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5.1Managing and updating your BIOS

The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.

1.ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.)

2.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.)

Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities.

Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.

5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BI OS 2 utili ty

The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.

Prepare the motherboard support CD containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.

Recoveri ng the BI OS from the support CD

To recover the BIOS from the support CD:

1.Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system.

2.Insert the support CD to the optical drive.

3.The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file. The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file.

5-	Chapter 5: BIOS setup

Contents

T3-M2NC51PV E2672 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 T3-M2NC51PVsystem 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 T3-M2NC51PV 1.2Front panel (external) 1.Drive door. Open this door to access the optical drive 2.Power button . Press this button to turn the system on 1.3Front panel (internal) 1.4Rear panel Page 1.5Internal components Basic installation Basic components to install Tool 2.3Removing the cover To remove the cover: 1.On the rear panel, locate the three screws that secure the cover to the chassis 2.5.1Removing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2.5.2 CPUinstallation Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1.Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard CPU Socket AM2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 4.Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 2.5.3 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsinkassembly 3.Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard M2N5-BNCPU Fan Connector 2.6Installing a DIMM The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: 240-pinDDR2 DIMM Sockets 2.6.1 Memory configurations Recommended memory configurations DDR2 (533 MHz) Qualified Vendors List DDR2 (667 MHz) Qualified Vendors List DDR2 (800 MHz) Qualified Vendors List 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 2.9Installing a hard disk drive (HDD) Page 2.10Reinstalling the power supply unit Connect the -or Voltage selector 2.11Replacing the cover Page 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 ASUS InstAll- Drivers Installation Wizard JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Nvidia nForce Chipset Driver Program Nvidia GeForce 6150 Display Driver 3.3.3 Utilities menu ASUS InstAll- Installation Wizard for Utilities ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.3.4 Make Disk menu NVIDIA 32bit Win2K SATA RAID Driver NVIDIA 32bit WinXP SATA RAID Driver NVIDIA 64bit SATA RAID Driver JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit Driver 3.3.5 ASUS contact information Page 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 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW123456) USBPW56 The USB device 2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 500 mA on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in the BIOS 4.4Connectors This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard 1. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN) 2. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) EATXPWR M2N5-BNATX Power Connector ATX12V SerialATA hard disk drive connection Page BIOS setup 5.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.1.2 ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 5.2BIOS setup program 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 Primary IDEMaster/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 5.3.4 Serial -ATA1, Serial -ATA2, Serial -ATA3 Block (Multi -sector Transfer) M [Auto] 5.3.5 IDEConfiguration Onboard PCIIDEController [Primary] Serial -ATA1/2 Controller [Enabled] nVidia RAID Setup 5.3.6 System Information AMIBIOS Processor System Memory 5.4.1 AMD Cool‘n’Quiet Configuration Cool’n’Quiet [Enabled] 5.4.2 USB Configuration USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] 5.4.3 CPU Configuration 5.4.4 Chipset NorthBridge Configuration Sets the MCT Timing mode Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item appears when the MCT Time Mode item is set to [Manual] Sets the bank interleaving feature Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ECC Configuration Allows you to enable or disable the DRAM ECC Power Down Control [Auto] SouthBridge/MCP51 Configuration AZALIA AUDIO [Auto] OnBoard LAN [Auto] NvigpBridge/C51PV Configuration OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] 5.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] OnBoard E-SATABOOTROM [Enabled] 5.4.6 PCIPnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCILatency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCIVGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 5.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled] 5.5.3 Restore on AC Power Loss by IO [Last State] 5.5.4 APM Configuration Resume On PME# [Disabled] Resume On LAN(MAC) [Disabled] Resume On Ring [Disabled] Resume On PS/2 KB/MS [Disabled] 5.5.5 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM], [N/A], or [Ignored] VCOREVoltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~xxth Boot Device [Hard 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 Appendix Input characteristics Output characteristics Over-Voltage Protection (OVP)