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... responsible for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Communications. However, there is required to comply with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. This class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by one or more of the monitor to the graphics card is no guarantee that...
... responsible for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Communications. However, there is required to comply with manufacturer's instructions, may cause undesired operation. This class B digital apparatus complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This equipment generates, uses and can be determined by one or more of the monitor to the graphics card is no guarantee that...
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... the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. 1. Optional component • Optical drive (CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW) x Support CD 5. Cables • AC power cable • IDE cable • Serial ATA signal cable (x 2) 4. ASUS Pundit-PE3 barebone system with • ASUS motherboard • 275 W PFC power supply unit 2. System package contents Check your barebone system package for horizontal placement • Hard disk drive screw (x 8) • Optical drive screw (x 2) • Rubber washer (x 8) 3. User guide 6.
... the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. 1. Optional component • Optical drive (CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RW) x Support CD 5. Cables • AC power cable • IDE cable • Serial ATA signal cable (x 2) 4. ASUS Pundit-PE3 barebone system with • ASUS motherboard • 275 W PFC power supply unit 2. System package contents Check your barebone system package for horizontal placement • Hard disk drive screw (x 8) • Optical drive screw (x 2) • Rubber washer (x 8) 3. User guide 6.
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... Ethernet LAN, Pundit-PE3 is ON. 3 . This LED lights up when data is an all-in the 775-land package with powerful and flexible features. The ASUS Pundit-PE3 is being read from or written to turn the system on or off. 2 . Press this button to the hard disk drive. 4 . 5 . 2 5 - P o w e r L E D . Thank you can maximize your computing and multimedia needs. 1.2 Front panel The front panel includes the system and audio control buttons...
... Ethernet LAN, Pundit-PE3 is ON. 3 . This LED lights up when data is an all-in the 775-land package with powerful and flexible features. The ASUS Pundit-PE3 is being read from or written to turn the system on or off. 2 . Press this button to the hard disk drive. 4 . 5 . 2 5 - P o w e r L E D . Thank you can maximize your computing and multimedia needs. 1.2 Front panel The front panel includes the system and audio control buttons...
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... Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for IEEE 1394a-compliant audio/video devices, storage peripherals, and other PC devices. 8 . H e a d p h o n e p o r t . ASUS Pundit-PE3 1-3 The port functions as audio Line Out when you connect an external audio output device that supports the S/PDIF feature. 6 . M i c r o p h o n e p o r t . This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone. 7 . 4 - 5 . This port provides high-speed connectivity for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as S/PDIF Out port when you connect a headphone with a stereo mini-plug. This port is a combined...
... Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for IEEE 1394a-compliant audio/video devices, storage peripherals, and other PC devices. 8 . H e a d p h o n e p o r t . ASUS Pundit-PE3 1-3 The port functions as audio Line Out when you connect an external audio output device that supports the S/PDIF feature. 6 . M i c r o p h o n e p o r t . This Mic (pink) port connects a microphone. 7 . 4 - 5 . This port provides high-speed connectivity for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as S/PDIF Out port when you connect a headphone with a stereo mini-plug. This port is a combined...
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... Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that conforms with serial specification. 1 3 . Provide ventilation for a PS/2 mouse. 3 . Provides high-speed connectivity for IEEE 1394a-compliant audio/video devices, storage peripherals, and other audio sources. L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t . M e t a l b r a c k e t l o c k. Connects a VGA monitor. 1-4 Chapter 1: System introduction p i n I n p o r t . This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other consumer electronic devices. 6 . In 6-channel mode, the function of devices...
... Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that conforms with serial specification. 1 3 . Provide ventilation for a PS/2 mouse. 3 . Provides high-speed connectivity for IEEE 1394a-compliant audio/video devices, storage peripherals, and other audio sources. L A N ( R J - 4 5 ) p o r t . M e t a l b r a c k e t l o c k. Connects a VGA monitor. 1-4 Chapter 1: System introduction p i n I n p o r t . This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other consumer electronic devices. 6 . In 6-channel mode, the function of devices...
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... Surround 6-Channel LFE* Output/Center Front Speaker Out Surround 1 7 . PCI slot metal brackets. ASUS Pundit-PE3 1-5 Covers the PCI Express x1 and PCI slots. 1 8 . Refer to the table below for the power supply unit. In 4/6-channel mode, the function of the Line Out, Line In, and Microphone ports change when you select the 6-channel configuration. 1 4 . These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA...
... Surround 6-Channel LFE* Output/Center Front Speaker Out Surround 1 7 . PCI slot metal brackets. ASUS Pundit-PE3 1-5 Covers the PCI Express x1 and PCI slots. 1 8 . Refer to the table below for the power supply unit. In 4/6-channel mode, the function of the Line Out, Line In, and Microphone ports change when you select the 6-channel configuration. 1 4 . These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA...
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... system component. ® Onboard LED 2-2 SB_PWR1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off Chapter 2: Basic installation Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that you have all the components you plan to install 1. Expansion card(s) 4. 2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that the standby power LED is ON, in sleep mode or in the system. Central processing unit (CPU) 2. DDR Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3.
... system component. ® Onboard LED 2-2 SB_PWR1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off Chapter 2: Basic installation Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that you have all the components you plan to install 1. Expansion card(s) 4. 2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that the standby power LED is ON, in sleep mode or in the system. Central processing unit (CPU) 2. DDR Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3.
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... and make the necessary hardware settings for details. 2.6.1 Expansion slots PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 2.6 Installing an expansion card In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage the motherboard. You can only install low profile expansion cards on this system. Lift the expansion card lock to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Expansion card...
... and make the necessary hardware settings for details. 2.6.1 Expansion slots PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 2.6 Installing an expansion card In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage the motherboard. You can only install low profile expansion cards on this system. Lift the expansion card lock to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Expansion card...
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If you intend to the chassis. Replace the expansion card lock to secure the card to use. 3. otherwise, install other components before replacing the chassis support bracket. 6. PCI Express x1 slot PCI slots 4. Remove the metal cover opposite the slot that you have already installed a hard disk drive, replace the chassis support bracket; Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Metal bracket ASUS Pundit-PE3 2-13
If you intend to the chassis. Replace the expansion card lock to secure the card to use. 3. otherwise, install other components before replacing the chassis support bracket. 6. PCI Express x1 slot PCI slots 4. Remove the metal cover opposite the slot that you have already installed a hard disk drive, replace the chassis support bracket; Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot. 5. Metal bracket ASUS Pundit-PE3 2-13
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... you have installed an optical drive). 2.8.1 Hard disk drive bays The drive bays incorporate a screw-less design that trap the HDD screws and secure the drive in the place. Rubber washer 2 2 ASUS Pundit-PE3 2-17 Insert the rubber washers to install and remove a hard disk drive without driving screws on the drive screw holes. 2.8 Installing hard disk drives (HDDs) The system comes with two 3.5-inch drive bays (labeled 1 and 2) for installation of two Serial ATA hard disk drives or one...
... you have installed an optical drive). 2.8.1 Hard disk drive bays The drive bays incorporate a screw-less design that trap the HDD screws and secure the drive in the place. Rubber washer 2 2 ASUS Pundit-PE3 2-17 Insert the rubber washers to install and remove a hard disk drive without driving screws on the drive screw holes. 2.8 Installing hard disk drives (HDDs) The system comes with two 3.5-inch drive bays (labeled 1 and 2) for installation of two Serial ATA hard disk drives or one...
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... Update Program. Refer to the target system, this utility using three different modes: interactive, silent, or unattended preload. Intel(R) Graphics Accelerator Driver Installs the Intel® Graphics Accelerator Driver. 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Intel(R) PRO/100 and PRO/1000 Adapters Driver Installs the Intel® PRO/100 and 10/100 Adapters Driver. Realtek Audio Driver Executes the wizard to activate the devices. ASUS Pundit-PE3 3-3 When installed...
... Update Program. Refer to the target system, this utility using three different modes: interactive, silent, or unattended preload. Intel(R) Graphics Accelerator Driver Installs the Intel® Graphics Accelerator Driver. 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Intel(R) PRO/100 and PRO/1000 Adapters Driver Installs the Intel® PRO/100 and 10/100 Adapters Driver. Realtek Audio Driver Executes the wizard to activate the devices. ASUS Pundit-PE3 3-3 When installed...
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... connector is for an Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cable. PIN 1 ASUS Pundit-PE3 4-5 Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) This connector is removed to the optical drive or HDD documentation for the jumper settings. • Pin 20 on the IDE ribbon cable to section "1.3 Rear panel" for an Ultra DMA 100/66/33 IDE master device (hard disk drive). This prevents incorrect insertion when you must configure the optical drive as a slave device by setting its jumper...
... connector is for an Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cable. PIN 1 ASUS Pundit-PE3 4-5 Primary IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1) This connector is removed to the optical drive or HDD documentation for the jumper settings. • Pin 20 on the IDE ribbon cable to section "1.3 Rear panel" for an Ultra DMA 100/66/33 IDE master device (hard disk drive). This prevents incorrect insertion when you must configure the optical drive as a slave device by setting its jumper...
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...i t i e s screen menu. 3. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The D r i v e r s menu appears. 2. ASUS Pundit-PE3 5-3 ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then click A S U S U p d a t e. Quit all Windows® applications before you to your system. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility recovers or updates the BIOS file. The ASUS Update utility allows...
...i t i e s screen menu. 3. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The D r i v e r s menu appears. 2. ASUS Pundit-PE3 5-3 ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the U t i l i t i e s tab, then click A S U S U p d a t e. Quit all Windows® applications before you to your system. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility recovers or updates the BIOS file. The ASUS Update utility allows...
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... motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of your system, or prompted to "Run Setup." When you start up the computer, the system provides you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your computer in the future. Even if you with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to use...
... motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of your system, or prompted to "Run Setup." When you start up the computer, the system provides you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your computer in the future. Even if you with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to use...
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... DMA SMART Monitoring Type LBA/Large Mode Block(Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode Smart Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer : Hard Disk : ST320413A : 20.0GB : Supported : 16 Sectors :4 : MultiWord DMA-2 : Ultra DMA-5 : Supported [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. The BIOS automatically detects...
... DMA SMART Monitoring Type LBA/Large Mode Block(Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode Smart Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer : Hard Disk : ST320413A : 20.0GB : Supported : 16 Sectors :4 : MultiWord DMA-2 : Ultra DMA-5 : Supported [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. The BIOS automatically detects...
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... to use legacy OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports. The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.10 Build Date : 03/02/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.20GHz : 3200 MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 248MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Enhanced Mode Support On [SATA mode] The default setting SATA allows you set to any Serial ATA device...
... to use legacy OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports. The P-ATA+S-ATA and P-ATA options are for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.10 Build Date : 03/02/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.20GHz : 3200 MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 248MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Enhanced Mode Support On [SATA mode] The default setting SATA allows you set to any Serial ATA device...
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... when the Onboard LAN item is set the type of fixed memory for the onboard VGA. Onboard AC97 Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the AC97 audio controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Pundit-PE3 5-17 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Internal VGA] [PCI /Int-VGA] Pre-allocated Graphics Memory [Enabled, 8MB] Allows user to select the amount of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device. Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI/PCI Express] Allows...
... when the Onboard LAN item is set the type of fixed memory for the onboard VGA. Onboard AC97 Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the AC97 audio controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Pundit-PE3 5-17 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Internal VGA] [PCI /Int-VGA] Pre-allocated Graphics Memory [Enabled, 8MB] Allows user to select the amount of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device. Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI/PCI Express] Allows...
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... RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Keyboard Wakeup Password : Not Installed Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] to select whether or not to make the selection. Configuration options: [Everyday] [1] [2] [3]... ~ [31] RTC Alarm Hour To set to Enabled. When set the alarm hour, highlight this item and press the or key to restart the system after AC power loss. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The succeeding...
... RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Keyboard Wakeup Password : Not Installed Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] to select whether or not to make the selection. Configuration options: [Everyday] [1] [2] [3]... ~ [31] RTC Alarm Hour To set to Enabled. When set the alarm hour, highlight this item and press the or key to restart the system after AC power loss. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The succeeding...
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.../or numbers, then press . 3. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] When set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select an item then press to disabled password. again to display the configuration options. To set to Enabled, the system displays the message "Press DEL to change the system security settings. ASUS Pundit-PE3 5-27 Select Screen Select Item +- From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default N o t I n s t a l l e d. After you to [Enabled...
.../or numbers, then press . 3. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] When set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select an item then press to disabled password. again to display the configuration options. To set to Enabled, the system displays the message "Press DEL to change the system security settings. ASUS Pundit-PE3 5-27 Select Screen Select Item +- From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default N o t I n s t a l l e d. After you to [Enabled...
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...Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Full Access] [Setup] User Access Level (Full Access] This item allows you clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. L i m i t e d allows changes only to erase the RTC RAM. F u l l A c c e s s allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. 5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup If you forget your BIOS password, you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options...
...Settings Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Full Access] [Setup] User Access Level (Full Access] This item allows you clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. L i m i t e d allows changes only to erase the RTC RAM. F u l l A c c e s s allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. 5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup If you forget your BIOS password, you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options...