User manual ASUS STRIKER EXTREME

[. . . ] Striker Extreme Motherboard E2898 First Edition V1 October 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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. 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. [. . . ] 5. Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash. exe) from the Software folder of the support DVD to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file. Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. When the A:> appears, replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility. The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program: DATE:10/30/2006 Message: Please input File Name! 6. Type the BIOS file name in the File Name to Program field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program: 0113. bin DATE:10/30/2006 Message: Do You Want To Save Bios (Y/N) 4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 7. 8. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The utility verifies the BIOS file in the floppy disk and starts flashing the BIOS file. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program: 0116. bin DATE:10/30/2006 Programming Flash Memory - OFE00 OK Write OK No Update Write Fail Warning: Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System! Do not turn off or reset the system during the flashing process! 9. The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file. Remove the floppy disk then press <F1> to restart the system. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash DATE:10/30/2006 File Name to Program: 0116. bin Flashing Complete Press <F1> to Continue Write OK F1 Reset No Update Write Fail ASUS Striker Extreme 4-7 4. 1. 5 Saving the current BIOS file You can use the AwardBIOS Flash Utility to save the current BIOS file. You can load the current BIOS file when the BIOS file gets corrupted during the flashing process. Make sure that the floppy disk has enough disk space to save the file. To save the current BIOS file using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program: 0116. bin Save current BIOS as: DATE:10/30/2006 Press <Y> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file. The following screen appears. Message: 3. Type a filename for the current BIOS file in the Save current BIOS as field, then press <Enter>. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program: 0113. bin Checksum: D800H Save current BIOS as: old. bin DATE:10/30/2006 Message: Please Wait! 4. The utility saves the current BIOS file to the floppy disk, then returns to the BIOS flashing process. AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1. 18 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved For C55XEMCP55PXE-StrikerE-00 Flash Type - Unknown Flash DATE:10/30/2006 File Name to Program: 0115. bin Now Backup System BIOS to File! Message: Please Wait! 4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4. 2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section "4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS. " Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to"Run Setup. " This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you can change the configuration of your computer in the future. For example, you can enable the security password feature or change 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 LPC chip. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> 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. [. . . ] Using the up or down arrow keys, select a drive then press <Enter> to set a drive for the RAID set. The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press <Enter>. PHYSICAL DRIVE 0 1 2 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB XXXXXXMB XXXXXXMB XXXXXXMB 5. Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the Main Menu. · · Configure a CONCATENATION set when using a single Serial ATA drive; otherwise, the system will not recognize the drive. You can also create a RAID set using the SATARAID5 GUI utility under a Windows® environment. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support 5. 5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. From the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you want to create or browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the driver disk utility. Refer to section "5. 2. 4 Make Disk menu" for details. 4. [. . . ]