Asus MEL User Manual
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ASUS MEL User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
The ASUS MEL Motherboard ............................................................ 8
Parts of the ASUS MEL Motherboard .............................................. 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................... 12
ASUS MEL Motherboard Layout ..................................................... 12
Hardware Setup Steps ....................................................................... 14
1. Motherboard Settings .................................................................... 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 17
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
4. Expansion Cards ........................................................................... 21
Expansion Card Installation Procedure ................................. 21
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................... 21
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 22
ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor ......................................... 22
Accelerated Graphics Port ..................................................... 22
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 23
The ASUS CIDB Chassis Sensor ................................................ 32
Setting up the ASUS CIDB ................................................... 33
Using the ASUS CIDB .......................................................... 33
ASUS CIDB Additional Considerations ............................... 34
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 35
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 36
IV. BIOS SETUP ................................................................................... 36
Main Menu .................................................................................. 36
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ................... 38
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 39
Load Defaults ........................................................................ 40
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 40
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................... 40
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 43
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 43
Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 46
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 46
Power Management Setup ........................................................... 49
Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 49