User manual ASUS P5K-E ANNEXE 1

[. . . ] SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] ok A:\> The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. 4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support DVD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk. A:\>afudos /iP5K-E. ROM 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos /iP5K-E. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. 0x0008CC00 (9%) Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5K-E. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Please restart your computer A:\> ASUS P5K-E 4-7 4. 1. 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD To recover the BIOS from the support DVD: 1. Turn on the system. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD for the BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy. . . Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Bad BIOS checksum. To change the value of a field, select it then press <Enter> to display a list of options. Refer to "4. 2. 7 Pop-up window. " 4. 2. 7 Pop-up window Select a menu item then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. 4. 2. 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or <Page Up> /<Page Down> keys to display the other items on the screen. 4. 2. 9 General help Pop-up window Scroll bar At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. ASUS P5K-E 4-11 4. 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit [10:55:25] [Fri 04/24/2007] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] [English] [WDC [Not [Not [Not [Not [Not WD800JD-00LSA0] Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA SATA 1 2 3 4 5 6 SATA Coniguration System Information +Tab F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4. 3. 1 4. 3. 2 4. 3. 3 System Time [xx:xx:xx] System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Legacy Diskette A [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] Allows you to set the system time. Allows you to set the system date. Sets the type of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K, 3. 5 in. ] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] 4. 3. 4 Language [English] Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the options. Configuration options: [English] [Français] [German] [Japanese] [Chinese (GB)] [Chinese BIG5] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 3. 5 SATA 1~6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. Main SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80. 0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode :4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block(Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode SMART Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] BIOS SETUP UTILITY Select the type of device connected to the system. +F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These items show N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system. Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. [. . . ] Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press <Enter>. 5. 5. 2 1. 3. Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment: Start Windows®. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. · 4. 5. Go to the Make Disk menu, then select the RAID driver disk you wish to create: · Click Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit Driver to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system. [. . . ]