User manual ASUS UL80VS

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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 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>. 5. 2. 5 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. 5. 2. 6 5. 2. 7 General help Configurationfields At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-configurable, 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 and press <Enter> to display a list of options. 5. 2. 8 Pop-up window Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. 5. 2. 9 Scroll bar 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. 5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5. 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings. Main Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit 0602 x64 02/15/2011 Set the Date, Use Tab to switch between Data elements. BIOS Information BIOS Version Build Date CPU Information Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31245 @ 3. 30GHz Memory Information Total Memory System Date System Time Access Level Security 1024 MB [Thu 03/03/2011] [15:07:28] Administrator 5. 3. 1 5. 3. 2 5. 3. 3 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] System Time [xx:xx:xx] Security Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit Set Setup Administrator Password Allows you to set the system date. Allows you to set the system time. The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Main Password Description If ONLY the Administrator's password is set, then this only limits access to Setup and is only asked for when entering Setup If ONLY the User's password is set, then this is a power on password and must be entered to boot or enter Setup. In Setup the User will have Administrator rights Administrator Password User Password Administrator Password User Password Not Installed Not Installed · · If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. METW [xx] Allows you to adjust value for the METW (Multiple Event Time Window), which is the number of minutes that must pass between duplicate log entries which utilize a multiple-event counter. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0 to 99. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 5-11 Log OEM Codes [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI status codes as OEM codes. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] Convert OEM Codes [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the converting of EFI status codes to standard Smbios types. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] View Smbios Event Log View System Event Log Press <Enter> to view the Smbios event logs. Press <Enter> to view the system event logs. 5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5. 5 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. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Event Logs Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Exit System ACPI Parameters Main ACPI Settings Trusted Computing WHEA Configuration CPU Configuration North Bridge South Bridge SATA Configuration Intel TXT(LT) Configuration USB Configuration Onboard Devices Configuration APM Serial Port Console Redirection Network Stack 5. 5. 1 ACPI Settings Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Enables or Disables BIOS ACPI Auto Configuration. Enable ACPI Auto Configuration [Disabled] ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] EnableACPIAutoConfiguration[Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable ACPI Auto Configuration. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ACPI Sleep State [S3 (Suspend to RAM)] Allows you to set the ACPI Sleep State. [. . . ] Select OK, then press <Enter>. Please choose the Driver Update medium. sda: USB Floppy Other device OK Back 7-12 Chapter 7: Driver installation 6. The drivers for the RAID controller are installed to the system as shown below. Please choose the Driver Update medium. sda: USB Floppy sr0: CD-ROM, ASUS DRW-1612BLT sdb: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID sd3: Disk, LSI MEGA RAID Console other device OK Back 7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to finish the installation. ASUS TS300-E7/PS4 7-13 7. 2 Intel® chipset device software installation This section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® chipset device software on the system. You need to manually install the Intel® chipset device software on a Windows operating system. To install the Intel® chipset device software: 1. [. . . ]