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Motherboard

K8N-E

Deluxe

User Guide

Summary of Contents for K8N-E Deluxe

Page 1: ...Motherboard K8N E Deluxe User Guide ...

Page 2: ...R A PARTICULAR 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 SPE...

Page 3: ...1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout Contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Overview 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 8 2 3 4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2 10 2 3 5 CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List 2 10 2 4 System memory ...

Page 4: ...ond Voice Editor 3 5 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4 2 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4 3 4 1 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 4 4 1 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 4 5 4 1 6 ASUS Update 4 7 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 9 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 10 4 2 2 Menu b...

Page 5: ...deo on S3 Resume 4 27 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support 4 27 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support 4 27 4 5 5 APM Configuration 4 28 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor 4 29 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 31 4 6 2 Hard Disk Drives 4 32 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 4 32 4 6 4 Security 4 33 4 7 Exit menu 4 36 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 2 1 Runn...

Page 6: ...ral settings 5 18 5 4 7 Rear panel audio ports function variation 5 18 5 5 RAID configurations 5 19 5 5 1 Installing hard disks 5 20 5 5 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations 5 21 5 5 3 Silicon Image RAID configurations 5 22 5 6 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 23 5 7 Cool n Quiet Technology 5 24 5 7 1 Enabling Cool n Quiet Technology 5 24 5 7 2 Launching the Cool n Quiet software 5 26 Contents ...

Page 7: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on 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...

Page 8: ... your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product m...

Page 9: ...ages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additiona...

Page 10: ...ess two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must enter the command exactly as shown then supply the appropriate values that appear in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename In this example you must supply a filename for filename afudos iK8NE ROM DANGER WARNING Information to prevent inju...

Page 11: ...nector 2 x Serial ATA connectors RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD sets Silicon Image Sil 3114 RAID controller supports 4 x Serial ATA connectors RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and JBOD sets Marvell 88E1111 Gigabit LAN PHY Realtek ALC850 8 channel CODEC Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology Coaxial and Optical S PDIF out support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q Fan Technology 2 ASUS Post Reporter CPU M...

Page 12: ... 2 0 connector for 4 additional USB ports CPU Chassis Power fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors Chassis intrusion connector CD AUX connectors GAME MIDI connector IEEE 1394 connector Serial port 2 connector Front Panel connector 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Q Fan2 ASUS Multi Language BIOS ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 PCI 2 2 USB 2...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS K8N E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ... Serial ATA RAID IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 8 channel audio features the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items ASU...

Page 16: ...Quiet Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed voltage and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs Serial ATA solution The motherboard supports six interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA SATA specification an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin co...

Page 17: ...speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards The IEEE 1394 interface allows up to 400Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras USB 2 0 technology The motherb...

Page 18: ...and efficient operation See page 4 30 CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the ASUS support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 4 5 ASUS POST Reporter The motherboard offers an exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter to provide friendly voice messages and a...

Page 19: ...sh BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system No need to use a DOS based utility or boot from a floppy disk See page 4 4 ASUS Multi language BIOS The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS menus allow you to configure easier and faster See page 4 12 ASUS Insta...

Page 20: ...1 6 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 21: ...er 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 22: ... Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 5 Expansion slots 2 14 2 6 Jumpers 2 18 2 7 Connectors 2 20 ...

Page 23: ...er cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag t...

Page 24: ...rrect orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten t...

Page 25: ...ule DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM3 64 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 SATA1 USB56 SATA2 SATA_RAID1 CPU_FAN PWR_FAN Socket 754 SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 CLRTC Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In FLOPPY Bottom Center Subwoofer Middle Side surround L R Top Rear Surround L R Speech Controller PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O1 SPDIF_O2 Silicon Image SATA Controller USBPW56 USBPW...

Page 26: ... Connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port 2 19 2 Parallel port 2 19 3 IEEE 1394 port 2 19 4 Gigabit LAN port RJ 45 2 19 5 Rear Speaker out port 2 19 6 Side Speaker out port 2 19 7 Line In jack 2 19 8 Line Out jack 2 19 9 Microphone jack 2 19 10 Center Subwoofer port 2 20 11 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 2 20 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 20 13 Serial connector 2 20 14 S PDIF optical cable jack 2 20 15 S PDIF coaxia...

Page 27: ...Serial Port 2 connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 24 10 ATX power connector 20 pin ATXPWR 2 25 11 ATA 12V power connector 4 pin ATX12V 2 25 12 USB headers 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 2 26 13 CD connector 4 pin CD 2 27 14 AUX connector 4 pin AUX 2 27 15 IEEE 1394 connector 10 1 pin IE1394_1 2 27 16 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO 2 28 17 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME 2 28 18 Chassis intrusion conn...

Page 28: ...The 128 bit wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32 bit or 64 bit wide data paths Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation 2 3 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 754 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard Gold t...

Page 29: ...the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to in...

Page 30: ...dule base Retention Module Base CPU Heatsink CPU Fan Retention bracket lock Retention bracket Make sure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly sh...

Page 31: ...racket lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place ...

Page 32: ...heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List The following table lists the CPU heatsink and fan assembly that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Part Number AVC Z7UB003 Thermaltake AP1892 Taisol 111 8061010 90 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector CPU overheating and hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connect...

Page 33: ...ory configurations K8V E K8N E 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Installing DDR DIMMs other than the given memory configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the memory configurations in Table 1 For optimum compatibility obtain memory modules from qualified vendors See Qualified Vendors List on page 2 13 Use the blue DIMM slot first Stac...

Page 34: ... Hynix DS HYMD264646B8J D43AA 512MB MICRON MT46V32M8TG 5BC MICRON SS MT8VDDT3264AG 40BCB 256MB MICRON MT46V32M8TG 5BC MICRON DS MT16VDDT6464AG 40BCB 512MB Infineon HYB25D256800BT 5B Infineon SS HYS64D32300GU 5 B 256MB Infineon HYB25D256800BT 5B Infineon DS HYS64D64320GU 5 B 512MB Infineon HYB25D256800CE 5C Infineon SS HYS64D32300HU 5 C 256MB Infineon HYB25D256800CE 5C Infineon DS HYS64D64320HU 5 C...

Page 35: ...ntil the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the...

Page 36: ...he bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with screws 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage mother...

Page 37: ...1 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually ava...

Page 38: ... 4X cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATI 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later f...

Page 39: ...wered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and ent...

Page 40: ... S3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port Otherwise the system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode K8V E K8N E USB Device Wake ...

Page 41: ...K LED LAN port LAN port LED indications ACT LINK LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection OFF Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection 5 Rear Speaker out port This Rear Speaker gray port connects to the rear speakers on a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 6 Side Speaker out port This Side Speak...

Page 42: ...al Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 Serial connector This 9 pin COM1 port is for serial devices 14 S PDIF optical out port This port connects to external audio output devices with optical cable connectors 15 S PDIF coaxial out port This port connects to external audio output devices with coaxial cable connectors 16 PS 2 keyboard port This purple connector is for a PS 2...

Page 43: ...ct the cables K8V E K8N E IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 SEC_IDE PRI_IDE PIN 1 2 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_IDE SEC_IDE This connector supports the provided UltraDMA IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA slave de...

Page 44: ...TA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND Important notes on Serial ATA solution The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide flat ribbon cables of the Parallel ATA interface Hot plug su...

Page 45: ...ure as a RAID set Through the onboard Silicon Image SATALink Sil 3114 RAID controller you can create a RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 JBOD or RAID 5 configuration See Chapter 5 for details on RAID configuration To create a RAID set make sure that you have installed the Serial ATA devices and connected the Serial ATA cables You cannot enter the Silicon Image RAID utility during POST if you did not install a...

Page 46: ...s connector accommodates a serial port using a serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connec...

Page 47: ... 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 300W or 350W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable or might not boot up if ...

Page 48: ...peed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cable to any of the USB blue connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard K8V E K8N E USB 2 0 Headers USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB...

Page 49: ...onnector 9 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card NEVER connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394 red connector Doing so will damage the motherboard K8V E K8N E Internal Audio Connectors AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground CD Black K8V E K8N E IEEE 1394 Connector IE1394...

Page 50: ...ecting the front panel audio cable K8V E K8N E Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND 12 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector supports a GAME MIDI module If a GAME MIDI module is available connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games ...

Page 51: ... sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap To use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins 14 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL This connector accommodates severa...

Page 52: ...his 2 pin connector is for the the case mounted reset switch to reboot the system without turning off the system power ATX Power switch Soft Off switch lead Yellow 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power switch Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more th...

Page 53: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 54: ...ASUS K8N E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 3 3 ASUS POST Reporter 3 3 ...

Page 55: ...ch on the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power...

Page 56: ...u are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting If you pr...

Page 57: ...ll a supported processor into the CPU socket See section 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU for supported processors System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this manual System failed memory test Install supported DDR DIMMs into the sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets ...

Page 58: ...if it is working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you apply power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this manual System co...

Page 59: ...running the ASUS PC Probe Follow these steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start menu select Programs Winbond Voice Editoe Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left ...

Page 60: ... The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen For some languages not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints 3 Click the Write button to update the EEPROM 4 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected ...

Page 61: ...list of POST events on the leftmost column of the screen 2 Prepare your message for each event The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit so make your messages as short as possible 3 Use a recording software such as Windows Recorder to record your messages 4 Save the messages as wave files WAV We recommend that you save your files in low quality to keep them small For e...

Page 62: ...k the Edit button The Event Sound Editor window appears 8 Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice1 The file you selected appears on the space next to it 9 Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen 10 Repeat steps 7 to 9 for the other events 11 When done click Save A window appears prompting you to save your configuration 12 Type a file name with a ...

Page 63: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 64: ...K8N E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 12 4 4 Advanced menu 4 15 4 5 Power menu 4 27 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 7 Exit menu 4 36 ...

Page 65: ... floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into t...

Page 66: ...me where filename means the latest or original BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk 5 Press Enter The succeeding screen displays the status of the update process Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 run the Makeboot exe tool from the Windows 2000 ...

Page 67: ... Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 Verifying flash done A 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC You can use the AFUDOS EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a floppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted To copy the BIOS from your PC using AFUDOS EXE 1 At the DOS prompt type th...

Page 68: ...simply pressing Alt F2 during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as K8NE ROM Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the system 3 To launch EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following A afudos oMYBIOS03 rom AMI Firmware Upda...

Page 69: ... allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Boot the system 2 When a corrupted BIOS is detected the following screen message appears Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the mot...

Page 70: ...e necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as K8NE ROM DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Bad BIOS checksum Starting ...

Page 71: ...ity is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP To install ASUS Update 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 5 3 for the Utilities menu screen 3 The ASUS Update...

Page 72: ...plete the update process 6 If you select the option to update the BIOS from a file a window prompts you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 3 If you select updating downloading from the Internet select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or choose Auto Select Click Next ...

Page 73: ... program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility Otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program i...

Page 74: ...g the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right co...

Page 75: ... side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Prima...

Page 76: ...English Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Configuration options Français German English Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Se...

Page 77: ...tions Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the de...

Page 78: ...e PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration op...

Page 79: ...ration Instant Music Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Instant Music feature in BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Instant Music CD ROM Drive IDE Secondary Master Allows you to select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for the Instant Music CD playback Configuration options IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Enabling Instant Music a...

Page 80: ... CPU FSB operating frequency The FSB frequency configuration ranges from 200 to 300 MHz Use the plus or minus keys to adjust the values The CPU FSB Frequency item appears only when the AI Overclock Tuner field is set to Manual Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting AGP Overclock in MHz 66 Allows you to adjust the AG...

Page 81: ... select from a list the DDR operating voltage Configuration options Auto 2 5V 2 6V 2 7V AGP Voltage 1 5V Adjusts the AGP voltage setting Configuration options 1 5V 1 6V 1 7V Selecting a very high CPU voltage or frequency multiplier may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting Speech POST Reporter Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Speech POST ...

Page 82: ...AMD Cool Quiet Configuration Cool N Quiet Disabled Enable Disable AMD K8 Cool N Quiet function 4 4 4 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU related information auto detected by BIOS Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3200 Speed 2000MHz AMD Cool N Quiet Configuration GART Error Reporting Disabled Type Displays the processor type and properties installed in your system Speed Displays the...

Page 83: ...e Auto AGP SideBand Address Auto Onboard Device USB Configuration MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO or if you use LIMIT you can set one of the standard values 4 4 5 Chipset The items in this menu show the chipset related information auto detected by BIOS Memclock Mode Auto Allows you to set the memory clock mode Set by the code using Auto or select Manual to set using one of the standard va...

Page 84: ...Disabled Enabled Audio CODEC Interface Auto Allows you to set the onboard audio CODEC interface Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto Primary Video PCI Switches the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for a video card This allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers Configuration o...

Page 85: ...nchip Serial ATA and IDE interface Configuration options Disabled Enabled RAID Option ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip NVIDIA Serial ATA boot ROM Enable this item when the Silicon Image Mode item is set as RAID Mode to allow you to configure the Parallel and Serial ATA ports as RAID Configuration options Disabled Enabled VIA 1394 Enable Disable Enabled Silicon Image Mode RAI...

Page 86: ...lave as RAID Configuration options Disabled Enabled Third Master as RAID Disabled Enables or disables the use of the Third IDE Master as RAID Configuration options Disabled Enabled Fourth Master as RAID Disabled Enables or disables the use of the Fourth IDE Master as RAID Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features S...

Page 87: ...8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC USB Controller Support USB 1 1 USB 2 0 Allows you to disable or set the USB controller support type Configuration options Disabled USB 1 1 only USB 1 1 USB 2 0 Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows ...

Page 88: ...Channel DMA3 Allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game Port Enabled Enables or disables the onboard Game port Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard MIDI Port 300 Disables or sets the onboard MIDI port Configuration opti...

Page 89: ... configure all the devices in the system YES Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system IRQ15 PCI Device DMA Channel 0 PCI Device DMA Channel 1 PCI Device DMA Channel 3 PCI Device DMA Channel 5 PCI Device DMA Channel 6 PCI Device DMA Channel 7 PCI Device Reserved Memory Size Disabled Plug and Play O S No W...

Page 90: ...DE card slot Some PCI IDE cards requires you to set the PCI slot number that is holding the card Configuration options Auto PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 IRQ xx Available When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for PCI PnP devices to use When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved DMA Channel ...

Page 91: ... Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled ...

Page 92: ...te a wake event This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled RTC Resume Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values This feature requires an ATX power supply tha...

Page 93: ... state before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State MB Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF CPU Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Power Fan Speed xxxxRP...

Page 94: ...n Auto Mode Start Voltage 5 0V Allows you to set the fan auto mode start voltage Configuration options 4 0V 4 5V 5 0V 5 5V 6 0V Fan Auto Mode Start Speed Temp 25ºC Allows you to set the fan auto mode start speed temperature Configuration options 25ºC 75ºC Fan Auto Mode Full Speed Temp 55ºC Allows you to set the fan auto mode full speed temperature Configuration options 25ºC 75ºC The following item...

Page 95: ...number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device PM ST320413A 3rd Boot Device SM ASUS CD S360 Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence Specifies the bo...

Page 96: ... AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Bootup Num Lock On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some Power On Self Tests POST while booting to decrease the time ne...

Page 97: ...ons Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST...

Page 98: ...e other security settings If you forget your BIOS password you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup Boot Sector...

Page 99: ... 6 letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows Installed To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item if you wish to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Set...

Page 100: ...ad Setup Defaults Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be used for this operation Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than System Date Sys...

Page 101: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 102: ...r summary 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software Information 5 9 5 4 Audio configurations 5 13 5 5 RAID configurations 5 19 5 6 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 23 5 7 Cool n Quiet Technology 5 24 ...

Page 103: ... CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary so use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit ...

Page 104: ... Program Installs the NVIDIA Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 3 250Gb chipset Make Chipset IDE Driver Disk Creates the NVIDIA driver disk for Serial ATA and RAID features ALC850 Driver Installs the Realtek ALC850 audio controller and application USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 driver AMD Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology driver Make sure...

Page 105: ...k for Serial ATA RAID 5 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports ASUS AMD Cool n Quiet Software Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology software ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy ...

Page 106: ...fault vocal POST messages See section 3 2 Vocal POST Messages for a list of the default messages PC CILLIN Installs the PC cillin anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed information ADOBE Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver NVIDIA System Utility Installs the NVDIA System utility I m InTouch Remote Access Appl...

Page 107: ...dministrator s Guide Allows you to open the NVIDIA ForceWare Networking and Firewall Administrator s Guide NVIDIA RAID User s Guide Allows you to open the NVIDIA RAID User s Guide Sil3114 User s Manual Allows you to open the Silicon Image SATARaid Serial ATA RAID Management Software user s manual Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening the manual files ...

Page 108: ...d this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 5 2 6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard ...

Page 109: ...e motherboard 5 7 Technical Support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 110: ...5 8 Chapter 5 Software support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 111: ...steps to use ASUS MyLogo2 5 3 Software Information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software for more information This section provides details of the software applications that the motherboard supports Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFUDOS utility to m...

Page 112: ...r on the MyLogo2 screen Instead of starting from ASUS Update you can also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new BIOS You can create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats ASUS MyLogo2 might encounter problems with complex images If ...

Page 113: ...D ROM DVD ROM or CD RW 2 Turn on the system and enter the BIOS by pressing the Del key during the Power On Self Tests POST 3 From the BIOS screen select Advanced then Instant Music Configuration 4 In the Instant Music Configuration menu select the item Instant Music and set it to Enabled See section 4 4 1 Instant Music Configuration 5 The Instant Music CD ROM Drive item appears if you enabled Inst...

Page 114: ...stant Music place the Instant Music label over the function keys on the keyboard The Instant Music keyboard label comes with your motherboard package Instant Music function keys Set 2 CD ON OFF PLAY PAUSE STOP EJECT PREVIOUS NEXT VOL DOWN VOL UP SCROLL LOCK LED CAPS LOCK LED 3 Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out lime colored port on the rear panel for audio output You may also connect ...

Page 115: ...rupt capability The ALC850 also includes the Realtek proprietary UAJ Universal Audio Jack technology for three ports Line In Line Out and Mic In eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package If the Realtek audio softwa...

Page 116: ...ound Effect options The Realtek ALC850 Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment adjust the equalizer set the karaoke or select pre programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure To set the sound effect options 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Sound Effect button 2 Click the shortcut buttons to change the acoustic environment adjust the equalizer or set th...

Page 117: ...rom the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Speaker Configuration button 2 Select from the combo list box your current speaker setup then click Auto Test to test your settings 3 Click the UAJ Automatic button to enable or disable the Universal Audio Jack UAJ technology feature 4 Click the Exit X button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit ...

Page 118: ...s through the connector sensing option that allows you to check if your audio devices are connected properly To start the connector sensing 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Connector Sensing button 2 Click the Bracket button to display connected audio devices 3 Click the Option button to change sensing options 4 Click the Start button to start connection sensing A progress bar disp...

Page 119: ...e upper right hand corner of the window to exit audio control panel 5 4 5 HRTF Demo This option shows a demo of the Head Related Transfer Functions HRTF To start the HRTF demo 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the HRTF Demo button 2 Click the option buttons to change the sound moving path or EAX settings 3 Click the Play button to start or the Stop button to stop 4 Click the Exit X butt...

Page 120: ... Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Gray Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Black Side Speaker Out Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer 5 4 6 General settings This option shows the audio settings and allows you to change the language setting or toggle the SoundEffect icon display on the Windows taskbar To display the general settings 1 From the Realt...

Page 121: ... calculated and written The advantage of RAID 0 1 is fast data access like RAID 0 but with the ability to loose one drive and have a complete duplicate surviving drive or set of drives like RAID 1 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives RAID 5 is seen by many as the ideal combination of good performance good fault tolerance and high capacity and storag...

Page 122: ...ch drive If you are creating a RAID 0 striping array for performance use two new drives If you are creating a RAID 1 mirroring array for protection you can use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive If you are creating a RAID 0 1 array for protection you can use four new drives or use an existing drive and th...

Page 123: ...enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Go to the Advanced Chipset Onboard Device menu item in the BIOS 3 Set the RAID Option ROM item to Enabled A new set of BIOS items appear 4 Set the Primary Master as RAID and or Primary Slave as RAID items to Enabled 5 Save your changes and Exit Setup Entering NVIDIA RAID BIOS Utility To enter the NVIDIA RAID BIOS utility 1 Boot your computer 2 During POST press F10 t...

Page 124: ...tem is set in RAID Mode 4 Set the RAID Option ROM item to Enabled 5 Set the Secondary Master Secondary Slave Third Master or Fourth Master as RAID items to Enabled 6 Save your changes and Exit Setup Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press Ctrl S or F4 to enter the Silicon Image RAID configuration utility Launching the Silicon Image Arr...

Page 125: ...AID installation and configuration refer to the Manuals menu of the support CD 4 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 5 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press F6 then insert the floppy disk with RAID drive...

Page 126: ...the user guide 3 In the Power menu select the item ACPI 2 0 Support and set it to Yes See section 4 5 Power Menu in the user guide 4 Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup 5 Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system Windows 2000 XP 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Make sure the ...

Page 127: ...alog box select the AMD s Cool n Quiet tm Technology tab 5 Click the Performance combo list box to select desired mode Automatic Mode is the recommended setting 6 Click OK to effect settings Make sure to install the AMD Cool n Quiet driver and application before using this feature The AMD Cool n Quiet Technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly with monitor chip If you pur...

Page 128: ... program 1 If you are using Windows 98SE ME 2000 click the Start button Select Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 2 If you are using Windows XP click the Start button Select All Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 3 The Cool n Quiet technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency and CPU Voltage Make sure to install the Cool n Quiet software from the motherboard support CD Refer ...

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