User manual ASUS P5P41T LE

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The USB/GAME module is purchased separately. 1-30 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC 1 0 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1 pin GAME) This connector is for a GAME/MIDI port. Connect the USB/GAME module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The GAME/MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. ® P5P41T LE GAME MIDI_IN J2B2 J2CY MIDI_OUT J2CX J2B1 +5V P5P41T LE Game connector 1 1 . System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PLED PLED+ PLED- PANEL IDE_LED+ IDE_LED® IDE_LED P5P41T LE * Requires an ATX power supply. P5P41T LE System Panel connector The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the connector description below for details. · System power LED (3-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. ASUS P5P41T LE PWR Ground RESET PWRSW Reset Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker +5V J1B2 J1CY GND GND J1CX J1B1 +5V SPEAKER 1-31 · · System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. Hard disk drive activity (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. Power/Soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /o[filename] where the [filename] is any user-assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. ROM Main filename Extension name 3. Press <Enter>. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 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. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD 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 /iP5P41T LE. ROM 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos /iP5P41T LE. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 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!The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5P41T LE. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done A:\> ASUS P5P41T LE 2-5 2. 1. 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. [. . . ] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5P41T LE 2-37 2. 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Exit Options Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. Exit & Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off. [. . . ]