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Chapter 5: Software support

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BIOS version that you wish to
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5. Follow the instructions on the

succeeding screens to complete
the update process.

If you selected the option to update
the BIOS from a file, a window pops
up prompting you to locate the file.
Select the file, click Save, then follow
the screen instructions to complete
the update process.

Summary of Contents for D700-NSB

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4S333 VM User Guide ...

Page 2: ...OR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SP...

Page 3: ...3 2 Value added solutions 1 3 1 4 Overview 1 4 1 4 1 Motherboard components 1 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction 2 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 7 2 4 4 Connecting the...

Page 4: ...p 4 1 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Using the computer system for the first time 4 1 4 1 2 Updating BIOS procedures 4 3 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 5 4 2 1 BIOS menu bar 4 6 4 2 2 Legend bar 4 6 4 3 Main menu 4 8 4 3 1 Primary Secondary Master Slave 4 9 4 3 2 Keyboard Features 4 13 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 15 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 4 17 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 4 20 4 4 3 PCI Confi...

Page 5: ... 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Installation menus 5 2 5 2 3 Software and drivers description 5 3 5 3 Software information 5 5 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 5 Glossary G 1 Index I 1 ...

Page 6: ... cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which t...

Page 7: ...your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ma...

Page 8: ...erform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Cha...

Page 9: ...are products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage...

Page 10: ...COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 Notebook Tel 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 442066 Genera...

Page 11: ...Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...ASUS P4S333 M motherboard ...

Page 13: ... communication and networking options high speed data transfers using the ATA100 protocol and AC 97 compliant audio features the P4S333 VM is your perfect vehicle to get ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your P4S333 VM package for the following i...

Page 14: ... PC2100 1600 DDR DIMMs to deliver the required bandwidth for the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications Digital audio interface on audio models only On audio models a digital audio connector is onboard to accommodate the Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF Out module which supports coaxial interfaces Experience 5 1 channel surround sound and enhanced 3D audio while playing DVDs ...

Page 15: ...ing features adjustable CPU frequency multiple in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree solution adjustable FSB MEM frequency ratio Stepless Frequency Selection SFS for fine tuning system bus frequency from 100MHz up to 166MHz at 1MHz increments optimized system performance through BIOS built in optimization mode ...

Page 16: ... picture on page 1 5 1 ATX 12V connector 2 CPU socket 3 North Bridge controller 4 ATX power connector 5 DDR DIMM sockets 6 IDE connectors 7 South Bridge controller 8 ASUS ASIC 9 Onboard LED 10 Floppy disk connector 11 Flash EEPROM 12 Super I O controller 13 PCI slots 14 AC 97 CODEC optional 15 AGP slot 16 LAN PHY optional 17 PS 2 mouse port 18 RJ 45 port optional 19 Parallel port 20 Game MIDI port...

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Page 18: ...to as the SiS961 MuTIOL Media I O this controller integrates the audio controller with AC 97 Interface Ethernet MAC Dual Universal Serial Bus Host controllers IDE Master Slave controllers and the MuTIOL Connect to PCI Bridge ASUS ASIC This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring Onboard LED This green indicator light informs the user that power i...

Page 19: ...port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices Game MIDI port This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files on audio models only Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone on audio models only Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources on audio models onl...

Page 20: ...1 8 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 21: ...Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

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Page 23: ... motherboard 2 1 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis Refer to the image below 2 1 2 Screw holes Place seven 7 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installi...

Page 24: ...Out Line In AUX1 IDELED1 USB2 USBV2 P4S333 VM SMARTCON1 FPAUDIO1 MODEM ITE 8707F Super I O 2Mbit Flash BIOS PCI Slot 1 ATX Power Connector Primary IDE Secondary IDE Bottom USB1 USB2 Top RJ 45 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP USBV1 SiS961 MuTLOL Media I 0 SPDIF1 ATX12V1 Audio Codec ICS 1893Y ASUS Mozart SIRQ1 CHASFAN1 CLRTC ...

Page 25: ...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 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the...

Page 26: ...rchitecture The Intel NetBurst micro architecture features the hyper pipelined technology rapid execution engine 400MHz system bus and execution trace cache Together these attributes improve system performance by allowing higher processor frequencies faster execution of integer instructions and a data transfer rate of 3 2GB s Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one ...

Page 27: ...teps 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 Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely Socket Lever 90 100 ...

Page 28: ... 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 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 Gold Mark ...

Page 29: ... to install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base 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 Your boxed Intel Pentium...

Page 30: ... the holes on each corner of the module base Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to 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 Retention Hole Retention Hook Snapped to the Retention Hole Retention Lock ...

Page 31: ...le to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN1 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 Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU Fan Connector CPUFAN1 ...

Page 32: ...33 memory known as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory P4S333 VM P4S333 VM 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single n...

Page 33: ...DIMMs with 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB densities into the two DIMM sockets Use the following combinations to install DDR DIMMs 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 Total system memory Max 2GB ...

Page 34: ...MM 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 Unlocked Retaining Clip ...

Page 35: ... 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 ...

Page 36: ...entation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with...

Page 37: ...s for this motherboard A B C D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared Onboard USB controller HC0 shared Onboard USB controller HC1 shared AGP shared Onboard audio shared Onboard LAN shared Onboard VGA shared When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI g...

Page 38: ...rt 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 4X 2X cards P4S333 VM P4S333 VM Accelerated Graphics Port AGP ...

Page 39: ...p USBV2 USBV1 5VSB 3 2 5V Default 1 2 5VSB 3 2 5V Default 1 2 1 USB device wake up 3 pin USBV1 USBV2 Set these jumpers to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer using the connected USB devices Set to pins 1 2 5V to disable the USB wake up feature 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 po...

Page 40: ...stem 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 battery 3 Short the solder points 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key d...

Page 41: ...s connect ribbon cables 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 1 Hard disk 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...

Page 42: ...on for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cab...

Page 43: ...FAN1 CHASFAN1 The two fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or a total of 1A 12W at 12V Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow air flow to go across the onboard heat sinks instead of the expansion slots The fan wiring and plug may vary depending on the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector matching the black wire to the ground pin Do not forget to conne...

Page 44: ...andby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate P4S333 VM P4S333 VM ATX Power Connectors ATX12V 12V DC COM 12V DC COM Pin 1 ATXPWR Pin 1 3 3VDC 12 0VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM 5 0VDC 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR_OK 12 0VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5 0VDC C...

Page 45: ... allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card P4S333 VM P4S333 VM Internal Audio Connectors CD Black AUX White MODEM Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Modem Out Ground Modem In Ground P4S333 VM BOUT_L MIC2 LOUT_R LOUT_L NC MICPWR 5VA AGND_A 1 BOUT_R P4S333 VM Intel Panel Connector 2 9 10 FPAUDIO1 Make sur...

Page 46: ...RT2 for use with Smart Card See section 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for details 9 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF1 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 P4S333 VM P4S333 VM Smartcard SMARTCON1 NC SCPWR...

Page 47: ...Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions An IR module is not included in the package P4S333 VM P4S333 VM Infrared Module Connector Back View 5V IRTX IRRX NC GND Front View IR1 5V IRRX IRTX GND 1 P4S333 VM P4S333 VM SIRQ1 Connector SIRQ1 SERIRQ GND 12 SIRQ1 connector 2 pin SIRQ1 This connector allows you to connect the se...

Page 48: ... indicates receipt of messages from a fax modem The normal status for this LED is ON when there is no incoming data signal The LED blinks when data is received The system message LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or green mode where system activity is instant...

Page 49: ...ing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power ...

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Page 51: ...Chapter 3 Powering up ...

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Page 53: ...ress the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned ...

Page 54: ...ou 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 The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ...

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Page 57: ...ger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 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 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH Enter to run AFLASH If the ...

Page 58: ...apter 4 BIOS Setup 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press Enter The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter ...

Page 59: ...2 then press Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter To cancel this operation press Enter 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve yo...

Page 60: ...ge 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 Just repeat the process and if the problem persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the s...

Page 61: ...d record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Delete during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Dele...

Page 62: ...ar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s Function Description F1 or Alt H Displays the General Help screen from any where in the BIOS Setup Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu Left or Right arrow Selects the men...

Page 63: ...p window press Enter or Esc Sub menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move fro...

Page 64: ...y year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2084 Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese...

Page 65: ...is 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 In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by...

Page 66: ...Esc key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive field displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured User Type HDD 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 ...

Page 67: ...r This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows t...

Page 68: ...ecrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successive increase in performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress ...

Page 69: ...n Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 6 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec...

Page 70: ...program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup Passwords are not case sensitive meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access...

Page 71: ...the CPU and PCI frequency This setting tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed The setting of this field depends on the CPU Frequency Multiple Configuration options 100 33 101 34 165 41 166 42 CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode this field allo...

Page 72: ...options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at startup If a mouse is detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy S...

Page 73: ...formation about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Defined By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency 2 5T This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available The SDRAM CAS Latency parameter appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3T This it...

Page 74: ...tions Auto 2T 1T Graphics Aperture Size 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB AGP Capability 4X Mode This motherboard supports the AGP 4X interface that transfers video data at 1066MB s AGP 4X is backward compatible so you may keep the default 4X Mode even if you are using an AGP 1X or 2X video...

Page 75: ...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 Set to Disabled if you install...

Page 76: ...serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled IR Smart Card Reader Resource Disabled These fields allow you to direct specific addresses for the onboard serial connectors in conjunction with the UART2 options Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use As ...

Page 77: ... 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 This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 ...

Page 78: ...t show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability Onboard SCSI BIOS Auto This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard SCSI BIOS Configuration o...

Page 79: ...controller chipset Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Enabled This parameter allows you to enable or disable the onboard AC97 audio controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 3 1 Onboard PCI Devices Control USB Function Enabled This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices Keep the default setting Enabled if you connect USB devices Select t...

Page 80: ... ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes 4 4 3 2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion ...

Page 81: ... When set to Max Saving system power is conserved to its greatest amount This setting automatically puts the system into suspend mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving You should install the Advanced Power Manage...

Page 82: ... hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min ACPI Suspend To RAM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend to RAM feature To support this feature the 5VSB of the power supply should have the capacity to provide more ...

Page 83: ... for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string ...

Page 84: ... 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 You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Everyda...

Page 85: ...in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard the specific field will show N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators and show the values on these fields If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error m...

Page 86: ...Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS 120 ZIP ATAPIMO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in...

Page 87: ...irus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipp...

Page 88: ...ff When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing Enter ...

Page 89: ...ving 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 Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make...

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Page 93: ...on 5 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features 5 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive If Autorun is enabled in your computer the software and drivers menu automatically appears on your screen If the installation menu...

Page 94: ...The support CD menu is composed of two screens Click on the Right Arrow on the lower right corner of the first screen to display the second menu screen To return to the first menu screen click on the Left Arrow on the lower right corner of the second screen ...

Page 95: ...systems on the network within the same bridge as the installed Client software Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website The administrator should install both the Administrator and the Client software Intel LDCM 6 10 0 17 Client Setup This program is for monitoring the Client system Install the LANDesk Client Manager to use t...

Page 96: ...m installs the Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE 5 0 and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail 4 0 ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver E Color 3Deep This item installs the 3Deep software 3Deep is the first application that gives online gamers the competitive edge in multi player skirmishes This application removes dark washed out graphics to deliver true vibrant colors Show Motherboard Informatio...

Page 97: ...you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 2 Select your desired update method then click Next 1 Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Vx xx xx AsusUpdate The ASUS Update initial screen appears 3 If you selected updati...

Page 98: ...oad Click Next 5 Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file a window pops up prompting you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process ...

Page 99: ...Glossary ...

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Page 101: ... software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phones and stereos With this technology peripherals are also able to activate the PC For example inserting a tape into a VCR can turn on the PC which could then activate a large screen TV and high...

Page 102: ...errupting 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 A type of RAM that allows a faster from the CPU than a regular RAM The cache memory eliminates the CPU wait stat...

Page 103: ... on the motherboard An expansion card add functions that are not present in the motherboard Flash ROM A non volatile memory device that retains its data even when power is removed This device is similar to EPROM but unlike EPROM which can be erased only using an ultra violet light flash ROM can be electrically erased Flash ROM is normally used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and s...

Page 104: ...o a single server See also WAN Wide Area Network Modem A device that allows a computer to talk to another computer through the phone system Network An interconnected computer system linked by telephone wires or other means OS Operating System The software that controls the overall operation of a computer system The OS tasks include memory allocation input and output distribution interrupt processi...

Page 105: ...sed and read but not modified 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 The standard covers 10MBytes sec to 160MBytes sec data rates SDRAM Synchronous DRAM A type of DRAM with access signals that are synchronized with the CPU clock eliminating ...

Page 106: ...erals such as keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer modem and monitor to share bandwidth through a host scheduled token based protocols This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation Supports synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit sec USB 2 0 provides 40 times the transfer rate compared to USB 1 0 and competes...

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Page 108: ...ASUS P4S333 M motherboard ...

Page 109: ...n 4 31 C Card Reader support 1 2 Central Processing Unit CPU fan connector 2 21 installation 2 5 Central Processing Unit CPU Level 1 Level 2 Cache 4 16 Speed 4 15 CPU socket 1 6 Chip Configuration 4 17 Clear RTC RAM 2 18 Connectors ATX 12V 1 6 ATX power 1 6 chassis alarm 2 21 digital audio 2 24 fan 2 21 floppy disk 1 6 2 21 HDD LED 2 19 IDE 1 6 infrared module 2 25 internal audio 2 23 panel 2 26 p...

Page 110: ...8 M Motherboard components 1 4 IRQ Table 2 15 layout 2 2 placement 2 1 screws 2 1 Multi Sector Transfers 4 11 O Operating system installation 5 1 Overclocking features 1 3 P Parallel port 1 7 4 20 Modes 4 20 Password Supervisor 4 14 User 4 14 PC cillin 5 4 PCI Configuration 4 22 PCI Latency Timer 4 22 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 4 22 PIO Mode 4 12 Plug Play O S 4 31 Power Management 4 25 Power On Self T...

Page 111: ...tal Interface S PDIF 1 2 Super I O chipset 1 6 Support CD E Color 3Deep 5 4 Suspend Mode 4 26 System Controller North Bridge 1 6 South Bridge 1 6 System Date 4 8 System memory configurations 2 10 System Time 4 8 U UART2 4 22 Ultra DMA Mode 4 12 USB Legacy Support 4 17 USB ports 1 7 USWC 4 18 V Video Memory 4 19 Z ZIF socket 2 5 ...

Page 112: ...I 4 Index ...

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