User Guide

4 ASUS MEL-C User’s Manual
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 7
How this manual is organized............................................................. 7
Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 7
II. FEATURES ....................................................................................... 8
The ASUS MEL-C Motherboard ........................................................ 8
Parts of the ASUS MEL-C Motherboard .......................................... 11
III. HARDWARE SETUP.................................................................... 12
ASUS MEL-C Motherboard Layout................................................. 12
Hardware Setup Steps ....................................................................... 14
1. Motherboard Settings.................................................................... 14
2. System Memory (DIMM) ............................................................. 17
DIMM Memory Installation .................................................. 18
3. Central Processing 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
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ......................................... 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 ........................................................................ 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