Asus AP1720-E1 User Manual Page 1

MotherboardPC-DL DeluxeUser Guide

xASUS contact informationASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112General Tel: +886-2-2894-3447General F

4-32Chapter 4: BIOS SetupDiscard ChangesThis option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore thepreviously saved values. After select

Chapter 5Driver installationThis chapter tells how to install variousdrivers under supported operating systems.

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboardChapter summary5.1 Support CD contents ... 5-15.2 Winbond Voice Editor ...

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-15.1 Support CD contentsThe support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful softwareand several utility drive

5-2Chapter 5: Driver installation5.1.3 UtilitiesThis screen displays the available system utilities that you can install.5.1.4 ContactThis screen disp

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-35.2 Winbond Voice EditorThe Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocalPOST messages. Install the

5-4Chapter 5: Driver installationChanging the default language1. Click on the Load button. awindow showing the availablelanguages appears.2. Select yo

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-5You may want to create a separate folder for your wave files so youcan locate them easily in one place.Customizing you

5-6Chapter 5: Driver installationIf you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the totalallowable size, do one or all of the follo

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-75.3 SoundMAX® 4 XL softwareThe ADI AD1985 AC ‘97 audio CODEC provides 6-channel audiocapability through the SoundMAX4

xiPC-DL Deluxe specifications summaryCPUChipsetFront Side Bus (FSB)MemoryExpansion slotsStorageIEEE 1394LANOnboard audioSpecial featuresRear panel I/O

5-8Chapter 5: Driver installationSetup wizardsUse the speaker and microphone setup wizards to fine tune the gain/attenuation of the inputs/outputs for

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-9Audio preferencesThe Preferences page of the SoundMAX4 XL allows you to changevarious audio settings.Listening environ

5-10Chapter 5: Driver installation5.4 Promise® RAID configurationsThe motherboard includes the Promise® PDC20378 controller chipset tosupport Redundan

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-11Follow these steps to install the hard disks for RAID configuration.1. Set the jumpers of each hard disk as Master/Sl

5-12Chapter 5: Driver installation5.4.2 Enter the MBFastBuild™ utility1. Boot the system.If this is the first time you boot the system with the new ha

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-135.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance)1. In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press “1” to select Auto Setup.The

5-14Chapter 5: Driver installation5.4.4 Creating a RAID 1 array (Security)Creating a Security Array with New Drives1. In the FastBuild™ utility main m

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-15Creating a Security Array with Existing Data DriveIf you would like to use an existing drive that already contains da

5-16Chapter 5: Driver installationDepending on the operating system you are installing (or that isalready installed), the RAID driver installation seq

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-17FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.00 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.[ Select Drive for Rebuild ][ View Array Definition

xiiInternal I/OBIOS featuresIndustry standardManageabilityPower requirementForm FactorSupport CD contentsPC-DL Deluxe specifications summarySpecificat

5-18Chapter 5: Driver installation5.5 Intel® RAID for Serial ATAThe Intel® ICH5R chipset supports Redundant Array of Independent Disks(RAID) configura

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-195.5.3 Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID SetsUse the Intel® Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration U

5-20Chapter 5: Driver installation5.5.4 Creating a RAID VolumeTo create a RAID 0 volume:1. Select the option 1. Create RAID Volume from the Main menu,

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard5-215.5.5 Deleting a RAID Volume[ HELP ]Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive(s) andcause any membe

5-22Chapter 5: Driver installation5.5.6 Resetting a RAID to non-RAIDTo reset a RAID to non-RAID structure:1. Select the option 3. Reset Disks to Non-R

Chapter 1This chapter describes the features of thePC-DL Deluxe motherboard. It includesbrief explanations of the special attributes ofthe motherboar

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboardChapter summary1.1 Welcome! ... 1-11.2 Package contents ...

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard1-11.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying the ASUS® PC-DL Deluxe motherboard!The ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard delivers a host

1-2Chapter 1: Product introduction1.3.1 Product highlightsLatest processor technology The motherboard supports the latest Intel® Xeon™ processor v

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard1-3Gigabit LAN solution The Intel® 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet controller allows full-duplex Gigabitperformance on LAN on

1-4Chapter 1: Product introductionIEEE 1394 support The IEEE 1394 interfaces and the TI TSB43AB22A controller onboardprovide high-speed and flexible

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard1-51.3.2 Value-added solutionsTemperature, fan, and voltage monitoringThe CPU temperature is monitored by the ASIC (integ

iiChecklistCopyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may

1-6Chapter 1: Product introduction1.4 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physicalconfiguration and

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1-8Chapter 1: Product introductionSSI-type power connector (24-pin). This 24-pin connector connects toan SSI power supply. The power supply must have

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard1-9IDE connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors supportUltra DMA/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices.

1-10Chapter 1: Product introductionAGP warning LED. Serving as a smart burn-out protection for themotherboard, this red LED lights up if you plug in a

Chapter 2Hardware informationThis chapter describes the hardware setupprocedures that you have to perform wheninstalling system components. It includ

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboardChapter summary2.1 Motherboard installation ... 2-12.2 Motherboard layout ...

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-12.1 Motherboard installationBefore you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassisto ensure that

2-2Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2 Motherboard layout24.9cm (9.8in)30.5cm (12in)PC-DLAccelerated Graphics Port (AGP8X1)CHA FAN1FLOPPY14MbitFlashBIO

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-32.3 Before you proceedTake note of the following precautions before you install motherboardcomponents or change any mo

iiiFeaturesContentsNotices ... viSafety information ...

2-4Chapter 2: Hardware information2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with dual surface mount 604-pin Zero InsertionF

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-5Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins andseverely damage the CPU!Follow these steps to i

2-6Chapter 2: Hardware informationThe Intel® Xeon™ processors require an Intel certified heatsink and fanassembly to ensure optimum thermal condition

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-72. Place the heatsink retentionmechanism over the CPU socket,matching its holes with the fourholes on the motherboard

2-8Chapter 2: Hardware information5. Secure the heatsink with theretention clips.a. Insert the center hole of aretention clip into the center tabon th

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-97. Detach the cover of the air tunnelby twisting it back and forth.Detachable cover8. Align the two pegs on the airtun

2-10Chapter 2: Hardware information11. Press down the fan and air tunnelassembly until the side rails slidepast the grooves and over the railstoppers.

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-112.5 System memory2.5.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual InlineMemory Module (DIMM)

2-12Chapter 2: Hardware informationObtain DDR DIMMs only from ASUS qualified vendors for bettersystem performance. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.co

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-132.5.3 Installing a DIMMMake sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removingDIMMs or other system components

ivSafeguardsContentsChapter 3: Powering up3.1 Starting up for the first time ... 3-13.2 Vocal POST Mess

2-14Chapter 2: Hardware information2.6 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboardhas five PCI slots and on

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-15Standard Interrupt AssignmentsIRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programma

2-16Chapter 2: Hardware information2.6.3 PCI slotsThere are five 32-bit PCI slots on this motherboard. The slots support PCIcards such as a LAN card,

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-172.6.4 AGP Pro slotThis motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro slot thatsupports AGP 8X (+0.8V) cards

2-18Chapter 2: Hardware information2.7 Jumpers1. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-upfeature.

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-193. IEEE 1394 setting (3-pin J4)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394controller. Set to pi

2-20Chapter 2: Hardware informationYou do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due tooverclocking. For system failure due to overclocking,

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-212.8 ConnectorsThis section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on themotherboard.Always connect ribbon

2-22Chapter 2: Hardware information3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE[blue], SEC_IDE [black)This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-234. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cablesfor

vContentsChapter 5: Driver installation5.1 Support CD contents ... 5-15.1.1 Drivers ...

2-24Chapter 2: Hardware informationParallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurationsFollowing are the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configuration

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-255. Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_RAID1, SATA_RAID2)These Serial ATA connectors support SATA hard disks that

2-26Chapter 2: Hardware information6. RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1 pin PRI_RAID1)This connector supports either RAID 0 or RAID 1 configurati

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-278. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pin CHA_FAN1,CPU_FAN1, CPU_FAN2, SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2)The fan connectors

2-28Chapter 2: Hardware information9. SSI power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR, 8-pin ATX12V)These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply. The plugs

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-2910. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT1)In addition to the S/PDIF Out port on the rear panel, an S/PDIF Outco

2-30Chapter 2: Hardware information12. USB headers (10-1 pin USB1, USB2)If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, two USB headersare availabl

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-3113. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1, MODEM1)These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from

2-32Chapter 2: Hardware information15. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO1)This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard2-33• System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pin SPKR)This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker andallows you to

viNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions:•

2-34Chapter 2: Hardware information

Chapter 3Powering upThis chapter describes the power upsequence and gives information on theBIOS beep codes.

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboardChapter summary3.1 Starting up for the first time... 3-13.2 Vocal POST Messages...

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard3-13.1 Starting up for the first time1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.2. Be sure that a

3-2Chapter 3: Powering up3.2 Vocal POST MessagesThis motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support aspecial feature called the ASUS PO

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard3-3POST Message ActionNo keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properlyconnected to the purple PS/2connector on the

3-4Chapter 3: Powering up3.3 Powering off the computerYou must first exit the operating system and shut down the system beforeswitching off the power.

Chapter 4BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change systemsettings through the BIOS Setup menus.Detailed descriptions of the BIOSparameters are also

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboardChapter summary4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ... 4-14.2 BIOS Setup program...

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-14.1 Managing and updating your BIOS• The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the support CD.• Copy the origi

viiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable fromthe electrical outlet before relocating the

4-2Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.1.2 Updating the BIOSThe Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using theAwardBIOS Flash Utility (AWDFLASH.EXE). F

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-34.2 BIOS Setup programThis motherboard includes a Flash ROM that you can update using theprovided utility described in

4-4Chapter 4: BIOS SetupChange the day, month,year and century.Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, July 16 2003Time (hh:mm:ss) 15 : 30 : 30Legacy Diskette A [1.44M,

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-54.2.4 General helpOn the right side of the menu screen is a brief description of the selecteditem.4.2.5 Sub-menuAn ite

4-6Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appearsgiving you an overview of the basic system inf

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-7Set Supervisor Password [Enter] / Set User Password [Enter]These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password,

4-8Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/SlaveAuto-Detection [Press Enter]Press enter to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-9Manual HDD type selectionIf you wish to manually enter the hard disk information, set the IDEPrimary Master item to [M

4-10Chapter 4: BIOS SetupAfter entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a diskutility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new I

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-114.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU,chipset, and other system devic

viiiAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing andconfiguring the motherboard.How this guide is organizedThis m

4-12Chapter 4: BIOS SetupCPU Clock [100MHz]This item allows you to set the CPU frequency. To do so, highlight the itemthen press Enter to display a po

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-13DRAM RAS# Precharge [3]This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command tothe DDR SDRAM. Configur

4-14Chapter 4: BIOS SetupOnChip DeviceOnboard DeviceSuper IO DeviceIntegrated Peripherals4.4.2 Integrated PeripheralsOnChip IDE DeviceIDE HDD Block Mo

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-15IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled]Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]Configur

4-16Chapter 4: BIOS Setup**On-Chip Serial ATA Setting1. The items SATA Mode, Serial ATA Port0 Mode, and Serial ATAPort1 Mode are configurable only whe

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-17Init Display First [AGP]USB Controller [Enabled]USB 2.0 Support [Enabled]USB Keyboard Support [Enabled]USB Mouse Supp

4-18Chapter 4: BIOS SetupCSA LAN (Giga-LAN) [Enabled]Allows you enable or disable the onboard Gigabit LAN controller.Configuration options: [Disabled]

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-19Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]Onboard Parallel Port

4-20Chapter 4: BIOS SetupECP Mode Use DMA [3]Allows you to select the ECP mode. This item becomes configurable onlyif the Parallel Port Mode is set to

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-21Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]IRQ ResourcesPCI/VGA Pallete Snoop [Disabled]I

ixConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of thefollowing symbols used throughout this manual.Wh

4-22Chapter 4: BIOS SetupIRQ-3 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ-4 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ-5 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ-7 assigned to [PCI Device]IRQ-9

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-23Hardware MonitorPS2 Keyboard Power On [Disabled]ACPI Function [Enabled]ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3]Run VGA BIOS if S

4-24Chapter 4: BIOS SetupPower Management [User Define]Allows you to set the automatic power saving features. Configurationoptions: [User Define] [Min

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-25Power On by Ring [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable system wake-up on ring. Configurationoptions: [Disabled] [E

4-26Chapter 4: BIOS SetupClear CASE Opened Status [Enabled]M/B Temperature 38°C/100°FCPU1 Teperature 127°C/ 4°FCPU2 Temperature N/AM/B Temperature 2

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-274.6 Boot menuHard Disk Boot PriorityRemovable Device PriorityCD-ROM Boot PriorityFirst Boot Device [Removable]Second

4-28Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.6.3 CD-ROM Boot Priority4.6.2 Removable Device Priority1. Floppy DiskRemovable Device Priority1. Ch0 S. [ASUS CDS520/A]CD-R

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-29First Boot Device [Removable]Second Boot Device [CDROM]Third Boot Device [Hard Disk]These items allow you to select y

4-30Chapter 4: BIOS SetupTypematic Rate Setting [Disabled]Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard typematic rate setting. Whenset to [Enabled], y

ASUS PC-DL Deluxe motherboard4-31Save & Exit Setup [Enter]Exit Without Saving [Enter]Load Setup Defaults [Enter]Discard Changes [Enter]Save Change