User manual ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE

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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 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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. · We recommend that you use an ATX 12 V Specification 2. 0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 300 W power rating. If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on +12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300 W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. Do not forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot up. We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices. · · · · EATXPWR +3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# ATX12V Ground Ground GND GND Ground +12V DC +12V DC -5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts connectors Ground +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground Power OK +5V Standby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts M2N32-SLI DELUXE ® M2N32-SLI DELUXE ATX power ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE 1-33 1 5 . System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PWR LED SPKR +5V Ground Ground Speaker PLED+ PLED- PANEL IDE_LED+ IDE_LEDM2N32-SLI DELUXE ® HD_LED RESET PWR BTN M2N32-SLI DELUXE System panel connector * Requires an ATX power supply. · · · System power LED This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard disk drive activity LED This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Select C r e a t e a n M S - D O S s t a r t u p d i s k from the format options field, then click S t a r t t. Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE 2-5 2. 1. 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. (1) Insert the floppy disk/USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B312 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC Current ROM Update ROM BOARD: Unknown BOARD: M2NPVVM VER: Unknown VER: 0122 DATE: Unknown DATE: 04/24/2006 PATH: C:\M2NPVOC WIN98E A: NETTERM C: DRIVERS RECYCLED WUTEMP NEWFOL~1 INSTALL TEST-REB MSDOWNLD. TMP Note [Enter] Select [Tab]Switch <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> [S] Save [ESC]Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move (2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the T o o l s menu to select E Z F l a s h 2 and press <Enter> to enable it. You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file is found. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when down. · · This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, hard disk, or floppy disk with F A T 3 2 / 1 6 / 1 2 format only. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2. 1. 4 Updating the BIOS The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. [. . . ] Profile Utility B311 Current CMOS BOARD: M2NPVVM VER: 04241. bin DATE: 04/24/2006 PATH: C:\M2NPVOC A: C: WIN98SE <DIR> CMOS backup is done!NETTERM <DIR> DOCUME"1 <DIR> PROGRA"1 <DIR> SYSTEM"1 <DIR> M2NPVVM <DIR> RECYCLED <DIR> TEST-REB <DIR> BOOTFONT. BIN 213830 2001-09-05 20:00:00 Note [Enter] Select [Y] Yes [N/Esc] No [Left/Right]: Switch Update CMOS BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown The BIOS file will be saved as "xxx. CMO". 2. 7. 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press <Enter> to confirm your choice. Please see page 2-6, section 2. 1. 3 for details. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS RROM Utility B311 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC Current ROM BOARD: M2NPV VM VER: 0122 DATE: 04/24/2006 PATH: C:\M2NPVOC A: C: WIN98SE WIN98E NETTERM DRIVERS RECYCLED WUTEMP NEWFOL~1 INSTALL TEST-REB MSDOWNLD. TMP Note [Enter] Select [Tab] Switch [Tab] Switch [S] Save [ESC]Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Up/Down/Home/End] Move <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown 2-42 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2. 8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Main Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to CMOS and exiting the setup menu. Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes F1:Help ESC: Exit and Exit : Select Item : Select Menu -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. [. . . ]