® P4T Intel® 850 ATX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8 2.1 The ASUS P4T ............................................................................ 8 2.
CONTENTS 4.5 Power Menu .............................................................................. 66 4.5.1 Power Up Control .......................................................... 68 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 70 4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 71 4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 73 5. SOFTWARE SETUP ......................
FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE 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.
1. INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. INTRODUCTION FEATURES HARDWARE SETUP BIOS SETUP SOFTWARE SETUP SOFTWARE REFERENCE APPENDIX Manual information and checklist Production information and specifications Intructions on setting up the motherboard.
2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P4T The ASUS P4T motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1Specifications • • 2.
2. FEATURES • • • • • • • • • SMBus: Features the System Management Bus interface, which is used to physically transport commands and information between SMBus devices. PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM software. Legacy Free: Provides five 32-bit PCI (PCI 2.
2. FEATURES 2.1.2 Performance • 2. FEATURES Performance • • • • • 10 High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100/66, UltraDMA/33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
2. FEATURES 2.1.3 Intelligence • • • • • • • • Auto CPU Throttling Function: Incorporated into this motherboard is a new technology to enable Pentium 4 processors auto throttling function. When auto throttling is enabled, the CPU with throttle down to 50% of its duty cycle when the CPU temperature reaches the threshold and return to 100% of its duty cycle when temperature lowers to normal level. This function ensures the best performance and reliability.
2. FEATURES 2.2 P4T Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket 423 for Pentium 4 Processors ....................................... 1 Feature Setting DIP Switches ................................................... 8 2. FEATURES MB Components Chipsets Intel 850 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ............................... 2 Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) ......................................... 12 4Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) ...................................
2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 1 2 3 45 6 7 24 2.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 P4T Motherboard Layout 24.4cm (9.60in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard ATX Power Connector RIMMB2 (16/18 bit, 184-pin module) RIMMB1 (16/18 bit, 184-pin module) COM1 PARALLEL PORT RIMMA2 (16/18 bit, 184-pin module) RIMMA1 (16/18 bit, 184-pin module) MAIN_FAN TR2 AUX Power Connector COM2 CPU_FAN USBPWR Intel 850 FLOPPY 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN 2) SW1 6-10 3) SW1 1-4 4) USBPWR p. 17 p. 18 p. 20 p. 21 JumperFree Mode Setting (Disable / Enable) CPU External Frequency (Switches 6–10) CPU Core: Bus Frequency Multiple (Switches 1–4) USB Device Wake-Up (Enable / Disable) ASUS P4T User’s Manual 3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents Memory, CPU and Expansion 1) RIMM A1/A2/B1/B2 p. 22 184-Pin System Memory Support 2) CPU p. 24 Central Processing Unit 3) Heatsink p.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Getting Started IMPORTANT: Due to Pentium 4 CPU’s power consumption requirement, an ATX12V power supply is recommended for this motherboard. For typical system configurations, an ATX12V power supply that can supply at least 230W and at least 8.5A on the +12V lead is required. For heavily-loaded configurations, an ATX12V power supply that can supply at least 300W is required.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.4 Motherboard Settings OFF ® P4T 1. Frequency Multiple 2. Frequency Multiple 3. Frequency Multiple 4. Frequency Multiple 5. Reserved 6. Frequency Selection 7. Frequency Selection 8. Frequency Selection 9. Frequency Selection 10. Frequency Selection 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SW1 ON Motherboard Frequency Settings (DIP Switches) The motherboard frequency is adjusted through the jumpers and the DIP switches.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 2) CPU External Frequency Setting (SW1 Switches 6–10) This option tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU’s External frequency (or BUS Clock.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON CPU/DRAM → 130.0MHz 133.0MHz PCI BUS → 43.30MHz 44.3MHz 18 ASUS P4T User’s Manual 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 118.0MHz 39.3MHz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON CPU/DRAM → 120.
3. HARDWARE SETUP Manual CPU Settings NOTE: The following table is for use by experienced motherboard installers only. Overclocking can result in system instability or even shorten the life of the processor. PCI (MHz) AGP (MHz) 100 103 105 108 110 112 115 118 120 122 125 125 130 133 120 133 133 136 138 140 142 144 145 148 150 152 154 156 133 150 33.5 34.3 35.0 36.0 36.7 37.3 38.3 39.3 40.0 40.7 41.7 41.7 43.3 44.5 30.0 33.3 33.4 34.0 34.5 35.0 35.5 36.0 36.3 37.0 37.5 38.0 38.5 39.0 26.5 30.0 66.9 68.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON ON SW1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3) CPU Core: Bus Frequency Multiple (SW1 Switches 1-4) This option sets the frequency multiple between the Internal frequency of the CPU and the CPU’s External frequency. These switches must be set in conjunction with the CPU Bus Frequency. ® 13.0x 14.0x 15.0x 16.0x Frequency Multiple Settings Multi.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 4) USB Device Wake-up (USBPWR) Set these jumpers to disable or enable the USB device wake-up function. Set this jumper to Enable to use the USB devices to wake up the PC. This feature requires an ATX 12V power supply that supplies at least 2A on the +5VSB lead. The default setting is Disable because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply. The computer will not power ON if the jumper is set to Enable without the correct power source. Setting Disable Enable 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.5 System Memory This motherboard has two 184-pin Rambus Inline Memory Modules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and 256Mbit Direct RDRAM technologies. NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory. Location Memory Module Subtotal 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.5.1 Installing Memory The memory module (RIMM / C-RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORTANT: Do not touch the memory module’s connectors. Handle the module only by the edges. Channel B RIMMB2 RIMMB1 Channel A RIMMA2 RIMMA1 RIMM Sockets ® RIMM with Heat Spreader C-RIMM 3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings P4T P4T 184-Pin RIMM Sockets 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket for the P4 Socket 423 CPU. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If not, then purchase a fan before turning on the system. Socket 423 Pentium 4 Gold Arrow ® P4T 3. H/W SETUP CPU P4T Socket 423 Gold Arrow 3.6.1 CPU Installation 1. Locate the P4 Socket 423 and open it by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket. Then lift the lever upwards.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.6.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation Parts Inventory: 3. H/W SETUP Heatsink 1. Two black plastic heatsink support braces have built-in retaining clips. 2. Four black plastic collars and four white plastic plugs. Step 1: Mount the Heatsink Support Braces: 1. Mount the heatsink support braces: insert the four black plastic collars from the top through to the bottom of the motherboard.
3. HARDWARE SETUP Step 2: Mount the Heatsink: 1. Open the retaining clips. Place the heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. The plastic heatsink support braces have built-in retaining clips, right. Close and snap the clips into the locked position. With the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking brace, no extra force is required to keep the CPU in place. 3. H/W SETUP Heatsink 2. Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connector. (See 3.1 Motherboard Layout / 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has five PCI expansion slots to support these cards. Follow the steps in the next section when installing expansion cards. WARNING! Unplug the system power cord when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and expansion cards. 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card ASUS P4T User’s Manual 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must be exclusively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your motherboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free. Standard Interrupt Assignments 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.7.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP) pro slot to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. AGP Card without Retention Notch ® TOP VIEW P4T 20-pin bay Rib (inside slot) 28-pin bay Rib 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards P4T Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO) CAUTION! The AGP Pro slot is shipped with a warning label over the 20-pin bay.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.8 External Connectors 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 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 3) Parallel Port Connector (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) 3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards 4) Serial Port Connectors (Teal/Turquoise 9-pin COM1, 10-1 pin COM2) Two serial ports are ready for a mouse or other serial devices. See Onboard Serial Port 1/2 in 4.4.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 6) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) (optional) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ-45 Port 3. H/W SETUP Connectors 7) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 8) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged). FLOPPY PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. ® P4T 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP ® Ground SMBDATA +5V SMBCLK 10) SMB Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect 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 specific implementation of an I2C bus, which is a multi-device bus; that is, multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating data transfer. 1 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPORTANT: This feature requires that Wake On LAN or PCI Modem is enabled (see 4.5.1 Power Up Control) and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 14) USB Headers (10-1 pin USB2) If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate, a USB header is available for two additional USB ports. Connect the 10-1 pin ribbon cable from the provided 2-port USB connector set to the midboard 10-1 pin USB header and mount the USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis. 10 6 5 1 ® 1: USB Power 2: USBP2– 3: USBP2+ 4: GND 5: NC 6: USB Power 7: USBP3– 8: USBP3+ 9: GND USB2 P4T P4T USB Headers 3.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 17) Infrared Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared (see 4.4.2 I/O device Configuration) to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 19) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block ATXPWR) (6-pin AUXPWR) (4-pin ATX12V) These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply. Each plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned. An auxiliary power supply may be needed depending on your system configuration.
3. HARDWARE SETUP The following is for items 20–26 +5 V PLED Keylock Ground Power LED Speaker Connector +5V Ground Ground Speaker Keyboard Lock Message LED SMI Lead P4T Reset Ground +5 V MLED ExtSMI# Ground PWR Ground ® Reset SW ATX Power Switch* * Requires an ATX power supply. P4T System Panel Connectors ASUS P4T User’s Manual 3.
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user’s manual. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Your monitor b.
3. HARDWARE SETUP 7. During power-on, hold down to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP. * Powering Off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later. AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode.
4. BIOS SETUP 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press . The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX and then press . 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your motherboard and you know that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 1.
4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the flash ROM. The boot block will be updated automatically only when necessary. This will minimize the chance that a failed update will prevent your system from booting up. When the programming is finished, Flashed Successfully will be displayed. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.
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4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS. The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section describes how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer.
4. BIOS SETUP 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 specify how to exit the Setup program.
4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by simply pressing or the + combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and 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. BIOS SETUP 4.3 Main Menu When the Setup program is accessed, the following screen appears: 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your 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.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the installed hard disk. To allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automatically, select [Auto]. Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive.
4. BIOS SETUP IMPORTANT: If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted, the disk will not be readable.
4. BIOS SETUP ASUS P4T User’s Manual 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track.
4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP-100] - for ZIP-100 compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to make your selections on this sub-menu, press the key to exit back to the Main menu.
4. BIOS SETUP Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) ® 4. BIOS SETUP Keyboard Features Language [English] This allows selection of the BIOS’ displayed language. Currently only English is available. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set the passwords. To set the password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type in a password and press . You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters. Symbols and other keys are ignored.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree™ mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent 2 fields. Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash. See System Hangup.
4. BIOS SETUP RDRAM Frequency (MHz) [Auto] This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the RDRAM. The default setting [Auto] seeks to balance optimal performance with stability. The other options displayed in the popup menu vary according to the CPU External Frequency. NOTE: This field will not appear when [Turbo mode] is enabled.
4. BIOS SETUP USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device on startup. If detected, USB controller legacy mode will be enabled. If not detected, USB controller legacy mode will be disabled. When this field is set to [Disabled], USB controller legacy mode is disabled no matter whether you are using a USB device or not.
4. BIOS SETUP System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 100MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Internal Frequency ASUS P4T User’s Manual 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Mode Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU External (FSB) Freq.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.1 Chip Configuration RDRAM Pool B State [Nap] This sets the operating state of the RDRAM devices in Pool B. Selecting [Nap] allows the RDRAM in Pool B to enter power-saving mode. [Standby] allows the RDRAM in Pool B to return to the working state quickly. 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration AGP Fast-Write [Enabled] This controls the AGP fast-write function.
4. BIOS SETUP PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed transaction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] High Priority PCI Mode [Enabled] This field allows you to give PCI slot 1 a higher priority. You may want to leave on the default setting if you are using an IEEE-1394 PCI card. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Onboard Lan Controller [Enabled] (only on model with LAN) This motherboard features an integrated LAN controller. If you want to use it, leave it on the default setting. If you want to use an add-on LAN card, select [Disabled]. Configuration options; [Disabled] [Enabled] 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config NOTE: To disable the integrated LAN controller, you must first set this field to [Disable], shut down your system, and then restart.
4. BIOS SETUP UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UART to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector, it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature. See IrDA-Compliant Infrared Module Connector in 3.8 External Connectors.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1/4 IRQ, Slot 2 IRQ, Slot 3 IRQ, Slot 5 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [15] 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some nonstandard VGA cards, such as graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly.
4. BIOS SETUP USB Function [Enabled] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set to [Enabled] if you want to use USB devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI Card] If your computer has both PCI and AGP VGA cards, this field allows you to select which of the cards will act as your primary graphics card. [AGP Card] uses the AGP card as your primary card. The default, [PCI Card], allows your PCI graphics card to take precedence when detected.
4. BIOS SETUP 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. 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function regardless of other field settings on this menu.
4. BIOS SETUP 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 DPMS (Display Power Management System) 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. BIOS SETUP 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] 4.
4. BIOS SETUP Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR [Disabled] Set this field to [Enabled] if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard, PS2 mouse, or consumer IR device to power up your computer. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 300mA on the +5VSB lead. The default is set to [Disabled] because not all computers have the appropriate ATX power supply. Your computer will not power ON if you set this to [Enabled] and do not have the appropriate ATX power supply.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor CPU Fan, PCI Fan, Main Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 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.
4. BIOS SETUP 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. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector.
4. BIOS SETUP 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu NOTE: Pressing does not exit this menu. You must select one of the options from this menu or from the legend bar to exit this menu.
4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to load default values. You can now 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 values you previously saved.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy. You may use any version of Windows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for Windows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later. For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later. 5.2 Start Windows 5. S/W SETUP Install OS When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard, Windows will detect all plug-and play devices.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.3 P4T Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time 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, doubleclick or run E:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E:). 5.3.1 Installation Menu • • • • • 5.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP (TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, CLICK RIGHT ARROW ON THE LOWERRIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU) • • • • • Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view user’s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE, PowerDVD Trial, and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.4 INF Update Utility for Intel 850 Chipset Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP INF Utility (5) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. 78 ASUS P4T User’s Manual (4) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.5 Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the license agreement. (4) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP ATA Storage (6) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. (5) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.6 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup System Requirements • • • • • • • • Intel® Pentium® microprocessor or higher. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher. Memory: 16 MB of RAM for Windows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for Windows NT (32 MB recommended).
5. SOFTWARE SETUP (5) Click here. (7) Click here. (6) Click here. (8) Enter username and password, and other options, and then click here. (9) Click here. (10) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS P4T User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP LDCM NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.14 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x on how to install the Acrobar Reader.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.7 Intel LDCM Client Setup System Requirements • • • • • • • • Intel® Pentium® microprocessor or higher. Operating system: Microsoft Windows 95 (can be OEM Service Release 2), or Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or later). Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or higher. Memory: 16 MB of RAM for Windows 95/98; 24 MB of RAM for Windows NT (32 MB recommended).
5. SOFTWARE SETUP (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. (8) Click here. (9) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP LDCM (10) Click here. NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.14 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (11) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.0 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP BIOS Flash 84 ASUS P4T User’s Manual (4) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.9 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.16 Uninstalling Programs. (1) Click here. (3) Click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) Click here. ASUS P4T User’s Manual 5. S/W SETUP PC Probe (2) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.10 ASUS Update Vx.xx Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP ASUS Update (5) Click here. 86 ASUS P4T User’s Manual (4) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.11 Microsoft DirectX Driver Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (3) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.12 YAMAHA S-YXG50 SoftSynthesizer Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Enter the information requested and click here. (5) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (7) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click OK. 88 ASUS P4T User’s Manual (4) Click here. (6) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.13 PC-Cillin 98 Vx.xx Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement. (4) Setup will proceed with the installation if no viruses are found. Click here to start installation. (6) & (7) Select the preferred features by clicking the appropriate buttons.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.14 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here and then click Finish to restart. 90 ASUS P4T User’s Manual (4) Click here.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.15 Install Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications 5.15.1 System Requirements • • • • • • • • Pentium-100MHz PC compatible Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Hard disk drive with at least 10MB of free space 4x speed or above CD-ROM drive Sound card with a Windows wave audio driver 256 (or above) color VGA card is required. A VGA card with DirectDraw support 8MB system memory 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 5.15.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.15.3 Installation Procedures Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (5) Click here to install PowerDVD. (4) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. (6) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.16 Uninstalling Programs Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 5. S/W SETUP Windows 98 (2) Select the program to remove and click Add/ Remove. (3) Click here.
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6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1 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. 6.1.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature (for supported processors only). 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.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 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 monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 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. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1.3 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.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS Update 6.2 ASUS 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 Start | Programs | ASUS Utility | ASUS Update Vx.xx. 2. Select an update method. 3.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.3 YAMAHA XGPlayer The XGplayer is an application that is used to playback multimedia files. The XGplayer allows playback of MIDI files (.mid, .rmi), audio files (.wav, .mp3), movie files (.avi, .mpg) and audio CDs all from a single application. With MIDI files, you can mix, arrange (change voices/effects) and attach MIDI files to e-mails. Also, its links to various Internet services allows you to listen to music on web sites or purchase music easily. 6.3.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.3.2 YAMAHA XGstudio Player Control Panel Select Next Song Select Previous Song Rewind Fast Forward Pause Playback Select Final Song Select Top Song Song Number Display Master Volume Control Power Setup Polyphony CPU Usage Rate Key Control Tempo Control 6.3.3 YAMAHA XGstudio Mixer Control Panel To open the Mixer Panel, click the Open Mixer icon Polyphony on the Main Panel.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE To open the Minimize Panel, click theMinimize icon Return to Original State Help Open Mixer 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer 6.3.4 YAMAHA XGplayer Minimize Panel on the Main Panel. Master Volume Slider Version Information Power Song Name Display Time Display Stop Pause Playback Select Next Song Select Previous Song 6.3.5 Troubleshooting It cannot be installed. • • Is the operating environment saturated? Check hard disk capacity, memory capacity, OS, etc.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE XGPlayer The performance tempo is distorted, or the sound is choppy. Mouse reaction becomes slow. • • This will happen if you put an extra load on the CPU during a performance by starting another application, accessing a floppy disk, or CD-ROM driver, etc. Processing requirements may exceed the performance capabilities of your CPU.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.4 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well. This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files. No need to waste time identifying your file types. 6.4.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.5 CyberLink VideoLive Mail CyberLink’s VideoLive Mail Plus Ver 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excellent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input devices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3’s built-in e-mail system through the Internet. VLM 3’s mails comprise video, sound, or snapshot information; and thus may convey the most profound information to target audiences.
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Windows 98 6.6.1 Starting VideoLive Mail To start VideoLive Mail, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then CyberLink VideoLive Mail, and then click VideoLive Mail x.x. VLM 3’s Setup Wizard will start and guide you through configuring the video and audio input peripherals and to setup the e-mail environment. 1. Setup Wizard first will prompt a dialog to confirm that you want to configure the hardware and E-mail setting.
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7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary Bus PCI AGP 1X AGP 2X AGP 4X Bus Frequency 33MHz 66MHz 66MHz 66MHz Bandwidth 33MHz 66MHz 133MHz 266MHz 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for the high performance serial bus at 12.5, 25 or 50MBytes/sec speeds. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus.
7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory. When the manual instructs you to “boot” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer. “Reboot” means to restart your computer. When using Windows 95 or later, selecting “Restart” from “Start | Shut Down...” will reboot your computer. Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events.
7. APPENDIX ASUS P4T User’s Manual 7 . APPENDIX Glossary LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which is built into the new Intel Pentium PP/MT (P55C) and Pentium II (Klamath) CPU as well as other x86-compatible microprocessors.
7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be reprogrammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O interface defined by the X3T9.2 committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for connecting many peripheral devices.
INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 68 Accelerated Graphics Port 29 Adobe Acrobat Reader Installing 90 Adobe Acrobat Reader Setup 90 AGP 29 AGP Slots 29 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility Installing 84 ASUS PC Probe Installing 84 Setup 84 Using 95 ASUS Update Using 100 ATAPI CD-ROM 71 ATX Power Switch Lead 38 Automatic Power Up 69 B BIOS Beep Code 41 BIOS Beep Codes 41 Boot Sequence 71 Boot Up Floppy Seek 72 Boot Up NumLock Status 54 Boot Virus Detection 72 Parallel Port 31 PS/2 Keyboard 30 PS/2 Mouse 30 Serial Port 31 SMB
INDEX Fast-Ethernet Port Connector 32 Floppy 3 Mode Support 50 Floppy Disk Access Control 62 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 33 G J Getting Started 16 Glossary 109 JumperFree™ Mode 17 H K Halt On 55 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 24 HDD Power Down 67 Head 53 Headers USB 36 High Priority PCI Mode 61 I IDE Activity LED 36 IDE Connectors 32 IDE Hard Drive 71 INF Update Utility 78, 79 Installing 78, 79 Installed Memory 55 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 90 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility 84 ASUS PC Probe 84 CPU 24
INDEX Other Boot Device Select 71 P Parallel Port Connector 31 Parallel Port Mode 63 PC-Cillin 98 Installing 89 Setup 89 PCI Latency Timer 64 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 64 PIO Mode 53 Plug & Play O/S 72 Power Management 66 PowerPlayer SE Using 105 Procedures CPU Installation 24 Updating BIOS 44 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 30 PS/2 Mouse Connector 30 PWR Button < 4 Secs 67 PWR Up On Modem Act 68 Q Quick Power On Self Test 72 R Removable Device 71 Reset Switch Lead 38 S Save Changes 74 Sector 53 Serial Port Connect
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