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ASUS P4B266-E motherboard user guide

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2.1

Motherboard installation

Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis
to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The P4B266-E uses the ATX
form factor that measures 12 inches x 9.6 inches, a standard fit for most
chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the
motherboard.

2.1.1 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the
chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the
rear part of the chassis. Refer to the image below.

2.1.2 Screw holes

Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the
motherboard to the chassis.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the
motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and
damage motherboard components.

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Summary of Contents for P4B266-E

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4B266 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: ...3 2 Value added solutions 1 3 1 4 Overview 1 6 1 4 1 Motherboard components 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction 2 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 7 2 4 4 Connecting the...

Page 4: ...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 18 4 4 2 I O Device Co...

Page 5: ... 6 5 2 6 ASUS Contact Information 5 6 5 2 7 Other information 5 7 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 9 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo 5 10 5 3 3 Winbond Voice Editor 5 12 5 3 4 Multi Channel Audio Feature 5 16 5 4 RAID 0 RAID 1 Configurations 5 18 5 4 1 Install the hard disks 5 18 5 4 2 Enter the MBFastBuild utility 5 19 5 4 3 Creating a RAID 0 array Performance 5 20 5 4 4 Creating a RAID 1 array...

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

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: ...apter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4B266 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: ...ough a CNR slot high speed data transfers using RAID IDE ATA133 protocol and enhanced PCI audio features the P4B266 E is your perfect vehicle to 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 P4B266 E package for the following items ASUS P4B266 E motherboard ATX ...

Page 14: ... See page 2 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 support optional The motherboard includes the Promise chip PDC20276 and two ATAIDE interfaces to support Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID configuration This feature supports Ultra ATA 133 drives and is backward compatible with Ultra ATA 100 66 33 drives The RAID controller onboard supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations RAID 0 called data striping optimizes ...

Page 15: ...ze the voice messages and provides multi language support Refer to page 5 3 and page 5 12 ASUS MyLogo This new feature present in the P4B266 E motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See section 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo on page 5 10 ASUS EZ Plug This patented ASUS technology lets you use your existing power supply rather than buying a new ATX 12V po...

Page 16: ...0BASE T 100BASE TX Ethernet networking Special Card Reader support The P4B266 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 hig...

Page 17: ...Hz increments optimized system performance through BIOS built in optimization mode adjustable CPU VCORE and DDR memory voltage Multi language quick setup guide The motherboard package includes a multi language Quick Setup Guide to let you set up your system the easiest way Jumpers and connectors sticker This bundled sticker illustrates the locations of the motherboard jumpers and connectors to giv...

Page 18: ...s 5 ATX power connector 6 AGP warning LED 7 ASUS EZ Plug auxiliary 12V connector 8 Floppy connector 9 IDE connectors 10 ASUS ASIC 11 Super I O controller 12 RAID Ultra ATA 133 100 66 connectors 13 Flash EEPROM 14 DIP switches DSWMUL 15 South Bridge controller 16 RAID controller optional 17 USB 2 0 controller optional 18 CNR slot 19 Onboard LED 20 Audio controller optional 21 PCI slots 22 AGP slot ...

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Page 20: ...the 5V standby lead 5VSB AGP warning LED Serving as a smart burn out protection for the motherboard this red LED lights up if you plug in any 3 3V AGP card into the AGP slot When this LED is lit there is no way you can turn on the system power even if you press the power button ASUS EZ Plug Auxiliary 12V connector This ASUS patented auxiliary power connector is used if you don t have an ATX 12V po...

Page 21: ...I O functions such as system bus interface Ultra ATA 100 Low Pin Count LPC interface Universal Serial Bus USB 1 1 interface PCI interface and CNR interface RAID controller This Promise PDC20276 chip provides high performance RAID 0 RAID 1 functionality on RAID models only USB 2 0 controller This controller supports the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification for a fast connection speed of up to...

Page 22: ...N through a network hub on LAN models only Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out on audio models only Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out on audio models only Microphone jack ...

Page 23: ... 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 ...

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Page 25: ...oard 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 nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or rem...

Page 26: ...E_IN CD AUX MODEM AFPANEL SD DDR_OV EZ_PLUG USB11_23 SMB CLRTC C219 SPEECH IAPANEL BCS1 HDLED Accelerated Graphics Port AGP CNR BCS2 WARNING MS GAME SMARTCARD USBPWR23 C Media CMI8738 6CH Audio Controller SPDIF_C USBPWR01 KBPWR OVER_VOLT CHASSIS LO_L LO_R USB20_12 USB_EN USB2 0 Controller ATX Power Connector Super I O DSWMUL 4Mbit Firmware Hub SMART LAN PHY ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor PCI2 PCI...

Page 27: ...ponent 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 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 system before removing...

Page 28: ...rchitecture The Intel NetBurst micro architecture features the hyper pipelined technology rapid execution engine 400MHz system bus and execution trace cache Together these attributes improve system performance by allowing higher processor frequencies faster execution of integer instructions and a data transfer rate of 3 2GB s Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one ...

Page 29: ...eps 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 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 30: ... CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 When the CPU is in place press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Gold Mark ...

Page 31: ... to install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478 Northwood Processor the package includes the heatsink fan and retention mechanism In case you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified heatsink and fan Your boxed Intel Pentium...

Page 32: ... 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 33: ...e to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN 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_FAN ...

Page 34: ...nown as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory For example a 200MHz DDR DIMM will support a 100MHz memory bus and a 266MHz DDR DIMM will support a 133MHz memory bus A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 164 pi...

Page 35: ...ch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket You may install any DDR DIMMs with 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB densities into the three DIMM sockets DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 Rows 0 1 Rows 2 3 Rows 3 2 SS DS DS None SS DS SS SS None SS Single sided DIMM DS Double sided DIMM DDR DIMM sockets 2 and 3 share the same rows so if you install a double sided DIMM into DIMM2 socket you must leave DIM...

Page 36: ...outward to unlock the DIMM Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket 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 ...

Page 37: ...chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with 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 ca...

Page 38: ...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 used PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared PCI slot 6 used Onboard USB controller HC0 used Onboard USB controller HC1 used Onboard USB 2 0 controller shared AGP used CNR LAN shar...

Page 39: ...ake 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 WARNING lights up an indication that the card is not supported on the motherboard As long as this LED is lighted you cannot tur...

Page 40: ...tions implemented in the USB interface 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 ...

Page 41: ...mperFree mode allows you to change CPU settings through the BIOS setup instead of using the DIP switches 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 1 Frequency Selection 2 Frequency Selection 3 Frequency Selection 4 Frequency Selection 5 Frequency Selection P4B266 E 1 Frequency Multiple 2 Frequen...

Page 42: ...e switches The option to set the CPU core bus frequency multiple is available only on unlocked CPUs If you are using a locked CPU setting the switches does not produce any effect P4B266 E ON 1 2 3 4 24 0x ON 1 2 3 4 23 0x ON 1 2 3 4 22 0x ON 1 2 3 4 21 0x ON 1 2 3 4 17 0x ON 1 2 3 4 18 0x ON 1 2 3 4 19 0x ON 1 2 3 4 20 0x ON 1 2 3 4 16 0x ON 1 2 3 4 15 0x ON 1 2 3 4 14 0x ON 1 2 3 4 13 0x ON 1 2 3...

Page 43: ... using the DIP switches ensure that the JEN jumper is set to jumper mode P4B266 E ON 1 2 3 4 5 120MHz 60MHz 30MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 125MHz 62MHz 31MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 133MHz 66MHz 33MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 120MHz 80MHz 40MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 111MHz 74MHz 37MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 105MHz 70MHz 35MHz ON 1 2 3 4 5 100MHz 67MHz 33MHz DSWF P4B266 E CPU External Frequency Selection CPU AGP PCI CPU AGP PCI P4B266 E P4B266 E RAID ...

Page 44: ...at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS see section 4 5 1 Power Up Control 6 DDR voltage 4 pin DDR_OV This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to the system memory by changing the jumper setting It is recommended that you keep the default setting Normal for system stability Setting to Stage1 does not guarantee better system performance P4B266 E P4B266 E Ke...

Page 45: ...is 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 The USB device wake up feature is supported only by USB 1 1 devices USB 2 0 devices cannot wake up the system from S1 S3 S4 and S5 sleep modes 1 This feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 1A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers a...

Page 46: ...tion Setting to a very high core voltage may cause permanent damage to the CPU It is recommended that you keep the default setting Normal 8 Speaker selector 3 pin SPEECH 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 Set to pins 2 3 if you connected an external speaker to t...

Page 47: ...ction 5 3 Software information 10 Line out selector two 2 pin LO_L LO_R on audio models only By default these jumpers are shorted jumper caps on to route the signal from the audio controller to the rear panel Line Out jack making the jack available for audio out devices such as speakers or a headphone If you connect the Intel Front Panel audio cable to the AAPANEL connector see page 2 33 for the l...

Page 48: ...g the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Short the solder points 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data 12 USB 2 0 setting 3pin USB_EN on USB 2 0 models only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 capability Set to Enable pins 1 2 if you wish t...

Page 49: ...ays connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives 1 Hard disk activity LED 2 pin 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 ID...

Page 50: ... setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation 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 ...

Page 51: ...to pins 1 2 See page 2 19 for the jumper location P4B266 E NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 ATAIDE2 PIN 1 ATAIDE1 P4B266 E ATAIDE Connectors Important notes on the RAID feature By default the drives that you connect to the ATAIDE connectors follow the ATA133 100 66 33 protocol as independent drives not as a disk array If you wish to configure the drives ...

Page 52: ...ith 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 If you do not wish to use the chassis intrusion lead place a jumper cap over the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground to close the ci...

Page 53: ...ad of the expansion slots The fan wiring and plug may vary depending on the fan manufacturer Connect the fan cable to the connector matching the black wire to the ground pin Do not forget to 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 P4B266 E P4...

Page 54: ... 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_PLUG 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 and...

Page 55: ...upports up to 480 Mbps connection speed This speed advantage over the conventional 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 GAME USB 2 0 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 cam...

Page 56: ...rnal audio connectors 4 pin CD1 AUX MODEM optional These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector It also allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and a mono_out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card...

Page 57: ...el front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices Make sure to remove the caps from the LINE_IN LO_L and LO_R jumpers if you installed the Intel front panel audio cable Refer to page 2 23 for the location of the jumpers P4B266 E P4B266 E LINE_IN Connector LINE_IN AGND BLINE_LIN_L ALINE_LIN_L BLINE_IN_R LINE_IN_R P4B266 E P4B266 E Front Panel Audio Connector A...

Page 58: ...PDIF_C optional This connector connects an S PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound output Connect one end of the audio cable to the S PDIF In Out connector on the motherboard and the other end to the S PDIF module P4B266 E P4B266 E iPanel Connector 5VSB NC CHASSIS 5 V PCIRST GND CIRRX EXTSMI MLED NC BATT NC SMBDATA GND 3VSB IRRX IRTX NC NC NC 5V SMBCLK NC 5VSB NC 5 V GND CI...

Page 59: ...ctors may or may not be mounted depending on SI requirements 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 14 Smart Card Reader connector 14 1 pin SMARTCARD optional This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make transactions such as financial health care telephony or tra...

Page 60: ... GAME MIDI module If your package came with the optional GAME USB 2 0 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 P4B266 E P4B266 E Power Supply Thermal Connector Ground TRPWR TRPWR P4B266 E P4B266 E Game Connector GAME 1 GND J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2...

Page 61: ...r Connector Power LED Ground 5 V Reset SW SMI Lead MessageLED ExtSMI Ground Reset Ground Ground Ground Keyboard Lock ATX Power Switch P4B266 E P4B266 E Wake On Ring Connector WOR Ring Ground 2 1 18 Wake On Ring connector 2 pin WOR This connector is for internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output This feature allows system power up when a ring signal is received through the internal modem card ...

Page 62: ...data signal The LED blinks when data is received The system message LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode or green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend ...

Page 63: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

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Page 65: ...en 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 Che...

Page 66: ...ium 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 184 pin unbuffered PC2100 1600 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 ...

Page 67: ...ive 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 information on...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...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 71: ...er 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 w...

Page 72: ...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 73: ...pe 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 74: ...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 75: ... 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 or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed ...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...p window press Enter or Esc Sub menu Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer indicates that you can display a sub menu from this field A sub menu contains additional options for a field parameter To display a sub menu move the highlight to the field and press Enter The sub menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values and move fro...

Page 78: ...y year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2084 Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese...

Page 79: ...his 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 b...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...r This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows t...

Page 82: ...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 83: ...n Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 6 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec...

Page 84: ... 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 85: ...cess 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 PCI Frequency MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplie...

Page 86: ...le 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 upda...

Page 87: ...otherboard 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 Enabled Au...

Page 88: ...DRAM Configuration By SPD This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2 5 depending on the memory modules that you are using The default setting is By SPD which configures items 2 5 by reading the contents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and modu...

Page 89: ...rocessor 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 Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memo...

Page 90: ...ut 50 60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction Set this field to Disabled when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Configuration options Enabled Disabled Onboard PCI IDE Both This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE channel or both You can also set both channels to Disabled Configuration options Both Primary Secondary Disabled ...

Page 91: ...3 These 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 Smart Card Reader Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field s...

Page 92: ...board AC97 Modem Controller Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem audio device If a modem audio device is detected the onboard modem audio controller is enabled if no modem audio device is detected the controller is disabled If there are conflicts with the onboard modem audio controller set the appropriate field to Disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Onboard ...

Page 93: ... 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 Keep the default setting Both if you want to connect USB devices Select Disabled if yo...

Page 94: ...RQ Resource Exclusion Onboard LAN Enabled This field allows you enable or disable the onboard LAN feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 PCI Audio Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI audio feature Co...

Page 95: ... When set to Max Saving system power is conserved to its greatest amount This setting automatically puts the system into suspend mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving You should install the Advanced Power Manage...

Page 96: ... hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min ACPI Suspend To RAM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend to RAM feature To support this feature the 5VSB of the power supply should have the capacity to provide more ...

Page 97: ...owering 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 t...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...eed xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the CPU system and PCI 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 En...

Page 100: ...er up Configuration fields include Removable Devices 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 fie...

Page 101: ...st POST Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options Disabled Enabl...

Page 102: ...C The Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC setting allows you to distribute interrupt routings other than the 16 IRQs The Programmable Interrupt Controller PIC setting allows you to use the 16 IRQs only Configuration options PIC APIC ...

Page 103: ...turned 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 Pressin...

Page 104: ...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 105: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

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Page 107: ...or general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 5 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features 5 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the welcome screen and th...

Page 108: ...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 109: ...f 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 ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts yo...

Page 110: ...yer SE 5 0 and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail 4 0 Direct X This item installs the Microsoft V8 0a driver 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 Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 ...

Page 111: ...tel Application Accelerator This item installs the Intel Application Accelerator for Microsoft Windows 98 98SE ME NT4 0 2000 This program is designed to improve performance of the storage sub system and overall system performace Install the INF Driver before installing the Intel Application Accelerator LAN This item installs the Fast Ethernet LAN driver Audio This item installs the C Media 6 chann...

Page 112: ...S mode These items are also present in the software menu 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 the Secure Digital SD device driver The device driver allows you to...

Page 113: ...ional 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 P4B266 E motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 114: ...al 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 115: ...date 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 i...

Page 116: ...date 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 Befo...

Page 117: ... the 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 EEPR...

Page 118: ...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 119: ...ick 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 120: ... 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 121: ...en 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 n...

Page 122: ...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 23 for the settings You must use 4 or 6 channel speakers for this setup Mixer Icon Setting ...

Page 123: ...for 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 ...

Page 124: ...ting drive and a new drive the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive The chipset supports RAID 0 striping or RAID 1 mirroring for master drives only You may install two Ultra ATA133 drives as Slave drives into the ATAIDE connectors These slave drives will function following the ATA133 protocolbut can not be included in the disk array Follow these steps to install the...

Page 125: ... F simultaneously to display the FastBuild utility main menu MBFastBuild tm Utility 1 21 c 1996 2001 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup 1 1 View Drive Assignments 2 2 View Array 3 3 Delete Array 4 4 Rebuild Array 5 5 Controller Configuration 6 6 Press 1 6 to select Option ESC Exit Main Menu Keys Available MBFastTrak tm Lite BIOS version 2 00 0 20 c 1995 2001 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserv...

Page 126: ...a RAID 0 array 5 Press any key to reboot the system During the boot process the MBFastTrak133 Lite BIOS checks and displays the disk array information 6 Once the array is created use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive 7 After you have formatted the arrayed drives install an operating system OS The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit 8 Install the RAID dr...

Page 127: ...e installing you may need to install the RAID driver during or after the OS installation 5 Press N for the Create Only option A message appears confirming that your Security array has been created 6 Press any key to reboot the system 7 Use the FDISK utility and follow the format procedure for installing a new hard drive 8 After you have formatted the arrayed drives install an operating system OS 9...

Page 128: ...that is already installed the RAID driver installation sequence may v ary 5 Press Y for the Create and Duplicate option The following window prompts you to select the source drive to use 6 Use the arrow keys to select the source drive The FastBuild utility will copy all the data from the source drive to the target drive 7 Press Ctrl Y to save the selection and start the duplication The following m...

Page 129: ...Glossary This part lists the technical terms that you may encounter when reading this document ...

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Page 131: ... software This enables the system to automatically turn ON and OFF peripherals such as CD ROMs network cards hard disk drives and printers as well as consumer devices connected to the PC such as VCRs TVs phones and stereos With this technology peripherals are also able to activate the PC For example inserting a tape into a VCR can turn on the PC which could then activate a large screen TV and high...

Page 132: ...ting the CPU Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode Byte Binary Term One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character punctuation mark or other symbol Cache Memory A type of RAM that allows a faster from the CPU than a regular RAM The cache memory eliminates the CPU wait state Whe...

Page 133: ... on the motherboard An expansion card add functions that are not present in the motherboard Flash ROM A non volatile memory device that retains its data even when power is removed This device is similar to EPROM but unlike EPROM which can be erased only using an ultra violet light flash ROM can be electrically erased Flash ROM is normally used for system BIOS which initiates hardware devices and s...

Page 134: ...ngle server See also WAN Wide Area Network Modem A device that allows a computer to talk to another computer through the phone system Network An interconnected computer system linked by telephone wires or other means OS Operating System The software that controls the overall operation of a computer system The OS tasks include memory allocation input and output distribution interrupt processing job...

Page 135: ...sed and read but not modified SCSI Small Computer System Interface High speed multi threaded I O interface defined by the X3T9 2 committee of the American National Standards Institute ANSI for connecting many peripheral devices The standard covers 10MBytes sec to 160MBytes sec data rates SDRAM Synchronous DRAM A type of DRAM with access signals that are synchronized with the CPU clock eliminating ...

Page 136: ... such as keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer modem and monitor to share bandwidth through a host scheduled token based protocols This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation Supports synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit sec USB 2 0 provides 40 times the transfer rate compared to USB 1 0 and competes with...

Page 137: ...Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document ...

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Page 139: ...evice selection 4 29 Boot Up NumLock Status 4 13 Boot Virus Detection 4 31 C Card Reader support 1 4 Central Processing Unit CPU fan connector 2 9 installation 2 5 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 4 16 Speed 4 15 CPU socket 1 8 Chip Configuration 4 18 Clear RTC RAM 2 24 Connectors HDD LED 2 24 CODEC 1 4 Communications and Networking Riser 1 9 2 16 Connectors ASUS EZ Plug 1 3 1 8 2 30 ASUS iPanel 2 34 ATX 12V...

Page 140: ...ter 4 9 Primary Secondary Slave 4 9 Sectors 4 11 Types 4 9 Hardware Monitor 4 29 Heatsink installation 2 7 Heatsink retention module 1 5 I Interrupt Assignments 2 14 IRQ assignments 2 14 J JumperFree mode 2 17 Jumpers Bass Center setting 2 23 DDR voltage 2 20 keyboard power 2 20 Line Out selector 2 23 RAID setting 2 19 speaker selector 2 22 USB 2 0 setting 2 24 USB device wake up 2 21 VCORE over v...

Page 141: ...RJ 45 port 1 10 RTC RAM clearing 2 24 S SCSI BIOS 4 22 SDRAM Active Precharge Delay 4 19 CAS Latency 4 18 Configuration 4 18 Idle Timer 4 19 RAS Precharge Delay 4 19 RAS to CAS Delay 4 18 Serial Ports 1 10 4 21 Slots AGP 2 15 CNR 2 16 PCI 2 15 Smart Card Reader 2 34 SMART Monitoring 4 12 Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF 1 4 SPDIF audio 2 31 Super I O chipset 1 4 Support CD 5 1 ASUS Update 5 3...

Page 142: ...I 4 Index U UART2 4 23 Ultra DMA Mode 4 12 Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 1 3 USB Legacy Support 4 17 USB ports 1 10 USWC 4 19 V Video Memory 4 20 Z ZIF socket 2 5 ...

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