User manual ASUS A7V600-F

[. . . ] A7V600-F User Guide Motherboard E1341 Checklist First Edition August 2003 Copyright © 2003 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. 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. [. . . ] Serial ATA connectors (7 pin SATA1, SATA2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA hard disks. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133MB/s (UltraATA133). A7V600-F ® SATA2 SATA1 A7V600-F SATA Connectors 10. S/PDIF In connector (3 pin S/PDIF_IN) This connector is for an additional S/PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound input. SPDIF_IN GND SPDIF IN NC A7V600-F ® A7V600-F Digital Audio Connector 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND 11. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. ATX Power Switch* Power LED F_PANEL A7V600-F ® HDLED A7V600-F Front Panel Audio Connector · System Power LED Lead (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. · ATX Power Switch/Soft-off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF. · Reset Switch Lead (2- pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning-off the system power. · Hard Disk Activity Lead (2-pin IDE_LED) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause this LED to light up. ASUS A7V600-F motherboard user guide HDLED+ HDLEDGround Reset PLED+ PLEDPWR GND Reset SW 2-23 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes. Powering up Chaptersummary 3. 1 3. 2 Starting up for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 ASUS A7V600-F motherboard 3. 1 Starting up for the first time 1. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. After applying power, the power LED on the system front panel case lights up. For ATX power supplies, the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch. If your monitor complies with "green" standards or if it has a "power standby" feature, the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on. While the tests are running, the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS A7V600-F motherboard user guide 3-1 3. 2 Powering off the computer Using the OS shut down function If you use Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, click the Start button, click Shut Down, then the OK button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. [. . . ] Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] ASUS A7V600-F motherboard user guide 4-35 Plug & Play O/S [Yes] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. If you installed a nonPnP OS or if you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, set this item as [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Reset Configuration Data [No] The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contain information about non-PnP devices. It also holds the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted. [. . . ]