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Asus P1-AH2 5.1.1ASUS Update utility, Installing ASUS Update, 5.1Managing and updating your BIOS, ASUS Update, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS, Award BIOS Flash Utility

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5.1Managing and updating your BIOS

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

1.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment)2.ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS during the Power-On Self Test)3.Award BIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode)

4.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS when the BIOS ﬁle fails or gets corrupted.)

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 Award BIOS Flash utilities.

5.1.1ASUS Update utility

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

•Save the current BIOS 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).

Installing ASUS Update

To install ASUS Update:1.Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.2.Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX.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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Contents

Pundit P1-AH2 E2574 First Edition June Chapter 1:System Introduction Chapter 2:Basic Installation Chapter 3:Starting up Chapter 4:Motherboard Info Chapter 5:BIOS Information Page FederalCommunications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electricalsafety Operation safety CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Audience How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information System package contents Check your Pundit P1 - AH2 system package for the following items If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately System introduction xterna Page 1.3Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconﬁguration 1.4Internal components Basic installation Basic components to install Tool 2.3Removing the side cover 2.Pull the cover slightly toward the rear panel 3.Lift the cover, then set aside 2.4Removing the front panel cover 1.Lift the front panel cover hooks outward 2.Carefully remove the front panel cover, then set it aside 2.5Removing the storage drive assembly 2.Lift the storage drive assembly, then set aside 2.6Removing the CPU fan and heatsink 2.7.1 Overview 2.7.2 Installing CPU 4.Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ﬁts in place 2.7.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2.Attach one end of the retention bracket to the retention module base 240-pinDDR2 DIMM Sockets 2.8.1 Memory configurations Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800 DDR2-667 DDR2-533 2.8.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2.8.3 Removing aDDR2 DIMM 2.9.1 PCIslots 2.9.2 Installing an expansion card Page 2.10Installing an optical drive 2.11Reinstalling the storage drive assembly 2.12Installing the foot stand 2.13Reinstalling the front panel cover and the cover Starting up 3.1Installing an operating system 3.2Powering up Press the system power button () to enter the OS 3.3Support CD information 3.3.1 Running the support CD AMD CoolʼnʼQuiet Driver NVIDIA nForce Chipset Driver NVIDIA GeForce 61X0 Display Driver Realtek Audio Driver 3.3.2 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS CoolʼnʼQuiet Utility ADOBEAcrobat Reader 3.3.3 ASUS Contact information 3.4.1 ASUS PC Probe Installing PC Probe Launching PC Probe Using PC Probe Preferences Hardware monitor panels WMIbrowser DMIbrowser PCIbrowser Usage Configuring PC Probe 3.4.2 DTS function DTS Interactive Detailed Settings Appendix:DTS function infoMotherboard 4.1Introduction 4.2Motherboard layout CLRTC Clear RTC RAM USB device Wake up SATA Connectors COM1 COM Port Connector IDE Connector CPU_FAN1 USB 2.0 Connector (black) LED_CON LED Connector TV-outConnector BIOS setup 5.1.1ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS ﬁle 5.1.2Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk 5.1.3ASUS EZ Flash utility 3.Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST, the following screen appears: Select the ﬂoppy disk from the PATH: 5.1.4 AwardBIOS Flash utility Page 5.1.5 Saving the current BIOS ﬁle 5.1.6ASUS CrashFree BIOS utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.2BIOS setup program •Restart using the OS standard shut-downprocedure •Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Del> simultaneously •Press the reset button on the system chassis •Press the power button to turn the system off then back on 5.2.1BIOS menu screen 5.2.2Menu bar 5.2.3Legend bar 5.2.4Menu items 5.2.5Sub-menuitems 5.2.6Conﬁguration ﬁelds 5.2.7Pop-upwindow 5.2.8General help 5.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.3Primary IDE Master/Slave PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Primary IDE Master/Slave [Auto] Access Mode [Auto] Transfer Mode 5.3.4First / Second SATA Master Extended IDE Drive [Auto] Landing Zone 5.3.5HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 5.3.6Installed Memory [xxx MB] 5.3.7Usable Memory [XXX MB] 5.4.1CPU Conﬁguration DRAM Conﬁguration AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Function [Disabled] 5.4.2Chipset Frame Buffer Size [32M] CPU Frequency [200.0] Spread Spectrum [Disabled] SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] 5.4.3PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Primary Display Adapter [PCI] Resources Controlled By [Auto] IRQ Resources 5.4.4Onboard Device Conﬁguration IDE Function Setup USB Conﬁguration Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard NV LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] HD Audio [Auto] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 5.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 5.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 5.5.3APM Conﬁguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Disabled] PS2 Keyboard Power on [Disabled] PS2 Mouse Power on [Disabled] HDD Down In Suspend [Disabled] Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] 5.5.4Hardware Monitor 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature CPU Fan Speed CPU Fan Speed warning [ 800 RPM] Fan Control [Enabled] Fan Low Temp [45C] Temperature Range [26.67C] FAN1 Full Run Temp [63] CPU Fan Low Voltage [4.0 V] 5.6.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device 5.6.2Hard Disk Drives 5.6.3Boot Settings Conﬁguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Bootup Num-Lock[On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Security Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes ASUS EZ Flash Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes