User manual ASUS TS300-E6PS4

[. . . ] Specifications and information contained in this manual ae furnished for informational use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by ASUS. ASUS assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual, including the products and software described in it. 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. 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 this last option only if the first two failed. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. · The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the L o a d S e t u p D e f a u l t s item under the Exit Menu. See section "5. 7 Exit Menu. " The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. · · ASUS TS300-E3 5-11 5. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen Menu bar Configuration fields BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit [11:10:19] [Thu 06/17/2005] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] Use [ENTER]. [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. Menu items General help Main Advanced Power System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A IDE Configuration System Information Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02. 57 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. Sub-menu items Navigation keys 5. 2. 2 Menu bar For changing the basic system configuration For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For selecting the exit options and loading default settings The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 5. 2. 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 5-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 5. 2. 4 Menu items Main Advanced Server BIOS SETUP UTILITY Security Boot Exit Use [ENTER], [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. Configuration options: [SATA Only] [PATA Pri, SATA Sec] [SATA Pri, PATA Sec] [ PATA Only] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time our value (in seconds) for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 5. 3. 5 Primary/Secondary/Third IDE Master/Slave The BIOS automatically detects the connected IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item, then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20. 0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : Supported Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block(Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode SMART Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. 5-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. 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. [. . . ] To install the ATI® RAGE XL VGA driver: 1. Restart the computer, then log on with A d m i n i s t r a t o r privileges. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive. The support CD automatically displays the D r i v e r s menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. Windows® automatically detects the LAN controller and displays a N e w H a r d w a r e F o u n d window. [. . . ]