User manual ASUS P4S333

[. . . ] ® P4S333 User Guide Motherboard E906 Checklist First Edition November 2001 Copyright © 2001 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. [. . . ] · 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. 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 P4S333 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 95/98/2000/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 ASUS P4S333 motherboard 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4. 1. 1 Using the computer system for the first time It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH. EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. AFLASH. EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Type COPY D:\AFLASH\AFLASH. EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH. EXE to the boot disk you created. AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows, and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive. Reboot the computer from the floppy disk. BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence. 4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. ASUS P4S333 motherboard user guide 4-1 5. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX. XXX, then press <Enter>. 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 1. 2 Updating BIOS procedures Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. At the "A:\" prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>. 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 P4S333 motherboard user guide 4-3 7. [. . . ] The PCI Bus Master can perform data transfer without local CPU help and furthermore, the CPU can be treated as one of the Bus Masters. PCI 2. 1 supports concurrent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously. G-4 Appendix C: Glossary POST (Power On Self Test). When you turn ON the computer, it will first run through the POST, a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices. [. . . ]