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Chapter 6

This chapter gives information about the ASUS P4S8L Basic Input/Output System (BIOS).This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the ASUS AFLASH BIOS utility that is bundled with the support CD.

BIOS Information

ASUS Book Size Barebone System

6-1

Contents

Page ASUS Barebone System First Edition E1181 December Chapter 1: System Introduction Chapter 2: Basic Installation Chapter 3: Optional Procedures Chapter 4: System Placement Chapter 5: Motherboard Information Chapter 6: BIOS Information Chapter 7: Starting up Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety Audience How this guide is organized DANGER IMPORTANT NOTE 1.ASUS Websites 2.Optional Documentation ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany & Austria) Page ASUS Book Size Barebone System PUSH Voltage Selector Page Page Chapter 2: System Assemby Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Input Characteristics Output Characteristics 2.10.3 Over-VoltageProtection (OVP) Page Page Chapter 3: Optional Procedures Page Page Page Page Page Page IDE Connector South bridge controller Card bus controller 1394 controller Onboard LED ATX 12V connector DDR DIMM Sockets NorthBridge Controller ATX power connector Flash ROM 5.2 Motherboard layout Page 5.6.1Configuring an expansion card 5.6.2Standard Interrupt Assignments 1.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR12,USBPWR34,USBPWR56) 2.Clear RTC RAM (2-pinCMOS_CLR1) 2.Over Voltage Setting 1(2-pinOVSEL1) 3.Over Voltage Setting 2 (2-pinOVSEL2) 1.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE) 2.Serial connector (9-pinCOM1 ) 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1, 4-pinATX12V1) 4.USB headers (10-1pin USB56) 6.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1) 7.OnBoard LED 8.LED connector (6-pinLED_CON1) 9.TV out connector Page 6.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 5.At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in the “Press a key to reboot” 6.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk Page Updating the BIOS Page 6.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature Page 6.2.1 BIOS menu bar 6.2.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program Scroll bar Sub-menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] 6.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum] SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] 6.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] CPU Speed [Manual] CPU Frequency Multiple CPU External Frequency (MHz) Memory Frequency [Auto] CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] 6.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM Active Time SDRAM Command Lead-offTime [Auto] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] IDE Bus Master Support [Enabled] 6.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP-EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] 6.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2 IRQ [Auto] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] 6.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control Onboard PCMCIA and Card Reader [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] 6.4.3.2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ XX Reserved [No/ICU] Power Management [User Defined] Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] ACPI Suspend To RAM [Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] 6.5.1 Power Up Control AC Power Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 6.5.2 Hardware Monitor Q-FanControl [Disabled] MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage Boot Sequence Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Reset Configuration Data [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Page 7.2.1Running the support CD 7.2.2Software and drivers installation menus 7.2.3Software and drivers description SiS Mini IDE Driver SiS 650/651/740 Display Driver Avance Logic AC’97 Audio Driver and Applications ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Microsoft Direct X 8.1 Driver PC-CILLIN2002 ADOBE Acrobat Reader 7.3.1ASUS Update 7.3.2ASUS PC Probe Starting ASUS PC Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Settings History Hard Drives Fan Control Memory ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon