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Summary of Contents for P2-M3A3200

Page 1: ...P2 M3A3200 P4 M3A3200 ASUS PC Desktop Barebone User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ICULAR 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 SPECIFICATI...

Page 3: ... 2 2 3 Support CD information 2 3 2 3 1 Running the Support CD 2 3 2 3 2 Drivers menu 2 4 2 3 3 Utilities menu 2 5 2 3 4 Manual menu 2 6 2 3 5 ASUS Contact information 2 6 2 3 6 Other information 2 7 2 4 ASUS AI Manager 2 9 2 4 1 Installing AI Manager 2 9 2 4 2 Launching AI Manager 2 9 2 4 3 AI Manager Quick Bar 2 9 2 4 4 Main 2 10 2 4 5 My favorites 2 13 2 4 6 Support 2 14 2 4 7 Information 2 14 ...

Page 4: ...s 4 14 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 14 4 2 7 General help 4 14 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 15 4 2 9 Pop up window 4 15 4 3 Main menu 4 16 4 3 1 System Time 4 16 4 3 2 System Date 4 16 4 3 3 Primary IDE Master Slave 4 17 4 3 4 SATA 1 2 4 18 4 3 5 Storage Configuration 4 19 4 3 6 System Information 4 20 4 4 Advanced menu 4 21 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration 4 21 4 4 2 CPU Configuration 4 23 4 4 3 Chipset 4 24...

Page 5: ... APM Configuration 4 31 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor 4 32 4 6 Boot menu 4 33 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 33 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 34 4 6 3 Security 4 35 4 7 Tools menu 4 37 4 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 37 4 7 2 ASUS O C Profile 4 37 4 8 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 6: ...ollowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for r...

Page 7: ...ntact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a flat and stable surface Do not block the air vents on the chassis Always provide proper ventilation for this product We recommend th...

Page 8: ...00 P4 M3A3200 The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components 2 Chapter 2 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD 3 Chapter 3 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboar...

Page 9: ...h as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package Conventions used in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when ...

Page 10: ...ASUS motherboard CPU fan and heatsink assembly 3 in 1 storage card reader CompactFlash card reader PCIE raiser card 200W power supply unit 2 Cables Power cable Serial ATA power cable and signal cable IDE cable 3 CD Support CD 4 Quick Installation Guide Optional items 1 ASUS VGA card 2 Infrared card for P4 M3A3200 only 3 Remote control for P4 M3A3200 only Optional items are not included in the syst...

Page 11: ...3A3200 Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of ASUS P2 M3A3200 P4 M3A3200 The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panels and internal components ...

Page 12: ...motherboard that supports the AMD Athlon 64 x2 Athlon 64 and Sempron processors The system supports up to 4GB system memory using DDR2 800 667 533MHz DIMMs high resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller Serial ATA USB 2 0 and eight channel high definition audio CODEC 1 2 Front panel The illustrations below show the front panels of the P2 M3A3200 and P4 M3A3200 1 2 4 5 3 Front panel cl...

Page 13: ...rts the MultiMediaCard Secure Digital card and Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO card 8 4 pin IEEE 1394 port This port connects to an IEEE 1394 device such as a digital camrecorder 9 USB 2 0 ports 5 and 6 These Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 ports connect to USB 2 0 devices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 10 Microphone port pink This port connects to a microphone 11 Headphone p...

Page 14: ...nnects to a headphone or speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115 environment will seriously damage the system 1 Power connector 2 Voltage selector This switch allows you to adjust the system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area If the voltag...

Page 15: ...terface HDMI connector and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD Blu Ray discs and other protected content Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Re...

Page 16: ...nce 1 5 25 inch optical disk drive and 3 5 inch hard disk drive cage 2 Front panel assembly 3 Power supply unit 4 PCIE raiser bracket connected to the motherboard PCIE slot 5 ASUS motherboard 6 DIMM slots 7 AM2 socket under the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 8 CPU fan and heatsink assembly 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 16 Serial port This port is for pointing devices or other serial devices 17 ASUS VGA card opti...

Page 17: ...ASUS P2 M3A3200 P4 M3A3200 Chapter 2 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the Support CD ...

Page 18: ...tes to maximize the features of your hardware 2 2 Powering up your system Press the power button to power up the system To ensure that the OS work properly install the drivers included in the Support CD Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information P2 M3A3200 P4 M3A3200 ...

Page 19: ...SSETUP EXE file from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE file to run the CD Click an item to install Click an icon to display Support CD motherboard information 2 3 Support CD information The support CD that comes with the system package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to get all the system features The contents of the Support CD are subject to...

Page 20: ...set program driver Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek audio driver HDMI Audio Driver Installs the HDMI audio driver Realtek RTL8168C RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek RTL8168C RTL8111C LAN driver Realtek Cardreader Driver Installs the Realtek Cardreader driver 2 3 2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the ne...

Page 21: ...her through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS Cool n Quiet Utility Installs theASUS Cool n Quiet utility ASUS AI Manager Installs the ASUS AI Manager where you can launch AI disk AI Security and AI Probe easily Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF 2 3 3 Utilities menu The Utilities...

Page 22: ...lay the ASUS contact information 2 3 4 Manual menu The Support CD contains the Realtek HD Audio User s Manual and NIS 2008 Subscription renewal Guide The manuals are in Portable Document Format PDF format Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a manual ...

Page 23: ... of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the Support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Browse this CD Displays the Support CD contents in graphical format Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard ...

Page 24: ...hnical Support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the Support CD and a brief description of each item in text format ...

Page 25: ... CD 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS AI Manager 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation 2 4 2 Launching AI Manager You can launch AI Manager right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch AI Manager from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS AI Manager AI Manager v1 xx xx The AI Manager Quick Bar appears After launching the appli...

Page 26: ...les list Select the item that you want to clear then click Apply Click to switch between a full screen AI Manager window and the Quick bar Click to keep AI Manager in the taskbar Click to close AI Manager 2 4 4 Main Launch AI Disk AI Security or AI Probe from the Main menu Click the small triangle to open or close the Main menu Click to open close the Main menu ...

Page 27: ...flash disk and CD DVD disk which ensures more security for your data To lock a device 1 If you are using AI Security for the first time key in a password that consists of no more than 20 letters numbers or symbols 2 Confirm your password 3 Key in your password hint optional 4 Click OK 5 Select the device you want to lock then click Apply ...

Page 28: ...k a device 1 Deselect the device you locked then click Apply 2 Key in your password then click OK To change your password click Change Password and follow the onscreen instructions AI Probe AI Probe automatically detects the motherboard and CPU temperatures CPU fan speed and CPU voltage It also allows you to adjust these values manually ...

Page 29: ...k Add and then select from the succeeding screen the application you want to add to the My Favorites menu 2 Click Open The application you selected is added and its icon appears Right click an icon in the My Favorites menu to open delete or rename the corresponding application Double click an icon to open the corresponding application ...

Page 30: ...ys the general information of your system motherboard CPU BIOS memory and other devices installed 2 4 6 Support The Support menu displays links to the ASUS international website online technical support website online download support website and contact information website ...

Page 31: ...M3A3200 P4 M3A3200 Chapter 3 Motherboard info This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations ...

Page 32: ...1 3cm 8 4in IE1394_2 PWRSW USB56 FRONT_AUD CF_CON 3IN1_CON SB_PWR VIA VT6308P AMD ATISB700 AMD ATIRS780 Socket AM2 M3R78L R CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 ATX12V CPU_FAN AUDIO PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN_USB12 USB34 ALC1200 SPDIF_OUT CD EATXPWR PCI1 PCIEX1_1 8Mb BIOS SATA2 SATA1 PRI_IDE LED_CON CIRRX BUZZER KBPWR RTL 8111...

Page 33: ...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 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process to enter the BIOS setup program then reenter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause sys...

Page 34: ...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 3 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar This feature ...

Page 35: ...nectors in IDE mode connect the primary boot hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector 2 COM port connector 10 1pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis M3R78L R PIN1 COM1 M3R78L COM Port Connector M3R78L R M3R78L SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1...

Page 36: ...le for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select ensure that all other device jumpers have the same setting M3R78L R M3R78L IDE Connector NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the ID ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_IDE PIN1 Drive jumper setting Mode of device s Cable connector Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cable Select Master Black Sla...

Page 37: ...nel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability 5 Back audio connector 20 1 pin Back_Audio Connector M3R78L R M3R78L Back_Audio Connector AUDIO BCAZ LIN1 L BCAZ LIN1 R SENSE LIN1 BCAZ FRONT L BCAZ FRONTR SENSE FRONT BCAZ MIC1L BCAZ MIC1R SENSE MIC1 BCAZ CEN L BCAZ LEF R SENSE CN1 BCAZ SURBL BCAZ SURBR SENSE SURB BCAZ SUR L BCAZ SUR R SENSE SUR AGND...

Page 38: ...ble or may not boot up if the power is inadequate Ensure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system 8 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card M3R78L R M3R78L ATX Power Connector 12V DC GND 12V DC GND ATX12V 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts 5...

Page 39: ...ASUS P2 M3A3200 P4 M3A3200 Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS setup ...

Page 40: ...n these utilities Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable USB floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS file using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities All the floppy devices mentioned in this chapter are USB floppy devices 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Create a bootable floppy disk Windows X...

Page 41: ...least 1024KB free space to save the file Windows Vista environment a Insert a formatted high density 1 44MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive b Click from the Windows desktop then select Computer c Right click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format d Select the Create an MS DOS startup disk checkbox e Click Start 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk...

Page 42: ...e floppy disk A afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash done Write to file ok A Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website at www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy...

Page 43: ... Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash done Verifying flash done Please restart your computer A A afudos iM3R78L ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash...

Page 44: ...isk to M3R78L ROM Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file into the floppy disk drive The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy When the ...

Page 45: ...y Checking for floppy 3 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS file Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition supports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8GB DO NOT shut down or ...

Page 46: ... Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 06 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select or Load B Backup Esc Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L8005 PATH A BOARD M3R78L VER 0203 DATE 05 20 08 BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown 2 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or a U...

Page 47: ...he motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the Support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet conn...

Page 48: ... Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the dropdown menu then click Next ...

Page 49: ...OS from a file option from the dropdown menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you want to download Click Next 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to get all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4 Follo...

Page 50: ... can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the SPI chip The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run th...

Page 51: ... highlighted The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference only They may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website at www asus com to download the latest BIOS information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced ...

Page 52: ...e value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 8 Pop up window 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another 4 2 7 General help At the top right corner ...

Page 53: ...e Auto Block Multi Sector Transfer M Auto PIO Mode Auto DMA Mode Auto SMART Monitoring Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Select the type of de vice connected to the system v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD Pop up window Scroll bar 4 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 ...

Page 54: ...rmation on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time System Time 10 41 36 System Date Thu 04 24 2008 Pr...

Page 55: ...ive Configuration options 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 M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data trans...

Page 56: ...ss Enter to display the SATA device information Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Disabled Disables LBA Mode Auto Enables LBA Mode if the device supports it and the device is not already formatted with LBA Mode disabled Third IDE Master Device Not Detected LBA Large Mode Au...

Page 57: ...ransfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuration options Disabled Auto PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Configuration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Configuration options Auto SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disab...

Page 58: ...fications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AMIBIOS Version 0203 Build ...

Page 59: ... Spectrum Center 1 ATIG Spread Spectrum Center 1 Auto 25mV 50mV 75mV 100mV 125mV 150mV 175mV v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC...

Page 60: ...ectrum Configuration options Disabled Center 1 Center 0 5 FSB Frequency 200 Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus Use the and keys to adjust the FSB frequency You can also type the desired FSB frequency using the numeric keypad The values range from 200 to 600 Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings FSB ...

Page 61: ... change Freq Yes uCode Patch Level 0x62 Secure Virtual Machine Mode Enabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Disabled ACPI SRAT Table Enabled AMD Live Disabled Enable Disable Secure Virtual Machine Mode SVM BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Secure Virtual Machine Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Secure Virtual Machine mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled AMD Cool n Quiet Function Dis...

Page 62: ...iguration Internal Graphics Configuration Advanced PCI Express Configuration GPP Slots Power Limit W 25 Port 02 Features Port 04 Features Port 05 Features Port 06 Features Port 07 Features Port 09 Features Port 10 Features NB SB Port Features Port 02 Features Auto RC only advertize Gen2 capability Gen2 High Speed Mode Auto Link ASPM Disabled Link Width Auto Slot Power Limit W 75 GPP Slots Power Li...

Page 63: ... x1 x2 x4 x8 x16 Slot Power Limit W 75 Configuration options 75 Port 04 Features Port 10 Features Auto RC only advertize Gen2 capability Gen2 High Speed Mode Disabled Link ASPM Disabled Gen2 High Speed Mode Disabled Allows you to set the Gen2 high speed mode Configuration options Auto Disabled Software Initiated Advertised RC Link ASPM Disabled Allows you to set the Link ASPM Configuration options...

Page 64: ...nternal Graphics Configuration Advanced Internal Graphics Configuration UMA Frame Buffer Size Auto GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled Surround View Disabled NB Azalia Enabled Options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB UMA Frame Buffer Size Auto Allows you to select the UMA frame buffer size Configuration options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB GFX Engine Clock Override Disabled Allows you to enable or disable ...

Page 65: ...sabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled Primary Display Adapter PCI E Allows you to select the graphics controller used as the primary boot device Configuration options PCI E Onb...

Page 66: ...VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ When set to No BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested Configuration options Yes No Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the palete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen S...

Page 67: ... v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced USB Configuration USB Devices Enabled 4 Drives USB Functions Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode FullSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Disabled Enabled Options USB Functions Enabled Enables or disables the USB functions Configuration options Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Contr...

Page 68: ...t In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off Auto Detected by OS 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS post on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes Suspend Mode Auto Repost Video on S3 Resume No AC...

Page 69: ...d Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT p...

Page 70: ...ature v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 23ºC 73ºF MB Temperature 30ºC 86ºF CPU Fan Speed 4891RPM VCORE Voltage 1 344V 3 3V Voltage 3 152V 5V Voltage 4 838V 12V Voltage 11 712V Smart Q FAN Function Enabled Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Enables or disables RTC to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled...

Page 71: ...ice ATAPI CD ROM Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual floppy disk drive Floppy Drive B may appear when you set the CD ROM drive as the first boot ...

Page 72: ... to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state f...

Page 73: ... set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message ...

Page 74: ...e password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS...

Page 75: ...pyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O C Profile Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This utility doesn t support 1 NTFS format BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit 4 7 2 ASUS O C Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 06 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select o...

Page 76: ...O NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc O C PROFILE Configuration O C Profile 1 Status Not Installed O C Profile 2 Status Not Installed Save to Profile 1 Load from Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Load fro...

Page 77: ...load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a...

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