P4S8X User Manual Motherboard ®
Checklist P4S8X E1120 Sepetember 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”).
About this guide Features This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS P4S8X motherboard. How this guide is organized • • • • • • • Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and special attributes of new technologies. Chapter 2: Hardware information. A list of hardware setup procedures and descriptions of all jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. Chapter 3: Powering up. Describes the power up sequence with information on BIOS beep codes.
Contents Safeguards About this guide .............................................................................. iii How this guide is organized .................................................... iii Conventions used in this guide ............................................... iii Safety information ........................................................................... vi FCC/CDC statements .................................................................... vii ASUS contact information ........
Contents 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.3.2 Keyboard Features .................................................. 58 Advanced Menu ....................................................................60 4.4.1 Chip Configuration ................................................... 63 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration .......................................... 66 4.4.3 PCI Configuration .................................................... 68 Power Menu .........................................................................
Safety information Electrical safety • To 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 the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. Disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged.
FCC/CDC statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • • This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: General Tel: General Fax: General Email: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 +886-2-2894-3447 +886-2-2894-3449 info@asus.com.tw Technical Support: MB/Others (Tel): Notebook (Tel): Desktop/Server (Tel): Support Fax: Support Email: Web Site: Newsgroup: +886-2-2890-7121 (English) +886-2-2890-7122 (English) +886-2-2890-7123 (English) +886-2-2890-7698 tsd@asus.com.tw www.asus.com.tw cscnews.asus.com.
Chapter 1 Product introduction
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4S8X motherboard! The ASUS P4S8X motherboard delivers a host of new features to ensure long-lasting, superlative performance. The ASUS® P4S8X motherboard is the prime choice for home PCs and workstations. The P4S8X incorporates the Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor coupled with the SiS 648 chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution.
1.2 Core Specifications The P4S8X motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances to supply users the finest componentry available today... Latest 533MHz P4 Processor Technology: Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 Northwood/Willamette Processor. The Pentium 4 processor utilizes the advanced 0.18 micron processor core in FC-PGA2 package for a 2.53+GHz frequency, while the Northwood processor uses the 0.
1.3 Special Features ASUS EZ Plug™ (See page 33.) This patented ASUS technology uses the existing power supply instead of having to buy a new ATX 12V power supply: ASUS EZ Plug™ is a 4-pin +12V connector that provides additional power required by P4 CPUs. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS (See page 45.) With the ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a floppy disk. ASUS POST Reporter™ (See page 67 and 108.
1.4 Motherboard Components Before installing the P4S8X motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself with its configuration. Location Processor Support Chipsets ® ™ Socket 478 for Intel P4 Processors .............................. 4 SiS® 648 North Bridge ..................................................... 5 SiS® 963 South Bridge ................................................... 10 Serial ATA Controller(Optional) ...................................... 17 Audio Controller(Optional) ...............
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1.5 Value-added Solutions Software Audio(Optional): On audio models, a 963 digital audio CODEC, CMI-9739A supports 6-Ch output, with an SPDIF Input/Output module for coaxial and fiber interfaces. Experience surround-sound and enhanced 3D audio. Smart Card Reader Support(Optional): A special connector for the Smart Card Reader comes onboard to support the cutting-edge technology for increased security in authenticating online transactions, editing IC-based information. USB2.
Chapter 2 Hardware information
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
2.1 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The P4S8X uses the ATX form factor that measures 30.5 cm (12.0 in.) x 21.9 cm (8.6 in.), a standard fit for most chassis. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.1.
2.2 Motherboard layout 21.9cm (8.6in) KBPWR PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard ATX Power Connector CPU_FAN PWR_FAN1 USB2.
2.2.1 Layout contents CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots 1) Socket 478 p. 12 Installing the CPU 2) Heatsink p. 14 Installing the Heatsink and Fan 3) Memory p. 17 System Memory Support 4) PCI 1/2/3/4/5/6 p. 21 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AGP 8x p. 23 Accelerated Graphics Slot Motherboard Settings (Switches and Jumpers) 1) USBPWR_12, _34, _56 p. 24 USB Device Wake-up (+5V / +5VSB) 2) FP_LO_SWR,_SWL p. 25 Line out selector (2 x 2 pin) 3) KBPWR p. 25 Keyboard Wake Up (3 pin) 4) CLRTC p.
2.3 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity. 3. Hold components by the edges and do not to touch the ICs on them. 4.
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. This socket is specifically designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 478/Northwood Processor. The Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 478-pin package uses the Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array 2 (FC-PGA2) package technology, and includes the Intel® NetBurst™ micro-architecture.
2.4.2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard. 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle. SocketLever 90 - 100 Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.
3. Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! GoldMark 5. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.
2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan The Intel® Pentium® 4 478/Northwood Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor, the package includes the heatsink, fan, and retention mechanism. In case you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel certified heatsink and fan. Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan. 1.
2. Position the fan with the retention mechanism on top of the heatsink. Align and snap the four hooks of the retention mechanism to the holes on each corner of the module base. Make sure that the fan and retention mechanism assembly perfectly fits the heatsink and module base, otherwise you cannot snap the hooks into the holes. RetentionHole RetentionLock RetentionHookSnapped to the Retention Hole Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to the module base.
3. Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base. When secure, the retention locks should point to opposite directions. 2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable When the fan, heatsink, and the retention mechanism are in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN. CPUFanConnector(CPUFAN) Don’t forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector.
2.5 System memory 2.5.1 Overview The motherboard comes with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 3GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DIMMs. 104 Pins P4S8X 80 Pins ® P4S8X 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets A DDR 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.
2.5.2 Memory configurations You may install any DDR DIMMs with 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB densities into the three DIMM sockets. DDR DIMMs may be installed in the following sizes: DIMM Location 184-pin DDR DIMM Total Memory Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB x1 = Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB x1 = Socket 3 (Rows 4&5) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB x1 = Total system memory (Max.
2.5.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Follow these steps to install a DIMM. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. UnlockedRetainingClip 3.
2.5.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.
2.6 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has six PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1.
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card After physically installing the expansion card, configure the card by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the bottom of this page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
2.6.3 PCI slots There are six 32-bit PCI slots in this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The following figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 2.6.4 AGP slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that supports any AGP 8X / 4X / 2X 1.5V cards. CAUTION! This motherboard does not support 3.3V AGP cards; if a 3.
2.7 Jumpers The jumpers on the motherboard allow you to change some feature settings to suit your customized system configuration. 1. USB Device Wake-Up (3 x 3 pin USBPWR_12, _34, _56) The default setting, [1-2] (+5V) disables the USB wake-up feature. Reset these jumpers to pins [2-3] (+5VSB) to wake up the computer using USB devices. The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. If this requirement is not met, the system does not power up.
2. Line out selector (2 x 2 pin FP_LO_SWR, FP_LO_SWL) (on audio models only) By default, these jumpers are shorted (jumper caps on) to route the signal from the audio controller to the rear panel Line Out jack to make it available for audio out devices like speakers or headphones.
4. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 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 the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the motherboard battery. 3. Remove the jumper cap from the CLRTC jumper, [1-2] and place it on jumpers [2-3] for a few seconds. 4.
2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. WARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard 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 in the connector scoket. 1.
3. Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 and 2 (Black, Two x 4-pin USB) Four USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. USB 2 USB 0 USB 1 Universal Serial Bus USB3 4. Parallel Port (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration). NOTE! Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel Port (25-pin Female) 5.
6. Serial Port and Header (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) One serial port can be used for pointing devices, printers or other serial devices. An onboard header supports a serial bracket. To enable these ports, see Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration for the settings. COM1 Serial Ports (9-pin Male) COM2 PIN 1 P4S8X ® P4S8X Serial COM2 Bracket 7. Audio Connectors (Three 1/8” AUDIO) (optional) The Line Out (lime) connects a headphone or speakers.
8. IEEE-1394 Port (Female 1394) This IEEE-1394 port supports a variety of devices. (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration). 1394 9. IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED) This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause this LED to light up. P4S8X IDE_LED ® P4S8X IDE Activity LED Some pins are used for connectors or power sources.
10. IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE / SEC_IDE, PRI_ATA133) Three connectorS support the UltraDMA133/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable provided with the motherboard. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the PRI_IDE (recommended) or to the SEC_IDE connector; then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA133/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to the UltraDMA133/100/66 master device. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA133/100/66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector.
11. 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 ribbon cables with pin 5 plug). FLOPPY P4S8X NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. ® PIN 1 P4S8X Floppy Disk Drive Connector 12.
13. ATX power connectors and ASUS EZ Plug™ (20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX+12V, 4-pin AUX+12V) These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. In addition to the 20-pin ATXPWR connector, this motherboard requires that you connect the 4-pin ATX +12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU.
USB+5V LDM5 LDP5 GND NC 14. USB header (2 x 10-1 pin USB_56) If the USB port connectors on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB port connectors. Connect the bundled 2-port USB connector set to this header and mount the USB bracket to an open slot in the chassis. P4S8X ® 1 P4S8X USB 2.0 Header USB+5V LDM6 LDP6 GND USB_56 15.
16. Digital audio connector (6 pin SPDIF) (optional) This connector connects an S/PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound output. Connect one end of the audio cable to the S/PDIF Out connector on the motherboard, and the other end to the S/PDIF module. The S/PDIF module is not included in the motherboard package. SPDIF SPDIF_IN GND +5V P4S8X SPDIF_OUT GND 1 ® P4S8X Digital Audio Connector 17.
18. IEEE-1394 Header (8-pin IEEE1394_2) (Optional) This header supports an IEEE-1394 serial connector cable set that mounts to a standard expansion slot in the computer case. 1394-compliant internal fixed disk drives may also be connected to these headers. Ground Ground TPA2+ TPA2TPB2+ TPB2Ground +12V IEEE1394_2 P4S8X ® P4S8X 1394 Headers 19. Chassis Open Alarm Lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This lead is intended for a chassis designed to support intrusion detection.
20. SMBus Connector (6-1 pin SMB) This connector supports SMBus (System Management Bus) devices. SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and/or other SMBus devices. SMBus is a multi-device bus that permits multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enable each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer. SMB +3V SMBDATA Ground P4S8X SMBCLK FLOATING ® 1 P4S8X SMBus Connector GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND 21.
22. Smart Card Reader connector (14-1 pin SMARTCON) (optional) This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make transactions such as financial, health care, telephony, or traveling services through a Smart Card user interface software. When using this connector, configure the UART2 Use As parameter in BIOS to set UART2 for use with Smart Card. See section “4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration” for details.
24. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO) (on audio models only) This is an interface for the Intel® front panel audio cable that supplies convenient connection and control of audio devices. Ensure that the jumper caps are removed from the FP_LO_SWR and FP_LO_SWL jumpers if you installed the Intel front panel audio cable. Refer to page 25 for the location of the audio jumpers.
Panel Connector (20 pin PANEL) The following diagram illustrates items 25-29: ® Message LED SMI Lead P4S8X System Panel Connectors Reset Ground P4S8X +5 V MLED ExtSMI# Ground PWR Ground +5 V PLED Keylock Ground Power LED Speaker Connector +5V Ground Ground Speaker Keyboard Lock Reset SW ATX Power Switch* * Requires an ATX power supply. 25. System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This connector supplies the system power LED.
Chapter 3 Powering up
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
3.1 Starting up for the first time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. Turn on the devices in the following order: a. Monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c.
3.2 Vocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter™. This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform you of system events and boot status. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem. These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor software that came with your package. You can record your own messages to replace the default messages.
POST Message Action No keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. • See section “1.4.1 Component Locations” for the location of the connector. No floppy disk detected • Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk connector on the motherboard. • See section “2.8 Connectors.” No IDE hard disk detected • Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard.
3.3 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. If you use Windows 95/98/2000/XP, click the Start button, click Shut Down, then click the OK button to shut down the computer. The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down.
Chapter 4 BIOS setup
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard’s original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later. 4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility.
5. At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press . EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed. When found, the following message appears on screen. [BIOS Information in File] BIOS Version: P4S8X Boot Block WARNING! Continue to update the BIOS (Y/N)? _ If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message, “WARNING! File not found.” appears.
4.1.2 Using AFLASH from a Floppy Disk 1. Type FORMAT A:/S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk. DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to the disk. 2. Insert Support CD. 3. Type COPY D:\Software\AFLASH\AFLASH.EXE A:\ (assuming D is your CD-ROM drive) to copy AFLASH.EXE to the boot disk you created. NOTE! AFLASH works only in DOS mode. It does not function in the DOS prompt within Windows, and does not function with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive.
4.1.3 Updating BIOS procedures Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (see the ASUS website: www.asus.com) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press . 4.
7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary. This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “Flashed Successfully” appears. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems.
4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future.
4.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use 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 device used to locate and load the Operating System. EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup program.
General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing or the + combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions. Saving changes and exiting the Setup program See “4.7 Exit Menu” for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program.
4.3 Main menu When you enter the Setup program, the following screen appears. System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the or + keys to move between the hour, minute, and second fields. System Date [XX/XX/XXXX] Sets the system to the date that you specify (usually the current date).
4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, Setup may detect incorrect parameters.
[User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk. Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active.
Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value.
SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PIO Mode [4] This option lets you set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for the IDE device.
4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second.
Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type in a password then press . You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other characters are ignored. To confirm the password, type the password again and press . The password is now set to [Enabled].
4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] This field displays the internal frequency of the CPU. CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field displays the frequency multiple between the CPU’s internal frequency (CPU speed) and external frequency. CPU External Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) The setting displayed in this field depends on the CPU Frequency Multiple. This feature tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus.
CPU VCore [1.750V] (for Willamette), [1.500V] (for Northwood) When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to [Manual], the CPU VCore item allows you to select a specific CPU core voltage. This field is not accessible when the CPU VCore Setting is set to [Auto]. CPU core voltage options vary for both Willamette and Northwood processors. See the following table: P4 Processor Voltage Range Willamette 1.750V, 1.775V, 1.800V, 1.825V, 1.850V, 1.875V, 1.900V, 1.925V, 1.950V Northwood 1.500V, 1.525V, 1.
USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] permits the system to detect a USB device at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. When you set this field to [Disabled], the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you are using a USB device.
4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2–5, depending on the memory modules that you are using. The default setting is [By SPD], which configures items 2–5 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device. The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks.
Chipset Clock Mode [Synchronous] When set to [Synchronous], AGP/PCI frequency is coordinated with the CPU frequency. When set to [Asynchronous], AGP/PCI frequency is not adjusted according to the CPU frequency. When set to [Performance] the AGP/PCI frequency is set to a higher value. Configuration options: [Synchronous] [Asynchronous] [Performance] SDRAM Command Lead-off Time [Auto] When set to [2T], memory read/write commands are issued 1 clock cycle behind the memory address (MA).
Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards. Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the PCI 2.1 features. Keep the default setting [Enabled] if you installed PCI 2.1 compliant cards.
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from, but not writes to, the floppy disk drive. The default setting [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read Only] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors.
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal speed operation in a two-way mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode.
4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1/4, 2/6, 3, 5 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ assignments. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. Setting this field to [Enabled] corrects this problem.
USB 2.0 Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB) devices. Keep the default setting [Enabled] if you connect USB 2.0 devices. Select the setting [Disabled] if you do not wish to use the USB 2.0 feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot Rom [Disabled] This motherboard supports boot up from onboard LAN Boot Rom. Select the [Enabled] to activate this feature.
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] The onboard 1394 controller is disabled by default. To enable connection of 1394 devices, select [Auto] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller is enabled; if no modem/audio device is detected, the controller is disabled.
4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features. When set to [Disabled], the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu.
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors without power management or “green” features.
4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] Wake/Power Up On Ext.
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up.
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Q-FAN Function [Disabled] The default enables automatic FAN control. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures.
4.6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you can demote devices. Promotion or demotion 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 Boot Device.
Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] The default enables INT18 Devices. Select [SCSI/Onboard ATA Boot Device] to activate the Promise ATA/RAID controller at boot-up. Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI / Onboard ATA Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Yes] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS.
4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu. Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or from the legend bar to exit. Exit Saving Changes Once 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.
Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press , a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to load default values. 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 previously saved values. After selecting this option, a confirmation appears.
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Chapter 5 Software support
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
5.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and OS/2 operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware. 5.1.1 Windows the first time installation When you start Windows for the first time after installing the motherboard, Windows 98 detects all Plug-n-Play devices devices. Follow the Add New Hardware wizard to install the necessary device drivers.
5.3 P4S8X Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change without notice. To begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear. If the menu does not appear, double-click or run D:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:). 5.3.1 Installation Procedure Click on the name of the driver or program group to begin installation. Follow the instructions that appear on the setup screens.
Utilities: • Winbond Voice Editor: Installs a convenient utility to customize vocal POST messages. • Winbond Smart Manager Application: Installs the Winbond Smart Card management application program. • ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer’s fan, temperature, and voltages. • Install ASUS Update Vx.xx: Instals a program that can help you update BIOS or download a BIOS image file.
5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise ® chip, PDC20376, onboard the P4S8X, offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration that supports only UltraDMA-133/100/66/33, IDE, FastATA-2, or Serial ATA hard disks. After connecting two hard disks to the motherboard, activating either RAID 0 or 1 function is easily configured through the FastTrak376™ “Lite” firmware BIOS during boot up.
5.4.1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously. RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks. The Promise PDC 20376 chipset supports two Serial ATA ports (PRI_SATA, SEC_SATA) and one standard Parallel IDE, ATA133 port (PRI_ATA133 IDE) supporting RAID0/ 1 functions. 1. Install the Hard Disk Drives (HDD) for the RAID array by connecting them to the motherboard.
5.4.2 Enter FastTrak376™ BIOS and FastBuild Utility 1. Boot-up your computer once more. If this is the first time you have booted with two hard disks correctly installed, then FastTrak376™ BIOS scans the IDE drives and displays this screen: 2.
5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array 1. In the FastBuild™ Utility Main Menu, select Auto Setup [1]. The screen below is displayed. The Auto Setup Options Menu configures hard disks for RAID 0 and RAID 1 arrays. These selections assign all available drives that are appropriate for the new array and configures data formats and the IDE channels. 2. Go to the field Optimize Array for: and select Performance using the arrow and space keys. The Mode field displays Stripe. 3.
5.4.4 Creating a RAID 1 Array 1. In the FastBuild™ Utility Main Menu, select Auto Setup [1]. 2. Go to the field Optimize Array for: and select Security. The Mode field displays Mirror. 3. After making the selection, use to save it. FastBuild™ offers a choice between two options. Use for Create and Duplicate to mirror a pre-existing hard disk formatted with data that you want to save on both hard disks; (Go to step 4.
5. The utility prompts: Please Select A Source Disk. Choose the pre-existing hard disk as the source and then a new, blank hard disk as the target. Then select to save the selection. The utility prompts a choice between to continue and to stop and escape. Choosing begins to duplicate the source hard disk onto the target hard disk. 6. To configure two new blank hard disks in a RAID 1 array, choose for Create Only; (At step 3).
5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on the FastBuild™ Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array, but they are useful for reconfiguring an array: View Array (3): View the drive assignments of hard disks in an array. Delete Array (4): Deletes an array to reconfigure the system. Deleting an array does not remove information on the hard disks. If an array is deleted by mistake, recover it immediately by redefining it as the deleted array.
8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task. 9. After the rebuild is complete, the user is prompted to reboot the system. Controller Configuration (6): Default for Controller Configuration is: [enabled].
5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers The P4S8X support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder, including Windows, NetWare and Nt4. Below follow two popular OS installations. The others are available on the support CD. 5.5.1 Win9x-ME Promise® FastTrak376™ Driver 1. Ensure the Support CD-ROM is in the CD Drive and press “Start” button. 2. Move highlight bar to “Settings” and select “Control Panel”. 3. Double click on “System” icon. 4. Select “Device Manager” page. 5.
5.5.3 Win NT Promise® FastTrak376™ Driver 1. Press “Start” button. 2. Move highlight bar to “Settings” and select “Control Panel”. 3. Double click on “SCSI Adapters” icon. 4. Select “Driver” page. 5. Press “Add...” button. 6. Select item “Unlisted or Updated Driver” in “List of Drivers” list box. 7. Specify path {CD-ROM Drive}:\Drivers\Promise\NT4 to the driver. 8. When dialog appears, select “WinNT Promise FastTrak133 (tm) Lite Controller” item from the list and press “OK” button. 9.
5.6 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system’s vital components, such as fan rotations, Voltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies through the DMI Explorer. 5.6.
5.6.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature. Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PC’s fan rotation. Fan Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Voltage Monitor Shows the PC’s voltages.
Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC’s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Overheated is selected, the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value. History Lets you record the current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
Memory Shows the PC’s memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage. Device Summary Shows a summary of devices 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.
5.6.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring 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 is displayed.
5.7 ASUS Live Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard’s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly connected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update. Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu:Programs/AsusUpdate. 2. Select an update method. 3. If you selected “downloading from the Internet,” you will need to select an Internet site.
5.8 ASUS MyLogo™ The ASUS MyLogo™ is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu. See section “5.3.1 Installation menu”. Before using ASUS MyLogo™ feature, use the AFLASH utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to [Enabled] is you wish to use ASUS MyLogo™. See page 4-35. Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo™. 1.
MyLogo™ may not support overly complex images. If you encounter any problems using complex images, try using a simpler image. Yo u may also use a photo-editting software to shrink the complex image, lay it over a one-color 640x480 pixel background, and save the image with the background. When you use an image, it will appear smaller and centered on the screen. 6. The next screen prompts you to flash the original BIOS to update it with the new boot logo. Click Flash to update the BIOS. 7.
5.9 3Deep Color Tuner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CRT or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications. Users may also tune their internet applications to match “true” internet source colors with the color displayed on the monitor. Simply run the setup program from the start menu and follow the instructions on the various setup/test screens. 5.9.1 3Deep Color Tuning 1. Select the type of monitor connected to the computer, either CRT or LCD. 2.
4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality. 6. The tuning process is complete. Click on the bottom left button to connect to the internet and follow the instructions. 5.9.2 The 3Deep Control Panel Using the Windows Start button, activate the 3Deep Control Panel program from the 3Deep Applications group on the Main Program menu.
5.10 Winbond Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. Install the software from the software menu in the support CD. See section “5.2.3 Software menu”. To avoid conflicts, do not run the Winbond Voice Editor while running the ASUS PC Probe. Follow these steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor.
Changing the default language 1. Click on the Load button. a window showing the available languages appears. 2. Select your desired language then click Open. The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen. For some languages, not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints. 3. Click on the Write button to update the EEPROM. 4. Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears.
Customizing your POST messages If your language is not in the selection or if you wish to record your own POST messages to replace the pre-installed wave files, you may easily do so. Follow these steps to customize your POST messages. 1. Launch the Voice Editor and take note of the list of POST events on the leftmost column of the screen. 2. Prepare your message for each event. The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit, so make your messages as short as possible. 3.
7. Click a POST event on the Voice Editor screen, then on the Edit button. The Event Sound Editor window appears. 8. Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice1. The file you selected appears on the space next to it. 9. Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen. 10. Do steps 7 to 9 for the other events. 11. When done, click the Save button. A window appears prompting you to save your configuration. 12. Type a file name with a .flh extension, then click Save.
5.11 Winbond Smart Manager The Winbond Smart Manager is a clever utility that helps secure the PC with a smart card containing a mini-chip insert, like a GSM cell phone SIM card. Once a smart card reader is configured, set up the Smart Manager software utility for “boot up” or “always on” system security. 5.11.1 Setting Up Smart Manager Connect the smart card reader to the P4S8X; (refer to page 41 in Hardware Setup for the connector location.
Smart manager setup: The auto-installer implements all of the drivers, base components and displays the Winbond Smart Manager program groups. Restart. Windows should auto-detect the smart card reader and install its system drivers. NOTE: Do not install system components or Winbond applications unless you install a smart card reader, (see page 8). Smart card system software components support various types of smart card applications; all system components are compatible with 2000 and WinXP.
5.11.2 Using Smart Manager 1. To launch Windbond Smart Manager for the first time, click Start, then All Programs. 2. Select the Smart Manager program group and click Smart Manager Logon. After you click Smart Manager Logon, an icon is created for the software on the bottom right hand corner of the screen.The Smart Manager icon resembles a key. Smart Manager icon 3. Right click the Smart Manager icon and select Setting Smart Manager Key Center. 4. Insert the Smart Card into the card reader.
5.11.3 Smart Manager Modes Return to the Windbond Smart Manager icon on the bottom right hand corner of the Windows screen. Select the Smart Manager Logon to choose the security mode. Three basic modes are available: 1. Disable Check renders the Smart Manager security system inoperative. 2. Boot Check enables the Smart Manager security system for start up. The user must insert the smart card into the reader during start up in order to complete the Windows boot up process.
5.12 Multi-Channel Audio Feature Setup The C-Media PCI Audio Driver and Applications are located on the Support CD. Installing the programs enables the multi-channel audio feature. Note: You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup. 5.12.1 The C-Media Audio Mixer 1.
2. The PCI Multi-Channel Audio Demo has several Demos to help fine tune your PC speaker system. The Help menu features several pages of instructions and hardware diagrams to help configure and test the system. To activate the Speaker Channel Configuration Menu, point your mouse arrow and click on the TV box. 3. The Speaker Channel Configuration Menu displays all the options available to help tune the multichannel audio system even more precisely. 5.12.
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Glossary
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht offers data transfers at 100/200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable version is the integration of I/O connectivity at the back panel of personal computers using a low-cost, scalable, high-speed serial interface.
Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary Term) One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits. A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character, punctuation mark, or other symbol. Cache Memory.
I/O (Input/Output) The data transfers from the input devices like a keyboard, mouse, or scanner, to the output devices like a printer or the monitor screen. I/O Address The specific memory location for a particular device. Two devices cannot share the same I/O address space. IrDA (Infrared Data Association) An internaltional organization that creates and promotes inter-operable, low cost, infrared data interconnection standards that support a walk-up, point-to-point model.
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as, CMOS DRAMs, memory controllers, and graphics/video ICs. RAM (Random Access Memory). The computer’s primary storage area used to write, store, and retrieve information and program instructions which are passed to the CPU for processing.
Index
ASUS P4S8X motherboard
Index Symbols 3Deep Color Tuner Using 99 A Accelerated Graphics Port 23 ASUS MyLogo™ 97 ASUS PC Probe Using 91 ASUS Update Using 96 ATAPI CD-ROM 74 Automatic Power Up 73 B BIOS Advanced Menu 58 Beep Codes 41 Boot Menu 74 Boot Sequence 74 Exit Menu 76 Language 57 Legend Bar 49 Main Menu 51 Menu Bar 49 Power Menu 69 Setup Defaults, loading 77 Setup Program 48 Smart BIOS 2 Sub-menu launching 50 Updating 43 BIOS Beep Codes 41 Boot Device Selection 75 Boot Up NumLock Status 56 Boot Virus Detection 75 C C-Medi
IRQ assigments 22 Expansion slots 21 F Floppy 3 Mode 51 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 54 Cylinders 54 Heads 54 LBA Capacity 54 Primary/Secondary Master 52 Primary/Secondary Slave 52 Sectors 54 Types 52 Hardware Monitor 73 Heatsink installation 14 I Interrupt Assignments 22 IRQ assignments 22 J Jumpers Clear RTC RAM 26 USB device wake-up 24 K Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay 56 Auto-Repeat Rate 56 Connector 27 Features 56 L Legacy Diskette 51 LiveUpdate 99 Using 99 120 M Motherboard IRQ Table 22 l
R RAID 1 or 0 82 S SDRAM Active to Precharge Time 61 CAS Latency 61 Configuration 61 RAS to CAS Delay 61 Serial Ports 64 Connectors 29 Slots AGP 23 PCI 23 Smart Card Reader 38 Smart Manager 105 Modes 108 Using 107 SMART Monitoring 55 SMBus Connector 37 Support CD 79 Welcome screen 79 Winbond Voice Editor 101 Suspend Mode 70 System Date 51 System memory configurations 17 System Time 51 Multi-Channel Audio Feature 109 PC Probe 91 Windbond Smart Manager 105 USWC 62 W Winbond Smart Manager 105 Windbond Smart
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