User manual ASUS P4B(33-E

[. . . ] P4B533-E User Guide Motherboard E1149 Checklist Revised Edition V2 October 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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. 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. 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. [. . . ] · Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system. · Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective. · Call ASUS technical support for assistance. See the "ASUS contact information" on page x. No floppy disk detected No IDE hard disk detected CPU temperature too high CPU fan failed CPU voltage out of range System completed Power-On Self Test · No action required Computer now booting from operating · No action required system You may disable the ASUS POST ReporterTM in the BIOS setup. See section "4. 4. 2 I/O Device Configuration". ASUS P4B533-E motherboard user guide 3-3 3. 3 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. If you use Windows 2000/XP, click the Start button, click Shut Down, then click the OK button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. The message "You can now safely turn off your computer" does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. 3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup Chapter summary 4. 1 4. 2 4. 3 4. 4 4. 5 4. 6 4. 7 Managing and updating your BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 BIOS Setup program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10 Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17 Power Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28 Boot Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Exit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 ASUS P4B533-E motherboard 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard's original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later. 4. 1. 1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <F2> right after the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Follow these steps to update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see ASUS contact information on page x). Save the file to a floppy disk. Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen. 2. To use EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> right after POST to display the following screen. ASUS EZ Flash V1. 00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [. . . ] Press <Ctrl-Y> to save your selection. The following message appears: Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another?(Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only 5. Press "N" for the Create Only option. [. . . ]