ASUS PUNDIT-R BLACK User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Notices

  6
• Safety information

  7
• About this guide

  8
• System package contents

  10
• Welcome!

  12
• Front panel (external)

  12
• Front panel (internal)

  13
• Rear panel

  14
• Internal components

  16
• System dimension

  16
• Preparation

  18
• Before you proceed

  18
• Removing the cover

  19
• Removing the storage drive assembly

  20
• Installing a CPU

  21
• CPU installation

  22
• Installing memory modules

  25
• Overview

  25
• Memory configurations

  25
• Qualified Vendor List

  26
• Installing a DIMM

  26
• Removing a DIMM

  27
• Installing PCI cards

  28
• PCI slots

  28
• PCI card installation

  28
• Configuring an expansion card

  30
• Installing storage drives

  31
• Installing a hard disk drive

  31
• Installing an optical drive

  33
• 2.9 Replacing the cover

  36
• 2.10 Removing and re-installing the foot stand

  37
• 2.10.1 Removing the foot stand

  37
• 2.10.2 Re-installing the foot stand

  38
• 2.11 Power supply unit information

  39
• 2.11.1 Voltage selector

  39
• 2.11.2 Power supply specifications

  40
• 2.12 Connecting devices

  41
• Installing an operating system

  44
• Powering up

  45
• Using the system

  45
• PCMCIA card slot

  45
• Storage card slot

  46
• Optical drive

  46
• Support CD information

  47
• Running the support CD

  47
• Drivers menu

  47
• Utilities

  48
• ASUS contact information

  49
• ATI IGP Catalyst™

  50
• Left-click menu

  50
• Right-click menu

  50
• Managing multiple displays

  51
• Multi-channel audio feature

  53
• Introduction

  58
• Motherboard layout

  58
• Jumper

  59
• Internal connectors

  61
• Managing and updating your BIOS

  68
• Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2

  68
• ASUS Update

  70
• BIOS Setup program

  72
• BIOS menu screen

  73
• Menu bar

  73
• Navigation keys

  73
• Menu items

  74
• Sub-menu items

  74
• Configuration fields

  74
• Pop-up window

  74
• Scroll bar

  74
• General help

  74
• Main menu

  75
• System Time

  75
• System Date

  75
• Primary IDE Master/Slave; Serial ATA Master

  76
• System Information

  77
• Advanced menu

  78
• CPU Configuration

  78
• Chipset

  79
• Onboard Devices Configuration

  81
• PCIPnP

  82
• Power menu

  84
• Suspend Mode

  84
• Repost Video on S3 Resume

  84
• ACPI 2.0 Support

  84
• ACPI APIC Support

  84
• APM Configuration

  85
• Hardware Monitor

  86
• Boot menu

  88
• Boot Device Priority

  88
• Boot Settings Configuration

  89
• Security

  90
• Exit menu

  93