Asus K8N-VM User Manual

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K8N-VM

Motherboard

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Contents

Notices ................................................................................................ vi

Safety information ............................................................................. vii

k8N-VM speciﬁcations summary ........................................................viii

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2

1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-2

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

1.3.1 Product highlights ................................................... 1-2

1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ...................................... 1-4

1.4 Before you proceed .............................................................. 1-5

1.5 Motherboard overview .......................................................... 1-6

1.5.1 Motherboard layout ................................................ 1-6

1.5.2 Placement direction ................................................ 1-7

1.5.3 Screw holes ............................................................. 1-7

1.5.4 Layout contents ..................................................... 1-8

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 1-9

1.7 System memory .................................................................. 1-11

1.7.1 Overview ............................................................... 1-11

1.7.2 Memory conﬁgurations .........................................1-11

1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ...................................................1-14

1.7.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................. 1-14

1.8 Expansion slots ................................................................... 1-15

1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. 1-15

1.8.2 Conﬁguring an expansion card .............................. 1-15

1.8.3 PCI slots ................................................................ 1-17

1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 1-17

1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 1-17

1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-18

1.10 Connectors .........................................................................1-21

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-21

1.10.2 Internal connectors ............................................... 1-22

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2

2.1.1 Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk .............................. 2-2

2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility ............................................... 2-3

2.1.3 AFUDOS utility ........................................................ 2-4

2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility ................................ 2-6

2.1.5 ASUS Update utility ................................................ 2-8

2.2 BIOS setup program ............................................................ 2-11

2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................. 2-12

2.2.2 Menu bar ............................................................... 2-12

2.2.3 Navigation keys .....................................................2-12

2.2.4 Menu items ........................................................... 2-13

2.2.5 Sub-menu items .................................................... 2-13

2.2.6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds ............................................... 2-13

2.2.7 Pop-up window ...................................................... 2-13

2.2.8 Scroll bar ............................................................... 2-13

2.2.9 General help .......................................................... 2-13

2.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 2-14

2.3.1 System Time ......................................................... 2-14

2.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 2-14

2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ...............................................2-14

2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave;

First and Second SATA ......................................... 2-15

2.3.5 IDE Conﬁguration .................................................. 2-16

2.3.6 System Information .............................................. 2-17

2.4 Advanced menu .................................................................. 2-18

2.4.1 AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Conﬁguration .........................2-18

2.4.2 JumperFree Conﬁguration ..................................... 2-19

2.4.3 CPU Conﬁguration ................................................. 2-20

2.4.4 Chipset ................................................................. 2-20

2.4.5 Onboard Devices Conﬁguration .............................2-27

2.4.6 PCI PnP .................................................................. 2-28

2.4.7 USB Conﬁguration ................................................. 2-29

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2.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 2-30

2.5.1 Suspend Mode ...................................................... 2-30

2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support ................................................. 2-30

2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support ................................................ 2-30

2.5.4 APM Conﬁguration ................................................2-31

2.5.5 Hardware Monitor .................................................. 2-32

2.6 Boot menu .......................................................................... 2-34

2.6.1 Boot Device Priority .............................................. 2-34

2.6.2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration ................................. 2-35

2.6.3 Security ................................................................. 2-36

2.7 Exit menu ............................................................................ 2-38

Chapter 3: Software support

3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2

3.2 Support CD information ........................................................ 3-2

3.2.1 Running the support CD .......................................... 3-2

3.2.2 Drivers menu ........................................................... 3-3

3.2.3 Utilities menu .......................................................... 3-4

3.2.4 Manual menu ........................................................... 3-5

3.2.5 ASUS Contact information ...................................... 3-6

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Notices

Fed er al Co mm un ica ti on s C om mi ssi on S tat em en t

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 manufacturerʼs 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 modiﬁcations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the userʼs authority to operate this equipment.

Can ad ia n D ep ar tme nt o f C om mu nic at io ns St at eme nt

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

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

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Safety information

Ele c tr i cal sa f ety

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To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system.

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When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device.

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Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged.

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Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

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Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using, contact your local power company.

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If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

Ope r at i on s af e ty

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Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.

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Before using the product, make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your dealer immediately.

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To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

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Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet.

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Place the product on a stable surface.

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If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

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K8N-VM speciﬁcations summary

CPU

Chipset

Front Side Bus

Memory

Expansion slots

Graphics

Storage

High Definition Audio

LAN

USB

Special features

Rear panel

Socket 754 for AMD Athlon™ 64/ Sempron™ processors Supports AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit architecture Supports AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet™ Technology

Northbridge: NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce 410

1600 MT/s

2 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 2 GB of unbufferred ECC/non-ECC 400/333/266 MHz DDR memory modules

1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot for discrete graphic card 1 x PCI Express™ x1 slot 2 x PCI slots

Integrated in the NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6100 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

NVIDIA® nForce 410 Media and Communications Processor (MCP) supports:

- 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 interfaces for four hard disk drives

- 2 x Serial ATA II hard disk drives with RAID 0 and RAID 1 conﬁguration Supports NVIDIA® MediaShield storage management technology

ADI AD1986A 5.1-channel High Deﬁnition Audio CODEC Supports Jack Sensing technology S/PDIF out interface

Integrated 10/100 Mb MAC with Realtek® ALC8201CL external PHY

Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2™

1 x Parallel port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Serial port

5.1 channel audio I/O ports

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K8N-VM speciﬁcations summary

BIOS features

Internal connectors

Power Requirement

Form Factor

Manageability

Support CD contents

4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI

2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3

1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x CD in audio connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 2 x USB 2.0 connectors for four additional USB 2.0 ports 24-pin EATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

ATX power supply (with 24-pin and 4-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant

Micro-ATX: 9.6 in. x 7.6 in. (24.5cm x 19.3cm)

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

Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II AMD Cool ʻnʼQuiet™ utility ASUS Live Update utility Anti-virus software (OEM version)

*Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice.

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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.

introduction

Product

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1.1 Welcome!

T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

K 8 N - VM m ot h e r b o a r d !

1.2 Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard ASUS K8N-VM motherboard

Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable

Accessories I/O shield

Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD

Documentation User guide

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

1.3 Special features

1.3 .1 Pro du ct hi gh li ght s

Lat e st pro c es s or t ec h nol o gy

The motherboard supports AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Sempron™ desktop processors. The AMD Athlon™ 64 is based on AMDʼs 64-bit architecture, which represents the landmark introduction of the industryʼs ﬁrst x8664 technology. This processor provides a dramatic leap forward in compatibility, performance, investment protection, and reduced total cost of ownership and development.

The AMD Sempron™ is a 32-bit processor that provides the performance needs of value-conscious buyers. This processor is designed to deliver best-in-class performance for everyday computing. See page 1-9 for details.

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PCI Ex p res s ™ i nte r fa c e

The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clock speeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI speciﬁcations. See page 1-17 for details.

Ser i al ATA II tec h no l ogy

The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces. The Serial ATA 3 Gb/s speciﬁcation provides twice the bandwidth of the current Serial ATA products with a host of new features, including Native Command Queueing (NCQ), and Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm. Serial ATA allows for thinner, more ﬂexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement. See page 1-24 for details.

The Hot Swap function is supported only in RAID mode.

S/P D IF dig i ta l so u nd rea d y

The motherboard supports the S/PDIF Out function through the S/PDIF interfaces on the rear panel and at midboard. The S/PDIF technology turns your computer into a high-end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems. See page 1-25 for details.

USB 2.0 te c hno log y

The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 speciﬁcation, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 1-19, 1-22 and 1-25 for details.

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1.3 .2 Inn ov at ive A SU S f ea tu res

ASU S E Z Fl a sh BIO S

With the ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a ﬂoppy disk. See page 2-3 for details.

ASU S C r ash F re e BI O S 2

This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 2-6 for details.

ASU S M y Log o 2™

This feature allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See page 2-35 for details.

C.P . R. (CP U P a ram e te r Re c al l )

The C.P.R. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking. When the system hangs due to overclocking, C.P.R. eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. Simply shut down and reboot the system, and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter.

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1.4 Before you proceed

K8N-VM Onboard LED

SB_PWR

Standby

Power

OFF

Powered

Off

K8N-VM

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

• Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

• Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity

• Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.

• Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component.

• Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

Onboard LED

The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED.

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1.5 Motherboard overview

Socket 754

nVidia GeForce 6100

DDR DIMM1 (64 bit, 184-pin module)

DDR DIMM2 (64 bit, 184-pin module)

ATX12V

4Mb Flash ROM

PCIEX1_1

PCIEX16

PCI1

PCI2

Realtek

Audio

CR2032 3V Lithium Cell

CMOS Powe

Super I/O

EATXPWR

nVidia nForce 410

SEC_IDE

SATA1

SATA2

FLOPPY

CPU_FAN

KBPWR

PS/2

T: Mouse B: Keyboard

COM1

PARALLEL PORT

VGA

Below:Mic In

Center:Line Out

Top:Line In

RJ-45

Top:

USB3 USB4

Bottom:

USB1 USB2

SPDIF_OUT

AAFP

USB56

USB78

PANEL

CLRTC

USBPW5678

SB_PWR

USBPW1234

PRI_IDE

19.3cm (7.6in)

24.5cm (9.6in)

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1.5 .1 Mot he rb oar d la you t

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1.5 .2 Pla ce me nt di re cti on

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.

1.5 .3 Scr ew h ole s

Place six (6) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

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

Pla c e this s i d e tow a r d s the r e ar of t h e cha s s i s

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1.5 .4 Lay ou t con te nt s

Slots Page

1. PCI slots 1-17

2. PCI Express x 1 slot 1-17

3. PCI Express x 16 slot 1-17

Jumpers Page

1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 1-18

2. USB Device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1234, USBPW5678) 1-19

3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-20

Rear panel connectors Page

1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 1-21

2. Parallel port 1-21

3. LAN (RJ-45) port 1-21

4. Line In port (light blue) 1-21

5. Line Out port (lime) 1-21

6. Microphone port (pink) 1-21

7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 1-22

8. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 1-22

9. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port 1-22

10. Serial port 1-22

11. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1-22

Internal connectors Page

1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 1-22

2. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) 1-23

3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) 1-24

4. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 1-25

5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) 1-25

6. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-26

7. Internal audio connector (4-pin CD) 1-26

8. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 1-27

9. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL) 1-28 System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED)

Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWRSW) Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET)

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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

K8N-VM CPU Socket 754

K8N-VM

The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 and Sempron™ processor.

The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data paths.

Take note of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark should match a speciﬁc corner on the socket to ensure correct installation.

Gold triangle

Ins t al l ing th e CP U

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

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

2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle.

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Soc k e t Leve r

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not ﬁt in completely.

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3. Position the CPU above the

K8N-VM CPU Fan Connector

CPU_FAN

GND

Rotation

+12V

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socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with a small triangle.

4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ﬁts in place.

Sma l l trian g l e

Gol d t riang l e

The CPU ﬁts only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!

5. When the CPU is in place, push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

6. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package.

7. Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard.

Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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1.7 System memory

K8N-VM 184-pin DDR DIMM Sockets

DIMM1

DIMM2

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1.7 .1 Ove rv ie w

The motherboard comes with two 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.

The following ﬁgure illustrates the location of the sockets:

1.7 .2 Mem or y con fi gu rat io ns

You may install 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory conﬁgurations in this section.

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Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended conﬁgurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. Use any of the recommended conﬁgurations on the next page.

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Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. Refer to the DDR400 Qualiﬁed Vendors List on the next page for details.

• Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard does not support DIMM modules with less than or equal to 128 Mb memory chips.

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DDR 4 00 Qua l ifi ed V end ors Lis t

Size Vendor Mode Brand Side(s) Component A B

256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Kingston SS D3208DH1T-6 V 256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT-J V 256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT-D43 V V 5126MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/512 Kingston DS D3208DH1T-6 V V 5126MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT-D43 V V 5126MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 Kingston DS D3208DH1T-5 V V 5126MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 Hynix SS HY5DU12822BT-D43 V V 256MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/256 Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT-D43 V V 256MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/256 Kingston SS D3208DL3T-5A V 256MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/256 PSC SS A2S56D30BTP V V 1GB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/1G Inﬁneon DS HYB25D512800BE-5B V V 256MB Inﬁneon HYS64D32300HU-5-C Inﬁneon SS HYB25D256800CE-5C V V 5126MB Inﬁneon HYS64D64320HU-5-C Inﬁneon DS HYB25D256800CE-5C V V 5126MB Inﬁneon HYS64D64300HU-5-B Inﬁneon SS HYB25D512800BE-5B V V 256MB Inﬁneon HYS64D32300GU-5-C Inﬁneon SS HYB25D256800CE-5C V V 5126MB Inﬁneon HYS64D64320HU-6-C Inﬁneon DS HYB25D256800CE-6C V V 256MB HY HYMD232646D8J-D43 Hynix SS HY5DU56822DT-D43 V V 5126MB HY HYMD264646D8J-D43 Hynix DS HY5DU56822DT-D43 V V 256MB HY HYMD232646B8J-J Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT-J V V 5126MB HY HYMD264646B8J-J Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT-J V V 256MB Corsair VS256MB400 Value select SS VS32M8-5 2B0409 V V 256MB Corsair XMS3202v3.1 Inﬁneon SS HYB25D256807BT-5B V V 5126MB Corsair XMS3205v1.2 Winbond DS W942508CH-5 V V 5126MB Corsair VS512MB400 Value select DS VS32M8-5 2B0402 V V 256MB Corsair XMS2700v1.1 Winbond SS W942508BH-6 V V 256MB Corsair VS256MB333 Samsung SS K4H5608380-TCB3 V V 5126MB Corsair XMS2702v3.1 Mosel DS V58C2256804SAT6 V V 5126MB Corsair XMS2702v1.2 Winbond DS W942508CH-6 V V 5126MB Micron MT16VDDT6464AG-335GB Micron DS MT46V32M8TG-6TG V V 256MB Micron MT8VDDT3264AG-335GB Micron SS MT46V32M8TG-6TG V V 256MB Micron MT8VDDT3264AG-40BGB Micron SS MT46V32M8TG-5BG V V 5126MB Micron MT16VDDT6464AG-40BCB Micron DS MT46V32M8TG-5BC V V 256MB Samsung M368L3223FTN-CCC Samsung SS K4H560838F-TCCC V V 5126MB Samsung M368L6423FTN-CCC Samsung DS K4H560838F-TCCC V V 256MB Samsung M368L3223FTN-CB3 Samsung SS K4H560838F-TCB3 V V 5126MB Samsung M368L6423FTN-CB3 Samsung DS K4H560838F-TCB3 V V 256MB Elpida U24256ADEPG6H20 Elpida SS DD2508AKTA-5C V 5126MB Elpida U24512ADEPG6H20 Elpida DS DD2508AMTA V V 5126MB Apacer 77.90728.U1G Apacer DS AM3A568AJT-6B V V 256MB Apacer 77.10636.46G Samsung SS K4H560838E-TCCC V V 256MB Apacer 77.10636.56G Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT5B V V 5126MB Apacer 77.10736.11G Inﬁneon DS HYB25D256800BT-5B V V 256MB Transcend DDR400-256 Samsung SS K4H560838F-TCCC V V 256MB Transcend DDR400-256 Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT5B V V 256MB Transcend 103004-0720 PSC SS A2S56D3OBTP V V

DIMM support

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Size Vendor Mode Brand Side(s) Component A B

5126MB Transcend 102709-0001 PSC DS A2S56D3OATP V V 5126MB Transcend DDR400-512 Mosel DS V58C2256804SAT5B V V 5126MB Transcend DDR400-512 Samsung DS K4H560838F-TCCC V V 256MB Transcend 111448-0214 PSC SS A2S56D30BTP V V 5126MB Transcend DDR333-512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822CT-J V V 256MB Kingmax MPMB62D-38LT3R Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT6 V V 5126MB Kingmax MPMC22D-38HT3R Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT-J V V 256MB Kingmax MPXB62D-38KT3R Kingmax SS KDL388P4LA-50 V V 5126MB Kingmax MPXC22D-38KT3R Kingmax DS KDL388P4EA-50 V V 256MB Vdata MDYVD6F4G2880B1E0H Vdata SS VDD9616A8A-5C V V 256MB Pmi 3208GATA07-04A7 Pmi SS PM4D328D50406EU V V 5126MB Pmi 3208GATA01-04A4 Pmi DS PM4D328S50403DU V V 256MB Mosel V826632K24SATG-D3 Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT5 V V 5126MB Mosel V826664K24SATG-D3 Mosel DS V58C2256804SAT5 V V 256MB Nanya NT256D64S88B1G-5T Nanya SS NT5DS32M8BT-5T V V 5126MB Nanya NT512D64S8HB1G-5T Nanya DS NT5DS32M8BT-5T V V 5126MB Nanya NT512D64S88C0GY-5T Nanya SS NT5DS64M8CS-5T V V 1GB Nanya NT1GD64S8HC0GY-5T Nanya DS NT5DS64M8CS-5T V V 256MB Smart U24256ADSRG6H20 Smart SS D32M8XS50H3X4AMV V 256MB Smart U24256ADSRG6H20 Smart SS D32M8XS60HBX4AMV V V 5126MB Smart U24512ADSRG6H20 Smart DS D32M8XS50H3X4AMV V V 5126MB Smart U24512ADSRG6H20 Smart DS D32M8XS60HBX4AMV V V 256MB Twinmos DDR333-256 Twinmos SS TMD7608F8E60B V V 256MB Twinmos M2G9108A-TT Twinmos SS TMD7608F8E501 V V 256MB Promos V826632K24SCTG-D0 Promos SS V58C2256804SCT5B V V 5126MB Promos V826664K24SCTG-D0 Promos DS V58C2256804SCT5B V V 5126MB BiaoXing BXXC22D-38KT3B BiaoXing DS VM256D328BT-5 V V 256MB Winbond U24256ADWBG6H20 Winbond SS W942508CH-5 V V 256MB Winbond U24256AAWBG6H20 Winbond SS W942508CH-6 V V 5126MB Winbond DDR333-512 Winbond DS W942508BH-6 V V 5126MB Winbond U24512ADWBG6H20 Winbond DS W942508CH-5 V V 5126MB MDT MDT 512MB MDT DS MDT25B25680-50530 V V

DIMM support

Side(s): SS - Single-Sided DS - Double-Sided DIMM Support:

- supports one module inserted in any slot as Single-channel memory conﬁguration.

- supports on pair of modules inserted into the slots as Single-channel memory conﬁguration.

Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR 400 Qualiﬁed Vendors List.

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1.7 .3 Ins ta ll ing a D IM M

Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components.

1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward.

2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket.

A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ﬁts in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

DDR D I MM no t c h

Loc k e d Reta i n i ng Cl i p

1.7 .4 Rem ov in g a D IM M

To remove a DIMM:

1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM.

Support the DIMM lightly with your ﬁngers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it ﬂips out with extra force.

DDR D I MM no t c h

2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.

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1.8 Expansion slots

In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.

1.8 .1 Ins ta ll ing a n ex p an si on ca rd

To install an expansion card:

1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.

2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis).

3. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw for later use.

4. Align the card connector with the slot and press ﬁrmly until the card is completely seated on the slot.

5. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier.

6. Replace the system cover.

1.8 .2 Con fi gu rin g an e x pa ns io n c ar d

After installing the expansion card, conﬁgure it by adjusting the software settings.

1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup.

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

3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.

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Sta n da r d i n te r rup t a s sig n me n ts

IRQ Priority Standard Function

0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 – Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 4 12 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port* 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel

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

IRQ as s ign m en t s f o r t his mo t her b oa r d

A B C D

PCI slot 1 — — used — PCI slot 2 — — — used

When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments; otherwise, conﬂicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.

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1.8 .3 PCI s lo ts

The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

1.8 .4 PCI E xp res s x1 sl ot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations. The following ﬁgure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot.

1.8 .5 PCI E xp res s x1 6 s lo t

This motherboard has supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot.

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1.9 Jumpers

K8N-VM Clear RTC RAM

CLRTC

Normal Clear CMOS

(Default)

K8N-VM

1. Clea r R TC R A M (CLR T C ) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in

CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.

To erase the RTC RAM:

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the onboard battery.

3. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2.

4. Reinstall the battery.

5. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

6. Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data.

Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!

You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values.

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2. USB d e v ice w a k e-up ( 3 -pin U S BPW1 2 3 4 , US B P W 5678)

K8N-VM USB Device Wake-Up

USBPW5678

+5V

(Default)

+5VSB

+5V

(Default)

+5VSB

USBPW1234

321

K8N-VM

Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes.

The USBPW1234 jumper is for the rear USB ports. The USBPW5678 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports.

• The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the +5VSB lead for each USB port; otherwise, the system will not power up.

• The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal condition or in sleep mode.

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3. Keyb o a r d po w e r (3- p i n KBP W R )

K8N-VM Keyboard Power Setting

(Default)

+5V +5VSB

KBPWR

2 31 2

K8N-VM

This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 500 mA on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS.

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1.10 Connectors

10 7

1.1 0. 1 R ea r p an el c o nn ec to r s

1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.

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

3. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.

4. Line In port (light blue). This port connects a tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. In 4/6-channel mode, the function of this port becomes Surround (Rear Speaker) Out.

5. Line Out port (lime). This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In 4/6-channel conﬁguration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out.

6. Microphone port (pink). This port connects a microphone. In 6-channel mode, the function of this port becomes Bass/Center.

Refer to the audio conﬁguration table for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4, or 6,-channel conﬁguration.

Aud i o 2 , 4 , o r 6- c han nel con fig u rat ion

Port Headset 4-speaker 6-speaker 2-speaker

Light Blue Line In Surround Out Surround Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic Center/Bass

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K8N-VM Floppy Disk Drive Connector

NOTE: Orient the red markings on

the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

FLOPPY

PIN1

K8N-VM

7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

8. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

9. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices.

10. Serial port. This port connects a mouse, modem, or other devices that conform with serial speciﬁcation.

11. PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.

1.1 0. 2 I nt er n al c on n ec to rs

1. Flop p y disk d r ive c o nnec t o r (34 - 1 p in F L O P PY) This connector is for the provided ﬂoppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable.

Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the ﬂoppy disk drive.

Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.

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K8N-VM IDE Connectors

NOTE: Orient the red markings

(usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.

SEC_IDE

K8N-VM

PIN1

PRI_IDE

2. IDE c o n nec t o r s (40 - 1 pin P R I _IDE , S EC_I D E ) The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal

cables. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboardʼs IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to conﬁgure your devices.

Drive jumper Mode Cable setting of device(s) connector

Single device Cable-Select or Master - Black Two devices Cable-Select Master Black Slave Gray

Master Master Slave Slave

• Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable.

• Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices.

If any device jumper is set as “Cable-Select,” make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting.

Black or gray

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3. Seri a l ATA c o n nect o r s (7- p i n SAT A 1 , SAT A 2 )

K8N-VM SATA Connectors

SATA1

SATA2

GND

RSATA_TXP2

RSATA_TXN2

GND

RSATA

_RXP2

RSATA_RXN2

GND

RSATA_TXP1

RSATA

_TXN1

GND

RSATA_RXP1

RSATA_RXN1

GND

K8N-VM

These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. The current Serial ATA I interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate while Serial ATA II allows up to 300 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA/133)

Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA.

For detailed instructions on how to conﬁgure RAID 0 and RAID 1, refer to the RAID manual in the support CD. See page 3-5 for details.

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4. Digi t a l aud i o con n e c tor ( 4 - 1 pin S P DIF_ O U T )

K8N-VM Digital Audio Connector

+5V

SPDIFOUT

GND

SPDIF_OUT

K8N-VM

K8N-VM USB 2.0 Connectors

USB56

USB+5V

USB_P6-

USB_P6+

GND

USB+5V

USB_P5-

USB_P5+

GND

USB78

USB+5V

USB_P8-

USB_P8+

GND

USB+5V

USB_P7-

USB_P7+

GND

K8N-VM

This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). Connect the S/PDIF module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.

The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.

5. USB c o n nect o r s (10 - 1 pin U S B 56, U S B 78) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module

cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 speciﬁcation that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.

The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately.

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K8N-VM Internal Audio Connector

(black)

Right Audio Channel

Left Audio Channel

Ground

K8N-VM

6. Fron t p anel a u dio c o n nect o r (10- 1 p in A A F P )

K8N-VM Analog Front Panel Connector

AAFP

Azalia-compliant

pin definition

PORT1 R

SENSE2_RETUR

PORT1 L

PORT2 R

PORT2 L

SENSE1_RETUR

SENSE_SEND

PRESENCE#

GND

Legacy AC’97-complian

pin definition

MIC2_L

Line out_R

Line out_L

MIC2_R

AGND

K8N-VM

This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either High Deﬁnition Audio or AC `97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.

• We recommend that you connect a high-deﬁnition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard high-deﬁnition audio capability.

• If you want to connect a high-deﬁnition front panel audio module to this connector, make sure that the Onboard AUDIO item in the BIOS is set to [Enabled]. See page 2-27 for details.

7. Inte r n a l au d i o co n n e ctor ( 4 -pin C D ) This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound

sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card.

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8. ATX p o w er c o n nect o r s (24- p i n EAT X P W R, 4 - p i n AT X 1 2 V)

K8N-VM ATX Power Connectors

EATXPWR

ATX12V

+3 Volts

Ground

+5 Volts

Ground

Power OK

+5V Standby

+12 Volts

-5 Volts

+5 Volts

+3 Volts

-12 Volts

Ground

PSON#

Ground

+5 Volts

+12 Volts

+3 Volts

+5 Volts

Ground

+12V DC

GNDGND

+12V DC

K8N-VM

These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to ﬁt these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down ﬁrmly until the connectors completely ﬁt.

•

We recommend that you use an ATX 12 V Speciﬁcation

2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 300 W power rating. This PSU type has 24-pin and 4-pin power plugs.

•

If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on +12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

•

Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up.

• We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when conﬁguring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

•

You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices.

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9. Syst e m pane l conn e c t or ( 2 0 - 1 pin P A NEL)

K8N-VM System Panel Connector

* Requires an ATX power supply.

PANEL

PLED-

PWR

+5V

Speaker

Ground

RESET

Ground

Reset

Ground

PWRSW

PLED+

IDE_LED-

IDE_LED+

IDE_LED

PLED

SPEAKER

K8N-VM

This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the connector description below for details.

•

System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.

•

Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or ﬂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD.

•

System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.

•

Power/Soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.

•

Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power.

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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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2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

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

1. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a ﬂoppy disk during POST.)

2. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable ﬂoppy disk.)

3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable ﬂoppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS ﬁle fails or gets corrupted.)

4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

2.1 .1 Cre at in g a b oo tab le f lop py d isk

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

DOS environment

a. Insert a 1.44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>.

Windows® XP environment

a. Insert a 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy 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

ﬁeld, then click Start.

Windows® 2000 environment

To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000:

a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive. b. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the optical drive. c. Click Start, then select Run.

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d. From the Open ﬁeld, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue.

2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS ﬁle to the bootable ﬂoppy disk.

2.1 .2 ASU S EZ Fl as h uti li ty

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

To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS ﬁle for the motherboard and rename the same to K8NVM.ROM.

2. Save the BIOS ﬁle to a ﬂoppy disk, then restart the system.

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

EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for ﬂoppy...

4. Insert the ﬂoppy disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk drive. When the correct BIOS ﬁle is found, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done.

EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for ﬂoppy... Floppy found! Reading ﬁle “K8NVM.ROM”. Completed.

Start erasing.......|

Start programming...| Flashed successfully. Rebooting.

• Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

• A “Floppy not found!” error message appears if there is no ﬂoppy disk in the drive. A “K8NVM.ROM not found!” error message appears if the correct BIOS ﬁle is not found in the ﬂoppy disk. Make sure that you rename the BIOS ﬁle to K8NVM.ROM.

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2.1 .3 AFU DO S uti li ty

The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS ﬁle in DOS environment using a bootable ﬂoppy disk with the updated BIOS ﬁle. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS ﬁle that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.

Cop y in g th e c u rre n t B IOS

To copy the current BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility:

• Make sure that the ﬂoppy disk is not write-protected and has at least 600 KB free space to save the ﬁle.

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

1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier.

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

afudos /o[ﬁlename]

where the [ﬁlename] is any user-assigned ﬁlename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main ﬁlename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM

Mai n f ilena m e Exten s i o n nam e

3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk.

A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.ROM

AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10

Reading ﬂash ..... done

A:\>

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

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Upd a ti n g t h e B IOS fi l e

To update the BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility:

1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS ﬁle for the motherboard. Save the BIOS ﬁle to a bootable ﬂoppy disk.

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

2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier.

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

afudos /i[ﬁlename]

where [ﬁlename] is the latest or the original BIOS ﬁle on the bootable ﬂoppy disk.

A:\>afudos /iK8NVM.ROM

4. The utility veriﬁes the ﬁle and starts updating the BIOS.

Reading ﬁle ..... done

Erasing ﬂash .... done

Writing ﬂash .... 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.

Reading ﬁle ..... done

Erasing ﬂash .... done

Writing ﬂash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%)

Verifying ﬂash .. done A:\>

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2.1 .4 ASU S Cr ash Fr ee BI OS 2 ut il it y

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS ﬁle when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS ﬁle using the motherboard support CD or the ﬂoppy disk that contains the updated BIOS ﬁle.

• Prepare the motherboard support CD or the ﬂoppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

• Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS ﬁle in the ﬂoppy disk to K8NVM.ROM.

Rec o ve r ing th e BI O S f rom a f lop p y d isk

To recover the BIOS from a ﬂoppy disk:

1. Turn on the system.

2. Insert the ﬂoppy disk with the original or updated BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk drive.

3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for ﬂoppy...

When found, the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and starts ﬂashing the

corrupted BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ﬂoppy... Floppy found! Reading ﬁle “K8NVM.ROM”. Completed. Start ﬂashing...

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

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

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Rec o ve r ing th e BI O S f rom th e su p po r t C D

To recover the BIOS from the support CD:

1. Remove any ﬂoppy disk from the ﬂoppy disk drive, then turn on the system.

2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive.

3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ﬂoppy...

When no ﬂoppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the

optical drive for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle. The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS ﬁle.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for ﬂoppy... Floppy not found! Checking for CD-ROM... CD-ROM found! Reading ﬁle “K8NVM.ROM”. Completed. Start ﬂashing...

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

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

The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS ﬁle.

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2.1 .5 ASU S Up dat e ut ili ty

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 file

• Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet

• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file

• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and

• View the BIOS version information.

This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.

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

Ins t al l ing AS U S U p dat e

To install ASUS Update:

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

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. See page 3-4 for the Utilities screen menu.

3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.

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

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Upd a ti n g t h e B IOS th r oug h t h e I n te r net

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 trafﬁc, 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.

Upd a ti n g t h e B IOS th r oug h a BIO S f i le

To update the BIOS through a BIOS ﬁle:

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

3. Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window, then click Open.

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

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2.2 BIOS setup program

This motherboard supports a programmable ﬁrmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.”

Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconﬁguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to conﬁgure your system using this utility.

Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the conﬁguration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconﬁgure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM or the ﬁrmware hub.

The ﬁrmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines.

If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on. Do this last option only if the ﬁrst two failed.

The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. 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 Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. See section “2.7 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 (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS ﬁle for this motherboard.

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2.2 .1 BIO S me nu sc re en

Men u i tems

System Time [11:51:19]

System Date [Thu 05/07/2004] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in]

Primary IDE Master : [ST320413A] Primary IDE Slave : [ASUS CD-S520/A] Secondary IDE Master : [Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave : [Not Detected] First SATA : [Not Detected] Second SATA : [Not Detected] IDE Conﬁguration

System Information

Sub - m e nu it e m s

Men u b ar

Con f i g urati o n field s

Gen e r a l hel p

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a ﬁeld. Use [+] or [-] to conﬁgure system time.

<-> Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item + - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Nav i g a tion k e y s

2.2 .2 Men u ba r

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

Main For changing the basic system conﬁguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM)

conﬁguration Boot For changing the system boot conﬁguration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default

settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

2.2 .3 Nav ig at ion k ey s

At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings.

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

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2.2 .4 Men u it ems

System Time [11:10:19] System Date [Thu 03/27/2003] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] Language [English]

Primary IDE Master :[ST320413A] Primary IDE Slave :[ASUS CD-S340] Secondary IDE Master :[Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave :[Not Detected] Third IDE Master :[Not Detected] Fourth IDE Master :[Not Detected] IDE Configuration

System Information

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field.

Use [+] or [-] to configure system time.

Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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

Advanced Chipset settings

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

Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto] DRAM Idle Timer [Auto] DRAm Refresh Rate [Auto]

Graphic Adapter Priority [AGP/PCI] Graphics Aperture Size [ 64 MB] Spread Spectrum [Enabled]

ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled]

MPS Revision [1.4]

The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the speciﬁc 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.

Mai n m enu i t e m s

2.2 .5 Sub -m en u i te ms

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>.

2.2 .6 Con fi gu rat io n fie ld s

These ﬁelds show the values for the menu items. If an item is userconﬁgurable, you can change the value of the ﬁeld opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not user-conﬁgurable.

A conﬁgurable ﬁeld is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a ﬁeld, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to “2.2.7 Pop-up window.”

2.2 .7 Pop -u p win do w

Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the conﬁguration options for that item.

2.2 .8 Scr ol l bar

A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not ﬁt on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen.

2.2 .9 Gen er al he lp

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

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2.3 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 “2.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them.

System Time [11:51:19]

System Date [Thu 05/07/2004] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in]

System Information

Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a ﬁeld. Use [+] or [-] to conﬁgure system time.

<-> Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item + - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

2.3 .1 Sys te m Tim e [x x:x x: xx ]

Allows you to set the system time.

2.3 .2 Sys te m Dat e [D ay xx /x x/x xx x]

Allows you to set the system date.

2.3 .3 Leg ac y Dis ke tt e A [ 1. 44M , 3. 5 i n. ]

Sets the type of ﬂoppy drive installed. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.]

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2.3 .4 Pr i ma ry a n d Se co n da ry I D E Ma st e r/ Sl av e ; Fir st a nd Se co nd SA TA

The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information.

Primary IDE Master

Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors 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-conﬁgurable. These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.

Typ e [ A uto ]

Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are speciﬁcally conﬁguring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Conﬁguration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]

<-> Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item + - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

LBA / La r ge M od e [A u to ]

Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

Blo c k ( Mul t i- s ect o r T ran s fe r ) [ A ut o ]

Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Auto]

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PIO Mo d e [ A ut o ]

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

DMA Mo d e [ A ut o ]

Selects the DMA mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto]

SMA R T M oni t or i ng [ Au t o]

Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]

32B i t D ata Tra nsf e r [ Dis a ble d]

Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

2.3 .5 ID E C on fi g ur at io n

The items in this menu allow you to set or change the conﬁgurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to conﬁgure the item.

RAID Setup

Serial- ATA 1 [Enabled]

nVidia RAID Function [Disabled]

Options

Enabled

Disabled

Ser i al - ATA 1 [ Ena b le d ]

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

nVi d ia RAI D F u nct i on [Di s ab l ed]

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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2.3 .6 Sys te m Inf or ma tio n

This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.

AMIBIOS

Version : 0013 Build Date : 10/13/05

Processor

Type : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Speed : 2000 MHz Count : 1

System Memory

Usable Size : 192MB

AMI BI O S

Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.

Pro c es s or

Displays the auto-detected CPU speciﬁcation.

Sys t em Mem o ry

Displays the auto-detected system memory.

<-> Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item + - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

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2.4 Advanced menu

The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect ﬁeld values can cause the system to malfunction.

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Conﬁguration JumperFree Conﬁguration CPU Conﬁguration Chipset Onboard Devices Conﬁguration PCIPnP USB Conﬁguration

2.4 .1 AMD C oo l ʻ nʼ Q uie t Co nfi gu ra tio n

Conﬁgure AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet support

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Conﬁguration

Cool ‘n’Quiet [Enabled]

Enabled/Disabled AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet

Coo l ʻ n ʼ Q u ie t Co n fi g ura i on [En a bl e d]

Allows you to enabled or disabled the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet™ technology feature. Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled].

The Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Conﬁguration item appears only when you use a CPU that supports this function.

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2.4 .2 Jum pe rF ree C on fig ur at ion

Conﬁg System Frequency/Voltage

AI Overclocking [Auto]

Select the targe CPU frequency, and the relevant parameters will be auto-adjusted. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to be stable. If the system becomes unstable, return to the default.

AI O ve r clo c ki n g [ A ut o ]

Allows you to select the overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. Select either one of the preset overclocking conﬁgiuration options.

Manual - allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. Auto - loads the optimal settings for the system. Standard - loads the standard settings for the system.

The following item appears only when you set the AI Overclocking item to [Manual].

CPU FS B Fr e qu e ncy [X X X]

Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus. The value of this item is auto-detected by the BIOS. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the CPU frequency. You can also type the desired CPU frequency using the numeric keypad. The values range from 200 to

240.

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2.4 .3 CPU C on fig ur at ion

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

CPU Conﬁguration

Module Version: 14.06 Physical Count: 1 Logical Count : 1

AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ Revision: C0 Cache L1: 64KB Cache L2: 1024KB Speed : 2000MHz Current FSB Multiplier: 10x Maximum FSB Multiplier: 10x Able to Change Freq. : Yes uCode Patch Level : 0x39

<-> Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item + - Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

2.4 .4 Chi ps et

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

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Advanced Chipset Settings

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

NorthBridge Conﬁguration SouthBridge/nForce 410 Conﬁguration Hyper Transport Conﬁguration

Options for NB

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Nor t hB r idg e C o nfi g ur a tio n

NorthBridge Chipset Conﬁguration

Memory Conﬁguration

ECC Conﬁguration

NorthBridge/Geforce 6100 Conﬁguration

Memory Configuration

Memory Conﬁguration

Memclock Mode [Auto] MCT Timing Mode [Auto] User Conﬁg Mode [Manual] Read Preamble [ 9.5ns] Asyc Latency [11.0ns] CMD-ADDR Timing Mode [2T] Bank Interleaving [Auto] Burst Length [4 Beats] Software Memory Hole [Enabled]

Options

Auto

Manual

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Mem c l o ck Mo d e [Auto ]

Sets the memory clock mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Limit]

The following item appears when the Memclock Mode item is set to [Limit].

Mem c l o c k Val u e [ 100MH z ]

Conﬁguration options: [100MHz] [133MHz] [166MHz] [183MHz] [200MHz]

MCT T i ming M o d e [Au t o ]

Sets the MCT Timing mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Manual]

The following item appears when the MCT Time Mode item is set to [Manual].

CAS L a t ency ( C L ) [Aut o ]

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

TRA S [ A uto]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [5 CLK] [6 CLK]... [15 CLK]

TRP [ A u to]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK]... [6 CLK]

TRC D [ A uto]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK]... [6 CLK]

TRR D [ A uto]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [2T] [3T] [4T]

TRC [ A u to]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [7T] [8T] [9T]... [22T]

TRF C [ A uto]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [9T] [10T] [11T]... [24T]

TRW T [ Auto] Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK]... [6 CLK]

Use r C onfig M o de [M a n u al]

Sets the user conﬁg mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Manual]

Rea d P r eambl e [ 9 .5ns]

Conﬁguration options: [2.0ns] [2.5ns] [3.0ns] [3.5ns] [4.0ns]... [9.0ns]

Asy n c L atenc y [ 1 1.0ns ]

Conﬁguration options: [4.0ns] [5.0ns] [6.0ns]... [11.0ns]

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CMD - A D D R Tim i n g Mode [ 2 T ]

Conﬁguration options: [1T] [2T]

Ban k I nterl e a v ing [ A u t o]

Sets the bank interleaving feature. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

The Bank Interleaving item appears only when you use a memmory that supports this function.

Bur s t Lengt h [ 4 Bea t s ]

Sets the operating burst length. Conﬁguration options: [8 Beats] [4 Beats] [2 Beats]

Sof t w a re Me m o r y Hol e [ Enabl e d ]

Enables or disables the software memory hole. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ECC Configuration

ECC Conﬁguration

DRAM ECC Enable [Disabled] MCA DRAM ECC Logging [Disabled] ECC Chip Kill [Disabled] DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT [Disabled] DRAM BG Scrub [Disabled] L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Data Cache BG Scrub [Disabled]

DRA M E CC En a b l e [Di s a b led]

DRAM ECC allows hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically maintaining system integrity.

Allows you to enable or disable the DRAM ECC. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

MCA D R A M ECC L o g ging [ D i s abled ]

Enables or disables the MCA DRAM ECC logging.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

ECC C h i p Kil l [ D isabl e d ]

Enables or disables the ECC Chip Kill function.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

DRA M S C RUB R E D I R ECT [ D i s a bled]

Enables or disables the DRAM SCRUB REDIRECT.

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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DRA M B G SCRU B [ D isabl e d ]

Disables or sets the DRAM BG SCRUB. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms]

L2 C a c he BG S c rub [ D i s abled ]

Disables or sets the L2 Cache BG Scrub. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms]

Dat a C ache B G Scrub [ D isabl e d ]

Disables or sets the Data Cache BG Scrub. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms]

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NorthBridge/Geforce 6100 Chipset Conﬁguration

Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI-> PCIE->IGP] OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [64MB] OnChip VGA Trap Enable [Disabled]

Pri m a r y Gra p h i cs Ad a p t er [P C I - > PCI E x press - > IGP]

Options

PCI-> PCIE->IGP

IGP-> PCIE->PCI

Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as a primary boot device.Conﬁguration options: [PCI-> PCI Express->IGP] [IGP-> PCI Express->PCI]

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OnC h i p VGA F r a me Bu f f e r Siz e [ 64MB]

Allows you to disable or set the onchip VGA frame buffer size. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [16MB] [32MB][64MB][128MB]

OnC h i p VGA T r a p Ena b l e [Dis a b l ed]

Allows you to enable or disable the onchip VGA trap feature, which patches some Linux operatiing systems that cannot be installed with an onchip VGA. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Sou t hB r idg e /n F orc e 4 1 0 C h ips et C onf igu r ati on

SouthBridge/nForce 410 Chipset Conﬁguration

PCI Spread Spectrum [Center Spread] HT Soread Spectrum [Center Spread]

Options

Disabled Center Spread Down Spread

PCI Spread Spectrum [Center Spread]

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread]

HT Spread Spectrum [Center Spread]

Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Center Spread] [Down Spread]

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Hyp e r T ran s po r t G e fo r ce 6 100 Co n fig ura t ion

Hyper Transport Geforce 6100 Conﬁguration

LDT(K8) to Geforce 6100(NB) Frequency [800 MHz] LDT(K8) to Geforce 6100(NB) LinkWidth [Auto]

Hyper Transport nForce 410 Conﬁguration

nForce 410 to Geforce 6100(NB) Frequency [800 MHz] nForce 410 to Geforce 6100(NB) LinkWidth [8↑8↓]

Options

PCI-> PCIE->IGP

IGP-> PCIE->PCI

Hyper Transport Geforcec 6100 Configuration

LDT ( K 8) to G e force 6 1 00 ( N B ) Freq u e n c y [8 0 0 M H z]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [200MHz] [400MHz] [600MHz] [800MHz] [1000MHz] [1200MHz] [1400MHz] [1600MHz]

LDT ( K 8) to G e force 6 1 00 ( N B ) Link W i d t h [A u t o ]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [8↓8↑] [16↓16↑]

Hyper Transport nForcec 410 Configuration

nFo r c e 410 ( S B ) to G e f orce 6 1 0 0 (N B ) F requ e n c y [80 0 M H z ]

Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [200MHz] [400MHz] [600MHz] [800MHz] [1000MHz] [1200MHz] [1400MHz] [1600MHz]

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nFo r c e 410 ( S B ) to G e f orce 6 1 0 0 (N B ) L InkW i d t h [8↓8↑]

Conﬁguration options: [4↓4↑] [8↓8↑] [16↓16↑]

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2.4 .5 Onb oa rd De vi ce s C on fi gur at io n

Advanced

Conﬁgure Winbond W83627EHG-A Super IO Chipset

Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Onboard AUDIO [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Ser i al Por t 1 A ddr e ss [3F 8 /IR Q4]

Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3]

Par a ll e l P o rt Add r es s [3 7 8]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC]

Par a ll e l P o rt Mod e [ E CP]

Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. Conﬁguration options: [Normal] [Bi-directional] [EPP] [ECP]

ECP Mo d e D M A C han n el [DM A 3]

Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to [ECP]. This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. Conﬁguration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to select Serial Port1 Base Addresses.

Par a ll e l P o rt IRQ [I R Q7]

Conﬁguration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7]

Onb o ar d AU D IO [En a bl e d]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard high deﬁnition audio controller. Conﬁguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]

Onb o ar d LA N [ E nab l ed ]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN. Conﬁguration options: [Enable] [Disabled]

Onb o ar d LA N B o ot R OM [Di s ab l ed]

Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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2.4 .6 PCI P nP

The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices.

Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect ﬁeld values can cause the system to malfunction.

Advanced

Advanced PCI/PnP Settings

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

Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled]

IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-4 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-5 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-7 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-9 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-10 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-11 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-14 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-15 assigned to [PCI Device]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

NO: Lets the BIOS conﬁgure all the devices in the system. YES: Lets the operating system conﬁgure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Plu g A n d P l ay O/S [N o ]

When set to [No], BIOS conﬁgures all the devices in the system. When set to [Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system conﬁgures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

PCI La t enc y T i mer [6 4 ]

Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register. Conﬁguration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248]

All o ca t e I R Q t o P C I V GA [ Ye s ]

When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. Conﬁguration options: [No] [Yes]

Pal e tt e Sn o op i ng [ Di s abl e d]

When set to [Enabled], the palette snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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IRQ - xx ass i gn e d t o [ P CI D ev i ce]

When set to [PCI Device], the speciﬁc IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Conﬁguration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]

2.4 .7 USB C on fig ur at ion

Advanced

USB Conﬁguration

Module Version - 2.24.0-11.4

USB Devices Enabled:

None

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

The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None.

Leg a cy USB Su p por t [ E nab l ed ]

Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enables 1.1 USB host controllers.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

USB 2.0 Co n tro lle r Mo de [ HiS pee d ]

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

BIO S E H CI H an d -Of f [ E nab l ed ]

Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand-off feature. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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2.5 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 conﬁguration options.

Main Advanced Power Boot Exit

Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

APM Conﬁguration Hardware Monitor

2.5 .1 Sus pe nd Mo de [ Aut o]

Allows you to select the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for system suspend. Conﬁguration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only] [Auto]

2.5 .2 ACP I 2. 0 S up po rt [E na ble d]

Speciﬁes the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface (ACPI) version supported. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Select the ACPI state used for System Suspend.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

2.5 .3 ACP I AP IC Su pp ort [ En abl ed ]

Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conﬁguration 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. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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2.5 .4 APM C on fig ur at ion

Power

APM Conﬁguration

Power Button Mode [On/Off]

Power on By PME# [Disabled] Power on By Ring [Disabled] Power on By LAN(MAC) [Disabled] Power on By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power on By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power on By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Restore on By AC Power Loss [Last State]

Pow e r B utt o n M ode [O n /Of f ]

Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed. Conﬁguration options: [On/Off] [Suspend]

Pow e r O n B y P M E# [ Di s abl e d]

When set to [Enabled], the system enables the PME to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft-off mode. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Pow e r O n B y R i ng [ Di s abl e d]

When set to [Enabled], the system enables the RI to generate a wake event while the computer is in Soft-off mode. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Go into On/Off or Suspend when Power button is pressed.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Pow e r O n B y L A N(M A C) [Di s ab l ed]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Pow e r O n B y R T C A l ar m [D i sa b led ]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Pow e r O n B y P S /2 K ey b oar d [ D isa b le d ]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use 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. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Pow e r O n B y P S /2 M ou s e [ D is a ble d ]

When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Res t or e On AC Pow e r L oss [L a st S ta t e]

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

2.5 .5 Har dw ar e M on it or

Power

Hardware Monitor

CPU Temperature [51ºC/122.5ºF] MB Temperature [41ºC/105.5ºF]

CPU Fan Speed [3813 RPM] Chassis Fan Speed [N/A]

VCORE Voltage [ 1.632V]

3.3V Voltage [ 3.296V] 5V Voltage [ 5.256V] 12V Voltage [12.196V]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

CPU Temperature

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Field

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

CPU Te m per a tu r e [ x xx º C/x x xº F ] o r [ I gno r ed ] MB T em p era t ur e [x x xº C /xx x ºF ] or [I g nor e d]

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.

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CPU Fa n Sp e ed [xx x xR P M] o r [ Ign o re d ] / [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 ﬁeld shows N/A.

Cha s si s Fa n S p eed [x x xxR P M] or [ Ig n ore d ] / [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 ﬁeld shows N/A.

VCO R E V olt a ge , 3. 3 V V olt a ge, 5V Vol tag e , 1 2 V V olt a ge

The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators.

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2.6 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 Exit

Boot Settings

Boot Device Priority

Boot Settings Conﬁguration Security

2.6 .1 Boo t De vic e Pr ior it y

Boot

Boot Device Priority

1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2nd Boot Device [PM-ST320410A] 3rd Boot Device [PS-ASUS CD-S520/A]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Speciﬁes the Boot Device Boot Priority sequence.

A virtual ﬂoppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B:) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the ﬁrst boot device.

Select Screen

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

Speciﬁes the boot sequence from the availabe devices.

A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding menu.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

1st ~ x xth Boo t D e vic e [ x xx Dri v e]

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. Conﬁguration options: [xxx Drive] [Disabled]

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2.6 .2 Boo t Se tti ng s Con fi gu rat io n

Boot

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Wait for ‘F1’ if Error [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

Qui c k B oot [E n abl e d]

Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Ful l S c ree n L o go [ En a ble d ]

This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Allows BIOS to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system.

Select Screen

Select Item

+- Change Option

F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature.

Add On ROM Di s pla y M o de [ Fo r ce B IO S ]

Sets the display mode for option ROM. Conﬁguration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Boo t up Num - Lo c k [ O n]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Conﬁguration options: [Off] [On]

PS/ 2 M o use Su p por t [ A uto ]

Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

Wai t f o r ʻ F 1ʼ If E rr o r [ E na b led ]

When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Hit ʻD E Lʼ M es s age Di s pla y [ E nab l ed ]

When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Int e rr u pt 1 9 C apt u re [Di s abl ed]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

2.6 .3 Sec ur it y

The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conﬁguration options.

Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password Change User Password

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

<Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disabled password.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Cha n ge Sup e rv i sor Pa s swo r d

Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed.

To set a Supervisor Password:

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

2. From the password box, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Conﬁrm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you successfully set your password.

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

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To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press <Enter>. The message “Password Uninstalled” appears.

If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM.

After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings.

Boot

Security Settings

Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup]

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

<Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disabled password.

Select Screen

Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit

Use r A c ces s L e vel (F u ll A cc e ss]

This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conﬁguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]

No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.

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

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

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

Cha n ge Use r P a ssw o rd

Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. After you set a password, this item shows Installed.

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To set a User Password:

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

2. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press <Enter>.

3. Conﬁrm the password when prompted.

The message “Password Installed” appears after you set your password successfully.

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

Cle a r U ser Pa s swo r d

Select this item to clear the user password.

Pas s wo r d C h ec k [S e tu p ]

When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Conﬁguration options: [Setup] [Always]

2.7 Exit menu

The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.

Main Advanced Power Boot Exit

Exit Options

Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes

Load Setup Defaults

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation.

Select Screen

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

Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit.

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Exi t & Sav e C h ang e s

Once you are ﬁnished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a conﬁrmation window appears. Select [Ok] to save changes and exit.

If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting.

Exi t & Dis c ar d Ch a ng e s

Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to ﬁelds other than System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conﬁrmation before exiting.

Dis c ar d Ch a ng e s

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. After selecting this option, a conﬁrmation appears. Select [Ok] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

Loa d S e tup De f aul t s

This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a conﬁrmation window appears. Select [Ok] to load default values. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.

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This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.

Software

support

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3.1 Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows® 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware.

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

• Make sure that you install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability.

3.2 Support CD information

The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.

The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.

3.2 .1 Run ni ng th e su ppo rt C D

Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.

Cli c k an ic o n to dis p l a y sup p o r t CD/ m o t herbo a r d inf o r m ation

Cli c k an it e m to in s t a ll

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Doubleclick the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD.

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3.2 .2 Dri ve rs me nu

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

AMD Co o l ʻ n ʼ Q uie t D r ive r

Installs the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet Driver.

NVI D IA Chi p se t Dr i ve r s

Installs the NIVIDIA Chipset Drivers.

SAT A R A ID D ri v er

Installs the SATA RAID Dirver

ADI Au d io D ri v er

Installs the ADI Audio Driver.

VGA Dr i ver

Installs the VGA Driver.

The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.

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3.2 .3 Uti li ti es me nu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.

ASU S P C Pr o be II

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

ASU S U p dat e

The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

ASU S S c ree n S a ver

Installs the ASUS screen saver.

ADO B E A cro b at Rea d er V7. 0

The Adobe® Acrobat® Reader V7.0 is for opening, viewing, and printing documents in Portable Document Format (PDF).

Mic r os o ft D ir e ctX

Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in your computer. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for updates.

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Ant i -v i rus ut i lit y

The anti-virus utility scans, identiﬁes, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for detailed information.

ASU S C o ol ʻ nʼ Qui e t U til i ty

This item installs the ASUS Cool ʻnʼ Quiet utility.

The screen display and utilities option may not be the same for different operating system versions.

3.2 .4 Man ua l men u

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

Most user manual ﬁles are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual ﬁle.

Rai d S A TA Q ui c k S e tu p Gu i de

Allows you to open the Raid SATA Quick Setup Guide.

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3.2 .5 ASU S Co nta ct i nfo rm at ion

Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also ﬁnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.

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