User manual ASUS Z9PE-D16

[. . . ] 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 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The following screen appears when the BIOS file is corrupted. Award BootBlock BIOS v. 1. 0 Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc. BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device. . . FD 1. 44MB System Type-(00) Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO!Press any key to boot from CDROM. . . 2. When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD. The CD loads the boot files to the system, then prompts you to recover the BIOS file. The BIOS was corrupted!Do you want to recover (y/n)? 3. Press <Y>. The following screen appears. Would you like to FLASH bios now?(y/n) Yes or No _ 4. Press <Y>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 05 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For Canterwood - NCCH-DRC-00 Flash Type - SST 49LF008A /3. 3V File Name to Program : DATE: 07/14/2004 Message: Please input File Name!The AwardBIOS Flash Utility searches the support CD for the updated BIOS file. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking S t a r t > P r o g r a m s > A S U S > A S U S U p d a t e > e. A S U S U p d a t e The ASUS Update main window appears. Select U p d a t e B I O S f r o m a f i l e option from the drop-down menu, then click N e x t t. 2. 3. 4. Locate the BIOS file from the O p e n window, then click S a v e e. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. ASUS AP1600R-E2 (AA2/AI2) 5-13 5. 2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard includes a Flash ROM 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 may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you may want to enable the security password feature or make changes to the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the Flash ROM. The Flash ROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. [. . . ] Click the H a r d w a r e tab, then click the D e v i c e M a n a g e r button. Click the "+" sign before the item N e t w o r k a d a p t e r s s. The I n t e l ( R ) P R O / 1 0 0 0 C T N e t w o r k C o n n e c t i o n item should appear. 4. 5. Right-click the I n t e l ( R ) P R O / 1 0 0 0 C T N e t w o r k C o n n e c t i o n item, then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. Click the D r i v e r tab, then click the D r i v e r D e t a i l s button to display the RAID controller drivers. [. . . ]