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Summary of Contents for P4B533-E

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4B533 E User Guide ...

Page 2: ...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 SPECIFI...

Page 3: ...1 2 1 3 2 Value added solutions 1 4 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 6 1 4 1 Major components 1 6 1 4 2 Core specifications 1 8 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction 2 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the hea...

Page 4: ...apter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 1 4 1 2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS 4 3 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 2 1 BIOS menu bar 4 8 4 2 2 Legend bar 4 8 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 3 1 Primary and Secondary Master Slave 4 12 4 3 2 Keyboard Features 4 16 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 17 4 4 1 Chip Configuration 4 21 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration ...

Page 5: ...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 MyLogo2 5 10 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe 5 12 5 3 4 E Color 3Deep 5 17 5 3 5 Winbond Voice Editor 5 20 5 3 6 Multi Channel Audio Feature 5 24 5 4 RAID 0 RAID 1 configurations 5 26 5 4 1 Install the hard disks 5 26 5 4 2 Enter the MBFastBuild utility 5 27 5 4 3 Creating a RAID 0 array Performance 5 28 ...

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: ...e hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed description...

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: ...TER 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 General Support 1 502 933 8713 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 442066 ...

Page 11: ...ro 1 5V only 6 x PCI 2 x UltraDMA 100 66 33 2 x ATA133 for RAID 0 1 optional C Media 8738 MX 6 channel PCI audio controller Intel 82562ET PHY NEC 1394 controller 2 x 1394 ports ASUS JumperFree mode ASUS POST Reporter ASUS EZ Plug ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Q Fan ASUS EZ Flash Power Loss Restart STR Suspend to RAM SFS Stepless Frequency Selection Adjustable CPU VCORE and memory and AGP voltages Multi langua...

Page 12: ... S PDIF In Out connector optional ASUS iPanel connector CD AUX Modem audio connectors optional Front panel audio connector optional 4Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS TCAV PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 Multi language BIOS ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 USB 1 1 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME chassis intrusion SMBus ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpd...

Page 13: ...apter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4B533 E motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P4B533 E motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 6 ...

Page 15: ...DE ATA133 protocol and 6 channel PCI audio features the P4B533 E is your perfect vehicle to get ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your P4B533 E package for the following items ASUS P4B533 E motherboard ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 ...

Page 16: ...logy The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 The higher bandwidth of USB 2 0 allows connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras next generation scanners and printers and fast storage units USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 2 31 D...

Page 17: ...on provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Onboard IEEE 1394 on 1394 models only The NEC 1394 controller PD72874GC and two IEEE 1394 interfaces are onboard to support 400Mbps data transfers through the bundled 1394 module See page 2 35 Onboard LAN on LAN models only The Intel 82562ET LAN PHY onboard works with the integrated MAC in the South Bridge ICH4 to fully...

Page 18: ...herboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See details on page 5 10 ASUS Multi language BIOS The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS menus allow you to configure easier and faster Visit the ASUS website for the supported languages See page 4 11 on how to select a languag...

Page 19: ...monitored for timely failure detection The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components Dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft o...

Page 20: ...MM sockets 5 ATX power connector 6 AGP warning LED 7 ASUS EZ Plug 12V connector 8 Floppy connector 9 IDE connectors 10 DIP switches DSW1 11 ASUS ASIC 12 Super I O controller 13 RAID Ultra ATA 133 100 connectors optional 14 South Bridge controller 15 RAID controller optional 16 Flash EEPROM 17 DIP switches DSW2 18 Standby power LED 19 IEEE 1394 controller optional 20 PCI slots 21 Audio controller o...

Page 21: ...ASUS P4B533 E motherboard user guide 1 7 2 3 4 19 1 5 6 15 11 10 9 7 17 8 13 16 14 20 22 12 18 21 23 24 25 33 32 31 30 27 28 29 26 ...

Page 22: ...o an ATX 12V power supply The power supply must have at least 1A on 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 12V connector This ASUS patented auxilli...

Page 23: ... configurations on RAID models only South bridge controller The fourth generation Intel I O Controller Hub ICH4 is a subsystem that integrates various I O functions including 2 channel ATA 100 bus master IDE controller up to six USB 2 0 1 1 ports I O APIC SMBus 2 0 controller LPC interface AC 97 2 2 interface PCI 2 2 interface and integrated LAN controller The ICH4 also contains the necessary arbi...

Page 24: ... 24 bit S PDIF In 0 5 5V and S PDIF Out 44 1K and 48K formats professional digital audio interface on audio models only AGP PRO slot This Accelerated Graphics Port AGP PRO slot supports 1 5V AGP4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications LAN PHY This Intel 82562ET LAN PHY works with the integrated MAC in the south bridge ICH4 to fully support 10BASE T 100BASE TX Ethernet networking on LAN...

Page 25: ...rts 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices Serial ports These two 9 pin COM1 COM2 ports are for pointing devices or other serial devices USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices PS 2 keyboard port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard 29 30 31 32 33 ...

Page 26: ...1 12 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 27: ... 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 28: ...ter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 6 Expansion slots 2 13 2 7 Switches and jumpers 2 16 2 8 Connectors 2 25 ...

Page 29: ... 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 as indicated in 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 cord before in...

Page 30: ...t AGP PRO BCS2 AGP_WARN GAME SMARTCON USBPWR_56 C Media CMI8738 6CH Audio Controller SPDIF USBPWR_34 KBPWR OVER_VOLT SMB USB_56 ATX Power Connector Super I O DSW2 4Mbit Firmware Hub LAN PHY ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin module 4 5 Speech Controller PROMISE PDC20276 ATA133 Controller RAID_SW ...

Page 31: ...nt 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 SB_PWR 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 o...

Page 32: ... one corner This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU Gold Mark Notes on Intel Hyper Threading Technology 1 This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper Threading Technology 2 Hyper Threading Technology is supported under Windows XP and Li...

Page 33: ...nstall the CPU 2 Power up the system and enter BIOS Setup see Chapter 4 Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Techonology 3 Reboot the computer 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted...

Page 34: ...Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked Gold Mark ...

Page 35: ... motherboard components Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 Processor the package includes the heatsink fan and retention mechanism In case you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified heatsink and ...

Page 36: ... 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 37: ...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 38: ...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 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM i...

Page 39: ...e notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip You may install any DDR DIMMs with 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB densities into the 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 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 ...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...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 cause you physical ...

Page 42: ...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 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared PCI slot 6 shared AGP shared Onboard USB controller HC0 shared Onboard USB controller HC1 shared Onboard USB controller HC2 shared RAID controller shared LAN control...

Page 43: ...lden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard If you installed an incorrect AGP card such as a SiS305 based AGP card or any other 3 3V AGP card the onboard red LED AGP_WARN lights up an indication that the card is not supported on the motherboard As long as this LED is lighted you cannot turn on the system power even if you press the power button thus preventing permanent d...

Page 44: ...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 P4B533 E P4B533 E DIP Switches ON OFF DSW2 ON OFF 1 Frequency Selection 2 Frequency Selection 3 Frequency Selection 4 Frequency Selection 5 Frequency Selection 6 F...

Page 45: ...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 4 8 0x ON 1 2 3 4 10 0x ON 1 2 3 4 11 0x ON 1 2 3 4 12 0x 3 CPU external frequency selection DSW1 Switches 1 6 This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send the CPU This allows the selection of the CPU s external frequency or Bus Clock The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s internal ...

Page 46: ... OFF OFF ON OFF ON 127 84 42 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON 130 86 43 ON ON OFF ON OFF ON 170 56 28 ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF 190 63 31 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF 133 66 33 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON OFF 120 60 30 OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF 125 62 31 ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF 137 68 34 ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF 200 66 33 OFF ON ON OFF ON OFF 141 70 35 ON ON ON OFF ON OFF 143 71 35 OFF OFF OFF ON ON OFF 145 72 36 ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF 150 75 3...

Page 47: ...ver voltage 3 pin OVER_VOLT When enabled this jumper allows CPU VCORE ranges of 1 5V to 1 8V for Pentium 4 Northwood CPU and 1 75V to 1 95V for Pentium 4 Willamette CPU When this jumper is disabled Northwood has a VCORE setting range of 1 5V to 1 7V and Willamette has 1 75V to 1 85V You may adjust the CPU VCORE through the BIOS Setup Setting to a very high core voltage may cause permanent damage t...

Page 48: ...rs have the appropriate power supply to support this feature The USBPWR_12 and USBPWR_34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPWR_56 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 up 2 The total current c...

Page 49: ...el Set to pins 1 2 to use an internal speaker usually built in the chassis 8 SMBus 2 0 setting two 3 pin PCISMB_SW1 PCISMB_SW2 These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the SMBus 2 0 support on the motherboard Set these jumpers to Enabled pins 1 2 if you wish to install PCI devices that comply with SMBus 2 0 specification P4B533 E P4B533 E Speaker Selector SPEECH BUZZER Default 1 2 LINEOUT 2 3 ...

Page 50: ...ing BASS CENTER CENTER BASS BCS1 BCS2 Default 1 2 2 3 P4B533 E P4B533 E Internal Line Out Selector FP_LO_SWR BLOL FLOL BLOR FLOR FP_LO_SWL 9 Line out selector 2 pin FP_LO_SWR FP_LO_SWL 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 to make it available for audio out devices such as speakers or a...

Page 51: ...onfiguration Set to pins 2 3 to disable the connectors 12 IEEE 1394 setting 3 pin 1394_SW on 1394 models only This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller and the two 1394 connectors Keep the default setting pins 1 2 if you installed the bundled ASUS 1394 module P4B533 E P4B533 E PROMISE Setting RAID_SW Enable Disable Default 1 2 2 3 P4B533 E P4B533 E 1394HEAD Setti...

Page 52: ...p information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery 3 Short the solder points for about 5 seconds 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 P4B533 E P4B533 E C...

Page 53: ...ity LED The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause this LED to light up 2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables wi...

Page 54: ...device 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 connector is removed to m...

Page 55: ...eature make sure that the RAID_SW jumper is enabled set to pins 1 2 See page 2 23 for the jumper location 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 The Promise PDC20276 RAID chipset supports RAID 0 RAID 1 for Master drives only You may connect one Master drive in...

Page 56: ...th a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins 6 SMBus connector 6 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface SMBus is a specific implementation of an I2 C bus a multi device bus that allows multiple chip...

Page 57: ...the 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 ...

Page 58: ...nector 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 9 Power supply thermal connector 2 pin TRPWR If your power supply has a thermal monitoring feature connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector P4B533 E P4B533 E 12 Volt Fa...

Page 59: ... with a USB 2 0 GAME module connect the USB cable to this header The module has two USB 2 0 ports that support the next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printers 11 Smart Card Reader connector 14 1 pin SMARTCON optional This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make transactions such as financial health care telephony or ...

Page 60: ...ibbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions 13 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector supports a GAME MIDI device If your package came with the optional USB 2 0 GAME module connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or edit...

Page 61: ...4 ASUS iPanel connector 24 1 pin AFPANEL This connector allows you to connect an optional ASUS iPanel an easy to access drive bay with front I O ports and status LEDs If you are not using an ASUS iPanel you can connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module to the SIR connector P4B533 E P4B533 E iPanel Connector 5VSB NC CHASSIS 5 V PCIRST GND CIRRX EXTSMI MLED NC BATT NC S...

Page 62: ...e the jumper caps if you desire to install the Intel front panel audio cable 17 Digital audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF on audio models only This connector is for the bundled 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 P4B533 E P4B533 E Digital Audio ...

Page 63: ...ach the 8 pin cable plugs to these connectors and the 6 pin cable plugs to the 1394 module You may also connect a 1394 compliant internal hard disk to these connectors P4B533 E P4B533 E Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO BLOL MIC2 FLOR FLOL BLOR NC MICPWR 5VA AGND P4B533 E P4B533 E IEEE 1394 Headers IEEE1394_1 IEEE1394_2 8 pin Connector Ground Ground TPA1 TPA1 TPB1 TPB1 Ground 12V 1 Ground Groun...

Page 64: ...the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch to this 2 pin connector ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 s...

Page 65: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 66: ...ASUS P4B533 E motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Vocal POST Messages 3 2 3 3 Powering off the computer 3 4 ...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...el Pentium 4 Processor into the CPU socket System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on page x System failed memory test Install 184 pin unbuffered 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 to sect...

Page 69: ...the motherboard See section 2 8 Connectors No IDE hard disk detected Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard See section 2 8 Connectors CPU temperature too high Check CPU fan if working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system CPU voltage out of range Check your power su...

Page 70: ...s you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows 2000 XP click the Start button click Shut Down then click the OK button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ...

Page 71: ...Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 72: ...S P4B533 E motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 7 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 17 4 5 Power Menu 4 28 4 6 Boot Menu 4 35 4 7 Exit Menu 4 37 ...

Page 73: ...bsite see ASUS contact information on page x Save the file to a floppy disk 2 Reboot the computer 3 To use EZ Flash press Alt F2 right after POST to display the following screen Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen 4 Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive You will receive the error message ...

Page 74: ...prompt type Y to continue with the update process Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS The following prompts appear if you typed Y 7 Press Y for both items to completely update the main BIOS area and the boot block area BIOS Information in File BIOS Version P4B533 E Boot Block WARNING Continue to update the BIOS Y N _ DO NOT shutdown or reset the sy...

Page 75: ...O NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH Enter to run AFLASH If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ...

Page 76: ...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 77: ...Menu type 2 then press Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter To cancel this operation press Enter 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision wil...

Page 78: ...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 79: ...d record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press Delete during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Dele...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...ay year Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2099 Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanes...

Page 83: ...ring system startup Passwords are not case sensitive meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup progr...

Page 84: ... be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the d...

Page 85: ...ess the Esc key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive field displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured User Type HDD After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to ...

Page 86: ...ield 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 drive...

Page 87: ...re may decrease 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 s...

Page 88: ...rd Auto Repeat Rate 6 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec ...

Page 89: ...et to Manual This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency CPU speed and external frequency Set this field in conjunction with CPU Frequency MHz to match the speed of the CPU CPU External 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 multipl...

Page 90: ...the AGP PCI frequency If the system becomes unstable return to the default setting Auto When this item is set to Manual the AGP PCI Frequency MHz item appears Configuration options Auto Manual CPU VCore Setting Auto The Manual setting allows you to manually select the core voltage supplied to the CPU see next item However it is recommended that you keep the default setting Auto to allow the system...

Page 91: ...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 19 for the jumper location and settings the CPU core voltage options vary for both Willamette and Northwood processors See the following table DDR Reference Voltage 2 6V This item controls the DDR SDRAM operating voltage Config...

Page 92: ... PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Support 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 i...

Page 93: ... item controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command It is recommended to keep the default setting for stable system operation 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 By SPD which configures items 2 5 by reading the contents in the SP...

Page 94: ...nded to keep the default setting for stable system operation Configuration options 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x 2 00x 2 50x 3 00x 4 00x CKx8 Strength Control 2 00x This item controls the drive strength of the DDR SDRAM clock signal for an x8 device It is recommended to keep the default setting for stable system operation Configuration options 0 75x 1 00x 1 25x 1 50x 2 00x 2 50x 3 00x 4 00x DQ DQS Stren...

Page 95: ...t 15M 16M Disabled This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB Configuration options Disabled Enabled Delayed Transaction Enabled When set to Enabled this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is accessing ...

Page 96: ...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 allows you to se...

Page 97: ...is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto Onboard AC97 Audio 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 ther...

Page 98: ... like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability USB 1 1 Controllers 3 Controllers This field all...

Page 99: ...d This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI Audio Controller Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCI audio controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard IDE RAID Controller Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard IDE RAID controller Configuration options Disa...

Page 100: ... ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes 4 4 3 1 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion ...

Page 101: ... 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 102: ...isk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min ACPI Suspend To RAM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend to RAM feature To support this feature the 5VSB of the power supply should have the capacity to provide more than 72...

Page 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...pply temperature see page 2 30 for the location of the TRPWR connector The POWER temperature item shows N A if you do not have the appropriate power supply Select Ignore to disable the power temperature auto detect function Q Fan Control Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation When this field ...

Page 106: ...5 12 15 13 15 14 15 Full Speed Speed Up Down Response Time 64 Sec 128 Sec This item indicates the time period before the fan speeds adjust to the value set in the Fan Speed Ratio field This item appears only when the Q Fan Control item is set to Enabled Configuration options 16 Sec 32 Sec 32 Sec 64 Sec 48 Sec 96 Sec 64 Sec 128 Sec CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Power...

Page 107: ...stem power 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 ...

Page 108: ... 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 Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the ...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 112: ...ASUS P4B533 E motherboard Chapter summary 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 4 RAID 0 RAID 1 configurations 5 26 ...

Page 113: ...eral 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 the inst...

Page 114: ...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 115: ...n to display the second menu screen To return to the first menu screen click on the Back button 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 ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ...

Page 116: ...a 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 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF PC ...

Page 117: ...ls 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 Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the u...

Page 118: ...e x of this user guide 5 2 5 DOS Utility menu The DOS utility menu shows the Flash BIOS utility DOS version You can use this utility if you wish to update the BIOS Smart Card Reader This item installs the Smart Card Reader device driver RAID This item installs the ATA RAID device driver AGP This item installs the AGP driver USB2 This item installs the USB 2 0 driver ...

Page 119: ...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 P4B533 E motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 120: ...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 121: ...te 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 ini...

Page 122: ...atically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu See section 5 2 3 Software menu 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility See section 5 3 1 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFLASH utility to...

Page 123: ...image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo2 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 MyLogo2 may not support too complex images If you encounter any problems on complex images try using a ...

Page 124: ...nal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon all...

Page 125: ...mperature for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 126: ...ws the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based on the current CPU temperature and predefined threshold CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU co...

Page 127: ... information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 128: ...king the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears ...

Page 129: ...may also tune your internet applications to match true internet source colors with the color displayed on the monitor 3Deep Control Panel Using the Windows Start button activate the 3Deep Control Panel program from the 3Deep Applications group on the Main Program menu The control panel offers access to the Color Wizard tuning program a Game Gamma setting and a Tweak slider for brightness adjustmen...

Page 130: ...sely blend and match with the background 2 Follow the instructions to manually adjust the brightness level of the monitor 3 Select the faintest of the three colors blue red and green 3Deep Color Tuning 1 Select the type of monitor connected to the computer either CRT or LCD ...

Page 131: ...ars indicating that the tuning process is complete click Finish 5 The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality 7 Click on the Set Up Now button to connect to the Internet Follow the screen instructions to set up True Internet Color ...

Page 132: ...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 133: ...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 134: ... 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 135: ...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 136: ...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 137: ...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 2 ...

Page 138: ...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 139: ... 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 140: ...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 141: ...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 142: ...that is already installed the RAID driver installation sequence may vary 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 me...

Page 143: ...Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document ...

Page 144: ...ASUS P4B533 E motherboard ...

Page 145: ...ting 4 1 BIOS Beep Codes 3 1 BIOS AFLASH utility 4 3 Boot Device selection 4 36 Boot Up NumLock Status 4 16 Boot Virus Detection 4 36 C Central Processing Unit CPU fan connector 2 9 installation 2 5 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 4 19 Speed 4 17 CPU socket 1 8 2 5 Chip Configuration 4 21 Clear RTC RAM 2 24 Concurrent PCI 1 5 Connectors ASUS EZ Plug 1 3 1 8 2 29 ASUS iPanel 2 33 ATX power 1 8 2 29 chassis a...

Page 146: ...2 7 I IRQ assignments 2 14 J JumperFree mode 2 16 Jumpers Bass Center setting 2 22 Clear RTC 2 24 IEEE 1394 setting 2 23 JumperFree 2 16 keyboard power 2 19 Line Out selector 2 22 RAID setting 2 23 SMBus 2 0 2 21 Speaker selector 2 21 USB device wake up 2 20 VCORE over voltage 2 19 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 4 16 Auto Repeat Rate 4 16 L LEDs AGP warning 1 8 2 3 standby power 1 9 2 3 Legacy Diske...

Page 147: ...y 4 21 Serial Ports 1 11 4 24 SMART Monitoring 4 15 Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF 1 2 2 34 Super I O controller 1 9 Support CD 5 1 ASUS Update 5 9 DOS Utility menu 5 6 Drivers menu 5 5 E Color 3Deep 5 17 Main menu 5 2 motherboard information 5 7 multi channel audio 5 24 readme file 5 8 Software menu 5 3 Technical Support Form 5 8 Welcome screen 5 1 Suspend Mode 4 30 System Controller North...

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