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E1520
Revised Edition
February
Chapter 1: System introduction
Chapter 2: Basic installation
Chapter 3: Starting up
Chapter 4: Motherboard info
Chapter 5: BIOS setup
Appendix
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
Audience
How this guide is organized
Conventions used in this guide
Where to find more information
Item Description
T2-PEditions
System introduction
Deluxe model
Basic model
Chapter 1: System introduction
Floppy drive door
Optical drive door
Eject button
Second optical drive door
Power button
STOP button
PREVIOUS button
Radio mode
NEXT button
17.Volume down button (–). Press this button to decrease the system volume
Deluxe model
Basic model
Floppy disk drive
Optical drive
CompactFlash
Headphone port
Microphone port
USB 2.0 ports
2.0)
4-pin
GAME/MIDI port
Telephone port
RJ-11
port ( )
Serial port
VGA port
Parallel port
Line Out port
Line In port
Audio ports function variation
Video In port
Cable TV connector
Link LED
AIR LED
Gigabit LAN port
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Audio DJ mode
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Basic installation
Basic components to install
Tool
2.3 Removing the cover
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2.5.1 Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
2.5.2 CPU installation
2.5.3 Re-installingthe CPU fan and heatsink assembly
2.6.1 Memory configurations
Table 1: Qualified DDR400 vendors list
Table 2: Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization
2.6.2 DIMM installation
2.7.1 Expansion slots
PCI slot
AGP slot
2.7.2 Expansion card installation
2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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Voltage selector
2.11 Replacing the cover
To the front panel
To the rear panel
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Starting up
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.3.1 Running the support CD
3.3.2 Drivers menu
Intel Chipset INF Update Program
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics Driver
AD1888 SoundMAX® Audio Driver
3.3.3 Utilities menu
LifeView TVR Application
ASUS Radio Application
ASUS PC Probe
Install ASUS Update
3.3.4 ASUS contact information
3.3.5 Other information
3.4.1 Multi-channelaudio feature
Setting to multi-channelaudio
Test
Test Listening Environment window
Play Test Noise
Close
10.The MIDI Music Synthesizer tab allows you to select a setting for the MIDI
Adjusting the volume settings
Adjusting the microphone settings
3.4.2 ASUS Radio Player
Launching the ASUS Radio Player
Storing a radio station
Editing a stored radio
3.4.3 ASUS Instant Music
To enable ASUS Instant Music:
Esc
Space Bar
<F2
<Enter
3.4.4 LifeView® TVR Application
Using LifeView® TVR
3.5.1 Playing an audio CD/DVD
3.5.2 Tuning into an FM radio station
3.5.3 Presetting a station
3.5.4 Adjusting the volume
Features
3.6.1 LED indicators
3.6.2 Antenna installation
3.6.3 Installing the utilities and driver
3.6.4 Other support CD options
3.6.5 The Control Center utility
Control Center icons
Control Center right-clickmenu
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Rescan
Change SSID
Search and Connect
Connection
IP Config
IP Address
Ping
Stop
Clear
Basic
Network Name
Channel
Data Rate
PS Mode
Others
Two ways to assign WEP keys
Manual Assignment
Automatic Generation
APPLY
Soft AP
SoftAP/STA Mode
Enable ICS
Enable Firewall
Site Survey
BSSID
SSID
RSSI
Type
Change Mode
Control Center left-clickmenu
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Motherboard info
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Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
1.Front panel USB connector (10-1pin USB56)
2.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO)
3.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
4.USB connector (10-1pin USB78)
5.Modem connector (10-1pin MDC)
6.I/O extension module (22-pinIOC_MB)
7.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN)
8.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
9.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)
10.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA2, SATA1)
Important notes on Serial ATA (SATA)
Native
Legacy
11.Internal audio connectors (4-pinAUX1, CD1)
12.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
13.System panel connector (8-1pin PANEL)
•Power LED Lead
•ATX Power Switch
•IDE LED Lead
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BIOS setup
5.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
DOS environment
Windows® XP environment
5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS
5.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
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5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
5.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS
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5.1.6 ASUS Update
Auto Select
Save
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5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
5.2.2 Menu bar
5.2.3 Navigation keys
5.2.4 Menu items
5.2.5 Sub-menuitems
5.2.6 Configuration fields
5.2.7 Pop-upwindow
5.2.8 Scroll bar
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
5.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave; Third and Fourth IDE Master
5.3.5 IDE Configuration
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
5.3.6 System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
5.4.1 CPU Configuration
Ratio CMOS Setting [26]
L3 Cache [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
5.4.2 Chipset
DDR Reference Voltage [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Internal Graphic Acceleration Mode [Auto]
Graphic Adapter Priority [AGP/Int-VGA]
Onboard Video Memory [Enabled, 8MB]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
Boot Display Device [Auto]
Flat Panel Display [640x480LVDS]
TV Standard [Auto]
5.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto]
OnBoard LAN [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Onboard Game Port [Enabled]
Onboard MIDI Port [Disabled]
5.4.4 PCI PnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]
IRQ xx [Available]
5.4.5 USB Configuration
USB Function [8 USB Ports]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [FullSpeed]
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
5.4.6 Instant Music Configuration
Instant Music [Disabled]
Instant Music CD-ROMDrive [IDE Secondary Master]
Radio Region [EUROPE]
5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
5.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
5.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
5.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
5.5.5 APM Configuration
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By PS/2 Devices [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]
5.5.6 Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage
SMART Q-FanFunction [Enabled]
Fan Auto Mode Start Voltage [5.0V]
Fan Auto Mode Start Temp [30ºC]
Fan Auto Mode Full Speed Temp [70ºC]
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
5.6.2 Removable Drives
1st ~ xxth Drive [1st Floppy Drive]
5.6.3 CDROM Drives
1st ~ xxth Drive [SM-OpticalDrive Name]
5.6.4 Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
Typematic Rate [Fast]
Boot to OS/2 [No]
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
5.6.5 Security
Change 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
Appendix
Input characteristics
A.1.3 Over-VoltageProtection (OVP)
channels
A-3
A-4