User manual ASUS VE208N-A

[. . . ] Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS. ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. 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. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 5. 2. 5. Sub-menu. items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 5. 2. 6 Configurationfields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-configurable, you can change the value of the field opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not user-configurable. A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a field, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to 5. 2. 7. Pop-up. window. ASUS RS160-E4/PA4 5-11 5. 2. 7. Pop-up. window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Server Security Boot [04/19/2006] [15 : 30 : 36] [Disabled] [None] [None] Disabled 360 [None] Kb 1. 2 [None] MB 720 [None] Kb [None] MB 1. 44/1. 25 2. 88 MB Exit ItemSpecificHelp <Tab>, <Shift+Tab>, or <Enter>selectsfield. System Date System Time Floppy A IDEConfiguration IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 System Information 5 5 3 3 3 ¼" ¼" ½" ½" ½" F1 ESC Help Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-Menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Pop-up menu 5. 2. 8. General. help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. 5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5. 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section 5. 2. 1. BIOS. menu. screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Server Security Boot [07/11/2006] [15 : 30 : 36] [Disabled] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Main Advanced Exit ItemSpecificHelp <Tab>, <Shift-Tab>, or <Enter>selectsfield. System Date System Time Floppy A IDEConfiguration IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave SATA Port 1 SATA Port 2 SATA Port 3 SATA Port 4 System Information F1 ESC Help Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-Menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit 5. 3. 1. 5. 3. 3. System. Date. [Day. xx/xx/xxxx] System. Time. [xx:xx:xx] Floppy. A. [Disabled] Allows you to set the system date. Allows you to set the system time. Sets the type of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [360 Kb 5 ¼"] [1. 2 MB 5 ¼"] [720 Kb 3 ½" ] [1. 44/1. 25 MB 3 ½"] [2. 88 MB 3 ½"] To use floppy disk drive, you need to install USB floopy disk first. ASUS RS160-E4/PA4 5-13 5. 3. 4 Main IDEConfiguration PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility IDEConfiguration ItemSpecificHelp [Normal] Write protects boot sector on hard disk to protect against viruses. Fixed disk boot sector: S-ATAConfiguration F1 ESC Help Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-Menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit Fixed. disk. boot. sector. [Normal] Setting this item to [Write Protect] prevents write access to the boot sector on the hard disk to protect against viruses. The default setting [Normal] allows write access. Suggest you to keep the default setting of this item [Auto]. For items that have no sub-menu, you have to use -/+ for values changing. Multi-Sector. Transfers. [Disabled] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to 2~16 Sectors, the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] LBA. Mode. Control. [Disabled] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to Enabled enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 32-Bit. I/O. [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Transfer. Mode. [Stadard] Allows you to select the mothod for the data transferring if the hard disk supports this feature. Configuration options: [Standard] [Fast PIO 1] [Fast PIO 2] [Fast PIO 3] [Fast PIO 4] [FPIO 3 / DMA 1] [FPIO 4 / DMA2] Ultra. DMA. Mode. [Disabled] When this item is set to [Mode 0-5], the UDMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for supported IDE devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4] [Mode 5] 5. 3. 6. System. Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Main PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility System Information Model Name Model ID ASUS-BIOS Version Date Processor Information System Memory Information DSBF-DE/1U 8047A0 1000. 003 10/14/2006 ItemSpecificHelp The detail information for CPUs F1 ESC Help Exit Select Item Select Menu -/+ Enter Change Values Select Sub-Menu F9 F10 Setup Defaults Save and Exit The items in this menu are non-user configurable. Model. Name/Model. ID Displays the ASUS internal model information. ASUS. BIOS Displays the BIOS revision and build date. ASUS RS160-E4/PA4 5-17 Processor. Information Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. Main PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Processor Information *** CPU1 : Brand Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2. 83GHz Speed 2. 800GHz Ratio Actual 17 Max 17 Cache L1/32 KB L2/4096 KB ID/uCode 0F64h/02h ItemSpecificHelp All items on this menu cannotbemodifiedinuser mode. [. . . ] InstallShield. Wizard window appears. ASUS RS160-E4/PA4 - 6. Select the "I. accept. the. terms. in. the. license. agreement" and then click the Next button. 7. Press the Complete and click Next button to fully install the driver, Intel® PROSet for Windows Device Manager and Advanced Networking Services. - Chapter 7: Driver installation 8. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. 9. When finished, press Finish to continue. ASUS RS160-E4/PA4 - To verify the LAN controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows® desktop, then select Properties from the menu. Click the Hardware tab, then click the Device Manager button. Click the "+" sign before the item Network adapters, then Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration item should appear. -0 Chapter 7: Driver installation 7. 3. 2. Red. Hat/SuSE. Linux Follow these instructions when installing the Intel® LAN controller base driver for the in Red Hat® and SuSE Linux operating system. Before. installing. the. LAN. driver:. Before installing the LAN driver, you must install the kernel development application. [. . . ]