Asus AB-V10 Basic Installation

Chapter 2

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the ASUS DiGiMatrix system.

Basic Installation

ASUS DiGiMatrix

Contents

Page E1629 Revised Edition May User Guide Chapter 1: System Introduction Chapter 2: Basic Installation Chapter 3: Starting up Chapter 4: Motherboard Information Chapter 5: BIOS information Appendix Federal Communications Commission Statement WARNING Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Audience How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Page System Introduction Power LED HDD LED Card LED Chapter 1: System Introduction LED panel System power button System volume dial Remote sensor Audio DJ power button NEXT button CompactFlash Memory Stick Optical drive Drive activity LED STOP/EJECT button Emergency eject pinhole SmartMedia card slot Radio antenna port Line In port Line Out port Cable TV connector Video In port VGA port DVI port HDTV/TV port PS/2 keyboard port Time Audio DJ Basic Installation Basic components to install Tool Chapter 2: Basic Installation Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.8.1 Power adapter and cable 2.8.2 Radio antenna 2.8.3 Audio/Video cable 2.8.4 Video out cable 2.8.5 HDTV cable 2.8.6 Audio out cable To the front panel To the rear panel Starting up AUDIO Chapter 3: Starting up 3.3.1 Running the support CD 3.3.2 Drivers menu AD1980 SoundMAX® Audio Driver SiS PCI LAN Driver 3Com Gigabit LAN (3C940) Driver SiS Mini IDE Driver USB 2.0 Driver 3.3.3 Utilities menu 3.3.4 ASUS contact information 3.3.5 Other information 3.4.1 ASUS Update Page 3.4.2 ASUS PC Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Monitor Summary Temperature Monitor Fan Monitor Voltage Monitor History Hard Drive Memory DMI Explorer Utility Execute Program NOTE: ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 3.4.3 Multi-channelaudio feature Play Test Noise Close 10.The MIDI Music Synthesizer tab allows you to select a setting for the MIDI Adjusting the volume settings Volume Control Advanced Controls for Volume Control window appears AC3 SPDIF 3.4.4 Music Wizard Select Unselect Selected Files Save Edit Existing Files Page 3.5.1 Selecting an audio source 3.5.2 Playing MP3 files from the hard disk drive 3.5.3 Playing an audio CD/DVD 3.5.4 Tuning into an FM radio station 3.5.5 Presetting a station 3.5.6 Adjusting the volume 3.6.1 Installing ASUS Home Theater Home Theater Configuring Home Theater in Windows® All Programs Home Theater Home Theater Config Configuration General Television 3.6.2 Using ASUS Home Theater Page 5.6.3 Entertainment modes REWIND/REPLAY Guide Recorded TV Sort By Name Date Page Channel Surfing Radio Autoscan Sort By Name/ Frequency Add/Remove Station Record Pictures My Pictures Sort By Name/Date Print Picture Video Clips View Sort By Name Date DVD/VCD Subtitle Language. Allows you to select an available DVD subtitle language Setup Hide Date and Time. Allows you to display or hide the date and time Full Screen Control. Allows you to select full screen control Full Screen Delay. Allows you to set the time for full screen delay TV Source Closing Home Theater Close Shutdown Cancel Features 3.7.1 Installing the WLAN Card utilities and driver 3.7.2 Setting the Windows® XP wireless options 3.7.3 Other support CD options 3.7.4 Setup Wizard Page Finish My Configuration My Configuration Creating your own wireless LAN (Soft AP and Ad-hocmodes) SSID Connecting to a hidden wireless LAN Select Connect to a hidden wireless LAN Data encryption Page Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Broadband connection that requires an account Page Yes Network Connections Bridge Connections 9.The Network Connections window displays the bridged network connections Enable Firewall Broadband connection that is always on “Internet connection via another computer or residential gateway” “Direct Internet connection” Dial-upmodem 3.7.5 The Control Center utility Wireless LAN Card Settings MAC Address Current Channel Current Data Rate Radio State Rescan Change SSID Search and Connect IP Release IP Renew IP Address Clear Basic Network Type Network Name Channel Data Rate PS Mode Others Two ways to assign WEP keys Manual Assignment Automatic Generation APPLY Advanced Enable Firewall Site Survey SSID RSSI Type WEP Apply Help Help Menu Help Change Mode About Control Center Control Center left-clickmenu Wireless Option 3.7.6 Configuring the wireless LAN adapter by Wireless Settings utility Encryption Status Windows® XP OS Soft AP Station Mode Yes Select Change Mode Soft Access Point Mode (Soft AP) System requirements Setting your wireless LAN adapter in Soft Access Point (Soft AP) mode Config SoftAP Other Soft AP settings Status MAC Table AID Event Log Clear Log Connect to the Internet using a broadband connection that is always on Available Network Connections field, then drag it to the Internet field 3.Check Enable ICS and Enable Firewall, then click Apply Connect To Show all connections File New Connection 3.A New Connection Wizard appears. Click Next 5.Select Set up my connection manually, then click Next Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password Connect using a dial-upmodem, then click Next Page Network Bridge 7.The Network Connections window displays the bridged network connections Page Motherboard Info Chapter 4: Motherboard Info CPU socket DDR DIMM sockets North bridge controller IEEE 1394 controller AudioDJ controller Mini PCI slot South bridge controller Primary IDE connector USB controller Gigabit LAN controller Motherboard layout Page Page Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 1.USB 2.0 header (5-1pin USB5) 2.LED panel connector (20-1pin LCD_PANEL) 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) DiGiMatrix Subsystem 4.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 5.Internal audio connectors (4-pinAUX, CD) 6.IDE power connector (4-pinIDEPWR) 7.Front panel LED connector (6-pinLED_CON) 8.Encoder connector (6-1pin EC_CON) 9.Rear panel audio connectors (10-1pin AUD_CON) 10.Power switch connector (2-pinPWRSW) 11.Audio DJ panel connector (10-1pin A_DJPANEL) BIOS Information original BIOS Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS exact BIOS file name Chapter 5: BIOS Information “WARNING! Device not ready.” “WARNING! File not found.” “Press a key to reboot” Page 5.2.1 BIOS menu bar 5.2.2 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] A note about passwords Forgot the password 5.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave [User Type HDD] [CD-ROM] [LS120] [ZIP] [MO] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [4] 5.3.2 Keyboard Features CPU Speed [Manual] Memory Frequency [Auto] BIOS Update [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] Radio Mode Location [Europe] 5.4.1 Chip Configuration 5.4.2 PCI Configuration Display Select [CRT+DVI] TV Type [S-Video] TV Out Function [NTSC] USB Function [Enabled] USB 2.0 Function [Enabled] Onboard SIS 10/100 LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard SIS 10/100 LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard 3COM Giga LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard 3COM Giga LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] Onboard IEEE 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard VIA USB Controller [Enabled] Power Management [User Defined] Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] ACPI Suspend To RAM [Enabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] 5.5.1 Power Up Control 5.5.2 Hardware Monitor Boot Sequence Removable Device [USB ZIP/Flash] IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Interrupt Mode [APIC] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Appendix A.1.1 Front and rear panel features A.1.2 Removing the top cover A.1.3 Installing a hard disk drive A.1.4 Connecting the Subsystem to DiGiMatrix A.2.1 Specifications A.2.2 Remote control layout A.2.3 Remote control functions in Audio DJ A.2.4 Remote control functions in Home Theater A-8 Optical drive technical specifications A-9 channels A-10 A-11 A-12