User manual ASUS AIR3

[. . . ] SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE 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. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] All Rights Reserved For NF590-SLI-AIR3 DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: 5. At the prompt, type Message: awdflash then press <Enter>. The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. Please input File Name! 4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 6. Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NF590-SLI-AIR3 DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: M2NPLUSV. bin Message: Do You Want To Save Bios (Y/N) 7. 8. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk and starts flashing the BIOS file. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NF590-SLI-AIR3 DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: M2NPLUSV. bin Programming Flash Memory - OFE00 OK Write OK No Update Write Fail Warning: Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System! Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process! 9. The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file. Remove the disk then press <F1> to restart the system. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NF590-SLI-AIR3 DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: M2NPLUSV. bin Flashing Complete Press <F1> to Continue Write OK F1 Reset No Update Write Fail ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition 4-7 4. 1. 5 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file. You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process. Make sure that the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk has enough disk space to save the file. To save the current BIOS file using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For NF590-SLI-AIR3 DATE:03/30/2006 Flash Type - PMC Pm49FL004T LPC/FWH File Name to Program: 0112. bin Save current BIOS as: Press <Y> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. Do this last option only if the first two failed. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. · The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Default Settings item under the Exit Menu. The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. · · 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen Menu bar Configuration fields Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Tools Exit 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] 512MB 511MB -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal time. Menu items General help Main Advanced Power System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring Installed Memory Usable Memory F1:Help ESC: Exit : Select Item : Select Menu Sub-menu items Legend bar 4. 2. 2 Main Menu bar For changing the basic system configuration For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For configuring options for special functions The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Advanced Power Boot Exit Tools For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. · · The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS information. ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition 4-11 4. 2. 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions. Navigation Key <F1> <F5> <Esc> Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down or ­ (minus) Page Up or + (plus) <Enter> <F10> Function Displays the General Help screen Loads setup default values Exits the BIOS setup or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to the left or right Moves the highlight up or down between fields Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field Saves changes and exit 4. 2. 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. [. . . ] From the Array List menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID array then press <Enter>. The RAID Array details appear. Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX. XXG - Array Detail RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Adapt 2 1 Channel 1 0 M/S Master Master Index 0 1 Striping Block: 64K Disk Model Name XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Capacity XXX. XXGB XXX. XXGB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return 2. A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen. The following confirmation message appears. Clear disk data? [Y] YES [N] 5. Press <Y> to clear the disk data or press <N> to cancel. Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost! ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition 5-41 5. 6 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP/ Vista operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. [. . . ]