User manual ASUS VE228N-A

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] From the C h o o s e D e f a u l t S e t option, click , then select the default synthesizer setting from the drop-down list box. Click O K when finished, then restart the computer. 3. ASUS Pundit-PE2 3-7 Enabling the SPDIF options To enable the SPDIF options: 1. After restart, click on the volume control icon on the taskbar to display the Volume Control window. 2. 3. Click the Volume Control A d v a n c e d button. Check the options A C 3 S P D I F and P C M S P D I F to achieve 6-channel audio capability when playing DVDs. Click C l o s e when finished. 4. Enabling the front panel microphone port To enable the front panel microphone port: 1. Click the Microphone A d v a n c e d button to display the A d v a n c e d C o n t r o l s f o r M i c r o p h o n e window. Check the box before the M i c 2 S e l e c t option to enable the front panel microphone port. Click C l o s e e. 3. The rear panel Mic port (pink) is automatically disabled when you enable the front panel Mic port. Only one Mic port works at a time. 3-8 Chapter 3: Getting started 3. 3. 2 ASUS PC Probe The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor the vital system information, such as fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. This utility also allows you to check other information about your computer, including hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer. Installing ASUS PC Probe The ASUS PC Probe is available from the support CD that came with the system package. Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. · PRI_IDE PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. IDE connector 4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard info 2. CPU and Chassis Fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA~740 mA (8. 88 W max. ) or a total of 1 A~2. 22 A (26. 64 W 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. You can monitor the CPU and chassis fan rotations using the ASUS PC Probe utility. Refer to page 3-9 for details. Do not forget to connect te 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! CHA_FAN CPU_FAN Rotation +12V GND Rotation +12V GND Fan connectors 3. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from audio sources such as an optical drive, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel CD (Black) AUX (White) Internal audio connectors Enable the CD-IN function in the audio utility when using these connectors. ASUS Pundit-PE2 4-5 4. IDE power connector (4-pin IDEPWR) The IDE power connector is for the IDE power cable. This connector supplies power to the hard disk drive and the slim optical drive. IDEPWR IDE power connector 5. Power switch connector (2-pin PWRSW) This connects to the the system power switch button on the system front panel. PWRSW Power switch connector 4-6 +5V GND GND +12V Chapter 4: Motherboard info 6. Rear panel audio connectors (10-1 pin AUD_CON) This connector is for the ASUS proprietary rear panel audio board that supports the rear panel audio I/O ports. +5V VREFOUT GND SURR_L SURR_R 1 AUD_CON LINE_IN_RT LINE_IN_LT LOUT_R LOUT_L Rear panel audio connector 7. Front panel LED connector (6-pin LED_CON) The connector is for the power and HDD activity LED in the system front panel. LED_CON HDD LED Power LED Front panel LED connector 1 ASUS Pundit-PE2 4-7 4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard info Chapter 5 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters. ASUS Pundit-PE2 BIOS setup 5. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. A S U S E Z F l a s h (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a USB floppy disk or memory card. ) A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S (Updates the BIOS using the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. ) A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. ) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. 5. 1. 1 1. ASUS EZ Flash To update the BIOS file using ASUS EZ Flash: Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. com), then save the file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk. Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the e x a c t B I O S f i l e n a m e at the EZ Flash screen. 2. During POST, press <Alt> + <F2> to display the ASUS EZ Flash screen. ASUS EZ Flash V1. 00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [Onboard BIOS Information] BIOS Version : ASUS P4SQ-X ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 BIOS Model : P4SQ-X BIOS Built Date : 01/20/05 Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _ *Note: EZ Flash will copy file from A:\, Press [ESC] to reboot The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and display the power supply and CPU temperatures in these fields. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). VCORE Voltage +3. 3V Voltage +5V Voltage +12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. ASUS Pundit-PE2 5-25 5. 6 Boot menu The B o o t menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you can demote devices. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration fields include Removable Device, IDE Hard Drive, ATAPI CDROM, and Other Boot Device. Removable Device [Disabled] Allows you to select the removable device to use in the boot sequence. [. . . ]