5-22 Chapter 5: Software support
5.3.4 ASUS Music Alarm
This motherboard is equipped with an audio alarm clock called ASUS Music Alarm.
The ASUS Music Alarm gives you a personal wake-up called with your favorite CD
music when the system is off. The onboard audio CODEC supports this feature,
which requires an optical drive (CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM).
• Make sure that the power cord is plugged to a grounded power source so
that the system has standby power.
• ASUS Music Alarm only supports audio CDs.
• ASUS Music Alarm will not work if you installed and enabled an add-on
sound card.
• Only IDE ATAPI devices from the Southbridge support this feature.

Hardware setup

To set up the hardware:
1. Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive to the 4-pin CD-In
connector on the audio module.
2. Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line-Out (lime-colored) port on
the front or rear panel for audio output. You may also connect speakers or a
headphone to the output jack on the optical drive.
3. Refer to the succeeding sections to make the appropriate settings in the
BIOS or in Windows®.

BIOS conguration

To enable ASUS Music Alarm in the BIOS:
1. Turn on the system.
2. During POST, press <Del> to enter BIOS setup.
3. Go to the Tools menu, then select ASUS Music Alarm.
4. Set the ASUS Music Alarm item to [Enabled]. See section “4.8.1 ASUS
Music Alarm” for details.