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® TUSL2 Intel ® 815E A TX Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL.
2 ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS TUSL2 Manual Revision: 1.03 E81 1 Release Date: July 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in i.
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4 ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ..........
ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 71 4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 73 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor .......
6 ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: .
ASUS TUSL2 User’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard.
8 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 2.1 The ASUS TUSL2 The ASUS TUSL2 motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Specifications • ASUS JumperFree ™ Mode: JumperFree Mode supplies precise overclocking of CPU external (FSB) frequency in 1 MHz increments through the BIOS. JumperFree also permits Vcore voltage adjustments through BIOS setup.
10 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1.2 Specifications–Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase: • Onboard Audio: C-Media Audio Chip CMI8738 supporting the latest PCI 6 channel and HR TF 3D Audio sound circuitry .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.4 Intelligence • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: T o prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply , and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure.
12 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Location Processor Support Socket 370 Pentium III/Celeron/T ualatin (FC-PGA/2) CPUs . 2 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 6 Chipsets Intel 815E Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Location 2.2.1 Component Locations 23 4 5 16 9 17 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 8 6 15 22 20 19 26 7 1 10 12 11 18 21 14 13 25.
14 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 TUSL2 Motherboard Layout JTPWR PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Ke yboard PWR_F AN GAME_AUDIO Mic In Line Out Line In PCI1 PCI2 PCI4 PCI3 P ANEL IDELED FLOPP.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree ™ Mode (Enable/Disable) 2) JP3 p.19 A T A100 / RAID 0/1 (Enable) 3) JP4 p.19 Onboard IDE (Enable/Disable) 4) USBPWR01 p.20 USB Device W ake Up (Enable/Disable) USBPWR23 5) OC3 p.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 16 Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 18) ACHA p.40 Chassis Intrusion Connector (2 pins) 19) WOL_CON p.41 W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 pins) 20) WOR_CON p.41 W ake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) 21) LCDTV p.42 LCD-TV Headers ( 18-1 pins /18 pins) 22) USB23 p.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer , you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherbo.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 18 Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Featur e Settings The motherboard ’ s onboard functions are either adjusted through jumpers or DIP switches. When using DIP switches, the white block represents the switch ’ s posi- tion.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 2) A T A100 / RAID 0/1 (JP3) These jumpers enable either the A T A100 IDE Controller , or the IDE RAID controller function.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 20 4) USB Device W ake Up (USBPWR01, USBPWR23) These allow you to disable or enable the USB device wake up function. Set these jumpers to Enable if you wish to use your USB devices to wake up your computer .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 5) USB/CNR Selection (OC3) This jumper switches the circuit power between the USB23 connector and the CNR slot.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 22 Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 7) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, AGP , and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External fre- quency .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP External Frequency T able The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only . Overclock- ing can result in system instability or even shortening the life of the processor .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 24 Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 8) V oltage I/O Setting (VIO) This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP , and PCI. The default setting of 3.40V should be used unless processor overclocking requires a higher voltage.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 26 System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 Memory Installation W ARNING! 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370, for CPU installation. A fan and heat- sink should be attached to the CPU to prevent overheating.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 28 CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards. Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate.
30 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot This connector supports specially designed network, audio, or modem riser cards. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard ’ s sys- tem chipset.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth.
32 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 & 1 (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. For additional USB ports, you can use the USB headers (see USB Headers later in this section) and mount it to the chassis.
34 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) Serial Port Connectors (T eal/T urquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP DMA Channels 3. H/W SETUP 9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin 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.
36 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y IDE and SECONDAR Y IDE) (40-1 pin PRIMAR Y A T AIDE and SECONDAR Y A T AIDE) These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplied with the motherboard.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) 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.
38 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 13) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin CD1, AUX, MODEM) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) Internal Microphone Connector ( 3 -pin MIC2) This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the mother - board instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the A TX connectors.
40 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 18) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pin ACHA) This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection. After-market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3 -pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-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.
42 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 21) LCD-TV Headers ( 18-pin, 18-1 pin LCD TV) These headers require optional modules for LCD or TV output.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 24) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block A TXPWR) This connector connects to an A TX power supply . The plug from the power sup- ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes.
44 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP TUSL2 ® COM1 TUSL2 System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 45 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 46 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power -on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our 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 W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. Updating BIOS NOTE: When you see the message “ Boot Block is dif ferent ” , you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 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. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 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 ZI.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency In JumperFree ™ Mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subse- quent 2 fields.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Vcore In JumperFree mode, t his field displays the core voltage sup- plied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually , always refer to the CPU documentation. The picture shown here provides only an example of possible Vcore ranges.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upgrade/Reinstallation T o ensure that your system can enter BIOS setup after the processor has been changed or reinstalled, your system will start up running at a bus speed of 66MHz and a fail-safe CPU internal frequency (4x66MHz).
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration (Scroll down to see more items as shown.) SDRAM Capability This field displays the capability of the memory modules that you are us- ing — either PC100 or PC133.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read/write command. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This controls the idle clocks after issuing a prechar ge command to the SDRAM.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA devices that re- quire it. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard ’ s BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config UART2 Use [COM Port] When IR is enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared fea- ture and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration IRQ XX Reserved [No] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a specified device. The default value indicates that the dis- played IRQ is not used.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 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 is faster than the ROM.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 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 .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard, PS2 mouse, or consumer IR device to power up your computer . This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 76 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 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 <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 77 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu SCSI/Promise Boot Sequence [Promise/SCSI] This selection determines the priority for booting from SCSI or the on- board Promise IDE controller .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 78 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit 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.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 79 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 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 <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested.
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81 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.
82 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD 5.3 TUSL2 Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear .
83 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Support CD • Windbond Smart Manager Application: Installs the Smart Manager program, base components and drivers to read smart cards for system security and file encryption. • PC-Cillin 2000Vx.
84 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise ® chip, PDC20265R, onboard the TUSL2, offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration that supports only UltraA T A-100/66/33, EIDE or FastA T A-2 hard disks.
85 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4.1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously . RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks.
86 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 1. In the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu , select Auto Setup [1] . The screen below is displayed. The Auto Setup Options Menu configures hard disks for RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays.
87 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Source DiSk ] [ Please Select A Source Disk ] [ Keys Available ].
88 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5. The utility prompts: Please Select A Source Disk . Choose the pre-existing hard disk as the source and then a new , blank hard disk as the target. Then select <Ctrl-Y> to save the selection.
89 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP RAID 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array , but they are useful for modifying or reconfiguring an array: V iew Array (3) : V iew the drive assignments of hard disks in an array .
90 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task. 9. After the rebuild is complete, the user is prompted to reboot the system.
91 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP The TUSL2 support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder , including W indows, NetW are and Nt4. Below follow two popular OS installations. The others are available on the support CD.
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ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 93 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager The W inbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a Read2-IN-01 Smart Car d Reader ( see page 7 ) and a smart card containing a mini-chip insert, like a GSM cell phone SIM car d .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 94 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE The auto-installer implements all of the drivers, base components and displays the W inbond Smart Manager program groups. Restart . W indows should auto-detect the smart car d r eader and install its system drivers.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 95 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.1.2 Starting to Use Smart Manager After installing the software, start W indbond Smart Manager for the first time: select the Pr ograms menu from the Start bar and select the W indbond program group.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 96 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.1.3 Smart Manager Modes Return to the W indbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the W indows screen. Select the Logon Card Check Mode to choose the security mode.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 97 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 98 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe PC Probe 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 99 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE PC Probe Information Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s tem- perature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 100 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 101 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.2.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon 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 displayed.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 102 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.3.2 The C-Media Audio Demo Program 1. The Audio Demo program offers an easy way to test and tune your new speaker system.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 103 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 2. The PCI Multi-Channel Audio Demo has several Demos to help fine tune your PC speaker system. The Help menu features several pages of instructions and hardware diagrams to help configure and test the system.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 104 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.4 ASUS LiveUpdate ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard ’ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP).
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 105 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.5 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 106 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 107 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE 6.6.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 6.6.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr ograms , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 108 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 109 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 110 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer .
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 111 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 112 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary 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).
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 113 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 73 Accelerated Graphics Port 31 AGP 31 AGP Slots 31 ASUS PC Probe Using 97 A T API CD-ROM 76 Automatic Power Up 74 B BIOS Beep Code 45 BIOS.
114 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual INDEX Using 104 Load Setup Defaults 79 M Maximum LBA Capacity 57 MB T emperature 75 Memory Installation 26 Multi-Channel Audio 102 Using 102 Multi-Sector T ransfers 57.
ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual 115 INDEX Ultra DMA Mode 57 Updating Y our BIOS 47 USB Function 69 USB Legacy Support 61 Using LiveUpdate 104 PC Probe 97 PowerPlayer SE 105 V VCORE V oltage 75 VGA BIOS Sequence 69 V ideo Off Method 72 V ideo Off Option 72 V ideo ROM BIOS Shadow 70 V ideoLive Mail 106 Using 106 V oltage +12 75 +3.
116 ASUS TUSL2 User ’ s Manual NOTES.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Asus TUSL2 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Asus TUSL2 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Asus TUSL2 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Asus TUSL2 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Asus TUSL2, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Asus TUSL2.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Asus TUSL2. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Asus TUSL2 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
