User manual ASUS P4G8X

[. . . ] P4G8X series P4G8X Deluxe P4G8X User Guide NOTE The IEEE 1394, Gigabit LAN, SATA/RAID, and POST Reporter features are present in P4G8X Deluxe models only. Motherboard E1133 Checklist First Edition November 2002 Copyright © 2002 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. [. . . ] · Refer to section "2. 5 System memory" for instruction on installing a DIMM. · Install a PCI VGA card into one of the PCI slots, or a 1. 5V AGP card into the AGP slot. · Check your CPU settings in BIOS and make sure you only set to the recommended settings. See section "4. 4 Advanced menu. " System failed memory test System failed VGA test System failed due to CPU over-clocking 3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up POST Message No keyboard detected Action · Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. · See section "1. 4. 1 Major components" for the location of the connector. · Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk connector on the motherboard. · See section "2. 8 Connectors. " · Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard. · See section "2. 8 Connectors. " · Check CPU fan if working properly. · Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system. · Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function. See the "ASUS contact information" on page x. No floppy disk detected No IDE hard disk detected CPU temperature too high CPU fan failed CPU voltage out of range System completed Power-On Self Test · No action required Computer now booting from operating · No action required system You may disable the ASUS POST ReporterTM in the BIOS setup. See section "4. 4. 2 I/O Device Configuration". ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 3-3 3. 3 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. If you use Windows ME/2000/XP, click the Start button, click Shut Down, then click the OK button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. The message "You can now safely turn off your computer" does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. 3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup Chapter summary 4. 1 4. 2 4. 3 4. 4 4. 5 4. 6 4. 7 Managing and updating your BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard's original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later. 4. 1. 1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (see ASUS contact information on page x). Save the file to a floppy disk. Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen. 2. To use EZ Flash, press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following screen. ASUS EZ Flash V1. 00 Copyright (C) 2002, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. [. . . ] If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. 5. 4. 1 Install the hard disks The Sil3112A chipset supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set. · If you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for perfomance, use two new drives. [. . . ]