User manual ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS

[. . . ] P5N32-E SLI Plus Motherboard E2979 First Edition V1 December 2006 Copyright © 2006 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. [. . . ] Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Rename the file to P5N32-EP. BIN and save it to a floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk in FAT 16/12 format. Save only the updated BIOS file in the disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file. 2. 4. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash. exe) from the Software folder of the support DVD to the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest BIOS file. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk you created earlier. Under the DOS mode, use <X:> (X stands for the name of the disk assignment) to switch to the folder of floppy disk, CD ROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS fileand AwardBIOS Flash Utility. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: 5. At the prompt, type Message: awdflash then press <Enter>. The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. Please input File Name! 4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 6. Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: P5N32-EP. bin Message: Do You Want To Save Bios (Y/N) 7. 8. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk and starts flashing the BIOS file. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: P5N32-EP. bin Programming Flash Memory - OFE00 OK Write OK No Update Write Fail Warning: Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System! Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process! 9. The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file. Remove the disk then press <F1> to restart the system. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: P5N32-EP. bin Flashing Complete Press <F1> to Continue Write OK F1 Reset No Update Write Fail ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 4-7 4. 1. 5 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file. You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process. Make sure that the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk has enough disk space to save the file. To save the current BIOS file using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section. Press <Y> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The following screen appears. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: 0112. bin Save current BIOS as: Message: 3. Type a filename for the current BIOS file in the Save current BIOS as field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: 0112. bin Checksum: 810DH Save current BIOS as: 0113. bin Message: Please Wait! 4. The utility saves the current BIOS file to the floppy disk, then returns to the BIOS flashing process. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NV Dual x16 SLI-P5N32-EP DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: 0113. bin Now Backup System BIOS to File! Message: Please Wait! 4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section "4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS. " Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to"Run Setup. " This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future. [. . . ] Press <F6> then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Due to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support This chapter tells how to install SLI-ready PCI Express graphics cards. NVIDIA® SLITM technology support 6 Chapter summary 6. 1 6. 2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Dual graphics cards setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus 6. 1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install two identical PCI ExpressTM x16 graphics cards. [. . . ]