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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Asus MEW-AM. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Asus MEW-AM o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Asus MEW-AM se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Asus MEW-AM, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Asus MEW-AM debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Asus MEW-AM
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Asus MEW-AM
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Asus MEW-AM
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Asus MEW-AM no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Asus MEW-AM y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Asus en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Asus MEW-AM, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Asus MEW-AM, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Asus MEW-AM. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    R MEW -AM Socket 370 Intel ® 810 microA TX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL[...]

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    2 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE 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 language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support T el (English): +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 706 T el (Chinese): +886-2-2894-3447 ext. 1 1 1 Fax: +[...]

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    4 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How this manual is organized ..................................................... 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ...........[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4. BIOS SETUP .................................................................................... 28 4.1 Flash Memory W riter Utility .................................................... 28 4.1.1 Main Menu ....................................................................... 28 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Proced[...]

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    6 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause [...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM 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) FEA TURES Product information and specifications 3 ) HARDW ARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4) BIOS SETUP Instructions on set[...]

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    8 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS MEW-AM Motherboard The MEW -AM motherboard from ASUS is designed for the new PC user who wants simple features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • Latest Intel Socket 370 Pr ocessor Support! Supports Intel’ s Celeron proces- sor designed for Socket 370[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES • Highest Audio Quality! AC’97 DAC/ADC (software audio) built into the au- dio CODEC reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR (signal to noise ratio) of +90dB. These features greatly improve voice synthesis and recognition. If more quality is required, an optional onboard Cry[...]

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    10 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual Socket 370 for Intel Celer on 370 processors DIMM Sockets A TX Power Connector for connection to an A TX power supply Four Mbit Firmwar e Hub (programmable BIOS) Floppy Disk Drive Connector Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors Low Pin Count Multi-I/O Chipset W ake-On-LAN Connector Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH) Int[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 11 2.3 ASUS MEW -AM Part Locations 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Part Locations 3 1 20 19 18 12 13 5 14 2 8 6 15 21 16 4 7 9 11 17 10[...]

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    12 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP (Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase.) 3.1 Motherboard Layout SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE PA N E L Super I/O COM2 WOL_CON FLOPPY Socket 370 01 DIMM Socket 2 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) DIMM Socket 1 (64/72-bit, 168-pin module) Row 2 3 0 1 COM1 P ARALLEL[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 13 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4 p.14 CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Setting Expansion Slots 1 ) DIMM1, DIMM2 p.15 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) Socket 370 p.17 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket 3 ) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4 p.18 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Sl[...]

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    14 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 1) CPU External Frequency Setting (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3, FS4) Current PCI bus is limited to 33MHz, Socket 370 Celeron processors limited to 66MHz, and SDRAM limited to the DIMM type 66/100/133MHz. (66MHz SDRAM is not supported on this motherboard.) Other settings are for [...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP System Memory 3. H/W SETUP NOTE: At the time this User ’ s Manual was written, 256MB DIMM’ s are only avail- able as Double-Sided registered memory (128Mbit cells). Using 2x2x2 SDRAM can greatly improve the onboard graphics’ performance. 3.5.1 General DIMM Notes • This motherboard operate[...]

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    16 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.5.2 DIMM Memory Installation Insert the module(s) as shown. Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation shown. DIMM mod- ules are longer and have different pin contact on each side and therefore have a highe[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370. The CPU that came with the mother - board should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system. W ARNING! Be su[...]

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    18 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards W ARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Proce[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 19 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe[...]

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    20 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 3) Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 & 2 (two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2 USB 1 4) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin PRINTER) The parallel connector is used for a single parallel device such as a printer or a portable drive. See Parallel Port in 4.4.[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 21 6) Monitor Output Connector (15-pin VGA) This connector is for output to a VGA-compatible device. VGA Monitor (15-pin Female) 7) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin GAME_AUDIO) (optional) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing profes[...]

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    22 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 9) Primary / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s). If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by se[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 23 1 1) W ake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL_CON) This connector connects to a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card. The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPOR T ANT : This feature requires that your system has an A TX [...]

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    24 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 13) CPU Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN) This connector supports a cooling fan of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fan so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan manufacturer , the wiring and plug may be dif ferent. The[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 25 14) Message LED Lead (2-pin LED) This indicates whether the system is in normal mode or standby (suspend) mode. The LED will be dark in normal mode and will light in standby (suspend) mode. 15) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow key- board[...]

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    26 ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 22) Internal Audio Connector (4-pin CD_IN) (optional) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. MEW-AM Internal Audio Connector Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel Ground Ground CD_IN 1 MEW-AM 23) A TX Power Supply Connector (20-pin blo[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE 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 located on the back of your system case according to your system user ’ s m[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 28 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS l[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 29 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Curr ent BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX and then press <Enter>. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures (only when necessary) 1. Download a[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 30 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when neces- sary . This will minimize the chance of a failed updating.[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 31 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable BIOS that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ”.[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 32 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. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Man[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 33 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 General Help screen lists the legend keys w[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 34 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 format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour, minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab&[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 35 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, your hard disk drive may be too old or too new . Y ou can try upda[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 36 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed dif fer fr[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 37 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method fiel[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 38 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 devices not listed here After using the legend [...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 39 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [30/Sec] This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated key- strokes. Configuration options: [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/2 Sec] This field sets the de[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 40 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to con- figure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to preven[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 41 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config. Reset Configuration Data [No] The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contains information about non-PnP devices and holds the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted. Set this field to [Y es] only when you want to clear the E[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 42 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Security Menu 4.5 Security Menu Supervisor Password, User Password The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor password and a User password. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. When enabled, the Supervisor password is requ[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 43 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Security Menu Forgot the password? If you forgot the password, you can clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery . T o erase the R TC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer , ([...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.6 Power Menu General Power Settings Auto Suspend Timeout [20 Min] This field sets the time period of inactivity before the system goes into sus- pend mode. Configuration options: [Off] [1~2 Min] [2~3 Min]...[1 Hour] HDD Power Down [15 Min] This field shuts down any IDE hard [...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices. Promotion or de[...]

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    ASUS MEW -AM User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4.8 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. Y ou must select on[...]