Asus MOTHERBOARD K8N E User Manual

K8N-E

Deluxe

User Guide

Contents

Notices .......................................................................................... vii

Safety information ........................................................................ viii

About this guide.............................................................................. ix

How this guide is organized .................................................. ix

Where to find more information ............................................. ix

Conventions used in this guide .............................................. x

Typography.............................................................................x

K8N-E Deluxe specifications summary .......................................... xi

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Package contents ............................................................... 1-1

1.3 Special features.................................................................. 1-2

1.3.1 Product Highlights.................................................. 1-2

1.3.2 Unique ASUS features ........................................... 1-4

Chapter 2: Hardware information

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

2.3.5 CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List ...... 2-10

2.4 System memory ................................................................2-11

2.4.1 Overview ...............................................................2-11

2.4.2 Memory configurations .........................................2-11

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................. 2-13

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ............................................... 2-13

2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................ 2-14

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ................................ 2-14

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................ 2-14

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Contents

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-15

2.5.4 PCI slots .............................................................. 2-16

2.5.5 AGP slot ............................................................... 2-16

2.6 Jumpers............................................................................ 2-17

2.7 Connectors ....................................................................... 2-19

2.7.1 Rear panel connectors ......................................... 2-19

2.7.2 Internal connectors .............................................. 2-20

Chapter 3: Powering up

3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1

3.2 Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-2

3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function .......................... 3-2

3.2.2 Using the dual-function power switch .................... 3-2

3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™ .................................................... 3-3

3.3.1 Vocal POST messages .......................................... 3-3

3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor ............................................ 3-5

Chapter 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 ................................................... 4-10

4.2.4 Menu items ...........................................................4-11

4.2.5 Sub-menu items....................................................4-11

4.2.6 Configuration fields ...............................................4-11

4.2.7 Pop-up window .....................................................4-11

4.2.8 Scroll bar ...............................................................4-11

4.2.9 General help .........................................................4-11

4.3 Main menu........................................................................ 4-12

4.3.1 System Time ........................................................ 4-12

4.3.2 System Date ........................................................ 4-12

Contents

4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 4-12

4.3.4 Language ............................................................. 4-12

4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave .......... 4-13

4.3.6 System Information .............................................. 4-14

4.4 Advanced menu ............................................................... 4-15

4.4.1 Instant Music Configuration ................................. 4-15

4.4.2 JumperFree Configuration ................................... 4-16

4.4.3 Speech Configuration .......................................... 4-17

4.4.4 CPU Configuration ............................................... 4-18

4.4.5 Chipset................................................................. 4-19

4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration........................... 4-23

4.4.7 PCI PnP ............................................................... 4-25

4.5 Power menu ..................................................................... 4-27

4.5.1 Suspend Mode..................................................... 4-27

4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume............................... 4-27

4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support ................................................. 4-27

4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support.............................................. 4-27

4.5.5 APM Configuration............................................... 4-28

4.5.6 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 4-29

4.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 4-31

4.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............................................. 4-31

4.6.2 Hard Disk Drives .................................................. 4-32

4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 4-32

4.6.4 Security ................................................................ 4-33

4.7 Exit menu ......................................................................... 4-36

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 Utilities menu ......................................................... 5-3

5.2.4 Manuals menu ....................................................... 5-5

5.2.5 ASUS Contact information ..................................... 5-6

5.2.6 Other information ................................................... 5-6

5.3 Software Information .......................................................... 5-9

5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™.................................................. 5-9

5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music ..............................................5-11

Contents

5.4 Audio configurations ......................................................... 5-13

5.4.1 Sound Effect options ............................................ 5-14

5.4.2 S/PDIF options..................................................... 5-14

5.4.3 Speaker Configuration ......................................... 5-15

5.4.4 AI Audio feature ................................................... 5-16

5.4.5 HRTF Demo ......................................................... 5-17

5.4.6 General settings................................................... 5-18

5.4.7 Rear panel audio ports function variation ............ 5-18

5.5 RAID configurations ......................................................... 5-19

5.5.1 Installing hard disks ............................................. 5-20

5.5.2 NVIDIA^®RAID configurations .............................. 5-21

5.5.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations ...................... 5-22

5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk .............................................. 5-23

5.7 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology ............................................ 5-24

5.7.1 Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology................. 5-24

5.7.2 Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software............. 5-26

Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested 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 residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does 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 the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the

graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations.

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to

operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference

Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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Safety information

Electrical safety

• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the

electrical outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the

power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are

connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing

system before you add a device.

• Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard,

ensure that all power cables are unplugged.

• Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord.

These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in 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, make sure all cables are correctly connected

and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage,

contact your dealer immediately.

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from

connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the

product in any area where it may become wet.

• Place the product on a stable surface.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified

service technician or your retailer.

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About this guide

This user guide contains the information you need when installing the

motherboard.

How this guide is organized

This manual contains the following parts:

• Chapter 1: Product introduction

This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new

technologies it supports.

• Chapter 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.

• Chapter 3: Powering up

This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST

messages, 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 additional information and for product

and software updates.

1. ASUS websites

The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware

and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.

2. Optional documentation

Your product package may include optional documentation, such as

warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These

documents are not part of the standard package.

Conventions used in this guide

To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the

following symbols used throughout this manual.

DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself

when trying to complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components

when trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a

task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.

Typography

Bold text

Indicates a menu or an item to select.

Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.

Italics

<Key>

Keys enclosed in the less-than and greater-than

sign indicates that you must press the enclosed

key. Example: <Enter> indicates that you must

press the Enter or Return key.

<Multiple key names> If you must press 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 /iK8NE.ROM

K8N-E Deluxe specifications summary

CPU

Socket 754 for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor

Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous

32-bit and 64-bit computing

Supports AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

Chipset

NVIDIA^®nForce™ 3 250Gb

800 MHz

System Bus

Memory

3 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 3GB unbuffered

ECC and non-ECC PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600

SDRAM memory

Expansion slots

Storage

1 x AGP 8X/4X

5 x PCI

NVIDIA^®nForce™ 3 250Gb supports

- 2 x Ultra ATA 133 connector

- 2 x Serial ATA connectors

- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD sets

Silicon Image^®Sil 3114 RAID controller supports

- 4 x Serial ATA connectors

- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and JBOD sets

LAN

Marvell^®88E1111 Gigabit LAN PHY

AI Audio

Realtek^®ALC850 8-channel CODEC

Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology

Coaxial and Optical S/PDIF out support

AI BIOS

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2

ASUS Q-Fan Technology 2

ASUS Post Reporter™

AI Overclocking

CPU, Memory and AGP voltage adjustable

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 200 MHz up to

300 MHz at 1 MHz increment

Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio. Fixed AGP/PCI frequencies

ASUS JumperFree

ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)

IEEE 1394

VIA VT6307 controller supports

- 2 x IEEE 1394 ports

USB

Maximum of eight USB 2.0 ports

Special features

ASUS MyLogo2™

ASUS Multi-Language BIOS

ASUS Instant Music

ASUS EZ Flash

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1 x Parallel port

Back panel I/O

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 RJ-45 port

1 x 8-channel audio I/O ports

1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port

1 x Coaxial S/PDIF Out port

2 x USB 2.0 connector for 4 additional USB ports

CPU/Chassis/Power fan connectors

20-pin/4-pin ATX 12V power connectors

Chassis intrusion connector

CD/AUX connectors

Internal I/O

GAME/MIDI connector

IEEE 1394 connector

Serial port 2 connector

Front Panel connector

4Mb Flash EEPROM

BIOS features

AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3

ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS MyLogo2, ASUS Q-Fan2, ASUS

Multi-Language BIOS, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2

PCI 2.2, USB 2.0

Industry standard

Manageability

WfM2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME,

Chassis intrusion

ATX power supply (with 4-pin 12V plug)

Power Requirement

Form Factor

ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Device drivers

Support CD contents

ASUS PC Probe

ASUS Live Update utility

Anti-virus utility

* Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Chapter 1

This chapter describes the motherboard

features and the new technologies it

supports.

Product introduction

Chapter summary

1.1 Welcome! ........................................................ 1-1

1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1

1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard

1.1 Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies

making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

The motherboard combines the powers of the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor

and the NVIDIA^®nForce™ 3 250 Gb chipset to set a new benchmark for

an effective desktop platform solution.

Supporting up to 3GB of system memory with PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/

PC1600 DDR SDRAM, high-resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot, Dual

Serial ATA 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.

1.2 Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

ASUS motherboard

ASUS support CD

4 x Serial ATA cables

1 x 2-port USB/Game module

1 x Single port 1394 module

2 x 80-conductor ribbon cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE drives

1 x 40-conductor IDE cable

1 x Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive

2 x 2-port Serial ATA power cables

InterVideo^®WinDVD Suite^®(Retail boxes only)

I/O shield

Bag of extra jumper caps

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

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1.3 Special features

1.3.1 Product Highlights

Latest processor technology

The AMD Athlon™ 64 desktop processor is based on AMD’s 64-bit

architecture, which represents the landmark introduction of the industry’s

first x86-64 technology. This processor provides a dramatic leap forward in

compatibility, performance, investment protection, and reduced total cost

of ownership and development.

HyperTransport™ Technology

HyperTransport™ Technology is a high-speed, low latency, point-to-point

link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated

circuits in computers, networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to

48 times faster 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.

Serial ATA solution

The motherboard supports six interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA

(SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA

storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thinner, more

flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to

150 MB/s data transfer rate.

Dual Serial ATA RAID

The motherboard provides two high-performance Serial ATA RAID

controllers that enhance hard disk performance and data backup

protection without the cost of additional RAID cards. The Silicon Image

SATARaid™ Sil 3114 Serial ATA controller incorporates four Serial ATA and

one parallel connector with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, JBOD and RAID 5

functions while the onboard NVIDIA^®nForce3 250Gb chipset provides an

additional two Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and

JBOD functions.

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Gigabit LAN solution

The NVIDIA^®nForce3 250Gb chipset comes with a built-in LAN controller

that works with the Marvell^®Gigabit LAN PHY to provide a solution for

LAN on Motherboard (LOM) applications.

AGP 8X support

AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) is the VGA interface specification that enables

enhanced graphics performance with maximum bandwidth speed of up to

2.12 GB/s.

S/PDIF out

The motherboard’s S/PDIF out function turns your computer into a

high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful

speaker systems.

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 between computers, peripherals, and consumer electronic

devices such as camcorders, VCRs, printers,TVs, and digital cameras.

USB 2.0 technology

The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0

specification, extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1.1

to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0 - supporting up to eight USB 2.0 ports. The

higher bandwidth of USB 2.0 allows connection of devices such as high

resolution video conferencing cameras, next generation scanners and

printers, and fast storage units. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB

1.1.

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1.3.2 Unique ASUS features

AI Audio technology

The motherboard supports 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 features intelligent detection of plugged peripherals into the audio

ports and identifies any incompatible devices. See page 5-16.

AI BIOS solution

The AI BIOS is a combination of three ASUS intelligent solutions: Q-Fan,

POST Reporter, and CrashFree BIOS 2.

ASUS Q-Fan technology 2

The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to

the system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. See page

4-30.

CrashFree BIOS 2

This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the ASUS

support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This

protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page

4-5.

ASUS POST Reporter™

The motherboard offers an exciting feature called the ASUS POST

Reporter™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the

Power-On Self-Tests (POST). Through an added external speaker, you will

hear the messages informing you of the system boot status and causes of

boot errors, if any. The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software allows you

to customize the voice messages, and provides multi-language support.

See page 3-3.

ASUS MyLogo2™

This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and

add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See pages 4-32,

5-9.

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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 clear the RTC data. Simply reboot the

system to restore previously saved BIOS settings.

ASUS EZ Flash BIOS

With the ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even

before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility

or boot from a floppy disk. See page 4-4.

ASUS Multi-language BIOS

The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice

from the available options. The localized BIOS menus allow you to

configure easier and faster. See page 4-12.

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 4-15, 5-11.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

Chapter 2

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.

Hardware information

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 ........................................... 2-14

2.6 Jumpers ........................................................ 2-18

2.7 Connectors ................................................... 2-20

ASUS K8N-E Deluxe motherboard

2.1 Before you proceed

Note of the following precautions before you install motherboard

components or change any motherboard settings.

•

Unplug the power 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 that came with the component.

•

Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX

power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from

the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to

the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

Onboard LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. When lit, this green

LED indicates that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode, a

reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power

cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The

illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.

SB_PWR

OFF

Standby

Power

Powered

Off

K8N-E

K8N-E Onboard LED

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2.2 Motherboard overview

Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis

to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.

Unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard.

Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage

motherboard components.

2.2.1 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the

chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the

rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.

2.2.2 Screw holes

Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the

motherboard to the chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards

the rear of the chassis

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.2.3 Motherboard layout

24.5cm (9.6in)

PS/2KBMS

T: Mouse

B: Keyboard

CPU_FAN

ATX12V

SPDIF_O1

SPDIF_O2

COM1

Bottom:

Top:

USB1

USB2

1394

USBPW12

USBPW34

USB2.0

Top:

T: USB3

B: USB4

RJ-45

Top:

Rear Surround L/R

Middle:

Side surround L/R

Bottom:

Center/Subwoofer

PWR_FAN

Top:Line In

Center:Line Out

Below:Mic In

SATA2

SATA1

FP_AUDIO

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

Audio

Codec

nVIDIA

nForce3

250Gb

PCI1

IE1394_2

PCI2

4Mbit

BIOS

CHA_FAN

PCI3

FLOPPY

SB_PWR

Silicon Image

USBPW56

USBPW78

PCI4

K8N-E

SATA

Super

I/O

Controller

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID3

SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID4

PCI5

CLRTC

GAME

USB56

USB78

Speech

Controller

COM2

CHASSIS

PANEL

USBPW12

USBPW34

USBPW56

USBPW78

CLRTC

PANEL

Speaker

1 2

Connector

Power LED

1 2

Normal

Clear CMOS

(Default)

+5V

(Default)

+5VSB

+5V

(Default)

+5VSB

Reset SW

ATX Power

Switch*

IDE_LED

* Requires an ATX power supply.

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2.2.4 Layout Contents

Slots

Page

1. DDR DIMM slots

2. PCI slots

2-11

2-16

3. AGP slot

Jumpers

Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)

2-17

2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34,

USBPW56, USBPW78)

2-18

Rear Panel Connectors

Page

1. PS/2 mouse port

2-19

2-20

2. Parallel port

3. IEEE 1394 port

4. Gigabit LAN port (RJ-45)

5. Rear Speaker out port

6. Side Speaker out port

7. Line In jack

8. Line Out jack

9. Microphone jack

10. Center/Subwoofer port

11. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

13. Serial connector

14. S/PDIF optical cable jack

15. S/PDIF coaxial cable jack

16. PS/2 keyboard port

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Internal Connectors

Page

1. Floppy disk connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)

2. Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)

3. Secondary IDE connector (40-1 pin SEC_IDE)

4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)

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5. RAID Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1,

SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3, SATA_RAID4)

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6. CPU fan connector (3-pin CPU_FAN)

7. Power fan connector (3-pin PWR_FAN)

8. Chassis fan connector (3-pin CHA_FAN)

9. Serial Port 2 connector (10-1 pin COM2)

10. ATX power connector (20-pin ATXPWR)

11. ATA 12V power connector (4-pin ATX12V)

12. USB headers (10-1 pin USB56, USB78)

13. CD connector (4-pin CD)

14. AUX connector (4-pin AUX)

15. IEEE 1394 connector (10-1 pin IE1394_1)

16. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO)

17. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME)

18. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

19. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL)

- System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED)

- System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER)

- Reset switch (Blue 2-pin RESET)

- ATX Power switch (Yellow 2-pin PWRSW)

- Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED)

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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.3.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion

Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 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.

Gold triangle

2.3.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 754-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

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2. Unlock the socket by pressing the

lever sideways, then lift it up to a

90°-100° angle.

Socket Lever

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle,

otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.

3. Position the CPU above the

socket such that the CPU corner

with the gold triangle matches the

socket corner with a small

triangle.

4. Carefully insert the CPU into the

socket until it fits in place.

Gold triangle

Small triangle

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 indicate that it is

locked.

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2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan

The AMD Athlon™ 64 processor requires a specially designed heatsink

and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.

Make sure that you use only qualified heatsink and fan assembly.

Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan.

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the

heatsink fits properly on the retention module base.

•

The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard

upon purchase.

You do not have to remove the retention module base when

installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components.

CPU Fan

CPU Heatsink

Retention Module Base

Retention bracket

Retention bracket lock

Your boxed CPU heatsink and fan assembly should come with

installation instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention

mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU

documentation, follow the latter.

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2. Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base.

3. Align the other end of the retention bracket (near the retention bracket

lock) to the retention module base. A clicking sound denotes that the

retention bracket is in place.

Make sure that the fan and

heatsink assembly perfectly

fits the retention mechanism

module base, otherwise you

cannot snap the retention

bracket in place.

4. Push down the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to

secure the heatsink and fan to the module base.

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2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable

When the heatsink and fan assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan

cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.

CPU Fan Connector

(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 heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List

The following table lists the CPU heatsink and fan assembly that have

been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard.

Vendor

AVC

Part Number

Z7UB003

Thermaltake

Taisol

AP1892

111-8061010-90

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2.4 System memory

2.4.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline

Memory Module (DIMM) sockets.

The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets.

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2.4.2 Memory configurations

You may install 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB unbuffered ECC

and non-ECC DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory

configurations in this section.

Important notes on memory configurations

•

Installing DDR DIMMs other than the given memory configurations

may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. Use any of

the memory configurations in Table 1.

For optimum compatibility, obtain memory modules from qualified

vendors. See Qualified Vendors List on page 2-13.

•

Use the blue DIMM slot first.

Stacked RAM and DDR DIMM modules with more than 18 chips

are not supported.

•

Always install DIMMs with the same CAS Latency. For optimum

compatibility, obtain memory modules from the same vendors. See

Qualified Vendors List on page 2-13.

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Table 1 Memory configurations

Number of

DIMMs

DIMM Slot

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM3

Max Speed

Single Side

DDR 400

DDR 333

DDR 200

DDR 400

DDR 333

DDR 200

DDR 333

DDR 200

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

Single Side

Double Side

DDR Qualified Vendors List

The following table lists the PC3200 (DDR400) memory modules that have

been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Visit the ASUS

website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR 400 QVL for this motherboard.

DIMM Vendor

Chip Number

Chip Brand

SS/DS

Module Part Number

Size

KINGSTON

SAMSUNG

Hynix

MICRON

Infineon

CORSAIR

HY5DU56822BT-D43

V58C2256804SAT5(ECC)

HYB25D256800BT-5B

HYB25D256809BT-5B

D3208DL2T-5

Hynix

Mosel

KVR400X64C3A/256

KVR400X64C3A/512

KVR400X72C3A/256

KVR400X72C3A/512

KVR400X64C3A/256

KVR400X64C3A/512

KVR400X64C3A/256

KVR400X64C3A/512

KHX3200A/512

M381L3223ETM-CCC

M381L6423ETM-CCC

M368L3223ETM-CCC

M368L6423ETM-CCC

M368L3223FTN-CCC

M368L6423FTN-CCC

HYMD232646B8J-D43AA

HYMD264646B8J-D43AA

MT8VDDT3264AG-40BCB

MT16VDDT6464AG-40BCB

HYS64D32300GU-5-B

HYS64D64320GU-5-B

HYS64D32300HU-5-C

HYS64D64320HU-5-C

CMX256A-3200C2PT

CMX512-3200C2

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

256MB

512MB

Infineon

KINGSTON

N/A

SAMSUNG

Hynix

D328DIB-50

Heat-Sink Package

K4H560838E-TCCC(ECC)

K4H560838E-TCCC

K4H560838F-TCCC

HY5DU56822BT-D43

MT46V32M8TG-5BC

HYB25D256800BT-5B

HYB25D256800CE-5C

W942508BH-5

Hynix

MICRON

Infineon

Winbond

Heat-Sink Package

Legend: SS - Single-Sided DIMMs

DS - Double-Sided DIMMs

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2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing

DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause

severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by

DDR DIMM NOTCH

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

A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction.

DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the

socket until the retaining clips

snap back in place and the DIMM

is properly seated.

Locked Retaining Clip

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.

1. Simultaneously press the

retaining clips outward to unlock

the DIMM.

Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining

clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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2.5 Expansion slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard

has available PCI slots and an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. The

following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that

they support.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing

expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and

damage motherboard components.

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card

Follow these steps to install an expansion card.

1. Read the documentation that came with the expansion card and make

the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed

in a chassis).

3. Remove the 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.

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card

After installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting the

software settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any.

See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.

2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page.

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

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2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

Standard Interrupt Assignments

IRQ

Priority

Standard Function

System Timer

Keyboard Controller

10*

11*

12*

14*

15*

N/A

Programmable Interrupt

Communications Port (COM2)

Communications Port (COM1)

Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)

Floppy Disk Controller

Printer Port (LPT1)

System CMOS/Real Time Clock

ACPI Mode when used

IRQ Holder for PCI Steering

PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port

Numeric Data Processor

Primary IDE Channel

Secondary IDE Channel

* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

IRQ assignments for this motherboard

INT A

shared

—

shared

—

INT B

—

shared

—

shared

—

INT C

—

shared

—

shared

—

INT D

—

shared

—

INT E

—

used

PCI slot 1

PCI slot 2

PCI slot 3

PCI slot 4

PCI slot 5

PCI 1394

Serial ATA

AGP slot

—

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support

“Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments.

Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the

system unstable and the card inoperable.

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2.5.4 PCI slots

The PCI slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB

card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The following

figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

2.5.5 AGP slot

The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP8X/4X 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.

Keyed for 1.5v

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K8N-E Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

If installing the ATI^®9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards, use only the

card version PN xxx-xxxxx-30 or later, for optimum performance and

overclocking stability.

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2.6 Jumpers

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)

This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in

CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system

setup parameters 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 onboard battery.

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.

CLRTC

1 2

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Normal

Clear CMOS

(Default)

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2. USB device wake-up

(3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)

Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep

mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power

mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up

from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow

refresh, power supply in reduced power mode).

USBPW12

USBPW34

1 2

+5V

(Default)

+5VSB

USBPW56

USBPW78

1 2

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+5V

(Default)

+5VSB

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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 total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply

capability (+5VSB) whether under normal condition or in sleep

mode.

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2.7 Connectors

2.7.1 Rear panel connectors

5 6

1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.

2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or

other devices.

3. IEEE 1394 port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394 port provides high-speed

connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, other PC’s

and/or portable devices.

4. RJ-45 port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area

Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below for the

LAN port LED indications.

LAN port LED indications

ACT/LINK SPEED

LED

ACT/LINK LED

Status Description

SPEED LED

Description

Status

OFF

No link

10 Mbps connection

100 Mbps connection

1 Gbps connection

OFF

Linked

ORANGE

GREEN

LAN port

BLINKING

Data activity

5. Rear Speaker 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 headphone or a

speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel and 8-channel mode, the function of

this jack becomes Front Speaker Out.

9. Microphone port. This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone.

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10. Center/Subwoofer port. This Center/Subwoofer (yellow orange) port

connects to the center/subwoofer speakers on a 6-channel or

8-channel audio configuration.

Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration

Headset/

2-channel

4-channel

6-channel

Line In

8-channel

Light Blue

Lime

Line In

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Pink

Mic In

Gray

Rear Speaker Out

Side Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer

Black

Orange

Center/Subwoofer

11. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB)

ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

12. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB)

ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

13. Serial connector. This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices.

14. S/PDIF optical 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.

2.7.2 Internal connectors

1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After

connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the

floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when

using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug).

FLOPPY

PIN 1

NOTE: Orient the red markings on

the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

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2. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)

This connector supports the provided UltraDMA IDE hard disk ribbon

cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary

(recommended) or secondary IDE connector, then connect the gray

connector 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.

NOTE: Orient the red markings

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

ribbon cable to PIN 1.

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K8N-E IDE Connectors

PIN 1

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3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)

These connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary

internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to

150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with

133 MB/s (UltraDMA133).

You can configure a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, or JBOD set together

with the Primary IDE connector.

SATA2

SATA1

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K8N-E SATA Connectors

Important notes on Serial ATA solution:

• The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible, allowing easier

routing inside the chassis. The lower pin count of the Serial ATA

cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide, flat ribbon cables

of the Parallel ATA 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 “5.6.2 NVIDIA^®RAID configurations” for details on

SATA RAID configuration.

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4. RAID Serial ATA connectors

(7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2, SATA_RAID3, SATA_RAID4)

These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that you can

configure as a RAID set. Through the onboard Silicon Image

SATALink™ Sil 3114 RAID controller, you can create a RAID 0, RAID

1, RAID 10, JBOD or RAID 5 configuration. See Chapter 5 for details

on RAID configuration.

SATA_RAID1 SATA_RAID3

SATA_RAID2 SATA_RAID4

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•

To create a RAID set, make sure that you have installed the Serial

ATA devices and connected the Serial ATA cables. You cannot

enter the Silicon Image RAID utility during POST if you did not

install any Serial ATA device.

•

The SATALink™ RAID 5 and JBOD configuration can be set using

the SATALink™ SATA RAID Management Software only. See

section “5.5.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations” for details.

Refer to section “5.6.3 Silicon Image RAID Configurations” for

details on SATA RAID configuration.

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5. CPU, Power and Chassis Fan Connectors

(3-pin CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN)

The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W

max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan

cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the

black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.

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 connectors!

CPU_FAN

PWR_FAN

GND

+12V

Rotation

CHA_FAN

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Rotation

+12V

GND

K8N-E 12-Volt Fan Connectors

6. Serial Port 2 connector (10-1 pin COM2)

This connector 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.

COM2

PIN 1

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The serial port bracket is purchased separately.

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7. ATX power connectors (20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)

These connectors are for the ATX 12V power supply. The plugs from

the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one

orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the

connectors completely fit.

In addition to the 20-pin ATX power connector, this motherboard

requires that you connect the 4-pin ATX +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 the power is inadequate.

ATX12V

ATXPWR

Pin 1

GND

+12V DC

GND

+12V DC

+12.0VDC

+5.0VDC

-5.0VDC

COM

+5VSB

PWR_OK

COM

+5.0VDC

COM

+5.0VDC

COM

PS_ON#

COM

+3.3VDC

-12.0VDC

+3.3VDC

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8. USB headers (10-1 pin USB56, USB78)

If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is

available for additional USB ports. The USB header complies with USB

2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. This

speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 allows

faster Internet connection, interactive gaming, and simultaneous

running of high-speed peripherals.

You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2.0 capability.

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USB56

USB78

K8N-E USB 2.0 Headers

NEVER connect a 1394 cable to any of the USB (blue) connectors.

Doing so will damage the motherboard!

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9. 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.

CD (Black) AUX (White)

Right Audio Channel

Ground

Left Audio Channel

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10. IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1 pin IE1394_2)

This connector is for the bundled IEEE 1394 module. Attach the

10-1 pin cable plug to this connector. You can also connect a

1394-compliant internal hard disk to this connector.

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IE1394_2

K8N-E IEEE-1394 Connector

NEVER connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394 (red) connector. Doing

so will damage the motherboard!

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11. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO)

This is an interface for the front panel audio cable that allows

convenient connection and control of audio devices.

By default, the pins labeled LINE_OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins

LINE_OUT_L/BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps. Remove

the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable.

FP_AUDIO

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12. 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, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files.

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13. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)

This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature.

This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis

intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis

component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal 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.

CHASSIS

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14. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL)

This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.

Speaker

Connector

Power LED

Reset SW

ATX Power

Switch*

K8V-E

IDE_LED

Requires an ATX power supply.

K8N-E System Panel Connector^*

The System Panel connector is color-coded for easy and foolproof

connection. Take note of the specific connector colors as described.

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• System power LED lead (Green 3-pin PLED)

This 3-1 pin connector is for the system power LED. The LED lights up

when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in

sleep mode.

• System warning speaker lead (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER)

This 4-pin connector is for the case-mounted speaker. It allows you to

hear system beeps and warnings.

• Reset switch lead (Blue 2-pin RESET)

This 2-pin connector is for the 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 PWRSW)

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 than four seconds turns the

system OFF.

• Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED)

This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. Any read

or write activity of an IDE device causes this LED to light up.

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Chapter 3

This chapter describes the power up

sequence, the vocal POST messages and

ways of shutting down the system.

Powering up

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

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3.1 Starting up for the first time

1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.

2. Make sure that all switches are off.

3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system

chassis.

4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge

protector.

5. Turn on the devices in the following order:

a. Monitor

b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain)

c. System power (if you are using an ATX power supply, you need to

switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch 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-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 turned on the power, the system may

have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or

call your retailer for assistance.

7. At power on, hold down <Del> to enter BIOS Setup. Follow the

instructions in Chapter 4.

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3.2 Powering off the computer

3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function

If you are using Windows^®98SE/ME/2000:

1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down...

2. Make sure that the Shut down option button is selected, then click the

OK button to shut down the computer.

3. The power supply should turn off after Windows^®shuts down.

If you 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 press the power switch for more than four

seconds, the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS

setting. See section “4.5 Power Menu” in Chapter 4.

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3.3 ASUS POST Reporter™

This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a

special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature gives you

vocal POST messages and alerts you of system events and boot status. In

case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem.

These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor

software that came with your package. You can record your own

messages to replace the default messages.

3.3.1 Vocal POST messages

Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding

actions:

POST Message

Action

No CPU installed

• Install 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 are properly installed.

• Make sure that your DIMMs are

not defective.

• Refer to section “2.4 System

memory” for instructions on

installing a DIMM.

System failed VGA test

• Install a PCI VGA card into one of

the PCI slots, or a 1.5V AGP card

into the AGP slot.

• Make sure that your VGA/AGP card

is not defective.

System failed due to CPU

overclocking

• Check your CPU settings in the

BIOS and make sure you only set to

the recommended settings. See

section “4.4 Advanced menu.”

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POST Message

Action

No keyboard detected

• Check your keyboard if it is properly

connected to the purple PS/2

connector on the rear panel.

• See section “2.7.1 Rear panel

connectors” for the location of the

connector.

No IDE hard disk detected

• Make sure you have connected an

IDE hard disk drive to one of the

IDE connectors on the motherboard.

CPU temperature too high

CPU fan failed

• Check CPU fan if it is working

properly.

• 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 completed Power-On Self Test • No action required

Computer now booting from operating • No action required

system

You can disable the ASUS POST Reporter™ in the BIOS setup. See

section “4.4.3 Speech Configuration”.

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3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor

The Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal

POST messages. Install the software from the utilities menu of the support

CD. See section “5.2.3 Utilities menu” for details.

To avoid conflicts, do not run the Winbond Voice Editor while running

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 Editoe > Voice Editor

The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears.

Default Messages

POST Events

Playing the default wave files

To play the default wave files, simply click on a POST event on the left

side of the screen, then click the Play button.

The default language setting is English.

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Changing the default language

1. Click the Load button. A window

showing the available languages

appears.

2. Select your desired language

then click Open. 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.

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Customizing your POST messages

If your language is not in the selection or if you want to record your own

POST messages to replace the pre-installed wave files, you can easily do

so.

Follow these steps to customize your POST messages.

1. Launch the Voice Editor and take note of the list 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 example, use

8-bit, mono quality at 22Khz sampling rate.

We suggest that you create a separate folder for your wave files so you

can locate them easily in one place.

5. From the Voice Editor screen,

click the Add button to display the

Add Wave File window.

6. Copy the wave files that you

recorded to the database. Close

the window when done.

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7. Select a POST event on the Voice

Editor screen, then click 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 .flh

extension, then click Save.

13. Click the Write button to

compress the file and copy into

the EEPROM.

14. Click Yes on the confirmation

window that appears.

If you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the total

allowable size, do one or all of the following.

• Modify your messages to make them shorter.

• Save the wave files at a lower quality.

• Skip lesser used events like FDD Detection, IDE HDD Detection, etc.

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Chapter 4

This chapter tells how to change the system

settings through the BIOS Setup menus.

Detailed descriptions of the BIOS

parameters are also provided.

BIOS setup

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.................................................. 4-27

4.6 Boot menu .................................................... 4-31

4.7 Exit menu ...................................................... 4-36

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4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in

DOS mode.

2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST.

3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy

disk or the motherboard support CD.

4. ASUS Update - Updates the BIOS in a Windows^®environment.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Important notes

•

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable

floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future.

Copy 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^®XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

b. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, then select My

Computer.

c. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon.

d. Click File from the menu, then select Format. A Format 3 1/2

Floppy Disk window appears.

e. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options

field, then click Start.

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Windows^®2000 environment

To create a set of boot disks for Windows^®2000, run the Makeboot.exe

tool from the Windows^®2000 CD:

a. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

b. Insert the Windows^®2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive.

c. Click Start, then select Run.

d. From the Open box, type

D:\bootdisk\makeboot a:then press <Enter>,

assuming that D: is your CD-ROM drive.

e. Follow succeeding screen instructions.

2. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable

floppy 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.

Write the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the

exact BIOS file name at the prompt.

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 command line:

afudos /i[filename]

where [filename]means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you

copied to the bootable floppy disk.

5. Press <Enter>. The succeeding screen displays the status of the

update process.

The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you

see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.

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A:\>afudos /iK8NE.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10

Reading file ..... done

Erasing flash .... done

Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!

Doing so may cause system boot failure!

When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the

DOS prompt.

A:\>afudos /iK8NE.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10

Reading file ..... done

Erasing flash .... done

Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

Verifying flash .. done

A:\>

6. Reboot the system from the hard disk.

4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC

You can use the AFUDOS.EXE utility to copy the current system BIOS to a

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>.

The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you

see on your screen might not be exactly the same as shown.

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Main filename

Extension name

A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10

Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

3. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy

disk. Make sure that the floppy disk has at least 600KB of free disk

space and is not write-protected.

A:\>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10

Reading flash ..... done

A:\>

When the copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS

prompt.

4.1.4 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 (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS

file for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as

K8NE.ROM. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk.

2. Reboot the system.

3. To launch EZ Flash, press <Alt+F2> during POST to display the

following.

User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

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If there is no floppy disk in the drive, the error message

“Floppy not found!” appears.

If the correct BIOS file is not in the floppy disk, the error

message “Floppy not found!” is displayed. Make sure to rename

the downloaded BIOS file as “K8NE.ROM”.

4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If all the necessary

files are found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update

process and automatically reboots the system when done.

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!

Doing so may cause system boot failure!

User recovery requested. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy found!

Reading file “K8NE.ROM”. Completed.

Start flashing...

Flashed successfully. Rebooting.

4.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2

The 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.

•

Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a

floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding

with the BIOS update process.

•

If you have saved a copy of the original motherboard BIOS to a

bootable floppy disk, you can also use this disk to restore the

BIOS. See section “4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk.”

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 floppy...

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3. Insert a floppy disk that contains the original or the latest BIOS file for

this motherboard. If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk,

the BIOS update process continues.

Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as

“K8NE.ROM”.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy found!

Reading file “K8NE.ROM”. Completed.

Start flashing...

DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing

so may cause system boot failure!

4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system.

To recover the BIOS from the support CD:

1. Boot the system.

2. When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following screen message

appears.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the system automatically

checks the CD-ROM.

3. Place the support CD in the CD-ROM. The support CD contains the

original BIOS for this motherboard.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy not found!

Checking for CD-ROM...

CD-ROM found.

Reading file “K8NE.ROM”. Completed.

Start flashing...

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DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!

Doing so may cause system boot failure!

4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system.

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this

motherboard. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the

latest BIOS file.

4.1.6 ASUS Update

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard

BIOS in Windows^®environment. This utility 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 Update utility is copied into your system.

To update the BIOS using ASUS Update:

1. Launch the utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start > Programs

> ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update initial screen

appears.

2. Select your desired update

method, then click Next.

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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.

4. From the FTP site, select the

BIOS version that you wish to

download. Click Next.

5. Follow the instructions on the

succeeding screens to complete

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.

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4.2 BIOS Setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can

update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and

updating your BIOS.”

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard,

reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section

explains how to configure your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change

the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you might

want to enable the security password feature or change the power

management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using

the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these

changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub.

The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you

start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run

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 program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is

a menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various

sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the

navigation keys.

The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most

conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes

unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to

ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Default

Settings item under the Exit Menu. See section “4.7 Exit Menu.”

•

The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference

purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your

screen.

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest

product and BIOS information.

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4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu items Menu bar

Configuration fields

General help

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Language

[11:51:19]

[Thu 08/05/2003]

[1.44M, 3.5 in]

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system

time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

:[ST320413A]

:[ASUS CD-S340]

:[Not Detected]

System Information

Sub-menu items

Navigation keys

4.2.2 Menu bar

The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:

Main

For changing the basic system configuration

For changing the advanced system settings

Advanced

Power

For changing the advanced power management (APM)

configuration

Boot

Exit

For changing the system boot configuration

For selecting the exit options and loading default settings

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 corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for

that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu

and change the settings.

Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.

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4.2.4 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar

displays the specific items for that menu.

For example, selecting Main shows the

Main menu items.

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Language

[11:10:19]

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

[Thu 03/27/2003]

[1.44M, 3.5 in]

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

Fourth IDE Master

IDE Configuration

:[ST320413A]

:[ASUS CD-S340]

:[Not Detected]

Select Screen

Select Item

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

Change Field

System Information

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

The other items (Advanced, Power,

Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have

their respective menu items.

Main menu items

4.2.5 Sub-menu items

An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is distinguished by a solid

triangle before the item. To display the sub-menu, select the item and

press <Enter>.

4.2.6 Configuration fields

These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is

user-configurable, you may change the value of the field opposite the item.

You can not select an item that is not user-configurable.

A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when

selected. To change the value of a field, select it then press <Enter> to

display a list of options. Refer to “4.2.7 Pop-up window.”

4.2.7 Pop-up window

Select a menu item then press <Enter>

to display a pop-up window with the

configuration options for that item.

Advanced Chipset settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in the sections below

may cause system to malfunction.

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD

Memory Acceleration Mode

DRAM Idle Timer

[Enabled]

[Auto]

DRAm Refresh Rate

[Auto]

Graphic Adapter Priority

Graphics Aperture Size

Spread Spectrum

[AGP/PCI]

[ 64 MB]

[Enabled]

Select Screen

Select Item

Change Option

General Help

ICH Delayed Transaction

MPS Revision

[Enabled]

[1.4]

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

4.2.8 Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of

a menu screen when there are items

that do not fit on the screen. Press

Up/Down arrow keys or PageUp/

Pop-up window

Scroll bar

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.

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4.3 Main menu

When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,

giving you an overview of the basic system information.

Refer to section “4.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the

menu screen items and how to navigate through them.

Use [ENTER], [TAB]

or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a field.

System Time

System Date

Legacy Diskette A

Language

[11:51:19]

[Thu 08/05/2003]

[1.44M, 3.5 in]

[English]

Use [+] or [-] to

configure system

time.

Primary IDE Master

Primary IDE Slave

Secondary IDE Master

Secondary IDE Slave

Third IDE Master

Third IDE Slave

:[ST320413A]

:[ASUS CD-S340]

:[Not Detected]

Fourth IDE Master

Fourth IDE Slave

System Information

4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]

Allows you to set the system time.

4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]

Sets the type of floppy drive installed.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 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]

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4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave

While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices.

There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item

then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information.

Primary IDE Master

Select the type

of device connected

to the system

Device

Vendor

Size

: Hard Disk

: ST320413A

: 20.0GB

LBA Mode

Block Mode

PIO Mode

Async DMA

Ultra DMA

: Supported

: 16 Sectors

: Supported

: MultiWord DMA-2

: Ultra DMA-5

SMART Monitoring: Supported

Type

LBA/Large Mode

[Auto]

Block(Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto]

PIO Mode

DMA Mode

Smart Monitoring

32Bit Data Transfer

[Auto]

[Disabled]

The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode,

Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring)

are auto-detected by BIOS and are not user-configurable. These items

show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to Auto allows automatic

selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are

specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI

Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO

drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Auto enables the LBA

mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not

previously formatted with LBA mode disabled.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to Auto, the

data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if

the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to

Disabled, the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at

a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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PIO Mode [Auto]

Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

DMA Mode [Auto]

Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0]

[SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0]

[UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

SMART Monitoring [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.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.3.6 System Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.

The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS.

AMI BIOS

Version

: 08.00.09

Build Date : 03/31/04

Processor

Type

Speed

Count

: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+

: 2000MHz

: 1

System Memory

Size

: 512MB

AMI BIOS

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Processor

Displays the auto-detected processor information.

System Memory

Displays the auto-detected system memory.

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4.4 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU

and other system devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items.

Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction.

Configure CPU.

Instant Music Configuration

JumperFree Configuration

Speech Configuration

CPU Configuration

Chipset

Onboard Devices Configuration

PCI PnP

4.4.1 Instant Music Configuration

If enabled, power up

by PS/2 keyboard

function will be

disabled.

Instant Music Option

Instant Music

[Disabled]

Instant Music [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Instant Music feature in BIOS.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Enabling Instant Music automatically disables the PS/2 keyboard

power-up feature. See page 5-11 for details.

Instant Music CD-ROM Drive [IDE Secondary Master]

Allows 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]

The above item appears only if you enable the Instant Music item.

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4.4.2 JumperFree Configuration

Configure System Frequency/Voltage

AI Overclock Tuner

AGP Overclock in MHz

Mode Select

[Standard]

[ 66]

[Auto]

DDR RAM Voltage

AGP Voltage

[Auto]

[1.5V]

AI Overclock Tuner [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: [Manual] [Standard] [Overclock 5%]

[Overclock 10%] [Overclock 20%] [Overclock 30%]

CPU FSB Frequency [200]

Allows you to adjust the CPU FSB operating frequency. The FSB

frequency configuration ranges from 200 to 300 MHz. Use the plus <+> or

minus <-> keys to adjust the values.

The CPU FSB Frequency item appears only when the AI Overclock

Tuner field is set to Manual.

Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to

become unstable! If this happens, revert to the default setting.

AGP Overclock in MHz [ 66]

Allows you to adjust the AGP slot clock. The AGP frequency configuration

ranges from 66 to 75 MHz. Use the plus <+> or minus <-> keys to adjust

the values.

FID/VID Change [Auto]

When set to Auto the Frequency ID and Voltage ID will be based on the

rated frequency and voltage. Set to Manual to adjust the Processor

Frequency Multiplier and CPU voltage.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]

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Processor Frequency Multiplier [ xxxxMhz]

Allows you to set the processor frequency multiplier. The default value and

configuration options depend on the CPU installed.

CPU Voltage [x.xxxx V]

Allows you to set the CPU voltage. The default value and configuration

options depend on the on the CPU installed.

Selecting a very high CPU voltage or frequency multiplier may cause

the system to become unstable! If this happens, revert to the default

setting.

Mode Select [Auto]

Selects the overclocking mode.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Turbo]

DDR RAM Voltage [Auto]

Allows you to automatically detect or select from a list the DDR operating

voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [2.5V] [2.6V] [2.7V]

AGP Voltage [1.5V]

Adjusts the AGP voltage setting. Configuration options: [1.5V] [1.6V] [1.7V]

4.4.3 Speech Configuration

Disabled/Enable Speech

Speech Option

Speech Post Reporter

Report IDE Error

Report System Booting

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Speech POST Reporter [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Speech POST Reporter™

feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when Speech POST Reporter™ is set

to Enabled.

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Report IDE Error [Disabled]

Enables or disables the Report IDE Error feature. Configuration options:

[Disabled] [Enabled]

Report System Booting [Disabled]

Enables or disables the Report System Booting feature. Configuration

options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.4.4 CPU Configuration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by

BIOS.

Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+

Speed : 2000MHz

AMD Cool ‘N Quiet Configuration

GART Error Reporting [Disabled]

Type

Displays the processor type and properties installed in your system.

Speed

Displays the speed of the processor installed in your system.

AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration

Enable/Disable AMD

K8 Cool N’Quiet

function.

AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration

Cool N’Quiet

[Disabled]

Cool N’ Quiet [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

•

Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use

the AMD CPU Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology feature.

This feature requires the AMD CPU heatsink and fan assembly

with monitor chip. If you purchased a separate heatsink and fan

package, use the ASUS Q-Fan Technology feature to automatically

adjust the CPU fan speed according to your system loading.

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GART Error Reporting [Disabled]

Enables or disables the GART Error Reporting feature. This option should

always be disabled for normal operation. Device driver developers may

enable it for testing purpose. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.4.5 Chipset

The items in this menu show the chipset-related information auto-detected

by BIOS.

Memory CLK

CAS Latency

: 200 MHz

: 2.5

MEMCLK can be set

by the code using

AUTO, or if you use

LIMIT, you can set

one of the standard

values.

DRAM RAS TO CAS Delay : 3 CLK

DRAM ACTIVE TIME : 8 CLK

DRAM RAS PRECHANGE TIME : 3 CLK

MemClock Mode

[Auto]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

[PCI]

CAS Latency

DRAM CAS to CAS Delay

DRAM RAS PRECHANGE Time

DRAM ACTIVE TIME

Master ECC Enabled

Audio CODEC Interface

Primary Video

Aperture Size

AGP FW Enable

AGP SideBand Address

Onboard Device

USB Configuration

[ 128 MB]

[Auto]

Memclock Mode [ Auto]

Allows you to set the memory clock mode. Set by the code using [Auto] or

select [Manual] to set using one of the standard values.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]

MemClock Value [200 MHz]

Sets the Memory clock value. This item appears only when the MemClock

Mode item is set to Manual.

Configuration options: [200 MHz] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz]

CAS Latency (CL) [Auto]

Sets the CAS Latency value.

Configuration options: [Auto] [2.0] [3.0] [2.5]

DRAM RAS TO CAS Delay [Auto]

Sets the DRAM RAS TO CAS Delay.

Configuration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] [5 CLK] [6 CLK]

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DRAM RAS PRECHANGE Time [Auto]

Sets the DRAM RAS PRECHANGE Time.

Configuration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] [5 CLK] [6 CLK]

DRAM ACTIVE TIME [Auto]

Sets the DRAM ACTIVE TIME. Configuration options: [Auto] [5 CLK]

[6 CLK] [7 CLK] [8 CLK] [9 CLK] [10 CLK] [11 CLK] [12 CLK] [13 CLK]

[14 CLK] [15 CLK]

1T/2T Timing [Auto]

Sets the DRAM command timing. When set to Auto, the DRAM timing is

set to 2T if the CPU installed can support 2T timing.

Configuration options: [Auto] [1TS]

Master ECC Enable [Disabled]

Enables or disables support on all nodes for ECC error detect and

correction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Audio CODEC Interface [Auto]

Allows you to set the onboard audio CODEC interface. [Auto] allows the

BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device.

Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto]

Primary Video [PCI]

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]

Aperture Size [ 128 MB]

Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data.

Configuration options: [32 MB] [64 MB] [128 MB] [256 MB] [512 MB]

AGP FW Enable [Auto]

Disables or sets to automatic the AGP Fast Write feature.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

AGP Sideband Address [Auto]

Disables or sets to automatic the AGP Sideband address.

Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

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Onboard Device

The items in this sub-menu allows you to change the settings of the

onboard devices.

VIA 1394 Enable/Disable

Silicon Image Mode

MAC Interface

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Internal SATA IDE Interface

RAID Option ROM

Primary Master as RAID

Primary Slave as RAID

Secondary Master as RAID

Secondary Slave as RAID

Third Master as RAID

Fourth Master as RAID

[Enabled]

[RAID Mode]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

Silicon Image SATA/

RAID BOOTROM

Configuration

VIA 1394 Enable/Disable [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard VIA 1394 controller.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Silicon Image Mode [RAID Mode]

Allows you to disable or set the onboard Silicon Image RAID controller

mode. Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [Disabled]

MAC Interface [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the internal 802.3 MAC interface.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Internal SATA IDE Interface [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onchip Serial ATA and IDE interface.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

RAID Option ROM [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onchip NVIDIA^®Serial ATA boot ROM.

Enable this item when the Silicon Image Mode item is set as RAID Mode

to allow you to configure the Parallel and Serial ATA ports as RAID .

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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The following items appear only when RAID Option ROM item is set to

Enabled.

Primary Master as RAID [Disabled]

Enables or disables the use of the Primary IDE Master as RAID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Primary Slave as RAID [Disabled]

Enables or disables the use of the Primary IDE Slave as RAID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Secondary Master as RAID [Disabled]

Enables or disables the use of the Secondary IDE Master as RAID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Secondary Slave as RAID [Disabled]

Enables or disables the use of the Secondary IDE Slave as RAID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Third Master as RAID [Disabled]

Enables or disables the use of the Third IDE Master as RAID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Fourth Master as RAID [Disabled]

Enables or disables the use of the Fourth IDE Master as RAID.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB Configuration

The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.

Enables USB

host controllers.

USB Configuration

Module Version - 2.23.2-7.4

USB Devices Enabled: None

USB Controller Support

Legacy USB Support

USB 2.0 Controller Mode

[USB 1.1+USB 2.0]

[Auto]

[HiSpeed]

The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the

auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows

None.

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USB Controller Support [USB 1.1+USB 2.0]

Allows you to disable or set the USB controller support type.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [USB 1.1 only] [USB 1.1+USB 2.0]

Legacy USB Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to

Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If

detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is

detected, the legacy USB support is disabled.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or

Full Speed (12 Mbps). Configuration options: [HiSpeed ] [Full Speed]

4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration

Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset

Serial Port1 Address

Serial Port2 Address

Parallel Port Address

Parallel Port Mode

EPP Version

ECP Mode DMA Channel

Parallel Port IRQ

OnBoard Game Port

[3F8/IRQ4]

[2F8/IRQ3]

[378]

[EPP+ECP]

[1.9]

[DMA3]

[IRQ7]

[Enabled]

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]

Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]

Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Parallel Port Address [378]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC]

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The following items appear only when the Parallel Port Address item is

set to Enabled.

Parallel Port Mode [EPP+ECP]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode.This item appears only when

the Parallel Port Address is not Disabled.

Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP]

EPP Version [1.9]

Allows selection of the Parallel Port EPP version. This item appears

only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP.

Configuration options: [1.9] [1.7]

ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3]

Allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. This item appears only

when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP.

Configuration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3]

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7]

Onboard Game Port [Enabled]

Enables or disables the onboard Game port.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard MIDI Port [300]

Disables or sets the onboard MIDI port.

Configuration options: [300] [330] [Disabled]

MIDI IRQ Select [IRQ5]

Sets the MIDI port IRQs.

Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] [IRQ10] [IRQ11]

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4.4.7 PCI PnP

The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for

PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel

resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the

memory size block for legacy ISA devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items.

Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction.

NO: Lets the BIOS

configure all the

devices in the system.

YES: Lets the

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections

may cause system to malfunction.

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

PCI Latency Timer

[No]

[64]

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Palette Snooping

PCI IDE BusMaster

[Yes]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card

IRQ3

IRQ4

IRQ5

IRQ7

IRQ9

IRQ10

IRQ11

IRQ14

[PCI Device]

IRQ15

[PCI Device]

DMA Channel 0

DMA Channel 1

DMA Channel 3

DMA Channel 5

DMA Channel 6

DMA Channel 7

[PCI Device]

Reserved Memory Size

[Disabled]

Plug and Play O/S [No]

When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When set

to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating

system configures the Plug & Play devices not required for boot.

Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI Latency Timer [64]

Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device

latency timer register. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192]

[224] [248]

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]

When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card

requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to

the PCI VGA card even if requested. Configuration options: [Yes] [No]

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Palette Snooping [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI

devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the

latter can function correctly. Setting to [Disabled] deactivates this feature.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]

Allows the BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE

devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto]

Sets the OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE card slot. Some PCI IDE cards requires

you to set the PCI slot number that is holding the card.

Configuration options: [Auto] [PCI Slot 1] [PCI Slot 2] [PCI Slot 3]

[PCI Slot 4] [PCI Slot 5] [PCI Slot 6]

IRQ xx [Available]

When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for PCI/PnP devices to

use. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices.

Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]

DMA Channel x [PCI Device]

When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP

devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA

devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]

Reserved Memory Size [Disabled]

Disables or sets the reserve memory size.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [16k] [32k] [64k]

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4.5 Power menu

The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced

Power Management (APM) feature. Select an item then press <Enter> to

display the configuration options.

Select the ACPI state

used for System

Suspend.

Suspend Mode

[S1 (POS) & S3 (STR]

[No]

[Enabled]

Repost Video on S3 Resume

ACPI 2.0 Support

ACPI APIC Support

APM Configuration

Hardware Monitor

4.5.1 Suspend Mode [S3 only]

Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend.

Configuration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only]

4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]

Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.

Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]

Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2.0 specifications.

Configuration options: [No] [Yes]

4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC. When set to Enabled,

the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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4.5.5 APM Configuration

PME Resume

RI Resume

Onboard LAN Resume

RTC Resume

Resume On PS/2 Keyboard

Restore On PS/2 Mouse

Restore on AC Power Loss

[Disabled]

[Power Off]

PME Resume [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PME# to generate a wake event. This

feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the

+5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

RI Resume [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the RI to generate a wake event. This

feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the

+5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Resume [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN to generate a wake

event. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A

on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

RTC Resume [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 with set values. This feature

requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB

lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Resume On PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. This

feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the

+5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Resume On PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse

to resume the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that

provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power

loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.

When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state

whatever was the system state before the AC power loss.

Configuration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

4.5.6 Hardware Monitor

Hardware Monitor

CPU Temperature

MB Temperature

CPU Temperature

[35ºC/95ºF]

[48ºC/118ºF]

CPU Fan Speed

Chassis Fan Speed

Power Fan Speed

[3260RPM]

[N/A]

VCORE Voltage

3.3V Voltage

5V Voltage

[ 1.520V]

[ 3.280V]

[ 5.086V]

[11.742V]

12V Voltage

Smart Q-Fan Control

[Disabled]

MB Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF]

CPU Temperature [xxx ºC/xxx ºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the

CPU and motherboard temperatures. Select Disabled if you do not wish to

display the detected temperatures.

CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]

Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]

Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the

CPU, chassis, and power fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). If any

of the fans is not connected to the motherboard, the specific field shows

N/A.

VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output

through the onboard voltage regulators.

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Smart Q-FAN Function [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Smart Q-Fan feature that monitors the

CPU and system temperature and smartly adjusts the fan speed according

to the temperature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when the Smart Q-Fan Function item

is set Enabled.

Fan Auto Mode Start Voltage [5.0V]

Allows you to set the fan auto mode start voltage.

Configuration options: [4.0V] [4.5V] [5.0V] [5.5V] [6.0V]

Fan Auto Mode Start Speed Temp [25ºC]

Allows you to set the fan auto mode start speed temperature.

Configuration options: [25ºC] ~ [75ºC]

Fan Auto Mode Full Speed Temp [55ºC]

Allows you to set the fan auto mode full speed temperature.

Configuration options: [25ºC] ~ [75ºC]

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4.6 Boot menu

The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select

an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

Specifies the Boot

Device Priority

sequence.

Boot Settings

Boot Device Priority

Boot Settings Configuration

Security

4.6.1 Boot Device Priority

Specifies the boot

sequence from the

available devices.

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

[1st FLOPPY DRIVE]

[PM-ST320413A]

[SM-ASUS CD-S360]

A device enclosed in

parenthesis has been

disabled in the

corresponding type

menu.

1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available

devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends

on the the number of devices installed in the system.

Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled]

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4.6.2 Hard Disk Drives

Specifies the boot

sequence from the

available devices.

Hard Disk Drives

1st Drive

2nd Drive

[PM-ST330620A]

[NVIDIA MIRROR 111.]

1st ~ xxth Drive [XXXXXXXX]

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available

devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends

on the the number of devices installed in the system.

Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled]

4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration

Boot Settings Configuration

Allows BIOS to skip

certain tests while

booting. This will

decrease the time

needed to boot the

system.

Quick Boot

Full Screen Logo

AddOn ROM Display Mode

Bootup Num-Lock

[Enabled]

[Force BIOS]

[On]

PS/2 Mouse Support

Wait for ‘F1’ If Error

Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display

Interrupt 19 Capture

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

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 the above item is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use the

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Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM.

Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.

Configuration 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

Setup” during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap

Interrupt 19. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

4.6.4 Security

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.

Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options.

<Enter> to change

password.

Security Settings

<Enter> again to

disable password.

Supervisor Password : Not Installed

User Password

: Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password

Change User Password

Clear User Password

Change Supervisor Password

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor

Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After

you have set a password, this item shows Installed.

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To set a Supervisor Password:

1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press <Enter>.

2. From the password box, type a password combination of at least six

(6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Confirm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you have

successfully set your password.

The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed.

To change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a

user password.

To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password

then press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

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.

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow

you to change other security settings.

<Enter> to change

password.

Security Settings

<Enter> again to

disabled password.

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 Sector Virus Protection

[Disabled]

User Access Level (Full Access]

Allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items.

Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.

View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.

Limited allows change only to selected fields, such as Date and Time.

Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup

utility.

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Change User Password

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password

item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you have

set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a User Password:

1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>.

2. On the password box that appears, type a password combination of at

least six (6) letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Confirm the password when 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 if you wish 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 [Always], BIOS checks for user password both

when accessing Setup and booting the system.

Configuration options: [Setup] [Always]

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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 system setup

after saving the

changes.

Exit Options

Exit & Save Changes

Exit & Discard Changes

Discard Changes

F10 key can be used

for this operation.

Load Setup Defaults

Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the

options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

Exit & Save Changes

Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the

Exit menu to ensure that the values you selected are saved to the CMOS

RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM and stays on

even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a

confirmation window appears. Select Yes to save changes and exit.

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. Press <Enter> to save the changes

while exiting.

Exit & Discard Changes

Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you

made to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than

System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a

confirmation before exiting.

Discard Changes

Allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously

saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears. Select

Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

Load Setup Defaults

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the

parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you

press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to load default

values. Select Exit and Save Changes or make other changes before

saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.

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Chapter 5

This chapter describes the contents of the

support CD that comes with the

motherboard package.

Software support

Chapter summary

5.1 Installing an operating system ..................... 5-1

5.2 Support CD information ................................ 5-1

5.3 Software Information ..................................... 5-9

5.4 Audio configurations ................................... 5-13

5.5 RAID configurations .................................... 5-19

5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk ........................ 5-23

5.7 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology ...................... 5-24

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5.1 Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows^®2000/XP/2003 Server operating

systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding

updates to maximize the features of your hardware.

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.

5.2 Support CD information

The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software

and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features.

The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time

without notice. Visit the ASUS website for updates.

5.2.1 Running the support CD

To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM

drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is

enabled in your computer.

Click an item to install

Click an icon to display

more information

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of

the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder.

Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD.

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5.2.2 Drivers menu

The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects

installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Driver

Installs the Microsoft^®DirectX™ 9.0 driver.

Nvidia Chipset Driver Program

Installs the NVIDIA^®Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA^®nForce™ 3 250Gb

chipset.

Make sure to install the Microsoft^®DirectX™ 9.0 driver before installing

the NVIDIA^®Chipset drivers.

Make Chipset IDE Driver Disk

Creates the NVIDIA^®driver disk for Serial ATA and RAID features.

ALC850 Driver

Installs the Realtek^®ALC850 audio controller and application.

USB 2.0 Driver

Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver.

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Driver

Installs the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology driver.

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Silicon Image RAID Driver

Displays the README file of the Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver

driver installation.

Make Silicon SATA RAID Driver Disk

Creates the Silicon Image SATA Link™ Sil 3114 driver disk for Serial ATA

RAID.

The Silicon Image RAID 5 configuration is supported in Windows^®XP

Professional, 2000 and 2003 Server operating system only.

The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for

different operating system versions.

5.2.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the

motherboard supports.

ASUS’ AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Software

Installs the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet! Technology software.

ASUS PC Probe

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system

voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you

keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

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ASUS Update

Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS

website.

Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet

connection so you can connect to 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.

Anti-virus Utility

The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses.

View the online help for detailed information.

ADOBE Acrobat Reader

Installs the Adobe^®Acrobat^®Reader V5.0.

ASUS Screen Saver

Installs the ASUS screen saver.

NVIDIA System Utility

Installs the NVDIA^®System utility.

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5.2.4 Manuals menu

The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click

an item to display the manual folder of file.

Install the Adobe^®Acrobat^®Reader from the Utilities menu before

opening the manual files.

NVIDIA Firewall Administrator’s Guide

Allows you to open the NVIDIA^®ForceWare Networking and Firewall

Administrator’s Guide.

NVIDIA RAID User’s Guide

Allows you to open the NVIDIA^®RAID User’s Guide.

Sil3114 User’s Manual

Allows you to open the Silicon Image SATARaid™ Serial ATA RAID

Management Software user’s manual.

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5.2.5 ASUS Contact information

Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. You can

also find 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.

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Browse this CD

Displays the support CD contents in graphical format.

Technical Support Form

Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill

out when requesting technical support.

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Filelist

Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in

text format.

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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.

5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™

The ASUS MyLogo2™ is automatically installed when you install the

ASUS Update utility from the software menu. See section “5.2.3 Utilities

menu”.

Before using ASUS MyLogo2™ feature, use the AFUDOS utility to

make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS

version from the ASUS website.

Make sure that the BIOS Item Full Screen Logo is set to [Enabled] if

you want to use ASUS MyLogo2™. See section “4.6.2 Boot Settings

Configuration”.

Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2™.

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility.

See section “4.1.6 ASUS Update.”

2. When prompted for the BIOS

update method, select the option

“Update BIOS from a file.”

3. Specify the location of the BIOS

file, such as from a floppy disk.

Click Next.

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4. From the selection that appears,

choose a logo image. Click

Next.

You can create your own

boot logo image in GIF, JPG,

or BMP file formats.

5. When you click on an image, it

displays larger on the

MyLogo2™ screen.

•

ASUS MyLogo2™ might

encounter problems with

complex images. If a

problem occurs, replace

with a simpler image or

make the image smaller.

To reduce the logo image,

click on the arrow on the

Ratio item and select

your desired scale.

6. The next screen prompts you to

flash the original BIOS to update

it with the new boot logo. Click

Flash to update the BIOS.

7. When finished, click Exit, then

reboot your computer.

Your system boots with the new

boot logo.

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.

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5.3.2 ASUS Instant Music

The motherboard is equipped with a BIOS-based audio playback feature

called Instant Music. The onboard audio AC’97 CODEC supports this

feature, which requires an optical drive (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or CD-RW).

•

Instant Music only supports CDs in audio format.

Instant Music does not work if you installed and enabled an add-on

sound card.

•

Instant Music only supports PS/2 keyboard.

To enable ASUS Instant Music:

1. Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive (CD-ROM,

DVD-ROM, or CD-RW drive) to the 4-pin CD-In connector (labeled CD)

on the motherboard. See section “2.7 Connectors” for the location.

Make sure to connect the CD-ROM audio cable; otherwise, you cannot

control the audio volume using the Instant Music function keys.

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 “4.4.1 Instant Music

Configuration”.

5. The Instant Music CD-ROM Drive item appears if you enabled Instant

Music. Highlight the item then press <Enter> to display the CD-ROM

options.

6. Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup.

•

The Scroll Lock LED is fixed to ON after enabling Instant Music.

The Caps Lock LED turns ON when you pause the CD playback.

When set to Instant Music mode, the system wake-up features

(LAN, keyboard, mouse, USB) are deactivated. In this case, power

up the system using the power switch.

•

If the system looses connection or does not detect any optical

drive, the Instant Music feature turns OFF (disabled) automatically.

A “beep” indicates this condition.

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To use ASUS Instant Music:

1. Ensure that the power cord is plugged to a grounded power source, so

that the system has standby power.

2. Use either one of the two sets of special function keys on your

keyboard to play audio CDs. These keys only function as indicated if

you enabled the Instant Music item in BIOS.

Instant Music function keys (Set 1)

ON/OFF

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP/EJECT

VOL. DOWN

VOL. UP

Esc

Instant Music function keys (Set 2)

CAPS

SCROLL

LOCK LOCK

CD ON/OFF

LED

STOP/EJECT

PLAY/PAUSE

VOL. DOWN

VOL. UP

3. Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out (lime colored) port

on the rear panel for audio output. You may also connect a headphone

to the headphone jack on the CD-ROM drive front panel.

4. Press <Esc> to turn ON Instant Music.

5. Place an audio CD into the CD-ROM drive.

6. Press <F1> or the <Space Bar> to play the first track on the CD.

If there is no CD in the drive and you press <F1> or <Space Bar>, the

drive tray ejects.

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7. Refer to the Instant Music function key definitions on the previous page

to select other tracks or control the volume.

8. Press <F2> or <Enter> once to stop playing the CD.

Press <F2> or <Enter> one more time to eject the CD.

5.4 Audio configurations

The Realtek^®ALC850 AC ‘97 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio

capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The

software provides Jack-Sensing function (Line-In, Line-Out, Mic-In),

S/PDIF out support and interrupt capability. The ALC850 also includes the

Realtek^®proprietary UAJ^®(Universal Audio Jack) technology for three

ports (Line-In, Line-Out and Mic-In), eliminating cable connection errors

and giving users plug and play convenience.

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.

Realtek SoundEffect icon

From the taskbar, double-click on the

SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek Audio Control Panel.

The Jack-sensing and UAJ^®technology features are supported on the

Line-In, Line-Out, and Mic jacks only.

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5.4.1 Sound Effect options

The Realtek^®ALC850 Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening

environment, adjust the equalizer, set the karaoke, or select

pre-programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure.

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

buttons.

4. Click the Exit (X) button on the upper-right hand corner of the window

to exit.

5.4.2 S/PDIF options

The Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) options allows you to change

your S/PDIF output settings.

To set the S/PDIF options:

1. From the Realtek Audio Control Panel, click the SPDIF button.

2. Click the option buttons to change your S/PDIF out settings.

3. Click the Exit (X) button on the upper-right hand corner of the window

to exit.

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5.4.3 Speaker Configuration

This option allows you to set your speaker configuration.

To set the speaker configuration:

1. From 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.

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5.4.4 AI Audio feature

The AI Audio feature works 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

displays current connector sensing status.

Make sure to exit all audio applications before starting this function.

5. When finished, the utility prompts the Realtek^®EZ-connection dialog

box showing your current audio connections. The text at the bottom of

the box explains your audio connection status. An X mark denotes an

incorrect connection.

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6. If there are detected problems, make sure that your audio cables are

connected to the proper audio jack and repeat connector sensing.

7. Click the X button to exit EZ-connection dialog box.

8. Click the Exit (X) button on the upper-right hand corner of the window

to exit audio control panel.

5.4.5 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) button on the upper-right hand corner of the window

to exit.

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5.4.6 General settings

This option shows the audio settings and allows you to change the

language setting or toggle the SoundEffect 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.

5.4.7 Rear panel audio ports function variation

The functions of the Line Out (lime), Line In (blue), Mic (pink), Rear

Speaker Out (gray), Side Speaker Out (black), and Center/Subwoofer

(orange) ports on the rear panel change when you select the 4-channel,

6-channel or 8-channel audio configuration as shown in the following

table.

Headset/

2-channel

4-channel

6-channel

Line In

8-channel

Light Blue

Lime

Line In

Line Out

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Front Speaker Out

Mic In

Pink

Mic In

Gray

Rear Speaker Out

Side Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer

Black

Orange

Center/Subwoofer

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5.5 RAID configurations

The motherboard includes the Silicon Image SATARaid™ Sil3114

controller chipset and the NVIDIA^®RAID controller integrated in the

NorthBridge to support Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

configurations. The following defines the supported RAID set

configurations:

RAID 0 (called data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to

read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform

the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate,

double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and

storage.

RAID 1 (called data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of

data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array

management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it

contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID

configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the

entire system.

RAID 0+1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity

(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).

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard

disk drives. RAID 5 is seen by many as the ideal combination of good

performance, good fault tolerance, and high capacity and storage capacity.

It is best suited for transaction processing, relational database

applications, enterprise resource planning and other business systems.

RAID 10 is implemented as a striped array whose segments are RAID 1

arrays. It has the same fault tolerance as RAID 1 and has the same

overhead for fault-tolerance as mirroring alone. Its high input/output rates

are achieved by striping RAID 1 segments. Under some circumstances, a

RAID 10 array can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure.

JBOD stands for Just a Bunch of Disks or also called spanning, refers to

hard disks that are not yet configured according to RAID. The JBOD

configuration stores the same data redundantly on multiple disks that

appear as a single disk on the operating system. Spanning does not

deliver any advantage over using separate disks independently and does

not provide fault tolerance or performance benefits of RAID.

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If you use either Windows^®XP or Windows^®2000 operating system

(OS), copy first the RAID driver from the support CD to a floppy disk

before creating RAID configurations. Refer to section “5.7 Creating a

RAID driver disk” for details.

5.5.1 Installing hard disks

The motherboard supports UltraDMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk

drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model

and capacity when creating a disk array.

•

If you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for performance, use

two new drives.

If you are creating a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for protection, you

can use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive

(the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing

drive).

•

If you are creating a RAID 0+1 array for protection, you can use

four new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives.

If you are creating a RAID 10 array for very high reliability

combined with high performance, a minimum of four disk drives is

required.

•

If you are creating a RAID 5 configuration, use a minimum of three

disk drives; the maximum number of drives is set by controller. Use

of disk drives with identical size and type is recommended.

Installing Parallel ATA hard disks

To install the hard disks for RAID configuration:

1. Set the jumpers of each hard disk as Master/Slave.

2. Install the hard disks into the drive bays.

3. Connect the HDD signal cable.

4. Connect the power cable to the power connector on each drive.

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 SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

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5.5.2 NVIDIA^®RAID configurations

The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller

integrated in the NVIDIA^®nForce™ 3 250 Gb chipset. It supports RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD configurations. Use the NVIDIA^®RAID

utility to configure a disk array.

Setting BIOS RAID items

After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID

items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.

To set the BIOS RAID items:

1. Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test

(POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Go to the Advanced > Chipset > Onboard Device menu item in the

BIOS.

3. Set the RAID Option ROM item to Enabled. A new set of BIOS items

appear.

4. Set the Primary Master as RAID and/or Primary Slave as RAID

items to Enabled.

5. Save your changes and Exit Setup.

Entering NVIDIA^®RAID BIOS Utility

To enter the NVIDIA^®RAID BIOS utility:

1. Boot your computer.

2. During POST, press <F10> to enter the NVIDIA^®RAID configuration

utility.

Launching the NVIDIA^®RAID Manager

To launch NVIDIA^®RAID Manager from Windows^®XP:

Click the Start button. Select All Programs > NVIDIA Corporation >

RAID Manager > RAID Manager.

For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA^®RAID configuration, refer to

the “NVIDIA^®RAID User’s Guide” found in your motherboard support

CD.

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5.5.3 Silicon Image RAID configurations

The Silicon Image RAID controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1,

and RAID 5 configurations. Use the Silicon Image RAID utility to configure

a disk array.

Setting BIOS RAID items

After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to set the necessary RAID

items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration.

To set the BIOS RAID items:

1. Boot the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test

(POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Go to the Advanced > Chipset > Onboard Device menu item in the

BIOS.

3. Make sure that the Silicon Image Mode item is set in RAID Mode.

4. Set the RAID Option ROM item to Enabled.

5. Set the Secondary Master, Secondary Slave, Third Master or

Fourth Master as RAID items to Enabled.

6. Save your changes and Exit Setup.

Entering the Silicon Image BIOS RAID Configuration Utility

1. Boot-up your computer.

2. During POST, press <Ctrl+S> or <F4> to enter the Silicon Image RAID

configuration utility.

Launching the Silicon Image Array Management Software

To launch Silicon Image Array Management software from Windows^®XP:

Click the Start button. Select All Programs > Silicon Image > Sam

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For detailed descriptions on the Silicon Image SATARaid™ RAID

configuration, refer to the “Sil3114 User’s Manual” found in your

motherboard support CD.

A RAID 5 configuration requires at least 1 GB of system memory

and 3 GHz processor core speed for optimum performance.

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The SATALink™ RAID 5 and JBOD configuration can be set using

the SATALink™ SATA RAID Management Software only.

Make sure to install the Silicon Image SATA Link Sil 3114 driver

and the Silicon Image RAID 5 Array Management Utility before

using the RAID 5 or JBOD configuration.

5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk

A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows^®

2000/XP operating system. You can create a RAID driver disk using your

motherboard support CD.

To create a RAID driver disk:

1. Insert the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

3. To create an NVIDIA^®RAID driver disk, click Make Chipset IDE Driver

Disk item from the Drivers menu.

To create a Silicon Image SATARaid™ RAID driver disk, click Make

Sil3114 RAID Driver Disk item from the Drivers menu.

Refer to section “5.2.2 Drivers menu” for details.

4. Follow succeeding screen information to complete process.

5. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

To install the RAID driver:

1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key

to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver.

2. Press <F6> then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy

disk drive.

3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

For additional information on RAID installation and configuration, refer

to the Manuals menu of the support CD.

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5.7 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology that

dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and

amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs.

5.7.1 Enabling Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology

To enable Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology:

1. Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the <Del> key during

the Power On Self-Tests (POST).

2. In the Advanced > CPU Configuration > AMD CPU Cool & Quiet

Configuration menu, select the item Cool N’Quiet and set it to

Enabled. See section “4.4 Advanced Menu” in 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 Control Panel is

set to Classic View.

3. Double-click the Display icon in

the Control Panel then select the

Screen Saver tab.

4. Click the Power... button. The

following dialog box appears.

5. From the Power schemes

combo list box, select Minimal

Power Management.

6. Click OK to effect settings.

Make sure to install the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ driver and application before

using this feature.

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Windows^®98SE/ME

1. From the Windows^®98SE/ME operating system, click the Start button.

Select Settings, then Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Display icon in

the Control Panel then select the

Screen Saver tab.

3. From the Energy saving features

of monitor group, click the

Settings... button.

4. From the Power Options

Properties dialog 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.

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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 purchased a separate heatsink and fan package, use the

ASUS Q-Fan Technology feature to automatically adjust the CPU

fan speed according to your system loading.

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5.7.2 Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software

The motherboard support CD includes the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software that

enables you to view your system’s real-time CPU Frequency and voltage.

Make sure to install the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ software from the

motherboard support CD. Refer to section “5.2.3 Utilities”, for details.

To launch the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ program:

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.

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