Page 2 - ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual; Copyright © 1999 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
2 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS MES-VM Manual Revision: 1.03 E379 Release Date: April 1999 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro-duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any lang...
Page 3 - ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 3 ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: [email protected] Technical Support Tel (English): +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 706Tel (Chinese): +...
Page 4 - CONTENTS
4 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 71.2 Item Checklist ..................................................................
Page 6 - Federal Communications Commission Statement; This device may not cause harmful interference, and; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
6 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received...
Page 7 - How This Manual Is Organized
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 7 1. INTRODUCTION Sections/Checklist 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2) FEATURES Product information and specifications 3 ) HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the mo...
Page 8 - Features; TURES
8 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 2. FEATURES Features 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS MES-VM Motherboard The ASUS MES-VM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC userwho wants many intelligent features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • Intel Processor Support: Supports Intel’s Celeron pr...
Page 9 - Smart Series
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 9 2. FEATURES 2. FEA TURES Smart Series 2.1.2 Performance • UltraDMA/66 & UltraDMA/33: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDEcontroller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels.Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Mas...
Page 11 - Motherboard Parts
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 11 2.2 Parts of the ASUS MES-VM Motherboard 2. FEATURES 2. FEA TURES Motherboard Parts T: USB1B: USB2 T: PS/2 MouseB: PS/2 Keyboard T: ParallelB: Serial/VGA Serial COM1 VGA Connector T: Joystick/MidiB: Out/In/Mic(optional) 3 PCI Slots PCI Audio(optional) 1 ISA Slot Audio CO...
Page 12 - AGPset; Motherboard Layout
12 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 3. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP PCI Slot 2 (PCI2) PCI Slot 1 (PCI1) Floppy CPU_FAN FREQ MULT BF0 BF2 BF1 BF3 COM2 PANEL MODEM WOL_CON CD_IN BUS FREQ FS3 FS2 FS1 FS0 PCI Slot 3 (PCI3) COM1 P ARALLEL POR T VGA USB T: Port 1B: Port 2 Row 0 1 DIMM Socket 2 ...
Page 13 - Layout Contents; Motherboard Settings
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 13 3. HARDWARE SETUP Layout Contents 3. H/W SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) VEN_DIS/AUDIOEN p. 14 Video & Audio Settings (Enable/Disable) 2) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3 p. 15 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selector 3) BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3 p. 15 CPU:BUS Freque...
Page 14 - Hardware Setup Procedure; Setting
14 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: Check Motherboard SettingsInstall Memory ModulesInstall the Central Processing Unit (CPU)Install Expansion CardsConnect Rib...
Page 15 - Set the jumpers by the Internal speed of your processor as follows:
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 15 3. HARDWARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP WARNING! Frequencies above 100MHz exceed the specifications for the on- board chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable. PCI frequencies above 33MHzexceed the specifications for PCI cards and are not guaranteed to be ...
Page 16 - System Memory; DIMM Location
16 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 3. HARDWARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 System Memory (DIMM) NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory.This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sockets areavailable for 3.3Volt (power level) unbuffered Sync...
Page 19 - Expansion Cards; Expansion Card Installation Procedure
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 19 3. HARDWARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards WARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so maycause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion card...
Page 20 - Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards; To avoid conflicts, reserve the necessary IRQs and DMAs for
20 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 3. HARDWARE SETUP To simplify this process, this motherboard complies with the Plug and Play (PNP)specification which was developed to allow automatic system configuration when-ever a PNP-compliant card is added to the system. For PNP cards, IRQs are as-signed automatica...
Page 21 - Connectors; External Connectors; Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are; Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe on
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 21 3. HARDWARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3.8 External Connectors WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumpercaps over these connector pins will cause damage to your m...
Page 28 - The following PANEL illustration is used for items 16-23
28 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDWARE SETUP The following PANEL illustration is used for items 16-23 MES-VM System Panel Connectors SMI Lead ATX Power Switch Reset Switch Keyboard Lock IDELED SpeakerConnector Message LED Power LED 15) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pi...
Page 29 - Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 29 3. HARDWARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebootingyour computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferredmethod of rebooting to prolong the lif...
Page 31 - Power Connections; Power Connection Procedures; After all connections are made, close the system case cover.
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 31 3. HARDWARE SETUP Power Connections 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord to the power supply loc...
Page 32 - Flash Memory W; Flash Memory Writer Utility; reflect the screen contents displayed on your system.
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 32 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.1 Main Menu 1. Save Current BIOS To File This option allows you to save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case youneed to reinstall it. It is recommended that you save AFLASH.EXE and the BIOS fileto a bootable floppy disk. To save...
Page 34 - Updating BIOS
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 34 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1.2 Managing and Updating Your BIOS Upon First Use of the Computer System 1. Create a bootable system floppy disk by typing [FORMAT A:/S] from the DOS prompt. 2. Copy AFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk.3. Run AFLASH.EXE from this new d...
Page 35 - Program Information; BIOS Setup Program
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 35 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not ex-actly reflect your BIOS screens. Program Information 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboar...
Page 36 - Menu Introduction
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 36 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced fea- tures. Use thi...
Page 37 - General Help
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 37 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also pro-vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim-ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The G...
Page 38 - When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears:
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 38 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The for-mat is hour, minute, second. Follow the hour, minute and second format. Validvalues for hour, minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minu...
Page 39 - Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 39 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave These fields are used to configure IDE devices. The arrow head icon indicates that thisfield contains a sub-menu. Move the cursor to highlight the field representing the ap-propriate channel you wish ...
Page 42 - Main Menu
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 42 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE device...
Page 44 - This function controls the ECC capability in the CPU level 2 cache.
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose [Dis-abled] to turn on or off the CPU’s Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. CPU Level 2 Cache ECC Check [Disab...
Page 45 - Leave on default setting.
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This sets the optimal timings of settings for items 2–4, depending on thememory modules that you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], whichconfigures items 2–4 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence...
Page 49 - Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability.
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Slot 1/2/3 IRQ [Auto] Your motherboard may have between 2 and 5 PCI slots depending on thechipset. Each PCI must have a unique IRQ number to operate. Make sureyou do not choose an IRQ number used by another device. Configurationoptions: [Auto]...
Page 50 - PCI/PNP ISA IRQ Resource Exclusion; PCI Configuration
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP USB IRQ [Auto] [Auto] reserves an IRQ# for the USB to work. If you are not using anyUSB devices, you may set this feature to [NA] to save an extra IRQ# forexpansion cards. Make sure you do not choose an IRQ number used byanother device. Config...
Page 51 - PCI/PNP ISA DMA Resource Exclusion
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP DMA x Used By ISA: [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for eachfield is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The default settingindicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU isb...
Page 52 - Shadow Configuration
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video ROM BIOS Shadow: [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM toRAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as informationaccess is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C8...
Page 53 - Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off thevideo display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management: [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of ...
Page 54 - Power Menu
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Video Off Option [Susp,Stby -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitorpower management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off][Susp,Stby -> Off] [All Modes -> Off] Video Off Metho...
Page 55 - Power Up Control
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP AC PWR Loss Restart: [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to boot up after the power hasbeen interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off after reapplying power and [En-abled] boots up your system after reapplying p...
Page 56 - Hardware Monitor
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU and MB (mother-board) temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to de...
Page 57 - Boot Sequence; IDE Hard Drive Select; Boot Menu
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the three possible boot deviceslisted using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space>key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you can demotede...
Page 59 - Exit Saving Changes; Exit Menu
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from theExit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM.The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays oneven when the...
Page 60 - Load Setup Defaults
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameterson the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, aconfirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to load default values. You ...
Page 61 - Windows 98 First Time Installation
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 61 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (1) Click here. (2) Select Search for the best driver for your device andthen click here. (3) Browse to E:\AUDIO\win_wdm (assuming E is your CD-ROMdrive) and then click here. (4) Click here. 5.1 Windows 98 First Time Installation...
Page 63 - Installing the Video Driver
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 63 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.3 Installing the Video Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driveor double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (2) Click here. (3) S e l e c t Ty p i c a...
Page 64 - Video Setting Page
64 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 5.3.1 Making Monitor Adjustments After you have installed the video driver and restarted your computer, you can makemonitor adjustments by right-clicking on the Windows desktop and choosing Prop-erties, clicking the Settings tab, and then the Advanced button. 5. S/W SETU...
Page 65 - Display Modes Page
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 65 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 Display Modes Page You can adjust the position and size of your screen as well as manipulate the screenrefresh rate, frequencies, and synchronization from the Adjustment page. When you have finished making adjustments, click OK. You will see the f...
Page 66 - Gamma Correction Page
66 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5. SOFTWARE SETUP Gamma Correction Page You can adjust the brightness, tint, and gamma values to correct color tone differ-ences between real color values and the way your monitor or flat panel displaysthem from this page. Change preview picture P...
Page 67 - ASUS PC Probe Setup
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 67 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.4 ASUS PC Probe Setup Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driveor double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardwa...
Page 68 - Adobe Acrobat Reader
68 ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.5 Adobe Acrobat Reader Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driveor double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. (...
Page 71 - SOFTWARE REFERENCE
6.1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to monitor the computer system’svital components: fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. 6.1.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to “ShowMonitor” or “Hide”. You can select whether you wan...
Page 72 - ASUS PC Probe; Fan Rotation Status
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 72 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2 Using the ASUS PC Probe Analog view of PC’s fan rotation Digital view of PC’s fan rotation PC’s Fan warning threshold adjustment Fan Rotation Status PC Temperature Status Analog view of PC’s temperature Digital v...
Page 73 - PC Probe Task Bar Icon; Change PC Probe refresh times here; PC Probe Settings
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 73 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Right clicking the PC Probe iconwill bring up a menu to turn on,off, or exit ASUS PC Probe. The icon appears dimmed when off or un-available. When there is a problem, the icon’s headmirror flashes red, the PC speaker b...
Page 74 - Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility; DMI Utility
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 74 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 6.2.1 Introducing the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility This motherboard supports DMI within the BIOS level and provides a DMI Con-figuration Utility to maintain the Management Information Format Database (MIFD).D...
Page 75 - Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility; Use the; Notes; , appears on the right for each menu item on
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 75 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility 6.2.3 Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may notreflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) Use the ←→ (left-right) cursors...
Page 76 - Save MIFD
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 76 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE DMI Utility Save MIFD You can save the MIFD (normally only saved to flash ROM) to a file by entering thedrive and path here. If you want to cancel save, you may press ESC and a message“Bad File Name” appears here to show it was not ...
Page 77 - jumper to “Other.” Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the; APPENDIX; ASUS LAN Card
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 77 7. APPENDIX 7.1 ASUS PCI-L101 Fast Ethernet Card LAN ActivityOutput Signal RJ45 LEDs Motherboard type Wake on LANOutput Signal ASUS Other IntelChipset If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are ...
Page 78 - Wake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 78 7. APPENDIX 7.1.1 Features • Intel 82558 Ethernet LAN Controller (Fully integrated 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) • Wake-On-LAN Remote Control Function Supported • PCI Bus Master Complies with PCI Local Bus Rev. 2.1 specifications • Consists of MAC & PHY (10/100Mbps) interface...
Page 79 - PCI; Glossary
ASUS MES-VM User’s Manual 79 7. APPENDIX 7.2 Glossary AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)An interface specification that enables high-performance 3D graphics on mainstreamPCs. AGP offers a higher throughput than PCI by providing the graphics controllerwith direct access to system memory. Bus Bus Frequen...
