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Chapter 2

Hardware information

This chapter describes the hardware
setup procedures that you have to
perform when installing system
components. It includes details on
the switches, jumpers, and
connectors on the motherboard.

Summary of Contents for Motherboard PSCH-SR

Page 1: ...Motherboard PSCH SR Series 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: ...verview 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 2 7 2 3 3 Installing the optional CPU heatsink and thermal plate 2 9 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 4 1 Overview 2 11 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 11 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 13 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 14 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 14 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 14 2 5 3 PCI slots 2 16 2 6 Jumpers 2 17 2 7 Connectors 2 2...

Page 4: ...e 4 13 4 3 3 Secondary IDE Master 4 13 4 3 4 Secondary IDE Slave 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu 4 14 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features 4 15 4 4 2 CPU Configuration 4 16 4 4 3 Memory Configuration 4 17 4 4 4 Chipset 4 18 4 4 5 Onboard Device 4 20 4 4 6 PCIPnP 4 24 4 4 7 USB Configuration 4 26 4 5 Power menu 4 27 4 5 1 APM Configuration 4 27 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor 4 31 4 6 Boot menu 4 33 4 6 1 Boot Device Priori...

Page 5: ...use 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 6: ...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 7: ...installation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIO...

Page 8: ...ardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the componen...

Page 9: ...nd RAID 1 configurations using two SATA hard disk drives and Windows XP Serial ATA model IDE model storage Adaptec AIC 8110X support 4 x Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 configurations using four SATA hard disk drives and the optional Adaptec SODIMM Zero Channel RAID card SCSI model IDE model storage Adaptec AIC 7901X support Single channel Ultra320 SCSI connector for RA...

Page 10: ...ment card SODIMM slot forAdaptec Zero Channel RAID card optional on SCSI SATAmodels only 68 pin Ultra320 SCSI connector SCSI models only 4 x horizontal Serial ATA connectors SATA models only Firmware Hub Flash ROM 4 Mb for IDE models 8 Mb for SCSI and SATA models Award BIOS with enhanced ACPI PnP DMI2 0 Green PCI 2 2 PCI X 1 0a USB 2 0 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME chassis intrusion ATX power sup...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...ASUS PSCH SR motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 13: ...00 DDR SDRAM high resolution graphics through an onboard VGA Serial ATA support dual Gigabit LAN PCI X and USB 2 0 interfaces PSCH SR is your perfect vehicle to get 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 Contact your retailer if any of the above items is damaged or missing ASUS...

Page 14: ...6 4 GB s data transfer rate for various server applications Serial ATA technology The motherboard supports the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces and the Intel 6300ESB The SATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement and up to 150 MB s data transfer rate For Serial ATA models the Adaptec AIC 8110X chip supports four ...

Page 15: ...gabit Ethernet controller allows full duplex Gigabit performance on LAN on Motherboard LOM applications Take the advantage of the Communication Streaming Architecture CSA with the Intel 82547GI controller that connects to the dedicated CSA bus on the Memory Controller Hub MCH This reduces the PCI bottlenecks by freeing the PCI bus for other I O operations The Intel 82541GI controller utilizes the ...

Page 16: ... adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation ASUS Update This utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS through a user friendly interface Connect to the Internet then to the ASUS FTP site nearest you to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard ...

Page 17: ... Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes details on the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 18: ...SR motherboard Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard installation 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 5 Expansion slots 2 14 2 6 Jumpers 2 17 2 7 Connectors 2 22 ...

Page 19: ...m 4 Whenever you uninstall any component 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 Power LED The motherboard has a green powe...

Page 20: ...herboard make sure that you place it to 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 2 2 2 Screw holes Secure the motherboard to the chassis with nine 9 screws on the holes indicated by the circles Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause yo...

Page 21: ...B2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 VGA_EN1 LOCATOR1 J4 J5 ATX12V1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 FRONT_FAN1 FRONT_FAN2 ATI RAGE XL VGA Controller PCI3 32 bit 33MHz 5V FLOPPY1 SATA1 BMCSOCKET1 SATA2 COM2 USB34 FPSMB1 BPSMB1 CLRTC1 CHASSIS1 BAT1 PSUSMB1 Intel 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet PCI2 32 bit 33MHz 5V S...

Page 22: ...4 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 VGA_EN1 LOCATOR1 J4 J5 ATX12V1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 FRONT_FAN1 FRONT_FAN2 ATI RAGE XL VGA Controller PCI3 32 bit 33MHz 5V FLOPPY1 SATA1 SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID3 SATA_RAID4 BMCSOCKET1 ZCRSKT1 SATA2 COM2 USB34 FPSMB1 BPSMB1 CLRTC1 CHASSIS1 BAT1 PSUSMB1 Intel 82547GI Gigabit Ethernet PCI2 32 bit 33MH...

Page 23: ...2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 VGA_EN1 LOCATOR1 J4 J5 ATX12V1 CPU_FAN2 CPU_FAN1 FRONT_FAN1 FRONT_FAN2 ATI RAGE XL VGA Controller PCI3 32 bit 33MHz 5V FLOPPY1 SATA1 BMCSOCKET1 ZCRSKT1 SATA2 COM2 USB34 FPSMB1 BPSMB1 35 68 34 1 SCSIA1 CLRTC1 CHASSIS1 BAT1 PSUSMB1 Intel 82547GI Gigabit Ethern...

Page 24: ... port 2 22 Internal connectors 1 Power supply unit SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 2 23 2 Front panel SMBus connector 6 1 pin FPSMB1 white 2 23 3 Backplane SMBus connector 6 1 pin BPSMB1 black 2 24 4 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS1 2 24 5 IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_IDE1 blue SEC_IDE1 black 2 25 6 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 2 26 7 Serial ATA RAID connectors 7 pin SATA_RAID1...

Page 25: ...socket The socket is designed for the Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 478 pin package with 1 MB 512 KB L2 cache Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mark should match a specific corner of the CPU socket Gold Mark 2 3 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 478 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard ...

Page 26: ...the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 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 After installation make sure to plug in the 4 pin ATX power cable to the motherboard Gold Mark 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever 90º 100º angle Make sure that...

Page 27: ...nderneath the motherboard before you install the heatsink Refer to the picture below for the correct matching of the motherboard and thermal plate holes The passive CPU heatsink and a thermal plate is purchased separately For optimum thermal solution use the recommended CPU heatsink and thermal plate To install the CPU heatsink 1 Carefully place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU ...

Page 28: ...twist each of the four screws with a Philips cross screwdriver just enough to attach the heatsink to the motherboard 3 When the four screws are attached tighten them one by one to completely secure the heatsink Do not overtighten the screws to avoid damaging the motherboard ...

Page 29: ...ons may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 Use the blue DIMM slots first In Dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency otherwise the system may run in a lower frequency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you o...

Page 30: ...MM_B2 blue black blue black Single channel 1 Populated 2 Populated 3 Populated 4 Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 Table 2 Memory frequency CPU FSB synchronization CPU FSB DDR DIMM Type Memory Frequency 800 MHz PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 400 333 266 MHz 533 MHz PC2700 PC2100 333 266 MHz 4...

Page 31: ...e socket 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM notch A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits i...

Page 32: ...acket 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 the screw you removed earlier 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...

Page 33: ...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 available for ISA or PCI devices A B C D E F G H PXIRQ0 PXIRQ1...

Page 34: ...I cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications When installing long PCI cards it is recommended that you install them in the PCIX1 and PCI3 slots Long PCI cards installed in the PCI2 slot may interfere with the SATA connectors ...

Page 35: ...setting in the BIOS Refer to Chapter 4 for more information PSCH SR PSCH SR Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 Default 5V 5VSB 1 2 2 3 2 Integrated LAN controllers 3 pin LAN_EN1 LAN_EN2 This jumper allows you enable or disable the onboard LAN controllers The LAN_EN1 jumper is for the LAN1 port controlled by the Intel 82547GI LAN controller while the LAN_EN2 jumper is for the LAN2 port controlled by the...

Page 36: ...ics controller 3 pin VGA_EN1 This jumper allows you enable or disable the onboard graphics controller PSCH SR PSCH SR VGA Setting VGA_EN1 Enable Default Disable 2 3 1 2 4 SATA SCSI controller jumper 3 pin SASI_EN1 This jumper allows you enable or disable the SATA controller on SATA models or the SCSI controller on SCSI models ...

Page 37: ...plug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap 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 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data PSCH SR PSCH SR Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal Default Cl...

Page 38: ...t gets corrupted or destroyed PSCH SR PSCH SR Force BIOS Recovery Setting J5 Default Normal Force BIOS Recovery 1 2 2 3 This jumper allows you to update recover the BIOS quickly To update the BIOS 1 Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard xxxx xxx BIN and the AWDFLASH EXE utility 2 Set the jumper to pins 2 3 3 Insert the floppy disk then turn on the system to update...

Page 39: ...mper cap is placed over the pins PSCH SR PSCH SR DDR Voltage Switching Regulator J6 1 2 Adjust to 5 1 2 3 Adjust to 5 Observe caution when adjusting the DDR voltage PSCH SR PSCH SR SATA Setting J2 1 2 2 3 Enable Default Disable 9 Serial ROM initialization jumper 3 pin J2 SATA models only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the serial ROM for Serial ATA devices ...

Page 40: ...rolled by the Intel 82541GI LAN controller Refer to the table below for the RJ 45 port LED indications Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications 1 7 6 2 4 5 3 4 VGA port This port connects a VGA display device 5 Serial port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 6 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connec...

Page 41: ...al connectors 1 Power supply unit SMBus connector 5 pin PSUSMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices to the power supply unit Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface Not all power supply units have SMBus connector for server management PSCH SR PSCH SR Power Supply SMBus Header PSUSMB1 I2C_7_CLK I2C_7_DATA NC GN...

Page 42: ... intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS1 This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion 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 sh...

Page 43: ...slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraATA cable connect...

Page 44: ...erating system you can create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration using the Adaptec HostRAID technology embedded in the Intel 6300ESB Important notes on Serial ATA In a legacy operating system DOS environment using the Serial ATA connectors will disable the Southbridge support to one of the IDE channels either primary or secondary channel The Serial ATA RAID feature RAID 0 and RAID 1 is only availabl...

Page 45: ... SATA_RAID4 The Serial ATA RAID connectors are available on SATA models only These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that you can configure as a RAID set Through the onboard Adaptec AIC 8110X RAID controller you may create a RAID0 RAID1 RAID0 1 or multi RAID configuration 8 LAN LED connector 4 pin LAN_LED1 This connector is for the LAN activity LEDs in the system front panel PSCH SR PS...

Page 46: ... and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit In addition to the 20 pin ATXPWR1 connector connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU 10 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy disk drive Pin 5 is removed to ...

Page 47: ...Ultra320 SCSI connector is available on SCSI models only This single channel Ultra320 SCSI connector supports SCSI hard disk drives that you may configure as a RAID set through the onboard Adaptec 7901 SCSI controller The channel can support a maximum of 15 devices as specified by Ultra320 SCSI standards If you wish to create a SCSI RAID set make sure that you have connected the SCSI cable and ins...

Page 48: ...ng sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector 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 connectors 14 Serial connector 10 1 pin COM2 for management use This connector accommodates a server management ca...

Page 49: ...ps and warnings Hard Disk Activity 2 pin HD_LED This connects to the hard disk drive LED The read or write activities of the hard disk drive connected to the any of IDE connectors cause the hard disk drive LED to light up ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch 2 pin PWR_SW This connector is for the system power switch Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF dep...

Page 50: ...2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 51: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 52: ...ASUS PSCH SR motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 53: ...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 on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on te...

Page 54: ...If you are using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 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 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on t...

Page 55: ...Chapter 4 BIOS information This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup Menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 56: ...US PSCH SR motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 6 4 3 Main menu 4 9 4 4 Advanced menu 4 14 4 5 Power menu 4 27 4 6 Boot menu 4 33 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 57: ... floppy disk DOS environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive At the DOS prompt type format a s then press the Enter key Windows XP environment a Insert a new 1 44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive b From the Windows desktop click Start My Computer c In the My Computer window click the 3 1 2 Floppy icon d From the Menu bar click File Format e Select Create an MS DOS Startup Disk i...

Page 58: ...ity awdflash exe from the Software folder of the support CD to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 4 When the A appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility 5 At the prompt type awdflash then press Enter The Award BIOS Flash Utility s...

Page 59: ... See the next section for details on saving the current BIOS file AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Warning Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V File Name to Program 1001 bin Program Flashing Memory 0FE00 OK 12 12 12 12 Write OK 12 12 12 12 No Update 12 12 12 12 Write Fail 1...

Page 60: ... F1 to Continue 4 1 3 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process To save the current BIOS file using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section 2 Press Y when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file The...

Page 61: ... current BIOS as old bin 4 The utility saves the current BIOS file to the floppy disk then returns to the BIOS flashing process AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 01 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved For Canterwood PSCHSR IDE DATE 05 16 2004 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V File Name to Program 1001 bin Message Please Wait Reset Now Backup System BIOS to File 12345678901234567890123456...

Page 62: ... the CMOS RAM of the Flash ROM The Flash ROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Delete 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 p...

Page 63: ...2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the power configuration settings Boot For changing the system boot configuration settings Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select the menu bar items press the righ...

Page 64: ... 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 4 2 7 Pop up window Select an item in the menu then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item The navigation keys differ from one screen to another 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom of a...

Page 65: ...ally the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 1999 to 2099 Use the Tab key to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Base Extended Total Memory xxxK The base ...

Page 66: ...ul the setup BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails this may be because the IDE drive is too old or too new If the drive was already formatted on a previous system the BIOS may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select Manual to manually enter the IDE drive parameters Refer to the section Manually detecting an I...

Page 67: ...anually detecting an IDE drive If you wish to manually enter the drive information set the Primary IDE Master item to Manual and the Access Mode item to CHS Primary Master Auto Detection Press Enter Primary IDE Master Manual Access Mode CHS Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 PIO Mode Auto UDMA Mode Auto Transfer Mode None S M A R T Status None Item Specific Help Sele...

Page 68: ...s calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Sector Shows the number of sectors per track Transfer Mode Shows the data transfer mode if the IDE hard disk drive supports the feature Otherwise this item is grayed out and shows the value None S M A R T Status Shows the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T status if the IDE hard disk drive supports the fe...

Page 69: ...E Master for the menu item descriptions 4 3 3 Secondary IDE Master When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Master refer to section 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master for the menu item descriptions 4 3 4 Secondary IDE Slave When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Slave refer to section 4 3 1 Primary IDE Master for the menu item descriptions ...

Page 70: ...set and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction Advanced BIOS Features CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset Onboard Device PCIPnP USB Configuration Item Specific Help Virus Protection Boot Sequence Select Menu ...

Page 71: ...ess Auto This option allows you to delect the agent adress Configuration options 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h Auto Agent after boot Disabled This option allows you to enable or disable the agent after boot up Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 1 Advanced BIOS Features This menu shows the console redirection and agent information Select an item then press Enter to display a pop up menu with the conf...

Page 72: ...le the CPU L1 and L2 cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Feature The CPU Feature window displays the thermal management and monitor feature of this motherboard CPU L1 L2 Cache Enabled CPU Feature Press Enter CPU Configuration Item Specific Help Disable Enable CPU L1 L2 cache Select Menu CPU Configuration Item Specific Help Select Menu Thermal Management Thermal Monitor 1 The Thermal M...

Page 73: ...abled Memory Configuration Item Specific Help Set DRAM Frequency Select Menu DRAM Frequency Auto This item sets the DRAM operating frequency Configuration options DDR266 DDR333 Auto Memory Timing Selectable By SPD The DRAM clock are set according to the DRAM SPD Serial Presence Detect Select By SPD for automatic DRAM clock detection Select Manual to allow setting the succeeding memory items to opt...

Page 74: ...an item then press Enter to display a sub menu with additional items or show a pop up menu with the configuration options Frequency Voltage Control System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Init Display First PCI VGA Card Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum 0 35 Chipset Item Specific Help Press Enter to set Select Menu System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Allows you to enable or...

Page 75: ...ock Ratio x25 This option allows you to set the ratio between the CPU core clock and the front side bus frequency Highlight this item then press Enter to display a pop up menu Type in the value then press Enter Configuration options Min 16 Max 25 Init Display First PCI VGA Card Allows you to select the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options PCI VGA Card AGP Slot Au...

Page 76: ...sable Onboard AC97 audio Select Menu H W Jumper of CSA LAN Enabled This option tells whether the CSA LAN jumper labeled LAN_EN1 on the motherboard is enabled or disabled See section 2 6 Jumpers for details Onboard CSA LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard CSA LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled H W Jumper of ONB LAN Enabled This option tells whether the ...

Page 77: ...RQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Allows you to select the parellel port base address Configuration options Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRG5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Allows you to select the parallel port mode Configuration options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP Normal EPP Mode Select EPP1 7 Allows you to select the EPP mode This item becomes configurable only if the Parallel Port Mo...

Page 78: ... Disabled This item allows you to configure your serial ATA devices if present Configuration options Disabled Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode SATA Only a Setting to Auto allows BIOS to automatically configure the SATA devices b Setting to Combined Mode allows you to install parallel ATA and serial ATA devices at the same time You may install two IDE devices on any of the parallel ATA channels and...

Page 79: ...o a disk array Refer to the software installation guide for details on RAID configuration Configuration options IDE RAID Serial ATA Port0 Mode SATA0 Master Serial ATA Port1 Mode SATA1 Master Allow you to set the SATA Port0 and Serial ATA Port1 modes The options for these items vary depending on the setting of the On Chip Serial ATA item Configuration options Primary Master Secondary Master SATA0 m...

Page 80: ...the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit the Setup The ESCD includes information on non PnP devices Set this item to Enabled if you installed an expansion card that conflicts with other devices and cause system boot failure Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resources Controlled By Auto When set to Auto ESCD allows BIOS to automatically configure of all boot and Plug and Play ...

Page 81: ...tem Specific Help Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISa bus architecture Select Menu IRQ xx assigned to PCI device The IRQ Resources sub menu is activated when the Resources Controlled by parameter is set to Manual Select PCI Device to assign an IRQ address to a Pl...

Page 82: ...oller Select Menu USB Controller Enabled Allows you enable or disable the USB controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the EHCI controller Setting this item to Enabled allows the built in high speed USB support in the BIOS to turn on automatically when you install high speed USB devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Lega...

Page 83: ... Function Button Only KB Power On Password Enter Hot Key Power ON Ctrl F1 Resume By Alarm Disabled Date of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 APM Configuration Item Specific Help This field allows you to set the automatic power saving features Select Menu 4 5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management APM Select an item then press Enter ...

Page 84: ...Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power interruption When set to Power On the system turns on automatically after an power interruption When set to Last State the system goes into whatever was the system state on or off before the power interruption Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Video Off Method DPMS This item determines the video off features The Display P...

Page 85: ...llows you to enable or disable the PME to generate a wake up event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modem Enabled Allows you to enable or disable system power up when the external modem receives a call while in soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On Function BUTTON ONLY Allows you to select a device to turn the system power on Configuration options...

Page 86: ...ons Min 0 Max 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 To set the time of alarm 1 Highlight this item and press Enter to display a pop up menu for the hour field 2 Key in a value Min 0 Max 23 then press Enter 3 Press tab to move to the minutes field then press Enter 4 Key in a minute value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter 5 Press tab to move to the seconds field then press Enter 6 Key in a value Min 0 Max 59 the...

Page 87: ...cific Help Select Menu Voltage Monitor Smart Q Fan Configuration CPU Temperature 45o C 113o F M B Front Temperature 29o C 84o F M B Rear Temperature 36o C 96o F CPU Fan1 Speed 5152 RPM CPU Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Front Fan1 Speed 0 RPM Front Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Rear Fan1 Speed 0 RPM Rear Fan2 Speed 0 RPM Hardware Monitor Item Specific Help Press Enter to view Select Menu Voltage Monitor CPU VCORE A 3 3V Vol...

Page 88: ...ature Select Menu Smart Q Fan Configuration Smart Fan1 Temperature 40o C 104o F Smart Fan2 Temperature 40o C 104o F Smart Fan3 Temperature 40o C 104o F Allows automatic chassis CPU HDD or power suppy fan speed adjustment according to the system temperature Configuration options Disabled 30o C 86o F 35o C 95o F 40o C 104o F Fan1 Tolerance Value 5 Fan2 Tolerance Value 5 Fan3 Tolerance Value 5 Allows...

Page 89: ...Disk Boot Priority Removable Device Priority CD ROM Boot Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Item Specific Help Select Menu 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot Device CDROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk Boot Device Priority Item Specific Help Select your Boot Device Priority Select Menu 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot Device CDROM 3rd Boot Device Hard Disk These items allow you to select y...

Page 90: ...riority Item Specific Help Use up or down arrow to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Select Menu 1 Floppy Disks Removable Device Priority Item Specific Help Use up or down arrow to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Select Menu ...

Page 91: ...oot Device Priority Select Menu 4 6 4 CD ROM Boot Priority 1 1st Slave ASUS CD S520 A CD ROM Boot Priority Item Specific Help Use up or down arrow to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Select Menu Boot Other Device Enabled Allows you to enable or disable selection of other boot device Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power O...

Page 92: ...ion options Disabled Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard typematic rate setting Set to Enabled to configure the Type Rate and Type Delay items Configuration options Disabled Enabled The items Typematic Rate Chars Sec and Typematic...

Page 93: ... is changed to Set To clear the password 1 Highlight the password field and press Enter twice The following message appears PASSWORD DISABLED Press any key to continue 2 Press any key to return to the menu A note about passwords The Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program preventing unauthorized access The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized...

Page 94: ... by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 2 6 Jumpers for instructions Password Check Setup This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select System to require the password before entering the system Configuration options Setup System ...

Page 95: ...and return to the menu Exit Discard Changes Select this option then press Enter if you wish to exit the Setup utility without saving your changes When a confirmation window appears type Y to exit and discard your changes or N to cancel and return to the menu Load Setup Defaults Select this option then press Enter or simply press F5 to load the optimized values for each of the Setup menu items When...

Page 96: ...4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ...

Page 97: ...Appendix Reference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when confiiguring the motherboard ...

Page 98: ...ASUS PSCH SR motherboard Appnedix summary A 1 Block diagram A 1 ...

Page 99: ... Flash ROM COM1 COM2 To mini PCI BMC WInbond W83627THF A Super I O LPC BUS KB MS FLOPPY Winbond 83792AD miniPCI BMC ATI RAGE XL GbE VGA Conn 2XPCI 33 MHz FSB 400 533 800 MHz 266 32 333 400 MHz 128 bit CSA 266MT s in 66MHz Hub Link 1 5 266MT s in 66 MHz 2 PIDE Ports Ultra ATA 66 100 4 x USB1 1 USB2 0 Ports 3x TEMPERATURE CPU Fron Rear 8x VOLTAGE 6x TEMPERATURE CPU x2 Front x2 Rear x2 Intel E7210 No...

Page 100: ...3x TEMPERATURE CPU Fron Rear 8x VOLTAGE Winbond 83792AD miniPCI BMC ATI RAGE XL GbE 6x TEMPERATURE CPU x2 Front x2 Rear x2 VGA Conn 2XPCI 33 MHz FSB 400 533 800 MHz 266 32 333 400 MHz 128 bit CSA 266MT s in 66MHz Hub Link 1 5 266MT s in 66 MHz 2 PIDE Ports Ultra ATA 66 100 4 x USB1 1 USB2 0 Ports Intel Pentium 4 Processor Prescott Processor 478 Pin Package Intel 82541 GbE LAN Intel 82547 LAN Intel...

Page 101: ...D miniPCI BMC ATI RAGE XL GbE VGA Conn 2XPCI 33 MHz FSB 400 533 800 MHz 266 32 333 400 MHz 128 bit CSA 266MT s in 66MHz Hub Link 1 5 266MT s in 66 MHz 2 PIDE Ports Ultra ATA 66 100 4 x USB1 1 USB2 0 Ports 3x TEMPERATURE CPU Fron Rear 8x VOLTAGE 6x TEMPERATURE CPU x2 Front x2 Rear x2 Intel Pentium 4 Processor Prescott Processor 478 Pin Package Intel 82541 GbE LAN Intel 82547 LAN Intel E7210 North B...

Page 102: ...A 4 Appendix Reference information ...

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