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Motherboard

A8V Deluxe

User Guide

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Page 1: ...Motherboard A8V Deluxe User Guide ...

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

Page 3: ...rmation 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout Contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Overview 2 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 2 6 2 3 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 8 2 3 4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2 10 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 4 1 Overview 2 11 2 4 2 Memory configu...

Page 4: ...BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 1 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4 2 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 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 1 6 ASUS Update 4 7 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 9 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 10 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 10 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4...

Page 5: ... ACPI 2 0 Support 4 31 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support 4 31 4 5 5 APM Configuration 4 31 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor 4 33 4 6 Boot menu 4 34 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 35 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 35 4 6 3 Security 4 36 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installing 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 Uti...

Page 6: ...s 5 17 5 5 7 Rear panel audio ports function variation 5 17 5 6 RAID configurations 5 18 5 6 1 Installing hard disks 5 19 5 6 2 Promise RAID configurations 5 20 5 6 3 VIA RAID configurations 5 26 5 7 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 33 5 8 Cool n Quiet Technology 5 34 5 8 1 Enabling Cool n Quiet Technology 5 34 5 8 2 Launching the Cool n Quiet software 5 36 Contents ...

Page 7: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Page 8: ... 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 m...

Page 9: ...ages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additiona...

Page 10: ...ress two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must enter the command exactly as shown then supply the appropriate values that appear in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos i filename In this example you must supply a filename for filename afudos iA8V ROM DANGER WARNING Information to prevent inju...

Page 11: ... SouthBridge supports 2 x UltraDMA 133 connectors 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD Promise PDC20378 RAID controller 1 x UltraDMA 133 connector 2 x Serial ATA connectors support for RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and Multiple RAID configurations Realtek ALC850 8 channel CODEC Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology S PDIF out interface support Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet controller Virtual ...

Page 12: ... interface 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394 port 1 x Optical S PDIF output port 1 x Coaxial S PDIF output port 1 x RJ 45 port 1 x 8 channel audio ports 2 x USB 2 0 connector for 4 additional USB ports CPU Chassis Power fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors CD AUX connectors GAME MIDI connector IEEE 1394 conn...

Page 13: ...Chapter 1 This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...RAID IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 8 channel audio features the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard ASUS motherboard support CD 4 x Serial ATA cable 2 x 2 port Ser...

Page 16: ...than other existing technologies AMD Cool n Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology that dynamically and automatically changes the CPU speed voltage and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs See pages 4 20 5 34 Dual Channel DDR memory support Employing the Double Data Rate DDR memory technology the motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory u...

Page 17: ...d entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful speaker systems See page 2 21 IEEE 1394 support The IEEE 1394 interface provides high speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards The IEEE 1394 interface allows up to 400Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing be...

Page 18: ...ts 8 channel audio through the onboard ALC850 CODEC with 16 bit DAC a stereo 16 bit ADC and an AC97 2 3 compatible multi channel audio designed for PC multimedia systems It also provides Jack Sensing function S PDIF out support interrupt capability and includes the Realtek proprietary UAJ Universal Audio Jack technology See page 2 20 5 12 AI BIOS solution The AI BIOS is a combination of three ASUS...

Page 19: ...present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See pages 4 35 5 7 C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and ...

Page 20: ...introduction ASUS Instant Music This unique feature allows you to playback audio files even without booting the system to Windows Just press the ASUS Instant Music special function keys and enjoy the music See pages 4 29 5 9 ...

Page 21: ...er 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 22: ...Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 11 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 6 Jumpers 2 18 2 7 Connectors 2 20 ...

Page 23: ... cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag tha...

Page 24: ...rrect orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten t...

Page 25: ...ATA_RAID1 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In USB2 0 T USB3 B USB4 Top RJ 45 1394 Top USB1 USB2 Bottom PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O SPDIF_O2 Below Side surround L R Center Back surround L R Top Bass USBPWR34 DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module 5V Default 5VSB USBPWR12 ...

Page 26: ...R78 2 19 Rear Panel Connectors Page 1 PS 2 mouse port 2 20 2 Parallel port 2 20 3 IEEE 1394 port 2 20 4 Gigabit LAN port RJ 45 2 20 5 Center Subwoofer jack 2 20 6 Rear Speaker out jack 2 20 7 Line In jack 2 20 8 Line Out jack 2 20 9 Microphone jack 2 20 10 Side Speaker out jack 2 20 11 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 2 21 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 21 13 Serial connector 2 21 14 S PDIF optical cable jack 2 ...

Page 27: ...AN 2 26 10 Serial Port 2 connector 10 1 pin COM2 2 26 11 ATX power connector 20 pin ATXPWR 2 27 12 ATA 12V power connector 4 pin ATX12V 2 27 13 USB headers 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 2 28 14 CD connector 4 pin CD 2 29 15 AUX connector 4 pin AUX 2 29 16 IEEE 1394 connector 10 1 pin IE1394_1 2 29 17 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO 2 30 18 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME 2 30 19 Chassis int...

Page 28: ...processor The 128 bit wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32 bit or 64 bit wide data paths Take note of the marked corner with gold triangle on the CPU This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure correct installation 2 3 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 939 pin ZIF socket on the motherbo...

Page 29: ...he lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely 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 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to ind...

Page 30: ...ention module base Retention Module Base CPU Heatsink CPU Fan Retention bracket lock Retention bracket Make sure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly 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 as...

Page 31: ...acket lock to the retention module base A clicking sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place 4 Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Make sure that the fan and heatsink assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base otherwise you cannot snap the retention bracket in place ...

Page 32: ... heatsink and fan assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector CPU overheating and hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN ...

Page 33: ... DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 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 In Dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel Use the blue DIMM slots first Stacked RAM and DDR DIMM modules with more than 18 chips are not supported ...

Page 34: ... pairs For dual channel configuration 3 you may install identical DIMMs in all four sockets or install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 blue sockets Sockets Mode DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Single channel 1 Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated Populated Populated ...

Page 35: ...3ETM CCC 3ECC SAMSUNG SS K4H560838E TCCC ECC 512MB SAMSUNG M381L6423ETM CCC N A SAMSUNG DS K4H560838E TCCC ECC 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223ETM CCC N A SAMSUNG SS K4H560838E TCCC 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6423ETM CCC 3 SAMSUNG DS K4H560838E TCCC 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223FTN CCC 3 SAMSUNG SS K4H560838F TCCC 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6423FTN CCC N A SAMSUNG DS K4H560838F TCCC 512MB Hynix HYMD264646B8J D43 AA N A Hynix DS...

Page 36: ...ntil the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket 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 ...

Page 37: ...e 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 screws 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherb...

Page 38: ...ort COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or ...

Page 39: ... cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard 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 ...

Page 40: ...tery 3 Move the jumper from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup menu 7 Load the BIOS default settings or key in data A8V 3 2 2 1 A8V Deluxe Clear RTC RAM CLRTC Normal Clear CMOS Default ...

Page 41: ... 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS See section 4 5 5 APM Configuration The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port Otherwise the system would not power up The...

Page 42: ...eaker Out port This Rear Speaker gray port connects to the rear speakers on a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 6 Side Speaker Out port This Side Speaker out black port connects to the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration 7 Line In port This Line In light blue port connects a tape player or other audio sources 8 Line Out port This Line Out lime port connects a headp...

Page 43: ...l out port This port connects to external audio output devices with optical cable connectors 15 S PDIF coaxial out port This port connects to external audio output devices with coaxial cable connectors 16 PS 2 keyboard port This purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Sp...

Page 44: ...nnector to the UltraDMA slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraDMA master device Follow the hard disk drive documentation when setting the device in master or slave mode Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables A8V A8V Deluxe IDE Connectors NOTE Orient ...

Page 45: ...et with the RAID Serial ATA connectors You can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional IDE devices By default the RAID connector is set as RAID If you want to use an independent drive set the Operation Mode to IDE Mode under Advanced menu of the BIOS Refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Setup for details The Promise PDC20378 controller does not support ATAPI devices ...

Page 46: ...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 interface Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections is not available on this motherboard Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA drives Refer to section 5 6 3...

Page 47: ...set the Operation Mode to IDE Mode under the Advanced menu To create a RAID set make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA cable and installed Serial ATA devices You cannot enter the SATARaid utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST if no Serial ATA device is connected The Promise PDC20378 RAID controller does not support ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc Refer to section 5 6 2 Promi...

Page 48: ...onnector accommodates a 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 Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connector...

Page 49: ...12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU 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 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 300W or 350W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable or might not boot up if t...

Page 50: ...eed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cable to any of the USB blue connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard A8V A8V Deluxe USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V US...

Page 51: ...or 10 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card NEVER connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394 orange connector Doing so will damage the motherboard A8V A8V Deluxe Internal Audio Connectors AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground CD Black A8V A8V Deluxe IEEE 1394 Connector IE...

Page 52: ...ing the front panel audio cable A8V A8V Deluxe Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND 13 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector supports a GAME MIDI module If a GAME MIDI module is available connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games ...

Page 53: ...gnal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap To use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins A8V A8V Deluxe Chassis Alarm Lead CHASSIS 5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND Default A8V A8V Deluxe System Panel Connector Requires an ATX power supply PLED PWR 5V Speaker Speaker Connect...

Page 54: ...ET This 2 pin connector is for the case mounted reset switch to reboot the system without turning off the system power ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead Yellow 2 pin PWRBTN This connector is for the system power switch 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 t...

Page 55: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 56: ...ASUS A8V Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 3 3 ASUS POST Reporter 3 3 ...

Page 57: ...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 58: ... are using Windows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting If you pre...

Page 59: ...l a supported processor into the CPU socket See section 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU for supported processors System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this manual System failed memory test Install supported DDR DIMMs into the sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets a...

Page 60: ...if it is working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you apply power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this manual System co...

Page 61: ...unning the ASUS PC Probe Follow these steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start menu select Programs Winbond Voice Editor Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left s...

Page 62: ... The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen For some languages not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints 3 Click the Write button to update the EEPROM 4 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected ...

Page 63: ...st of POST events on the leftmost column of the screen 2 Prepare your message for each event The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit so make your messages as short as possible 3 Use a recording software such as Windows Recorder to record your messages 4 Save the messages as wave files WAV We recommend that you save your files in low quality to keep them small For exa...

Page 64: ...k the Edit button The Event Sound Editor window appears 8 Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice1 The file you selected appears on the space next to it 9 Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen 10 Repeat steps 7 to 9 for the other events 11 When done click Save A window appears prompting you to save your configuration 12 Type a file name with a ...

Page 65: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 66: ... A8V Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 12 4 4 Advanced menu 4 15 4 5 Power menu 4 30 4 6 Boot menu 4 34 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 67: ...the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS utility Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows 9...

Page 68: ...oppy disk 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility 1 Visit the ASUS website 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 support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file 3 Boot the system from the floppy disk 4 At the DOS prompt type the comman...

Page 69: ...floppy or hard disk and use it as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted To copy the BIOS from your PC using AFUDOS EXE 1 At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos o filename where filename string of not more than eight 8 alpha numeric characters for the main filename and three 3 alpha numeric characters for the extension name 2 Press Enter Main filename Extension name A afu...

Page 70: ... 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash is built in to the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing Alt F2 during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash 1 Visit the ASUS website ...

Page 71: ...e CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Boot the system 2 When a corrupted BIOS is detected the following screen message appears Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for f...

Page 72: ...he necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as A8V ROM DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking ...

Page 73: ...lity is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP To install ASUS Update 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 5 3 for the Utilities menu screen 3 The ASUS Updat...

Page 74: ...plete the update process 6 If you select the option to update the BIOS from a file a window prompts you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 3 If you select updating downloading from the Internet select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or choose Auto Select Click Next ...

Page 75: ...un this program Press Del 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 pr...

Page 76: ...g the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right co...

Page 77: ...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 screen is a brief description of the selected item System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primar...

Page 78: ... 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in 4 3 4 Language English Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Configuration options Français German English Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Pr...

Page 79: ...ions Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the dev...

Page 80: ...ects 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 Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configura...

Page 81: ... caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP JumperFree Configuration Speech Configuration Instant Music Configuration HyperTransport HT Configuration Memory Configuration AMD Cool Quiet Configuration Processor Type AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3400 Speed 2200M...

Page 82: ...6 BIT Allows selection of HyperTransport downstream data width Configuration options 16 BIT 8 BIT Memory Configuration Memory Configuration The Memory configuration menu item allows you to change the memory settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu HyperTransport Configuration HT Frequency 1000 MHz HT DATA Width Upstream 16 BIT HT DATA Width Downstream 16 BIT Memory Configur...

Page 83: ...low memory accesses to be spread out over BANKS on the same node or across nodes decreasing access contention Configuration options Auto Disabled Burst Length 8 Beats Sets the burst length in beats Set to 4 Beats when using 64 bit Dq Configuration options 8 Beats 4 Beats CAS Latency CL Auto Sets the CAS Latency Configuration options Auto 2 0 3 0 2 5 TRC Auto Sets the TRC Configuration options Auto...

Page 84: ...n options Auto 5 CLK 6 CLK 7 CLK 8 CLK 9 CLK 10 CLK 11 CLK 12 CLK 13 CLK 14 CLK 15 CLK TRP Auto Sets the TRP Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TWCL Auto Sets the TWCL Configuration options Auto 1 CLK 2 CLK Asynclat Auto Sets the Asynclat Configuration options Auto 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK 7 CLK 8 CLK 9 CLK Read Preamble Setting Auto Sets the Read Preamble in nano seconds Configurat...

Page 85: ... detect and correction DRAM BG Scrub 60ns Disables or sets the DRAM scrubbing functionality that corrects and rewrites memory errors so later reads are correct Doing this while the memory is not being used improves performance Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 0...

Page 86: ...utomatically adjust the CPU fan speed according to your system loading AMD Cool Quiet Configuration Cool N Quiet Disabled Enable Disable AMD K8 Cool N Quiet function L2 Cache BG Scrub Disabled Disables or sets the L2 data cache RAM to be corrected when idle Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 6...

Page 87: ... AGP Fast Write Enabled Graphics Aperture Size 64MB AGP 3 0 Calibration Cycle Disabled DBI Output for AGP Trans Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter AGP Switches the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for a video card This allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers Configuration options PCI AGP Search for MDA Resources Yes Sets whether to allow search for M...

Page 88: ...video data at 2 12GB s The default and configuration options vary depending on the speed of AGP card you installed If you installed an AGP 8X graphics card the configuration options are as follows 8X 4X or if you installed an AGP 4X graphics card the configuration options are as follows 4X 2X AGP Fast Write Enabled Enables or disables the AGP Fast Write feature Configuration options Disabled Enabl...

Page 89: ... USB 8 Ports Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate Configuration options Disabled USB 2 Ports USB 4 Ports USB 6 Ports USB 8 Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 ports controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to det...

Page 90: ...ns Disabled Enabled Operating Mode RAID Mode This item sets the onboard Promise controller operating mode This item appears only when the Onboard Promise Controller item is set to Enabled Configuration options RAID Mode IDE Mode OnBoard LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or...

Page 91: ...allel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 EPP Version 1 9 Allows selection of t...

Page 92: ...able IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available NO Lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system YES Lets the operating system configure Plug and Play PnP devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system 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 th...

Page 93: ...Overclocking Standard AI Overclocking Standard Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking options and the relevant parameters will appear Configuration options Auto Manual Standard Overclock 3 Overclock 5 Overclock 7 Overclock 10 Adaptive Overclocking The following items appear only when the AI Overclocking fi...

Page 94: ...s set to Adaptive Overclocking Adaptive Overclocking 3 Allows you to set the overclocking percentage Configuration options 3 5 8 17 DDR Voltage Auto Allows you to automatically detect or select from a list the DDR operating voltage Configuration options Auto 2 6V 2 7V 2 8V AGP Voltage 1 5V Adjusts the AGP voltage setting Configuration options 1 5V 1 6V V Link Voltage 2 5V Adjusts the V Link voltag...

Page 95: ...nfiguration options Disabled Enabled Report System Checking Disabled Enables or disables the Report System Checking feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report System Booting Disabled Enables or disables the Report System Booting feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Speech POST Reporter is set to Enabled 4 4 7 Instant Music Configuration Ins...

Page 96: ...lows you to select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for the Instant Music CD playback Configuration options IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Enabling Instant Music automatically disables the PS 2 keyboard power up feature See page 5 9 for details The above item appears only if you enable the Instant Music item 4 5 1 Suspend Mode S1 POS S3 STR Allow...

Page 97: ...n options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when the Power Management APM item is set to Enabled Power Management APM Enabled Power Button Mode On Off Suspend Power Saving Type C3 Restore on AC Power Loss Last State Suspend Time Out Disabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On External Modems Disabled Power On PCI Device Disabled Power On By PS 2 Ke...

Page 98: ...Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min Video Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the video power down mode Configuration options Disabled Suspend Power On By RTC Alarm Disabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear...

Page 99: ...e 57ºC 134 5ºF CPU Fan Speed 3260RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled CPU Q Fan Control Disabled VCORE Voltage 1 504V 3 3V Voltage 3 360V 5V Voltage 5 160V 12V Voltage 11 328V CPU Temperature CPU Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF MB Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF Power Temperature xxx ºC xxx ºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU mothe...

Page 100: ... 11 16 Allows you to select the fan speed ratio This item appears only if the Chassis Q Fan Control item is Enabled Configuration options 11 16 12 16 13 16 14 16 15 16 CPU Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the Chassis fan control function When this field is set to Enabled the item CPU Fan Ratio appears Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Fan Ratio 11 16 Allows you to se...

Page 101: ...ation 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 Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Make sure that ...

Page 102: ...figuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait for 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 Se...

Page 103: ...hange other security settings If you forget your BIOS password you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM Security Settings Supervisor Password Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Setup Boot Se...

Page 104: ... prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows Installed To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Alwa...

Page 105: ...dow appears Select Yes to save changes and exit 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 Options Exit Save Changes Exit Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from t...

Page 106: ...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 non volatile RAM ...

Page 107: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 108: ... Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software Information 5 7 5 4 AI Net feature 5 11 5 5 Audio configurations 5 12 5 6 RAID configurations 5 18 5 7 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 33 5 8 Cool n Quiet Technology 5 34 ...

Page 109: ...ort CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary so use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Vis...

Page 110: ...river Promise FastTrak 378 Driver Installs the Promise FastTrak 378 driver for Serial ATA and RAID features VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver Installs the VIA 6420 RAID controller driver and application Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC850 audio controller and application Marvell Gigabit LAN Driver Installs the Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN drivers for Gigabit LAN solution that prov...

Page 111: ...download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Winbond Voice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUS POST Reporter Use this program to change the default vocal POST messages See section 3 2 Vocal POST Messages for a list of the default messages Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the A...

Page 112: ... online help for detailed information ADOBE Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver Cool n Quiet Software Installs the Cool n Quiet Technology software Promise Array Management Utility Installs the Promise Array Management Utility Use this utility to configure a disk array for RAID installations Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from th...

Page 113: ...nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 5 2 6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard ...

Page 114: ... the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 115: ...teps to use ASUS MyLogo2 5 3 Software Information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software for more information This section provides details of the software applications that the motherboard supports Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFUDOS utility to ma...

Page 116: ... on the MyLogo2 screen Instead of starting from ASUS Update you can also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new BIOS You can create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats ASUS MyLogo2 might encounter problems with complex images If a...

Page 117: ...ROM DVD ROM or CD RW 2 Turn on the system and enter the BIOS by pressing the Del key during the Power On Self Tests POST 3 From the BIOS screen select Advanced then Instant Music Configuration 4 In the Instant Music Configuration menu select the item Instant Music and set it to Enabled See section 4 4 7 Instant Music Configuration 5 The Instant Music CD ROM Drive item appears if you enabled Instan...

Page 118: ...stant Music place the Instant Music label over the function keys on the keyboard The Instant Music keyboard label comes with your motherboard package Instant Music function keys Set 2 CD ON OFF PLAY PAUSE STOP EJECT PREVIOUS NEXT VOL DOWN VOL UP SCROLL LOCK LED CAPS LOCK LED 3 Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out lime colored port on the rear panel for audio output You may also connect ...

Page 119: ...virtually diagnoses and reports cable faults using the Time Domain Reflectometry TDR The VCT technology detects and reports open and shorted cables with up to one meter of accuracy It also detects impedance mismatches pair swaps pair polarity problems and pair skew problems of up to 64ns VCT remarkably reduces networking and support costs complementing a highly manageable and controlled network sy...

Page 120: ...enience Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek ALC850 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed you will find the SoundEffect icon on the taskbar From the taskbar double click on the SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel Realtek SoundEffect icon 5 5 1 Sound Effect...

Page 121: ... S PDIF out settings 3 Click the Exit X button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit To set the sound effect options 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Sound Effect button 2 Click the shortcut buttons to change the acoustic environment adjust the equalizer or set the karaoke to your desired settings 3 The audio settings take effect immediately after you click on the bu...

Page 122: ...m the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Speaker Configuration button 2 Select from the combo list box your current speaker setup then click Auto Test to test your settings 3 Click the UAJ Automatic button to enable or disable the Universal Audio Jack UAJ technology feature 4 Click the Exit X button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit ...

Page 123: ...s through the connector sensing option that allows you to check if your audio devices are connected properly To start the connector sensing 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the Connector Sensing button 2 Click the Bracket button to display connected audio devices 3 Click the Option button to change sensing options 4 Click the Start button to start connection sensing A progress bar disp...

Page 124: ... upper right hand corner of the window to exit audio control panel 5 5 5 HRTF Demo This option shows a demo of the Head Related Transfer Functions HRTF To start the HRTF demo 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the HRTF Demo button 2 Click the option buttons to change the sound moving path or EAX settings 3 Click the Play button to start or the Stop button to stop 4 Click the Exit X butto...

Page 125: ...ect icon display on the Windows taskbar To display the general settings 1 From the Realtek Audio Control Panel click the General button 2 Click the option button to enable or disable the icon display on the Windows taskbar 3 Click the Language combo list box to change language display 4 Click the Exit X button on the upper right hand corner of the window to exit Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 chann...

Page 126: ...D configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system RAID 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written The advantage of RAID 0 1 is fast data access like RAID 0 but with the ability to loose one drive and have a complete duplicate surviving drive or set of drives like RAID 1 Multiple RAID ...

Page 127: ...RAID 8 Save your changes and Exit Setup Installing Serial ATA SATA hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect the Serial ATA signal cables 3 Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive 4 Boot the system and enter the BIOS Setup Utility 5 Go to Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration a...

Page 128: ...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 Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility Or press ESC key to continue booting 5 6 2 Promise RAID configurations The Promise PDC20378 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and Multi RAID configurati...

Page 129: ...e array is created use the FDISK 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 FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Auto Setup Options Menu Up Down Space Change Option ESC Exit CTRL Y Save Up Down Space Change Option ESC ...

Page 130: ...ess 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 using 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 Inc Keys Available Aut...

Page 131: ...Ctrl Y to save your selection The following message appears 5 Press Y to select the Create and Duplicate option 6 From the source drive window use the arrow keys to select the source 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 ...

Page 132: ...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 To rebuild and restore data in the array 1 During the boot up process an error message notifies of a system failure 2 Press Ctrl F to enter the FastBuild Main Menu 3 Press 3 to View Array and veri...

Page 133: ...then press Enter FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available 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 into a new replacement hard disk A progress bar displays the copy progress for the ...

Page 134: ...t you see on your screen may not exactly match what is shown here 5 6 3 VIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller integrated in the VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels Refer to VIA8237 SATA Quick Setup guide found in the support CD for detailed information on RAID configurations under di...

Page 135: ...ipped sets If you want to auto configure proceed to the next step otherwise skip to step 5 3 Select Auto Setup for Performance and press Enter The following confirmation message appears RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity RAID 0 for performance Auto create array will destroy all data on disks Continue Y N Auto Setup For Data Security Array Mode RAID 1 Mirroring Select Disk D...

Page 136: ...RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity RAID 1 for data protection TIP For server systems use of a lower array block size is recommended For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing a higher array block size is recommended for optimum performance 4 Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options If you selected Y p...

Page 137: ...troyed Continue Y N 10 Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options 11 Press Esc to go back to main menu Auto create array will destroy all data on disks Continue Y N 5 Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options If you selected Y proceed to step 11 6 Select Select Disk Drives then press Enter Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter An asterisk a...

Page 138: ... 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity RAID SPAN for capacity Auto create array will destroy all data on disks Continue Y N 5 Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options If you selected Y proceed to step 11 6 Select Select Disk Drives then press Enter Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter An asterisk appears before a selected drive 7 Select Start...

Page 139: ...rray for boot After selection the Status of the selected array will change to Boot 3 Press ESC to return to the menu items Follow the same procedure to deselect the the boot array 2 From the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays press Enter to select a RAID array to delete The following confirmation message appears Create Array Delete Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number Vi...

Page 140: ...en Create Array Delete Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View VIA Tech RAID BIOS Ver 1 xx Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 View Array Disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX ARRAY 0 SATA 999 99 XXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXX...

Page 141: ... for the VIA RAID driver is located in Drivers VIARAID 6420RAID DriverDisk Makedisk exe of the motherboard support CD 2 Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and execute Makedisk exe Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process 3 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompt...

Page 142: ...the user guide 3 In the Power menu select the item ACPI 2 0 Support and set it to Yes See section 4 5 Power Menu in the user guide 4 Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup 5 Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system Windows 2000 XP 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Make sure the ...

Page 143: ...log box select the AMD s Cool n Quiet tm Technology tab 5 Click the Performance combo list box to select desired mode Automatic Mode is the recommended setting 6 Click OK to effect settings Make sure to install the AMD Cool n Quiet driver and application before using this feature The AMD Cool n Quiet Technology feature works only with the AMD heatsink and fan assembly with monitor chip If you purc...

Page 144: ...rogram 1 If you are using Windows 98SE ME 2000 click the Start button Select Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 2 If you are using Windows XP click the Start button Select All Programs ASUS Cool Quiet Cool Quiet 3 The Cool n Quiet technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency and CPU Voltage Make sure to install the Cool n Quiet software from the motherboard support CD Refer to...

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