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Chapter 3

Powering up

This chapter describes the power up
sequence and gives information on the
BIOS beep codes.

Summary of Contents for Motherboard P4GE-V

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4GE V User Guide ...

Page 2: ...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 SPECI...

Page 3: ...4 Motherboard overview 1 6 1 4 1 Major components 1 6 1 4 2 Core specifications 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information 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: ... BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 1 4 1 2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu bar 4 8 4 2 2 Legend bar 4 8 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 3 1 Primary and Secondary Master Slave 4 12 4 3 2 Keyboard Features 4 16 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 17 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 4 20 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration 4 24 4 ...

Page 5: ...1 Running the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Drivers menu 5 2 5 2 3 Utilities menu 5 5 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information 5 6 5 2 5 Other information 5 7 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 9 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 5 10 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe 5 12 5 3 4 Winbond Voice Editor 5 17 5 3 5 Multi channel audio feature 5 21 ...

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: ...hardware setup procedures that you have to perform 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 ...

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...

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Page 11: ... DDR DIMMs 1 x AGP 4X 1 5V only 6 x PCI includes one ASUS BlueMagic PCI slot Integrated 3D graphics controller in 82845GE Supports ASUS DVI 845 graphics card purchased separately 2 x UltraDMA 100 66 33 connectors ADI AD1980 6 channel audio CODEC Broadcom BCM4401 Fast Ethernet controller ASUS JumperFree mode ASUS POST Reporter ASUS EZ Plug ASUS Q Fan ASUS EZ Flash C P R CPU Parameter Recall CrashFr...

Page 12: ... Power LED connectors Chassis intrusion SMBus and SIR connectors GAME MIDI connector S PDIF Out connector CD AUX Modem audio connectors Front panel audio connector 4Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS TCAV PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS2 3 Multi language BIOS ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS C P R CPU Parameter Recall PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME chassis intrusion SMBus ATX form factor 12 in x 9 0 in...

Page 13: ...hapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4GE V motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P4GE V motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 6 ...

Page 15: ... 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 P4GE V package for the following items ASUS P4GE V motherboard ATX form factor 12 in x 9 0 in 30 5 cm x 22 9 cm ASUS P4GE V series support CD ASUS USB 2 0 GAME module for audi...

Page 16: ...media and Internet applications See page 2 10 Onboard LAN solution on LAN models only The motherboard mounts the BroadCom BCM4401 chipset to support 10BASE T 100BASE TX networking protocol USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 The higher bandwidth of USB 2...

Page 17: ... overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and BIOS automatically restores the CPU default settings for each parameter See page 2 17 ASUS EZ Plug This patented ASUS technology lets you use your existing power supply rather than buying a new ATX 12V power supply The ASUS EZ Plug is a 4 pin auxillary 12V connector ...

Page 18: ...information on the supported languages See page 4 11 ASUS EZ Flash BIOS 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 See page 4 1 ASUS Q Fan technology The ASUS Q Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient opera...

Page 19: ...temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components See page 4 33 ACPI ready The Advanced Configuration power Interface ACPI provides more energy saving features for operating systems that suppor...

Page 20: ...e 1 7 1 ATX 12V connector 2 CPU socket 3 North Bridge controller 4 DDR DIMM sockets 5 ASUS EZ Plug 12V connector 6 ATX power connector 7 Floppy disk connector 8 IDE connectors 9 South Bridge controller 10 Speech controller 11 Flash ROM 12 Standby power LED 13 ASUS ASIC 14 Super I O controller 15 PCI slots 16 Audio CODEC 17 LAN controller optional 18 AGP warning LED 19 AGP slot 20 PS 2 mouse port 2...

Page 21: ...ASUS P4GE V motherboard user guide 1 7 3 4 19 1 18 6 7 12 11 15 2 5 9 8 17 13 14 16 10 20 21 30 29 27 26 23 24 25 22 28 ...

Page 22: ...patented auxilliary power connector is used if you don t have an ATX 12V power supply Connect a 4 pin device connector from a standard power supply to this connector to provide sufficient power to the CPU ATX power connector This 20 pin connector connects to an ATX 12V power supply The power supply must have at least 1A on the 5V standby lead 5VSB Floppy disk connector This connector accommodates ...

Page 23: ...t The ASUS proprietary BlueMagic PCI slot blue slot supports future ASUS function cards compliant to PCI specification Audio CODEC The ADI AD1980 is an AC 97 CODEC that allows 6 channel audio playback The audio CODEC provides six DAC channels for 5 1 surround sound S PDIF output AUX and Line In stereo inputs integrated headphone amplifier greater than 90dB dynamic range and stereo Mic PREAMP suppo...

Page 24: ...ck connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices Video port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices Serial port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin...

Page 25: ... Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes details on the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 26: ... Chapter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 6 Expansion slots 2 13 2 7 Jumpers 2 16 2 8 Connectors 2 18 ...

Page 27: ... 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 as indicated in 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 installing or remov...

Page 28: ... I O 4Mbit Firmware Hub ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module 4 5 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In CPU_FAN1 SEC_IDE CHA_FAN1 PWR_FAN1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 BlueMagic PCI Slot CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power ATX Power Connector USB2 0 T USB1 B USB2 SMB1...

Page 29: ...u install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components When lit the green LED SB_PWR1 indicates that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable bef...

Page 30: ... Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU Notes on Intel Hyper Threading technology Gold Mark To use the Hyper Threading technology on this motherboard 1 Buy an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading technology Install the CPU 2 Power up the system and enter BIOS Setup see Chapter 4 Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hy...

Page 31: ...ps 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 32: ...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 5 When the CPU is in place 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 33: ...motherboard components Follow these steps 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 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 f...

Page 34: ... 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 35: ...to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1 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 CPU_FAN1 ...

Page 36: ...r has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory 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 notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched Therefore a DDR DIMM is not backward compatible with SDR and should be installed o...

Page 37: ...o DIMM2 socket you must leave DIMM3 socket empty 2 You may install single sided DIMMs into DIMM2 and DIMM3 sockets at the same time but neither one can be x16 DDR module 3 Double sided x16 DDR DIMMs are not supported on this motherboard Use only the following combinations to install DDR DIMMs Otherwise the system may not boot up DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 Rows 0 1 Rows 2 3 Rows 3 2 SS DS DS Non...

Page 38: ... the socket 2 5 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 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 ou...

Page 39: ...he 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 the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical i...

Page 40: ...essor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices 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 groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G ...

Page 41: ...cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard If you installed an incorrect AGP card such as a SiS305 based AGP card or any other 3 3V AGP card the onboard red LED AGP_WARN1 lights up an indication that the card is not supported on the motherboard As long as ...

Page 42: ...ult is the Space Bar This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS see section 4 5 1 Power Up Control 2 Wireless PCI and USB settings 3 pin WPCI_USB These jumpers are reserved DO NOT change the default settings P4GE V P4GE V Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 5V Default 5VSB 2 3 1 2 P4GE V P4GE V WPCI_USB Setting WPCI_USB ...

Page 43: ...pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and rebo...

Page 44: ...ity LED The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause this LED to light up 2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY1 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 w...

Page 45: ...ion 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 ca...

Page 46: ...ecord a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins 5 SMBus connector 6 1 pin SMB1 This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus int...

Page 47: ...e CPU If you are using a standard ATX power supply that does not have the ATX 12V plug connect one 4 pin device power plug to the ASUS EZ Plug connector labeled EZ_PLUG1 Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable a...

Page 48: ...connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 8 Power supply thermal connector 2 pin TRPWR1 If your power supply has a thermal monitoring feature connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector P4GE V P4GE V 12 Volt Fa...

Page 49: ...ventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals If your package came with a USB 2 0 GAME module connect the USB cable to this header The module has two USB 2 0 ports that support the next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printers You must install the driver before you can use...

Page 50: ...en the audio and a voice modem card 10 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME1 This connector supports a GAME MIDI module If your package came with the optional USB 2 0 GAME module connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files P4GE V P4GE V Game Connector GAME1 5V 5V ...

Page 51: ...iguration for details Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions 13 Serial port 2 connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector accommodates a second serial port using an optional serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back ...

Page 52: ...F Out connector on the motherboard and the other end to the S PDIF module 15 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO1 on audio models only This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices P4GE V P4GE V Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO1 BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND P4GE V P4GE ...

Page 53: ...nto a suspend mode or green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch to this 2 pin connector ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT...

Page 54: ...2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 55: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 56: ...ASUS P4GE V motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Vocal POST Messages 3 2 3 3 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 57: ...n 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 on the power the system may have failed a power on test Chec...

Page 58: ...U installed Install an Intel Pentium 4 Processor into the CPU socket System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on page x System failed memory test Install 184 pin unbuffered PC2700 2100 1600 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Make sure that your DIMMs ...

Page 59: ...ectors 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 See section 2 8 Connectors CPU temperature too high Check CPU fan if working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function CPU voltag...

Page 60: ...s you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 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 ...

Page 61: ...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 ...

Page 62: ...US P4GE V motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 17 4 5 Power Menu 4 29 4 6 Boot Menu 4 35 4 7 Exit Menu 4 37 ...

Page 63: ...ebsite see ASUS contact information on page x Save the file to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the computer 3 To use EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following screen Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen 4 Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive You will receive the error message WARN...

Page 64: ...he correct file name Press Enter 6 At the above prompt type Y to continue with the update process Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS The following prompts appear if you typed Y 7 Press Y to update the main BIOS area BIOS Information in File BIOS Version P4GE V Boot Block WARNING Continue to update the BIOS Y N _ DO NOT shutdown or reset the system...

Page 65: ... 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 word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the A...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...enu type 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...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...ecord them in the CMOS RAM of the Flash ROM The Flash ROM 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 D...

Page 70: ...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 71: ... 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 from...

Page 72: ...ay year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2099 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 Japanes...

Page 73: ...OS 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 the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup ...

Page 74: ... 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 the d...

Page 75: ...ss the 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 s...

Page 76: ...the Translation Method field to Manual Head This field configures the number of read write heads 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 Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To ma...

Page 77: ...oring 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 Pr...

Page 78: ...rd 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 79: ...t to Manual This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency CPU speed and external frequency Set this field in conjunction with CPU Frequency MHz to match the speed of the CPU The item CPU Frequency Multiple is accessible only if you have an unlocked processor If your processor frequency multiple is locked you cannot change the setting of this item CPU External Frequenc...

Page 80: ... the AGP PCI frequency If the system becomes unstable return to the default setting Auto When this item is set to Manual the AGP PCI Frequency MHz item appears Configuration options Auto Manual Selecting a very high AGP PCI frequency may cause the system to be unstable CPU VCore Setting Auto The Manual setting allows you to manually select the core voltage supplied to the CPU see next item However...

Page 81: ... CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabled the BIOS loads the update...

Page 82: ...isabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled Otherwise leave to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 i...

Page 83: ... on SDRAM SPD This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 3T 2T SDRAM Active Precharge Delay value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the number of DDR SDRAM clocks used for DDR SDRAM parameters Configuration options 8T 7T 6T 5T System Performance Mode Auto This item allows you to change the level of system performance Configurat...

Page 84: ... field to Enabled the items Onboard VGA Shared Memory NTSC PAL Preference and Internal AGP Turbo Mode appear You may configure these items separately Onboard VGA Shared Memory 8 MB This item allows you to select the size of memory shared to the onboard VGA Configuration options 1 MB 8 MB NTSC PAL Preference NTSC This item allows you to select the TV output standard Configuration options NTSC PAL I...

Page 85: ...g onboard VGA 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 Delayed Transaction Enabled When set to Enabled this feature frees the PCI bus...

Page 86: ...e fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use As COM Port This field allows you to select the device on which to assign UART2 Configuration options COM Port IR Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field allows you to set the add...

Page 87: ...arallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device If an audio device is detected the onboard audio controller is enabled if no audio device is detected the controller is disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Onboard Game Port 200H 207H This field sets the I O address for the game port Co...

Page 88: ... like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not 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 USB 1 1 Controllers 3 Controllers This field all...

Page 89: ...u to select the primary graphics card Configuration options PCI VGA Card AGP VGA Card Onboard VGA The option Onboard VGA appears only when the onboard VGA is either used or enabled Onboard LAN Controller Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the op...

Page 90: ... 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 1 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion ...

Page 91: ...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 Management APM u...

Page 92: ...isk 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 than 72...

Page 93: ...wering 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 that tu...

Page 94: ...S 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 ...

Page 95: ... temperature see page 2 22 for the location of the TRPWR connector The POWER temperature item shows the detected value if you have the appropriate power supply Select Ignore to disable the power temperature auto detect function Q Fan Control Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation When this fi...

Page 96: ...5 11 15 12 15 13 15 14 15 Full Speed Speed Up Down Response Time 4 Sec 8 Sec This item indicates the time period before the fan speeds adjust to the value set in the Fan Speed Ratio field This item appears only when the Q Fan Control item is set to Enabled Configuration options 1 Sec 2 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 3 Sec 6 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Power Fan S...

Page 97: ...s IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS 120 ZIP ATAPI MO 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...

Page 98: ...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 skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Flopp...

Page 99: ...urned off 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...

Page 100: ...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 further ...

Page 101: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 102: ...ASUS P4GE V motherboard Chapter summary 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 9 ...

Page 103: ...port 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 The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice V...

Page 104: ...g system how the chipset components will be configured You may install this utility in three modes interactive silent and unattended preload The interactive mode requires user input during installation This is not required in the silent and unattended preload modes Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the utility Intel Application Accelerator Driver This item installs the Intel A...

Page 105: ...ller If you installed the BCM4401 controller drivers the default setting Wake Up Frame allows system wake up from S1 S3 and S4 sleep modes If you wish to wake up the system from S5 mode shut down mode you must manually change the Wake On LAN settings to Magic Frame To adjust Wake On LAN settings 1 Right click My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties to display the System Properties w...

Page 106: ... window that appears click the item Wake Up Capabilities under Property The default value is Wake Up Frame The Wake Up Frame setting wakes up the system from S1 S3 and S4 sleep modes 5 Click the arrow under Value to set to Magic Frame Click OK The Magic Frame setting wakes up the system from S1 S3 S4 and S5 sleep modes If the BCM4401 LAN controller is onboard the Wake On LAN feature does NOT work ...

Page 107: ...on any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition Install ASUS Update V3 32 01 This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Microsoft Direct X 8 1 Driver This item installs the Microsoft V8 0a driver PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for...

Page 108: ...ault messages 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 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as state...

Page 109: ...creen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the P4GE V motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 110: ...l Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 111: ...e The ASUS Update is a utility that allows 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 init...

Page 112: ...atically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu See section 5 2 3 Software menu 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility See section 5 3 1 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFLASH utility to...

Page 113: ... change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new BIOS 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen If you wish you may create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats MyLogo2 may not support too complex images If you encounter any problems on complex images try using a simpler i...

Page 114: ...nal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon all...

Page 115: ...perature 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 fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 116: ...ws the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU co...

Page 117: ...ation 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 Information Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 118: ...king the PC Probe icon brings 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 change to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears ...

Page 119: ...he program Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start menu Programs Winbond Voice Editor Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left side of the screen then click the Play button The default language setting is English To avoid ...

Page 120: ...pen 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 The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected ...

Page 121: ...t 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 Use a recording software such as Windows Recorder to record your messages 4 Save the messages as wave files WAV It is recommended that you save your files in low quality to keep them small For...

Page 122: ... 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 w...

Page 123: ...ouble click on the SoundMAX Digital Integrated Audio icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel 2 The Listening Environment screen allows you to set to multi channel speakers enable or disable the Virtual Theater Surround and select Acoustic Environments and Virtual Ear Sound MAX Digital Integrated Audio icon 3 The default setting is Stereo Speakers 2 channel To set to a 6 channel speaker system c...

Page 124: ...e audio path The Play Test Noise button becomes Stop Playing button Click this button at any time to stop playing 10 The MIDI Music Synthesizer screen allows you to select a setting for the MIDI 11 Click the arrow under Synthesizer Default Set to display a list of options Choose your desired setting 9 Click the Close button when done 12 Click Apply then click OK when done Audio path indicator ...

Page 125: ...he Volume Control panel Volume control icon 2 If you installed an S PDIF module click on the Volume Control Advanced button from the Volume Control panel The Advanced Controls for Volume Control window appears To achieve 6 channel audio capability when playing DVDs check the boxes opposite AC3 SPDIF and PCM SPDIF Click Close You do not need to do step 2 if you did not install an S PDIF module ...

Page 126: ... for Microphone window 2 Check the box opposite Mic2 Select to enable the front panel microphone if you installed a front panel audio device such as the ASUS iPanel 3 Click Close to effect the new setting The rear panel microphone is automatically disabled when you enable the front panel microphone Only one microphone port works at a time Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Light Blue Line In ...

Page 127: ...Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document ...

Page 128: ...ASUS P4GE V motherboard ...

Page 129: ...IOS Beep Codes 3 1 BIOS AFLASH utility 4 3 Boot Device selection 4 35 Boot Up NumLock Status 4 16 Boot Virus Detection 4 36 C Central Processing Unit CPU fan connector 2 9 installation 2 5 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 4 19 Speed 4 17 CPU socket 1 8 2 5 Chip Configuration 4 21 Clear RTC RAM 2 17 Concurrent PCI 1 5 Connectors ASUS EZ Plug 1 3 1 8 2 23 ASUS iPanel 2 31 ATX power 1 6 2 27 chassis intrusion 2...

Page 130: ...rFree mode 2 16 Jumpers Clear RTC 2 17 keyboard power 2 16 wireless PCI USB 2 16 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 4 16 Auto Repeat Rate 4 16 L LEDs AGP warning 1 10 2 3 standby power 1 10 2 3 Legacy Diskette 4 10 M Motherboard major components 1 6 IRQ Table 2 14 layout 2 2 placement 2 1 screws 2 1 Multi sector transfers 4 15 O Operating system installation 5 1 Overclocking features 1 5 P Parallel Port...

Page 131: ...g 4 15 Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF 1 3 2 28 Super I O controller 1 9 Support CD 5 1 ASUS Update 5 9 Utilities menu 5 5 Drivers menu 5 2 motherboard information 5 7 multi channel audio 5 21 Technical Support Form 5 8 Suspend Mode 4 29 System Controller North Bridge 1 8 South Bridge 1 9 System Date 4 10 System memory configurations 2 11 System Time 4 10 U UART2 4 24 Ultra DMA Mode 4 15 USB...

Page 132: ...I 4 Index ...

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