User manual ASUS P5NSLI

[. . . ] P5NSLI Series P5NSLI P5NSLI/WiFi Motherboard E2234 First Edition August 2006 Copyright © 2006 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. ("ASUS"). 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. [. . . ] The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the BIOS file. Award BootBlock BIOS v1. 0 Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc. BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device. . . When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Award BootBlock BIOS v1. 0 Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc. Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the floppy disk: 1. Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file. Award BootBlock BIOS v1. 0 Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc. BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device. . . When no CD is found, the utility automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file. The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file. Award BootBlock BIOS v1. 0 Copyright (c) 2000, Award Software, Inc. Fail Detecting floppy drive A media. . . DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-7 2. 1. 5 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash 2 utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk or a USB flash disk, then restart the system. (1) Insert the floppy disk / USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3. 00 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: P5NSLI VER: 0144 [0000] DATE: 05/20/06 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move (2) Enter BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash2 and press <Enter> to enable it. You can switch between drives by pressing <Tab> before the correct file is found. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. · · This function can support devices such as USB flash disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format only. Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2. 1. 6 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you to: · · · · · Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and View the BIOS version information. This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-9 Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. [. . . ] Refer to Table 1 below for the AI Selector card settings. Table 1 AI Selector settings PCIEX16_1 (blue) slot Card Type Qualified PCIe x16 graphics card Qualified SLI-ready graphics cards Qualified PCIe x16 graphics card PCIEX16_2 (black) slot Speed x16 x8 x8 Card Type Qualified SLI-ready graphics card Qualified PCIe graphics card, RAID or LAN card Speed x8 x8, x4, x2, x1 AI Selector setting Single Video Card SLI mode Multi-monitor, RAID or LAN setup Dual Video Card When the SLI mode is disabled, the multi-monitor mode is automatically enabled. Use the NVIDIA nView utility to configure your multi-monitor setup. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3-17 3-18 Chapter 3: Software support The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports. CPU features A A. 1 Intel® EM64T · · The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www. asus. Visit www. microsoft. com for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS. · · Using the Intel ® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1. [. . . ]