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E760
®
CUV4X-CME
PC133 AGP-4X Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Product Name: ASUS CUV4X-CME
Manual Revision: 1.02 E760
Release Date: April 2001
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FEATURES Motherboard Parts FEATURES Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket 370 for Pentium III/Celeron Processors ....................... 2 Chipsets VIA VT82C694X North Bridge ............................................... 1 VIA VT82C686B South Bridge ................................................ 9 2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM ..................................... 8 Main Memory 2 DIMM Sockets .............................................
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FEATURES Component Locations 1 23 4 5 6 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 CUV4X-CME User’s Manual 3 FEATURES Motherboard Parts
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FEATURES Motehrboard Layout FEATURES Motherboard Layout 19.2cm (7.56in) CPU_FAN ATX Power Connector PS/2 T: Mouse CR2032 3V B: Keyboard Lithium Cell CMOS Power Bottom: USB1 USB2 COM1 Socket 370 VIA VGA VT82C694X Chipset Line Out Line CD In 2 3 4 5 Mic AUX In MODEM Accelerated Graphics Port PWRLED PWR HDLED RESET CLRTC PCI 1 Audio Codec PCI 2 CUV4X-CME VIA VT82C686B PCI 3 Chipset USBPORT IR NOTE: The Creative CT5880 audio chipset, external GAME/AUDIO connectors, and internal audio connectors are
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HARDWARE SETUP Connectors External Connectors 1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Green 6-pin PS2KBMS) This connector is for a standard PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) 2) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purple 6-pin PS2KBMS) This connector is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (Black two 4-pin USB) Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB 1 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 ASUS CUV4X-CME User’s Manual 5 H/W
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H/W SETUP Connectors HARDWARE SETUP 4) Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1 / 9-pin COM2) Two serial ports are available for pointing devices or other serial devices. COM1 COM2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) 5) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) A parallel port is available for a parallel printer. Parallel Port (25-pin Female) 6) Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices fo
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HARDWARE SETUP Internal Connectors WARNING! 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. IMPORTANT: Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives. 1) Primar
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H/W SETUP Connectors HARDWARE SETUP 2) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 CUV4X-CME CUV4X-CME Floppy Disk Drive Connector 3) ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin block ATXPWR) This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power
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HARDWARE SETUP 4) CPU Fan Connector (3-pin CPU_FAN) The CPU fan connector supports cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less. The fan wiring and plug may vary depending on the fan manufacturer. The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground. Connect the fan plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector. GND +12V NC CPU_FAN CUV4X-CME CUV4X-CME 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power 5) USB Header (10-1 pin USBPORT) (optional) If the USB port connectors on the back
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H/W SETUP Connectors HARDWARE SETUP 6) Standard Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. The infrared module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions. Front View Back View IR 1 +5V IRTX (NC) GND CUV4X-CME IRRX CUV4X-CME Infrared Module Co
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HARDWARE SETUP The following PANEL illustration is for items 8-11. +PLED PWR Power LED ATX Power Switch* -PLED Ground +HDLED Reset Reset SW HD LED -HDLED Ground * Requires an ATX power supply. CUV4X-CME CUV4X-CME System Panel Connectors 8) System Power LED Connector(2-pin PWRLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep or soft-off mode. 9) Hard Disk LED Connector (2-pin HDLED) This 2-pin
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H/W SETUP H/W SETUP Powering Up Connectors HARDWARE SETUP Starting Up the First Time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last d
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HARDWARE SETUP Managing and Updating Your BIOS 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 Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your
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BIOS SETUP H/W SETUP Updating BIOS Connectors HARDWARE SETUP 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press . The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press . 14 ASUS CUV4X-CME User’s Manual
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HARDWARE SETUP Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING! Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you know that the new 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 boot floppy disk you created earlier. 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then
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BIOS SETUP H/W SETUP Updating BIOS Connectors HARDWARE SETUP 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary. This minimizes the possibilities of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, Flashed Successfully appears. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. WARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may caus
