Asus K8U-X manual

Motherboard K8U-X User Guide[...]

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iii ASUS K8U-X Motherboard Contents Notice ................................................................................................................ vi Safety Information ............................................................................................ vii Electrical safety .........................................................[...]

iv 1.9 Jumpers ..................................................................................................1-16 1.10 Connectors ............................................................................................1-18 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................................................1-18 1.10.2 Interna[...]

v ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ....................................................2-24 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support ...................................................................... 2-24 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support ................................................................... 2-24 2.5.5 APM Configuration ...............[...]

vi The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ʼs authority to operate this equipment. Notices Federal communications commission statement [...]

vii ASUS K8U-X Motherboard Safety Information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that t he po w er ca b le s f or th e d e vi c es ar e u n pl u gg e d b ef or e t h e s ig n a[...]

viii DANGER/W ARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage t o the components when trying to complete a task. NOTE: T ips and additional information to help you complete a task. IMPORT ANT : Instr uctions that y ou MUS T f ollow t o comp lete a task. Conventions used in thi[...]

ix ASUS K8U-X Motherboard K8U-X Specifications Summary CPU Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 / Sempron CPU Support AMD 64 architecture that enables simultaneous 32-biit and 64-bit computing Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet T echnology Chipset ULi M1689 System bus 800 MHz (1600 MT/s) Memory 2 x 18 4- p in D I MM S o ck et s s up po r t u p to 2G B [...]

x K8U-X Specifications Summary Internal I/O 2 x US B 2 .0 c onne ctor s f or 4 add iti onal USB 2.0 Po rts CPU/Chassis fan connectors 20-pin A TX/4-pin A TX 12V power connectors CD/AUX audio in connectors Front panel audio connector System pannel connector GAME/MIDI connector Chassis intrusion BIOS features 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS, ACPI, PnP , D[...]

This chapter describes the features of the motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and il lus trat ion s of the la yout , ju mpe r se tti ngs , and connectors. Product Introduction Chapt er 1[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-2 1.1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® K8U-X motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! The mothe rbo ard comb ines the power s of the AMD Athlo n™ 64 proc ess or and the ULi M1 689 ch ips[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-3 HyperT ransport™ T echnology HyperT ransport™ T echnology is a high-speed, low latency , point-to-point link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in computers, networking and telecommunicatons equipment up to 48 times faster than other existing technologies. Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ T e[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-4 6-Channel Audio solution The motherboard uses an onboard audio CODEC that lets you enjoy high-quality 6-channel audio without having to buy advanced sound cards. 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the ASUS support CD in case when the BIOS cod[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-5 1.4 Before Y ou Proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. K8U-X ® K8U-X Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touc[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-6 1.5 Motherboard Overview 1.5.1 Motherboard layout K8U-X R PCI1 P ANEL K8 U-X R CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD AUX Super I / O 4Mbit BIOS Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) FP_AUDIO ADI AD1888 A TX12V CHASSIS CLRTC A TXPWR USB56 SB_PWR CHA_F AN USBPW12 USBPW34 USBPW56 USBPW78 18.3cm (7in) 30.5cm (12in) SA TA1 F[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-7 1.5.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sur e that you place it into the chassis in t he correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of t he chassis as indicated in the image below . 1.5.3 Screw holes Place 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the mothe[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-8 1.6 Central Process ing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 754-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 processor . The 128-bit-wide data paths of these processors can run applications faster than processors with only 32-bit or 64-bit wide data path[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-9 1.6.2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU: 1. Locate the 754-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard. Socket Lever 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in com[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-10 1.7 System Memory 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. K8U-X ® K8U-X 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins DIMM1 DIMM2 1.7.2 Memory configurations Y ou may install 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512M B DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory con?[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-1 1 DDR400 Qualified V endor List (QVL) Size V endor Part Number Chip Brand SS/DS Chip Number DIMMs A* B* 256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Kingston SS D3208DH1T -6 V V 256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT-J V V 512MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT -D43 V V 512MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/512 Hy[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-12 A* supports one module inserted in any slot. B* supports one pair of modules inserted in two slots. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) for the latest DDR 400 Qualified V endor List for this motherboard. Size V endor Part Number Chip Brand SS/DS Chip Number DIMMs A* B* 512MB Nanya NT512D64S8HB1G-5T Nanya DS [...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-13 1.8 Expansion Slots T o install and configure an expansion card: 1. In st a l l a n ex p a n si on c a r d f ol lo w i n g th e i n s tr uc ti o n s t ha t c a m e wi th t h e ch as s i s . 2. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 2 for BIOS information. 3. Assign an IRQ to the [...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-14 IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 IRQ holder for PCI steering 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 9* 4 IRQ holer for PCI[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-15 Install only +1.5V AGP cards. 1.8.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP 8X/4X (+1.5V) cards. When you buy an AGP card, make sure that you ask for one with +1.5V specification. Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on the motherboard. K8U-X ® K8U-X [...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-16 1.9 Jumpers The onboard jumpers supply some configurations about special functions, in order to satisfy usersʼ requirements. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on the jum per def aul t p osit ion . R emo ving th e c ap w ill ca use sys tem bo ot f ail ure ! 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jum[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-17 2. U S B d e v ic e wa k e - up ( 3- p i n U S B PW R 1 2, U SB P W R 34 , US B P WR 5 6 , U S B PW R 7 8) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-18 1.10 Connectors T h i s s e c t i o n d e s c r i b e s a n d i l l u s t r a t e s t h e m o t h e r b o a r d r e a r p a n e l a n d i n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s . 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1 1 1 4 5 6 7 2 3 9 10 8 1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port.[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-19 7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. Serial connector . This 9-pin COM1 port is for serial devices. 10. S/PDIF out[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-20 1.10.2 Internal connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) T h i s co n n e c t o r su p p o r t s th e p r o v i d ed U l t r a A TA 1 3 3 I D E h a r d d i s k r i b b o n cable. Connect the cableʼ s blue connecto[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-21 K8U-X R K8U-X Floppy disk drive connector FLOPPY PIN 1 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbo[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-22 5. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN, CHA_F AN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-23 6. USB header (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. Connect the USB cable of the USB 2.0 module to this header . Y ou may install the USB module in the chassis front panel. The module has two USB 2.0 ports for connecting next generat[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-24 9. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME) Th is c on nec tor su ppo rt s a G AME /MI DI mod ul e. I f a G AM E/M IDI mo dul e i s available, connect the GAME/MIDI cable to this connector . The GAME/MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing a[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 1-25 10. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial A T A cables for primary internal storage devices. The current Serial A T A interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel A T A with 133MB/s (Ultra A T A/133). K8U-X ® K8U[...]

Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-26 The System Panel connector is color-coded for easy and foolproof connection. T ake note of the specific connector colors as described. K8U-X ® K8U-X System panel connector * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED- PWR +5V Speaker PLED Ground RESET Ground Reset Ground Ground PLED+ IDE_LED- IDE_LED+ IDE_LED SPEAKE[...]

This chapter tells how to change system s et t i ng s th r o ug h th e B I O S S e tu p m e n us . Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS Information Chapter 2[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-2 2.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode. 2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST . 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - U[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-3 d. C l ic k File f ro m t h e m en u , t h en se l ec t Format . A F o rm a t 3 1 / 2 Floppy Disk window appears. e. Se lect Create a MS-DOS startup disk from the format ooptions field, thenn click Start. 2. C op y th e o ri gi nal (o r t he l at es t) m ot he rb oa rd B IO S to th e b oot ab le floppy disk. 2.1.2 Using[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-4 When the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt A:>afudos /iK8U - X.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. d[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-5 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash fe atur e allows you to e asil y update the BIOS wit hout ha vin g to go th rou gh t he lo n g p ro ces s of bo o ti n g f ro m a d is k et t e a nd us ing a DO S-b as ed ut ili ty . Th e E Z F la sh is bu il t- in the B IO S fi rmw ar e so it is a cce ssi bl[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-6 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! User recovery req[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-7 DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the system automatically checks the CD-ROM. T o recover the BIOS from t[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-8 2.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Us e t h e BI O S S et up pr og r am wh en yo u a re in s ta ll i ng a m ot he rb o ar d, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to ?[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-9 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration E[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user- configurable, you may change the value of the field opposite the item. Y ou can not select an item that is not user-configurable. A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. T o change[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-1 1 2.3 Main Menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] Allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A, B [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Set[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-12 2 . 3 . 4 P r i m a r y / S e c o n d a r y / T h i r d / F o u r t h I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The values opposite[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-13 2.3.5 System Information Thi s men u giv es yo u an over view of t he ge nera l sys tem s peci ficat ions . The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memor[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-14 T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. 2.4 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configurat[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-15 2.4.2 CPU Configuration The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. This option should remain disabled for the normal operation. The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose. 1. Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the AMD CPU Coo[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-16 NorthBridge Configuration 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Chipset Settings NorthBridge Configuration HyperTransport Configuration SouthBridge Configuration AGP Configuration Spread Spectrum [Enable[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-17 Memory Configuration The Memory Configuration menu items allow you to change the related me mo ry set tin gs . Se le ct a n i te m th en pre ss <E nt er > to d isp la y th e sub- men u. MEMCLK can be set by the code using AUTO, or if you use LIMIT, you can set one of the standard values. Memory Configuration Memc[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-18 TRCD [3 CLK] This item displays the TRCD c lock setting. Configurat ion options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] [5 CLK] [6 CLK]. TRAS [8 CLK] This item displays the TRAS clock setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [5 CLK] [6 CLK] [7 CLK] [8 CLK] [9 CLK] [10 CLK] [1 1 CLK] [12 CLK] [13 CLK] [14 CLK] [15 CLK]. TRP [3 CLK[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-19 SouthBridge Configuration The menu items allow you to change the SouthBridge settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. SouthBridge Chipset Configuration AC97 Audio [Enabled] Ethernet Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] USB 1.1 OHCI Host Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 EHCI[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-20 AGP Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter [AGP] Switches the PCI Bus scanning order while searching for a video card. This allows you to select the type of Primary VGA in case of multiple video controllers. Configuration options: [PCI] [AGP]. AGP Data T ransfer Rate [1x/2x/4x/8x] This motherboa rd suppor ts the AGP 8X [...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-21 2.4.4 OnBoard Devices Configuration Configure ITE8712 Super IO Chipset Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port1 Mode [Normal] Parallel Port Address [Disabled] OnBoard Game Port [Disabled] OnBoard MIDI Port [Disabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial COM 1 base address. Configuration o[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-22 T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. Onboard Game Port [Disabled] Enables or disables the onboard GAME port. C o n f i g u r a t i o n o p t i o n s : [Disabled] [Enabled]. Onboard MIDI Port [Disabled] Enables or disables the onboa[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-23 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Y es] Wh e n s et to [Y e s] , B IO S a s si gn s a n I RQ to PC I V GA c ar d i f t he c ar d requests for an IRQ. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to the PCI VGA card even if requested. Configuration options: [Y es] [No] Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the palle[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-24 Suspend Mode [Auto] Select the ACPI state Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] used for System ACPI 2.0 Support [No] Suspend. ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor 2.5 Power Menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Select an item then p[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-25 2.5.5 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Power Button Mode [On/Off] Allo ws the sys tem to go i nto On/ Of f m ode or susp end mod e wh en t he powe r butto n is p resse d. Con figura[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-26 PowerOn By PS/2 KB&MS [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the keyboard and mouse wake-up feature. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]. Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable R TC to generat[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-27 2.5.6 Hardware Monitor MB T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard, CPU and power temperatures. Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM][...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-28 Boot Settings Specifies the Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority sequence. Boot Settings Configuration Security Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the 1st Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] available devices. 2nd Boot Device [PM-ST320413A] 3rd Boot Device [SM-ASUS CD-S360] A device enclosed in paren[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-29 Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use the ASUS MyLogo feature. depends on the number of hard disk drives installed in the system. Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] En ab li ng th is i te m a ll ow s th e B IO S to sk ip [...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-30 After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. 2.6.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this ite[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 2-31 User Access Level [Full Access] Allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access]. No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility . View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field. Limited allows change only to sele[...]

Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2-32 Exit & Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that yo u m ad e t o th e S etu p p rog ra m. If y ou ma de c ha nge s t o fi el ds oth er than System Date, System T ime, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. Discard Changes Allows you to discard the sele[...]

T h i s c h a p t e r d e s c r i b e s t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software Support Chapter 3[...]

Chapter 3: Software Support 3-2 3.1 Install an Operating System This motherboard supports Windows ® 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. 3.2 Support CD Information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and se[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 3-3 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ULi Chipset Drivers Install ULI Chipset drivers. AD1888 SoundMAX Audio Driver Install AD1888 AC' 97 compliant audio controller and application. Make AL[...]

Chapter 3: Software Support 3-4 ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you on any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition. ASUS Update T hi s p r og r am al l ow s y o u t o d ow n lo a d t he la t es t v e rs i on of th e B I OS[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 3-5 Cool' n' Quiet Software Install Cool' n' Quiet. ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver . In di ffer ent OS , the s cree n dis play may be d iffe rent w ith t he opt ion o f util ity driver . The icons are for general reference only . 3.2.4 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supple[...]

Chapter 3: Software Support 3-6 3.2.5 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. Y ou may also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 3-7 3.3 RAID Configurations This onboard Southbridge Chipset ULi M1689 allow you to set HardDisk RAID. It supports RAID as follows: RAID 0 (called data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. T wo hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a su[...]

Chapter 3: Software Support 3-8 3.4 Creating a RAID Driver Disk T o create a RAID driver disk: 1. Insert the motherboard support CD into the CD-ROM drive and locate the Makedisk.exe utility for your RAID controller . The Makedisk.exe utility for the RAID driver is located in DriversRAIDMakedisk.exe” of the motherboard support CD. 2. Insert a c[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 3-9 3.5 Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ T echnology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ T echnology that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed and voltage depending on the task the CPU performs. M ak e su r e t o in st a l l th e Co o l ʻ nʼ Q ui e t !™ d ri v e r an d ap p l i c at io n w h e n us in [...]

Chapter 3: Software Support 3-10 Windows ® 98SE/ME 1 . From the Windows ® 98SE/ME op era tin g s yst em, cl ick th e S t ar t b utt on. Se le ct Se tt in gs , t he n C on tr ol Pa ne l . 2. Do uble -cli ck t he Di spla y ico n in the Control Panel then select the Screen Saver tab. 3. Fro m the Energ y savi ng feat ures o f m o n i t o r g r o u p[...]

ASUS K8U-X Motherboard 3-1 1 3.5.2 Launching the Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ software The motherboard support CD includes the Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ software that enables you to view your systemʼs real-time CPU frequency and voltage. T o launch the Cool ʻnʼ Quiet!™ program: 1. I f y o u a r e u s i n g W i n d ow s ® 9 8 S E /M E / 2 0 00 , c li c k t[...]

Chapter 3: Software Support 3-12[...]