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Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
II. FEATURES ..................8 The ASUS MEZ-M Motherboard ............8 Introduction to ASUS Smart Series Motherboards ....9 Parts of the ASUS MEZ-M Motherboard ......... 11 III. HARDWARE SETUP ..............12 ASUS MEZ-M Motherboard Layout ..........12 Hardware Setup Steps ............... 14 1.
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CONTENTS Supervisor Password and User Password ........55 IDE HDD Auto Detection ............56 Save & Exit Setup ............... 57 Exit Without Saving ..............57 V. SOFTWARE SETUP ............... 59 VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE ............73 ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
You may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary. Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
(1) Floppy ribbon cable for (1) 5.25” floppy and (2) 3.5” floppies (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) CIDB module (optional) ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
II. FEATURES The ASUS MEZ-M Motherboard The ASUS MEZ-M motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants many intelligent features in a small package. • Intel Processor Support: Supports Intel’s Celeron processor designed for the Socket 370 and packaged in Plastic Pin Grid Array (PPGA).
• ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
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Keyboard Power Up: Keyboard Power Up can be enabled or disabled to allow the computer to be powered on by pressing the space bar on the keyboard. • Chassis Intrusion Detection: Supports chassis-intrusion monitoring through the ASUS optional CIDB module and LDCM. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
II. FEATURES Parts of the ASUS MEZ-M Motherboard 3 DIMM ATX Power Intel 440ZX Sockets Switch Socket 370 Connector AGPset T: PS/2 Mouse B: PS/2 Keyboard T: USB 1 B: USB 2 B: COM 1 T: Parallel/Printer B: COM 2...
III. HARDWARE SETUP ASUS MEZ-M Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN PWR_FAN PS/2 T: Top B: Bottom T: Mouse B: Keyboard Socket 370 CR2032 3V T: Port 1 Lithium Cell CMOS Power B: Port 2 Thermal KBPWRUP Sensor COM1 CLRTC PRINTER Intel CHA_FAN...
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33 Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2 pins) 28) SPEAKER (PANEL) p. 33 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) The onboard hardware monitor uses the address 290H-297H so legacy ISA cards must not use this address; otherwise, conflicts will occur. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
ATX power supply. Your com- puter will not power on if you set this to Enable and if you do not have the right ATX power supply. KBPWRUP KBPWRUP Disable Enable (Default) MEZ-M MEZ-M Keyboard Power Up ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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DIP switch on its default setting of OFF (Normal). Normal High Voltage MEZ-M VIO 3. Onboard Audio Setting (DIP6) The onboard audio can be turned ON or OFF using this DIP switch. Disable Enable MEZ-M Onboard Audio ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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4.0x(4/1) 4.5x(9/2) 5.0x(5/1) 5.5x(11/2) 6.0x(6/1) 6.5x(13/2) 7.0x(7/1) 7.5x(15/2) 8.0x(8/1) MEZ-M CPU : BUS Frequency Multiple Set the DIP switches by the Internal speed of your processor as follows: (BUS Frequency) (Frequency Multiple) Intel CPU Model Speed Mult Freq. DIP1 DIP2 DIP3 DIP4...
BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • 8 chips/side modules do not support ECC, only 9 chips/side modules support ECC. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256MB. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides. Lock FRONT MEZ-M MEZ-M 168-Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3.3V Unbuffered for this motherboard. To determine the DIMM type, check the notches on the DIMMs (see figure below). 168-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions (3.3V)
CPU. Once completely inserted, close the socket’s lever while holding down the CPU. NOTE: Set the bus frequency and multiple for your Socket 370 processor. Socket 370 CPU (Top) Socket 370 CPU (Bottom) MEZ-M Notch MEZ-M Socket 370 ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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(to gain access, double-click the System icon under the Control Panel program). Ensure that no two devices share the same IRQs or your computer will experience problems when those two devices are in use at the same time. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Accelerated Graphics Port This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth, such as an ASUS 3D hardware accelerator. MEZ-M MEZ-M Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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5. Serial Port Connectors (Two 9-pin COM1/COM2) The two serial ports can be used for pointing devices or other serial devices. See “Onboard Serial Port” in Chipset Features Setup of BIOS SETUP. COM 1 COM 2 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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+3.3Volts +3.3 Volts -12.0Volts +3.3 Volts Ground Ground Power Supply On +5.0 Volts Ground Ground Ground +5.0 Volts Ground Ground -5.0 Volts Power Good MEZ-M +5.0 Volts +5V Standby +5.0 Volts +12.0Volts MEZ-M ATX Power Connector ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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(Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta- tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 MEZ-M PIN 1 MEZ-M Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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12. Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) These connector connects to LAN cards with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 (see section on ASUS LAN Card). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
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IrDA. Use the five pins as shown on the Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. Front View Back View +5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND MEZ-M IRTX (NC) IRRX MEZ-M Infrared Module Connector ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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2-pin plug. IDELED MEZ-M MEZ-M IDE Activity LED 16. SB-Link™ Connector (6-1 pin SBLINK) If you have a Sound Blaster compatible PCI audio card, you must link it to this connector. Otherwise, you will have compatibility issues under DOS environment.
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This function requires optional trig- ger switches to be installed. MEZ-M MEZ-M Chassis Open Alarm Lead 18. SMBus Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus devices. SMBus devices commu- nicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus de- vices.
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MEZ-M NOTE: AUX has the same pin definitions as CD1. MEZ-M Stereo Audio In Connectors 20. Stereo Audio In Connector (4-pin CD2) This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from an internal CD- ROM drive or other sound sources such as a TV tuner or MPEG card. .
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NOTE: Your voice modem card requires a similar connector to use this feature. Modem-In Ground MODEM Ground Modem-Out MEZ-M MEZ-M Modem Card Voice In Connector For Items 22-28 Reset Switch System Speaker Power Switch Keyboard Lock SMI Switch...
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When connected, you will hear system warnings through both sources. NOTE: Some sound cards allow you to connect to the system speaker signal so that the warnings can be heard and adjusted through your multimedia system. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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Shut down the computer?. The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
To save your current BIOS, type [1] at the Main Menu and then press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-X and then press <Enter>. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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BIOS update, press Y to start the update. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. When the pro- gramming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. Follow the onscreen instruc- tions to continue. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) or a BBS (Bulletin Board Service) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
Reset button on the system case. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. When you invoke Setup, the CMOS SETUP UTILITY main program screen will appear with the following options: ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and then press either <Page Up>/<Page Down> or <+>/<–> to set the current date. Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year are: Month: (1 to 12), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2079). ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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IDE hard disks; set it to Large for drives over 528MB that do not support LBA. Large type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drives over 528MB support the LBA mode. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card, choose EGA/VGA. Halt On (All Errors) This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Choose from All Errors; No Errors; All,But Keyboard, All,But Diskette; and All,But Disk/Key. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Be- cause of conflicts with new operating systems, for example, during installation of new software, you may have to set this to Disabled to prevent write errors. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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This allows the enabling or disabling of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system which utilizes internal hard disk drive monitor- ing technology. This feature is normally disabled because system resources used in this feature may decrease system performance. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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The default setting is System, where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system. The other option is Setup, where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called, when the system prompts for the Supervisor Password. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
SDRAM MA Wait State (Normal) This controls the leadoff clocks for CPU read cycles. Leave on default setting. Snoop Ahead (Enabled) Enabled will allow PCI streaming. Leave on default setting. Host Bus Fast Data Ready (Disabled) Leave on default setting. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8H/IRQ4) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector. Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8H/IRQ3) Settings are 3F8H/IRQ4, 2F8H/IRQ3, 3E8H/IRQ4, 2E8H/IRQ10, and Disabled for the onboard serial connector. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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Because each IDE device may have a different Mode timing (0, 1, 2, 3, 4), it is necessary for these to be independent. The default setting of Auto will allow autodetection to ensure optimal performance. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
“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. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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4 seconds. Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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NOTE: If any of the monitored items are out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
NA, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15 for each slot. PCI Latency Timer (32 PCI Clock) The default setting of 32 PCI Clock enables maximum PCI performance for this motherboard............................ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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USB devices, you may set this feature to Disabled to save an extra IRQ# for expansion cards. VGA BIOS Sequence (PCI/AGP) You can select the search order for your VGA card(s). PCI/AGP will detect PCI VGA cards before AGP, and AGP/PCI will detect AGP cards before PCI VGA. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
<Enter>. The system displays a confirmation message on the screen. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to confirm. Press <N> and then <Enter> to abort. This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
(2) Short the solder points, (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences. Short solder points to Clear CMOS CLRTC MEZ-M MEZ-M Clear RTC RAM ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
The auto-detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive. Some IDE drives can use more than one set. This is not a problem if the drive is new and empty. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session. To exit without saving, highlight the “Exit Without Sav- ing” option on the main screen and then press <Enter>. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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V. SOFTWARE SETUP V. SOFTWARE SETUP ........... 59 Operating Systems ................61 MEZ-M Support CD (Windows 98) ..........61 Support CD Contents ..............62 Installing the ESS Audio Driver ..........63 Installing AudioRack32 ............... 64 Installing the Software Wavetable ..........65 Installing PCCillin ...............
For Windows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later. For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later. MEZ-M Support CD (Windows 98) Insert the support CD or double-click your CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the autorun menu or run Setup.exe in the root directory of the Support CD.
(NOTE: Will not run with LDCM installed.) Please refer to the user’s manual in Adobe Acrobat PDF format located in the “ASUSLM” directory on the ASUS Support CD or see the PC Probe section in this user’s manual.
2. Select Search for the best driver for your device and 1. Click here. then click here. 3. Browse to E:\AUDIO\W95 (assuming E is your CD-ROM drive) 4. Click here. and then click here. 5. Click here. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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 to start AudioRack32. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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. Select Install ESS Software Wavetable and then click here. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
4. Click here. 6. Insert a floppy disk and then click here. 5. Click Express Install and then click here. 7. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click here. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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. 4. Click here. 3. Click here. 5. Click here. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if Intel’s LDCM utility is installed. To uninstall Intel’s LDCM utility, see section on Uninstalling Programs.
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. NOTE: LDCM will not run if ASUS’ PC Probe utility is installed. To uninstall PC Probe, see section on Uninstalling Programs.
V. SOFTWARE SETUP LDCM Local Setup (Cont’d) 7. Click here. 8. Click here. 9. Click here. 10. Click here. 11. Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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. NOTE: LDCM will not run if ASUS’ PC Probe utility is installed. To uninstall PC Probe, see section on Uninstalling Programs.
1. Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 2. Select the program you wish to remove and click here. 3. Click here. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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Release Notes ................... 83 ASUS PC Probe ................... 85 Starting ASUS PC Probe ..............85 Using the ASUS PC Probe ............... 86 Using the ASUS PC Probe ............... 86 Intel LANDesk Client Manager ............88 Main Client Manager Window ............88 Using the Taskbar icons ..............
The Audio Recorder is a separate application from the AudioRack32. It can be used to add effects and edit files recorded with the Digital Audio Player or by the Audio Recorder itself. The Audio Recorder can be launched from the AudioRack32’s Digital Audio Player or on its own. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Track or File Name: shows the name of the current track or file in the playlist. Time Index: displays the amount of time elapsed for the track or file in hours, minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
AudioRack32, invoke the Always on Top command, select active components (DAT, MIDI, or CD), or exit the AudioRack32. The Stop, Pause, and Play buttons affect components that are currently active ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Digital Audio Player. The display tells you the file name, size, number of bits per sample, sample rate, and whether the file was recorded in stereo or mono. Click again to return to the image of the tape deck. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
FM, producing richer timbre and greater depth of instru- ment voices. FM synthesis is a lower quality technology compared with Wave table synthesis. This card supports Wave table synthesis therefore ESFM is not supported on this card. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Auto Repeat. goes back one second in the MIDI file. opens the Set Playlist dialog box. goes forward one second in the MIDI file. ejects the CD from the CD-ROM drive. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
To the right of the text boxes is a box displaying the icon associated with the particu- lar file. If a file has no icon associated with it, it is given a default icon. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
AudioRack can only display six of them at a time. You may configure the settings by modifying the file “auddrive.ini” in the Windows directory. Under the section [MixerRak], you can enable or disable the display of each input by setting its corre- sponding binary value to 1(enable) or 0(disable). ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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Monitor” or “Hide”. You can select whether you want the splash screen to show the next time it opens. Click ASUS PC Probe from the Start button to run the utility if you exit the utility or did not set it to “Run when Windows Starts.”...
VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Using the ASUS PC Probe Fan Rotation Status Analog view of PC’s fan rotation Digital view of PC’s fan rotation PC’s Fan warning threshold adjustment PC Temperature Status Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Analog view of PC’s temperature Digital view of PC’s temperature...
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ASUS PC Probe. The icon appears dimmed when off or un- available. When there is a problem, the icon’s head mirror flashes red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Windows registry. From this point on, when you run Client Manager or open the Select Computer dialog box, Client Manager checks to see if these computers (listed in the registry) are available and healthy. Main Client Manager Window ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Opens the File Transfer dialog box Tools | Transfer Files Tools | Reboot Reboots the computer Tools | DMI Explorer Opens the DMI Explorer Opens the Set Access Rights dialog box Tools | Set Access Rights ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Removes a computer from the list of discovered computers Wakes up a sleeping computer Shows all discovered computers Shows only available computers Shows only unhealthy computers Shows a simple list view Shows a detailed list view ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
You may need to change your list view to display all computers. 2. Click the Wake Up Computer button on the toolbar to wake up the selected computer(s) or press <Alt>+<W>. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
System information is not stored in this same database, that information is not avail- able for a computer with a status of Unavailable. Remember that some items may not be current if the properties have changed while the computer was off the net- work. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
Warning, or Critical) is not known. Normal (Mobile) A computer that includes support for mobile PC features, such as mobile battery. Mobile computers display the same array of health icons (above) used for non-mobile computers. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...
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 Con- figuration 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 size.
VI. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Using the ASUS DMI Configuration Utility NOTE: The following screen displays are provided as examples only and may not reflect the screen contents on your system. Edit DMI (or delete) Use the (left-right) cursors to move the top menu items and the (up-down) cursor to move between the left hand menu items.
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You can load the BIOS defaults from a MIFD file and can clear all user modified and added data. You must reboot your computer in order for the defaults to be saved back into the Flash BIOS. ASUS MEZ-M User’s Manual...