User manual ASUS VK192D-W

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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 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file . . . . . . . done Please restart your computer A:\> ASUS VK192D-W 4-7 4. 1. 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. · · Prepare the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. If you use a SATA optical drive, always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1/SATA2 connector; otherwise, the utility will not function. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Insert the motherboard support CD to the optical drive. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy. . . When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing. . . 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk: 1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains BIOS file to the USB port. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. · Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. SATA Configuration System Information Main menu items 4. 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>. 4. 2. 6 Configuration fields 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 "4. 2. 7 Pop-up window. " 4. 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. 4. 2. 8 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. 4. 2. 9 General help Pop-up window Scroll bar At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. ASUS VK192D-W 4-11 4. 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 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit [10:55:25] [Fri 03/09/2007] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] [English] [WDC [Not [Not [Not WD800JD-00LSA0] Detected] Detected] Detected] +Tab F1 F10 ESC Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language SATA SATA SATA SATA 1 2 3 4 SATA Coniguration System Information Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4. 3. 1 4. 3. 2 4. 3. 3 System Time [xx:xx:xx] System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Legacy Diskette A [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] Allows you to set the system time. Allows you to set the system date. Sets the type of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K, 3. 5 in. ] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] 4. 3. 4 Language [English] Press <Enter> to select display language for BIOS setup screen. Configuration options: [English] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 3. 5 SATA 1~4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. [. . . ] You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. Visit www. intel. com for more information on the EM64T feature. Visit www. microsoft. com for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS. · · Using the Intel® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. [. . . ]