4.4 Advanced Menu.. 52 4.4.1 Chip Configuration... 53 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration.. 55 4.4.3 PCI Configuration.. 57 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration... 60 4.5 Power Menu... 61 4.5.1 Power Up Control.. 63 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor.. 64 4.6 Boot Menu... 65 4.7 Exit Menu... 67 5. SOFTWARE SETUP... 69 5.1 Operating Systems... 69 5.1.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation.. 69 5.2 ME-99B Support CD... 70 5.2.1 Installation Menu... 70 5.3 Install ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx.. 71 5.4 Install Bus Master IDE Driver.. 72 5.5 Install VGA Driver... 73 5.5.1 Making Monitor Adjustments.. 74 Video Setting Page... 74 Display Modes Page.. 75 Gamma Correction Page... 76 5.6 Install Audio Driver (only with onboard audio option). 77 5.7 Install ESS AudioRack32 (only with onboard audio).. 78 5.8 Install ESS Software Wave Table (only with onboard audio). 79 5.9 Install PC-Cillin 98 Vx.xx... 80 5.10 Install ADOBE AcroBat Reader Vx.x.. 81 5.11 Uninstalling Programs.. 82 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE... 83 6.1 ASUS PC Probe.. 83 6.2 AudioRack32... 89 6.3 Desktop Management Interface (DMI).. 98 7. APPENDIX... 101 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card.. 101

FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE

Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause 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 installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

2.1.2 Performance

UltraDMA/66 & UltraDMA/33: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM, CDR/RW, and LS-120 drives. 66/100MHz Asynchronous & 100/100MHz Synchronous Host/DRAM Clock Support: CPU frequency can operate at 66MHz or 100MHz while system memory operates at 100MHz or 66MHz. This can optimize the VGA performance under shared memory configuration. Double or Quadruple the IDE Transfer Speed: IDE transfers using UltraDMA/ 33 Bus Master IDE can handle rates up to 33MB/s and up to 66MB/s using UltraDMA/66 technology. The best of all is that this new technology is compatible with existing ATA-2 IDE specifications so there is no need to upgrade current IDE devices. Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to memory to CPU. SDRAM Optimized Performance: ASUS smart series motherboards support the new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB/s max using PC100compliant SDRAM. ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also implemented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting 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. PC98 Compliant: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meets PC98 compliancy. The new PC98 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.

2. FEATURES Smart Series

2.1.3 Intelligence
Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, this motherboard supports Socket 370 processor thermal sensing. Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. System Resources Alert: Todays operating systems such as Windows 95/98/ NT, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The system resource monitor 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. Auto Fan Off: The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode. This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise, and is an important feature to implement silent PC systems. Dual Function Power Button: The system can be in one of two states, one is Sleep mode and the other is the Soft-Off mode. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Sleep mode. When the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, it enters the Soft-Off mode. Remote Ring On (requires modem): This allows a computer to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem. With this benefit on-hand, any user can access vital information from their computer from anywhere in the world! Message LED (requires ACPI OS support): Chassis LEDs now act as information providers. Through the way a particular LED illuminates, the user can determine the stage the computer is in. A simple glimpse provides useful information to the user. Keyboard Wake Up: Keyboard Wake Up can be enabled or disabled to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard.

p.15 p.16 p.17 p.17 p.18 p.18 p.19 p.20 p.20 p.21
Keyboard Power Up Setting (Enable/Disable) I/O Voltage Setting (+0.1V/Normal) CPU Vcore Voltage Setting (+0.1V/Normal) Onboard VGA Setting (Disable/Enable) VGA Frame Buffer Setting (UMA/Non-UMA) LCD Setting (Enable/Disable) Onboard Audio Setting (Enable/Disable) CPU External Frequency Setting Memory Transfer Mode Setting (SYNC/ASYNC) CPU Core:External Frequency Multiple Setting
p. 27 Keyboard Port Connector (6-pin female) p. 27 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pins) p. 28 Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female) p. 28 Serial Port Headers (9-pin male) p. 29 Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1 pins) p. 29 IDE LED Activity Light (2 pins) p. 30 CPU, Power, and Chassis Fan Connectors (Three 3 pins) p. 30 Wake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) p. 31 IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5 pins) p. 31 USB / IR/ PS/2 Mouse Module Header (18-1 pins) p. 32 Monitor (VGA) Output Header (15-pin female) p. 32 LCD Output Header (20 pins) p. 33 TV Out Header (12-1 pins) p. 33 Internal Audio Connectors (Four 4 pins) p. 34 Audio Header (26 pins) p. 34 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) p. 35 SMBus Connector (5-1 pins) p. 36 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) p. 36 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 36 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) p. 36 System Message LED (2 pins) p. 36 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 37 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 37 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) p. 37 AT Power Supply Connector (20 pins) p. 38 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins)
The integrated hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address; otherwise, conflicts will occur.
3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents
p. 22 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support p. 24 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket p. 25 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion Slots* p. 25 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 14 ASUS ME-99B Users Manual
3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure
Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply

3.4 Motherboard Settings

This section explains in detail how to change your motherboards function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. 1) Keyboard Power Up (3-pin KB_UP) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keyboard (by pressing any key or the spacebar depending on your motherboard) to power up your computer. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead. The default is set to Disable because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply. Your computer will not power ON if you set this to Enable and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply.

4) Onboard VGA Setting (SW2-5) The onboard AGP VGA may be enabled or disabled using this switch. Disable the onboard VGA if you are using a VGA card on the expansion slot. Setting Enable Disable
SW2-5 [OFF] (default) [ON]

Enable (Default)

Disable

ME-99B Onboard VGA

5) Display Memory Setting (SW2-6) You can select the display memory allocation mode. When UMA is selected, the integrated graphics accelerator uses up to 8MB of system memory as display memory. In Non-UMA mode, display memory is shared with system memory. If you disable this, the display memory can be up to 8MB SDRAM. NOTE: When this is set to UMA, be sure that there is a DIMM inserted into DIMM socket 1. Setting SW2-6 UMA [OFF] (default) Non-UMA [ON]
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Non-UMA

ME-99B Display Memory Setting
6) LCD Setting (SW2-7) If you have an LCD monitor connected to your computer, you can enable it with this switch. NOTE: This setting is available only on motherboards with the optional Digital Flat Panel (DFP) support. Setting SW2-7 LCD DIS. [OFF] (default) LCD EN. [ON]

ME-99B LCD Setting

7) Onboard Audio Setting (SW2-8) The onboard 32-bit PCI audio may be enabled or disabled using this switch. Disable the onboard audio if you are using an audio card on the expansion slot. NOTE: This setting is available only on motherboards with the onboard audio option. Setting Enable Disable

SW2-8 [ON] [OFF]

ME-99B Onboard Audio Setting
8) CPU External Frequency Setting (SW1-1, SW1-2, SW1-3, SW1-4) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the AGPset. This allows the selection of the CPUs External frequency. The CPU external frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPUs Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). NOTE: You may set the memory speed independently from the CPU external frequency. Depending on your memory type PC66 (66MHz) or PC100 (100MHz), select the appropriate RAM speed along with the appropriate CPU speed. 9) Memory Transfer Mode Setting (SW15) You can set the memory clock frequency to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the CPU external frequency.

ON ON ON ON 7 8

(SYNC) CPU DIMM PCI
66.82MHz 66.82MHz 33.41MHz
75.00MHz 75.00MHz 37.50MHz
90.00MHz 90.00MHz 30.00MHz
95.00MHz 95.00MHz 31.66MHz
ME-99B CPU External Frequency Settings
100.23MHz 100.23MHz 33.41MHz
105.00MHz 105.00MHz 35.00MHz
112.00MHz 112.00MHz 37.33MHz
115.00MHz 115.00MHz 38.33MHz
120.00MHz 120.00MHz 40.00MHz
124.00MHz 124.00MHz 31.00MHz

3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an extra IRQ will be used, leaving 5 IRQs free. If your motherboard has ISA audio onboard, an extra 3 IRQs will be used, leaving 3 IRQs free. Both ISA and PCI expansion cards may require IRQs. System IRQs are available to 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, requires that you configure the cards 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. 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.
3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards
To simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PNP) specification, which was developed to allow automatic system configuration whenever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are assigned 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 configuration 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 assigns an IRQ to a PCI slot that has a card in it that requires an IRQ. To install a PCI card, you need to set something called 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. 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards 26

3.7.3 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. To select a DMA channel, see PCI/ PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion in 4.4.3 PCI Configuration. NOTE: The onboard audio by default uses DMA1. IMPORTANT: To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for legacy ISA cards (see PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion and PCI/PNP DMA IRQ Resource Exclusion in 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).
3.7.4 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor
The integrated hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H, so legacy ISA cards must not use this address or else conflicts will occur.

3.8 External Connectors

WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in 3.1 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 on Pin 1 side of the connector. The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the motherboard. Pin 1 is the side closest to the power connector for hard drives and floppy drives. 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) Keyboard Connector (5-pin KB) This connector supports either a standard IBM-compatible, 101/102-key, or 104key keyboard (Windows 95-compatible). Use a PS/2 keyboard adapter in order to connect a PS/2 keyboard to this AT connector.
Keyboard Connector (5-pin female)
This motherboard accepts an AT Keyboard Connector Plug as shown here.
ME-99B Keyboard Connector
2) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).
Floppy Disk Drive Connector Pin 1

ME-99B Floppy Disk Drive Connector

3. H/W SETUP Connectors

3) Parallel Printer Connector (26-1 pin PARALLEL) This connector supports the included parallel and PS/2 mouse connector set. Connect the parallel ribbon cable to this connector and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. A PS/2 mouse connector is included if the optional USB/ MIR connector is not used. You can make available the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration). (Pin 26 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 26 plugged). NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port.
Connect the Red stripe to Pin 1

Parallel Connector

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PS/2 Mouse Connector

ME-99B Parallel Connector
4) Serial Port Headers (10-1 pin COM1/COM2) These connectors support the provided serial port ribbon cables with mounting bracket. Connect the ribbon cables to these connectors and mount the bracket to the case on an open slot. You can make available the serial port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Serial Port 1/2 in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration. (Pin 10 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 10 plugged).
ME-99B Serial Port Headers
5) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin 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 setting its jumper accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM bootup (see Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu). (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. You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through Boot Sequence in 4.6 Boot Menu.

Secondary IDE Connector

Primary IDE Connector
NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to pin 1

ME-99B IDE Connectors

IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/66 IDE devices must use an 80-conductor IDE cable. 6) IDE activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the cabinets 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

ME-99B IDE Activity LED
7) Chassis, CPU , & Power Supply Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_, CPU_, PWR_FAN) These connectors support cooling fans of 500mA (6 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 fans plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the this connector. NOTE: The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. 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.
Power Supply Fan CPU Fan Power

GND +12V Rotation

Chassis Fan Power
ME-99B 12Volt Cooling Fan Power
8) 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 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card). 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 is set to Enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.

Ground

+5 VSB
ME-99B Wake-On-LAN Connector
9) IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports the 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 according to the pin definitions.

Front View

(NC) GND

Back View

+5V IRRX

Reset Ground

23) ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch (2-pin PWRSW) The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead. Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF. Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The system power LED shows the status of the systems 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 systems power supply. 25) AT Power Supply Connector (12-pin PS2PWR) This connector connects to a standard 5 Volt power suppl To connect the leads from the power supply, ensure first that the power supply is not plugged. Most power supplies provide two plugs (P8 and P9), each containing six wires, two of which are black. Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together.
RED RED RED WHT BLK BLK BLK BLK BLU YLW RED ORG

GND -12V +5V

+12V PG
Power Connector on Motherboard
Power Plugs from Power Supply
ME-99B AT Power Connector
Using a slight angle, align the plastic guide pins on the lead to their receptacles on the connector. Once aligned, press the lead onto the connector until the lead locks into place.
26) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply 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 10mA on the +5-volt standby lead (+5VSB). You may experience difficulty in powering on your system if your power supply cannot support the load. For Wake-OnLAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA +5VSB.
+12.0Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts
+5.0 Volts +5.0 Volts -5.0 Volts Ground Ground Ground Power Supply On Ground -12.0Volts +3.3Volts

4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave
These fields are used to configure IDE devices. The arrow head icon indicates that this field contains a sub-menu. Move the cursor to highlight the field representing the appropriate channel you wish to setup and press the <Enter> key to enter the sub-menu.
Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, your hard disk drive may be too old or too new. You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually. Other options are: [None] - to disable IDE devices 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).
4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives
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 installed hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically, select [Auto].
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]
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Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for your drive. Refer to your drive documentation or look on the drive for this information. If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing is enabled, 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that 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 ME-99B Users Manual

4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration
Refresh Queue Depth [12] Configuration options: [0] [4] [8] [12] VGA Shared Memory Size [8MB] You can choose the amount of user-installed DIMM memory to allocate to the onboard VGA. This option is relevant only to motherboards with onboard VGA but no VGA memory onboard. Configuration options: [2MB] [4MB] [8MB] Video Memory Cache Mode [USWC] USWC (uncacheable, speculative write combining) is a new 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] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Memory-mapped, graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. 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] 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] [Secondary] [Disabled] ISA Bus Clock: [PCICLK/4] Leave on default setting. ROM Cycle Wait State [1-Wait] Leave on default setting. 8-bit, 16-bit I/O Recovery Time Leave on default setting. Memory Hole At Address [None] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it. Configuration options: [None] [15M-16M] [14M-16M] [12M-16M] Host-to-Memory Lead-off Time [Auto] Leave on default setting. SDRAM Refresh Mode [Simultaneous] Leave on default setting.
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4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration
Onboard FDC Swap A & 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] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] This allows you to set the address for the onboard serial connector. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] This allows you to set the address for the onboard serial connector. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3E8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3F8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled]
4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config.
Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] When [Enabled], this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card. If you want to use a different controller card to connect the floppy disk drives, set this field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The AudioRack32 enables you to take advantage of your computers audio capabilities with all of the controls conveniently in one compact space. You can play audio CDs, wave files (in WAV and.AUD formats), and MIDI files (in.MID and.RMI formats). With the multisource Audio Mixer, you can blend these sources with line-in and microphone sources any way you choose. You can then record your creations as wave files and edit them with the Audio Recorder. The AudioRack32 has six main parts: Command Centercustomizes the appearance of the AudioRack32. 3-D/Tone Controllergives your computer ambiient 3D sound, transmitting any sound played through the AudioRack32 into a wider arc. Audio Mixercontrols the volume and balance of the AudioRack32 devices. Digital Audio Playerplays and records files in the.WAV format. MIDI Playerenables you to play MIDI files. Compact Disk Playerenables you to play audio CDs on a CD-ROM drive. In addition, the AudioRack32 has a miniature mode enabling you to control the AudioRack32 while using minimal screen space. The Audio Recorder is a separate application from the AudioRack32. It can be used to add effects and edit files recorded with the Digital Audio Player or by the Audio Recorder itself. The Audio Recorder can be launched from the AudioRack32s Digital Audio Player or on its own. 6. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 89

6.2 AudioRack32

6.2.1 The Command Center
The Command Center controls which parts of the AudioRack32 are displayed. You can display or hide any part of the AudioRack32 you choose, customizing its appearance to suit your needs or desires. It also displays information on the status of the different audio components. 6. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 90
Counters Component Icons (DAT, MIDI, CD)
Transport State Indicators

Track or File Names

Time Indexes
The Command Center Controls
closes the AudioRack32 window. enables the Miniature mode, minimizing the AudioRack32 display. displays/hides the Digital Audio Player. accesses On-line Help. displays/hides the Compact Disk Player. displays/hides the Audio Mixer. displays/hides the MIDI Player.
The Command Center Display
Counter: shows you which track or file in the playlist the component is playing. Component Icon: is displayed when the associated component is shown and is not displayed when the component is hidden. Transport State Indicator: shows the state of a component. It indicates when the component is playing, paused, has the Auto Repeat enabled, or in the case of the Digital Audio Player, is recording. Track or File Name: shows the name of the current track or file in the playlist. Time Index: displays the amount of time elapsed for the track or file in hours, minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second.

The Audio Recorder Controls
starts a new audio file. inserts the Clipboard audio at the cursor or replaces the selected portion. opens an audio file. mixes the Clipboard audio with the audio beginning at the cursor. saves an audio file. starts recording. reverses the last change you made to the current audio file. plays the currently loaded audio file. removes the selected portion of the audio file and stores it on the Clipboard. stops the file currently playing or recording. copies the selected audio portion to the Clipboard without removing it. determines the cursor position on the waveform.
The Audio Recorder Display
The four text boxes under the tool bar display the length in seconds of the selected part of the currently loaded file, the total length in seconds of the current file, whether the file is in stereo or mono, and the sampling rate in kilohertz. To the right of the text boxes is a box displaying the icon associated with the particular file. If a file has no icon associated with it, it is given a default icon.
This information is provided for convenience only. Information here is subject to change without prior notice. View the installation CD for any updated information in Readme text files. The AudioRack also provides detailed online help (click the Help button on the Command Center) 6. S/W REFERENCE AudioRack 97

6.2.9 Release Notes

Disable Eject Button on the CD Player
Under the Windows directory in the file auddrive.ini, there is a string DisableEjectButton=0 under the [cdplayer] section. If you would like to disable EJECT button on the CD player, you can change the value from 0 to 1. You need to close AudioRack and launch it again to make the new settings take effect.
Using AudioRack CD Player as Default CD Player
During installation, you will be asked if you want to use AudioRack CD player as the default CD player. Normally Windows 95 CD player is the default and will automatically run when an audio CD is inserted into the CD-ROM. If you answer Yes, the installation program will overwrite the value of the key [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT]\AudioCD\shell\play\command in the registry. You may switch back to Windows 95 CD player by resetting this key value.
Configuring Playback Mixer
The PCI audio chip offers eight inputs for the playback mixer, including Line, Wave, CD, Synth, Aux A, Aux B, Mic, and Mono In. AudioRack can only display six of them at a time. You may configure the settings by modifying the file auddrive.ini in the Windows directory. Under the section [MixerRak], you can enable or disable the display of each input by setting its corresponding binary value to 1 (enable) or 0 (disable).
6.3 Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
6.3.1 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility