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Using BIOS

1st/2nd/3rd Boot Device (ST3160812AS/ASUS DVD-E616P3/1st FLOPPY
DRIVE)

Use this item to determine the device order the computer used to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time. The devices showed here will be different
depending on the exact devices installed on your motherboard.

APIC Mode (Enabled)

This item allows you to enable or disable the APCI (Advanced Programmable Inter-
rupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for sys-
tems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.

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Hard Disk Drives (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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Removable Drives (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Hard Disk Drives

1st Drive

ST3160812AS

Help Item

Specifies the boot
sequence from the
available devices.

F10: Save     ESC: Exit

+/-/: Value

Enter : Select

F9: Load Default Settings

F1:General Help

: Move

mnlk

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright  (C)  1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

Hard Disk Drives

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Setup page.

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Setup page.

Removable Drives

1st Drive

1st FLOPPY DRIVE

Help Item

Specifies the boot
sequence from the
available devices.

F10: Save     ESC: Exit

+/-/: Value

Enter : Select

F9: Load Default Settings

F1:General Help

: Move

mnlk

CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright  (C)  1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc.

Removable Drives

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Page 3: ...ested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a...

Page 4: ...adian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada AbouttheManual The manual consist...

Page 5: ...ers 8 Checking Jumper Settings 9 Jumper Settings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 Front Panel Header 12 InstallingHardware 13 Installing the Processor 13 Installing Memory Modules 15 Installing a Hard...

Page 6: ...Control 39 Load Default Settings 40 Supervisor Password 40 User Password 41 Save Exit Setup 41 Exit Without Saving 41 Chapter 4 43 43 43 43 43 UsingtheMotherboardSoftware 43 About the Software CD ROM...

Page 7: ...tion graph ics via one PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Interface are fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1 1 The ICH7 Southbridge supports two PCI slots which are PCI...

Page 8: ...upports 36 bit host bus addressing allowing the CPU to access the entire 64 GB of the memory address space 2 GB s point to point Direct Media Interface DMI to ICH7 1 GB s each direction Supports 512 M...

Page 9: ...USB ports One LAN port optional Audio jacks for microphone line in and 6 8 channel optional High Definition Audio output The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Integrated I O The...

Page 10: ...4 IntroducingtheMotherboard Motherboard Components...

Page 11: ...D header 10 IDE1 Primary IDE channel 11 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper 12 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 13 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header 14 CD_IN1 Analog audio input connector 15 F_AUDIO1 Front panel audio h...

Page 12: ...6 IntroducingtheMotherboard Memo...

Page 13: ...your case supports all the features required Secondly this motherboard supports one or two floppy diskette drives and two enhanced IDE drives Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space fo...

Page 14: ...han one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations show a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper...

Page 15: ...pin USBPWR_R 3 pin Rear USB PS 2 Power Select Jumper 2 3 5VSB 1 2 VCC 1 Front Panel Select Jumper USB Power 1 2 VCC 2 3 5VSB 1 To avoid the system instability after clearing CMOS we recommend users t...

Page 16: ...he 20 pin and 24 pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX1 connector With the 20 pin power cable just align the 20 pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX1 connector However using 20 pin po...

Page 17: ...ame Pin Signal Name 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 3 Ground 15 Ground 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 Ground 17 Ground 6 5V 18 Ground 7 Ground 19 Ground 8 PWRGD 20 5V 9 5VSB 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V 23 5V 12 3 3V 24 Ground CPU_FAN...

Page 18: ...ides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive For the LED to function properly an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface The LED will also show a...

Page 19: ...talling the Processor This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers...

Page 20: ...lever CPU is locked completely F Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU G Fasten the cooling fan supporting base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard H Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fa...

Page 21: ...you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR2 SDRAM 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot d...

Page 22: ...8BA30AW Infinity 0547W64M8 Jet Ram J12Q3AB 6 Ramaxel 6AD11 D9GCT SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SAMSUNG K4T56083QF ZCE6 SAMSUNG K4T5108AE 6E E SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SyncMAX 04400WB01 R050008A TwinMOS TMM6208G8M30B 5...

Page 23: ...O port connector IDE1 IDE Connector This motherboard supports four high data transfer SATA ports with each runs up to 3 0 Gb s To get better system performance we recommend users connect the CD ROM to...

Page 24: ...ng the single end to the onboard floppy connector connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy disk...

Page 25: ...he card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation This motherboard is equipped with two standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Co...

Page 26: ...r of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw 2 The onboard PCI int...

Page 27: ..._MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 MIC_BIAS MicrophonePower 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_F_R Right Channel audio sig...

Page 28: ...y some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Please make sure that the...

Page 29: ...the printer scanner or other devices 1 STROBE 14 ALF 2 PD0 15 ERROR 3 PD1 16 INIT 4 PD2 17 SLCTIN 5 PD3 18 Ground 6 PD4 19 Ground 7 PD5 20 Ground Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 8 PD6 21 Ground 9 PD7...

Page 30: ...COM1 fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your optional computer to the Network...

Page 31: ...agement features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides expla...

Page 32: ...p f f f Standard CMOS Setup Advanced Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PCI PnP Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Default Settings Superviso...

Page 33: ...computer If your motherboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten The computer will restart automatically Using BIOS When you start the S...

Page 34: ...y Secondary Third IDE Master Slave f f f mnlk Move F10 Save ESC Exit Enter Select Value F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Primar...

Page 35: ...m is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer 32Bit Data Transfer Enabled Use this item to set the...

Page 36: ...Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Thermal Management Enabled This item displays CPU s temperature and enables you to set a safe temperature to Prescott CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Enabled This item...

Page 37: ...ress Enter to view the following screen fRemovable Drives Press Enter Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen Hard Disk Drives 1st Drive ST3160812AS Help Item Specifies the bo...

Page 38: ...in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Press Esc to return to the Advanced Setup page Press Esc to return to the main menu setting page CD DVD Drives 1st Drive ASUS DVD...

Page 39: ...Item Options Auto 667 MHz 800 MHz F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Optimized Defaults F1 General Help Move mnlk DRAM Frequency Auto VGA Share Memory Enabled 8MB This item lets you allocate a p...

Page 40: ...Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk OnBoard IDE Controller Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE interface Onboard SATA Controller Enabled This...

Page 41: ...Channel under ECP Mode function Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Power Management Setup This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation S...

Page 42: ...n be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is con trolled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a...

Page 43: ...up Utility Copyright C 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI PnP Setup F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Select which graphics controller to use a...

Page 44: ...ss Esc to return to the PC Health Status page Disabled Enabled F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Options System Component Characteristics These it...

Page 45: ...ad Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Manufacturer Intel This item displays the information of current manufacturer of the CPU installed in your computor Ratio Actual Value 9 This item shows t...

Page 46: ...Help item Supervisor Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter F10 Save ESC Exit Value Enter Select F9 Load Default Settings F1 General Help Move mnlk Load Default Settings This o...

Page 47: ...ser Password Not Installed This item indicates whether a user password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays User Password This page helps yo...

Page 48: ...42 Using BIOS Memo...

Page 49: ...upport software CD ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of e...

Page 50: ...such as Windows 2000 XP Vista Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using In install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and the...

Page 51: ...ns are recom mended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically ins...

Page 52: ...perating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for informat...

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