User manual ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE

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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 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. · · · · EATXPWR +3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# ATX12V Ground Ground GND GND Ground +12V DC +12V DC -5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts connectors Ground +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground Power OK +5V Standby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts M2N32-SLI DELUXE ® M2N32-SLI DELUXE ATX power ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE 1-33 1 5 . System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PWR LED SPKR +5V Ground Ground Speaker PLED+ PLED- PANEL IDE_LED+ IDE_LEDM2N32-SLI DELUXE ® HD_LED RESET PWR BTN M2N32-SLI DELUXE System panel connector * Requires an ATX power supply. · · · System power LED This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard disk drive activity LED This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. System warning speaker This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. O p e n window, then click O p e n Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2. 1. 2 1. Creating a bootable floppy disk Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1. 44MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. Click S t a r t from the Windows® desktop, then select M y r. Click F i l e from the menu, then select F o r m a t A F o r m a t 3 1 / 2 t. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the format options field, then click S t a r t t. Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. Insert a formatted, high density 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the drive. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to the optical drive. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. [. . . ] Please see page 2-6, section 2. 1. 3 for details. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS RROM Utility B311 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC Current ROM BOARD: M2NPV VM VER: 0122 DATE: 04/24/2006 PATH: C:\M2NPVOC A: C: WIN98SE WIN98E NETTERM DRIVERS RECYCLED WUTEMP NEWFOL~1 INSTALL TEST-REB MSDOWNLD. TMP Note [Enter] Select [Tab] Switch [Tab] Switch [S] Save [ESC]Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Up/Down/Home/End] Move <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown 2-42 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2. 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Main Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to CMOS and exiting the setup menu. Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes F1:Help ESC: Exit and Exit : Select Item : Select Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Exit & Save Changes 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. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. [. . . ]