Asus K8V, User Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard K8V User Guide ...

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

Page 3: ...rd overview 1 6 1 5 1 Motherboard layout 1 6 1 5 2 Placement direction 1 7 1 5 3 Screw holes 1 7 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 8 1 6 1 Overview 1 8 1 6 2 Installing the CPU 1 9 1 7 System memory 1 10 1 7 1 DIMM sockets location 1 10 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 10 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 13 1 8 Expansion slots 1 13 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 13 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this mot...

Page 4: ...tion fields 2 10 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 10 2 2 8 Scroll bar 2 10 2 2 9 General help 2 10 2 3 Main menu 2 11 2 3 1 System Time 2 11 2 3 2 System Date 2 11 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 11 2 3 4 Language 2 11 2 3 5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 12 2 3 6 System Information 2 13 2 4 Advanced menu 2 14 2 4 1 CPU Configuration 2 14 2 4 2 Chipset 2 19 2 4 3 Onboard Devices Configuration 2 21 2 4 4 ...

Page 5: ... 3 5 3 4 VIA RAID configurations 3 7 3 4 1 Installing the Serial ATA SATA hard disks 3 7 3 4 2 Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility 3 8 3 4 3 Create Array 3 9 3 4 4 Delete Array 3 11 3 4 5 Select Boot Array 3 12 3 4 6 Serial Number View 3 12 3 5 Promise RAID configurations 3 13 3 5 1 Install the hard disks 3 13 3 5 2 Entering the MBFastBuild utility 3 14 3 5 3 Creating a RAID 0 array Performance 3 ...

Page 6: ...ian ICES 003 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 Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for...

Page 7: ...your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ma...

Page 8: ...Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase 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 ...

Page 9: ... x UltraATA 133 connectors 2 x SATA with RAID 0 RAID 1 Promise 20376 RAID controller 1 x UltraDMA133 100 66 connector 2 x Serial ATA connectors RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations ADI AD1980 SoundMAX 6 channel audio Codec support for S PDIF out interface Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN controller Maximum of eight 8 USB 2 0 ports Memory and VLink voltage adjustable SFS Stepless Frequency Selection from 20...

Page 10: ...e Out Microphone ports 2 x USB 2 0 connector for 4 additional USB ports CPU Chassis fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors CD AUX connectors S PDIF out connector GAME MIDI connector 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI PnP DMI2 0 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Q Fan SM BIOS 2 3 Multi Language BIOS CrashFree BIOS 2 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 1 1 WOL by PME WOR by PME ATX power supply wi...

Page 11: ...ter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...C2700 PC2100 PC1600 DDR SDRAM high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot Dual Serial ATA RAID USB 2 0 and 6 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 If an...

Page 13: ...rforms Serial ATA solution The motherboard supports four 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 SATA RAID The motherboard provides two high performance Serial...

Page 14: ...ications The controller is equipped with the net diagnosing utility VCT Virtual Cable Tester that intelligently diagnoses and reports cable faults from a remote location up to 100 meters This feature helps maintain a more stable network connection ASUS Q Fan technology The ASUS Q Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operat...

Page 15: ... object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the ...

Page 16: ...T COM1 SPDIF_O SPDIF_OUT ATX Power Connector KBPWR VIA VT8237 Marvell Gigabit LAN USB56 RAID Promise PDC20376 SB_PWR CHA_FAN PRI_RAID USBPWR12 USBPWR34 USBPWR56 USBPWR78 24 5cm 9 6in 30 5cm 12 0in PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In DDR DIMM1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM3 64 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 SATA1 FLOPPY VIA K...

Page 17: ...herboard 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 1 5 3 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ...

Page 18: ... 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 Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU K8V K8V Socket 754 Gold Arrow ...

Page 19: ...he socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU Socket Lever Gold triangle Small triangle 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socke...

Page 20: ...n installing long AGP cards it is recommended to install the memory modules first Long AGP cards when installed may interfere with the memory sockets Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 For optimum compatibility obtain memory modules from qualified vendors See Qualif...

Page 21: ...e DDR 400 2 Double Side Double Side DDR 400 2 Double Side Single Side DDR 400 2 Single Side Single Side DDR 333 2 Single Side Double Side DDR 200 2 Double Side Single Side DDR 200 2 Double Side Double Side DDR 200 2 Double Side Double Side DDR 400 3 Single Side Single Side Single Side DDR 333 3 Single Side Single Side Double Side DDR 200 3 Single Side Double Side Single Side DDR 200 3 Single Side ...

Page 22: ...00CE 5 512M Infineon HYS64D6320HU 5 C Infineon DS HYB25D256800CE 5 512M Samsung M368L6432ETM CCC Samsung DS K4H560838E TCCC 256M ATP AG32L64T8SQC4S Samsung SS K4H560838D TCC4 256M Brain Power B6U808 256M SAM 400 Samsung SS K4H560838D TCC4 512M Brain Power B6U808 512M SAM 400 Samsung DS K4H560838D TCC4 512M Apacer 77 10736 464 Samsung DS K4H560838D TCC4 256M ADATA MDOSS6F3G31YK1EZZ Samsung SS K4H56...

Page 23: ...s 2 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for BIOS information 3 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables next page 4 Install the drivers and or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation 1 8 1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable ...

Page 24: ... 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 1 8 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 used PCI slot 5 shared Gigabit LAN shared Onboard RAID shared Serial ATA shar...

Page 25: ...ne with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on the motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and overclocking stability Install only 1 5V AGP cards K8V K8V Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v ...

Page 26: ...t 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 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on the jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to clear the RTC when...

Page 27: ...to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 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 mus...

Page 28: ...eaker Out 6 Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 9 Serial connector This 9 pin ...

Page 29: ...oved to match the covered hole on the UltraATA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables The hole near the blue connector on the UltraATA cable is intentional 2 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...

Page 30: ...ply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate 4 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD RO...

Page 31: ... the fan connectors 6 USB header 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate a USB header is available for additional USB ports Connect the USB cable of the USB 2 0 module to this header You may install the USB module in the chassis front panel The module has two USB 2 0 ports for connecting next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and pri...

Page 32: ...ted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins 7 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO This is an interface for the front panel cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices Be 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 th...

Page 33: ...hased separately 10 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 These next generation 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 133MB s Ultra ATA 133 K8V K8V Game Connector GAME 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1...

Page 34: ...ortant 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 in this motherboard Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 when using ...

Page 35: ...r ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead Yellow 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Hard disk activity LED Red 2 pin IDE_LED This connector supplies...

Page 36: ...1 26 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 37: ...ASUS K8V motherboard 2 1 Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS information ...

Page 38: ...P 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 If you are using Windows XP select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start OR If you are using Wi...

Page 39: ...S To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk 2 Copy the AFUDOS EXE utility from the 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 fi...

Page 40: ...0 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 Verifying flash done A 5 Reboot the system from the hard disk 2 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 ...

Page 41: ... rename the downloaded BIOS file as K8VB ROM 2 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 the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing Alt F2 during the Power On Self Tests POST To update the BIOS ...

Page 42: ... 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 may also use this disk to restore the BIOS See section 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3 Insert a floppy disk that contains the original or the latest BIOS file for...

Page 43: ... so may cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file K8VB ROM Completed Start flashing Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file K8VB ROM Completed Start flashing Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 2 When the BIOS update pro...

Page 44: ...rogram 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 ...

Page 45: ...ion keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 08 05 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Seco...

Page 46: ... menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 2 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description o...

Page 47: ... 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in 2 3 4 Language English Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Configuration options Français German English Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 51 19 Use ENTER TAB System Date Thu 08 05 2003 or SHIFT TAB to Legacy Diskette A 1 ...

Page 48: ...s 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...

Page 49: ... 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 opt...

Page 50: ... JumperFree Configuration Speech Configuration Instant Music Configuration HT Tristate Enable Enabled Enables or disables the HyperTransport Tristate that enables the tristate link during the disconnected state of an LDTSTOP Configuration options Disabled Enabled HyperTransport HT Configuration HyperTransport Memory Configuration Configuration AMD Cool Quiet Configuration Options Processor Type AM...

Page 51: ...a width Configuration options 16 BIT 8 BIT Memory Configuration Memory Configuration The Memory configuration menu item allows you to change thememory settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Memory Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Memory Configuration MEMCLK can be set by the code using Memclock Mode Auto AUTO or if you use Bank Interleaving Auto LIMIT ...

Page 52: ... Auto Sets the TRC Configuration options Auto 7 CLK 8 CLK 9 CLK 10 CLK 11 CLK 12 CLK 13 CLK TRFC Auto Sets the TRFC Configuration options Auto 9 CLK 10 CLK 11 CLK 12 CLK 13 CLK 14 CLK 15 CLK TRCD Auto Sets the TRCD Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK 4 CLK 5 CLK 6 CLK TWR Auto Sets the TWR Configuration options Auto 2 CLK 3 CLK TRWT Auto This item sets the TRWT Configuration options Auto 1 CLK ...

Page 53: ...81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms Data Cache BG Scrub Disabled Disables or sets the L1 data cache RAM to be corrected when idle Configuration options Disabled 40ns 80ns 160ns 320ns 640ns 1 28us 2 56us 5 12us 10 2us 20 5us 41 0us 81 9us 163 8us 327 7us 655 4us 1 31ms 2 62ms 5 24ms 10 49ms 20 97ms 42 00ms 84 00ms The following items appear only when ...

Page 54: ...stem to correct DRAM ECC errors immediately when they occur even if background scrubbing is on Configuration options Disabled Enabled ECC Chip Kill Disabled Enables or disables the ECC chip kill feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Processor Displays the processor type and speed Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the AMD CPU Cool n Quiet Technology feature...

Page 55: ... Configuration options Yes No AGP Mode AGP 8X Allows you to set the data throughput of your AGP graphics card This motherboard supports the AGP 8X interface that transfers video data at 2 12GB s The default and configuration options vary depending on the speed of AGP card you installed If you installed an AGP 8X graphics card the configuration options are as follows 8X 4X or if you installed an AG...

Page 56: ...ns The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None USB Configuration Enables USB host controllers Module Version 2 23 2 7 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB 1 1 Ports Configuration USB 8 Ports USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode FullSpeed USB 1 1 Ports Configuration USB 8 Ports Allows...

Page 57: ...ny audio device If an audio device is detected the onboard audio controller is enabled if no audio device is detected the controller is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnChip SATA Boot ROM Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip Serial ATA boot ROM Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard Promise Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Promis...

Page 58: ...rt Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi Directional EPP ECP EPP Version 1 9 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP This item allows you to to select the Parallel Port EPP version Configuration options 1 9 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Po...

Page 59: ...y O S No configure Plug and PCI Lantency Timer 64 Play PnP devices not Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes required for boot if Palette Snooping Disabled your system has a Plug and Play operating system IRQ3 Available IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available Palette Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping...

Page 60: ...Speed Voltage Setting item is set to Manual Configuration options 1 750 V 1 725 V 1 700 V 1 675 V 1 650 V 1 625 V 1 600 V 1 575 V 1 550 V 1 525 V 1 500 V 1 475 V 1 450 V 1 425 V 1 400 V 1 375 V 1 350 V 1 325 V 1 300 V 1 275 V 1 250 V 1 225 V 1 200 V 1 175 V 1 150 V 1 125 V 1 100 V 1 075 V 1 050 V 1 025 V 1 000 V 0 975 V 0 950 V 0 925 V 0 900 V 0 875 V 0 850 V 0 825 V 0 800 V Shutdown DDR Voltage A...

Page 61: ...aster IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave When Instant Music is enabled the PS 2 keyboard power up feature is automatically disabled See page 3 5 for details The above item appears only if you enabled the Instant Music item Instant Music Option If enabled power up by PS 2 keyboard Instant Music Disabled function will be disabled Performance Mode Auto Allows enhanced system p...

Page 62: ...esume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 2 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 2 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 D...

Page 63: ...Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Suspend Time Out Disabled Allows you to select the specified time at which the system goes on suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min The following items appear only when t...

Page 64: ...m receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On PCI Device Disabled Allows you to enable or disable power on PCI device feature This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up featur...

Page 65: ... or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation When this field is set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature CPU Temperature 40 5ºC 102 5...

Page 66: ...er of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority sequence Boot Settings Configuration Security Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE available devices 2nd Boot Device PM ST32041...

Page 67: ...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 Configurat...

Page 68: ...ange 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 u...

Page 69: ... 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...

Page 70: ...AM 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 2 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you t...

Page 71: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 72: ...ert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click on an item to install The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates 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 Doubl...

Page 73: ...iver VIA 6420 RAID Controller driver Installs the VIA 6420 RAID controller driver and application AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver Installs the ADI 1980 AC 97 compliant audio controller and application USB 2 0 Driver Installs the USB 2 0 driver to upgrade your USB 1 1 ports to USB 2 0 Cool n Quiet driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quiet Technology driver 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the ...

Page 74: ... you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo2 PC CILLIN Installs the PC cillin anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed information Acrobat Reader Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver Installs th...

Page 75: ...on menu select the item Instant Music and set it to Enabled See section 2 4 Advanced Menu in the user guide 4 Highlight the Instant Music CDROM item and press Enter to display the CD ROM options Select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for this feature See section 2 4 Advanced Menu in the user guide Make sure to connect the CD ROM audio cable Otherwise you cannot control the audio volume using...

Page 76: ... 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 Lite 5 Place an audio CD into the 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 7 Refer to the Instant Music function key definitions on the previous page to selec...

Page 77: ...g array for perfomance 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 use two drives of different sizes the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size For example one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity ...

Page 78: ... screen is the message and legend box The keys on the legend box allows you to navigate through the setup menu options The message describes the function of each menu item The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their corresponding functions F1 View Array Disk Status Move to the next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown bel...

Page 79: ... ESC Exit RAID 0 for performance 1 Select the second option Array Mode then press Enter to display the RAID system setting pop up menu 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press Enter From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for stripped sets If you want to manually configure the RAID a...

Page 80: ... the selected disks will be destroyed Continue Press Y N 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0 1 RAID SPAN for capacity RAID 1 for data protection Create only Create and duplicate Create only 3 Select task and press Enter The screen returns to Create Array menu items From this point you may choose to auto configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Dat...

Page 81: ...ess Enter The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays 2 Press Enter to select a RAID array to delete The following confirmation message appears Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options The selected array will be destroyed Are you sure Continue Press Y N 6 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to setup hard disk for RAID system The following con...

Page 82: ... Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 View Array Disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirme the selection ESC Exit Serial Number xxxxxxxx 3 4 5 Select Boot Array 1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Select Boot Array then press Enter The focus is directed to the list of channel used for ...

Page 83: ...ther Windows XP 2000 operating system OS copy first the Promise FastTrak 376 Driver from the support CD to a floppy disk before creating RAID configurations The chipset supports RAID 0 striping or RAID 1 mirroring for master drives only The Promise PDC20376 chipset only supports one Master HDD on the Primary RAID connector HDDs set to Slave mode and ATAPI devices such as CD ROMs DVD ROMs etc are n...

Page 84: ...ys Available MBFastTrak376 tm BIOS version 1 00 c 2000 2005 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No Array defined Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility Or press ESC key to continue booting a Connect two Parallel ATA HDDs to the RAID connector and one Serial ATA HDD to either one of the two Serial ATA connectors using separate parallel ATA or serial ATA cables b Connect one Serial ATA HD...

Page 85: ...K utility to format the array as a single hard drive 6 After you have formatted the arrayed drives install an operating system OS The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit 7 Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Auto Setup Options Menu Up Down Space Change Option...

Page 86: ...y key to reboot Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 2 Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select Security with the space bar The Mode field displays Mirror 3 Press Ctrl Y to save your selection 4 The following message appears FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Auto Setup...

Page 87: ...use 6 Use the arrow keys to select the source drive The FastBuild utility will copy all the data from the source drive to the target drive 7 Press Ctrl Y to save the selection and start the duplication The following message appears Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Continu...

Page 88: ...reconfigure the system Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks If an array is deleted by mistake recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array Rebuild Array 5 This command restores the array and system data after faults on RAID 1 arrays Follow these steps to rebuild and restore data in the array 1 On boot up an error message notifies of a system failure 2 Pre...

Page 89: ...drive Press Enter FastBuild tm Utility 2 00 c 2002 2005 Promise Technology Inc Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity Status Array 1 Mirror Stripe 4 7999 Critical Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 8 Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk A progress gauge displays the copy progress for t...

Page 90: ...n Drivers VIARAID 6420RAID DriverDisk Makedisk exe of the motherboard support CD 2 Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and execute Makedisk exe Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process 3 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts to press the F6 key to install thir...

Page 91: ...ct the item ACPI 2 0 Support and set it to Yes See section 2 5 Power Menu for details 4 Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup 5 Reboot your computer and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system If you are using Windows 2000 XP operating system 1 From the Windows 2000 XP operating system click the Start button Select Settings then Control Panel 2 Make sure the Control Pan...

Page 92: ...erties 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 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 I...