® TUWE-M
Intel® 810E2 MicroATX Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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ASUS TUWE-M
Product Name:
Manual Revision: 1.01 E919
Release Date:
December 2001
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ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7
1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7
2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8
2.1 The ASUS TUWE-M .................................................................. 8
2.2 TUWE-M Motherboard Components ....................................... 12
3. HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................... 14
3.1 TUWE-M Motherboard Layout ................................................ 14
3.2 Layout Contents ........................................................................ 15
3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure ....................................................... 16
3.4 Motherboard Settings ................................................................ 16
3.5 System Memory (DIMM) ......................................................... 21
3.5.1 General DIMM Notes .................................................... 21
3.5.2 Memory Installation ...................................................... 22
3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 23
3.7 Expansion Cards ....................................................................... 25
3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................... 25
3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards ............................ 26
3.7.3 Communication and Networking Riser (CNR) Slot ...... 27
3.8 External Connectors .................................................................. 28
3.9 Starting Up the First Time ........................................................ 39
4. BIOS SETUP ..................................................................................... 41
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ......................................... 41
4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System ....................... 41
4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures ........................................... 42
4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 45
4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................. 46
4.2.2 Legend Bar .................................................................... 46
4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 48
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave .............................. 49
4.3.2 Keyboard Features ......................................................... 52
4.4 Advanced Menu ........................................................................ 54
4.4.1 Chip Configuration ........................................................ 56
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .............................................. 58
4.4.3 PCI Configuration ......................................................... 60
4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 62
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4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 64
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 66
4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 67
4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 69
5. SOFTWARE SETUP ....................................................................... 71
5.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 71
5.2 Start Windows ........................................................................... 71
5.3 TUWE-M Motherboard Support CD ........................................ 72
5.3.1 Installation Menu ........................................................... 72
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ........................................................... 72
6.1 ASUS PC Probe ........................................................................ 73
6.2 ASUS Live Update ................................................................... 78
6.3 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE ...................................................... 79
6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail ....................................................... 80
6.5 3Deep Color Tuner .................................................................... 82
5. APPENDIX ....................................................................................... 85
7.1 Glossary .................................................................................... 85
INDEX ................................................................................................... 89
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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 installa-
tion. 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 interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap-
proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance
and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washington DC: Office of the
Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the 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.
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized
This manual is divided into the following sections:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FEATURES
3. HARDWARE SETUP
4. BIOS SETUP
5. SOFTWARE SETUP
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
7. APPENDIX
Manual information and checklist
Production information and specifications
Intructions on setting up the motherboard.
Intructions on setting up the BIOS
Intructions on setting up the included software
Reference material for the included software
Optional items and general reference
1.2 Item Checklist
Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items,
contact your retailer.
Package Contents
Optional Items
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module
(1) ASUS Motherboard
(2) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable
for internal UltraDMA100/66/33
IDE drives
(1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” and (2)
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
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2. FEATURES
2.1 The ASUS TUWE-M
The ASUS TUWE-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user
who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.
2.1.1 Core Specifications
• Latest Intel Processor Support
P III® Tualatin™
100/133MHz FSB FC-PGA2
P III® Coppermine™ 100/133MHz FSB FC-PGA
Celeron™
100/66MHz FSB FC-PGA
• North Bridge System Chipset: The Intel® 810E2 chipset supports the
latest Intel® Tualatin™ processor and offers full backward compatibility
to PIII® Coppermine™ and Celeron™ CPUs. The chipset supports
industry standard 66/100/133 Front Side Busses (FSBs), and up to 512MB
of PC100 SDRAM, and a 3D/2D hardware accelerator.
• South Bridge System Chipset: The Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2)
features support for UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data ASUS
IrDA-compliant infrared module transfer rates of up to 100MB/sec; two
USB controllers for a total of 4 USB ports.
Intel® Accelerated Hub Architecture: Features a dedicated high speed
hub link between the ICH2 and GMCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec
– twice the maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus.
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• PC100 Memory Support: Equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Mod-
ule (DIMM) sockets to support PC100-compliant non-ECC SDRAMs
(available in 64, 128, 256 densities) up to 512MB.
• High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: UltraDMA/100 increases the data
transfer rate to 100MB/s. UltraATA/100 is backward compatible with
both DMA/66 and DMA/33 with existing DMA devices and systems.
(UltraDMA100/66 requires a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled.)
• Super Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports
and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can
also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless
connections.
• Onboard LAN: Provides Intel’s 82562ET chipset, an integrated
Platform LAN Connect (PLC) device with 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX
capabilities. Network connectivity is integrated through the Intel I/O
Controller Hub 2 (ICH2), which offers enhanced bus mastering for
high-speed data transfers. The bus mastering facility permits high-level
command processing.
• Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware provides Vcore and CPU/SDRAM
frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/
ZIP/CD/Floppy boot.
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