User manual ASUS RS120-E3PA2

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] For example, selecting M a i n shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. System Time System Date [11:10:19] [Thu 06/17/2005] Legacy Diskette A[1. 44M, 3. 5 in] IDE Configuration System Information +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Main menu items 5. 2. 5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam has a sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 5. 2. 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is userconfigurable, you can change the value of the field opposite the item. You cannot select an item that is not user-configurable. A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. To change the value of a field, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to "5. 2. 7 Pop-up window. " 5. 2. 7 Pop-up window BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced APM Configuration Power Management/APM Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Time Out(Minute) Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Power Button Function Restore on AC Power Loss Power Power Power Power Power On On On On On by PS/2 Keyboard by PS/2 Mouse Ring PME# RTC Alarm [Enabled] [Suspend] [Suspend] [Disabled] [50%] [On/Off] [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] +F1 F10 ESC Use [ENTER], [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. 5. 2. 8 Scroll bar Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen. Pop-up window Scroll bar 5. 2. 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. ASUS RS120-E3PA2PA2 (PA2) 5-13 5. 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the M a i n menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section "5. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit [11:10:19] [Thu 06/17/2005] [Disabled] Use [ENTER]. [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS RS120-E3PA2PA2 (PA2) 5-17 PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] [UDMA6] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5. 3. 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AMIBIOS Version : 08. 00. 11 Build Date : 06/14/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3. 00GHz : 3000 MHz :1 System Memory Total : 1024MB Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected total system memory. 5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5. 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. [. . . ] Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any. Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. A. 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) · The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. Visit www. intel. com for more information on the EIST feature. · A. 2. 1 System requirements Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following requirements: · · · Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with EIST support BIOS file with EIST support Operating system with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Windows® Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2. 6 kernel or later versions) A-2 Appendix: Reference information A. 2. 2 1. [. . . ]