User manual ASUS K8N-DL

[. . . ] Motherboard K8N-DL E1905 First Edition V1 February 2005 Copyright © 2005 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. [. . . ] Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS K8N-DL 3-1 3. 2 3. 2. 1 1. 3. Powering off the computer Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows® 2000: Click the S t a r t button then click S h u t D o w n . Make sure that the S h u t D o w n option button is selected, then click the O K button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. If you are using Windows® XP: 1. Click the S t a r t button then select T u r n O f f C o m p u t e r . Click the T u r n O f f button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 3. 2. 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. Refer to section "4. 5 Power Menu" in Chapter 4 for details. 3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3. 3 ASUS POST ReporterTM This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST ReporterTM. This feature lets you hear vocal messages during POST that alerts you of system events and boot status. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem. These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor software that came with your package. You can record your own messages to replace the default messages. 3. 3. 1 Vocal POST messages Following is a list of the default POST messages and the corresponding actions you can take: POST Message No CPU installed · Action Install a supported processor to the CPU socket. See section "2. 3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)" for details. Call ASUS technical support for assistance. See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this user guide. Install supported DDR DIMMs into the memory sockets. Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed. Make sure that your DIMMs are not defective. Refer to section "2. 4 System memory" for instructions on installing a DIMM. Install a PCI graphics card into one of the PCI slots, or a PCI Express VGA card into the PCI Express x16 slot. [. . . ] Set to [Enabled] to configure the Type Rate and Type Delay items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The items T y p e m a t i c R a t e ( C h a r s / S e c ) and T y p e m a t i c D e l a y become configurable only when the item Typematic Setting is enabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Allows you to select the rate at which character repeats when you hold a key. Configuration options: [6] [8] [10] [12] [15] [20] [24] [30] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] Allows you to set the delay before key strokes begin to repeat. Configuration options: [250] [500] [750] [1000] 4-42 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 6. 5 Security Security Supervisor Password User Password Password Check Clear Clear [Setup] Select Menu Item Specific Help Select your boot device priority. Supervisor Password [Clear] User Password [Clear] These fields allow you to set passwords: To set a password: 1. [. . . ]