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BM5368

ASUS Desktop PC

User Manual

Summary of Contents for BM5368

Page 1: ...BM5368 ASUS Desktop PC User Manual ...

Page 2: ...RTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICA...

Page 3: ... Address 800 Corporate Way Fremont CA 94539 USA Telephone 1 510 739 3777 Fax 1 510 608 4555 Web site usa asus com Technical Support Telephone 1 812 282 2787 Support fax 1 812 284 0883 Online support support asus com ASUS Computer GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 21 23 D 40880 Ratingen Germany Telephone 49 2102 95990 Fax 49 2102 959911 Web site www asus de Online contact www asus de sal...

Page 4: ...ces 1 4 Chapter 2 Getting started 2 1 Installing an operating system 2 2 2 2 Powering your system 2 2 2 3 Support DVD information 2 3 2 3 1 Running the Support DVD 2 3 2 3 2 Drivers menu 2 4 2 3 3 Utilities menu 2 5 2 3 4 Make Disk menu 2 6 2 3 5 Manual menu 2 7 2 3 6 ASUS contact information 2 7 2 3 7 Other information 2 8 2 4 Loading the initial OS default settings 2 10 2 5 Recovery DVD 2 10 2 5...

Page 5: ...the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communi...

Page 6: ...osionsgetahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batterie Ersatz nur durch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem ähnljchen Typ Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des Herstellers LASER PRODUCT WARNING CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Operation safety Before installing devices into the system carefully read all the documentation that comes with the package Before using the product ensure that ...

Page 7: ...has been used for a long time avoid direct contact with the heatsinks and the surfaces of IC as they may become very warm and hot Check if the system receives proper ventilation Before you add or remove a peripheral device to or from the system ensure that you unplugged the system from the power source If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service techn...

Page 8: ...ktop PC The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panels 2 Chapter 2 Getting started This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the Support DVD Audience This guide provides general information about ASUS BM5368 Desktop PC and instructions on how to use the Support DVD that comes with the system package ...

Page 9: ...w to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional Documentation Your product p...

Page 10: ...py disk drive 3 LAN cable 4 Power strip Optional items are not included in the system package They are purchased separately Specifications depend on the desktop PC you purchased Check with your supplier for the exact specifications Standard items 1 ASUS BM5368 Desktop PC with ASUS Desktop x1 Mouse x1 Keyboard x1 2 Cables Power cord x1 3 Accessories Mouse pad x1 4 DVD Support DVD x1 5 Documentation...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the desktop PC The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panels ...

Page 12: ...ional items which are not included in the system package They are purchased separately The 5 25 inch optical disk drive bay is for a 5 25 inch DVD ROM CD RW DVD RW device The 3 5 inch drive bay is for a 3 5 inch hard disk drive floppy disk drive USB storage card reader The storage card reader is for Secure Digital MultimediaCard Memory Stick CompactFlash Microdrive SmartMedia storage cards 5 25 De...

Page 13: ...ge supply in your area If the voltage supply in your area is 100 127V set the switch to 115V If the voltage supply in your area is 200 240V set the switch to 230V Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115V environment will seriously damage the system 1 x PS 2 Mouse port 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port 1 x VGA port 1 x Voltage selector Expansion slot lock 1 x Power connector 1x DVI p...

Page 14: ...r front panel 1 4 Connecting to other peripheral devices The ASUS BM5368 Desktop PC is equipped with a number of ports at the rear and front panels where you can connect peripheral devices to the system Refer to the illustration below for details Before you connect a peripheral device to the system refer to the documentation that comes with the device or contact your supplier directly for informat...

Page 15: ...Chapter 2 Getting started This chapter helps you to power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the Support DVD ...

Page 16: ...d attempts to install the drivers that come with the OS Select NO when a window appears asking if you want to restart the system Install drivers according to the instructions in the following sections 2 2 Powering your system Press the Power button to power up the system To ensure that the OS works properly install the drivers included in the Support DVD Motherboard settings and hardware options v...

Page 17: ...optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled on your computer Click an icon to display Support DVD motherboard information 2 3 Support DVD information The Support DVD that comes with the system package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to get all system features The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change ...

Page 18: ...am Install the Intel chipset Inf update program Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek audio driver Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver Installs the Intel Graphics accerlerator driver Intel LAN Driver Installs the Intel LAN driver Intel TPM Driver Installs the Intel TPM driver Management Engine Interface Installs management engine interface Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installs the Intel M...

Page 19: ... 8 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c IS A multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of your computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or pl...

Page 20: ...g started 2 3 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk Intel XP Vista RAID AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an Intel Serial ATA SATA RAID AHCI driver disk for XP Vista operating system ...

Page 21: ...ct information 2 3 5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file ...

Page 22: ...of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the Support DVD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this DVD Displays the Support DVD contents in graphical format ...

Page 23: ...ASUS BM5368 2 9 Filelist Displays the contents of the Support DVD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 24: ...the system and press F8 when the ASUS logo appears Select the optical drive as the boot device 3 Select where to install a new system Options are Recover system to a partition This option deletes only the partition you selected allows you to keep other partitions and creates a new system partition as drive C Recovery system to entire HD This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and cr...

Page 25: ...artition as drive C Recover Windows to entire HD This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and creates a new system partition as drive C Recover Windows to entire HD with 2 partitions This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and creates two new system partitions The first partition takes up 60 of the whole hard disk size and the second partition takes up 40 The new syste...

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