User manual ASUS NCT-DA

[. . . ] Motherboard NCT-D (A) E1768 Revised Edition V3 September 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 USB/GAME module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The GAME/MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. GAME1 NCT-D NCT-D Game connector ASUS NCT-D MIDI_IN J2B2 J2CY MIDI_OUT J2CX J2B1 +5V +5V J1B2 J1CY GND GND J1CX J1B1 +5V 2-33 1 5 . Backplane SMBus connector (6-1 pin BPSMB1) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) devices. Devices communicate with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface. BPSMB1 1 FAN_PWM I2C_2_CLK# NCT-D NCT-D SMBus connector 1 6 . System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. Power LED GND I2C_2_DATA# +5V Speaker IDELED NC GND PWRBTN GND NC RESET GND HDLED+ GND PLED+ NC PLEDMLED+ MLEDNC +5V GND GND SPKO PANEL1 NCT-D NCT-D System panel connector PWRSW Reset The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the connector descriptions on the next page for details. · System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) 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. 2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information · · · Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_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 (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. 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 NCT-D 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 3. 3 Starting up for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3 Powering off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 ASUS POST ReporterTM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. [. . . ] L i m i t e d allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time. F u l l A c c e s s allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The U s e r P a s s w o r d item on top of the screen shows the default N o t I n s t a l l e d After you set d. a password, this item shows I n s t a l l e d d. ASUS NCT-D 4-35 To set a User Password: 1. [. . . ]