User manual ASUS VH242D

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select the L o a d D e f a u l t S e t t i n g 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 P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe 4-9 4. 2. 1 BIOS menu screen Menu bar Configuration fields Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Exit Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Use [+] or [-] to configure the System Time. Menu items Main General help Advanced System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave First SATA Device Second SATA Device Third SATA Device Fourth SATA Device IDE Configuration System Information [10:55:25] [Mon 07/10/2006] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in] [English] [ST320410A] [ASUS CD-S520/A] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] +Tab F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Select Field General Help Save and Exit Exit v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 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. 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 2. 4 Menu items Main Advanced System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Exit [10:55:25] [Mon 07/10/2006] [1. 44M, 3. 5 in. ] [English] Use [ENTER], [TAB], or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Select Screen Select Item +Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 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. Primary IDE Master [ST320410A] Primary IDE Slave [ASUS CD-S520/A] Secondary IDE Master[Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave [Not Detected] First SATA Device [Not Detected] Second SATA Device [Not Detected] Third SATA Device [Not Detected] Fourth SATA Device [Not Detected] IDE Configuration [Not Detected] System Information v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Main menu items 4. 2. 5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means that the iteam 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 userconfigurable, 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe 4-15 4. 3. 7 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you want to configure the item. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Onboard PCI IDE Controller Serial-ATA 0 Serial-ATA 1 nVidia RAID Function [Both] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] DISABLED: Disables the integrated IDE controller. Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time out (Sec. ) [35] ATA(PI) 80Pin Cable Detection [Host] +F1 F10 ESC v02. 58 (C)Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Both] Allows you to disable the integrated IDE controller, or choose which IDE controller/s to enable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Primary] [Secondary] [Both] Serial-ATA 0 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Serial ATA ports 1 and 2. [. . . ] A-1 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 ASUS P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe A. 1 Intel® EM64T The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 CPUs with the Intel® EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel® EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of system memory for faster and more efficient computing. The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® LGA 775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. Using the Intel® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1. Install an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. [. . . ]