User manual ASUS WL-300

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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. [. . . ] The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER) SPEAKER +5V GND GND Speaker Out PIN 1 WL-300 WL-300 Speaker out connector 3. These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. ATX12V GND GND PIN 1 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) EATXPWR +3 Volts +12 Volts +12 Volts +5V Standby Power OK GND +5 Volts GND +5 Volts GND +3 Volts +3 Volts PIN 1 WL-300 GND +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts GND GND GND PSON# GND -12 Volts +3 Volts WL-300 ATX power connectors • We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2. 0‑compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 300W power rating. • If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, ensure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15 A on +12 V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 300W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. • We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices or when you intend to install additional devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. • If you are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, refer to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support. asus. com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator. aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. ASUS F1A55-M LX R2. 0 Series +12V DC +12V DC 1-23 4. These connectors are for the Serial ATA 3. 0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configuration through the onboard controller. SATA3G_4 SATA3G_6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND Serial ATA 3. 0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND SATA3G_3 SATA3G_5 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND WL-300 WL-300 SATA 3. 0Gb/s connectors • These connectors are set to IDE mode by default. In IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to display their respective menus. The following screen is for reference only. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled on your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP. EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP. EXE to run the DVD. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2 BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2. 1. 1 The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). • This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. 2. 3. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. 2. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > AI Suite II > AI Suite II X. XX. XX to launch the AI Suite II utility. The AI Suite II Quick Bar appears. Click Update button from the Quick Bar, and then click ASUS Update from the popup menu. From the list, select either of the following methods: Updating from the Internet a. c. b. Select Update BIOS from the Internet, then click Next. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, then click Next. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download then click Next. Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-1 The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features. Updating from a BIOS file 3. a. b. Select Update BIOS from file, then click Next. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the updating process. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 2. 1. 2 The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www. asus. com. ASUS EZ Flash 2 To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. 2. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility and press <Enter> to enable it. Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility V01. 04 Flash Info MODEL: WL-300 File Path: fs0:\ Drive fs0:\ Folder Info 05/07/12 02:27p 8390656 F1A55MP2. CAP VER: 0303 DATE: 05/07/2012 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port. File Info MODEL: WL-300 Help Info VER: 0303 DATE: 05/07/12 [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] Switch [Up/Down/PageUp/PageDown/Home/End] Move [Esc] Exit 2-2 ASUS F1A55-M LX R2. 0 Series 3. 4. 5. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press <Enter>. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done. • This function supports USB flash disks with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive field. Press <Tab> to switch to the Folder Info field. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 2. 1. 3 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. [. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. [. . . ]