User manual ASUS A7V8X-MX

[. . . ] A7V8X-MX User Manual Motherboard E1397 Checklist Revised Edition V3 August 2003 Copyright © 2003 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. [. . . ] Attach the case-mounted suspend switch to this 2-pin connector. · Reset Switch (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. · ATX Power Switch/Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF. · Hard Disk Activity Lead (2-pin IDE LED) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause this LED to light up. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product Information Reset Ground Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup Menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS · · The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. 2. 1. 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type: format a: /s , then press the <Enter> key Windows® 98SE environment a. From your Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window. Click on the Startup Disk tab, then on Create Disk. . . Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Follow the suceeding screen instructions to complete the process. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a new 1. 44 MB floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. From the Windows desktop, click Start > My Computer. In the My Computer window, click the 3 1/2 Floppy icon. From the Menu bar, click File > Format. Select "Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk" in the Format Options field, then click Start. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2. 1. 2 Updating BIOS using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the built-in Flash Memory Writer utility or using a bootable floppy disk with the executable Flash Memory Writer Utility (AWDFLASH. EXE). Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see ASUS contact info on page vi). Rename the file to *. BIN and save it to a floppy disk. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Enabled] APIC Mode [Enabled] When enabled, this option allows you to distribute interrupt routings other than the 16 IRQs. The Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC) setting allows you to use the 16 IRQs only. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2. 8 Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Save data to CMOS. Save & Exit Setup Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. [. . . ]