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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Connectors

This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard.

1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After
connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy
drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables
with pin 5 plug).

P4P800-MX

®

NOTE: Orient the red markings on
the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.

P4P800-MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector

PIN 1

FLOPPY1

Summary of Contents for P4P800-MX

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4P800 MX 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 1 8 2 Installing the CPU 1 12 1 9 System memory 1 13 1 9 1 Memory configurations 1 13 1 9 2 Installing a DIMM 1 15 1 10 Expansion slots 1 16 1 10 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 16 1 10 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1 16 1 10 3 PCI slots 1 17 1 11 Jumpers 1 18 1 12 Connectors 1 20 Chapter 2 BIOS information 2 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2 2 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk...

Page 4: ...3 2 4 2 CPU Configuration 2 15 2 4 3 Chipset 2 16 2 4 4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2 18 2 4 5 PCI PnP 2 19 2 5 Power menu 2 21 2 5 1 Suspend Mode 2 21 2 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume 2 21 2 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support 2 21 2 5 4 ACPI APIC Support 2 21 2 5 5 APM Configuration 2 22 2 5 6 Hardware Monitor 2 23 2 6 Boot menu 2 25 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 25 2 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 2 26 2 6 3...

Page 5: ...use 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 the ...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...d software products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page viii 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 prev...

Page 8: ...COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 E mail tmd1 asus com Web site usa asus com Technical Support Telephone General 1 502 995 0883 Notebook 1 510 739 3777 Support fax 1 502 933 8713 Support e mail tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 25 D 40880 Ratingen Germany Telephone 49 2102 95990 Fax 49 2102 959911 ...

Page 9: ... memory architecture 4 x 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 4GB system memory using PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 unbuffered non ECC DDR DIMMs 3 x PCI 2 x UltraATA100 66 33 connectors 2 x Serial ATA connectors ADI AD1888 SoundMAX 6 channel audio CODEC S PDIF out support Realtek RTL8101L 10 100 Fast Ethernet LAN controller Intel Extreme Graphics ASUS MyLogo ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash 1 x Video port...

Page 10: ...connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors GAME MIDI connector S PDIF Out connector CD AUX audio connectors Front panel audio connector 20 pin Panel connector 4Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME ATX power supply with 4 pin 12V plug MicroATX form factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 5 cm x 24 5 cm ...

Page 11: ... This chapter describes the features of the P4P800 MX motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...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 P4P800 MX package for the following items ASUS P4P800 MX motherboard Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 5 cm x 24 5 cm ASUS P4P800 MX series support CD UltraATA100 66 cable Floppy disk cable I O shield Bag of e...

Page 13: ...ent up to 150 MB s data transfer rate and software compatibility with the legacy Parallel ATA See page 1 22 CrashFree BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD or from a bootable floppy disk when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 2 5 ASUS MyLogo This new feature present in the ...

Page 14: ... EEPROM 10 SATA connectors 11 South Bridge controller 12 Standby power LED 13 Audio CODEC 14 PCI slots 15 LAN controller 16 PS 2 mouse port 17 Parallel port 18 RJ 45 port 19 Line In jack 20 Line Out jack 21 Microphone jack 22 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 23 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 24 VGA port 25 Serial port 26 Keyboard port See page 1 6 for the specifications of each component 6 channel digital audio The A...

Page 15: ...ASUS P4P800 MX motherboard 1 5 4 3 15 2 11 5 8 14 1 7 13 6 10 9 12 16 26 19 20 21 22 17 18 25 23 24 ...

Page 16: ...d a Flash ROM interface This controller also integrates the ASIC for PC health monitoring Floppy disk connector This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for the floppy disk drive One side of the connector is slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable IDE connectors These dual channel bus master IDE connectors support Ultra ATA100 66 33 PIO Modes 0 4 IDE devices Bo...

Page 17: ...pports 10 100 Mdps Fast Ethernet networking PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices RJ 45 port This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources In 6 channel mode the function...

Page 18: ...8 CODEC USB2 0 T USB3 B USB4 Top RJ 45 GAME1 Socket 478 ATX12V1 CHASSIS1 DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 CLRTC1 FLOPPY1 PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 SPDIF1 ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module CHA_FAN1 USB1 USB2 Intel ICH5 Intel 865GV Memory Controller Hub RTL8101L USB56 USB78 SB_PWR1 24 5cm 9 6in USBPW12 USBPW34...

Page 19: ...g the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the 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 standby power...

Page 20: ... 7 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 1 7 2 Screw holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or r...

Page 21: ...motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper Threading Technology 2 Hyper Threading Technology is supported under Windows XP and later versions only If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Techonology item in BIOS to ensure system stability and performance 3 It is recommended that you install WinXP Service Pack 1 4 Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Te...

Page 22: ... its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever 4 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 6 Install a ...

Page 23: ...memory sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 2 In dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel 3 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 4 Make sure that the memory frequency matches th...

Page 24: ...ets or install identical DIMMs in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 blue sockets and identical DIMMs in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 black sockets Sockets Mode DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 blue black blue black Single channel 1 Populated 2 Populated 3 Populated 4 Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated 2 Populated Populated 3 Populated Populated Populated Populated Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Table...

Page 25: ...0X64C3A 256 KINGSTON SS D3208DL2T 5 512MB KINGSTON KVR400X64C3A 512 KINGSTON DS D328DIB 50 512MB KINGSTON KHX3200A 512 N A DS Heat Sink Package 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223ETM CCC SAMSUNG SS K4H560838E TCCC 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6423ETM CCC SAMSUNG DS K4H560838E TCCC 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223FTN CCC SAMSUNG SS K4H560838F TCCC 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6423FTN CCC SAMSUNG DS K4H560838F TCCC 256MB MICRON MT8VDDT3264...

Page 26: ... 5V AGP cards 2 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for BIOS information 3 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 4 Install the drivers and or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation 1 10 1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller...

Page 27: ...00 MX motherboard 1 17 1 10 3 PCI slots There are three 32 bit PCI slots on this motherboard The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications ...

Page 28: ...ll battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove ...

Page 29: ...wer supply that can provide at least 500mA on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5VSB Otherwise the system would not power up 2 The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode P4P800 MX P4P800 MX USB Device Wake Up USBPW12 USBPW34 2 3 2 1 5V Default 5VSB USBPW78 USBPW56 2 3 2 1 5V Default 5VSB 3 Keyboard power 3 p...

Page 30: ... FLOPPY1 This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug P4P800 MX NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P4P800 MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 FLOPPY1 ...

Page 31: ...ltraATA100 66 33 devices purchase another UltraATA100 66 33 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector Refer to the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations on the next page Important note when using legacy OS Refer to page 1 22 on how to configure P ATA and S ATA dev...

Page 32: ...urations supported by Intel ICH5 specifications Native operating systems OS are Windows 2000 XP ICH5 supports a maximum of six 6 devices using these OS Legacy OS are MS DOS Windows 98 Me NT4 0 ICH5 supports a maximum of four 4 devices using these OS Legend Supported Disabled P ATA S ATA Operating System Primary Secondary Port 0 Port 1 2 devices 2 devices 1 device 1 device 1 Windows 2000 XP 2 Windo...

Page 33: ...the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit In addition to the 20 pin ATXPWR1 connector this motherboard requires that you connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at lea...

Page 34: ...orted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable 5 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD1 AUX1 These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card P4P800 MX P4P800 MX Internal Audio Connectors CD1 Black AUX1 White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground P4P800 MX P4P800 MX Front ...

Page 35: ...ted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins P4P800 MX P4P800 MX Chassis Alarm Lead CHASSIS1 5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND Default 8 Optional GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME1 This connector supports an optional GAME MIDI module Connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or...

Page 36: ...support cooling fans of 350mA 740mA 8 88W max or a total of 1A 2 22A 26 64W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jum...

Page 37: ...ection 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 You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability The USB 2 0 GAME module is purchased separately P4P800 MX P4P800 MX USB 2 0 Connectors USB56 NC GND USB_P6 USB_P6 USB 6V GND USB_P5 USB_P5 USB 5V 1 USB...

Page 38: ...itch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead Yellow 2 pin PWR 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 seconds turns the system OFF Sy...

Page 39: ...Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided BIOS information ...

Page 40: ... Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive At the DOS prompt type format A S Enter Windows environment a From your Windows desktop click on Start point to Settings then click on Control Panel b Double click on Add Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window c Click on the Star...

Page 41: ...tem while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown The screen displays the status of the update process 2 1 3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of b...

Page 42: ...rror message P4P8MXAS ROM not found 2 1 4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted 1 Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherbo...

Page 43: ...process is complete reboot the system If there is no floppy disk found in the drive the system automatically checks the CD ROM Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 3 Place the support CD in the CD ROM The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure Bad BIOS chec...

Page 44: ...rd them in the CMOS RAM of the firmware hub The firmware hub 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 Al...

Page 45: ... 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B Disabled Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not De...

Page 46: ...r to 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 2 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help At the top rig...

Page 47: ... English This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B Disabled Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary...

Page 48: ...o CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple se...

Page 49: ... to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Onboard IDE Operate Mode Compatible Mode Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the operating system OS that you installed Set to Compatible Mode if you are using legacy OS including MS DOS Windows 98 NT4 0 ME Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS such as Windows 2000 XP Configuration options Compatible Mode...

Page 50: ...imary P ATA S ATA if you wish to use the primary Parallel ATA and Serial ATA ports or set to Secondary P ATA SATA to enable the secondary P ATA port instead Setting to P ATA Ports Only disables the two Serial ATA ports supported by ICH5 Configuration options Primary P ATA S ATA Secondary P ATA S ATA P ATA Ports Only The IDE Port Settings appears only when the item Onboard IDE Operate Mode is set t...

Page 51: ...Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction 2 4 1 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None System Memory This item displays the auto detected ...

Page 52: ... Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to configure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed Full Speed USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec Allows you to select...

Page 53: ...ssor Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled The item Hyper Threading Technology appears only if you installed an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports this feature Emulation Type N A When set to Auto USB devices less than 530MB will be emulated as floppy drive and the remaining drives as hard drives Forced FDD option can be used to force an HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD...

Page 54: ...aphics Aperture Size 64 MB Spread Spectrum Enabled MPS Revision 1 1 CPU External Frequency Auto This field indicates the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed Configuration options Auto 133 MHz 135 MHz 137 MHz 140 MHz 147 MHz DDR Reference Voltage Auto Allows the selection of the ...

Page 55: ...figuration options 8 Clocks 7 Clocks 6 Clocks 5 Clocks DRAM Burst Length 8 Clocks Configuration options 4 Clocks 8 Clocks Graphic Adapter Priority Internal VGA Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device Configuration options Internal VGA PCI Int VGA Onboard Video Memory Enabled Allows selection of the amount of system memory for use of the internal grpahic device Con...

Page 56: ...led Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Conf...

Page 57: ...o malfunction Scroll down to display the rest of the menu items Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Q IRQ15 Available DMA Channel 0 Available DMA Channel 1 Available DMA Channel 3 Available DMA Channel 5 Available DMA Channel 6 Available DMA Channel 7 Available Reserved Memory Size Disabled Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the d...

Page 58: ...ptions Disabled Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading writing to IDE devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled IRQ xx Available When set to Available the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI PnP devices When set to Reserved the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices Configuration options Available Reserved DMA Channel xx Available When set to Avail...

Page 59: ...Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 2 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 2 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 2 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI support in the ASIC When set to Enabled the...

Page 60: ...ion options Disabled Standby Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Disabled Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode Configuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Throttle Slow Clock Ratio 50 Allows you to select the duty cycle in throttle mode Configuration options 87 5 75 0 62 5 50 37 5 25 12 5 System Thermal Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the system thermal feature to generate ...

Page 61: ...he first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power On By PCI Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled En...

Page 62: ...is not connected to the motherboard the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details You will then be prompted t...

Page 63: ... Boot Device Priority sequence Boot Settings Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system Con...

Page 64: ...the normal POST messages Configuration options Disabled Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support fr PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabl...

Page 65: ...ows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19 Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 6 3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Instal...

Page 66: ... access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows change to only selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Select this item to...

Page 67: ...ays Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection Configuration options Disabledc Enabled 2 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the E...

Page 68: ...me and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting 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 Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on ...

Page 69: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 70: ... CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit...

Page 71: ...that came with the utility Note The Intel 865GV graphics driver supports DirectX 7 x only SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application This item installs the AC 97 audio driver and applications to activate the 6 channel audio feature After installing the driver and applications the SoundMAX Integrated Audio icon appears on the taskbar Double click the icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel from which...

Page 72: ...nection so you can connect to the ASUS website Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS Mylogo Anti virus Utility The anti virus application scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information Adobe 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 ASUS Scre...

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