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P4B-E

User Guide

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Page 1: ...Motherboard P4B E 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 SPEC...

Page 3: ...lled accessory 1 6 1 4 Special features 1 6 1 4 1 Product highlights 1 6 1 4 2 Value added solutions 1 8 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...

Page 4: ...uter 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 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 and 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 Co...

Page 5: ... the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Main menu 5 2 5 2 3 Software menu 5 3 5 2 4 Drivers menu 5 5 5 2 5 DOS Utilities menu 5 7 5 2 6 ASUS Contact Information 5 7 5 2 7 Other information 5 8 5 3 Software information 5 10 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 10 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo 5 11 5 3 3 Personalized Boot Logo 5 13 5 3 4 Winbond Voice Editor 5 14 5 3 5 Multi Channel Audio Feature 5 18 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: ...ardware 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 o...

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 This chapter describes the features of the P4B E motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

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Page 13: ...ions through a CNR slot high speed data transfers using the RAID IDE ATA100 protocol AC 97 compliant audio features the P4B E spells out 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 P4B E package for the following items ASUS P4B E motherboard ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in ...

Page 14: ...lso help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components This section presents the motherboard components and points out their specific locations A brief description of each component follows Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on these components 1 3 1 Identifying the motherboard components Proceed to the succeeding pages for a brief description of each component Figure 1 ...

Page 15: ...have at least 1A on the 5V standby lead 5VSB Super I O chipset This Low Pin Count LPC interface provides the commonly used Super I O functionality The chipset supports a high performance floppy disk controller for a 360K 720K 1 44M 2 88M floppy disk drive a multi mode parallel port two standard compatible UARTs a Standard Infrared SIR one MPU 401 UART mode compatible MIDI game port and a Flash ROM...

Page 16: ...Promise PDC20265R chip provides high performance RAID 0 RAID 1 functionality on RAID models only ASUS ASIC This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring IRQ routing among others DIP switches This 10 switch Dual Inline Package DIP allows you to set the CPU frequency AGP warning LED Serving as a smart burn out protection for the motherboard this red...

Page 17: ...onnects a tape player or other audio sources In 6 channel mode this connector becomes Rear Speaker Out Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker Game MIDI connector This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files Serial ports These two 9 pin COM1 COM2 ports are for pointing devices or other serial ...

Page 18: ...xciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power On Self Tests POST Through the system s internal speaker or an added external speaker you will hear the messages informing you of the system boot status and causes of boot errors if any The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the voice messages and provides multi l...

Page 19: ...while playing your favorite DVDs and computer games RAID 0 RAID 1 support The motherboard includes the Promise chip PDC20265R and two extra Ultra ATA 100 66 interfaces to support Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID configuration This feature requires UltraATA 100 66 33 hard disks The RAID chip onboard supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations RAID 0 called data striping optimizes two identic...

Page 20: ...ader support The P4B E includes special connectors that support optional readers for Smart Card Secure Digital SD memory Card and Memory Stick MS The Smart Card Reader promotes cutting edge technology featuring increased security for authenticating online transactions editing IC based information and more The SD MS Reader allows portable high capacity storage through the sophisticated SD and MS de...

Page 21: ... 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 22: ...ASUS P4B E motherboard ...

Page 23: ...oard placement and screw holes 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 ten 10 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cor...

Page 24: ... CNRUSB0 CNRUSB1 IR_CON KBPWR USBPWR01 BCS2 BCS1 HPHONE INT_MIC SMARTCON PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard PWR_FAN CNR_SLOT JEN AFPANEL MS SD USBPWR23 CHAS1 ASUS ASIC TRPWR SPEECH RAID_SEL PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 Intel I O Controller Hub ICH2 RAID_IDE2 4Mbit Firmware Hub SWITCH ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor PROMISE IDE ATA 100 RAID O I Controller Winbond SMART CLR_CMOS AAPANEL RAID_IDE1 LED2 RAID_EN...

Page 25: ...5 Before you 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 Figure 2 3 Onboard LEDs When lit the green LED LED1 indicates that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode a reminder that you should shut down the syste...

Page 26: ...Burst 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 corner This mark indicate...

Page 27: ... ZIF socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Figure 2 5 Intel 478 pin ZIF Socket Figure 2 6 CPU Socket Lever at 90 100 Angle Socket Lever Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely 90 100 ...

Page 28: ...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 Figure 2 7 Installing the CPU Figure 2 8 Installed CPU Gold Mark ...

Page 29: ...king 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 4 478 Northwood Processor package should come with installation instructions for the CP...

Page 30: ...f 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 Figure 2 10 Installing the Fan and Retention Mechanism Retention Hole Retention Hook Snapped to the Retention Hole Retention Lock ...

Page 31: ...PU_FAN 3 Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Figure 2 11 Fan and Retention Mechanism Installed and Locked Figure 2 12 CPU Fan Connector 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...

Page 32: ...2 13 DIMM Sockets Location and SDR DIMMs Install DIMMs in any of the following combinations DIMM Location 168 pin DIMM SDR Total Memory Socket 1 Rows 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 2 Rows 2 3 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Socket 3 Rows 4 5 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB x1 Total system memory Max 3GB DIMMs are keyed with notches so that they fit in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into...

Page 33: ...the components Figure 2 15 Installed DIMM 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 notches on the DIMM match the breaks on the socket 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Figure 2 14 Installing a DIMM Unlocked Retaini...

Page 34: ...emove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM Figure 2 16 Removing a 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 35: ...e documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a 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 chass...

Page 36: ...ler 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 ...

Page 37: ...rboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot that supports 1 5V AGP 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 LED2 lights up an indic...

Page 38: ...nterface and technologies such as broadband DSL and wireless System Management Bus SMB for Plug n Play functionality Power to provide the signals required for power management and the main power supplies to operate the CNR circuitry The CNR is tagged to replace the current Audio Modem Riser AMR slot because of its flexibility and added features Also the CNR slot does not take up the motherboard sp...

Page 39: ...perFree mode allows you to change CPU settings through the BIOS setup instead of using the DIP switches Figure 2 22 JumperFree Mode Setting The JEN jumper must be set to pins 1 2 jumper mode if you wish to use the DIP switches Otherwise setting the switches does not produce any effect P4B E P4B E DIP Switches ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SWITCH 1 Frequency Multiple 2 Frequency Multiple 3 Frequency Mult...

Page 40: ...only on unlocked CPUs If you are using a locked CPU setting the switches does not produce any effect P4B E SWITCH P4B E CPU Frequency Multiple Selection 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21 0x 22 0x 23 0x 24 0x 17 0x 18 0x 19 0x 20 0x 13 0x 14 0x 15 0x 16 0x 8 0x 10 0x 11 0x 12 0x 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...

Page 41: ... frequency only to the recommended settings Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable To select the CPU external frequency using the DIP switches ensure that the JEN jumper is set to jumper mode P4B E SWITCH P4B E CPU External Frequency Selection 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ON 1 2 3...

Page 42: ...1 2 5V by default because not all computers have the appropriate power supply to support this feature The USBPWR01 jumper is for the rear USB ports The USBPWR23 jumper is for the internal USB header that you can connect to the front USB ports 1 This feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 1A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5VSB Otherwise the system does not power u...

Page 43: ...ection 4 5 1 Power Up Control The default is setting is on pins 2 3 5VSB Figure 2 26 Keyboard Power Settings P4B E P4B E Keyboard Power Setting 5V 5VSB KBPWR 1 2 2 3 Default 6 Speaker selector 3 pin SPEECH on audio models only This jumper allows you to select the speaker you wish to use for the ASUS POST Reporter function Set to pins 1 2 to use the internal speaker usually included in the chassis ...

Page 44: ...of the Mic port Use the audio driver included in the support CD to install the multi channel audio feature P4B E P4B E Bass Center Setting BCS BASS CENTER CENTER BASS 1 2 BCS1 BCS2 2 3 BCS1 BCS2 Default Figure 2 28 Bass Center Settings 8 USB port selection 3 pin CNRUSB0 CNRUSB1 When set to pins 1 2 these jumpers activate external USB ports on the rear panel Setting the jumpers to pins 2 3 activate...

Page 45: ...e the ATA100 IDE feature 10 RAID IDE settings 3 pin RAID_EN on RAID models only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the RAID_IDE1 and RAID_IDE2 connectors Keep the default setting pins 1 2 if you wish to use RAID configuration Set to pins 2 3 to disable the RAID IDE connectors Figure 2 30 RAID Selection Figure 2 31 RAID Settings If you select the RAID feature make sure that the RAID_EN jum...

Page 46: ...to a network Figure 2 33 LAN Settings 11 VCORE over voltage OVER_VOLT When enabled this jumper allows a CPU Vcore setting range of 1 75V to 2 1V for P4 Willamette processor and a 1 475V to 1 75V range for Northwood processor through BIOS Setup When disabled the allowed Vcore settings are lower This function is available on PCB R1 03 or later versions Setting to a very high core voltage may cause p...

Page 47: ...swords 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 Place a jumper cap over the pins for a few seconds to short the jumper Remove the jumper cap 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Fi...

Page 48: ...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 HDLED This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause t...

Page 49: ...umper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraATA 100 66 33 devices purchase another UltraATA 100 66 33 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 Figure 2 36 IDE Connectors 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hol...

Page 50: ... hard disks two on each connector However only two can function in a RAID For a high performance RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration always use two separate ribbon cables one for the primary RAID IDE connector and another for the secondary RAID IDE connector Figure 2 37 RAID Connectors Use the RAID software in the support CD that came with the motherboard to use the RAID feature P4B E NOTE Orient the r...

Page 51: ... designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event Figure 2 39 Chassis Alarm Lead If you do not wish to use the chassis intrusion lead place a jumper cap over the pins labeled...

Page 52: ...Figure 2 41 USB Header 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 7 USB Header 10 1 pin USB23 If the USB port connectors on the rear panel are inadequate a USB header is available for two additional USB port connectors Connect a...

Page 53: ...tandard 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 AUX 12V Figure 2 42 Power Supply Connectors 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 u...

Page 54: ...P4B E Internal Microphone Connector INT_MIC MIC Power 1 3 MIC Input Ground 10 Internal microphone connector 3 pin INT_MIC on audio models only This connector connects to an optional front panel audio module using a 3 pin audio cable If your chassis has this audio module you can connect a microphone to the front panel connector The front panel microphone may not work properly when there is another ...

Page 55: ...io cable If your chassis has this audio module you can connect a headphone speaker to the front panel connector Figure 2 46 Digital Audio Connector 12 Digital audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF_C on audio models only This connector connects an SPDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound input output Connect one end of the audio cable to the SPDIF IN OUT connector on the motherboard a...

Page 56: ...0 1 pin AAPANEL optional This connector accommodates the audio cable from the optional ASUS iPanel The audio connectors on the iPanel allow you convenient audio control from the front panel Figure 2 48 ASUS iPanel Audio Connector P4B E P4B E Audio Panel Connector MICPWR Line in_R Line in_L MIC2 Line out_L AGND AGND2 AGND3 Line out_R AAPANEL P4B E P4B E Front Panel Connectors 5VSB NC CHASSIS 5 V PC...

Page 57: ...ements Figure 2 50 Secure Digital SD Memory Card and Memory Stick MS Connectors You need an SD MS reader to use the SD and MS devices The SD MS and the SD MS reader are optional items and may be purchased separately Figure 2 49 Smart Card Reader Connector 15 Smart Card Reader connector 14 1 pin SMARTCON optional This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make t...

Page 58: ...TX GND CIRTX GND CIRRX KBPWR CIR 1 17 Infrared module connector 5 1 pin IR_CON This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on system chassis that support this feature 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 If...

Page 59: ...ED Lead 2 pin MSGLED This 2 pin connector is for the system message LED that 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 SMISW This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place...

Page 60: ...g 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 ...

Page 61: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

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Page 63: ... 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 Check...

Page 64: ...entium 4 478 Northwood 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 168 pin unbuffered PC133 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Make sure that your DIMMs are not defective Refer to ...

Page 65: ...isk 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 CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact informat...

Page 66: ...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 ...

Page 67: ...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 ...

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Page 69: ...r 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 wo...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...e 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 ...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...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 Delete...

Page 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ... year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year 1999 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 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 the...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ... 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 program and to gain full access to the configur...

Page 83: ...nnot access this field 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 CPU Frequency MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the ...

Page 84: ...recommended that you keep the default setting Auto to allow the system to automatically determine the appropriate CPU core voltage CPU VCore 1 750V When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to Manual the CPU VCore item allows you to select a specific CPU core voltage This field is not accessible when the CPU VCore Setting is set to Auto Depending on the OVER_VOLT jumper setting see page 2 ...

Page 85: ...Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If not detected the USB controller legacy mode is disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you are using a USB device Configuration options Disabled...

Page 86: ...ser Defined SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3T This item controls the latency between the SDRAM active command and the read write command The SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay parameter appears only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM Configuration By SPD This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2 5 depending on the memory modules that you are using The default setting is ...

Page 87: ...tions 1X Mode 4X Mode Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Memory Hole At 15M 16M...

Page 88: ...rd 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 Smart Card Reader Onboard PCI IDE Both This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE ch...

Page 89: ...ilable only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Onboard Card Reader Type Disabled This field allows you to select the appropriate card reader type to match your device if you installed one Keep the default setting Disabled if you did not install any Configuration options Disabled Memory Stick Secure Digital Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto Onboard A...

Page 90: ...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 Function Both This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices Set this field to Primary or Both if you want to...

Page 91: ...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 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN chipset Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard ATA Device First Yes This field allows you to select the onboard AT...

Page 92: ...t 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...

Page 93: ...ny IDE 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...

Page 94: ...ering 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 tur...

Page 95: ...supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Power On By PS 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 u...

Page 96: ...re monitor automatically detects the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details ...

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: ...ssage 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...

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 P4B E motherboard ...

Page 103: ...pport CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the welcome screen and the installation menus if Autorun is enabled in your computer The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates Before installing Windows NT 2000 XP operating system make sure to copy the specific Promise RAID ATA100 drivers for ...

Page 104: ...d icons that link you to the software drivers utilities and other information contained in the support CD If the welcome screen did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the support CD to display the menus Click on a button to display the available options Place your mouse cursor on an icon and click to display the specified item ...

Page 105: ...tton on the lower right corner of the second screen ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website The ASUS Update includes a new feature called ASUS MyLogo This feature allows you to get rid of the boring boot up screens by custom...

Page 106: ... messages for a list of the default messages Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications This item installs the Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE 5 0 and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail 4 0 Direct X This item installs the Microsoft V8 0a driver PC cillin This item installs the PC cillin 2000 V7 61 anti virus software View the PC cillin online help for detailed information The above PC cillin version supports Windows X...

Page 107: ...support for Intel chipset components This utility installs to the target system the Windows INF files that outline to the operating 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 Refe...

Page 108: ...e RAID 0 RAID 1 device driver Make sure that you enable the RAID jumpers if you wish to use the RAID feature See page 2 23 Winbond Memory Stick Storage Device Driver This item installs the Memory Stick MS device driver The device driver allows you to use the MS for securely downloading and storing digital files and other data Winbond Secure Digital Storage SD MMC Device Driver This item installs t...

Page 109: ... Clicking the ASUS Contact Information button displays as stated You may also find this information on page x of this user guide 5 2 5 DOS Utilities menu The DOS utilities menu includes items that you can run in DOS mode These items are also present in the software menu ...

Page 110: ...al information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD This section shows the pop up windows that appear when you click the icons Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the P4B E motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 111: ...hnical Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Readme The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 112: ...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 initia...

Page 113: ... update process 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo The ASUS MyLogo is automatically 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 B...

Page 114: ...new boot logo Click Flash to update the BIOS 7 When finished click Exit then reboot your computer Your system boots with the new boot logo Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo directly from the Windows Start menu to 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 into the EEPROM 5 ...

Page 115: ...Alt Del The new boot screen that you selected appears If you wish to select a new BMP file re run the process from Step 4 You may wish to create an original boot image Use your favorite photo editor to save an image as a 640 x 480 pixel 16 color BMP file Choose a file name for the image with eight digits and characters recognizable in the DOS environment Back up your system BIOS to a bootable flop...

Page 116: ...rogram 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 Default Messages POST Events The default language set...

Page 117: ...ck Open The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen For some languages not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints 3 Click on the Write button to update the EEPROM 4 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected ...

Page 118: ... 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 exa...

Page 119: ...n on the Edit button The Event Sound Editor window appears 8 Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice1 The file you selected appears on the space next to it 9 Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen 10 Do steps 7 to 9 for the other events 11 When done click the Save button A window appears prompting you to save your configuration 12 Type a file na...

Page 120: ...s Mixer Audio Rack 3 Click on the mixer icon to display the C Media Audio Mixer 4 Click on the Advanced button on the Mixer to display the Speaker Volume Sound Effects and Options menus Advanced Button Make sure that the BCS1 BCS2 jumpers are set correctly before using the 6 channel audio feature See page 2 22 for the settings You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup Mixer Icon Setting ...

Page 121: ...or configuring and testing your speaker system TV Box To configure your speakers launch the Speaker Channel Configuration menu by clicking on the TV Box on the program interface The functions of the Line Out lime Line In blue and Mic pink connectors on the rear panel change when you select the 6 channel audio configuration Refer to the following table Connector Settings and Functions Headphone 4 S...

Page 122: ...5 20 Chapter 5 Software support ...

Page 123: ...Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document ...

Page 124: ...ASUS P4B E motherboard ...

Page 125: ...on 4 29 Boot Up NumLock Status 4 13 Boot Virus Detection 4 30 C Central Processing Unit CPU fan connector 2 9 installation 2 5 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 4 16 Speed 4 15 CPU socket 1 3 VCore Settings 4 16 Chip Configuration 4 17 Clear RTC RAM 2 25 Connectors HDD LED 2 26 CODEC 1 4 Communications and Networking Riser 1 4 2 16 Connectors ASUS EZ Plug 1 3 2 31 ATX 12V 1 3 ATX power 1 3 chassis alarm 2 29 ...

Page 126: ...28 Heatsink installation 2 7 Heatsink retention module 1 7 I Interrupt Assignments 2 14 IRQ assignments 2 14 J JumperFree mode 2 17 Jumpers Bass Center setting 2 22 CPU Vcore setting 2 24 keyboard wake up 2 21 LAN setting 2 24 RAID settings 2 23 RTC RAM 2 25 SDRAM voltage 2 22 2 24 speaker selector 2 21 USB device wake up 2 20 USB port selection 2 22 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 4 13 Auto Repeat R...

Page 127: ...Configuration 4 18 RAS Precharge Time 4 18 RAS to CAS Delay 4 18 Serial Ports 1 5 4 20 Slots AGP 2 15 CNR 2 16 PCI 2 15 Smart Card Reader 2 35 SMART Monitoring 4 12 SPDIF audio 2 33 Super I O chipset 1 4 Support CD 5 1 ASUS Update 5 3 Boot Logo 5 13 DOS Utilities 5 7 Drivers menu 5 5 Main menu 5 2 motherboard information 5 8 readme file 5 9 Software menu 5 3 Technical Support Form 5 9 Welcome scre...

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