User manual ASUS NCCH-DR

[. . . ] NCCH-DR Series Motherboard E1679 First Edition V1 August 2004 Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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. ("ASUS"). 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. [. . . ] 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. ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. · · ASUS NCCH-DR PLED+ NC PLEDMLED+ MLEDNC +5V GND GND SPKROUT NMI Button PWRSW RESET 2-35 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system. Powering up 3 Chapter summary 3. 1 3. 2 Starting up for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3 Powering off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Starting up for the first time After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. System power 6. After applying power, the system power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For systems withATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button. If your monitor complies with "green" standards or if it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. The system then runs the power-on self tests or POST. While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps (see BIOS beep codes table below) or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Award BIOS beep codes Beep Description One short beep when displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop High frequency beeps when system is working Error No error during POST No DRAM installed or detected CPU overheated; System running at a lower frequency 7. At power on, hold down the <Delete> key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS NCCH-DR 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. [. . . ] 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] Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled] Setting to [Enabled] displays the logo instead of the POST messages. Setting to [Disabled] displays the normal POST messages. [. . . ]