Asus MEZ-VM - Manual (Page 4)

4 ASUS MEZ-VM User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized ............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
The ASUS MEZ-VM Motherboard .................................................... 8
Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards ................. 9
Parts of the ASUS MEZ-VM Motherboard ...................................... 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................... 12
ASUS MEZ-VM Motherboard Layout ............................................. 12
Hardware Setup Steps ....................................................................... 14
1. Jumpers ......................................................................................... 15
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 17
SPD Support .......................................................................... 17
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 18
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................... 19
4. Expansion Cards .......................................................................... 20
Expansion Card Installation Procedure: ................................ 20
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards .................................... 20
Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards .............................. 21
5. External Connectors ..................................................................... 22
Power Connection Procedures .......................................................... 33
Flash Memory Writer Utility ............................................................ 34
IV. BIOS SETUP ................................................................................... 34
Main Menu .................................................................................. 34
Managing and Updating Your Motherboard’s BIOS ................... 36
6. BIOS Setup .................................................................................. 37
Load Defaults ........................................................................ 38
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................ 38
Details of Standard CMOS Setup: ......................................... 38
BIOS Features Setup ................................................................... 41
Details of BIOS Features Setup ............................................. 41
Chipset Features Setup ................................................................ 44
Details of Chipset Features Setup .......................................... 44
Power Management Setup ........................................................... 47
Details of Power Management Setup .................................... 47
PNP and PCI Setup ..................................................................... 50
Details of PNP and PCI Setup ............................................... 50
Load BIOS Defaults .................................................................... 52
Load Setup Defaults .................................................................... 52