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E1884
Revised Edition
December
Chapter
1: Product introduction
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
Chapter 2: BIOS Information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC
Chapter 3: Software support
3.2.1 Running the support CD
Where to find more information
Electrical safety
Operation safety
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
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Thank you for buying the ASUS® K8S-MXmotherboard
Check your motherboard package for the following items
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cables
2 x Serial ATA cables
1 x Floppy disk cable I/O shield
1.3.1 Product Highlights
1.3.2 Unique ASUS features
Onboard LED
1.5.1 Motherboard layout
1.5.2 Placement direction
1.5.3 Screw holes
1.6.1 Overview
1.6.2 Installing the CPU
1.7.1 DIMM sockets location
1.7.2Memory configurations
Table 1 Recommended memory configurations
Table
DDR400 Qualified Vendor List (QVL)
Table
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM
Standard interrupt assignments
1.8.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.8.3 PCI slots
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot
1.8.5 AGP slot
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
To erase the RTC RAM:
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
3.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer
Hold down the
2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
1.10.2 Internal connectors
3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
4.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX)
5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN)
6.USB header (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
7.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO)
Be default, the pins labeled LINE OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins
8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
9.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1)
10.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2)
11.Digital Audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
12.System panel connector (10-1pin PANEL)
•System Power LED Lead (Green 3-pinPLED)
•System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPEAKER)
•Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET)
•ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW )
•Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS
2. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
Place the support CD in the
<Ctrl+Alt+Delete
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen
2.2.2 Menu bar
2.2.3 Navigation keys
2.2.4 Menu items
2.2.5 Sub-menuitems
2.2.6 Configuration fields
2.2.7 Pop-upwindow
2.2.8 Scroll bar
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.5 Onboard PCI S-ATAController [IDE by BIOS]
2.3.6 System Information
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration
2.4.2 CPU Configuration
Memory Configuration
Bank Interleaving [ Disabled]
Node Interleaving [Disabled]
Burst Length [ 8 Beats]
Memclock Mode [ Auto]
CAS Latency (CL) [Auto]
2.4.3 Chipset
AGP Configuration
HyperTransport Configuration
MPS Configuration
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration
SiS190 LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
USB Configuration
EPP Version [1.9]
ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3]
2.4.5 PCI PnP
2.5.1 ACPI Aware O/S [Yes]
2.5.2 Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) only]
2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.5 BIOS-->AML ACPI table [Enabled]
2.5.6 Headless mode [Disabled]
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) [Disabled]
Resume on Ring [Disabled]
Resume on PME# [Disabled]
Resume on Keyboard [Disabled]
2.5.8 Hardware Monitor
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority
2.6.2 Hard Disk Drives
2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration
2.6.4 Security
User Access Level (Full Access]
No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility
Change User Password
Installed
To set a User Password:
Exit & Save Changes
Yes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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3.2.1 Running the support CD
3.2.2 Drivers menu
3.2.3 Utilities menu
3.2.4 Manuals
3.2.5 ASUS Contact Information
3.3.1 Installing hard disks
3.3.2 SIS RAID configurations
Creating JBOD
<Q
<Y
Creating RAID 0 for performance
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Creating RAID 1 for capacity
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To use the support CD:
2.Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility
3.Set the optical drive as the primary boot device
4.Save changes and exit BIOS
5.Insert the support CD into the optical drive
