Asus T2-R BIOS setup

Chapter 5

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

BIOS setup

ASUS Terminator 2 barebone system

Contents

Page E1557 Revised Edition March 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 System introduction Page Floppy drive door Optical drive door Eject button Empty drive bay door Power button PLAY/PAUSE button CD mode STOP button PREVIOUS button Radio mode Commercial Deluxe and Deluxe model Floppy disk drive Optical drive CompactFlash Headphone port Microphone port USB 2.0 ports 4-pin IEEE 1394 port Commercial Deluxe model GAME/MIDI port Telephone port Serial port PS/2 mouse port Parallel port Line Out port Line In port Ethernet LAN port AGP slot cover Wireless LAN adapter antenna connector Audio DJ mode Basic installation Basic components to install Tool 2.3 Removing the cover Page 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 2.6.1Memory configurations Qualified DDR400 vendors 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 Page Page Page Page Page 2.10.1 Voltage selector 2.10.2 Power supply specifications Input characteristics Output characteristics Over-VoltageProtection (OVP) Page To the front panel To the rear panel Starting up Page 3.3.1 Running the support CD 3.3.2 Drivers menu ATI All In One Driver AD1888 Driver and Application 3.3.3 Utilities ASUS PC Probe Install ASUS Update PC-CILLIN2002 ADOBE Acrobat Reader 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 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 Page 3.5.1 Playing an audio CD/DVD 3.5.2 Tuning in to 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 WLAN Card utilities and driver 3.6.4 Other support CD options 3.6.5 The Control Center utility Control Center icons Control Center right-clickmenu Page Rescan Change SSID Search and Connect Connection IP Config IP Address Ping Stop Clear Basic Network Name Channel Data Rate Others Key Format Two ways to assign WEP keys Manual Assignment Advanced Page SSID RSSI Type WEP Connect Help Help Menu Change Mode Control Center left-clickmenu Page Motherboard info Page Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 1.Front panel USB connector (10-1pin USB34) 2.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 3.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 4.Optional modem connector (10-1pin MDC) 5.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) 6.Internal audio connectors (4-pinAUX, CD) 7.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 8.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 9.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 10.I/O extension module (22-pinIOC_MB) 11.USB card reader connector (10-1pin USB56) 12.System panel connector (8-1pin PANEL) •Power LED Lead •ATX Power Switch •IDE LED Lead BIOS setup 5.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Windows®98SE/ME environment Windows®XP environment 5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 5.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Page 5.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 5.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS Page 5.1.6 ASUS Update Updating BIOS from the Internet Auto Select Next Page 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 5.3.5 System Information AMIBIOS Processor System Memory Page 5.4.1 Instant Music Configuration Instant Music [Disabled] Radio Region [Europe] 5.4.2 CPU Configuration CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] 5.4.3 Chipset NorthBridge Configuration Init. Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI/AGP] DRAM CAS Select [Slow] AGP Aperture Size [64MB] UMA Frame Buffer Size [64MB] SouthBridge Configuration AC97 Audio Device [Auto] MC97 Audio Device [Auto] OnBoard LAN Device [Enabled] USB 1.1 OHCI Controllers [Enabled] 5.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [EPP+ECP] Onboard Game Port [Enabled] 5.4.5 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] 5.5.1 Suspend Mode [S1&S3] 5.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [Yes] 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 with PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On with PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] RTC Resume [Disabled] 5.5.6 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] 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 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] 5.6.3 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Appendix channels A-2 A-3 A-4