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ASUS SK8N motherboard

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Summary of Contents for SK8N

Page 1: ...Motherboard SK8N User Guide ...

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

Page 3: ...otherboard overview 1 6 1 4 1 Major components 1 6 1 4 2 Core specifications 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction 2 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 7 2 4 4 Connecting the CP...

Page 4: ...3 4 1 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 4 4 1 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 4 5 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 8 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 8 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 8 4 2 4 Menu items 4 9 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 9 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 9 4 2 9 General help 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xxxx 4 10 ...

Page 5: ...pport 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Drivers menu 5 2 5 2 3 Utilities menu 5 3 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information 5 4 5 2 5 Other information 5 5 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 7 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 5 8 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe 5 10 5 3 4 Multi channel Audio Feature 5 15 5 4 RAID configurations 5 17 5 4 1 Install th...

Page 6: ... 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 rec...

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: ...Hardware information 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 ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIO...

Page 9: ...products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 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 DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent dam...

Page 10: ... 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 510 739 3777 x5110 Web Site usa asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests ...

Page 11: ...DMA 133 100 Promise PDC20378 RAID controller 1 x UltraDMA 133 support for two hard drives 2 x Serial ATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 ALC 650 S PDIF out interface CK8 MAC Realtek RTL8201BL PHY Integrated 6 USB 2 0 ports 2 x port at 400 Mbps transfer rate ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash Supports S PDIF out interface ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q Fan 1 x USB 2 0 connector support additional 2 USB 2 0 ports 20 p...

Page 12: ...lel 1 x Serial 1 x PS 2 Keyboard 1 x PS 2 Mouse 1 x Audio I O 4 x USB 2 0 1 x RJ 45 Port 1 x IEEE 1394 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI DMI PnP Green ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Q Fan CrashFree BIOS 2 SM BIOS 2 3 PCI 2 3 USB 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Trend Microtm PC cillin 2002 anti virus software ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the SK8N motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS SK8N motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 6 ...

Page 15: ... chipset that sets a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution Supporting up to 8GB of system memory with PC2700 PC2100 PC1600 DDR SDRAM registered modules high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot Serial ATA support RAID IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the SK8N takes you ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware ...

Page 16: ...erial ATA solution RAID support The motherboard supports two interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA SATA specification an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement up to 150 MB s data transfer rate With the Promise PDC 20378 RAID controller onboard the motherbo...

Page 17: ... 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 supporting up to 6 USB 2 0 ports The higher bandwidth of USB 2 0 allows connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras next generation scanners and printers and fast storage units USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 2 20 ASUS MyLogo2 This new feature present in the SK8N motherboard allows you to personalize and add style t...

Page 18: ...s you to restore the original BIOS data from the ASUS support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 4 5 BONUS Free bundled TrendMIcro PC cillin 2002 anti virus software OEM version ...

Page 19: ...ystem fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components 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 20: ... picture on page 1 7 1 DDR DIMM sockets 2 CPU socket 3 12V ATX power connector 4 ATX Power connector 5 IDE connectors 6 Flash ROM 7 System chipset 8 Super I O controller 9 Floppy disk connector 10 RAID Ultra ATA 133 connector 11 Standby power LED 12 IEEE 1394 controller 13 Serial ATA controller 14 Serial ATA connectors 15 PCI slots 16 AGP slot 17 Audio CODEC 18 LAN PHY 19 PS 2 Mouse 20 Parallel po...

Page 21: ...ASUS SK8N motherboard user guide 1 7 1 2 17 3 5 11 15 4 7 6 8 13 18 16 10 14 12 9 19 29 23 24 25 26 20 22 28 21 27 ...

Page 22: ...ROM This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program System chipset The Nvidia nForce 3 Pro 150 is a low latency subsystem that provides an extremely fast dedicated HyperTransport link that sets the communication with the CPU at up to 3 6 GB s a speed that ensures ample bandwidth for integrated support for AGP PCI Serial ATA and other devices Super I O controller The ITE IT8712F A interfac...

Page 23: ...rs These two 7 pin connectors support Serial ATA HDDs and allows for up to 150MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard Parallel ATA with 133 MB s PCI slots These five 32 bit PCI 2 3 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB s maximum throughput AGP slot This Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot supports 1 5V AGP8X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical appl...

Page 24: ...function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Bass Center Speaker Out USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0...

Page 25: ... 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 26: ...Chapter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 11 2 6 Expansion slots 2 15 2 7 Jumpers 2 19 2 8 Connectors 2 21 ...

Page 27: ...ce 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 2 1 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure ...

Page 28: ...Y1 PRI_IDE SEC_IDE SPDIF_OUT ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module PWR_FAN1 nVIDIA nForce3 Pro150 COM2 USB56 IE1394_1 SATA_RAID2 24 5cm 9 6in 30 5cm 12 0in CPU_FAN1 SATA_RAID1 PRI_RAID1 J1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 T USB4 B USB3 Bottom 1394 Top Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard PROMISE P...

Page 29: ...void touching the ICs on them 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 When lit the g...

Page 30: ...based system bus Also the processor includes Error Correcting Code ECC protection for L1 and L2 cache data and DRAM ECC protection with chipkill Additionally the 128 bit wide data paths of the AMD Opteron processor run applications faster than traditional processors with only 32 or 64 bit wide data paths Current 32 bit processors have a 4 gigabyte memory addressing cap the AMD Opteron has a 40 bit...

Page 31: ...socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU ...

Page 32: ... Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 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 Chamfer ...

Page 33: ...dule base The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU d...

Page 34: ...e that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place 3 Align the other end of the retention bracket near the retention bracket lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place ...

Page 35: ...onnect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 ...

Page 36: ...ualified Vendor List The following table lists the CPU heatsink and fan assembly that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Vendor Part Number Performance Thermaltake A1724 0 31C W Foxconn NBT K5011NE1DBVCB 001 0 30C W Ajigo MF043 044 0 30C W ...

Page 37: ...volved from the mainstream PC66 PC100 PC133 memory known as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR D...

Page 38: ...all identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 blue sockets and identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 black sockets 1 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 2 In Dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each chann...

Page 39: ...air of Dual channel memory configuration C support for 4 modules inserted into the blue and black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration Size Vendor Model Brand SS DS Component A B C 256MB Apacer 77 10632 112 Infineon SS HYB25D256800BT 6B 512MB Apacer 77 10732 112 Infineon DS HYB25D256800BT 6B 512MB Apacer 78 91052 111 Infineon DS HYB25D256800BT 6B 256MB ATP AB32L72Q8SQB3S SAMSUNG...

Page 40: ... Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket SK8N SK8N 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM NOTCH Locked Retaining Clip Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard an...

Page 41: ... bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software set...

Page 42: ...meric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI INT A PCI INT B PCI INT C PCI INT D PCI slot 1 INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 2 INT B INT C INT D INT A PCI slot 3 INT C INT D INT A INTB PCI slot 4 INT D INT A INT B INT C PCI slot 5 INT A INT B INT C INT D AGP slot INT E INT ...

Page 43: ...3 PCI slots There are five 32 bit PCI slots on this motherboard The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The following figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot ...

Page 44: ...ation Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard SK8N SK8N Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and ov...

Page 45: ...mation such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Place a jumper cap to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then remove the cap 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and ...

Page 46: ... This jumper allows you to enable or disable the boot block write protect feature Remove the jumper cap to enable the boot block write protect feature the default setting is disabled SK8N 2 1 2 1 SK8N Boot Block Write Protect J1 Disable Enable Default SK8N SK8N USB Device Wake Up USBPW1234 5VSB 3 2 5V Default 2 1 The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the ...

Page 47: ...motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug SK8N NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 SK8N Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY1 PIN 1 Always connect ribbon cables with the colored to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard...

Page 48: ...tation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraDMA133 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA133 100 66 cable 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 SK8N SK8N IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the I...

Page 49: ...ctors SATA_RAID2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA_RAID1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND Important notes on Serial ATA solution The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide flat ribbon cables of the Parallel ATA int...

Page 50: ...guration and to support additional IDE devices SK8N SK8N RAID Connector NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_RAID1 PIN 1 Important notes on the RAID feature By default the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID connector follow the ATA133 100 66 33 protocol as an independent drive not as a disk array The RAID SATA controller chipset does not support ATAP...

Page 51: ...an Connectors CPU_FAN1 PWR_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V CHA_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V 6 Serial Port 2 connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector accomodates a second serial port using a serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis SK8N SK8N Serial COM2 Bracket PIN 1 COM2 Do not forget to connect the...

Page 52: ...in ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU SK8N SK8N ATX Power Connector ATXPWR ATX12V 12V DC GND 12V DC GND 3 3VDC 12 0VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM 5 0VDC 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR_OK 12 0VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5VSB Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the ...

Page 53: ...to 480 Mbps connection speed This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals SK8N SK8N USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND OC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cable to the USB_56 connecto...

Page 54: ...ors 4 pin CD1 AUX1 These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card SK8N SK8N Internal Audio Connectors CD1 Black AUX1 White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground SK8N SK8N IEEE 1394 Connector IE1394_1 1 12V TPB0 GND TPA0 12V TPB0 GND TPA0 GND NEVER connect a USB ca...

Page 55: ...re shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable SK8N SK8N Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND 12 Digital Audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable to this connector a...

Page 56: ...t controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power Hard ...

Page 57: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 58: ...ASUS SK8N motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 59: ...h on the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power ...

Page 60: ...power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 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 the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting See section 4 5 Power Menu in Chapt...

Page 61: ...pter 4 BIOS setup This chapter gives information about the ASUS SK8N Basic Input Output System BIOS This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility that is bundled with the support CD ...

Page 62: ...SUS SK8N motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 13 4 5 Power Menu 4 25 4 6 Boot Menu 4 29 4 7 Exit Menu 4 34 ...

Page 63: ... instructions to complete the process 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility in DOS environment 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk 2 Copy the AFUDOS EXE utility from the suppo...

Page 64: ...e Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 When the BIOS update process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt A afudos iSK8N rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 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 The BIOS information on the screen is for ref...

Page 65: ...rom PC The AFUDOS EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk The copy can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted A afudos oMYBIOS03 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading flash done A When the BIOS copy process is complete the utility returns t...

Page 66: ...h press Alt F2 during POST to display the following 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file SK8N rom Completed Start flashing Flashed successfully Re...

Page 67: ...or this motherboard If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file SK8N rom Completed Start flashing 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS be...

Page 68: ...S update process is complete reboot the system Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file SK8N rom Completed Start flashing If there is no floppy disk found in the drive the system automatically checks the CD ROM DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure The rec...

Page 69: ... 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 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 progra...

Page 70: ...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 System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary ID...

Page 71: ... 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 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 the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu scre...

Page 72: ...tion options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5in System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected System Information Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Select Screen...

Page 73: ...ROM 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 occurs multiple sector...

Page 74: ...plays the auto detected BIOS information Processor This item displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory This item displays the auto detected system memory 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 SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 SMART Monitoring ...

Page 75: ...y BIOS CPU Overclock in MHz 200 This item allows user input of the FSB Frequency ranged from 200 MHz to 300 MHz Any value entered that is not in this range will have no effect or the system will be unstable if the selected FSB Speed is not supported Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU OverClock in Mhz 200 CPU Voltage 1 55V Take caution when changi...

Page 76: ...llow you to change the NorthBridge settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Memory Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM 2 5V Voltage 2 5V Memory CLK 133 MHz CAS Latency 2 5 TRCD 3 CLK TRAS 7 CLK TRP 3 CLK NorthBridge Chipset Configuration Memory CLK 133MHz This item displays the memory clock ...

Page 77: ...ral Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Memclock Mode Auto Bank Interleaving Auto CAS Latency CL Auto TRCD Auto TRAS Auto TRP Auto Memory Configuration Memclock Mode Auto This item 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 Manual Memclock Value 100 MHz This item appears when Memclock Mode is se...

Page 78: ...5 CLK TRP Auto This item sets the TRP Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK 4 4 2 1 2 ECC Configuration The Northbridge configuration menu item allow you to change the ECC settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Master ECC Enable Disable ECC Configuration Master ECC Enable...

Page 79: ...ce Enabled MAC Interface Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled USB Configuration IOAPIC Enabled South Bridge Chipset Configuration SMBus Interface Enabled This item enables or disables the SMBus controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled Audio CODEC Interface Enabled This item enables or disables the internal Audio CODEC interface Configuration options Enabled Disabled Auto MAC Interface En...

Page 80: ... Function Both Controllers Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate Configuration options Disabled Both Controllers Legacy USB Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB ...

Page 81: ...e Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Allows you to select the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command The message No USB mass storage device detected appears if none is installed in the system Configuration options 10 Sec 20 Sec 30 Sec 40 Sec Emulation Type N A When set to Auto USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as f...

Page 82: ...P Frequency ranged from 66 to 75 MHz Any value that is not within this range will have no effect Unsupported values many cause the system to become unstable Aperture Size 128 MB This item sets the Aperture size for the AGP Video controller it does not consume real system memory Configuration options 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB AGP 1 5V Voltage This item sets the AGP voltage setting Configurat...

Page 83: ...he HyperTransport Tristate that enables the link tristate during the disconnected state of an LDTSTOP Configuration options Disabled Enabled CRC Flood Enable Disabled This item enables or disables the CRC Flood that enable the generation of syncronized packets on CRC Error Configuration options Disabled Enabled LDT to MCP2 Frequency 600 MHz This item enables or disables the LCT to MCP2 frequency C...

Page 84: ...Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC 4 4 3 Onboard Devices Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 IEEE 1394 Controller Enabled OnBoard Promise Controller Enabled Operating Mode IDE Parall...

Page 85: ...equired for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system IRQ3 Available IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you installed a Plug Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug Pla...

Page 86: ...o Pallete Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Setting to Disabled deactivates this feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading writing to IDE devices Configuration optio...

Page 87: ...u to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable ...

Page 88: ...le the RI to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Resume Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the internal 802 3 MAC onboard LAN to generate PME in SoftOFF mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled RTC Resume Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the RTC event to wake after a power failure Configuration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PS2 Keyboard Di...

Page 89: ...es Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU chassis and power fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V ...

Page 90: ... medium temperature mark Configuration options 35ºC 75ºC CPU Fan Low Temp 40ºC This item sets the CPU fan low temperature mark Configuration options 35ºC 75ºC CPU Fan High Voltage 12 0V This item sets the CPU fan high voltage mark Configuration options 5 5V 6 0V 6 5V 7 0V 7 5V 8 0V 8 5V 9 0V 9 5V 10 0V 10 5V 11 0V 11 5V 12 0V CPU Fan Medium Voltage 9 0V This item sets the CPU fan medium voltage ma...

Page 91: ...Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIV 2nd Boot Device SM ASUS CD S360 3rd Boot Device PM ST320413A Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot...

Page 92: ... decrease the time needed to boot the system Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set 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 Configurat...

Page 93: ... 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 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interru...

Page 94: ...you have set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set...

Page 95: ...ows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows ...

Page 96: ...hen set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always 4 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Exit Save Changes Exit Dis...

Page 97: ... confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the...

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Page 99: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 100: ...ASUS SK8N motherboard Chapter summary 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 RAID configurations 5 17 5 5 Using Makedisk exe 5 24 ...

Page 101: ...pport CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click an icon to display more information Click an item to install Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The conte...

Page 102: ...evices Nvidia Chipset Driver Program This item installs the Nvidia Chipset drivers for the Nvidia nForce 3 Pro 150 chipset Promise PDC20378 Driver This item installs the Promise PDC20378 driver for the ATA and Serial ATA RAID features ALC650 Audio Driver This item installs the Realtek ALC650 audio driver and application USB 2 0 Driver This item installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 driver ...

Page 103: ...ogram allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed information Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF Promise Array Management Uti...

Page 104: ...ng the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated You may also find this information on page x of this user guide ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver Screen display and utilities option may not be the same for other operating system versions ...

Page 105: ...creen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the SK8N motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 106: ...l Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 107: ... The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 2 Select your desired update method then click Next 1 Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Vx xx xx AsusUpdate The ASUS Update initi...

Page 108: ...tically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu See section 5 2 3 Utilities menu 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility See section 5 3 1 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2 Before using ASUS My...

Page 109: ...ot logo 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen If you wish you may create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats If you wish to make the logo image smaller click on the arrow on the Ratio item and select your desired scale Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS bo...

Page 110: ... CPU speed and internal external frequencies Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon allows y...

Page 111: ...erature for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 112: ...ws the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan s...

Page 113: ...tion pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable Information Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 114: ...king the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears ...

Page 115: ...tab Setting the RealTek ALC650 AC 97 Audio Configuration 1 Install the RealTek ALC650 AC 97 audio driver from the support CD 2 After installation the RealTek Sound Effect icon appears on the bottom right of the screen You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup 4 Click on the Equalizer tab to display panel to individually control frequency bands and adjust sound output You may also display...

Page 116: ... Settings and Functions 7 Click on the General tab for version information and multi language settings English is the default setting when you first install the audio programs package Make sure to select the correct speaker channel mode based on your actual speaker setup Connector Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Lime Line Out Line Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Spea...

Page 117: ...n identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundan...

Page 118: ... Connect the power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 Boot the system and enter the BIOS Setup Utility 6 Go to the Advanced menu in BIOS and set the appropriate IDE configuration settings 7 Save your changes and Exit Setup 8 Proceed to section 5 4 2 for the next procedure 5 4 1 Install the hard disks The PDC20378 chipset supports Ultra ATA 133 100 66 hard disk drives For optimal performa...

Page 119: ... 2 Press Ctrl F simultaneously to display the FastBuild utility main menu FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup 1 1 View Drive Assignments 2 2 Define Array 3 3 Delete Array 4 4 Rebuild Array 5 5 Press 1 5 to select Option ESC Exit Main Menu Keys Available MBFastTrak378 tm BIOS version 1 00 c 2000 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No Array defined Pre...

Page 120: ...DISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive 6 After you have formatted the arrayed drives install an operating system OS The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit 7 Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Auto Setup Options Menu Up Down Space Change Opt...

Page 121: ...y has been created Press any key to reboot Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 2 Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select Security with the space bar The Mode field displays Mirror 3 Press Ctrl Y to save your selection 4 The following message appears FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology In...

Page 122: ...to use 6 Use the arrow keys to select the source drive The FastBuild utility will copy all the data from the source drive to the target drive 7 Press Ctrl Y to save the selection and start the duplication The following message appears Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Cont...

Page 123: ... to reconfigure the system Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks If an array is deleted by mistake recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array Rebuild Array 5 This command restores the array and system data after faults on RAID 1 arrays Follow these steps to rebuild and restore data in the array 1 On boot up an error message notifies of a system failure 2...

Page 124: ... Enter FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Mirror Stripe 4 7999 Critical Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 8 Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk A progress gauge displays the ...

Page 125: ...ty for the FastTrak 376 378 driver is located in Drivers Promise 378RAID Makedisk exe of the support CD Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection 4 During the OS installation press the F6 key and insert the created driver floppy disk to upload RAID driver A floppy disk with Promise SATA 378 or FastTrak 376 378 driver is required when installing Windows XP 2000 or NT operating...

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