User manual ASUS TERMINATOR K7

[. . . ] ® Terminator K7 Barebone System User's Guide Disclaimer/Copyrights 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. 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. 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. [. . . ] Follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install all the necessary device drivers. When prompted to restart, select No, then follow the normal setup procedures on the screen. 4. 1. 2 A7VC Motherboard Support CD To begin using the support CD, insert it into the CD-ROM drive. If the menu does not appear, double-click or run D:\ASSETUP. EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D). NOTE The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. 64 Chapter 4: Starting Up 4. 1. 3 · Applications VIA 4 in 1Drivers: This driver will automatically detect and install the latest IDE Bus Master, VIA AGP Driver, IRQ Routing Driver, and the VIA INF Driver. VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601/VT8501: Installs the VIA Tech support application for graphics controller. Advance AC'97 Drivers and Applications: Installs the PCI audio drivers to activate the AC `97 compliant audio features. Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver: Installs the Realtek RTL8139C PCI Fast Ethernet NIC Driver. ASUS PC Probe V2. 14. 06: Installs a smart utility that can monitor the computer fan, temperature, and voltages. This program allows you download the latest version of Flash BIOS from the ASUS website. Before using ASUS Update, you should install a network card and a TCP/IP network driver. Microsoft DirectX 8. 0a Driver: Installs the Microsoft Direct Driver. · · · · · · ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 65 · · · PC-Cillin 2000 V7. 51: Installs the PC-cillin virus protection software. ADOBE Acrobat Reader V5. 0: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user's manuals in PDF format. Install Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayerSE, PowerDVD Trial, and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail. NOTE: To see the following items, click on the arrow (pointing to the right) on the lower right corner of the screen. To return to the first menu screen, click on the arrow (pointing to the left) on the lower right corner of the second screen. · · ASUS Screen Saver: Installs the ASUS monitor screen saver. Show Mainboard Information: Allows you to view information about the motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU. ReadMe: Allows you to view a list of the files included in the support CD and ASUS contact information. Exit: Exits the CD installation menu. · · · 66 Chapter 4: Starting Up 4. 2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system's vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer. 4. 2. 1 Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts, a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not. To bypass this startup screen, clear the Show up in next execution check box. To launch ASUS PC Probe, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx. xx. The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon allows you to see the status of your PC. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 67 4. 2. 2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature (for supported processors only). Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation. Fan Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages. 68 Chapter 4: Starting Up Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC's temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Overheated is selected, the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value. History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Fan Control Lets you enable/disable Smart Fan Control. Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC's hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 69 Memory Shows the PC memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. Device Summary Shows a summary of devices present in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. [. . . ] Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. IMPORTANT Make sure the ATAPI CD-ROM drive that you want to use in the boot sequence is connected to either the PRIMARY or SECONDARY IDE connectors, not to the ATA100 connectors. Currently, the Promise® Ultra DMA/100 chip does not support this feature. 106 Chapter 5: BIOS Information Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI/Onboard ATA Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When a nonPnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Reset Configuration Data [No] The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contain information about non-PnP devices. [. . . ]