ASUS AS-D900, BA5190 User Manual

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BA5190/AS-D900

ASUS PC

User Manual

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E4638

First Edition V1

April 2009

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ASUS contact information

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259 Telephone +886-2-2894-3447 Fax +886-2-2890-7798

E-mail info@asus.com.tw Web site www.asus.com.tw

Technical Support

Telephone +86-21-38429911

Online support support.asus.com

ASUS Computer International (America)

Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA Telephone +1-510-739-3777 Fax +1-510-608-4555

Web site usa.asus.com

Technical Support

Telephone +1-812-282-2787 Support fax +1-812-284-0883

Online support support.asus.com

ASUS Computer GmbH (Germany and Austria)

Address Harkort Str. 21-23, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany Fax +49-2102-959911

Web site www.asus.de Online contact www.asus.de/sales

Technical Support

Telephone (Component) +49-1805-010923 Telephone (System/Notebook/Eee/LCD) +49-1805-010920 Support Fax +49-2102-9599-11

Online support support.asus.com

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Contents

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

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

General precautions ................................................................................... ix

About this guide .......................................................................................... x

System package contents ......................................................................... xii

Chapter 1: System introduction

1.1 Front panel .................................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Rear panel ..................................................................................... 1-3

1.3 Connecting to the keyboard and the mouse ............................. 1-4

1.4 Connecting to other peripheral devices .................................... 1-4

Chapter 2: Getting started

2.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 2-2

2.2 Powering your system ................................................................. 2-2

2.3 Support DVD information ............................................................ 2-3

2.3.1 Running the Support DVD .............................................. 2-3

2.3.2 Drivers menu ................................................................... 2-4

2.3.3 Utilities menu .................................................................. 2-5

2.3.4 Make disk menu .............................................................. 2-6

2.3.5 Manual menu .................................................................. 2-7

2.3.6 ASUS contact information ............................................... 2-7

2.3.7 Other information ............................................................ 2-8

2.4 ASUS AI Manager ....................................................................... 2-10

2.4.1 Installing AI Manager .................................................... 2-10

2.4.2 Launching AI Manager .................................................. 2-10

2.4.3 AI Manager Quick Bar ................................................... 2-10

2.4.4 Main ...............................................................................2-11

2.4.5 My favorites ................................................................... 2-15

2.4.6 Support ......................................................................... 2-16

2.4.7 Information .................................................................... 2-16

2.5 ASUS MyLogo 2™ ...................................................................... 2-17

2.6 ASUS EPU–6 Engine .................................................................. 2-19

2.7 ASUS Express Gate ................................................................... 2-23

2.8 Realtek Teaming Utility .............................................................. 2-31

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2.9 RAIDcongurations .................................................................. 2-35

2.9.1 RAID denitions ............................................................ 2-35

2.9.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 2-36

2.9.3 Intel® RAID congurations ............................................. 2-36

2.9.4 Marvell® SAS RAID congurations ................................ 2-44

2.10 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 2-53

2.10.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 2-53

2.10.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

® ........................................... 2-53

2.11 Loading the initial OS default settings ..................................... 2-55

2.12 Recovery DVD ............................................................................ 2-55

2.12.1 Recovering a Windows® XP OS: ................................... 2-55

2.12.2 Recovering a Windows® Vista OS: ................................ 2-56

Chapter 3: BIOS setup

3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 3-2

3.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 3-2

3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 3-5

3.1.3 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 3-6

3.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................ 3-7

3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 3-9

3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................. 3-10

3.2.1 BIOS menu screen .........................................................3-11

3.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................3-11

3.2.3 Navigation keys ..............................................................3-11

3.2.4 Menu items ................................................................... 3-12

3.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 3-12

3.2.6 Conguration elds ....................................................... 3-12

3.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................. 3-12

3.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 3-12

3.2.9 General help ................................................................. 3-12

3.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 3-13

3.3.1 System Time ................................................................. 3-13

3.3.2 System Date ................................................................. 3-13

3.3.3 Language ...................................................................... 3-13

3.3.4 SATA 1-6 ....................................................................... 3-14

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3.3.5 Storage Conguration ................................................... 3-15

3.3.6 AHCI Conguration ....................................................... 3-16

3.3.7 System Information ....................................................... 3-17

3.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 3-18

3.4.1 CPU Conguration ........................................................ 3-18

3.4.2 Chipset .......................................................................... 3-21

3.4.3 Onboard Device Conguration ...................................... 3-22

3.4.4 USB Conguration ........................................................ 3-23

3.4.5 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 3-24

3.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 3-25

3.5.1 Suspend Mode .............................................................. 3-25

3.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ........................................ 3-25

3.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support .......................................................... 3-25

3.5.4 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 3-25

3.5.5 APM Conguration ........................................................ 3-26

3.5.6 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 3-27

3.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 3-28

3.6.1 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 3-28

3.6.2 Boot Settings Conguration .......................................... 3-29

3.6.3 Security ......................................................................... 3-30

3.7 Tools menu ................................................................................. 3-32

3.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 .......................................................... 3-32

3.7.2 Express Gate ................................................................ 3-33

3.7.3 ASUS O.C. Prole ......................................................... 3-34

3.7.4 Ai Net 2 ......................................................................... 3-35

3.8 Exit menu .................................................................................... 3-36

Appendix: G.P. Diagnosis card

A.1 G.P. Diagnosis card installation ..................................................A-2

A.1.1 G.P. Diagnosis card layout ..............................................A-2

A.1.2 Installing G.P. Diagnosis card .........................................A-2

A.1.3 G.P. Diagnosis card check codes....................................A-3

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Notices

Federal Communications Commission Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

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This device may not cause harmful interference, and

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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:

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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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 modications

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.

REACH

Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://green.asus.com/ english/REACH.htm.

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Safety information

Electrical safety

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

outlet before relocating the system.

• When adding or removing any devices to or from the system, contact a

qualied service technician or your retailer. Ensure that all the power cables for

the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all the power cables from the existing system before you add or remove a device to or from the system.

•

If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

Operation safety

• Before installing devices into the system, carefully read all the documentation that comes with the package.

• Before using the product, ensure that 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 extreme temperatures. Do not place this product in a

location where it may get wet. Place this product on a at and stable surface.

• When using this product, do not block any air inlet/outlet on the chassis.

• We recommend that you use this product in environments with an ambient

temperature below 40ºC.

• If you encounter technical problems with this product, contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

Lithium-Ion Battery Warning

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace

only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

VORSICHT: Explosionsgetahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batterie.

Ersatz nur durch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem

ähnljchen Typ. Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des Herstellers.

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LASER PRODUCT WARNING

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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General precautions

Before using the ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop PC, carefully read the general

precautions below. Improper operation could lead to personal injury or damage to the product.

• Before using this product, ensure that all components are correctly installed and all cables are correctly connected. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

• Avoid dust and extreme temperatures. Do not place this product in a location where it may receive direct sunlight.

• Do not place this product in a location where it may get wet.

• Do not block the air vents on the chassis. Always provide proper ventilation for this product.

• Before turning on the system, check if all the peripherals are correctly connected.

• To avoid short circuits, keep scraps, screws, and threads away from connectors, slots, sockets, and circuitry.

• Do not insert any object or spill liquid into the air vents on the chassis.

• If this product has been used for a long time, avoid direct contact with the heatsinks and the surfaces of IC as they may become very warm and hot. Check if the system receives proper ventilation.

• Before you add or remove a peripheral device to or from the system, ensure that you unplugged the system from the power source.

• If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied

service technician or your retailer.

• Do not service this product yourself.

• Though the system casing is elaborately designed to protect users from scratches, be careful with those sharp tips and edges. Put on a pair of gloves before you remove or replace the system cover.

• Unplug this product from the power source when it is left unused for a long period of time.

• We recommend that you use this product in environments with an ambient

temperature below 40ºC.

• Use this product only with the correct voltage as instructed by the manufacturer.

• To prevent re or electric shock, do not overload power outlets and extension

cords.

• Warning: Ensure that you replace the battery with a correct type; otherwise, it may cause an explosion hazard.

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About this guide

Audience

This guide provides general information about ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop

PC and instructions on how to use the Support DVD that comes with the system package.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

Chapter 1: System introduction

This chapter gives a general description of ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop PC.

The chapter lists the system features, including introduction on the front and rear panels.

Chapter 2: Getting started

This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the Support DVD.

Chapter 3: BIOS setup

This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

Appendix: G.P. Diagnosis card

This chapter gives an introduction on the G.P. Diagnosis card that provides quick system checks and displays errors on the LED display.

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Conventions used in this guide

To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this guide.

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: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

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

Wheretondmoreinformation

Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.

1. ASUS Websites

The ASUS websites worldwide provide 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

yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not

part of the standard package.

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System package contents

Check your BA5190/AS-D900 system package for the following items.

Standard items

1. ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop PC with

• ASUS Desktop x1

• Mouse x1

• Keyboard x1

2. Cables

• Power cord x1

3. Accessories

• Mouse pad x1

4. DVD

• Support DVD x1

5. Documentation

• User Manual x1

• Warranty card x1

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

Optional items

1. Optical disk drive (ODD)

2. Storage card reader

3. LAN cable

4. Power strip

• Optional items are not included in the system package. They are purchased separately.

• Specications depend on the desktop PC you purchased. Check with your supplier for the exact specications.

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Chapter 1

This chapter gives a general description of the desktop PC. The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panels.

System introduction

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1.1 Front panel

The ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop PC includes an ASUS motherboard, a power

supply unit, a front panel, and a rear panel. All of these components are integrated in a system casing elaborately designed by ASUS.

3 x 5.25 inch optical disk drive bays

2 x 3.5 inch drive bays

Power button

Power LED

HDD LED

• The storage card reader and optical disk drive are optional items which are not included in the system package. They are purchased separately.

• The 5.25 inch optical disk drive bay is for a 5.25 inch DVD-ROM / CD-RW / DVD-RW device.

• The 3.5 inch drive bay is for a 3.5 inch hard disk drive / USB storage card reader.

• The storage card reader is for Secure Digital™ / MultimediaCard / Memory Stick® / CompactFlash® / Microdrive™ storage cards and smart cards.

1 x Headphone port

2 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x Microphone port

Reset button

2 x USB 2.0 ports

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1.2 Rear panel

CTR

BASS

LINE IN

FRONT

MIC IN

REAR

S P K SIDE

S P K

2-eSATA

1394

The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow you to conveniently connect devices.

1 x Power switch

1 x Power connector

2 x USB 2.0 ports

2 x eSATA ports

2 x USB 2.0 ports

8-channel audio ports

5 x Expansion slots*

Only ve expansion slots are available on this desktop PC.

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port

1 x RJ-45 port

1 x 1394 port

1 x RJ-45 port

Air vents

Expansion slot lock

Side cover lock

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1.3 Connecting to the keyboard and the

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REAR

S P K

SIDE

S P K

2-eSATA

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mouse

Your ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop PC package includes a PS/2 keyboard or a USB keyboard and a USB mouse. Connect the PS/2 keyboard to the PS/2

keyboard port at the rear panel or the USB keyboard to a USB port either at the rear panel or front panel. Connect the USB mouse to a USB port either at the rear panel or front panel.

1.4 Connecting to other peripheral devices

The ASUS BA5190/AS-D900 Desktop PC is equipped with a number of ports at

the rear and front panels where you can connect peripheral devices to the system.

Refer to the illustration below for details.

Power connector

USB

PS/2 mouse

PS/2 keyboard

eSATA

USB

Audio

1394

RJ-45

Expansion slots

Before you connect a peripheral device to the system, refer to the documentation that comes with the device or contact your supplier directly for information on how to install it.

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Chapter 2

This chapter helps you to power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the Support DVD.

Getting started

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2.1 Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Vista operating systems (OS). Always

install the latest OS version and the corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. When you start the system for the rst time, the system

automatically detects the built-in audio and graphics chips and attempts to install the drivers that come with the OS. Select NO when a window appears asking if you want to restart the system. Install drivers according to the instructions in the following sections.

• To ensure that the OS works properly, install the drivers included in the Support DVD.

• Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information.

2.2 Powering your system

Press the Power button to power up the system.

Power button

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2.3 Support DVD information

The Support DVD that comes with the system package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to get all system features.

The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.

2.3.1 Running the Support DVD

Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled on your computer.

Click an icon to display Support DVD/motherboard information

Click an item to install

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

Support DVD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

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2.3.2 Drivers menu

The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

ASUS InstAll - Drivers Installation Wizard

Installs drivers for this desktop PC using the installation wizard.

Intel Chipset Inf Update Program

Installs the Intel® chipset Inf update program.

SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver

Installs the SoundMAX ADI audio driver.

Realtek RTL8111B/C LAN Driver

Installs the Realtek® RTL8111B/C LAN driver.

ASUS EPU-6 Engine

Installs ASUS EPU-6 Engine.

ASUS Express Gate

Installs ASUS Express Gate.

NVIDIA EN9500GT VGA Driver Program

Installs the NVIDIA® EN9500GT VGA driver.

Marvell 61xx SATA Driver

Installs the Marvell 61xx SATA driver.

Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver

Installs the Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS controller driver.

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2.3.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications that the system supports. Tap an item from the screen to install.

ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities

Installs utilities for this desktop PC using the installation wizard.

ASUS AI Manager

Installs ASUS AI Manager where you can launch AI Disk, AI Security, and AI Probe easily.

ASUS Update

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

Before using the ASUS Update, ensure that you have an Internet connection to connect to the ASUS website.

Realtek Teaming Utility

Installs the Realtek® Teaming Utility.

Marvell RAID Utility

Installs the Marvell RAID utility.

Adobe Reader 8

Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open, view, and print documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).

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2.3.4 Make disk menu

The Make disk menu allows you to make a RAID driver disk.

Intel ICH10R 32 bit AHCI/RAID Driver

Allows you to create an Intel® ICH10R Serial ATA (SATA) AHCI/RAID driver disk for

32bit XP/Vista operating systems.

Intel ICH10R 64 bit AHCI/RAID Driver

Allows you to create an Intel® ICH10R Serial ATA (SATA) AHCI/RAID driver disk for 64bit XP/Vista operating systems.

Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA RAID Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell 61xx Serial ATA (SATA) RAID driver disk for 32/64bit

XP/Vista operating systems.

Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS Controller Driver

Allows you to create a Marvell 64xx/63xx SAS controller driver disk for 32/64bit

XP/Vista operating systems.

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2.3.5 Manual menu

The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual.

The user manual les are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the

Adobe® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual le.

2.3.6 ASUS contact information

Click Contact to display the ASUS contact information.

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2.3.7 Other information

The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the Support DVD. Click an icon to display the

specied information.

Motherboard Info

Displays the general specications of the motherboard.

Browse this DVD

Displays the Support DVD contents in graphical format.

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Technical support Form

Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when

requesting technical support.

Filelist

Displays the contents of the Support DVD and a brief description of each in text format.

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2.4 ASUS AI Manager

ASUS AI Manager allows you to launch AI Disk, AI Security, and AI Probe easily.

2.4.1 Installing AI Manager

To install AI Manager on your computer:

1. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays

the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled on your computer.

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

Support DVD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click

ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS AI Manager.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

2.4.2 Launching AI Manager

You can launch AI Manager right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop.

To launch AI Manager from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Manager > AI Manager v1.xx.xx. The AI Manager Quick Bar appears.

After launching the application, the AI Manager icon appears in the Windows® taskbar. Right-click this icon for more options.

2.4.3 AI Manager Quick Bar

Click the Main, My favorites, Support, and Information icon from the Quick Bar to show the corresponding menu.

Close Maximize/Restore Minimize

Main

My Favorites

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Click to switch between a full-screen AI Manager window and the Quick bar.

Click to keep AI Manager in the taskbar.

Click to close AI Manager.

2.4.4 Main

Launch AI Disk, AI Security, and AI Probe from the Main menu. Click the small triangle to open or close the Main menu.

Click to open/close the Main menu

AI Disk

AI Disk allows you to easily clear the temporary IE les, IE URLs, IE cookies, IE history list, Recycle Bin, and recently opened les list. Select the item that you

want to clear, then click Apply.

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AI Security

AI Security allows you to set passwords to lock your removable storage devices

such as a USB ash disk and a CD/DVD disk, which ensures more security for

your data.

To lock a device:

1. If you are using AI Security for the rst time, key in a password consisting of up to 20 alphanumeric characters.

2 Conrm your password.

3. Key in your password hint (optional).

4. Click OK.

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5. Select the device you want to lock, then click Apply.

6. Key in your password, then click OK. The device you selected cannot be

accessed without the password.

To unlock a device:

1. Deselect the device you locked, then click Apply.

2. Key in your password, then click OK.

To change your password, click Change Password and follow the onscreen instructions.

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AI Probe

AI Probe automatically detects the motherboard and CPU temperatures, CPU fan speed, and CPU voltage. It also allows you to adjust these values manually.

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2.4.5 My favorites

Add your favorite applications to the My Favorites menu.

To add an application:

1. Click Add and then from the succeeding screen select the application you want to add to the My Favorites menu.

2. Click Open. The application you selected is added and its icon appears.

Right-click an icon in the My Favorites menu to open, delete, or rename the corresponding application.

Double-click an icon to open the corresponding application.

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2.4.6 Support

The Support menu displays links to the ASUS international website, online technical support website, online download support website, and contact information website.

2.4.7 Information

The Information menu displays the general information of your system, motherboard, CPU, BIOS, memory, and other devices installed.

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2.5 ASUS MyLogo 2™

ASUS MyLogo 2™ allows you to customize the boot logo. The boot logo is the

image that appears on the screen during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). ASUS

MyLogo 2 is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from

the Support DVD. See 2.3.3 Utilities menu for details.

• Before using ASUS MyLogo 2, use the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities to make a copy of your original BIOS le or obtain the latest BIOS version

from the ASUS website.

• Set the Full Screen Logo item in the BIOS to [Enabled] before using ASUS

MyLogo 2.

• You can create your own boot logo image in GIF le format.

To launch ASUS MyLogo 2:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility.

2. Select Options from the drop-down menu, and then click Next.

3. Check Launch MyLogo to replace the system boot logo before ashing BIOS, and then click Next.

4. Select UpdateBIOSfromale from the drop-down menu, and then click Next.

5. Locate the new BIOS le, and then click Next. The ASUS MyLogo 2 window

appears.

6. From the left window pane, select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo.

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7. When the logo images appear on the

right window pane, select an image to enlarge by clicking on it.

8. Adjust the boot image to your desired

size by selecting a value on the Ratio

box. Click Next.

9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, ash the BIOS to load

the new boot logo.

10. After ashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo

during POST.

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2.6 ASUS EPU–6 Engine

ASUS EPU–6 Engine is an energy-efcient tool that satises different computing

needs. This utility provides four modes that you can select to enhance system performance or save power. Selecting Auto mode will have the system shift modes

automatically according to current system status. You can also customize each mode by conguring settings like CPU frequency, vCore Voltage, and Fan Control.

Installing 6 Engine

To install 6 Engine on your computer:

1. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears if Autorun is enabled on your computer.

2. Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU—6 Engine.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Launching 6 Engine

Launch 6 Engine by double-clicking the 6 Engine icon in the Windows tray.

The rst time you launch 6 Engine, the

following message appears, asking

you to run Calibration rst. Running

calibration allows the system to

detect CPU properties to optimize

power management.

Click Run Calibration and wait for a few seconds. Then, the 6 Engine main menu appears.

system

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6 Engine main menu

Displays the following message if no VGA power saving engine is detected.

Displays

current

mode

Displays CPU Power and Total CPU Energy Saving

Lights up when power saving engine is activated

Displays the amount of CO2 reduced

*Shifts between the display of Total and Current CO2 reduced

Auto Mode

Turbo Mode

High Performance Mode

Medium Power Saving Mode

Max. Power Saving Mode

Advanced settings for each mode (refer to the next page for further information)

Runs calibration

Displays the system properties of each mode

Exits the utility

• Click Current to show the CO2 that has been reduced since you click the Renew button .

• Click Total to show the total CO2 that has been reduced since you launched 6 Engine.

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Advanced settings menu

Click Setting from the 6 Engine main menu to display conguration options in each mode. Some options in certain modes are dimmed, meaning that they are not available.

Click to select a mode

Move the slider to adjust

Click the arrow to see more options

Restore default

settings

Click to apply

settings

Click to abort

settings

CongurationoptionsinAdvancedsettingsmenu

The following lists the conguration options and their denitions in Advanced

settings menu.

• CPU Frequency: Raises or lowers CPU frequency to a certain percentage.

• vCore Voltage Downgrade: Lowers CPU vCore voltage.

• High: Downgrades voltage to the highest level for CPU power saving.

• Small: Downgrades voltage to the minimum level.

• Chipset Voltage Downgrade: Turns on/off chipset voltage.

• Turn Off hard disks: Turns off hard disk drives when they are not accessed

after a certain time.

• CPU Loadline: Sets up the CPU loadline to manage CPU power saving.

• Light: Saves CPU power to the minimum level.

• Heavy: Saves CPU power to the highest level.

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• Fan Control: Adjusts fan speeds to reduce noise and save system power.

• Quiet: Lowers CPU fan speed and shuts off two chassis fans.

• Slow: Lowers CPU fan and two chassis fan speeds.

• AI Nap Idle Time: Enters AI Nap mode after a certain time during system idle

process.

Refer to the following table for the conguration options in each mode.

Conguration

options

CPU Frequency

vCore Voltage Downgrade

Chipset Voltage Downgrade

Turn Off hard disks

CPU Loadline N/A N/A Light/Heavy Light/Heavy

Fan Control N/A N/A Keep Bios

AI Nap Idle Time

Turbo Mode High

Overclocking +1% to +5%

N/A N/A Small/High Small/High

N/A N/A On/Off On/Off

Never/After 3 mins–After 5 hours

The values in the table above are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.

Performance Mode

N/A Downclocking

Never/After 3 mins–After 5 hours

Medium Power Saving Mode

-1% to -10%

Never/After 3 mins–After 5 hours

Setting/Slow

Never/After 3 mins–After 5 hours

Maximum Power Saving Mode

Downclocking

-1% to -10%

Never/After 3 mins–After 5 hours

Keep Bios Setting/Quiet

Never/After 3 mins–After 5 hours

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2.7 ASUS Express Gate

ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you quick access to the Internet. Five seconds after powering on your computer, you can instantly surf the Internet, use Skype or other Express Gate applications.

Download the latest Express Gate version from the ASUS website at www.asus. com.

Installing ASUS Express Gate

• Ensure to install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard Support DVD before use.

• ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs, USB HDDs, and Flash drives. When installing ASUS Express Gate on USB HDDs and Flash drives, connect the drives to the motherboard USB port before turning on the computer.

• ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices in IDE mode only.

• ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices connected to motherboard chipset-controlled onboard SATA ports only. All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported.

• ASUS Express Gate supports a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 only. Ensure to set your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 before using ASUS Express Gate; otherwise, it will not launch after bootup and your computer

boots to the OS directly.

To install Express Gate on your computer:

1. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears if

Autorun is enabled on your computer.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate.

3. Select your preferred language, then click OK.

4. The InstallShield Wizard for Express Gate appears. Click Next to continue.

5. Select the target drive where you want to install Express Gate. If you have multiple partitions installed on your computer, it is recommended to install Express Gate in Drive C. Click Next to continue.

6. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

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The Splash Screen

The Express Gate’s splash screen appears within a few seconds after bootup.

Click an application icon to enter the Express Gate environment and launch the selected application

Turn off the computer

Enter the BIOS Setup program

Continue booting to the existing OS when the timer counts down to zero (0); click to immediately enter the existing OS

Splash screen hot keys

Key Function

<PAUSE/BREAK> Power off

<ESC> / <F8> Continue to boot OS

<DEL> Enter BIOS setup

The Express Gate’s splash screen supports a screen resolution of 1024 x 768

only.

Express Gate hot keys

Key Function

<Alt> + <Tab> Switch between applications

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> Bring the Power-Off dialog box

<Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Print Screen> Save screen snapshots

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Using the LaunchBar

Click an icon on the LaunchBar to launch the corresponding application.

Launches the Web Browser for quick access to the Internet.

Launches the Online Games.

Launches the Photo Manager album / organizer tool.

Launches the Chat instant messaging tool.

Launches the Skype application which allows you to chat with or call other people on Skype.

Launches the CongurationPanel which allows you to specify network

settings and other settings.

If an application stops responding, right-click its icon then select Close to force it to close.

The smaller icons on the right side of the LaunchBar are:

Launches File Manager which allows you to access les on a USB drive. If a USB device is detected, the icon contains a green arrow.

ASUS Express Gate supports le uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs, and USB drives. It supports le downloading to USB drives only.

Congures the network.

Adjusts the volume.

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Sets the input language and keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl-Space by default).

Congures the LaunchBar settings such as auto-hide mode and docking

position.

Displays the ASUS Utility Panel (if supported).

Displays your Express Gate version.

Launches the help le.

Launches the Power Off window where you may choose to enter OS, restart the computer, or power off the computer. This window also appears when you press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> on the keyboard.

Power off

Enter OS

Check to save

userprole

Cancel and return to

Express Gate

Accessing the Internet

To congure the network settings:

1. Click CongurationPanel on the

LaunchBar.

2. Click Network.

3. Make the proper network

congurations. Each network interface

is enabled immediately after you tick the Enable checkbox.

The number of the LAN ports vary with the motherboard.

Restart

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• LAN settings

If you use a network cable connected to a home router that is connected

to your DSL/cable modem, enable all the LAN ports. Express Gate automatically uses the available port.

If you plug the network cable into a different port while Express Gate is running

(e.g. move the cable from LAN1 to LAN2, restart Express Gate to activate the

new setting.

If your computer does not automatically get network settings from a DHCP

server, click Setup to congure the static IP settings manually. If your computer automatically gets network settings from a DHCP server, skip this step.

• WiFi settings (if supported)

If you want to connect to a wireless network, click Setup to congure the

WiFi options. In the WiFi tab of the Advanced Network Settings box, key in the network name of the wireless access point in the SSID eld. If Security is enabled on the wireless access point, select the corresponding security algorithm from the dropdown list such as WEP or WAP in the Encryption Type eld, and key in the password. Click OK to enable WiFi and establish the wireless connection.

• xDSL / Cable dial-up (PPPoE) settings:

If you use a network cable connected directly to your DSL/cable modem,

click Setup to congure the xDSL/cable dial-up settings. Choose whether

the DSL/cable modem is connected to your computer’s LAN port. Key in the

username and password for your account. Click OK to enable xDSL/cable dial-up and establish the PPPoE connection. When PPPoE is enabled, the port it uses will automatically be unchecked.

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Using the Online Games

Express Gate introduces a Splashtop Gaming portal site which provides interesting games in different categories.

Enable the Internet connection to use the Online Games feature.

See the latest

games

See the most

popular games

Search a game

See games in different categories

Game list

Using the Photo Manager

Photo Manager allows you to view pictures saved on your hard drive or external

storage devices. You can view pictures in thumbnail view, in an enlarged

view individually, in a lename/data list view, or play them in a slideshow with

background music and fancy transition effects. JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG formats are supported. Refer to the online Help for details.

HelpPhoto slideshow

View mode selection

Shows the image folders found on your hard drive or external devices

Shows user-created image albums

Image control bar

ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices connected to motherboard chipset-controlled onboard SATA ports only. All onboard extended SATA

ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported.

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Restoring to factory settings

To restore Express Gate to the factory settings:

1. Click CongurationPanel on the LaunchBar.

2. Click Environment Settings.

3. Click Restore from the General tab. A conrmation dialog box appears. Click

Yes to immediately restart Express Gate to nish clearing system settings. All

bookmarks, network settings, and other changes you made will be cleared.

The rst-time Wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate

environment after clearing its settings.

ConguringExpressGateinBIOSSetup

To enter the BIOS Setup program, press <DEL> during POST or click the BIOS

Setup button on the Express Gate’s splash screen. Go to the Tools menu to congure Express Gate.

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

ASUS EZ Flash 2

Express Gate [Enabled] Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds] Reset User Data [No]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS. This utility doesn't support :

1.NTFS format

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Updating Express Gate

To update Express Gate:

1. Double-click the Express Gate setup

le to start the software update.

2. A software update conrmation

dialog box appears. Click Yes to continue.

3. The InstallShield Wizard for Express Gate appears. Click Next to continue.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the updating process.

Download the latest Express Gate version from the ASUS website at www.asus. com.

Repairing Express Gate

In case Express Gate does not start normally, reinstall the software or use the repair utility to repair Express Gate.

To repair Express Gate:

• Click Start > All Programs >

Express Gate > Express Gate Installer > Repair this software.

• You may also double-click the

Express Gate setup le, choose

Repair, and click Next to continue.

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2.8 Realtek Teaming Utility

This motherboard features two Realtek® 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controllers and supports Teaming function, which allows two single connections to be grouped

as one single connection, providing benets such as bandwidth increase, load

balancing, and fault tolerance.

The speed of transmission is subject to the actual network environment or status even with Teaming enabled.

To install Realtek Teaming Utility:

1. Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click Realtek Teaming Utility from the Utilities tab.

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

ConguringRealtekTeamingUtilityinWindows® XP

To create a teaming set in Windows® XP:

1. Launch the Realtek Teaming Utility by clicking Start > All Programs > Realtek > Teaming Utility > Teaming Utility.

2. Select a LAN adapter from the

left column, select Teaming in the middle column, and then click Create Team.

3. Enter a name for the teaming in the Team Name box. Select a teaming mode that best suits your network environment, and then choose the adapters to join the teaming set. Click OK to nish the teaming setting.

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To remove a teaming set in Windows® XP:

1. Launch the Realtek Teaming Utility.

2. Select the teaming set that you want

to remove in the left column, select the virtual adapter in the right column, and then click Remove.

ConguringRealtekTeamingUtilityinWindows® Vista

To create a teaming set in Windows® Vista:

1. Launch the Realtek VLAN & Teaming Utility by clicking Start > All Programs > Realtek Teaming and VLAN Utility > Realtek Teaming and VLAN Utility.

2. Choose the adapters to join the

teaming set, and then select a teaming mode that best suits your network environment. Click Teaming to create the teaming set. Click OK to close the message

windows and nish creating the

teaming set.

To remove a teaming set in Windows® Vista:

1. Launch the Realtek VLAN & Teaming Utility.

2. Click Remove to remove the existing teaming set.

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To create a virtual LAN adapter in Windows® Vista:

1. Launch the Realtek VLAN & Teaming Utility.

2. Choose one adapter to create

the virtual LAN adapter, and then click VLAN. Click OK to close the

message window and nish creating

the virtual LAN adapter.

3. Click Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center, and then click Manage network connections from the left Tasks list.

Right-click the virtual LAN adapter

icon and select Properties.

4. Conduct necessary settings for the virtual LAN adapter, and then click Congure.

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5. Click the Advanced tab in the Realtek Virtual Miniport Driver for VLAN (NDIS 6.0) Properties

window and conduct necessary VLAN settings. Close all windows

when nished.

To remove a virtual LAN adapter in Windows® Vista:

1. Launch the Realtek VLAN & Teaming Utility.

2. Click Remove to remove the existing virtual LAN adapter.

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2.9 RAIDcongurations

The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH10R Southbridge controller that

supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 for six independent Serial ATA

channels.

2.9.1 RAIDdenitions

RAID 0 (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. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

RAID 1 (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 conguration provides data protection and

increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same

size or larger than the existing drive.

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

disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 conguration include better

HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID

5 conguration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database

applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy

data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10* conguration you get all the benets of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 congurations. Use four new hard disk

drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.

Intel® Matrix Storage. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by the

ICH10R chip allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10*

function to improve both system performance and data safety. You can also combine two RAID sets to get higher performance, capacity, or fault tolerance

provided by the difference RAID function. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set

can be created by using only two identical hard disk drives.

If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID

set, copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to a oppy disk before you

install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. Refer to section 2.10 Creating a RAID driver disk for details.

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2.9.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks

The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array.

To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID conguration:

1. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays.

2. Connect the SATA signal cables.

3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.

2.9.3 Intel®RAIDcongurations

This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Storage congurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel® ICH10R

Southbridge chip.

Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). To do this:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST.

2. Go to Main>StorageConguration>CongureSATAas, then press <Enter>.

3. Select [RAID], then press <Enter>.

5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup.

Matrix

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Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility

The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0,

RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives

that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge.

To enter the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility:

1. Install all the Serial ATA hard disk drives.

2. Turn on the system.

3. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5

1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit

[ MAIN MENU ]

RAID Volumes:

None dened.

Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk

[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through

the menus and select the menu options.

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen.

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Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)

To create a RAID 0 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Volume0

RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB XXX GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

16 characters or less.

2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe), and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk

drives to congure as RAID. The following screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-SelectsDisk [ENTER]-Done

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

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6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, and then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB.

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size

for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. Enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press <Enter>. The

default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed.

8. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. The following warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to

go back to the Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)

To create a RAID 1 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Volume1

RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XXX GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

16 characters or less.

2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>.

4. When the Capacity item is highlighted, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want, and then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed.

5. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. The following warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

6. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go back to Create Volume menu.

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Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)

To create a RAID 10 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

<Enter>. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Volume10

RAID10(RAID0+1) Select Disks 64KB XXX GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

16 characters or less.

2. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and then press <Enter>.

4. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array, and then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 64 KB. The default stripe size

is 64 KB.

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size

for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

5. Enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed.

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6. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. The following warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

7. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to

go back to the Create Volume menu.

Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)

To create a RAID 5 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Volume5

RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 64KB XXX GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

16 characters or less.

2. Enter a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.

3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), and then press <Enter>.

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4. The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to

congure as RAID. The following screen appears.

[ SELECT DISKS ]

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 3 to 6 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-SelectsDisk [ENTER]-Done

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, and then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, and then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 16 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB.

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size

for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

7. Enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and then press <Enter>. The

default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. The following warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to

go back to the Create Volume menu.

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2.9.4 Marvell®SASRAIDcongurations

The Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller allows you to congure RAID 0 and 1 set on the SAS hard disk drives.

Setting the RAID item in BIOS

You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set. To do this:

1. Install two internal SAS hard disk drives to the SAS connectors labeled

SAS1/2.

2. Boot up your computer, and press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS

setup.

3. In the Advanced menu, go to OnboardDevicesConguration, and enable both Marvell SAS and SAS Boot ROM.

4. Press <F10> to save the changes and exit.

Advanced

Onboard Devices Conguration

High Denition Audio [Enabled]

Front Panel Type [HD Audio] Marvell Storage Controller [Enabled] Marvell Storage Boot Rom [Enabled] Marvell SAS [Enabled] SAS Boot ROM [Enabled] Marvell LAN1 [Enabled] Marvell LAN2 [Enabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enable or Disable

High Denition Audio

Controller

Select Screen

Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen.

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Marvell®RAIDBIOSCongurationutility

To enter the Marvell® RAID BIOS setup utility

1. Boot up your computer.

2. During POST, press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the utility main menu.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] Adapter 1

VendorID:DeviceID: 11AB:6320 BIOS Version: 2.1.0.09 PCI Slot: 00 Adapter Serial Number: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF IRQ Number: 0A Port 0 SAS Address: 500E018000000000 Port 1 SAS Address: 5005018000000001 Port 2 SAS Address: 5005043011AB0000 Port 3 SAS Address: 5005043011AB0000

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

3. Press <Enter> and select a desired adapter for RAID conguration.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Select Adapter

Adapter 1

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

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Creating a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set

To create a RAID set:

1. From the utility menu bar, select RAID > Create array.

[Selection]

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

2. Press <Enter>. The screen shows the disks you can add to make up the

RAID set. Use the arrow key to select a disk and press <Enter> or <Space> to include this disk in the array.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Select free disks to create

ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status

0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE NEXT

[Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

RAID Cong

Create array

Delete array

Spare Management

RAID Cong

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

3. After you have selected the desired disks, select NEXT to create array.

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4. The Create Array screen appears.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Select free disks to create

Create Array

ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status

Raid Level : RAID0

*0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE

Max Size(MB) : 73240

*1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE

Capacity(MB) : 73240

Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

RAID Cong

5. Use the arrow key to select the RAID Level item and press <Enter> to

display the available RAID set. Select a RAID set and press <Enter>. After you have selected the desired RAID set, select Next to create array.

[Selection]

Select free disks to create

Create Array

ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status

Raid Level : RAID0

*0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE

Max Size(MB) : 146480

*1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE

Capacity(MB) : 146480

Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1 NEXT

[Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

*RAID0 RAID1

RAID10

RAID Cong

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

• The available RAID sets vary with the number of disks you select. The RAID sets that you are not allowed to create are grayed out.

• Except for the RAID Level item, we recommend you keep the default values for the other items in Create Array screen.

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6. A conrmation screen appears. Press <Y> to conrm the array creation.

[Selection]

Select free disks to create

Create Array

ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status

Raid Level : RAID0

*0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE

Max Size(MB) : 73240

*1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.6GB SAS 3.0 FREE

Capacity(MB) : 73240

Stripe Size : 64KB Quick Init : No Cache Mode : WriteBack Array Name : Disks ID : 0 1

Create the array?[Y]

[Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

RAID Cong

7. The newly created array appears in the RAID menu.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

[Virtual Disks] ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode Members

0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0,1

[Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed Status

0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 FULLASSIGN

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

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Deleting an array

To delete a RAID set

1. From the utility menu bar, select RAID > Delete array, and then press <Enter>. The Delete array screen appears.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Delete array

ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode Members

0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0,1 NEXT

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

2. Select a desired array to delete and select NEXT. Press <Y> after the conrmation screen appears.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Delete array

ID Name Size Level Status Stripe CacheMode Members

*0 73.2GB RAID0 ONLINE 64KB WriteBack 0,1, NEXT

RAID Cong

Delete the array?[Y]

3. Press <Y> again to conrm and delete the selected array.

You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array. Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array.

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Advanced Operation

From the utility menu bar, select Devices, and then press <Enter>. The Advanced Operation screen appears. You can run Disk Verify and Low Level Format in the

Advanced Operation screen.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Select Device For Advanced Operation

[Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed

0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

To run Disk Verify

1. In the Advanced Operation screen, use the arrow key to select a disk and

press <Enter> or <Space>. The Advanced Menu appears. Select Disk Verify and press <Enter>.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Select Device For Advanced Operation

[Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0

Advanced Menu

Disk Verify Low Level Format

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

2. Press <Y> after the conrmation screen appears.

3. The utility veries the selected disk. When completed, press <ESC> to return

to the Advanced Operation screen.

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To run Low Level Format

1. In the Advanced Operation screen, use the arrow key to select a disk and press <Enter> or <Space>. The Advanced Menu appears. Select Low Level Format and press <Enter>.

[Selection] [Controller]

Select Device For Advanced Operation

[Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

The Low Level Format feature supports SAS HDDs only.

[ Devices ]

[ RAID ]

Advanced Menu

Disk Verify Low Level Format

2. Press <Y> after the conrmation screen appears.

You cannot recover lost data if you run low level format on the selected disk. Make sure you back up important data before running low level format.

3. The utility runs low level format on the selected disk. DO NOT reset the computer or shut down the power during the operation.

[Selection]

Select Device For Advanced Operation

[Physical Disks] ID Port Disk Name Size Max Speed 0 0 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0 1 1 SAS : ST336754SS 36.7GB SAS 3.0

[Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

Advanced Menu

Disk Verify Low Level Format

Progress

Mode Name: SAS : ST336754SS Duration: 00:05:17

26%

Formatting.... (DO NOT RESET or POWER DOWN!)

4. When completed, press <ESC> to return to the Advanced Operation screen.

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ControllerConguration

From the utility menu bar, select Controller, and then press <Enter>. The ControllerCong screen appears and allows you to change controller settings.

[Selection] [Controller] [ Devices ] [ RAID ]

[Controller Cong]

INT 13h [Enable] Silent Mode [Disable] Halt On Error [Disable]

ENTER/SPACE:Select, ESC:Back/Exit

INT 13h [Enable]

Allows you to enable or disable the Interrupt 13h support. Set this item to [Enable] if you want to use the device(s) connected to Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller as boot device. Set this item to [Disable] if you want to use the device(s) connected to Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller as data device.

Conguration options: [Disable] [Enable]

Silent Mode [Disable]

Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS POST silent mode. When enabled, the information of the drives connected to Marvell® 88SE6320 SAS controller will be hidden during system POST.

Conguration options: [Disable] [Enable]

Halt On Error [Disable]

Allows you to enable or disable the Halt On Error function. When enabled, the BIOS POST will halt when an error (such as virtual drive status changes) occurs

and require user’s conrmation to continue. Conguration options: [Disable] [Enable]

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2.10 Creating a RAID driver disk

A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows

and later operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For

Windows Vista user, you can create a RAID driver disk with a oppy disk drive or a USB ash disk drive.

2.10.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS

To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:

1. Boot your computer.

2. Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.

3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.

4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.

5. Save changes and exit BIOS.

6. Press any key when the system prompts “Press any key to boot from the optical drive.”

7. When the menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.

8. Insert a formatted oppy disk into the oppy drive then press <Enter>.

9. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

XP/Vista

2.10.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®:

1. Start Windows®.

2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.

3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel® ICH10R RAID driver disk.

4. Insert a oppy disk into the oppy disk drive or connect a USB ash disk if

you are using Windows Vista OS.

5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.

Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.

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To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP:

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 oppy disk with RAID driver into the oppy disk

drive.

3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, make sure you select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R).

4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

To install the RAID driver in Windows Vista:

1. Insert the oppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the oppy disk drive/

USB port.

2. During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R).

3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.

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2.11 Loading the initial OS default settings

If you want to load the initial default settings for your system, press <F3> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).

2.12 Recovery DVD

The ASUS PC Recovery DVD assists you in reinstalling the OS and restoring it to its original working state. Before using the Recovery DVD, copy your data

les to a USB ash disk or to a network drive and make note of any customized conguration settings such as network settings.

2.12.1 Recovering a Windows® XP OS:

1. Turn on your system. Insert the Recovery DVD into the optical disk drive.

2. Restart the system and press <F8> when the ASUS logo appears. Select the

optical drive as the boot device.

3. Select where to install a new system. Options are:

Recover system to a partition

This option deletes only the partition you selected, allows you to keep other partitions, and creates a new system partition as drive “C”.

Recovery system to entire HD

This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and creates a new system partition as drive “C”.

4. A conrmation screen pops up. Click Next to conrm.

5. Check I accept from the succeeding screen and click Next.

6. A list displays the contents you are going to recover. Click Yes to conrm.

The recovery process starts.

7. Insert the Support DVD when prompted, then click OK. The system restarts.

8 . After the system reboots, Windows® XP begins its system congurations.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process, then the system restarts. Adjust the screen to a suitable display resolution.

The ASUS PC Recovery DVD is for ASUS Desktop PC only. DO NOT use it on other systems. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.

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2.12.2 Recovering a Windows® Vista OS:

1. Turn on your system and press <F8> when the ASUS logo appears.

2. Insert the Recovery DVD into the optical drive when a Please select boot device menu appears. Select the optical drive as the boot device then press Enter. The system restarts.

If you want to recover the system from the hidden partition, press <F9> when the ASUS logo appears, then follow steps 3-6 below.

3. After the system reboots, an ASUS Preload window appears. Press Next to

continue.

4. Select where to install a new system. Options are:

RecoverWindowstorstpartitiononly:

This option deletes only the rst partition, allows you to keep other

partitions, and creates a new system partition as drive “C”.

Recover Windows to entire HD:

This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and creates a new system partition as drive “C”.

Recover Windows to entire HD with 2 partitions:

This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and creates two new

system partitions. The rst partition takes up 60% of the whole hard disk size and the second partition takes up 40%. The new system is installed in the rst partition. You can back up your data in the second partition.

5. When a window appears querying Are you sure you want to recover now, click Finish. The process percentage is displayed on the screen.

6. When a Recoverynish message appears, click OK and the system restarts. After it restarts, follow the onscreen instructions to complete the

system congurations.

The ASUS PC Recovery DVD is for ASUS Desktop PC only. DO NOT use it on other systems. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.

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Chapter 3

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

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3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.

2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk or USB ash disk.

3. AFUDOS: Updates the BIOS using a bootable oppy disk.

4. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk, USB

ash disk, or the motherboard Support DVD when the BIOS le fails or gets

corrupted.

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk or USB ash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the

original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

3.1.1 ASUS Update utility

The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to:

• Save the current BIOS le;

• Download the latest BIOS le from the Internet;

• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le;

• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet; and,

• View the BIOS version information.

This utility is available in the Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.

ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:

1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

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Updating the BIOS through the Internet

To update the BIOS through the Internet:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start

> Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears.

2. Select Update BIOS from the

Internet option from the drop-down menu, then click Next.

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3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest

you to avoid network trafc, or

click Auto Select. Click Next.

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4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.

5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.

The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.

UpdatingtheBIOSthroughaBIOSle

To update the BIOS through a BIOS le:

1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears.

2. Select Update BIOS from a le

option from the drop-down menu, then click Next.

3. Locate the BIOS le from the Open

window, then click Open.

4. Follow the screen instructions to

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complete the update process.

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3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a oppy disk and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST).

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for

the motherboard.

2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or a USB ash disk, then restart the

system.

3. You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.

(1) Insert the oppy disk / USB ash disk that contains the BIOS le to the

oppy disk drive or the USB port.

Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following.

ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.30

FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A

Current ROM

BOARD: P6T-PRO BA5190 VER: 0313 DATE: 03/26/09

PATH: A:\

Update ROM

BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown

Note

[Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [V] Drive Info [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [B] Backup [Esc] Exit

(2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash2

and press <Enter> to enable it.

You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct le

is found. Then press <Enter>.

4. When the correct BIOS le is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update

process and automatically reboots the system when done.

• This function can support devices such as a USB ash disk or a oppy disk

with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

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3.1.3 Creatingabootableoppydisk

The motherboard does not provide a oppy drive connector. You have to use a USB oppy drive when creating a bootable oppy disk.

1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk.

DOS environment

a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive.

b. At the DOS prompt, type

Windows® XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.

b. Click Start from the Windows® desktop, 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 eld,

then click Start.

Windows® Vista environment

a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk

drive.

b. Click from the Windows® desktop, then select Computer.

c. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format 3

1/2 Floppy dialog box .

d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box.

e. Click Start.

2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS le to the bootable oppy

disk.

format

A:/S then press <Enter>.

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3.1.4 AFUDOS utility

The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets

corrupted during the updating process.

The motherboard does not provide a oppy drive connector. You have to use a USB oppy drive to use the AFUDOS utility.

Copying the current BIOS

To copy the current BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility

• Make sure that the oppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the le.

• The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown.

1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to

the bootable oppy disk you created earlier.

2. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /o[lename]

where the [lename] is any user-assigned lename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main lename and three alphanumeric

characters for the extension name.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

Mainlename Extension name

3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS le to the oppy disk.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

Reading ash ..... done

Write to le...... ok

A:\>

The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS le.

UpdatingtheBIOSle

To update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk.

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Write the BIOS lename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS lename at the DOS prompt.

2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier.

3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:

afudos /i[lename]

where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable oppy

disk.

A:\>afudos /iP6TPRO.ROM

4. The utility veries the le and starts updating the BIOS.

A:\>afudos /iP6TPRO.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Reading le ....... done

Reading ash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ash ...... done

Writing ash ...... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.

A:\>afudos /iP6TPRO.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB))

WARNING!! Do not turn off power during ash BIOS

Reading le ....... done

Reading ash ...... done

Advance Check ......

Erasing ash ...... done

Writing ash ...... done

Verifying ash .... done

Please restart your computer

A:\>

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3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore

the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support DVD, the oppy disk, or the USB ash disk that contains the updated BIOS le.

Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the oppy disk or the USB ash disk

containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD

To recover the BIOS from the support DVD:

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive.

3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD

for the BIOS le.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for oppy...

When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted

BIOS le.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for oppy...

Floppy found!

Reading le “P6TPRO.ROM”. Completed. Start ashing...

4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

RecoveringtheBIOSfromtheoppydiskorUSBashdisk

To recover the BIOS from the oppy disk or USB ash disk:

1. Insert the oppy disk or USB ash disk that contains BIOS le to the oppy

disk drive or USB port.

2. Turn on the system.

3. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS le. When found, the utility reads the BIOS le and starts ashing the corrupted BIOS le.

4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.

• Only the USB ash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The device size should be smaller than

8GB.

• DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure!

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3.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update

using the provided utility described in section 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup.” This section explains how to congure

your system using this utility.

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

conguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the

security password feature or change the power management settings. This

requires you to recongure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the rmware chip.

The rmware chip 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 rst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you 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 Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu. See section 3.8 Exit Menu.

• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.

• Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS le

for this motherboard.

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3.2.1 BIOS menu screen

Menu bar

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

System Time [13:51:25] System Date [Thu 10/02/2008] Language [English]

SATA1 [HDT722516DLA380] SATA2 [Not Detected] SATA3 [ATAPI DVD DH1] SATA4 [Not Detected] SATA5 [Not Detected] SATA6 [Not Detected]

Storage Conguration System InformationSystem Information

Sub-menu items

CongurationeldsMenu items

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

General help

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld.

Use [+] or [-]

to congure the

System Time.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Navigation keys

3.2.2 Menu bar

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

Main For changing the basic system conguration

Advanced For changing the advanced system settings

Power For changing the advanced power management (APM)

conguration

Boot For changing the system boot conguration

Tools For conguring options for special functions

Exit 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.

3.2.3 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.

The navigation keys may differ from one screen to another.

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3.2.4 Menu items

The highlighted item on the menu bar

displays the specic items for that

menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items.

The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items.

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

System Time [13:51:25] System Date [Thu 10/02/2008] Language [English]

SATA1 [HDT722516DLA380] SATA2 [Not Detected] SATA3 [ATAPI DVD DH1] SATA4 [Not Detected] SATA5 [Not Detected] SATA6 [Not Detected]

Storage Conguration System InformationSystem Information

Main menu items

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld.

Use [+] or [-]

to congure the

System Time.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

3.2.5 Sub-menu items

A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>.

3.2.6 Congurationelds

These elds show the values for the menu items. If an item is user- congurable, you can change the value of the eld opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not user-congurable.

A congurable eld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a eld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options.

Refer to 3.2.7 Pop-up window.

3.2.7 Pop-up window

Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the

conguration options for that item.

3.2.8 Scroll bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do

Pop-up window

not t on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on

Scroll bar

the screen.

3.2.9 General help

At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item.

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3.3 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 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them.

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

System Time [11:55:25] System Date [Thu 10/02/2008] Language [English]

SATA1 [HDT722516DLA380] SATA2 [Not Detected] SATA3 [ATAPI DVD DH1] SATA4 [Not Detected] SATA5 [Not Detected] SATA6 [Not Detected]

Storage Conguration System InformationSystem Information

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to

select a eld.

Use [+] or [-] to

congure System Time.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

Allows you to set the system time.

3.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

Allows you to set the system date.

3.3.3 Language [English]

Allows you to select the display language for the BIOS setup screen.

Conguration options: [Chinese(BIG5)] [Chinese(GB)] [Japanese] [French]

[German] [English]

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3.3.4 SATA 1-6

While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the SATA device information.

Main

SATA 1

Device : Hard Disk Vendor : HDT722516DLA380 Size : 164.7GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported

Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-Sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device,

Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-congurable. These items show

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

Type [Auto]

Selects the type of drive connected to the system. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate SATA device type. Select [CDROM] if you

are specically conguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Conguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the type of device connected to the system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [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.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]

Allows you to select the data transfer mode.

Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]

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DMA Mode [Auto]

Selects the DMA mode.

Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5]

SMART Monitoring [Auto]

Sets the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.3.5 StorageConguration

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the congurations for the SATA

devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you want to

congure the item.

Main

Storage Conguration

SATA Conguraton [Enhanced] Congure SATA as [IDE]

Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

SATAConguration[Enhanced]

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced]

Configure SATA as [IDE]

Sets the conguration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. Conguration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Options

Disabled Compatible Enhanced

• If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].

• If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set this item to [AHCI]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive

to internally optimize the order of commands.

• If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel

Matrix Storage Technology conguration from the Serial ATA hard disk

drives, set this item to [RAID].

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Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS.

Conguration option: [Disabled] [Enabled]

IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]

Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.

Conguration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

3.3.6 AHCIConguration

This menu is the section for AHCI conguration. It appears only when you set the

item CongureSATAas from the sub-menu of SATAConguration to [AHCI].

Main

AHCI Settings

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]

SATA Port1 [Not Detected] SATA Port2 [Not Detected] SATA Port3 [Not Detected] SATA Port4 [Not Detected] SATA Port5 [Not Detected] SATA Port6 [Not Detected]

AHCI CD/DVD Boot Time out [35]

Selects the boot time out value for SATA CD/DVD devices in AHCI mode. Congifuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35]

AHCI Port1–6 [XXXX]

Displays the status of auto-detection of SATA devices.

Main

AHCI Port1

Device :Not Detected

SATA Port1 [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Some SATA CD/DVD in AHCI mode need to wait ready longer.

Select the type of devices connected to the system.

SATA Port1 [Auto]

Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system.

Conguration options: [Auto] [Not Installed]

SMART Monitoring [Enabled]

Allows you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology.

Congration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.3.7 System Information

This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS

automatically detects the items in this menu.

Main

Bios Information

Version : 0313 Build Date : 03/26/09

Processor

Type : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5502 @ 1.87GHz Speed : 1866MHz

System Memory

Usable Size : 2040MB

Bios Information

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Processor

Displays the auto-detected CPU specication.

System Memory

Displays the auto-detected system memory.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select Screen

Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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3.4 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

eld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

CPU Conguration

Chipset

Onboard Devices Conguration USB Conguration

PCIPnP

3.4.1 CPUConguration

The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects.

The items shown in this screen may be different due to the CPU you installed.

Advanced

Congure advanced CPU settings

Module Version:3F.11

Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz Frequency :3.20GHz BCLK Speed :133MHz Cache L1 :128 KB Cache L2 :1024 KB Cache L3 :8192 KB Ratio Status:(Min:12, Max:63) Ratio Actual Value :24 CPUID :106A4

CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] CPU TM function [Enabled]

Scroll down to display the following items:

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] *Active Processor Cores [All] A20M [Disabled] *Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Congure CPU.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. NOTE: If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS then actual and setpoint values may differ.

Select Screen

Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]

Allows you to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value.

Conguration options: [Auto] [12.0] [13.0] [14.0] [15.0] [16.0] [17.0] [18.0] [19.0] [20.0]

C1E Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable Enhanced Halt State support.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Hardware Prefetcher function.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch function.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled]

The Intel® Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one system to virtually

function as several systems. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU TM Function [Enabled]

This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology.

Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero (0). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology function. When disabled, only one thread per activated core is enabled.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

*Active Processor Cores [All]

Allows you to choose the number of CPU cores to activate in each processor

package. Conguration options: [All] [1] [2]

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A20M [Disabled]

Legacy OSes and APs may need A20M enabled. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

*Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled]

When set to [Disabled], the CPU runs at its default speed. When set to [Enabled], the CPU speed is controlled by the operating system.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Intel(R) C-STATE Tech [Disabled]

The Intel® C-State Technology allows the CPU to save more power under idle mode. Enable this item only when you install a C-State Technology-supported

CPU. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following item appears only when set Intel(R) C-STATE Tech to [Enabled].

C State package limit setting [Auto]

This item appears only when you set the Intel(R) C-STATE Tech item to [Enabled]. We recommend that you set this item to [Auto] for BIOS to automatically detect the

C-State mode supported by your CPU. Conguration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] [C7]

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3.4.2 Chipset

The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.

Advanced

Advanced Chipset Settings

WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

North Bridge Conguration Intel VT-d Conguration

NorthBridgeChipsetConguration

Advanced

North Bridge Chipset Conguration

Revision :B2

IntelVT-dConguration

Advanced

Intel VT-d Conguration

Intel VT-d [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Congure North Bridge

features.

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.

Intel VT-d [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Intel Virtualization Technology for

Directed I/O.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.4.3 OnboardDeviceConguration

Advanced

Onboard Devices Conguration

High Denition Audio [Enabled]

Front Panel Type [HD Audio] Marvell Storage Controller [Legacy Mode] Marvell Storage Boot ROM [Disabled] Marvell SAS [Enabled] SAS Boot ROM [Disabled] Realtek LAN1 [Enabled] Realtek LAN2 [Enabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]

HighDenitionAudio[Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the High Denition Audio Controller. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Front Panel Type [HD Audio]

Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy

AC’97 or high-denition audio depending on the audio standard that the front

panel audio module supports.

Conguration options: [AC97] [HD Audio]

Marvell Storage Controller [Legacy Mode]

Allows you to select the onboard Marvell storage controller mode.

Conguration options: [Legacy Mode] [RAID Mode] [Disabled]

Marvell Storage Boot ROM [Disabled]

This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Legacy Mode] or [RAID Mode].

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enabled Disabled

Options

Marvell SAS [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell SAS controller.

Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

SAS Boot ROM [Disabled]

This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled].

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Due to DOS environment limitation, only one Boot ROM can be enabled and set as the boot device. If you enable the Marvell Storage Boot ROM item or set ICH10R SATA mode to [RAID], the SAS Boot ROM item will be disabled and hidden.

Realtek LAN1/2 [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Realtek LAN port1/2. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

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LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

This item appears only when you enable the previous item.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enabled or disable the onboard IEEE 1394a controller. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

3.4.4 USBConguration

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

item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.

Advanced

USB Conguration

USB Devices Enabled:

1 Mouse

USB Functions [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto]

The USB Devices Enabled item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables support for legacy USB. AUTO option disables legacy support if no USB devices are connected.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

USB Functions [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

The following items appear only when you set USB Functions to [Enabled].

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]

Allows you to set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12 Mbps). Conguration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed]

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The USB 2.0 Controller Mode item appears only when you enable the USB

2.0 Controller.

BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

Allows you to enable the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Legacy USB Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable the 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.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

3.4.5 PCIPnP

The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices.

Advanced

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction.

Plug And Play O/S [No]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

NO: lets the BIOS

congure all the

devices in the system. YES: lets the operating system congure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Plug And Play O/S [No]

When set to [NO], BIOS congures all the devices in the system. When set to

[YES] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system

congures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Conguration options: [No] [Yes]

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3.5 Power menu

The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the

conguration options.

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Suspend Mode [Auto] Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

APM Conguration

Hardware Monitor

3.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]

Allows you to select the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state

to be used for system suspend.

Conguration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only] [Auto]

3.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]

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

Conguration options: [No] [Yes]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]

Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specications. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

3.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface

(ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). When set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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3.5.5 APMConguration

Power

APM Conguration

Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] [Disabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]

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 the system state was before the AC power loss.

Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State]

Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date/ RTC Alarm Hour/ RTC Alarm

Minute/ RTC Alarm Second will become user-congurable with set values. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

<Enter> to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI devices.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]

Allows you to disable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard function or set specic keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power

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

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key]

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3.5.6 Hardware Monitor

Power

Hardware Monitor

CPU Temperature [42.5ºC/108.5ºF] MB Temperature [36ºC/96.5ºF]

CPU Fan Speed [2057RPM] CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled]

Chassis Fan 1 Speed [855RPM] Chassis Q-Fan Control [Enabled]

CPU Voltage [ 1.176V]

3.3V Voltage [ 3.168V] 5V Voltage [ 5.022V] 12V Voltage [11.800V]

CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures.

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

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the

motherboard, the eld shows [N/A].

CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-fan control feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

CPU Temperature

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Chassis Fan 1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the

motherboard, the eld shows [N/A].

Chassis Q-Fan Control [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Chassis Q-fan control feature.

Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Select [Ignored] if you do not want to detect this item.

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3.6 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.

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Boot Settings

Boot Device Priority

Boot Settings Conguration

Security

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Species the Boot

Device Priority sequence.

A virtual oppy disk

drive (Floppy Drive B: ) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive

as the rst boot

device.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

3.6.1 Boot Device Priority

Boot

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device [Removable Dev.] 2nd Boot Device [Hard Drive] 3rd Boot Device [ATAPI CD-ROM]

1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]

These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

Conguration options: [Removable Dev.] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Disabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Species the boot

sequence from the available devices.

A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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ASUS AS-D900, BA5190 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Notices

Safety information

General precautions

About this guide

System package contents

1.1 Front panel

1.2 Rear panel

1.4 Connecting to other peripheral devices

2.1 Installing an operating system

2.2 Powering your system

2.3 Support DVD information

2.3.1 Running the Support DVD

2.3.2 Drivers menu

2.3.3 Utilities menu

2.3.4 Make disk menu

2.3.5 Manual menu

2.3.6 ASUS contact information

2.3.7 Other information

2.4 ASUS AI Manager

2.4.1 Installing AI Manager

2.4.2 Launching AI Manager

2.4.3 AI Manager Quick Bar

2.4.4 Main

2.4.5 My favorites

2.4.6 Support

2.4.7 Information

2.5 ASUS MyLogo 2™

2.6 ASUS EPU–6 Engine

2.7 ASUS Express Gate

2.8 Realtek Teaming Utility

2.9.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks

2.10 Creating a RAID driver disk

2.10.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS

2.11 Loading the initial OS default settings

2.12 Recovery DVD

2.12.1 Recovering a Windows® XP OS:

2.12.2 Recovering a Windows® Vista OS:

3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

3.1.1 ASUS Update utility

3.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

3.1.4 AFUDOS utility

3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

3.2 BIOS setup program

3.2.1 BIOS menu screen

3.2.2 Menu bar

3.2.3 Navigation keys

3.2.4 Menu items

3.2.5 Sub-menu items

3.2.7 Pop-up window

3.2.8 Scroll bar

3.2.9 General help

3.3 Main menu

System Time [11:55:25] System Date [Thu 10/02/2008] Language [English]

3.3.4 SATA 1-6

3.3.7 System Information

3.4 Advanced menu

3.4.2 Chipset

3.4.5 PCIPnP

3.5 Power menu

Suspend Mode [Auto] Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

3.5.6 Hardware Monitor

3.6 Boot menu

3.6.1 Boot Device Priority