Asus P8Q67-M DO- User Manual

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 vi Features ......................................................................... 49 Installation / Settings ............................................................................. 51 Installation / Settings .......................................................

Table of Contents vii System Memory Overview .................................................................... 73 Memory Configurations ......................................................................... 74 Installing System Memory ..............................................................

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 viii Mid-Tower ....................................................................... 91 Slim Desktop ................................................................... 91 Final Power Connection Procedures ................................................... 92 BIOS In...

1 Spirit P8Q67-AS User's Guide Spirit P8Q67-AS Users Guide Revision 1.0, February 2013 Please Read This First Northern Micro Offices On-line Support Please Read This First Thank you for buying a Northern Micro Spirit P8Q67-AS computer. Northern Micro is committed to providing our customers with the ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 2 All Northern Micro Spirit computers are assembled and tested in our Ottawa, Canada, manufacturing facility. A full Service & Support network across Canada stands behind every Spirit system built. The computer you have purchased is optimized for today’s Operating S...

5 Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Your Computer Setting up Your Computer Starting up for the First Time Configuration Keyboard Mouse Software / Operating System Unpacking Your Computer The Spirit P8Q67-AS is packed with molded foam or with honeycomb cardboard to keep it in place during tra...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 6 Save all cartons and packing material for future shipping and transportation. To repack the PC, reverse the above instructions. Here’s what you will find in the box:  Mouse  Keyboard  Power cord  Spirit System Setting up Your Computer After unpacking your computer...

Getting Started 7  Connect the monitor cable to the video connector at the back of the computer.  Connect the mouse and keyboard cables to the matching connectors at the back of the computer.  Plug the monitor power cord into a dedicated electrical outlet or a surge-protected power bar.  Plug th...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 8 Keyboard Keyboard A computer keyboard sends messages from you to the computer. It has:  QWERTY keys  Function keys  Cursor control keys  A numeric keypad  Keyboard indicator lights Currently several keyboard styles are available. The most popular is the enhanced ...

Getting Started 9 Numeric Keypad This is located on the right of the keyboard. At the centre of the keypad are nine numeric keys. These keys can move the cursor as well as enter numbers, depending on whether the Num Lock key is pressed. Mode Indicator Lights In addition to the character, number and ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 10 Hot keys : Some keys have special functions when pressed simultaneously. <Ctrl> + <Break>: Stops a program while it’s running <Windows> + <E> : Brings up Windows Explorer Entering Special Characters You can use the <alt> key with the num...

Getting Started 11 Drag Point at an object, press the mouse button and hold it down, then drag the mouse to move the object to a new location on the screen. Drop After dragging the object to the right location, release the mouse button to fix the object in that location. Software / Operating System ...

13 System Components System Components Motherboard Hard Drive Power Supply Keyboard Mouse

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 14 Motherboard Motherboard Before you Proceed Motherboard Layout Specifications Summary Central Processing Unit (CPU) System Memory Expansion Slots Jumpers Connectors Software Support Before you Proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboa...

System Components 15  Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.  Before handling components, use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case, to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.  Hold compo...

System Components 17 Layout Contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED 1 ATX Power Connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 10 Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) 2 Intel LGA1155 CPU Socket 11 Standby Power LED (SB_PWR) 3 CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 18 Specifications Summary P8Q67-M DO Series Specifications Summary

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 22 System Memory System Memory Memory Overview Memory Configurations Memory Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differe...

System Components 23 Memory Configurations You may install 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.  You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuratio...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 28 Expansion Slots Expansion Slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.  Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may ca...

System Components 29 Installing an Expansion Card To install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chas...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 30 Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) This jumper allows 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 onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 32 Connectors Connectors Rear Panel Ports Front Panel Audio Connector Serial Port Connector CPU and Chassis Fan Connector ATX Power Connectors Digital Audio Connector Serial ATA 6.0 Serial ATA 3.0 USB Connector System Pannel Connector LPT Connector Chassis Intrusion Con...

System Components 33 Rear Panel Ports 1. PS/2 Mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. 3. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through...

System Components 35 Internal Connectors Internal Connectors Front Panel Audio Connector Serial Port Connector CPU and Chassis Fan Connector ATX Power Connectors Digital Audio Connector Serial ATA 6.0 Serial ATA 3.0 USB Connector System Pannel Connector LPT Connector Chassis Intrusion Connector Spea...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 36 This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. Serial Port Connector 10-1 pin COM1 This connector is for a...

System Components 37  The COM module is purchased separately. CPU and Chassis Fan Connector 4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.  Do not forget to connect th...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 38  DO NOT forget to connect the 4-pin / 8-pin ATX +12V power plug. Otherwise, the system will not boot up.  We recommend that you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not...

System Components 39 Intel® Q67 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s Connectors 7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray] These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.  These connectors are set to [IDE Mode] by default. In IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot /data hard d...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 40  These connectors are set to [IDE Mode] by default. In IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot /data hard disk drives to these connectors. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. See ...

System Components 41  Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!  The USB module cable is purchased separately. System Pannel Connector 10-1 pin F_PANEL This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 42 System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard disk drive activ...

System Components 43 sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event. Speaker Connector 4-pin SPEAKER The 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The spe...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 44 Software Support Software Support Installing an Operating System Support DVD Information Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / Vista / 7 Operating Systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximiz...

System Components 45 notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates. To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.  If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the content...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 46 Hard Drive (SATA) Performance Specifications Transfer Rates: Buffer to Host (Serial ATA) 6 Gb/s (Max) Cache (MB) 16 Rotational speed (RPM) 7200 Physical Specifications Formatted Capacity 250 GB Interface SATA 6 GB/s User Sectors Per Drive 488,397,168 SATA Latching Co...

System Components 47 Environmental Specifications Temperature Operating 0° to 60 Non-operating -40° to 70 Shock Operating Shock (Read) 30G, 2ms Non-operating Shock 300G, 2ms Acoustics Idle Mode 2.6 bels (Typical) 2.7 bels (Max) Seek Mode 0 2.8 bels (Typical) 3.0 bels (Max) Electrical Specifications ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 48 Keyboard The Keyboard is compliant to the TBITS-5 specifications and using a PS/2 connector. Technical Specifications Function and Operation: 16 - character buffer (FIFO) 104/105 key layouts Electrical Specification: Maximum Rating: +5.0 VDC ± 10%, 200 mA maximum Con...

System Components 49 Mouse The mouse has a scroll function and a similar color to the system unit, the keyboard and the Monitor Features  Buttons: 2

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 52 Front Panel Mid-Tower Slim Desktop USB Ports There are two (2) additional USB Port on the Front panel of the computer. Audio Ports For convenience there is 1 (one) Microphone port and 1 (one) stereo line out port on the front panel. System Power Switch The system pow...

Installation / Settings 53 Slim Desktop Back Panel The back panel has all the connections that lead from the system unit to external peripherals and the power source.

Installation / Settings 55 Case Case Removing the Case Cover Chassis Intrusion Removing the Case Cover Removing the case cover from your Spirit computer requires no tools. Mid Tower 1. Unlatch the cover and open the case from the back 2. Slide the side cover back

Installation / Settings 57 Slim Desktop 1. Press down on the lever. 2. Slide the cover back 3. To remove the front case pull up the three tabs (see picture) and move them toward yourself 4. For a better visibility, remove the drive up and toward yourself as shown in the p blue thumb screws must firs...

Installation / Settings 61 Installation & Removal Before removing the Motherboard, ensure the power is off by checking this indicator light. (See section Before you proceed ) When lit, the onboard LED indicates that the system is ON, in sleep mode or in soft-off mode, not powered OFF. Placement ...

Installation / Settings 63 expansion card, the motherboard, or both, by not being careful about this. 1. Unplug the system’s power cable from the back of the unit. 2. Remove the case cover.(Please see instruction on cover removal Removing the Case Cover ) 3. Disconnect all cables and wires connected...

Installation / Settings 65 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Central Processing Unit (CPU) Install a CPU Installing CPU Heatsink and Fan Removing CPU Heatsink and Fan Install a CPU

Installation / Settings 69 Installing a CPU Heatsink and Fan 1. With the MOTHERBOARD INSTALLED IN THE CHASSIS, place the fan- heatsink onto the motherboard, aligning the fasteners through the holes. It is important to align the fasterners through the holes properly or you risk damaging the bottom of...

Installation / Settings 71  Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware errors can occur if you fail t Removing a CPU Heatsink and Fan  1 2

Installation / Settings 73 System Memory System Memory System Memory Overview Memory Configurations Installing System Memory Removing System Memory System Memory Overview This motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same p...

Installation / Settings 75 us/windows7/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions  This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. For more details see System Memory Configuration . Installing System Memory  It is not necessary to run setup after modifying ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 78  A DDR3 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.  The DDR3 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. Do not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR3 DIMM sockets. Removing System Memory To rem...

Installation / Settings 81 Hard Drive Hard Drive Unpacking and Handling Hard Drive Removal Hard Drive Connections Unpacking and Handling Hard drives are precision instruments and should be handled with care during unpacking and installation; they can be damaged by rough handling, shock, vibration, o...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 82  Articles of clothing generate static electricity. Do not allow clothing to come in direct contact with the hard drive or circuit board components.  Handle the hard drive by the sides only. Avoid touching the circuit board components.  Do not drop or knock the har...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 86 Hard Drive Connections SATA Drive SATA Cable Connection

Installation / Settings 87 Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter in the computer enclosure compared to PATA drives. Optical Drive Your system may include an Optical drive. Your drive is capable of reading compact disks meeting inte...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 88 Mid-Tower  Disconnect Optical power and data cables.  To remove the dive from the assembly, slide the blue latches toward each other. Slide the optical drive out of the assembly. Slim Desktop  Disconnect Optical drive power and data cables.  Lift the blue release...

Installation / Settings 89 Integrated Video Driver Installation PCI Express x16 Video Connectors The monitor is connected to the computer system via the 15 pin VGA, DVI -D or Display Port output ports from the motherboard. Integrated Video Driver Installation Your Northern Micro SPIRIT P8Q67-AS comp...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 90 Slim Desktop  To remove a PCI type adapter, unlock the expansion card holder.  Gently grasp the adapter by its edges and ease it out of the slot. PCI Adapter Cards  Please see instruction on cover removal Removing the Case Cover PCI slots The PCI slots support car...

Installation / Settings 91 Removal/Install of a PCI Adapter Card The PCI slot opening mechanism on our Mid-Tower model is different from the one on the Slim desktop models. Please follow the picture instruction to open the slots: Mid-Tower  To remove a PCI type adapter, flip up the expansion card h...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 92  Gently grasp the adapter by its edges and ease it out of the slot. Final Power Connection Procedures 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Make sure that all switches are in the off position. 3. Connect the power supply cord into the po...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 94 Managing and Updating your BIOS Managing and Updating your BIOS ASUS Update Utility ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS BIOS Updater  Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the futur...

BIOS Information 95 ASUS Update Utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment.  ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).  This utility is available in ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 96 ASUS EZ Flash 2 The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without using an OS-based utility.  Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Insert the...

BIOS Information 97 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press <Enter> to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done.  This function supports USB flash disks with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only.  DO NOT shut down ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 98  The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen displays may not be as shown. Before updating BIOS 1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive in FAT32/16 format and single partition. 2. Download the latest BIOS fil...

BIOS Information 99  Ensure that the USB flash drive is not write-protected and has at least 8MB free space to save the file. 1. At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /o[filename] and press <Enter>. The [filename] is any user-assigned filename with no more than eight alphanumeric characters fo...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 100 3. Press <Tab> to switch between screen fields and use the <Up/Down/Home/End> keys to select the BIOS file and press <Enter> . BIOS Updater checks the selected BIOS file and prompts you to confirm BIOS update. 4. Select Yes and press <Enter> ...

BIOS Information 101 BIOS Menu Screen EZ Mode Advanced Mode Menu Items Back Button Submenu Items Pop-up Window Scroll Bar Navigation Keys General Help Configuration Fields Entering BIOS Setup at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup:  Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self Test ( POST ). If...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 102 BIOS Menu Screen The BIOS setup program can be used under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode . You can change modes from the Exit menu or from the Exit/Advanced Mode button in the EZ Mode/Advanced Mode screen. EZ Mode By default, the EZ Mode screen appears when yo...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 104  To access the EZ Mode, click Exit , then select ASUS EZ Mode . Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor , Boot, ...

BIOS Information 105 Submenu items A greater than sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter> . Pop-up window Select a menu item and press <Enter> to display a pop-up window with the configur...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 106 System Language [English] Allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the options. Configuration options: [English] [French] System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. Security Th...

BIOS Information 107 To set an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press <Enter> . 2. From the Create New Password box, key in a password, then press <Enter> . 3. Confirm the password when prompted. To change an administrator password: 1. Select the Admi...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 108 To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but press <Enter> when prompted to create/confirm the password. After you clear the password, the User Password item on top of the screen shows Not Installed . Ai Tweaker Menu Me...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 110 EPU Setting [AUTO] This item appears only when you set the EPU Power Saving MODE item to [Enabled] and allows you to select the EPU power saving mode. Configuration options: [AUTO] [Light Power Saving Mode] [Medium Power Saving Mode] [Max Power Saving Mode] GPU Boos...

BIOS Information 113 Trusted Computing The items in this menu allow you to set the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) feature.  The following items function only when a TPM module is installed in this motherboard. TPM Support [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the TPM support. Configuration opti...

BIOS Information 115 [Disabled] Disables this function. CPU C3 Report [Disabled] Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C3 report to the operating system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [ ACPI C-2] [ACPI C-3] CPU C6 Report [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C6 report to the operat...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 116 [ RAID Mode] Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] This item appears only when you set the SATA Mode item to [IDE Mode]. [Disabled] Disables the SATA function. [Enhanced] Se...

BIOS Information 117 [Disabled] Disables the function. ME Subsystem The items in this menu allow you to change the Intel® Management Engine (ME) feature. ME Subsystem [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable accessing the ME subsystem. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] End of Post Message...

BIOS Information 119 Parallel Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the parallel port (LPT/LPTE). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4] Allows you to select an optimal setting for Super I/O devices. Configuration options: [Auto] [IO=378h; IRQ=5;] [IO=3...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 120 [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) and Hour/ Minute/Second will become user-configurable with set values. Serial Port Console Redirection Console Redirection [Disabled] Enables or disables the console redirection feature. When enabled, ...

BIOS Information 123 60% to 100%. When the chassis temperature is under 40ºC, the chassis fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle. CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. Selec...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 124 Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the full screen logo display feature. [Disabled] Disables the full screen logo display feature.  Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] [Force BIOS ] The third-part...

BIOS Information 125 ASUS EZ Flash Utility Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Press [Enter] to launch the ASUS EZ Flash 2 screen  For more details, see ASUS EZ Flash 2. ASUS O.C. Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.  The Setup Profile Status items show Not Installe...

127 Troubleshooting & FAQs Troubleshooting & FAQs When a Problem Occurs How to Place a Service Call Remote Diagnostic FAQs Troubleshooting PC Troubleshooting no display on power up Troubleshooting Motherboard When a Problem Occurs The three main causes for problems to occur are:

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 128  The environment  Hardware  Software The environment includes the temperature where the system is located, the humidity, the electrical load on the same circuit the system is on, the quality of the power received (surprisingly not always clean or in sufficient am...

Troubleshooting & FAQs 129 Via the Internet You are also invited to use our self-serve services on the Web. To place your service call, please go to www.northernmicro.com. Via our Portal Service calls can also be placed via our portal. Access to the portal can be requested by contacting [email p...

Troubleshooting & FAQs 131 7.  You may not experience this problem when the Setup program runs on your computer. However, you may experience the problem if you configure Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows 7 during installation or if you perform a recovery pro...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 134  Connect your speakers to another computer to test if the speakers arer working properly. The DVD drive cannot read a disc.  Check if the disc is placed with the label side facing up.  Check if the disc is centered in the tray, especially for the discs with non- ...

Troubleshooting & FAQs 137 Troubleshooting No Display On Power Up Troubleshooting Steps: Step 1 - Turn off the system power and unplug the power cord. Remove all PnP cards (Plug and Play) and cables including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM, USB , and external printer cable. Step 2 – Confirm CPU and DRAM is ...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 138 Troubleshooting Motherboard

139 Platform Security Platform Security TPM Warning of Potential Data Loss TPM TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is an integrated chip on the motherboard that stores keys, passwords and digital certificates. It is specifically designed to enhance platform security above-and-beyond the capabilities of to...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 140 Systems with TPMs offer improved, hardware -based security in numerous applications, such as file and folder encryption, local password management, S-MIME e-mail, VPN and PKI authentication and wireless authentication for 802.1x. How do TPMs compare with smart cards...

141 Environmental Initiative Environmental Initiative Introduction to Environmental Program Environmental Program Introduction to Environmental Program Northern Micro, in an effort to become more environmentally conscious has embarked on a number of programs over the years that pertain to environmen...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 142 At Northern Micro we strive for continuous improvement of our environmental system by incorporating the best possible practices through our waste management and IT products recycling initiatives. We understand that the achievement of reducing the amount of pollution...

Environmental Initiative 143 EPEAT EPEAT is a program of the Green Electronics Council and provides a procurement tool to help institutional purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes. EP...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 146 Static Electricity: Creating Charge Under certain conditions (low humidity, carpeted floors, etc…) static electricity will build up. Contact with these sensitive components may cause the build-up to discharge into the integrated circuitry of the component; a powerfu...

Care & Maintenance 147 Cleaning & Moving Your Computer The computer:  Keep it in a dry, clean space and stand it on a flat surface  Minimize exposure to dust – don’t get the power switches or other controls wet  If you move it from a very cold environment to a warm environment, give the c...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 148 Hard Drive Maintenance The hard disk is a rigid magnetic-sensitive disk mounted on a single spindle. Each disk has one or two read and write heads (for one or both sides), which float above the surface of the disk. The disk spins at a constant rate, and the heads mo...

Care & Maintenance 149 cannot be infected. Avoid programs and diskettes from unknown sources. Only buy software in sealed packages. Networks, the Internet and bulletin board services represent special risks. Use only well known electronic bulletin boards. If you plan to download software from th...

Spirit P8Q67-M-DO (Eng) Rev 1 150  Openings in the monitor cabinet are provided for ventilation. To prevent overheating, these openings should not be blocked or covered. Also, avoid using the monitor on a bed, sofa, rug, or other soft surface. Doing so may block the ventilation openings in the bott...

Care & Maintenance 151 television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipm...

153 Glossary 1 100BASE-TX: 100BASE-TX is the predominant form of Fast Ethernet, providing 100 Mbit/s Ethernet. The configuration of 100BASE-TX networks is very similar to 10BASE-T. When used to build a local area network, the devices on the network (computers, printers etc.) are typically connected ...

163 Index A Advanced Menu ............................... 116 Advanced Mode ................................ 104 Ai Tweaker Menu .............................. 112 ASUS BIOS Updater .......................... 101 ASUS CrashFree Bios ........................ 101 ASUS EZ Flash 2 .........................