User manual ASUS NRL-LS533

[. . . ] NRL-LS533 Intel® Pentium4TM-based Motherboard ServerWorks® GCSL SystemSet ® E1214 NRL-LS533 E1214 User Guide NRL-LS533 User Guide Motherboard E1214 Second Edition March 2003 Copyright © 2003 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. [. . . ] Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX. XXX, then press <Enter>. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. ASUS NRL-LS533 motherboard user guide 4-3 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message "Flashed Successfully" appears. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may not boot. If this happens, call the ASUS service center for support. 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM 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 make changes to 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 Flash ROM. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. 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 menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ASUS NRL-LS533 motherboard user guide 4-5 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER BOOT SERVER EXIT Use this menu to configure power management features. Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System. Use this menu to set server-related items Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup program. To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4. 2. 2 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions. [. . . ] For copper, twisted-pair connections, 1 Gbps can only be set through autonegotiation with a 1 Gbps partner. ASUS NRL-LS533 motherboard user guide 5-21 Flow Control · · · · · Off (default) AutoNegotiate (Symmetric Pause advertised) (Note 2) RxPause TxPause RxPause/TxPause NOTE: Autonegotiation of Flow Control is only valid when the Line Speed is set to AutoNegotiate (all speeds advertised or single speed advertised). NOTE: A kernel relink and reboot is required before the new configuration will take effect. Jumbo Frames and Other Advanced Parameters Jumbo MTU sizes and other advanced, tunable parameters for the BCM5700 controller are located in the file space. c in the directory /etc/conf/pack. d/bcme. Modify the desired parameter in space. c, rebuild the kernel by doing /etc/conf/bin/idbuild and rebooting the system. Note that the MTU sizes can be individually set for each adapter in the system, whereas all other parameters apply globally to all adapters. NOTE: 5705 does not support jumbo frames. [. . . ]