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Expansion Cards WARNING Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards 3 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1 Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard ware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers 2 Remove your computer system s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above Replace the computer system s cover Set up the BIOS if necessary such as IR xx Used By ISA Yes in 4 4 3 PCI Configuration 7 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card ot A gS D S 5 a 26 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an
79. mes appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification 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 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 2000 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name ASUS CUBX L CUBX E M
80. n your system that requires the use of this address range you can increase the block size to 8K 16K 32K or 64K If you are using an ICU to accomplish this task leave ISA MEM Block BASE to its default setting of No ICU Configuration options No ICU C800 CC00 D000 D400 D800 DCOO 4 4 4 Shadow Configuration Shadow Configuration Item Specific Help i Select Enabled to move CEDOH CBFFF Shadow 15 video BIOS from ROK to CCBO8 CFF is RAM M008 D7FFF Shadow D amp 000 DBEEF Shadow DCOO DEEEF Shadow 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 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 65 PCI Configuration 66 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 Item Specific Help EER
81. number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for your drive Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Translation Method LBA Select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing 1s enabled 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or sectors Note that Logical Block Access may decrease the access speed of the hard disk However LBA Mode is necessary for drives with greater than 504MB in storage capacity Configuration options LBA LARGE Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field must be set to Manual ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to your drive documenta tion 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 docu mentation to determine the correct value to enter into
82. o new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned such as with FDISK and then formatted before data can be read from and write on Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active also possible with FDISK Other options for the Type field are None to disable IDE devices ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 49 4 BIOS SETUP g 8 50 4 BIOS SETUP IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system incorrect parameters may be detected You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the auto detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk you should enter the correct ones manually by setting User Type HDD User Type HDD Primary Hester User Type HOD Item Specific Help fise Enter to select the Translation Hethod type of the IDE drive l User Type HDD allows Cylinders 1826 you to set each entry on toh ji bii H BAPE el pg ren Capacity eu BR Multi Sector Transfers Maximum SHART bade Disabled PIO Ho 4 ULTRA DHA Hoce 2 Manually enter the
83. od of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This fea ture 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 support the STR function If the expansion cards you use on the motherboard do not support the STR function you must leave this field on the default setting Disabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled NOTE This field is only effective for Windows 98 Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode NOTE This field is only effective for DOS Windows 9x and Windows NT 4 0 environments Configuration options Disabled 30 Sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 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 NOTE This field is only effective in APM OS s
84. operations are synchronized at a clock input which enables the 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 1s assembled for the next time the CPU talks to the memory As they work on their own clock cycle the rest of the system can be clocked faster There is a version optimized for video cards and main memory for motherboards SPD for SDRAM module Serial Presence Detect SPD 1s 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 UltraDMA Ultra DMA 33 is a synchronous DMA protocol designed by Intel This function is included into Intel s PIIX4 chips
85. ould 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 dialog box ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 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 Your screen saver will not display with Blank Screen selected V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scan ning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled When enabled this shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a peri
86. phics Port AGP This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port AGP slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth CUBX L CUBX E Accelerated Graphics Port AGP WARNING Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or re moving an expansion card or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards see 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information O 9 a i ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 29 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 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 cables must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS 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
87. r primary card The default PCI Card allows your PCI graphics card to take precedence when detected Configuration options PCI Card AGP Card Onboard ATA Device First Yes Setting this field to Yes gives priority to UltraDMA 66 devices connected to the onboard UltraDMA 66 IDE connectors over SCSI devices connected to PCI interface SCSI cards see also Other Boot Device in 4 6 Boot Menu Configuration options Yes No PCI PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion PCL PHP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion Item Specific Help select Yas if this IRQ ia required by a legacy ISA card and you are not using ICU otherwise select No7 TCU a m faen a m faman mida m Guana m Ga IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR IR EESREERES PPEELELEL cho eo en iS Se IRQ XX Used By ISA No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The default value indicates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or that ISA Configuration Utility ICU is being used to determine if an ISA card is using that IRQ If you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are not using an ICU you must set the field for that IRQ to Yes For example If you install a legacy ISA card that requires IRQ 10 then set IRQ10 Used By ISA to Yes Configuration options No ICU Yes ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 63 4 BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration 4 BIOS SETUP PCI
88. receding figure connects to the case mounted suspend switch 23 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pushing the button once will switch the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on your BIOS or OS setting 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 24 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 n o ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 39 3 HARDWARE SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 40 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 Starting Up the First Time 1 After all connections are made close the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O 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 1s 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 c
89. ro 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 Syusten Date Sub Menu Legacy Disket ti Legacy Disket i Floppy 4 Hade Note that a right pointer symbol as shown in the left view appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that a sub menu can be launched from this field A sub menu con tains additional options for a field parameter To call up a sub ae menu simply move the highlight to the field and press lt En Supervisor Pas ter gt The sub menu will then immediately appear Use the leg end keys to enter values and move from field to field within a sub menu just as you would within a menu Use the lt Esc gt key to return to the main menu Take some time
90. s 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 1 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To by pass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box a 2 lt r Y Show up in nest execution ASUSS PSS if i z E Da n 4 i C1998 ASUSTeK Computer Ine A nights revered The ASUS ig is trademark of A5USTek Computer Inc To open 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 A aS 3 08 PM ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 79 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6 1 2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored T T T Temperature Monitor Shows the PC s temperature for supported processors only peor 1 ie Le ie te oe N Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level E E E rerel a 3 j EEE Pore Pol Fan Monitor Sho
91. slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP slot ATA 100 controller Onboard USB controller SMBus INT A shared shared INT B INT C INT D shared shared shared shared shared shared ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 27 3 HARDWARE SETUP Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs System IRQs are available to 28 cards installed in the ISA expansion bus first then any remaining IRQs are available to PCI cards Currently there are two types of ISA cards The original ISA expansion card design now referred to as legacy ISA cards re quires that you configure the card s jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus To see a map of your used and free IRQs in Windows 98 the Control Panel icon in My Computer contains a System icon which gives you a Device Manager tab Double clicking on a specific hardware device gives you the Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and address Double click Computer to see all the interrupts and addresses for your system Make sure that no two devices use the same IRQ or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time To simplify this process this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play PNP specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when ever a PNP compliant card is added to the system For PNP
92. slower speed 20 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 4 CPU Core BUS Frequency Multiple DSW Switches 1 4 This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPU s External frequency These must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency DSW WY ON ON EEE pan g EENE E E 12345678910M12345678910M1234567 8910 2 Ox 2 1 2 5x 5 2 3 0x 3 1 ON ON ON EE EH E E E EE E E E rae OL EEEE 12345678910 3 5x 7 2 4 0x 4 1 4 5x 9 2 ON TE ON ON E H E EE EEE Urar L DEL 1234567 8 910 N 5 0x 5 1 5 5x 11 2 6 0x 6 1 ON E E E E 12345678910f1234567 8910 7 1 6 5x 13 2 7 0x 7 1 ON ON EE EEEE EE Ur L 1234567 8 910 8 0x 8 1 TEST O CUBX L CUBX E CPU BUS Frequency Multiple Manual CPU Settings NOTE JumperFree mode must be disabled Set the DIP switches by the Internal speed of your processor as follows lr CPU BUS Freq Freq Multiple AGP Intel CPU Model Freq Mult Bus F 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 6 Pentium III SOOMHz 8 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF Pentium III TSOMHz 7 5x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF Pentium III TOOMHz 7 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF OFF Pentium III 650MHz 65x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF Pentium III 600MHz 6 0x 100MHz OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF Pentium III SSOMHz 5 5x 100MHz O
93. ssssssssessccccssssssssessseccesssssseeeseeeessssssevee 16 0 2 u Main Memory Maximum 1GB Supported A DIMM SOCKEN E 4 i PC100 66 SDRAM Supported Expansion Slots 5 PCI Slo asicctnnitinensoan a n 17 ZIOA O ean NS 12 lAcceletated Graphics Port eccarsoneniiessrintienni 18 System I O 2 UltraDMA 33 IDE Connectors sssseseseseesesiereesrsrerrrrsreres 5 2 UltraDMA 100 IDE Connectors only on CUBX E 5 1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector c ccc ecceeeseesteeeeeeseeeeeeseeens 9 Tipe PTE PED aein a 10 Parallel Fort Connector erisnimien eit ucetsinea bina 21 2 Serial Port Connectors ccieecccececceessssesessssscesssssseseees 20 22 2 USB Headers only on CUBX E o ccccccccccccccscceseetsceseeeteeens 6 ZUSB COMECON hunein a N 23 1t PS2 Mouse Connector seieiiccecccstitecseitesesneviseneiaxetsits Top 24 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector c ce cceseeteeeeeees Bottom 24 BIOS AWARD BIOS Programmable Flash 4Mbit EEPROM 14 Supports Plug amp Play DMI and Write Protection Network Features Wake On LAN Connector cccccccccceccccsscescesccsscssssssssssesens 15 Wake On Ring Connector ccccescescssseesscesseessceseeeeeeseesses 13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring integrated in ASUS ASIC 7 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector cccccccecscesesseseesesscseeeeneeees 2 Special Features Onboard Power LED cccccccccsessescseescsctessesesseseseneeseee 11 Promis
94. t BIOS to File from the Main menu and press lt Enter gt The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears D EO CPL BIOS Beviaios DHT 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX X XX and then press lt Enter gt 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures only when necessary 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 XXX XX X XX and then press lt Enter gt NOTE To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt Ipil FIL letlodiog Bagh Alaa om A oles o CPL BS Bewvle lo S 5 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 43 Updating BIOS 4 BIOS SETUP 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update Ipdobe BID ee loin Beak Elleck ard Fel oress Y to start the update 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 of a failed updating When the pro gramming is finished Flashed Successfully will be displayed WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS
95. table floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your mother board 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 WE ACR BIDS Revieloe DHE IMPORTANT If unknown is displayed after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there fore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility 42 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 5 Select 1 Save Curren
96. tall the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables Panel Wires and Power Supply Setup the BIOS Software 3 4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard s function settings through the use of switches and or jumpers 2 ot a te 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 grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system 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 ON OFF Standby Powered Power Off CUBX L CUBX E Onboard LED ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual
97. 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 1f 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 are for reference purposes only and may not re flect your BIOS screens exactly ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 45 Programinfomeation 46 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
98. to familiarize yourself with each of the legend keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the various menus and sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key lt F5 gt While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field NOTE The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 47 IWsaeUliaieeb ation 48 4 BIOS SETUP 4 3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed the following screen appears Ttem Specific Help System Date Legacy Diskette A gaH 3 5 lt Enter gt to select field Legacy Diskette B 3 to change value Floppy 3 Mode Support Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Haster Secondary Slave Keyboard Features Language Supervisor Password i User Password Disabled t On All Errors Installed Henory 6H 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
99. us Freq Hultiple 5 04 _ CPU Bus PCI Freq MHz 33 07 33 To make chamges to the an first 4 amp 4 fields the motherboard must be set to jusperfree mode 2 Cache Fi Ki Laual 2 Cache ECC Check Disabled Processor Serial Mumber Disabled To set the following 2 BIOS Update Enabled fields the CPU speed PS 2 House Function Control Autol must be set to Manual USB Legacy Suppor t Auto If the frequency 05 2 Onboard ory gt 64H Disabled multiple or bus Chip Configuration frequency are adjusted T 0 Device Configuration too high the system may t PCI Configuration hang Please turn off Shadow Configuration the system and then restart to set the CPU settings CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode see 3 4 Motherboard Settings this field allows you to select the internal speed of your CPU Available options include multiples of 66 and 100 Select Manual if you want to make changes to the subsequent 2 fields Note that selecting a fre quency higher than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the sys tem to hang or crash See System Hangup later in this section CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple when CPU Speed is set to Manual This field is for unlocked processors only This sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency and external frequency This must be set in conjunction with CPU Bus PCI Frequency to match the speed of your CPU Configuration options vary according to
100. ve your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt will then save changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used 1f 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 CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 73 Exit Menu 74 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 is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make changes After selecting this op tion all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 5 SOFTWARE SETUP 5 1 Install Operating System You should always use the l
101. ws 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 80 ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Settings Lets you set threshold levels and poll ing intervals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages as 2 lt r CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value History Lets you record the monitoring activ ity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Con trol Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined thresh old vob thea Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allo cation table or file system used ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 1 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE i T T 82 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 frequen
102. y directly on the drive itself elimi nating the need for a separate adapter card in the case for SCSI devices UltraDMA 100 IDE devices can achieve up to LOOMB Sec transfer ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 7 APPENDIX LPT Port Line Printer Port Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction Multiple Data SIMD which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP MT P55C and Pentium II Klamath CPU as well as other x86 compatible microprocessors The MMX in structions are designed to accelerate multimedia and communications applications such as 3D video 3D sound video conference OnNow The OnNow design initiative is a comprehensive system wide approach to system and device power control OnNow is a term for PC that is always ON but 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 subsystems continue to support evolving platform requirements and to assure that memory does not become a bottle neck to system performance It is espe
103. ystem Configuration options Soft off Suspend ASUS CUBX L CUBX E User s Manual 67 i Power Menu 68 4 BIOS SETUP 4 5 1 Power Up Control Power Up Control Item Specific Help Loss AO say acl Enter to select PHR Up On External Hodem Act Disabled whether or mot to Hake On LAN or PCT Hoden Disabled restart the system after Per Uo On PS KB Mouse Disabled AC power loss Hake Up By Keyboard Space Bar Hutomatic Power Up Disabled AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted Disabled leaves your system off and En abled reboots your system Previous State sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Previous State PWR Up On External Modem Act Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode NOTE The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on Configuration options Disabled Enabled Wake On LAN or PCI Modem Disabled Wake On LAN or a PCI

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