User manual ASUS P5MT-M

[. . . ] Motherboard P5MT-M E2094 First Edition July 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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. [. . . ] Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change 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 firmware hub. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> 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. Being a menu-driven program, it lets you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections from the available options using the navigation keys. · The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the L o a d S e t u p D e f a u l t s item under the Exit Menu. See section "4. 7 Exit Menu. " The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. · · ASUS P5MT-M 4-11 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen Menu bar Configuration fields General help Menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave IDE Configuration System Information [16:37:21] [Wed, 06/01/2005] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] [ST320410A] [ASUS CD-S520/A] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure the System time. Sub-menu items Navigation keys 4. 2. 2 Menu bar For changing the basic system configuration For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For selecting the exit options and loading default settings The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4. 2. 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 2. 4 Menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave IDE Configuration System Information [16:37:21] [Wed, 06/01/2005] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] : [ST320410A] : [ASUS CD-S520/A] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] : [Not Detected] The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. Main menu items 4. 2. 5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a sub-menu. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 4. 2. 6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-configurable, you can change the value of the field opposite the item. A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. 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 Advanced PCI/PnP Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. Plug And Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Palette Snooping PCI IDE BusMaster [No] [64] [Yes] [Disabled] [Enabled] 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 P5MT-M 4-13 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. System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Third IDE Slave Fourth IDE Master Fourth IDE Slave IDE Configuration System Information : : : : : : [16:37:21] [Mon, 10/02/2004] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] [ST320410A] [ASUS CD-S520/A] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure the System time. 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. ] Sets the system time. Sets the system date. Sets the type of floppy drive installed. [. . . ] Follow screen instructions to continue installation. 6-8 Dr C h a p t e r 6 : Dr i v e r i n s t a l l a t i o n 6. 2. 2 Red Hat® Linux 9. 0 Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller base driver for the Red Hat® Linux version 5. 2. x operating system. The following procedures were tested for 2. 4. x kernels through 2. 4. 20. Installing the source RPM package To install the source RPM package: 1. Install the source RPM package: rpm -ivh bcm5700-<version>. src. rpm Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel: cd /usr/src/{redhat, OpenLinux, turbo, packages, rpm . . } rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700. spec or rpmbuild -bb SPECS/ bcm5700. spec The RPM path is different for different Linux distributions. 3. Install the newly built package (driver and man page): rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/bcm5700-<version>. i386. rpm You need the force option when installing the driver on some distributions that has an older version of the driver. For 2 . x k e r n e l s the driver is installed in: s, /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/bcm5700. o For 2 . [. . . ]