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Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 5
... menu 5-5 5.2.6 Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-8 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-8 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-10 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-11 5.4 RAID configurations 5-16 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-17 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations 5-17 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-28 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel EM64T A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 8
... the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system.
• Chapter 4: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
• Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
• Appendix: CPU features...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 12
...Floppy disk drive connector 1 x Primary IDE connector 2 x IDE connectors 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x Optical drive audio connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 2 x USB 2.0 connectors for four additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x GAME/MIDI connector 1 x Serial port connector ATX power connectors (24-pin and 2 x 4-pin) ASUS EZ Plug™ connector 2 x Chassis fan connectors CPU fan connector Power fan...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 44
... the it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 71
...The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash ..... done Write to file...... ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 76
... BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 78
... the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:
1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 79
... can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM or the firmware hub.
The firmware hub on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 114
Chapter summary
5
5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-8 5.4 RAID configurations 5-16 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-28
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Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 115
... drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
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... to activate the devices.
The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions.
QFE Update Installs the Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) driver updates.
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® Chipset INF Update Program. This driver enables Plug-n-Play INF support for the Intel® chipset components on the motherboard. When installed to the target...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 117
... USB 2.0 driver.
5.2.3 Utilities menu
The U t i l i t i e s menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click on an item to install.
ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
ASUS Update...
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... help for detailed information.
5.2.4 Make Disk menu
The M a k e D i s k menu allows you to make RAID/Serial ATA driver disks.
Make Intel ICH7 32 bit RAID Driver Disk Make Intel ICH7 64 bit RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system.
Make ITE8211 32/64bit IDE Driver Disk Allows you to create an ITE8211 IDE driver disk.
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Chapter 5: Software support
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 122
... when you install the A S U S U p d a t e utility from the support CD. See section "5.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo2™, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section "4.1.2 AFUDOS utility."
• Make sure that the BIOS item F u l l S c r e e n L o g o is set to...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 125
... the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar.
From the taskbar, double-click on the S o u n d E f f e c t icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Configuration options
Control settings
window
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Exit button
Minimize button
Information button
Tool button
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Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 126
... information button
(
) to display information
about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting.
Tools
Click the tool button ( applications.
) to display tools for supported Dolby®
Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to minimize the window.
Exit Click the exit button (
) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Configuration options...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 130
... the Intel® ICH7R Southbridge RAID controllers that allow you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations.
R A I D 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 142
... required when installing Windows® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. You can create a RAID driver disk in DOS (using the Makedisk application in the support CD) or in Windows® environment. To create a RAID driver disk in DOS environment:
1. Place the motherboard support CD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 144
...virus infection.
To install the RAID driver:
1. Install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. During installation, the computer prompts you to press the < F 6 > key if you are installing a third-party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press , then insert the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow screen instructions to install the RAID drivers.
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Chapter 5: Software support
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 147
...Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64
Edition or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on...