User manual ASUS K7M-RM

[. . . ] R K7M-RM Slot A Motherboard USER'S MANUAL USER'S NOTICE No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. [. . . ] The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message "You can now safely turn off your computer" will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS K7M-RM User's Manual 45 3. BIOS SETUP 4. 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4. 1. 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming Utility (FLASHXXX. EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. FLASHXXX. EXE is a Flash EPROM Programming Utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the release date displayed on the top of your screen during bootup. Newer dates represent a newer BIOS file. IMPORTANT: The XXX in FLASHXXX. EXE are actually 3 numbers that represent the version of this utility. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC. BAT and CONFIG. SYS to the disk. Type COPY D:\FLASH\FLASHXXX. EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy FLASHXXX. EXE to the just created boot disk. It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive. It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk. Reboot your computer from the floppy disk. NOTE: BIOS Setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence. In DOS mode, type A:\FLASHXXX and then press <Enter> to run FLASH. 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 46 ASUS K7M-RM User's Manual 4. Use the up or down keypad arrow to select File from the Main Menu and press <Enter> to activate the File frame. 7. When the saving is finished, "BIOS ROM data saving successful. " will be displayed. ASUS K7M-RM User's Manual 47 4. Use the up or down keypad arrow to select the BIOS Filename for saving field. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXXXXXXX. XXX and then press <Enter>. 4. BIOS SETUP 4. 1. 2 Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING!Only update if you have problems with your motherboard and you know that the new BIOS file will solve these problems. [. . . ] (drum and percussion): Animation Displays animation with lights that match the drums and percussion used in the drum channel (10ch). ASUS K7M-RM User's Manual 6. S/W REFERENCE XGstudio Mixer 92 Smart Arranger The Smart Arranger allows you to easily change the mood of a song. You can switch between seven ensemble voice sets with these buttons. To return to the original voice set, click . [. . . ]