Asus 370 AGP Computer Hardware User Manual


 
4 ASUS MEB-VM User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
The ASUS MEB-VM Motherboard .................................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards ................. 9
Parts of the ASUS MEB-VM Motherboard ...................................... 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................... 12
ASUS MEB-VM Motherboard Layout............................................. 12
1. Jumpers ......................................................................................... 14
HARDWARE SETUP Steps ............................................................. 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 17
SPD Support .......................................................................... 17
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 20
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ................................ 20
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.................................... 20
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards.............................. 21
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 22
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 33
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 34
IV. BIOS SETUP ................................................................................... 34
Main Menu .................................................................................. 34
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS................... 36
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 37
Load Defaults ........................................................................ 38
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup:......................................... 38
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 41
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 41
Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 44
Details of Chipset Features Setup.......................................... 44
Power Management Setup........................................................... 47
Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 47
PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................... 50
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 50
Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................... 52
Load Setup Defaults .................................................................... 52