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  • Page 1 ® TUSL2 ® Intel 815E ATX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    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/ASUS 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:...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ... 7 2. FEATURES ... 8 2.1 The ASUS TUSL2 ... 8 2.2 TUSL2 Motherboard Components ... 12 3. HARDWARE SETUP ... 14 3.1 TUSL2 Motherboard Layout ... 14 3.2 Layout Contents ...
  • Page 5 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers ... 91 6. SOFTWARE SETUP ... 93 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager ... 93 6.2 ASUS PC Probe ... 97 6.3 Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup ... 102 6.4 ASUS LiveUpdate ... 104 6.5 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE ... 105 6.6 CyberLink VideoLive Mail ...

  • Page 6: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    3.5” floppy disk drives (1) COM 2 Bracket (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual (1) ASUS 2-port USB connector set with bracket Special Read2-In-01 SmartCard Reader Optional Item: The Power up your PC using a Smart Card. The TUSL2 supports the latest PC/SC compliant Smart Card Reader: the Read2-In-01.

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 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. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support ® P III Tualatin™ ® P III Coppermine™...
  • Page 9 One Touch Management: Supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access box with system information LED display, front I/O ports, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. With an ASUS iPanel, you can monitor your computer system’s vital components.
  • Page 10 • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Man- agement (OSPM). With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
  • Page 11 Windows 2000, and OS/2, require much more memory and hard drive space to present user interfaces and run large applications. The onboard hardware ASUS ASIC in conjunction with either the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes.

  • Page 12: Tusl2 Motherboard Components

    1 Microphone/5-6 speakers Connector (opt.) Network Features Wake-On-LAN Connector ... 22 Wake-On-Ring Connector ... 13 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ... 17 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors Power ATX Power Supply Connector ... 1 Special Feature Onboard LED ...
  • Page 13 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 14 13 12 11 ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    HPHONE BCS1 BCS2 WOL_CON CMI8738 Audio Controller JTPWR PLED2 TUSL2 CNR_SLOT Grayed components are optional at the time of purchase. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Intel 815T Chipset PCI1 Intel I/O CR2032 3V Controller Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI2 (ICH2) ®...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    VIDEO, MODEM 14) EARPHONE p.38 Headphone True-Level Line Out Header (3 pins) 15) MIC2 p.39 Internal Microphone Connector (3 pins) 16) AFPANEL/IR_CON p.39 ASUS iPanel Connector (12-1 pins) 17) AAPANEL p.40 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (12-1 pins) ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 Wake-On-Ring Connector (2 pins) p.42 LCD-TV Headers (18-1 pins/18 pins) p.42 USB Headers (5-1 pins, Two 10-1 pins) p.42 ASUS SmartCard Connector (10-1 pin) p.43 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pins) p.43 Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pins) p.44 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins)

  • Page 17: Hardware Setup Procedure

    The onboard LED when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Onboard LED ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual PLED2 Standby Powered Power...
  • Page 18 NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches must be set to OFF. Setting Disable (Jumper) Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 JumperFree™ Mode Setting ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual 1. Frequency Selection 2. Frequency Selection 3. Frequency Selection 4. Frequency Selection 5. Frequency Selection. [1-2] Disable...
  • Page 19 Setting Enable Onboard IDE [1-2] (default) Disable Onboard IDE [3-4] COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Onboard IDE Selection ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual RAID0/1 ATA100 (Default) ENABLE DISABLE Onboard IDE Onboard IDE...
  • Page 20 2. The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal working conditions or in the sleep mode. Setting Disable Enable COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 USB Device Wake Up USBPWR01, USBPWR23 [1-2] (default) [2-3] USBPWR01 USBPWR23 Disable (Default) ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Enable...
  • Page 21 NOTE: This jumper must be set in conjunction with Wake On PS2 KB/ PS2 Mouse/CIR in 4.5.1 Power Up Control. Setting KBPWR Enable [1-2] (default) Disable [2-3] COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Keyboard Power Setting ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual USB on CNR USB23 (Default) KBPWR Enable Disable...
  • Page 22 NOTE: If your processor does not have a locked Frequency Multiple, you must use CPU Core:Bus Freq. Multiple in 4.4 Advanced Menu to set the Frequency Multiple. If the Frequency Multiple is locked, setting the Frequency Multiple in BIOS setup will have no effect. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual 66.8MHz 100.3MHz 103.0MHz DRAM 100.2MHz...
  • Page 23 108.8 133:100 150.0 112.5 133:100 160.0 120.0 For updated processor settings, visit ASUS’s web site (see ASUS CONTACT IN- FORMATION) ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Frequency Selection Switches [O N ] [O N ] [O N ] [O N ] [O N ] [O N ]...
  • Page 24 C-Media Audio Driver software setup available on the Support CD. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Bass Center Setting ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual 3.30 V 3.40 V 3.60 V (Default) type 1 Bass type 2 Bass...

  • Page 25: System Memory (Dimm)

    NOTE: Make sure the total installed memory does not exceeds 512MB. Otherwise, the system may hang during startup. 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes • ASUS motherboards support SPD (Serial Presence Detect) DIMMs. This is the memory of choice for best performance vs. stability. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen.

  • Page 26: Memory Installation

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual 20 Pins 60 Pins...

  • Page 27: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Socket 370 processor or else boot-up may not be possible. Socket 370 processors provide internal thermal sensing: a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Coppermine/ Celeron...

  • Page 28: Expansion Cards

    4. Secure the card to the slot with the screw you removed earlier. 5. Replace the system cover. 6. Change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. (see section 4.4.3 PCI Configuration to change the settings.) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Assigning Irqs For Expansion Cards

    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. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Standard Function System Timer...

  • Page 30: Communication And Networking Riser (Cnr) Slot

    Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard’s sys- tem chipset. This provides upgradeable network, audio, and/or modem solutions at an incredibly low cost. NOTE: A CNR is not included with this motherboard. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Communication & Networking Riser Connector ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp) Pro Slot

    Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card. Use a rigid tip, such as a pen tip, to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual AGP Card without Retention Notch TOP VIEW...

  • Page 32: External Connectors

    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. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin female) ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration). NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin female) 5) Monitor Output Connector (Blue 15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual VGA Monitor (15-pin female)
  • Page 34 7) Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual COM 1 PIN 1 Joystick/MIDI (15-pin female)
  • Page 35 (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Line Out Line In 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
  • Page 36 UltraDMA66 and UltraDMA100 IDE devices require a 40-pin 80-conductor cable and RAID arrays only operate with such cables. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 IDE Connectors ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual PIN 1 PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.
  • Page 37 NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can be read directly from the ASUS iPanel or monitored using a utility such as ASUS PC Probe (or Intel LDCM.) WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks.
  • Page 38 This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted headphone to the mother- board instead of having to attach an external headphone onto the ATX connectors. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 True-Level Line Out Header ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual AUX (White) CD (Black) MODEM Modem-In Ground...
  • Page 39 I/O ports, status LEDs, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. If you are not using an ASUS iPanel, you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector or an...
  • Page 40 3. HARDWARE SETUP 17) ASUS iPanel Audio Connector (12-1 pin AAPANEL) Connect the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel to this for front panel audio control. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Audio Panel Connectors 18) Chassis Intrusion Lead (2-pin ACHA) This lead is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection.
  • Page 41 19) 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.
  • Page 42 USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Front Panel USB Header 23) ASUS SmartCard Connector (10-1 pin SMARTCON) This connector attaches to an optional SmartCard reader device. The SmartCard reader accesses data on the memory chip of PC/SC SmartCards. COM1 ®...
  • Page 43 If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. COM1 ® TUSL2 TUSL2 Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual +12.0 Volts +5.0 Volts +5V Standby +5.0 Volts Power Good -5.0 Volts...
  • Page 44 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. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Keyboard Lock Speaker...

  • Page 45: Starting Up The First Time

    Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Meaning No error during POST No DRAM installed or detected Video card not found or video card...
  • Page 46 Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 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.
  • Page 49 NOTE: When you see the message “Boot Block is different”, you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS. Yet if the update fails, your system will run a greater risk of boot failure depending on whether the boot block is damaged or not. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 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. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Bios Setup Program

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Bios Menu Bar

    Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field <Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field <End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: General Help

    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 cur- rently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 54: Main Menu

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA ca- pability. 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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Keyboard Features

    [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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Short solder points to Clear CMOS...

  • Page 60: Advanced Menu

    According to the previous setup field FSB:SDRAM:PCI Freq. Ratio, this field offers 32 sets of Front Side Bus, SDRAM, and PCI bus frequencies for you to choose. Available options when FSB:SDRAM:PCI Freq. Ratio is set to [133:133:33] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency 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. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Chip Configuration

    NOTE: The following 3 fields will only be adjustable when SDRAM Con- figuration is set to [User Define]. SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 [4X Mode] even when you are using an AGP 2x video card. When set to [2X Mode], the AGP interface will only provide a peak data throughput of 533MB/s even if you are using an AGP 4x card. Configuration options: [2X Mode] [4X Mode] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 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] [Disabled] SDRAM Data Driving Mode [Normal] Leave on default setting. Configuration options: [Normal] [Strong] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: I/O Device Configuration

    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] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/ IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] Onboard CIR I/O [Disabled] This field sets the address of the onboard Consumer IR connector. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [2E0-2E8H] [3E0-3E8H] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Pci Configuration

    [Disabled] will disable the motherboard’s Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on 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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 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. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Shadow Configuration

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Power Menu

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 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. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Power Up Control

    Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface card with Wake- On-LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 [By Date]. NOTE: Auto- matic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating systems, such as Windows 98, which have ACPI support enabled. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Hardware Monitor

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Boot Menu

    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. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI/Onboard ATA Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 77 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: Exit Menu

    This option should only be used if 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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Load Setup Defaults

    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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 80 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Software Setup

    NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Tusl2 Motherboard Support Cd

    Intel LDCM Client Setup: Installs software to monitor the Client system. The LANDesk Client Manager must be installed to use the hardware manager features. • ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM: Installs a utility that can remotely flash a client PC’s BIOS when used in conjunction with Intel LDCM Administrator. •...
  • Page 83 Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail. • ASUS Screen Saver: Installs ASUS screen saver on the PC. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU.

  • Page 84: Using The Promise Chip For Raid 0/1

    Use only Ultra ATA-100/66 compatible IDE cables and connectors. The Promise chip also supports UltraATA-100 specifications of up to 100 MB/sec per ® disk, with or without multiple disk arrays up to four hard disks. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 85 Rebuild Array..[ 5 ] Controller Configuration . . . [ 6 ] Press 1..6 to select Option ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual [ Main Menu ] [ 1 ] [ 1 ]...

  • Page 86: Creating A Raid 0 Array

    OS from a CD; alternatively, with a bootable OS CD, you may install the new OS automatically. As you install the OS, the system always treats the RAID 0 array of hard disks as if they are a single drive unit. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual [ Auto Setup Options Menu ] Performance...

  • Page 87: Creating A Raid 1 Array

    1:Sla ST3322IA [ ] Up [ ] Up [ ] Down [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [ESC] Exit ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual [ Auto Setup Options Menu ] Security Not Available [ Array Setup Configuration ] Mirror [ Keys Available ]...
  • Page 88 The second warning, Offline, indicates that one hard disk in a striped (RAID 0) array has failed, cannot be detected, or has become disconnected. In this case, adjust or replace the hard disk if necessary and rebuild data from a back-up source. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Ups:...

  • Page 89: Other Fastbuild Utility Commands

    Array No RAID Mode Array Mirror Stripe Block: Not Available Channel: ID 1: Slave [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Total Drv Capacity Status 1628 Critical ----- ----- -----...
  • Page 90 Hard disks used for both RAID 0 and 1 arrays should always have the same storage capacity because the RAID protocol automatically formats both disks to use only up to the maximum write space available on the smaller of two hard disks with different memory capacities.. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Manual Installation Of Ide/Raid Drivers

    4. Select the “PCI Mass Storage Controller” node and then click “Properties.” 6. Please select [General] page to reinstall driver or select [Driver] page to update the driver. 7. Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to install the driver. (Driver Location: {CD-ROM driver}:\Promise\Raid0or1\Win9x-ME) 5.5.2 Win2000 Promise...
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  • Page 93: Winbond Smart Manager

    Advanced BIOS menu select the I/O Device Configuration sub-menu, go to UART2 and select Smart Card Read, save and exit. Finish booting up. Insert the ASUS Support CD and click on the selection: Winbond Smart Manager Application.

  • Page 94: Software Reference

    (see page 7). Smart card system software components support various types of smart card applications; all system com- ponents are compatible with Windows 98, ME and 2000. However, the Windbond Smart Manager application is readily compatible only with Windows 98 and ME. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 95 Click OK. The card reader detects the smart card ID. Smart Manager registers the smart card for security capability and prompts to click OK. The card’s security status is displayed in the main program window. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 PC or decode encrypted files. Test each new smart card to ensure that it is completely compatible with the card reader; the Read2- In-01 Smart Card Reader is designed only to read cards with the standard PC/SC mini-chip configuration. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Asus Pc Probe

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon 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. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease...
  • Page 99 Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2.3 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 system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses...

  • Page 102: Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup

    1. The Audio Demo program offers an easy way to test and tune your new speaker system. Activate the Multi-Channel Audio Demo program from the PCI Audio Applications group on the Main Program menu using the Windows Start button: ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 103 Light Blue Line In Pink Mic In Note: See 7 in Section 3, Motherboard settings for the Bass/Center Jumper settings to fine tune the output signals. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Line Out 4-Speaker 6-Speaker Line Out/ Line Out/ Front Spkr Out...

  • Page 104: Asus Liveupdate

    6. SOFTWARE 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 Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • Page 105: Cyberlink Powerplayer Se

    Stop Backward Scan Backstep Frame Previous Stop Configuration i-Power! CD Mode Shuffle Karaoke Next angle Capture frame ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Eject Help Power Off Forward Scan Step Frame Next Play Increase Volume Mute Decrease Volume Next audio stream Next subtitle...

  • Page 106: Cyberlink Videolive Mail

    VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Win- dows standard. Video for Windows is a well-accepted and well-tested standard. Thus, users do not have to worry about compatibility issues. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Cyberlink Videolive Mail User Interface

    Next when ready. 7. Configuration done. Click Finish to complete the environmental setting proce- dure. 6.6.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface Snapshot to File Video Configuration ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Start Playback Stop Recording / Playback Start Recording Pause Exit...
  • Page 108 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 109: Appendix

    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: 0 or 1. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate 33MHz...
  • Page 110 IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, elimi- nating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 111 Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is 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 TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 112 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 is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

  • Page 113: Index

    Using 105 CyberLink VideoLive Mail Using 106 Cylinders 56 Discard Changes 79 ECP DMA Select 67 Exit Discarding Changes 78 ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual INDEX Exit Saving Changes 78 Expansion Cards AGP Pro 31 Assigning IRQs 29 Installing 28 Floppy 3 Mode Support 54...
  • Page 114 Using 95 SMART Monitoring 57 Starting Up 45 Supervisor Password 59 Suspend Mode 72 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 72 SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS 68 System Date 54 System Time 54 Translation Method 56 Type 55 UART2 Use Standard Infrared 66 ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...
  • Page 115 VCORE 75 Wake On LAN 73 Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR 74 Wake On USB for STR State 74 Wake Up By Keyboard 74 Winbond Smart Manager 93 Windbond Smart Manager Modes 96 Using 95 ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual INDEX...
  • Page 116 NOTES ASUS TUSL2 User’s Manual...

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