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K8S-MX

User Guide

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Page 1: ...Motherboard K8S MX User Guide ...

Page 2: ...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 SPECIFI...

Page 3: ...6 1 5 1 Motherboard layout 1 6 1 5 2 Placement direction 1 7 1 5 3 Screw holes 1 7 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 6 1 Overview 1 8 1 6 2 Installing the CPU 1 9 1 7 System memory 1 10 1 7 1 DIMM sockets location 1 10 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 10 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 13 1 8 Expansion slots 1 13 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 13 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1 14 ...

Page 4: ...ation fields 2 10 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 10 2 2 8 Scroll bar 2 10 2 2 9 General help 2 10 2 3 Main menu 2 11 2 3 1 System Time 2 11 2 3 2 System Date 2 11 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 11 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 12 2 3 5 Onboard PCI S ATA Controller 2 13 2 3 6 System Information 2 13 2 4 Advanced menu 2 14 2 4 1 JumperFree Configuration 2 14 2 4 2 CPU Configuration 2 15 2 4 3 Chi...

Page 5: ... menu 2 31 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Install an operating system 3 2 3 2 Support CD information 3 2 3 2 1 Running the support CD 3 2 3 2 2 Drivers menu 3 3 3 2 3 Utilities menu 3 3 3 2 4 Manuals 3 5 3 2 5 ASUS Contact Information 3 5 3 3 RAID configurations 3 6 3 3 1 Installing hard disks 3 6 3 3 2 SIS RAID configurations 3 7 3 4 Creating a RAID driver disk 3 16 Contents ...

Page 6: ...ian ICES 003 The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for...

Page 7: ...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 ma...

Page 8: ...ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign indicates that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter indicates that you must press the Enter or Return key Multiple key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl A...

Page 9: ... x AGP 8X 4X slot 1 x PCI Express 1x slot 2 x PCI slots South Bridge supports 2 x UltraATA 133 connectors 2 x SATA with RAID 0 RAID 1 ADI AD1888 SoundMAX 6 channel audio CODEC support for S PDIF out interface SIS 191 190 MAC Realtek RTL8201CL 10 100 LAN PHY Maximum of eight 8 USB 2 0 ports Memory voltage adjustable SFS Stepless Frequency Selection from 200 MHz up to 250 MHz at 1 MHz increment Adju...

Page 10: ... CPU Chassis fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors CD AUX connectors S PDIF out connector GAME MIDI connector Front panel audio connector 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI PnP DMI ASUS MyLogo SM BIOS 2 3 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 1 1 Wake On LAN by PME Wake On Ring by PME ATX power supply with 4 pin 12V plug micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 7 6 in 24 4 cm x 19 3 cm Device drivers ASU...

Page 11: ...ter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...f system memory with PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 PC1600 DDR DIMMs high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot Serial ATA RAID USB 2 0 and 6 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 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for t...

Page 13: ...mmunicatons equipment up to 48 times faster than other existing technologies Cool n Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool n 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 two interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA SATA specification an evolutio...

Page 14: ...ing for each parameter ASUS MyLogo This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See pages 2 31 ASUS EZ Flash 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 2 5 S PDIF out The motherboard...

Page 15: ...onent place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a stand by power LED When lit this gre...

Page 16: ...ME PCI1 AD1888 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In CHASSIS PCI2 PCIEX1_1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 VGA PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard USB12 USB78 FP_AUDIO DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM1 64 bit 184 pin module USBPW56 USBPW34 USBPW12 SB_PWR Top RJ 45 Bottom USB34 SPDIF_OUT CLRTC Accelerated Graphics Port AGP CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Socket 754 ATXPWR USBPW78 USB56 SATA1 SATA2 PRI_IDE ...

Page 17: ...the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 5 3 Screw holes Place six 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ...

Page 18: ... Insertion Force ZIF socket designed for the AMD Athlon 64 processor 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 Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU K8S MX K8S MX CPU Socket 754 Gold Arrow ...

Page 19: ... the socket by pressing 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 Socket Lever Gold triangle Small triangle 5 When the CPU is in place push down the soc...

Page 20: ...g long AGP cards it is recommended to install the memory modules first Long AGP cards when installed may interfere with the memory sockets Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 For optimum compatibility obtain memory modules from qualified vendors See Qualified Vendors...

Page 21: ...DDR400 512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT D43 256MB HY DDR266 256 Hynix SS HY5DU56822AT H 256MB HY DDR333 256 Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT J 512MB HY DDR333 512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT J 256MB Corsair VS256MB400 Value select SS VS32M8 5 2B0409 512MB Corsair VS512MB400 Value select DS VS32M8 5 2B0402 256MB Corsair VS256MB333 SAMSUNG SS K4H5608380 TCB3 512MB Corsair VS512MB333 Value select DS VS32M8 6 2B0412 512MB Mi...

Page 22: ...608AIT 6B 512MB Apacer 77 90728 U1G Apacer DS AM3A568AJT 6B 512MB Apacer 77 10736 464 SAMSUNG DS K4H560838E TCCC 512MB Apacer 77 90739 U1G Apacer DS AM3A568AJT 5A 256MB Apacer 77 10636 46G SAMSUNG SS K4H560838E TCCC 256MB Apacer 77 10636 56G Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT5B 512MB Apacer 77 10736 11G Infineon DS HYB25D256800BT 5B 256MB Smart U24256ADSRG6H20 Smart SS D32M8XS50H3X4AMV 512MB Smart U24512ADSR...

Page 23: ...sis 2 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for BIOS information 3 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables next page 4 Install the drivers and or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmabl...

Page 24: ...ssignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared LAN shared AGP slot shared VGA slot shared 1 8 4 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI E...

Page 25: ... with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on the motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and overclocking stability Install only 1 5V AGP cards K8S MX K8S MX Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v ...

Page 26: ... 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on the jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to clear the RTC when the syst...

Page 27: ...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 K8S MX K8S MX USB device wake up...

Page 28: ...becomes Front Speaker Out 6 Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Light Blue Line In Line In Bass Center Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out The functions of the Line Out Line...

Page 29: ...ved to match the covered hole on the UltraATA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables The hole near the blue connector on the UltraATA cable is intentional 2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is ...

Page 30: ...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 and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate 4 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 K8...

Page 31: ...e fan connectors 6 USB header 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate a USB header is available for additional USB ports Connect the USB cable of the USB 2 0 module to this header You may install the USB module in the chassis front panel The module has two USB 2 0 ports for connecting next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printe...

Page 32: ...jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins 7 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO This is an interface for the front panel cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices Be default the pins labeled LINE OUT_R BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE OUT_L BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only...

Page 33: ...parately 10 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB s Ultra ATA 133 K8S MX GAME1 K8S MX Game connector GAME1 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1...

Page 34: ...ed separately System Power LED Lead Green 3 pin PLED This 3 pin connector connects to the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode System Warning Speaker Lead Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings K8S MX K8S MX Digital audio connector 5V ...

Page 35: ...essing 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 than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Hard disk activity LED Red 2 pin IDE_LED This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED Any read or write activity of an IDE device cause this LED to light up The System Panel c...

Page 36: ...1 26 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 37: ...ASUS K8S MX motherboard 2 1 Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS information ...

Page 38: ...m your Windows desktop click on Start then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e If you are using Windows XP select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start OR If you are using Windows 98SE ME select Full option button from the format type then click Start...

Page 39: ...m from the floppy disk 4 At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename 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 A afudos iK8S MX ROM AMI Firmware Update...

Page 40: ...10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 Verifying flash done A 5 Reboot the system from the hard disk 2 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...

Page 41: ... rename the downloaded BIOS file as K8S MX ROM 2 1 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash is built in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing Alt F2 during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIO...

Page 42: ... support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with the BIOS update process If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk you may also use this disk to restore the BIOS See section 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3 Insert a floppy disk that contains the original or the latest BIOS file for...

Page 43: ... so may cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file K8S MX ROM Completed Start flashing Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file K8S MX ROM Completed Start flashing Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 2 When the BIOS update...

Page 44: ...s 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 is designed to...

Page 45: ... For changing 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 2 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 2 2 3 Navigation keys At the bot...

Page 46: ... menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 2 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right 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 2 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description o...

Page 47: ...ve installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 2 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 Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secon...

Page 48: ...s 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 device...

Page 49: ...mart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 3 5 Onboard PCI S ATA Controller IDE by BIOS Disables or sets the onboard PCI S ATA controller mode Configuration options Disabled IDE by BIOS RAID by Rom 2 3 6 System Information This menu gives...

Page 50: ...tion Standard Overclock Option Standard Sets the mode for overclocking Configuration options Manual Standard CPU Frequency XXX value is auto detected Indicates the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed The value of this item is auto detected by BIOS The values range from 200 to 25...

Page 51: ... operation Device driver developers may enable it for testing purpose Configuration options Disabled Enabled MTRR Mapping Continous Sets the MTRR mapping method Configuration options Continous Discrete Cool N Quiet Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use...

Page 52: ...the burst length Set to 4 beats to use 64 Bit Dq Configuration options 8 Beats 4 Beats 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 values Configuration options Auto Limit CAS Latency CL Auto Sets the CAS Latency Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 2 5 TRCD Auto Sets the TRCD Configuration options Auto 2 CLK ...

Page 53: ...raphics Adapter Priority AGP Int VGA 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 options Internal VGA AGP Int VGA AGP PCI PCI AGP PCI Int VGA AGP Fast Write Disabled Enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select AGP 3 0 Data R...

Page 54: ...ed Enables or disables the HyperTransport Tristate that enables the tristate link during the disconnected state of an LDTSTOP Configuration options Disabled Enabled CRC Flood Enable Disabled Enables or disables the CRC Flood that enable the generation of synchronized packets on CRC Error Configuration options Disabled Enabled HyperTransport Configuration HT Width 8x16 BIT HT Speed 800 MHz HT Trist...

Page 55: ... 190 LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled All PCI Express Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI Express controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled All PCI Express INTPIN Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI Express INTPIN This item appears only when the All PCI Express Controller item is set to Enabled Configuration options Dis...

Page 56: ...ller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed Full Speed Stop EHCI HC in OHCI handover Enabled Allows you to stop the EHCI HC in OHCI handover Enable this item when installing operating systems that does not support EHCI host controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard SiS USB1 1 DEVICE Enabled OnBoard SiS USB2 0 DEVICE Enabled USB Configuration Module...

Page 57: ...ns Normal Bi Directional EPP ECP EPP Version 1 9 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP This item allows you to to select the Parallel Port EPP version Configuration options 1 9 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Sets th...

Page 58: ...ts the BIOS 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 Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS ...

Page 59: ...e When set to PCI Device the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options PCI Device Reserved 2 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management APM feature Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options 2 5 1 ACPI Aware O S Yes Allows y...

Page 60: ...to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S1 and S3 STR S3 Only 2 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 2 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 Configurat...

Page 61: ... supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume on Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable or set the keyboard wake up feature This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Any Key Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Resume on PS2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows ...

Page 62: ...ny of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 40 5ºC 102 5ºF MB Temperature 33ªC 91ºF CPU Fan Speed 3260RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A VCORE Voltage 1 504V 3 3V Voltage 3 360V 5V ...

Page 63: ...iguration 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 2 6 2 Hard Disk Drives 1st xxth Drive These items specify the hard disk priority sequence from the available hard disk drives The ...

Page 64: ... 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 Configura...

Page 65: ...hange Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password combination of at least six 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 Supervisor Password item now shows Installed To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a ...

Page 66: ... 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 Setup BIOS checks...

Page 67: ...AM Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure that the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM and stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit 2 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you t...

Page 68: ...2 32 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ...

Page 69: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 70: ...e CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click on an item to install The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double clic...

Page 71: ...8 AC 97 compliant audio controller and application SIS RAID Controller Driver Installs the SIS RAID controller driver SIS RAID Controller Driver Disk Creates a SIS RAID Controller driver disk SiS191 SiS190 Ethernet Device Driver Installs the SIS191 SIS190 LAN drivers for 10 100 LAN solution that provides up to 100Mbps data transfer rates Cool n Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology...

Page 72: ...ng the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2 Microsoft DirectX 9 0 Driver Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0 driver Anti virus utility The anti virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that destroys data Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acr...

Page 73: ...d this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 3 2 4 Manuals The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click item to open the folder of the user manual The 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 74: ... and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and refers to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set This configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that appear as a single disk on the operating system Spanning does not deliver any advantage over using s...

Page 75: ...e chipset It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels Entering the SIS RAID BIOS utility 1 Boot your computer 2 During POST press Ctrl S to enter the SIS RAID configuration utility The following menu options appear 3 Press R to display the RAID setup menu Create an Array 1 From the SIS RAID BIOS utility main menu press A to create an array ...

Page 76: ...ress 1 then Enter to select JBOD Spanning 2 Select 1 to auto create a RAID array or press 2 to manually configure array then press Enter 3 If you selected 1 proceed to step 5 4 Use the up down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press Enter to select a disk drive ...

Page 77: ...The current RAID set is displayed on the upper side of the screen 6 Press Q to exit the RAID setup 7 Press Y then Enter to save changes 8 After the setup is complete you can partition and format your hard disk as a single hard drive ...

Page 78: ... Enter to select RAID 0 Striping 3 If you selected 1 proceed to step 7 4 If you selected 2 select the array block size by pressing the corresponding number beside the available block sizes then press Enter 2 Select 1 to auto create a RAID array or press 2 to manually configure array then press Enter ...

Page 79: ...Enter to create a Stripe only configuration Press Y if you wish to split the data on the source disk to other disks 5 Use the up down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press Enter to select a disk drive 8 If you selected Y the following screen appears 9 When finished press Q to return to previous menu ...

Page 80: ...port 10 The current RAID setup is displayed on the upper side of the screen Press Q to exit the RAID setup menu 11 Press Y then Enter to save changes 12 When finished you can partition and format the array as a single hard drive ...

Page 81: ...tup press 3 then Enter to select RAID 1 Mirroring 2 Select 1 to auto create a RAID array or press 2 to manually configure array then press Enter 3 If you selected 1 proceed to step 5 4 Use the up down arrow keys to move the selection bar then press Enter to select a disk drive ...

Page 82: ...te a mirrored set Press Y if you wish to duplicate the source disk DISK 1 data to the RAID disks 6 If you selected Y the followig screen appears 7 When finished press Q to return to previous menu The current RAID set is displayed on the upper side of the screen ...

Page 83: ...ASUS K8S MX motherboard 3 15 8 Press Q to exit the RAID setup 9 Press Y then Enter to save changes 10 After the setup is complete you can partition and format the array as a single hard drive ...

Page 84: ...py Disk 3 FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 3 _ 7 Press 1 to create a RAID driver disk 8 Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press Enter 9 Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process OR 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support CD into the optical drive 3 When the Drivers menu appears click SIS RAID Controller Driver Disk to create a SIS RAID driv...

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