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MEL-M User Manual - Page 2
... are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number.
For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at http://www.asus.com.tw or through any of the means indicated on the following...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 4
... Unit (CPU 19 4. Expansion Cards 21 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 21 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 21 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 22 ISA Cards and Hardware Monitor 22 5. External Connectors 23 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...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 7
... Motherboard (1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25" and (2) 3.5" floppy disk drives (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS chassis intrusion sensor module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 fast ethernet card (optional)
ASUS MEL...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 9
... 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as Tape Backup, CD-ROM, and LS-120 drives.
• Easy Installation: Equipped with BIOS that supports autodetection of hard drives, PS/2 mouse, and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives, expansion cards, and other devices virtually automatic.
• IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for wireless...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 14
...must complete the following steps:
1. Check Motherboard Settings 2. Install Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software
1. Motherboard Settings
WARNING! Computer motherboards, baseboards and components, such as SCSI cards, contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 21
... the slot with the screw you removed above. 5. Replace the computer system's cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary
(such as IRQ xx Used By ISA: Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards
Some expansion cards need to use an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 33
... 30 seconds from the time you turn ON the power, the system may have failed a power-ON test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.
7. During power-ON, hold down to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in the next section, BIOS SOFTWARE.
* Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 35
... your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXXXXXX.AWD, and then press .
When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.
The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed.
Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
IV. BIOS Flash Memory Writer
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... from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still persists, update the original 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 service.
IV. BIOS Updating BIOS
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MEL-M User Manual - Page 37
IV. BIOS SETUP
6. BIOS Setup
The motherboard supports two programmable Flash ROM chips: 5-Volt and 12Volt. Either of these memory chips can be updated when BIOS upgrades are released. Use the Flash Memory Writer utility to download the new BIOS file into the ROM chip as described in detail in this section.
All computer motherboards provide a Setup utility program for specifying the system ...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 47
... APM feature. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field. Windows 98, by default, installs the APM.
Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Always On and Suspend -> Off.
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MEL-M User Manual - Page 58
...Yamaha XGstudio Player 70
Yamaha XGstudio Player Control Panel 70 Troubleshooting 71 About the driver 71 Remarks 72 Using Yamaha XGstudio Mixer 73 Yamaha XGstudio Mixer Control Panel 73 Installing Yamaha Ystation Player 75 D. YSTATION32 75 YSTATION32 76 Introduction 76 System requirements 76 Using Yamaha Ystation Player 76
V. SUPPORT CD Table of Contents
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MEL-M User Manual - Page 59
... on the ASUS Support CD or see PC Probe section in this user's manual.
Adobe Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view the user's manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Install Audio Driver: Installs the audio driver for the onboard audio chipset. Please see the audio section in this user's manual.
Install Yamaha XGstudio: Installs the Cyber Studio player for...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 67
... prompts for a driver, select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and insert the ASUS Support CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click OK. 3. Click Browse. 4. Locate the D:\Audio\Win98 folder (where D is your CD-ROM Drive) and
click OK. 5. Click OK again and the driver files will be copied. 6. Click Yes to restart the computer.
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V. SUPPORT CD B. Audio Driver
MEL-M User Manual - Page 68
... on the ASUS Support CD.
4. Click OK to select the folder.
5. Click OK and your device and driver location will be shown. Click Finish.
6. You will be prompted to insert theASUS Support CD. Click OK.
7. Click Browse and locate the D:\Audio\Win95&98 on the ASUS Support CD again.
8. Follow the self-explanatory instructions to finish your driver installation.
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MEL-M User Manual - Page 71
... and Windows? • Were you able to install using the specified procedure?
No sound
• Is the MIDI driver correctly installed? • Is the tone generator set correctly? • Is volume set to zero in the XGstudio Player or XGstudio Mixer panels? • If you are using an external tone generator, is the serial or MIDI cable and the
audio cables...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 83
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Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility
This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Configuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD). DMI is able to auto-detect and record information pertinent to a computer's system such as the CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 90
... ASUS LAN Card
APPENDIX
Features
• Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • Wake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies to PCI Local Bus Rev. 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interfaces • Complies to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX interfaces • Fully supports...
MEL-M User Manual - Page 91
...Restart" from "Start | Shut Down..." will reboot your computer.
Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode.
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...) processors.
Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer's operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, ethernet, printer, or modem.
DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory, CPU...