Asus T2-PH2 manual

T2-PH2

Barebone System

Contents

T2-PH2 E2429 First Edition March Chapter 1:System Introduction Chapter 2:Basic Installation Chapter 3:Starting up Chapter 4:Motherboard Info Chapter 5:BIOS Information Appendix 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 T2-PH2system package for the following items If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately System introduction 1.1Welcome Thank you for choosing the ASUS T2-PH2 1.2Front panel (external) 1.Floppydrive door. Open this door to access the ﬂoppy disk drive 2.Opticaldrive door. This door opens when you eject the loading tray 3.Ejectbutton. Press this button to eject the optical drive loading tray 4.Second opticaldrive door. This door covers a second optical drive bay Storage card reader door Page 1.3Front panel (internal) Open the front panel doors by pressing 19.Floppydisk drive(optional). This drive is for a 1.44 MB, 3.5-inchﬂoppy disk 20.Opticaldrive (optional). This is for optical disks CompactFlash Page 1.4Rear panel Audio ports function variation 1.5Internal components Audio DJ mode Basic installation Basic components to install Tool 2.3Removing the cover 2.4Removing the power supply To remove the PSU: 1.Lay the system on its side on a ﬂat, stable surface 6.Slightly lift the PSU 7.Disconnect the power plugs on 2.5.1Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2.5.2 CPU installation Installing the CPU 3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the 6.Apply Thermal Interface Material on the CPU before closing the load plate 2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2.6.1 Memory configurations Recommended memory configurations DDR2 (533 MHz) Qualified Vendors List DDR2 (667 MHz) Qualified VendorsList 2.6.2 DIMM installation 2.7.1 Expansion slots PCIslot PCIExpress™ x16 slot 2.7.2 Expansion card installation Standardinterrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.8Installing an optical drive The barebone system comes with two 5.25-inchdrive bays for two optical drives To install an optical drive: 1.Place the chassis upright Locate the front panel cover shown 7. Secure the optical drive with two screws on one side of the bay Connect one end of the optical drive audio cable to the Connect the other end of the audio cable to the 13.Reinstall the front panel cover by aligning its hooks with the chassis holes indicated 2.9Installing a ﬂoppy disk drive The barebone system comes with one 3.25-inchdrive bay for a ﬂoppy disk drive To install a ﬂoppy disk drive: 1.Remove the front panel cover 3.Secure the ﬂoppy disk drive with 2.10Installing a hard disk drive (HDD) The system supports one Ultra ATA/100 IDE or one Serial ATA hard disk drive To install an IDE hard disk drive: 1.Locate the HDD tray lock screw on the other side of the chassis Page To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive: 1.Follow steps 1-7of the previous section 2.Connect one end of the supplied 3.For Serial ATA HDDs with a 4-pinpower connector: Connect a 2.11Reinstalling the power supply unit Voltage selector 2.12Replacing the cover Starting up 3.1Installing an operating system 3.2Powering up 3.3Support CD information 3.3.1 Running the support CD 3.3.2 Drivers menu QFEUpdate IntelChipset INFUpdate Program Intel(R) Graphics Accelerator Driver 3.3.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ASUS Screensaver ASUS Radio Player Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c 3.3.4 ASUS contact information 3.3.5 Other information 3.4.1 ASUS Radio Player Launching the ASUS Radio Player Storing a radio station Editing a stored radio 3.4.2 ASUS Instant Music To enable ASUS Instant Music: To use ASUS Instant Music: 1.Connect the PC power plug to an electrical outlet 4.Press <Esc> to turn on Instant Music 5.Insert an audio CD to the optical drive 6.Press <F1> or the <Space Bar> to play the ﬁrst track on the audio CD 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 infoMotherboard 4.1Introduction 4.2Motherboard layout 4.3Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2.Remove the onboard battery Page 4.4Connectors 3. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) Fan Connectors 4. I/O extension module (14-pin IOC_MB) IOC_MB connector 5. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) EATXPWR ATX12V ATX Power Connectors 6. IDEconnector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) IDE Connector 7. SerialATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [blue], SATA2 [blue]) SATA1 SATA2 SATA Connectors 8. Internalaudio connectors (4-pin AUX, CD) Internal Audio Connectors 9. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) Floppy Disk Drive Connector 10. System panelconnector (36-1pin PANEL) System Panel Connector PANEL •FrontpanelIEEE1394a connectors •FrontpanelUSB connectors Daughterboard connectors 3. Panelconnector (8-1pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Harddisk drive activity (2-pin HDLED) •Power/Soft-offbutton (1-pinPWR) Page BIOS setup 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility 5.1.3 AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file 5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.1.5 ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 5.2BIOS setup program •The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most 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-menu items 5.2.6 Configuration fields 5.2.7 Pop-upwindow 5.2.8 Scrollbar 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 5.3.4 Primary, Third, and Fourth IDEMaster/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 5.3.5 IDEConfiguration Onboard IDEOperate Mode [Enhanced Mode] IDEDetect Time Out [35] 5.3.6 System Information AMIBIOS Processor System Memory 5.4.1 Instant Music Configuration Instant Music [Disabled] Instant Music CD-ROMdrive [IDEPrimary Slave] Radio Region [USA] 5.4.2 LAN Cable Status POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] 5.4.3 USB Configuration USB Function [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] 5.4.4 CPU Configuration Ratio CMOS Setting [8] VID CMOS Setting [62] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Execute Disable Function [Diabled] Enhanced C1 Control[Auto] CPU InternalThermalControl[Auto] Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] 5.4.5 Chipset Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI -Express/I nt-VGA] InternalGraphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB] Graphic Memory Type [Auto] 5.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration ACʼ97 Controller [Enabled] Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] OnBoard PCIEX GbELAN [Enabled] SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] ParallelPort Address [378] ParallelPort Mode [ECP] 5.4.7 PCIPnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCILatency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCIVGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] I RQ-xxassigned to [PCIDevice] 5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 5.5.2 ACPI2.0 Support [No] 5.5.3 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled] 5.5.4 APM Configuration Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled] Power On By PCIDevices [Disabled] Power On By PCIEDevices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 5.5.5 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM], [N/A], or [Ignored] CPU Q-FanControl[Enabled] 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] FullScreen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] 5.6.3 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level(FullAccess] 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 Page Appendix Input characteristics Output characteristics Over-Voltage Protection (OVP)