User manual ASUS V7-P8H61E

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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 Table of contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] x x The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon allows you to see the status of your PC. 3-8 Chapter 3: Starting up Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level, or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation. Fan Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages. ASUS Terminator 1 C3 barebone system 3-9 Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC's temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. If you select When CPU Over-heated, the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value. History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Fan Control Lets you enable/disable Smart Fan Control. Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC's hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. 3-10 Chapter 3: Starting up Memory Shows the PC memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. Device Summary Shows a summary of devices present in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click E x e c u t e P r o g r a m m. This feature is currently unavailable. ASUS Terminator 1 C3 barebone system 3-11 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears. 3. 3. 2 ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update. Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu: Programs/AsusUpdate Vx. xx. xx/AsusUpdate The ASUS Update initial screen appears. Select your desired update method, then click N e x t t. 3-12 Chapter 3: Starting up 3. If you selected updating/ downloading from the Internet, select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or choose Auto Select. Click N e x t t. 4. 5. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file, a window pops up prompting you to locate the file. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. · Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. · ® C3V NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. C3V IDE connectors PIN 1 ASUS Terminator T1 C3 barebone system SEC_IDE PRI_IDE 4-5 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug). FLOPPY ® C3V NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. C3V Floppy disk drive connector 3. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD, AUX) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as an optical drive, TV tuner, or MPEG card. ® C3V CD Ground Left Audio Channel Right Audio Channel AUX Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel C3V Internal audio connectors 4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 4. ATX power connectors (20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX +12V) These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. ATXPWR +12. 0Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5. 0 Volts Ground +5. 0 Volts Ground +3. 3 Volts +3. 3 Volts +5. 0 Volts +5. 0 Volts -5. 0 Volts Ground Ground Ground Power Supply On Ground -12. 0Volts +3. 3Volts ® C3V ATX12V COM +12V DC C3V ATX power connector COM +12V DC Make sure to connect the 4-pin ATX +12V power plug; otherwise, the system does not boot up. 5. Front panel audio connector (5-1 pin MIC_LOUT) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports legacy AC'97 audio standard. ® C3V MIC_LOUT MIC Signal MIC PWR 1 Head set Right channel GND Head set Left channel C3V Front panel audio connector ASUS Terminator T1 C3 barebone system 4-7 6. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8. 88W max. ) or a total of 1A~2. 22A (26. 64W max) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. CHA_FAN ® C3V CPU_FAN Rotation +12V GND C3V Fan connectors Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! 7. IO extension module connector (22-pin IOC_MB) This connector is for the CGAEX extension module. ® C3V GND +12V Rotation COM1 GAME ® CGAEX IOC_DC C3V IOC_MB connector 4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard information 8. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [black], SATA2 [black]) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA2 ® C3V SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND C3V SATA connectors You must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1) is available only if you are using Windows® 2000/XP. 9. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). [. . . ] 2nd Master: DVD-ROM E616 Select Menu Item Specific Help Use <up> or <down> arrow to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. 5. 6. 5 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings COnfiguration Quick Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Num-Lock OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Halt On [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] [Non-OS2] [All Errors] Select Menu Item Specific Help Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will decrease the time needed to boot the system. Quick Boot [Enabled] Setting to [Enabled] allows the system to skip certain tests while booting, decreasing the time needed to boot the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS information Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] When [Enabled], the BIOS will seek the flopy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. [. . . ]