User manual ASUS NCCH-DL

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 NCCH-DL 4-13 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen General help Menu bar Menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Floppy 3 Mode Support Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 11: 10 : 30 Tue, Apr 26 2005 [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] [Disabled] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] 640K 260096K 261120K Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal clock. Navigation keys Field settings 4. 2. 2 Main Menu bar For changing the basic system configuration settings For changing the advanced system settings For changing the power configuration settings For changing the system boot configuration settings For selecting the exit options and loading default settings The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Advanced Power Boot Exit To select the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 4. 2. 3 Navigation keys At the b o t t o m 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. The navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 2. 4 General help On the right side of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. 4. 2. 5 Sub-menu An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is distinguished by a solid triangle before the item. To display the sub-menu, select the item and press <Enter>. 4. 2. 6 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 U p / D o w n a r r o w k e y s or P a g e U p / P a g e D o w n k e y s to display the other items on the screen. 4. 2. 7 Pop-up window Select an item in the menu, then press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. ASUS NCCH-DL 4-15 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 Floppy 3 Mode Support Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 11: 10 : 30 Tue, Apr 26 2005 [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] [Disabled] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] 640K 260096K 261120K Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal clock. System Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed IDE drive! To manually enter the number of cylinder, head, precomp, landing zone, and sector per track for the drive, highlight an item, key-in the value that you obtained from the drive documentation, then press <Enter>. Refer to the drive documentation or the drive label for this information. To enter a value, you may also highlight the item, then press <Enter> to display a pop-up menu. Type in the value from the drive documentation, then press <Enter>. Capacity [xxxxx MB] Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. The value is not user-configurable. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. 4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads. Precomp Displays the precompressed volumes on the hard disk, if any, on the motherboard. Landing Zone Displays the drive's maximum usable capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Sector Shows the number of sectors per track. Transfer Mode Shows the data transfer mode if the IDE hard disk drive supports the feature. Otherwise, this item is grayed out and shows the value [None]. S. M. A. R. T. Status Shows the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S. M. A. R. T. ) status if the IDE hard disk drive supports the feature. Otherwise, this item is grayed out and shows the value [None]. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drive to "Active. " 4. 3. 2 Primary IDE Slave When configuring a drive as Primary IDE Slave, refer to section "4. 3. 1 Primary IDE Master" for the menu item descriptions. 4. 3. 3 Secondary IDE Master When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Master, refer to section "4. 3. 1 Primary IDE Master" for the menu item descriptions. 4. 3. 4 Secondary IDE Slave When configuring a drive as Secondary IDE Slave, refer to section "4. 3. 1 Primary IDE Master" for the menu item descriptions. ASUS NCCH-DL 4-19 4. 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU, memory, chipset, and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction! Advanced BIOS Features CPU Configuration Memory Configuration Chipset Onboard Device PCIPnP USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Virus Protection, Boot Sequence. . . 4. 4. 1 Advanced BIOS Features This menu shows the console redirection and agent information. [. . . ] Select the option "I n s t a l l t h e I software automatically ), ( R e c o m m e n d e d ) then click N e x t t. The I n t e l® P R O N e t w o r k C o n n e c t i o n s window appears. The LAN controller drivers are automatically installed in the system. 9. ASUS NCCH-DL 5-59 To verify the Intel® 82547GI LAN controller driver installation: 1. Right-click the M y C o m p u t e r icon on the Windows® desktop , then select P r o p e r t i e s from the menu. [. . . ]