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E1371
First Edition
August
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: BIOS information
Chapter 3: Software support
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003
Electrical safety
Operation safety
Conventions used in this guide
Where to find more information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)
ASUSTeK COMPUTER (Middle East and North Africa)
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Latest processor technology
DDR400 memory support
Serial ATA technology
Integrated RAID
AGP 8X support
USB 2.0 technology
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ATX 12V connector
CPU socket
ATX power connector
IDE connectors
Standby power LED
LAN controller
PS/2 mouse port
Parallel port
RJ-45
port
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1.7.1 Placement direction
1.7.2 Screw holes
1.8.1 Overview
Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
1.8.2 Installing the CPU
1.9.1 Installing a DIMM
1.9.2 Memory configurations
1.10.1Standard interrupt assignments
1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.10.3 PCI slots
1.10.4 AGP slot
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1)
2. Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2)
3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)
4.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1, 4-pinATX12V1)
5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1)
6.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1)
7.USB header (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
8.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1)
9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1)
10.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)
11.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1)
•System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED)
•System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR)
•Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET)
•ATX Power Switch/Soft-offSwitch Lead (2-pinPWR)
•System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
•Hard Disk Activity Lead (2-pinIDE_LED)
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2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
afudos /i<filename.rom
afudos
2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC
2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash:
2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS
To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
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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.]
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
DMA Mode [Auto]
2.3.5 System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclock Tuner [Standard]
CPU External Frequency (MHz) [XXX] (value is auto-detected)
CPU Reference Voltage [Auto]
DDR Reference Voltage [Auto]
2.4.2 USB Configuration
USB 1.1 Ports Configuration [8 USB Ports]
USB 2.0 Ports Enabled [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
2.4.3 CPU Configuration
2.4.4 Chipset
NorthBridge VIA P4X400/PT800 Configuration
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
SDRAM Burst Length [4QW]
SDRAM Command Rate [2T]
Primary Graphics Adapter [AGP]
V-Link8X Supported [Enabled]
AGP Mode
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
SouthBridge VIA VT8237 Configuration
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
OnBoard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled]
2.4.6 PCI PnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) only]
2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.4 APM Configuration
Power Management/APM [Enabled]
Video Power Down Mode [Suspend]
Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Wake Up/Power On by Ring [Disabled]
Power On by Onboard LAN [Disabled]
Power On by PCI Device [Disabled]
Power On by RTC Alarm [Disabled]
2.5.5 Hardware Monitor
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
2.6.3 Security
Set a Supervisor Password
Change the Supervisor Password
User Access Level (Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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3.2.1 Running the support CD
3.2.2 Drivers menu
VIA 4 in 1 drivers
AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver
VIA RAID Controller driver
VIA 10/100Mb LAN Driver
3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information
3.3.1 Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
3.3.2 Entering VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility
3.3.3 Create Array
3.3.3.1 RAID 0 for performance
3.3.3.2 RAID 1 for data protection
3.3.4 Delete Array
3.3.5 Select Boot Array
3.3.6 Serial Number View