User manual ASUS K8V-X

[. . . ] K8V-X User Guide Motherboard E1879 Checklist Revised Edition V3 January 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system. To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following screen message appears. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy. . . If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the system automatically checks the CD-ROM. 3. The support CD contains the a working BIOS for this motherboard. Bad BIOS checksum. Start flashing. . . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file. ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-7 2. 2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section "4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS. " Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to "Run Setup". This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you may want to enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> during the Power-On Self Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility. If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl+Alt+Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. It is a menudriven program, which means you can 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. See section "2. 7 Exit Menu. " The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter 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 product and BIOS information. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave System Information [11:51:19] [Thu 08/05/2003] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. +Tab F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Sub-menu items Navigation keys 2. 2. 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit 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 To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 2. 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. ASUS K8V-X motherboard 2-9 2. 2. 4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave System Information +Tab F1 F10 ESC [11:51:19] [Thu 08/05/2003] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system time. Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit Main menu items 2. 2. 5 Sub-menu items An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is distinguished by a solid triangle before the item. [. . . ] The Makedisk. exe utility for the VIA RAID driver is located in \Drivers\VIARAID\6420RAID\DriverDisk\ Makedisk. exe" of the motherboard support CD. Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and execute Makedisk. exe. During the OS installation, the system prompts to press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Press <F6> then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. [. . . ]