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- Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 1
® Terminator K7 Barebone System User's Guide - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 2
COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. Product Name: Terminator K7 Barebone System Manual Revision - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 3
Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA +1-510-608-4555 [email protected] Technical Support Fax: +1-510-608-4555 BBS: +1-510-739-3774 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Fax: Email: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 4
. 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 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 5
the Cover 30 2.11 Connect External Devices 32 2.12 Power Supply Specifications 33 Chapter 3: M/B Information 35 3.1 Specifications 36 3.2 Components 38 3.3 Layout 40 3.4 Hardware Setup Procedures 41 3.5 Motherboard Settings 42 3.6 System Memory 45 3.7 Central Processing Unit (CPU 47 5 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 6
3.8 Expansion Cards 48 3.9 Connectors 50 Chapter 4: Starting Up 63 4.1 Powering Up the First Time 64 4.2 Install the Operating System 66 4.3 ASUS PC Probe 69 Chapter 5: BIOS Information 75 5.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 76 5.2 BIOS Setup Program 80 5.3 Main Menu 83 5.4 Advanced Menu - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 7
included in the standard system package. 1) System Chassis 2) Motherboard 3) Switching Power Supply 4) 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive 5) CD-ROM Drive (optional) 6) 56K PCI Modem Card (optional) 7) Support CD with Drivers and Utilities 8) Installation Guide NOTE If you are assembling the system by yourself - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 8
NOTES 8 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 9
Introduction You are reading the ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System Installation Guide. This guide provides general information and installation instructions for the Terminator Barebone System. "About This Guide" contains an introduction on the contents of this document which includes target - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 10
Terminator K7 barebone system. It includes introduction on the front and rear panel features, and the internal features. 3. Chapter 2: Basic Installation This chapter tells how to install components into the barebone system through illustrated step-by-step instructions. 4. Chapter 3: Motherboard - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 11
System Introduction Chapter 1 This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS Terminator K7 barebone system. It includes an overview of the front, rear panel, and the internal features. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 11 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 12
1.1 Front Panel Features The ASUS Terminator K7 barebone system is composed of the ASUS A7VC motherboard, a power supply, and a floppy disk drive in the ASUS TriOptix form factor chassis. The following figures show the front panel features. NOTE The CD-ROM drive and modem card are optional items and - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 13
1.2 Rear Panel Features The rear panel of the ASUS Terminator K7 barebone system includes the standard PC99 I/O connectors for external devices, power supply socket, and optional modem connectors. The following figure shows the rear panel features. Game/MIDI Connector Serial Port (COM1) PS/2 Mouse - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 14
and the places where you can install the other required components to get the system running. Two 5.25" 3.5" HDD 3.5" Floppy Drive Bays Drive Bay Drive Motherboard USB/audio Board Power Supply 14 Chapter 1: System Introduction - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 15
Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to install components into the barebone system through illustrated step-by-step instructions. Basic Installation ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 15 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 16
the rest of your fingers pulling forward from both sides, push on the CD-ROM area with your thumbs until the cover tilts forward. 3. While supporting the front panel with one panel, place your other hand on the top rear edge of the cover and carefully lift the cover from the - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 17
Selector Switch 2. Remove the screw (located on the rear panel frame) that secures the power socket module. Power Socket Module Module screw WARNING! Do not plug the main power connector into the power socket until you have completed a system installation. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 17 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 18
2.2 Detach the Drive Frame 3. Place your thumb on the right edge of the power socket module, and slide it to the right until it is completely detached the module from the rear panel. 4. Unlatch the drive frame by pulling it - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 19
processor of up to 1.4GHz. Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN) CPU Socket 370 Notched corners 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lifting it up to a 90°-100° angle. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 19 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 20
fan cable to the 3-pin CPU_FAN connector on the motherboard. Refer to the picture in step 1. WARNING! The CPU fits only in one orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU. If the CPU does not fit completely, check its orientation or check for - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 21
are keyed with notches so that they fit in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM in the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. Installed DIMM ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 21 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 22
2.5 Install a Hard Disk Drive The chassis has one 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) bay right under the 5.25-inch bay. The following figures show the internal and external views of the HDD bay location. Internal View External View 5.25-inch Drive Bay 3.5-inch HDD Drive Bay Follow these steps to - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 23
Disk Drive 5. Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of Power Cable (HDD) 7. Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector (blue connector labeled IDE1) on the motherboard. Primary IDE Connector (IDE1) ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 24
2.6 Install a CD-ROM Drive A CD-ROM drive is an optional item in the Terminator barebone system. Refer to the instructions in this section if you acquired a model without a CD-ROM. Follow these steps to install a CD-ROM drive. 1. Place the chassis upright. 2. Insert the CD- - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 25
CD-ROM Drive 5. Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of motherboard. 9. Connect the other end of the audio cable to the black 4-pin connector labeled CD on the motherboard. CD-ROM Connector (CD) Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2) ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 26
2.7 Install a Modem Riser Card The motherboard includes an AMR slot that supports a modem riser card. The modem riser card is an optional item in the Terminator barebone system. Refer to the instructions in this section if you acquired a model without a modem riser card. The figure on the right - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 27
2.8 Install a PCI Expansion Card The motherboard has two 32-bit PCI slots (one shared with AMR slot). If you wish to install a PCI card, refer to the instructions in this section. The figure on the Slot Opening for PCI1 PCI Slot 1 (PCI1) PCI Slot 2 (PCI2) ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 27 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 28
instructions on where to connect them. You must re-connect these cables before replacing the chassis cover. Power Switch Power LED HDD LED Line Out / Mic USB Connector (USB2P) 1. Connect the power switch and power LED cables to their respective leads in the PANEL connector on the motherboard - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 29
Out Cable) MIC2 Lead (for Microphone Cable) Front Panel Connectors USB T: Port0 B: Port1 USB2P UAEX ® LOUT LO2 MIC MIC2 Connect to USB1 Connector on the Motherboard Connect to FLOUT Lead on the Motherboard Connect to MIC2 Lead on the Motherboard ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 29 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 30
2.10 Replace the Cover After you have installed all the internal components and you have connected all the necessary cables, you are now ready to put the system back together. Follow these steps to re-assemble the system. 1. With the chassis lying on its side, hook the swivel edge of the drive - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 31
Firmly push the cover to ensure that it is fully engaged to the chassis. 7. Lock the cover with the captive thumbscrew on the rear panel. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 31 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 32
2.11 Connect External Devices The figure below shows the specific connectors and devices that you can connect to the rear panel ports. Serial PS/2 KB VGA Line Out Line In Mic RJ-45 Game/MIDI PS/2 Mouse Parallel AC USB 32 Chapter 2: Basic Installation - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 33
2.12 Power Supply Specifications Input Characteristics Input Voltage power supply will shut down and latch off for shorting +5V, +12V, -12V, -5V, or +3.3V. By shorting +5Vsb, the power supply can latch down or automatically recover when the fault condition is removed. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 34
NOTES 34 Chapter 2: Basic Installation - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 35
Chapter 3 This chapter gives detailed technical information about the different features of the A7VC motherboard - the heart of the Terminator K7 Barebone System . M/B Information ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 35 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 36
PCI LAN, 133/100/66MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), Ultra-DMA/66/100, and Suspend-to-RAM feature. • PC100/133 Memory Support: Equipped with two Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets to support Intel PC133/PC100compliant, non-ECC 3.3V SDRAMs (available in 64, 128, 256, or 512MB densities) up to 1GB - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 37
CPU and system voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS (Mozart-2) ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe. • LCD/TV Output: The LCD/TV interface can support either an optional LCD module for LCD output or a TV-out module for TV output. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 38
VT686B I/O Controller 10 Main Memory Maximum 1GB support (non-ECC) 2 DIMM Sockets 6 PC133 SDRAM support Expansion Slot 2 Riser PCI USB Connectors (Port 0 & Port 1) USB2P Header Power ATX Power Supply Connector 5 ATX 12V Connector 2 Form Factor FlexATX 38 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 39
3.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 34 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 5 67 15 1413 12 11 10 9 8 ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 39 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 40
RTL8100 Socket 462 PCI Slot 1 MIC2 FLOUT CD MODEM PCI Slot 2 Audio Codec WOLCON Audio Modem Riser (AMR) JP1B ADN COM2 USB1 VIA VT8364A Chipset CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power LCDTV ® ASUS Mozart VIA 82C686B Chipset WOR CLRTC IDELED IR FLOPPY PANEL 40 Chapter 3: Motherboard - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 41
you unplug the power supply when adding or removing system components. Failure to do so may severely damage the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. When lit, the onboard LED indicates that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode, not powered OFF. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 41 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 42
you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 43
devices. Set to +5VSB to allow wake up from S3 state (no power to CPU; RAM in slow refresh; power supply in reduced power mode). JP1A 12 23 A7VC +5V +5VSB (Back Panel USB Port) JP1B 12 23 ® A7VC USB Ports Setting +5V +5VSB (Front Panel USB Port) ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 43 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 44
AC97 audio parameter in BIOS when you use a primary AMR. A7VC ADN 12 23 ® ENABLE (Default) A7VC AMR Riser Card Detection Setting DISABLE 44 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 45
vs. stability. • SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO (Extended Data Output) chips. • BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen. • Single-sided DIMMs come in 16, 32, 64,128, 256MB; double-sided come in 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 45 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 46
you unplug the power supply when adding or removing memory modules or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.4 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information). Insert the module(s) into the DIMM sockets as shown. Because - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 47
so will cause the CPU to overheat and may damage both the CPU and the motherboard. Install an auxillary fan, if necessary. CAUTION! Be careful not to scrape the motherboard when mounting/unmounting a clamp-style processor fan to avoid damaging the motherboard. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 47 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 48
motherboard has two PCI expansion slots to support PCI cards. Refer to 2.8 Install a PCI Expansion Card section when installing expansion cards. WARNING! Unplug the system power If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 49
slot can support only specially designed AMR cards. The components of a standard AMR card and its bracket face toward the edge of the motherboard, while those of a specially designed AMR card face the expansion slots. A7VC ® A7VC Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 49 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 50
Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 51
. The Line In (light blue) connects a tape players or other audio sources. The Mic (pink) connects a microphone. Line Out Line In Mic 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 51 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 52
for connecting USB devices. Universal Serial Bus (USB) 8. Game/MIDI Connector (Gold 15-pin GAME_AUDIO) This connector, located on the CGAEX extension module, supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. Joystick/Midi (15-pin female) 52 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 53
devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. Refer to Onboard Serial Port 1/2 in 5.4.2 I/O Device a MIC which connects to a microphone. Universal Serial Bus LOUT MIC ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 53 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 54
by setting its jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS supports specific device bootup (see 5.6 Boot Menu). If you have more than two UltraDMA/66/33 Connectors PIN 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector 54 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 55
the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions. IR A7VC 1 Front View Back View +5V IRRX GND IRTX ® A7VC Infrared Module Connector IRTX GND IRRX +5V (NC) ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 55 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 56
the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins. GND +12V Rotation A7VC CPU_FAN GND +12V Rotation ® CH_FAN A7VC 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power 5. IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 57
Ground Ground Ground Power Supply On Ground -12.0Volts +3.3Volts ATXPWR A7VC ATX12V COM COM +12V DC +12V DC ® A7VC ATX & Auxiliary Power Connectors +12.0Volts +5V Standby Power Good Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +5.0 Volts Ground +3.3 Volts +3.3 Volts ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 57 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 58
5.5.1 Power Up Control) and make sure that system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. A7VC IMPORTANT: Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5 volt standby power WOLCON ® +5 Volt Standby PME A7VC Wake-On-LAN Connector Ground 58 Chapter 3: Motherboard - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 59
feature requires that the Power Up On External Modem Act parameter is enabled (see 5.5.1 Power Up Control) and that the system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. WOR A7VC Ring# # DD2 DD0 LTVCL +3V TVVSYNC GND DD4 DD3 DD1 GND ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 59 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 60
A7VC IOC_MB Connector 13. Internal Microphone (2-pin) and FLOUT (3-pin) Connectors This connector allows you to connect chassis mounted microphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external microphone onto the ATX connectors. Connect the Line Out/Mic cable to the FLOUT/MIC2 connector - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 61
LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support. 17. System Management Interrupt Connector (2-pin SMI) This 2-pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode, switch for rebooting the system without turning off the power switch. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 61 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 62
NOTES 62 Chapter 3: Motherboard Information - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 63
Chapter 4 This chapter enumerates the contents of the support CD that comes with the Terminator Barebone System package. Support CD ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 63 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 64
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. The support installation menu should appear. If the menu - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 65
ASUS Update program. 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 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 66
to view user's manuals in PDF format. • Install Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: 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. • Browse Support - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 67
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 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 68
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 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 69
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 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 70
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. To run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 71
icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 71 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 72
NOTES 72 Chapter 4: Starting Up - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 73
Chapter 5 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives details on how to change the system settings using the BIOS setup menus. BIOS Information ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 73 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 74
System power (For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis.) 6. The power LED on beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 75
click the Start button, click Shut Down, and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down. NOTE: The message "You can now safely turn off your computer" does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 75 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 76
save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 77
5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press . The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press . ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 77 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 78
BIOS Procedures WARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your motherboard and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 79
and if the problem still persists, update the original BIOS file you saved to the disk above. If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, the system may not boot. If this happens, the system will need servicing. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 79 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 80
motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 5.2 Managing and Updating Your BIOS. The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard make changes to the power management settings. It RAM of the EEPROM. The EEPROM on the motherboard - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 81
this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system screen to its Setup Defaults Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 81 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 82
any of the fields, use the set default hot key . While moving around through the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 83
[1.44M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 83 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 84
a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your You can try updating your BIOS or enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters manually. NOTE: After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 85
older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 85 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 86
. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number supported by the drive. This field can also be configured manually. Note that when this field is automatically configured, the set value may not always be the fastest value for - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 87
/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec] This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 87 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 88
Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC RAM: (1) Unplug [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 89
the CPU Frequency you select for the previous field, and the second available option is the CPU Frequency multiplied by 4/3. To maintain and ensure system stability, DRAM Frequency is set to [100 MHz] when the BIOS setup default settings are loaded/selected. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 90
CPU level 2 cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus ( [Enabled] [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 91
. SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] Sets the optimal timings for SDRAM related fields, depending on the memory modules you are using. Default setting is [By SPD], which sets the subsequent 3 items by be adjustable when SDRAM Configuration is set to [User Define]. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 91 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 92
on default setting. Enabled, this frees the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA devices that normally consume about 5060 PCI Clocks Disabled] To optimize the data transfer on PCI, this merges a sequence of individual memory writes (bytes or words) into a single 32-bit block of data. However, - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 93
onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to in 3.9.1 External Connectors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 93 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 94
+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] Onboard Peripheral Resource Control Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the motherboard's BIOS to detect whether you are using any network/audio device. If a network/audio device is detected, the onboard network/audio - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 95
Onboard Legacy Audio Support [Disabled] The onboard chipset is integrated with a SoundBlaster Pro controller. To use it, you must enable this Function [Disabled] Enable this field to use the game port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable (200h-207h)] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 95 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 96
graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. The setting [Enabled] should correct this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the onboard Symbios SCSI BIOS will be disabled. [Disabled] will disable the motherboard's Symbios SCSI BIOS so that the BIOS on an add-on Symbios SCSI - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 97
USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [Enabled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [ being used to determine if a legacy device is using that IRQ. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 97 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 98
PCI/PNP DMA Resource Exclusion DMA x Reserved for Legacy Device [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed DMA channel for each field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) device. The default setting indicates either that the displayed DMA channel is not used or an ICU is - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 99
you to set the base address and block size of an onboard legacy ISA device that uses any memory segment within the C800 and DFFF address range. If you have such a device and you are not Configuration options: [No/ICU] [C800] [CC00] [D000] [D400] [D800] [DC00] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 99 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 100
This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 101
] except that the system inactivity period is longer; [Disabled] disables the power saving features; [User Define] allows you to set power saving options according to your preference. Configuration options: [User Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 101 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 102
off, except for the system RAM. Thus, the PC only consumes less than 5 watts of power. Select [Enabled] if your power supply can provide at least 720mA on the +5VSB lead to support the STR function. If the expansion card you use on the motherboard do not support the STR function, you must leave - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 103
after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 103 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 104
or signal. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-OnLAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. Wake onUSB for S3/S4/S5 State [Disbled] This allows you to select whether or not to wake up from S3/S4 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 105
] only if necessary. NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: "Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details". You will then be prompted to "Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP". ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 105 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 106
of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration fields include Removable Devices, IDE Hard Drive, ATAPI CD-ROM, and Other . Currently, the Promise® Ultra DMA/100 chip does not support this feature. 106 Chapter 5: BIOS Information - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 107
was booted. Select [Yes] only if you want to clear these data during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [ supports the operating system in multiprocessing (MP OS). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 108
you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. Once this option is selected, a confirmation is - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 109
now select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values . Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS Terminator K7 Barebone System 109 - Asus Terminator K7 | E732 MANUAL TERMINATOR K7 English V1.0 - Page 110
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