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Chapter 4:  Starting Up

Device Summary
Shows a summary of devices
present in your PC.

DMI Explorer
Shows information pertinent to
the PC, such as CPU type, CPU
speed, and internal/external fre-
quencies, and memory size.

Utility

Lets you run programs outside of
the ASUS Probe modules. To run
a program,  click Execute Pro-
gram. NOTE: This feature is cur-
rently unavailable.

Memory
Shows the PC memory load,
memory usage, and paging file
usage.

Summary of Contents for Terminator Tualatin

Page 1: ...Barebone System Terminator Tualatin User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...horized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe The product name and revision number are both printed on the product i...

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Page 4: ...s cause 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 ...

Page 5: ...ove the Cover 16 2 2 Detach the Drive Frame 17 2 3 Install a CPU 19 2 4 Install System Memory 21 2 5 Install a Hard Disk Drive 22 2 6 Install a CD ROM Drive 24 2 7 Install a Modem Riser Card 26 2 8 Install a PCI Expansion Card 27 2 9 Re connect Cables 28 2 10 Replace the Cover 30 2 11 Connect External Devices 32 2 12 Power Supply Specifications 32 Chapter 3 M B Information 35 3 1 Specifications 36...

Page 6: ...tarting Up 61 4 1 Powering Up the First Time 62 4 2 Install the Operating System 64 4 3 ASUS PC Probe 67 Chapter 5 BIOS Information 73 5 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 74 5 2 BIOS Setup Program 78 5 3 Main Menu 81 5 4 Advanced Menu 87 5 5 Power Menu 97 5 6 Boot Menu 102 5 7 Exit Menu 104 ...

Page 7: ... 3 Switching Power Supply 4 1 44MB Floppy Disk Drive 5 CD ROM Drive optional 6 56K PCI Modem Card optional 7 Support CD with Drivers and Utilities 8 User s Guide NOTE If you are assembling the system by yourself make sure to prepare all the components before starting It saves you a lot of time not having to hunt down components when you need them ...

Page 8: ...8 NOTES ...

Page 9: ...m Installation Guide This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the Terminator Barebone System About This Guide contains an introduction on the contents of this document that include target audience and chapter description Introduction About This Guide ...

Page 10: ...nts into the barebone system through illustrated step by step instructions 4 Chapter 3 Motherboard Information This chapter gives information about the TUSC motherboard that comes with the ASUS Terminator Barebone System This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations 5 Chapter 4 Starting Up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on ...

Page 11: ...tor Barebone System This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS Terminator barebone system It includes introduction on the front and rear panel features and the internal features Chapter 1 System Introduction ...

Page 12: ...he CD ROM drive and modem card are optional items and may not come installed in some models The lower part of the front panel is a door that covers accessible I O features that include two USB connectors Ports 2 3 a headphone connector and a microphone connector Push the dotted area of the door to open it and show the connectors as in the above figure CD ROM Drive optional Floppy Drive Power Butto...

Page 13: ... 2 Keyboard Connector Parallel Connector VGA Port Line Out Connector Line In Connector Microphone Connector Power Supply CAUTION Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment will seriously damage the system Voltage Selector The switching power supply is equipped with a voltage selector switch located below the power socket Use this switch to select the appropriate voltage according to the AC v...

Page 14: ... remove the cover and flip out the drive frame You will see here the standard components that come already installed in the system and the places where you can install the other required components to get the system running Motherboard Power Supply USB audio Board Two 5 25 Drive Bays 3 5 HDD Drive Bay 3 5 Floppy Drive ...

Page 15: ...15 ASUS Terminator Barebone System This chapter tells how to install components into the barebone system through illustrated step by step instructions Chapter 2 Basic Installation ...

Page 16: ...ease the cover You don t have to remove the thumbscrew from the chassis 2 Place your hands on both corners of the front panel just beside the CD ROM frame With the rest of your fingers pulling forward from both sides push on the CD ROM area with your thumbs until the cover tilts forward 3 While supporting the front panel with one hand place your other hand on the top rear edge of the cover and car...

Page 17: ... power socket module Follow these steps to detach the drive frame 1 Place the chassis on a flat surface and turn it on its side Notice that the power socket and voltage selector switch are attached to a metal module which is secured to the rear panel Power Socket and Voltage Selector Switch Module screw Power Socket Module WARNING Do not plug in the main power cable into the power socket until you...

Page 18: ...rame 3 Place your thumb on the right edge of the power socket module and slide it to the right until it is completely detached the module from the rear panel Swivel Edge Drive Frame NOTE The drive frame has a swivel hinge like edge that is attached to the main chassis It is not necessary to completely detach the drive frame from the chassis when installing components ...

Page 19: ... the chassis has a Socket 370 that supports an Intel Pentium III Celeron processor Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lifting it up to a 90 100 angle CPU Socket 370 Socket Pin 1 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN ...

Page 20: ...lace WARNING The CPU fits only in one orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU If the CPU does not fit completely check its orientation or check for bent pins Socket Pin 1 Notched Corner 5 Push down the lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks in place indicating that the socket is locked 6 Connect the CPU fan cable to the 3 pin CPU_FAN conn...

Page 21: ...ate the DIMM sockets on the motherboard 2 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notches on the DIMM match the breaks on the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM in the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated CAUTION DIMMs are keyed with notches so that they fit in only one direction DO NOT force ...

Page 22: ... views of the HDD bay location Follow these steps to install an IDE HDD 1 Place the chassis upright 3 Carefully push the HDD into the bay until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay 4 Secure the HDD with two screws on each side of the bay 2 Carefully insert the HDD into the 3 5 inch bay 5 25 inch Drive Bay 3 5 inch HDD Drive Bay Internal View External View HDD label side HDD Screw holes ...

Page 23: ... the cable with Pin 1 on the IDE interface Red Stripe to Pin 1 IDE Ribbon Cable 7 Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector blue connector labeled IDE1 on the motherboard Power Cable HDD Primary IDE Connector IDE1 5 Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of the HDD Use the cable with the white connector labeled HDD ...

Page 24: ...u acquired a model without a CD ROM Follow these steps to install a CD ROM drive 1 Place the chassis upright 3 Carefully push the CD ROM drive into the bay until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay as shown 4 Secure the CD ROM with two screws on each side of the bay 2 Insert the CD ROM drive into the upper 5 25 inch bay CD ROM Screws 5 25 inch Drive Bay ...

Page 25: ...f the CD ROM Use the cable with the white connector labeled P6 8 Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the secondary IDE connector black connector labeled IDE2 on the motherboard 7 Connect one end of the CD ROM audio cable to the 4 pin connector at the back of the CD ROM 9 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the black 4 pin connector labeled CD on the motherboard Secondary IDE C...

Page 26: ... riser card 1 Place the chassis on its side 2 Remove the metal bracket cover opposite the AMR expansion slot 3 Align the modem card golden fingers to the AMR slot and its metal bracket to the slot opening on the chassis 4 Press the card firmly until the it is properly seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with a bracket screw Connect to a Telephone Line Connect to a Telephone Set The...

Page 27: ...the metal bracket cover opposite the PCI slot marked PCI1 The figure on the right shows a sample PCI network card that you can install on the PCI slot 3 Align the PCI card golden fingers to the PCI slot and its metal bracket to the slot opening on the chassis 4 Press the card firmly until the it is properly seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with a bracket screw NOTE If you have i...

Page 28: ...s in the PANEL connector on the motherboard 2 Connect the HDD LED cable to the 2 pin lead marked IDELED 3 Connect the Headphone Mic cable to the FLOUT MIC2 connector on the motherboard matching the red pin stripe with Pin 1 4 Connect the USB2P cable to the USB1 connector on the motherboard matching the red pin stripe with Pin 1 Power Switch Power LED HDD LED Headphone Mic USB Connector USB2P The f...

Page 29: ... LOUT LO2 UAEX 2 9 3 UAEX Connectors FLOUT Lead for Line Out Cable MIC2 Lead for Microphone Cable Pin 1 PANEL Connector USB1 Connector Requires an ATX power supply PLED Ground TB_LED PWR 5 V 5V Speaker Ground 5 V ExtSMI Ground Reset Ground Ground Power LED Speaker Connector MessageLED SMI Lead Reset SW ATX Power Switch IDELED Lead Front Panel Connectors Connect to USB1 Connector on the Motherboard...

Page 30: ...llow these steps to re assemble the system 1 With the chassis lying on its side hook the swivel edge of the drive frame to the main chassis 2 Sway the drive frame inward until it fits completely The protruding tabs on both ends of the drive frame should snap perfectly to the chassis edge 3 Turn the chassis upright 4 Place the cover over the chassis leaving about two inches from the rear panel Prot...

Page 31: ...e the Cover 6 Push the cover towards the rear until it fits The locking tab snaps into the hole on the chassis indicating that the cover is in place Rail Tabs 7 Lock the cover with the captive thumbscrew on the rear panel Locking Tab Hole Locking Tab IMPORTANT Firmly push the cover to ensure that it is fully engaged to the chassis ...

Page 32: ...allation 2 11 Connect External Devices The figure below shows the specific connectors and devices that you can connect to the rear panel ports Serial PS 2 KB VGA Line Out Line In Mic Game MIDI PS 2 Mouse AC Parallel USB RJ 45 ...

Page 33: ...0A max at 115Vac full load cold start at 25 C Efficiency 70 min at nominal input maximum load Output Load Range Regulation Ripple Voltage Min Max Min Max Max 5V 0 5A 4 0A 5 5 50mVp p 12V 0 45A 8 2A 5 5 120mVp p 12V 0A 0 2A 10 10 120mVp p 5Vsb 0 05A 1 5A 5 5 50mVp p 3V3 1A 8 0A 5 5 50mVp p Output Voltage Maximum Voltage 5V 6 5V 12V 15 6V 3 3V 4 3V NOTE The power supply will shut down and latch off ...

Page 34: ...34 Chapter 2 Basic Installation NOTES ...

Page 35: ...ASUS Terminator Barebone System This chapter gives detailed technical information about the different features of the TUSC motherboard the heart of the Terminator Barebone System Chapter 3 M B Information ...

Page 36: ...256 or 512MB densities up to 1GB UltraDMA 100 66 33 Support Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that carries four IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 100 66 33 PIO Modes 3 4 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives LAN Support Features the SIS900 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN controller and built in RJ 45 con...

Page 37: ...hanced ACPI and Anti Boot Virus Protection Programmable BIOS Flash EEPROM offering enhancedACPI for Windows 98 2000 compatibility built in firmware based virus protection and autodetection of most devices for a virtual automatic setup Suspend to RAM Comes with Suspend to RAM STR feature that provides maximum power savings while leaving your computer ON STR enables QuickStart when you get back so y...

Page 38: ...A Connector Bottom 22 2 USB Connectors Port 0 Port 1 Bottom 20 1 USB Header Port 2 Port 3 17 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Top 23 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Bottom 23 Audio Features AC 97 Audio Codec 15 Game MIDI Port refer to CGAEX layout on p 40 Line Out Connector Bottom 20 Line In Connector Bottom 20 Microphone Connector Bottom 20 Modem Connector internal 13 CD Connector internal 16 Network Features LA...

Page 39: ...ASUS Terminator Barebone System 39 3 2 1 Component Locations 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 21 22 20 14 2 6 15 23 ...

Page 40: ...AN CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power SiS630 E 3C Integration Single Chip CLRTC Primary IDE Secondary IDE 1 CPU_FAN FLOPPY 1 CD Audio Codec MODEM AUX PANEL USB1 IDELED IR FS0 PDN FS1 FS2 TUSC FLOUT USB T Port0 B Port1 RJ 45 VGA PARALLEL PORT LANLED IOC_MB Audio Modem Riser AMR MIC2 DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 3 2 DIMM Socket 2 64 72 bit 168 pin module 1 0 Socket 370 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1...

Page 41: ...r motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object...

Page 42: ...by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information 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 battery 3 Short the jumper 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 en...

Page 43: ...2 to use a secondary AMR device or set to 2 3 to use a primary AMR device Disable the onboardAC97 audio parameter in BIOS when you use a primary AMR TUSC TUSC CPU FSB Frequency Setting 100 0MHz 33 3MHz 100 0MHz 66 6MHz 100 0MHz 33 3MHz 66 8MHz 66 8MHz 33 4MHz 1 FS2 FS0 FS1 1 FS2 FS0 FS1 1 FS2 FS0 FS1 1 FS2 FS0 FS1 CPU SDRAM PCI 100 0MHz 33 3MHz 133 3MHz 133 3MHz 33 3MHz 133 3MHz 105 0MHz 140 0MHz ...

Page 44: ...attempt to mix registered SDRAMs with VCM SDRAMs Install memory in any combination as follows DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 1 SDRAM 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 SDRAM 32 64 128 256 512MB x1 Total System Memory Max 1GB 3 6 1 General DIMM Notes DIMMs that have more than 18 chips are not supported on this motherboard For the system CPU bus to operate 100MHz 133MH...

Page 45: ...her system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards see 3 4 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information Insert the module s into the DIMM sockets as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module only fits in one direction SDRAM DIMMs have different pin contacts on each side and have a higher pin densi...

Page 46: ... not to damage the CPU pins The CPU picture above is for reference only Usually when you buy a CPU the heatsink and fan are already attached to the CPU If a heatsink and fan did not come with the package make sure you obtain one before installing the CPU 3 7 Central Processing Unit CPU WARNING You must install the proper heatsink and fan to the CPU Failure to do so will cause the CPU to overheat a...

Page 47: ...ble The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Co...

Page 48: ...d another defined as secondary You can only use primary AMRs with this motherboard NOTE The motherboard package does not include the AMR card IMPORTANT The AMR slot shares the same expansion slot with PCI Slot 6 Because of space limitation the AMR slot can support only specially designed AMR cards The components of a standard AMR card and its bracket face toward the edge of the motherboard while t...

Page 49: ... See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 5 4 Advanced Menu 3 9 1 External Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is...

Page 50: ... the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 5 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin female VGA Monitor 15 pin female 5 Audio Connectors Three 1 8 AUDIO The Line Out lime connects a headphone or speakers The Line In light blue connects a tape players or other audio sources The Mic pink connects a microphone Mic Line In Lin...

Page 51: ... pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files 6 Fast Ethernet LAN Connector R J45 The RJ 45 connector allows connection to a LocalArea Network LAN through a network hub 7 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 2 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices RJ 45 Universal Serial Bus USB Joystick Midi 15 pin female ...

Page 52: ...on module carries two additional USB ports for connecting USB devices a Line Out LOUT which connects to a headphone or speakers and a MIC which connects to a microphone Universal Serial Bus LOUT MIC COM1 Serial Port 9 Pin male 9 Serial Port Connector Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 on CGAEX One serial port located on the CGAEX extension module is available for a mouse or other serial devices ...

Page 53: ...rd disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup see 5 6 Boot Menu If you have more than two UltraDMA 66 33 devices purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 33 cable NOTES 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMAcable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables 2 The hole near the blue connector on t...

Page 54: ...odule This module mounts to a small opening on a system chassis that supports this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared see 5 4 2 I O Device Configuration to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions ...

Page 55: ...tation signal The Rotations Per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe see 4 2 Install the Operating System 5 IDE Activity LED 2 pin IDELED This connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airfl...

Page 56: ...t hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX power supply can supply at least 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in turning the system ON if the power supply cannot support the load For Wake On LAN support the ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB TUSC TUSC Internal Au...

Page 57: ...r end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged TUSC NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 TUSC Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 FLOPPY 9 IOC_MB Connector 22 pin This connects the motherboard to the CGAEX extension module which contains the COM1 and GAME ports TUSC TUSC IOC_MB Connecto...

Page 58: ... This connects to the LO2 MIC2 connector located on the front panel extension module UAEX by means of the Headphone Mic cable This allows for convenient access to the front audio jack TUSC TUSC Microphone Header MIC2 1 MIC Signal MIC PWR Head set Left channel GND Head set Right channel FLOUT 1 ...

Page 59: ...n SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch this 2 pin connector 15 ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Connector 2 pin PWR SW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch attached to this...

Page 60: ...60 Chapter 3 Motherboard Information NOTES ...

Page 61: ...System 61 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 Starting Up The contents of the support CD that comes with the Terminator Barebone System package are also enumerated ...

Page 62: ...n you press the ATX power switch If the 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 does The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn ...

Page 63: ...efore switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 9X click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down wi...

Page 64: ... Add New Hardware Wizard to install all the necessary device drivers When prompted to restart select No then follow the normal setup procedures on the screen To begin using the support CD insert it into the CD ROM drive The support installation menu should appear If the menu does not appear double click or run D ASSETUP EXE assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D 4 2 Install the Operating Syste...

Page 65: ... Installs the driver for the onboard LAN controller SiS IDE Utility Installs the SiS IDE Utility for the two IDE channels ASUS PC Probe Vx xx xx Installs a smart utility that can monitor the computer fan temperature and voltages Install ASUS Update Vx xx xx Installs the ASUS Update program This program allows you download the latest version of Flash BIOS from the ASUS website Before using ASUS Upd...

Page 66: ...r right corner of the screen To return to the first menu screen click on the arrow pointing to the left on the lower right corner of the second screen ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS monitor screen saver Show Mainboard Information Allows you to view information about the motherboard such as product name BIOS version and CPU Browse Support CD Allows you to view the contents of the support CD Re...

Page 67: ...robe Vx xx The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon allows you to see the status of your PC ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system s vital components such as fan rotations voltages and temperatures It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer such ...

Page 68: ...ure 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 69: ...ows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automati cally based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU ...

Page 70: ...ion pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external fre quencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of theASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Pro gram NOTE This feature is cur rently unavailable Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 71: ...clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exitASUS 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 changes to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears ...

Page 72: ...72 Chapter 4 Starting Up NOTES ...

Page 73: ...ASUS Terminator Barebone System 73 This chapter gives details on how to change system settings using the BIOS setup menus Chapter 5 BIOS Information ...

Page 74: ... S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copyAFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created NOTE AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard dri...

Page 75: ...or Barebone System 75 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press Enter The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press Enter ...

Page 76: ...ess Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX and then press Enter NOTE To cancel this operation press Enter 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update 5 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your motherboard and you know tha...

Page 77: ... Flashed Successfully appears 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue WARNING If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to the disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully u...

Page 78: ...r the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program This appears during the Power On Self Tests POST Press Delete to call up the Setup utility If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key POST continues to run the test routine thus preventing you from launching the Setup program If you intend to enter Setup restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing ...

Page 79: ...ce a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu or Æ key...

Page 80: ...r Esc Sub Menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can launch a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu simply move the highlight to the field and press Enter Use the legend keys to enter values or move from field to field within a sub menu jus...

Page 81: ...stem to the date that you specify usually 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 100 year range Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B None Sets the type of floppy drives installed Configuration options None 1 44M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode S...

Page 82: ...ve If auto matic detection is successful the correct values will be filled in for the remaining fields on this sub menu If automatic detection fails your hard disk drive may be too old or too new You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually NOTE After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned s...

Page 83: ...l Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to your drive documen tation to determine the correct value to enter into this field NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field must be set to Manual IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system incorrect ...

Page 84: ...e configured manually Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive Refer to the documentation that came with your hard drive to determine the optimal value and set it manually NOTE To make changes to this field the Type field must be set to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sec tors 16 Sectors...

Page 85: ...This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 5 3 2 Keyboard Features Other options for Type are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP 100 for ZIP 100 compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here After ...

Page 86: ...ll appear Press Enter and the password will be set to Disabled A Note about Passwords TheBIOSSetupprogramallowsyoutospecifypasswordsintheMainmenu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup The passwords are not case sensitive In other words it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separ...

Page 87: ... This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU internal frequency and external frequency In JumperFree Mode when CPU Internal Frequency is set to Manual this must be set in conjunction with FSB SDRAM Frequency MHz to match the internal frequency of your CPU Configuration options vary according to the external frequency of your CPU CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields a...

Page 88: ...ill always reserve IRQ12 whether on startup a PS 2 mouse is detected or not Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device on startup If detected the USB controller will be enabled If not detected the USB controller will be disabled When this field is set to Disabled ...

Page 89: ...iguration options User Defined By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency 3T This controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time that the data actually becomes available NOTE This field is configurable only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3T This controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read write command NOTE This field is configura...

Page 90: ... of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Graphics Aperture Size 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 25...

Page 91: ...ency The default setting PCICLK 4 sets the ISA bus at a quarter speed of the PCI bus Configuration options PCICLK 4 7 159MHz Onboard PCI IDE Enable Both This parameter allows you to enable either the primary IDE channel or the secondary IDE channel or both You may also set both channels to Disabled Configuration options Both Primary Secondary Disabled USB Function Enabled Set this field to Enabled...

Page 92: ...troller you may set the appropriate field to Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Onboard Game Port 200H 207H This field sets the address of the onboard game port connector Configuration options Disabled 200H 207H 208H 20FH Onboard MIDI I O Disabled This field is not available if you select Disabled for the Onboard MIDI I O field Configuration options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Floppy Disk A...

Page 93: ...port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this feature Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations will not be available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 Paral...

Page 94: ...e leave this on the default setting of Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave on default setting for best performance vs stability SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS Auto Auto allows the motherboard s BIOS to detect whether you have a Symbios SCSI card If the Symbios SCSI card is detected the motherboard s Symbios BIOS will be enabled if no Symbios SCSI card is detected the onbo...

Page 95: ...d uses theAGP card as your primary card The default PCI Card allows your PCI graphics card to take precedence when detected Configuration options PCI Card AGP Card IRQ XX Reserved No These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a specified device The default value indicates that the displayed IRQ is not used Configuration options No Yes PCI IRQ Resource Ex...

Page 96: ...is faster than the ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled C8000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expansion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose Configurat...

Page 97: ...your own selections in the Power menu When set to Max Saving system power will be conserved to its greatest amount The Suspend Mode field will then be set to predefined value that ensures maximum power savings This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of sys tem inactivity Min Saving is almost the sam...

Page 98: ...s Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled Suspend to RAM STR is an energy saving feature In Suspend to RAM state all devices on the computer are turned off except for the system RAM Thus the PC only consumes less than 5 watts of power Select Enabled if your power supply can provide at least 720mA on the 5VSB lead to support the STR function If the expansion card you us...

Page 99: ...ual function where pressing less than 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding theATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system Configuration options Soft off Suspend Suspend to RAM Capability Disabled AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted Disabled leaves ...

Page 100: ... options Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Wakeup Key Wake On USB for STR State Disabled This field allows you to use your USB device s if any to power up the computer from Suspend to RAM mode This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 2A on the 5VSB lead The default is set to Disabled because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply Your computer will not power o...

Page 101: ...hassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM The presence of the fans is automatically detected Set to Ignore only if necessary VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage xx xxV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators Set to Ignore only if necessary NOTE If any of the monitored items is out of range an error message will appear Har...

Page 102: ...oppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS120 ZIP ATAPI MO USB FDD USB ZIP IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product ...

Page 103: ...s booted Select Yes only if you want to clear these data during the Power On Self Test POST Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable flo...

Page 104: ...selected a confirmation is asked Select Yes to save changes and exit NOTE If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter saves the changes while exiting Exit Discarding Changes This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the ...

Page 105: ...ues to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and re store the values you previously saved After selecting this option a confirmation is requested Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make c...

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