User manual ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. Keyboard Lock Power LED PLEDKeylock Ground PLED+ Speaker Connector +5V Ground Ground Speaker ExtSMI# Ground PWR GND ® M4A89GTD PRO USB3 Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* M4A89GTD PRO USB3 System Panel Connectors * Requires an ATX power supply. · System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power. · Keyboard Lock Lead (2-1 pin KEYLOCK) This 2-1 pin connector connects to the case-mounted switch to allow the use of the keyboard lock feature. · System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. · System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This 2-pin connector permits switching to suspend mode, or "Green" mode, in which system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components. · Reset Switch (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. · 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. ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3 Motherboard Reset Ground 1-19 1-20 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information Chapter 2 ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3 Motherboard BIOS Information 2-1 This chapter gives information about the ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3 Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the ASUS AFLASH BIOS that is bundled with the support CD. 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2. 1. 1 Using the computer system for the first time It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AWDFLASH. EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. AWDFLASH. EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left-hand corner of your screen during bootup. Type COPY D:\SOFTWARE\AWDFLASH\AWDFLASH. EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AWDFLASH. EXE to the boot disk you created. AWDFLASH works only in DOS mode. It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows, and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive. It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk in order to open DOS mode. 3. Reboot the computer from the floppy disk. Therefore, copy the AWDFLASH. EXE program and the NEW BIOS file to the root directory on the hard disk drive; for example: type, "COPY A:\AWDFLASH. EXE C:\" and "COPY A:\BIOSNAME. BIN C:\. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk, or try to clear the CMOS memory (see section 1. 7, Jumpers). Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you may want to enable the security password feature or make changes to the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the FLASH ROM. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. It is a menudriven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2. 2. 1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features, including BIOS, Chipset, Peripheral, Power and PnP/ PCI configurations. SECURITY Use this menu to set the Supervisor and User passwords. HARDWARE Monitor the status of vital components, including voltages and fan speeds. EXIT MONITOR Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup program. To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 2. 2. 2 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions. Navigation Key(s) <F1> <Esc> Left or Right arrow Up or Down arrow Page Down and ­ (minus) Page Up and + (plus) <Enter> <F10> Function Description Displays the General Help screen Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to the left or right Moves the highlight up or down between fields Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field Saves changes and Exit ASUS M4A89GTD PRO USB3 Motherboard 2-7 General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. [. . . ] You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters; symbols and other characters are not useable. To confirm the password, type the password again and press <Enter>. If you forget a password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. [. . . ]