User manual ASUS P4C800-E DELUXE

[. . . ] P4C800-E Deluxe User Guide Motherboard E1347 Checklist Rvised edition V2 June 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. [. . . ] See the "ASUS contact information" on page x. No floppy disk detected No IDE hard disk detected CPU temperature too high CPU fan failed CPU voltage out of range System completed Power-On Self Test · No action required Computer now booting from operating · No action required system ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard user guide 3-3 3. 3 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. The message "You can now safely turn off your computer" does not appear when shutting down with an ATX power supply. 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 the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. See section "4. 5 Power Menu" in Chapter 4. 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. 3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup Chapter summary 4. 1 4. 2 4. 3 4. 4 4. 5 4. 6 4. 7 Managing and updating your BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38 ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD. Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. 4. 1. 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S <Enter> Windows environment a. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, point to Settings, then click on Control Panel. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 4. 1. 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS. EXE utility in DOS environment. Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write down the BIOS file name to a piece of paper. Copy the AFUDOS. EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. Boot the system from the floppy disk. ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard user guide 4-1 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i<filename. rom> where "filename. rom" means the latest (or original) BIOS file that you copied to the bootable floppy disk. The screen displays the status of the update process. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only. What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. A:\>afudos /iP4C800E. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so may cause system boot failure! When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP4C800E. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4. 1. 3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. [. . . ] Pressing <Ctrl-I> displays the Main Menu of the RAID Configuration utility. Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. Create RAID Volume Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non-RAID Exit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] RAID Volumes: None defined. Non-RAID Disks: Port Drive Model 0 ST320413A 1 ST320413A Serial # xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx Size 18. 6GB 18. 6GB Status Normal Normal Bootable Yes Yes [ ]-Select [ESC] Exit [Enter]-Select Menu 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support 5. 5. 4 Creating a RAID Volume To create a RAID 0 volume: 1. The Create Array menu appears. Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. [. . . ]