User manual ASUS VG278H-C

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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 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 and press <Enter> to display a list of options. 4. 2. 8 Pop-up window Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. 4. 2. 9 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen. ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-9 4. 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings. Main Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit 0303 x64 12/31/2010 Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements. BIOS Information BIOS Version Build Date CPU Information Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31230 @ 3. 20GHz Memory Information Total Memory System Date System Time Access Level Security 1024 MB [Mon 12/20/2010] [15:07:28] Administrator 4. 3. 1 4. 3. 2 4. 3. 3 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] System Time [xx:xx:xx] Security Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Set Setup Administrator Password Allows you to set the system date. Allows you to set the system time. The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Main Password Description If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User's password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights Administrator Password User Password Administrator Password User Password Not Installed Not Installed · · If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 2. 6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default Not Installed. After you set a password, these items show Installed. 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Administrator Password If you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system. The values range from 0 to 99. 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Log OEM Codes [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI status codes as OEM codes. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] Convert OEM Codes [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI status codes to standard Smbios types. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] View Smbios Event Log View System Event Log Press <Enter> to view the Smbios event logs. Press <Enter> to view the system event logs. ASUS P8B-E/4L 4-13 4. 5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit System ACPI Parameters Main ACPI Settings Trusted Computing WHEA Configuration CPU Configuration North Bridge South Bridge SATA Configuration Intel TXT(LT) Configuration USB Configuration ME Subsystem Onboard Devices Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection Network Stack 4. 5. 1 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable ACPI Auto Configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State. Configuration options: [Suspend Disabled] [S1 (CPU Stop Clock)] [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 5. 2 Trusted Computing Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced TPM Configuration TPM SUPPORT [Disabled] Current TPM Status Information NO TPM Hardware Enables or Disables TPM support. Reset of platform is required. TPM SUPPORT [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support. [. . . ] Click Next to start installation. 6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation 5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process. 6. Read the Readme File Information and press Next to continue the installation. 7. After completing the installation, click Finish to complete the setup process. ASUS P8B-E/4L 6-15 6. 3 LAN driver installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller drivers on the system. You need to manually install the LAN contrroller driver on a Windows® operating system. To install the LAN controller drivers: 1. Insert the motherboard/system support DVD to the optical drive. [. . . ]