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... NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.
Copyright © 1998 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Product Name: ASUS MEZ-VM
Manual Revision: 1.01 E324
Release Date:
January 1999
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...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...
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(1) ASUS Motherboard (1) IDE ribbon cable for master and slave drives (1) Floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25" floppy and (2) 3.5" floppies (1) COM2 connector with bracket (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual
IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional)
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 8
...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 interface.
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 9
...configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and setup procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.
• SDRAM Optimized Performance: ASUS smart series motherboards support the new generation memory, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM), which increases the data transfer rate from 264MB/s max using EDO memory to 528MB/s max using SDRAM.
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 14
... SETUP
Hardware Setup Steps
Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps:
1. Set Jumpers on the Motherboard 2. Install System Memory Modules 3. Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 4. Install Expansion Cards 5. Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, and Power Supply 6. Setup the BIOS Software
WARNING! Computer motherboards, baseboards and components, such as SCSI cards...
MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 20
... configure the card's jumpers manually and then install it in any available slot on the ISA bus. You may use Microsoft's Diagnostic (MSD.EXE) utility included in the Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs. For Windows 95/98 users, the "Control Panel" icon in "My Computer," contains a "System" icon, which gives you a "Device Manager...
MEZ-VM 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 ...
MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 47
... Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field.
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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V. SOFTWARE SETUP
V. SOFTWARE SETUP 57
Operating Systems 59 Windows 98 First Time Installation 59
MEZ-VM Support CD 60 Support CD Autorun Menu 60
Installing the Video Driver and Utility 61 Installing the Audio Driver 62 Installing PCCillin 63 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 64
V. S/W SETUP
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 59
... may load an older display driver that is incompatible with the onboard ATI 3D Rage chip. Always use the driver available on the ASUS Support CD or an applicable driver update from your ASUS vendor or from the ASUS web site.
V. S/W SETUP Operating Systems
NOTE: The screen displays in this section may not reflect exactly the screen contents displayed on your screen.
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 60
... constantly updated without notice.
Support CD Autorun Menu
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
• Adobe Acrobat Reader: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view the LDCM manual in the LDCM directory.
• Install Video Driver and Utility: Installs the video driver and utilities for the onboard VGA chipset.
• Install Audio Driver: Audio driver installation instructions for...
MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 61
V. SOFTWARE SETUP
Installing the Video Driver and Utility
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen. Install Video Driver and Utility installs the video driver necessary for your card to have higher performance, resolutions, and special features. You can also install the ATI Player-a ...
MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 62
V. SOFTWARE SETUP
Installing the Audio Driver
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
3. Click here.
4. Click here.
5. Click here.
6. Click and then click here.
7. Click here.
8. Click here and then click Finish to ...
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... to bring up the autorun screen.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
3. Enter your name and company and then click here.
4. Click here.
5. Click Express Install and then click here.
6. Insert a floppy disk and then click here.
7. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click here. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.
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V. SOFTWARE SETUP
Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader
Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun screen.
1. Click here.
2. Click here.
3. Click here.
4. Click here.
5. Click here.
V. S/W SETUP Windows 98
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 65
... in window 95 74 Playing Media Files 75 Playing Interactive Discs (Video CD 2.0 75
Desktop Management Interface (DMI 76 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 76 Starting the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 76 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility 77
ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card 79 Features 80 Software Driver Support 80 Question and Answer 80
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MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 73
... only on video model) Capture-Capture still images, video sequences, or audio-only (available only on video model)
Features
The question mark on top right of the Video Screen allows inspection into each button on the control panel. Click on the "?" then on a button that you would like to know about.
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... DMI Utility
VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE
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...
MEZ-VM User Manual - Page 80
... 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...