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ASUS P4P800S-E Deluxe motherboard user guide

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Audio preferences

The Preferences page of the SoundMAX4 XL allows you to change
various audio settings.

Listening environment options

The SoundMAX4 XL support several audio technologies including
SoundMAX SPX™ Animated Audio, 3DPA™, MultiDrive™ 5.1,
EnvironmentFC™, MacroFX/ZoomFX™, and Virtual Theater Surround.

Summary of Contents for P4P800S-E Deluxe

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4P800S E Deluxe User Guide ...

Page 2: ...A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECI...

Page 3: ...erboard 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 CPU fan cable 2 9 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 5 1 Overview 2 10 2 5 2 Memory configurations 2 10 2 5 3 Installing a DIMM 2 13...

Page 4: ...tion keys 4 8 4 2 4 Menu items 4 9 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 9 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 9 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 9 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 9 4 2 9 General help 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in 4 10 4 3 4 Language English 4 10 4 3 5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master 4 11 4 ...

Page 5: ...1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Drivers menu 5 2 5 2 3 Utilities menu 5 3 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information 5 4 5 2 5 Other information 5 5 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 7 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 5 8 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe 5 10 5 3 4 Winbond Voice Editor 5 15 5 3 5 SoundMAX 4 XL software 5 19 5 3 6 ASUS Instant Music Lite 5 22 5 4 Intel RAID for Seri...

Page 6: ... 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 rec...

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: ...er 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the 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 th...

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: ...3 General Email tmd1 asus com Web Site usa asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkort Str 25 D 40880 Ratingen Germany Website Address www asuscom de Online Contact www asuscom de sales Telephone 49 2102 95990 General Fax 49 2102 959911 Tec...

Page 11: ...n ECC DDR DIMMs 1 x AGP 8X 5 x PCI 1 x Wi Fi 2 x UltraDMA 100 66 connectors 2 x Serial ATA connectors support RAID 0 1 function VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 controller supports two 2 IEEE 1394 ports ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6 channel audio CODEC S PDIF out interface Intel CSA 82547EI 1000 Gigabit Ethernet controller ASUS JumperFree ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall Adjustable CPU memory and AGP voltages SFS Step...

Page 12: ...nectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX power connectors S PDIF out connector COM2 connector SM bus connector CD AUX MODEM connectors Game MIDI connector Chassis intrusion Front panel audio connector 4Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM 2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Multi language BIOS ASUS Q Fan ASUS Instant Music Lite ASUS POST Reporter PCI 2 3 USB 2 0 WfM2 0 DMI 2 0 WO...

Page 13: ...r 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4P800S E Deluxe motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P4P800S E Deluxe 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: ...ution graphics via an AGP 8X slot Serial ATA support USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the P4P800S E Deluxe is your efficient vehicle 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 P4P800S E Deluxe package for the following items ASUS P4P800S E Deluxe mothe...

Page 16: ...gabit LAN The Intel 82547EI Gigabit Ethernet controller allows full duplex Gigabit performance on LAN on Motherboard LOM applications through the Communication Streaming Architecture CSA Instead of connecting to the PCI bus the controller connects to the dedicated CSA bus on the Memory Controller Hub MCH thus reducing PCI bottlenecks by freeing the PCI bus for other I O operations AI Overclocking ...

Page 17: ...l ATA technology The motherboard supports the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces and the Intel ICH5R onboard and allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration The SATA specification allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement and up to 150MB s data transfer rate See page 2 22 8 USB ports The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bu...

Page 18: ...e page 5 22 AI BIOS solution The AI BIOS is a combination of three ASUS intelligent solutions CrashFree BIOS2 Q Fan and POST Reporter 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 4 5 ASUS Q Fan technol...

Page 19: ...Update This utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS through a user friendly interface Connect to the Internet then to the ASUS FTP site nearest you to obtain the latest BIOS version for your motherboard ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system No need to use a DOS based utility or boot from a floppy disk See ...

Page 20: ...er connector 2 CPU socket 3 North Bridge controller 4 DDR DIMM sockets 5 ATX power connector 6 Super I O controller 7 Floppy disk connector 8 IDE connectors 9 AGP 8X slot 10 SATA connectors 11 Flash ROM 12 Speech controller 13 COM2 connector 14 South Bridge controller 15 Standby power LED 16 Wi Fi slot 17 IEEE 1394 controller 18 PCI slots 19 Audio CODEC 20 Gigabit LAN controller 21 PS 2 mouse port...

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Page 22: ...ve at least 1A on the 5V power for standby lead 5VSB Super I O controller This SMSC Low Pin Count LPC interface provides the commonly used Super I O functionality The chipset supports a high performance floppy disk controller for a 360K 720K 1 44M 2 88M floppy disk drive a multi mode parallel port two standard compatible UARTs and a Flash ROM interface Floppy disk connector This connector accommod...

Page 23: ...ty slot connects the ASUS WiFi b wireless add on card that allows wireless data transmission Wi Fi networks use radio technologies known as IEEE 802 11b g to provide a fast and reliable wireless solution IEEE 1394 controller The VIA VT6307 controller chipset supports two low power IEEE 1394 connectors to allow 100Mbps 200Mbps and 400Mbps data transfers between the 1394 devices PCI slots These 32 b...

Page 24: ...e 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Light Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass Center The functions of the Line Out Line In and Microphone jacks change when you select the 6 channel audio configuration Refer to the table next page Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources I...

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

Page 26: ...board Chapter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 6 Expansion slots 2 14 2 7 Jumpers 2 18 2 8 Connectors 2 21 ...

Page 27: ... 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 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 re...

Page 28: ... Socket 478 ATX12V1 CHASSIS1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 IE1394_2 CLRTC1 FLOPPY1 PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O SPDIF_OUT ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module KBPWR CHA_FAN1 1394 Top USB1 USB2 Bottom Intel ICH5R Intel RG82848P Memory Controller Hub Speech Controller SATA1 COM2 USB56 USB78 SB_PWR1 SATA2 VIA VT6307 Chipset TRPWR1 MODEM1 WIFI USBPW...

Page 29: ...id touching 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 gre...

Page 30: ...rner of the CPU socket Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU 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 later versions only If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Te...

Page 31: ...the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 3 Reboot the computer 2 4 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 478 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard Socket Lever 90 100 Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely ...

Page 32: ... one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU Gold Mark 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 CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package 7 Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN1 conn...

Page 33: ...e 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 fan Your boxed Intel Pentium 4 Proc...

Page 34: ... the holes on each corner of the module base Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to the module base Make sure that the fan and retention mechanism assembly perfectly fits the heatsink and module base otherwise you cannot snap the hooks into the holes Retention Hole Retention Hook Snapped to the Retention Hole Retention Lock ...

Page 35: ...e to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1 3 Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base When secure the retention locks should point to opposite directions Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 ...

Page 36: ...error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 2 Make sure that the memory frequency matches the CPU FSB Front Side Bus Refer to Table 2 3 For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor 4 DDR DIMM sockets 2 and 3 share the same rows so if you install a double sided DIMM into DIMM2 socket you must leave DIMM3 socket...

Page 37: ...2MB GEIL Golden Dragon PC400 Table 3 Qualified Vendor List QVL DDR 533 Size Vendor Model Sides 256MB GEIL GL3LC32G88TG 35 DDR 500 Size Vendor Model Brand Side Component A B C 256MB Transcend TS32MLD64V4F3 Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT5 512MB Transcend TS64MLD64V4F3 Mosel DS V58C2256804SAT5 N A 256MB Transcend TS32MLD64V4F3 Samsung SS K4H560838D TCC4 512MB Transcend TS64MLD64V4F3 Samsung DS K4H560838D TC...

Page 38: ...Apacer 77 10736 464 Samsung DS K4H560838D TCC4 N A 256MB ADATA MDOAD5F3G315B1ECZ ADATA SS ADD8608A8A 5B 256MB ADATA MDOSS6F3G31JB1EAE Samsung SS K4H560838D TCC4 256MB ADATA MDOWB5F3G316B1EAE Winbond SS W942508BH 5 256MB TwinMos M2S9I08AFAPS9F0811A T PSC SS A2S56D30ATP 512MB KINGMAX MPXC22D 38KT3R Kingmax DS KDL388P4EA 50 N A 512MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A 256 Infineon DS HYB25D256809BT 5B N A 256MB K...

Page 39: ... on the socket 2 5 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips...

Page 40: ...move 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 phys...

Page 41: ...atible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared AGP slot used Onboard USB controller shared shared sharedshared Onboard LAN shared Onboard audio used ...

Page 42: ...buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and overclocking stability Install only 1 5V AGP cards This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP...

Page 43: ...eless connectivity The ASUS WiFi b card conforms to the IEEE 802 11b standard and exclusively provides a Software Access Point function Soft AP and user friendly utilities that allows a hassle free setup of wireless home network The PCI 5 slot and the Wi Fi slot may not be used at the same time An installed WiF b card P4P800S E P4P800S E WiFi Connectors WIFI ...

Page 44: ...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 the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to clear the RTC when t...

Page 45: ...er mode The USBPW12 and USBPW34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPW56 and USBPW78 jumpers are 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 2A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5VSB Otherwise the system does not power up 2 The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capa...

Page 46: ...ires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS see section 4 5 1 Power Up Control P4P800S E P4P800S E Keyboard Power Setting Default 5V 5VSB KBPWR 2 3 1 2 4 SMBUS connector 6 pin SMB20 This jumper allows you to enable or disable the SM bus support for PCI slots Set this jumper to pins 1 2 to enable the SM bus support By default the jum...

Page 47: ...5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug P4P800S E NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P4P800S E Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 FLOPPY1 2 IEEE 1394 connector 10 1 pin IE1394_2 This connector is for the bundled IEEE 1394 port module and cable Install the module into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis then conn...

Page 48: ...at ribbon cables of the Parallel ATA interface Hot plug support for Serial ATA drive and connections are not available in this motherboard Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 when using Serial ATA 3 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA2 SATA1 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA hard disks The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB s data transfer ...

Page 49: ...BIOS Refer to the following table for the appropriate BIOS settings of the above P ATA and S ATA device configurations See section 4 3 6 IDE Configuration for details on the related BIOS items Windows Windows 98 Me NT4 0 BIOS item 2000 XP A B C Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Compatible Mode Compatible Mode Compatible Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA IDE Port Settings Primary P ATA S ATA...

Page 50: ...dingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraDMA100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA100 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 mat...

Page 51: ...aps on the fan connectors 5 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS1 This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins label...

Page 52: ...ports 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 Connect the USB 2 0 cable to this header The USB module cable has two USB 2 0 ports that support the next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printers You must ...

Page 53: ...MODEM 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 P4P800S E P4P800S E Game Connector GAME1 5V ...

Page 54: ...ntation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit In addition to the 20 pin ATXPWR1 connector 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 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 be...

Page 55: ...accommodates several system front panel functions System Power LED Lead 3 1 pin PLED This 3 1 pin connector connects to the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode The serial port bracket COM2 is purchased separately P4P800S E P4P800S E Serial COM2 Bracket PIN 1 COM2 P4P800S E P4P800S E System Panel Connectors Requires an ATX...

Page 56: ... of IDE connectors cause the IDE LED to light up 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 seconds turns the system OFF Reset Switch Lead 2 pin ...

Page 57: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 58: ...ASUS P4P800S E Deluxe 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 59: ...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 see BIOS beep codes table below 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 powe...

Page 60: ...ST Message Action No CPU installed Install an Intel Pentium 4 Processor into the CPU socket System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on page x System failed memory test Install 184 pin unbuffered PC3200 2700 2100 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Mak...

Page 61: ...u have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard See section 2 8 Connectors CPU temperature too high Check CPU fan if working properly CPU fan failed Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function CPU voltage out of range Check your power supply and ma...

Page 62: ...er supply Using the 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 off mode regardless of the BIOS setting See section 4 5 Power Menu in Chapter 4 Using the OS shut down function If you ...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...P800S E Deluxe 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 15 4 5 Power menu 4 29 4 6 Boot menu 4 33 4 7 Exit menu 4 39 ...

Page 65: ... 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 Startup Disk tab then on Create Disk button d Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk when prompted Follow the suceeding screen instructions to complete the process 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable f...

Page 66: ... the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility in DOS environment 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk 2 Copy the AFUDOS EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that con...

Page 67: ... as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted 1 At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos o filename where filename can be any user provided filename of not more than eight 8 alpha numeric characters for the main filename and three 3 alpha numeric characters for the extension name Press the Enter key When the BIOS copy process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt M...

Page 68: ...Alt F2 during POST to display the following 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P4P800SE rom Completed Start flashing Flashed successfully Reboot...

Page 69: ...rboard If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P4P800SE rom Completed Start flashing 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system 1 Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before pr...

Page 70: ...OS update process is complete reboot the system Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file P4P800SE ROM Completed Start flashing The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating...

Page 71: ...o run this program Press Delete during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility Otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete 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 Se...

Page 72: ... system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 ...

Page 73: ...nge the value of the field opposite the item You can not select an item that is not user configurable A configurable field is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuratio...

Page 74: ...20K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5in 4 3 4 Language English This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Refer to section 4 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 09 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave...

Page 75: ...O drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto 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 tra...

Page 76: ...Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you wish to configure the item Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the operating system OS that you installed Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS such as Windows 2000 ...

Page 77: ...erial 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 Refer to the section Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations on page 2 26 for the appropriate settings of the IDE Configuration items under...

Page 78: ...ed BIOS information Processor This item displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory This item displays the auto detected system memory AMI BIOS Version 08 00 09 Build Date 09 03 03 Processor Type Intel R Pentium R 4 Family CPU 2 40G Speed 2400MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 256MB IDE Detect Time Out 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0...

Page 79: ... the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Speech Configuration Instant Music Configuration Configure CPU ...

Page 80: ...ecommends are not guaranteed to be stable If the system becomes unstable return to the default AI Overclock Tuner Standard Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking options Refer to the table below for overclocking configuration Configuration options Manual Standard Overclock 5 Overclock 10 Overclock 20 Overc...

Page 81: ...0 Refer to the following table for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings Front Side Bus CPU External Frequency FSB 800 200 MHz FSB 533 133 MHz FSB 400 100 MHz Table 4 4 1 FSB CPU External Frequency Synchronization DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency depending on the CPU installed Configuration options 266 MHz Auto for FSB 400 CPU 333 MHz 266MH...

Page 82: ...ge may severely damage the CPU Selecting a very high AGP PCI frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting CPU VCore Voltage Auto Allows you to select a specific CPU VCore voltage Configuration options Auto 1 9500V 1 9250V 1 9000V 1 8750V 1 8500V 1 8250V 1 8000V 1 7750 1 7500V 1 7250V 1 7000V 1 6750V 1 6500V 1 6250V 1 6000V AGP PCI Frequency MHz Au...

Page 83: ... value limit support for older OS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer Intel R Brand String Intel R Pentium R 4 Family CPU 2 40G Frequency 2400MHz Ratio Status Locked Ratio Actual Value 16 CPUID M...

Page 84: ...4 Clocks 3 Clocks 2 Clocks DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 4 Clocks This item controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 4 Clocks 3 Clocks 2 Clocks DRAM Precharge Delay 8 Clocks Configuration options 8 Clocks 7 Clocks 6 Clocks 5 Clocks 4 4 3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then pre...

Page 85: ... you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Spread Spectrum Enabled This field enables or disables the clock generator spread spectrum Configuration options Disabled Enabled ICH Delayed Transaction Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled MPS Revision 1 4 Configuration options 1 1 1 4 Setting to Enabled may cause the ...

Page 86: ...d 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 Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to s...

Page 87: ...EPP version This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP Configuration options 1 9 1 7 ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Allows selection of the Parallel Port ECP DMA channel This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game ...

Page 88: ...ble IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you installed a Plug Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 6...

Page 89: ... Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options USB Configuration Module Version 2 22 4 5 3 USB Devices Enabled None USB Function 8 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed USB Mass Storage Device Configuration Enables USB host controllers USB Function 8 USB Ports Allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate Conf...

Page 90: ...ives Forced FDD option can be used to force an HDD formatted drive to boot as FDD for example ZIP drive USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec No USB Mass Storage device detected Device 1 N A Emulation Type N A Device 2 N A Emulation Type N A Device 3 N A Emulation Type N A Device 4 N A Emulation Type N A Device 5 N A Emulation Type N A Device 6 N A Emulation Typ...

Page 91: ...re Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Speech POST Reporter is set to Enabled Report IDE Error Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report System Booting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Speech Option Speech Post Reporter Enabled Report IDE Error Disabled Report System Booting Disabled Disable Enable Speech ...

Page 92: ... you to select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for the Instant Music CD playback Configuration options IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave When Instant Music is enabled the PS 2 keyboard power up feature is automatically disabled See page 5 14 for details The above item appears only if you enable the Instant Music item Instant Music Option Instant Mu...

Page 93: ...I 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI support in the ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 5 BIOS AML ACPI Table Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the inclusion...

Page 94: ...2 Min 2 3 Min 4 5 Min 8 9 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 50 Min 60 Min 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 Power Button Mode On Off Allows the system to go into On Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed Configuration options On Off Suspend APM Configuration Power Management APM En...

Page 95: ...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 turns the system power on Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off When set to Power Off the system goes into off state after an AC power loss When set to Power On the system goes on after an AC power los...

Page 96: ...Enabled the Fan Speed Ratio item appears to allow selection of the appropriate fan speed ratio Configuration options Disabled Enabled Fan Speed Ratio 11 16 This item allows you to select the appropriate fan speed ratio for the system The default 11 16 is the minimum fan speed ratio Select a higher ratio if you installed additional devices and the system requires more ventilation Configuration opti...

Page 97: ... to continue or DEL to enter SETUP CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU chassis and power fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboa...

Page 98: ...pends on the the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device First Floppy Drive 2nd Boot Device PM ST320413A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S340 Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabl...

Page 99: ...ait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap ...

Page 100: ... Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The ...

Page 101: ...To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows Installed To c...

Page 102: ...Setup BIOS checks for user password when accessing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection Configuration options Disabled Enabled ...

Page 103: ...to the BIOS items Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned o...

Page 104: ... load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ...

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

Page 106: ...ASUS P4P800S E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 Intel RAID for Serial ATA 5 25 ...

Page 107: ...upport CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features 5 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice...

Page 108: ...e chipset components will be configured You may install this utility in three modes interactive silent and unattended preload The interactive mode requires user input during installation This is not required in the silent and unattended preload modes Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the utility AD1985 Audio Driver and Application This item installs the AC 97 AD1985 audio driv...

Page 109: ...tages and alerts you on any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition Install ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Installing ASUS Update also installs ASUS MyLogo2 PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed info...

Page 110: ... information on page x of this user guide Winbond Voice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUS POST Reporter Use this program if you wish to change the default vocal POST messages See section 3 2 Vocal POST messages for a list of the default messages ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver ...

Page 111: ...of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 112: ...l Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 113: ... ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS 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 initi...

Page 114: ...atically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the support CD See section 5 2 3 Utilities 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 AFUDOS utility to m...

Page 115: ...new boot logo 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 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen If you wish you may create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP fi...

Page 116: ...ernal 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 allows you...

Page 117: ...C temperature 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 118: ... record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Hard Drives Shows 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 ...

Page 119: ...nformation pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable Information Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 120: ...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 121: ...ing the program Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start menu Programs Winbond Voice Editor Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left side of the screen then click the Play button The default language setting is English To a...

Page 122: ...pen The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen For some languages not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints 3 Click on the Write button to update the EEPROM 4 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected ...

Page 123: ...e list of POST events on the leftmost column of the screen 2 Prepare your message for each event The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit so make your messages as short as possible 3 Use a recording software such as Windows Recorder to record your messages 4 Save the messages as wave files WAV It is recommended that you save your files in low quality to keep them smal...

Page 124: ...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 name...

Page 125: ...installation wizard install the AD1985 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the 6 channel audio feature You must use 4 channel or 6 channel speakers for this setup SoundMAX 4 XL requires Microsoft Winodws 98SE ME 2000 XP Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX If the SoundMAX4 XL software i...

Page 126: ...y launch the setup wizards by clicking the Configuration button when AudioESP detects and verifies a newly connected peripheral or by clicking on the icon from the SoundMAX control panel Speaker wizard Follow the screen instructions to configure the speakers to your desired settings Microphone wizard Follow the screen instructions to configure the microphone to your desired settings ...

Page 127: ...eferences page of the SoundMAX4 XL allows you to change various audio settings Listening environment options The SoundMAX4 XL support several audio technologies including SoundMAX SPX Animated Audio 3DPA MultiDrive 5 1 EnvironmentFC MacroFX ZoomFX and Virtual Theater Surround ...

Page 128: ...e ASUS Instant Music Lite 1 Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive CD ROM DVD ROM or CD RW drive to the 4 pin CD In connector labeled CD on the motherboard See section 2 8 Connectors for the location Make sure to connect the CD ROM audio cable Otherwise you cannot control the audio volume using the Instant Music function keys 5 3 6 ASUS Instant Music Lite The motherboard is equipped...

Page 129: ...he Instant Music feature turns OFF disabled automatically A beep indicates this condition 4 The Instant Music CD ROM Drive item appears if you enabled Instant Music Highlight the item then press Enter to display the CD ROM options 5 Save your changes and exit BIOS Setup To use ASUS Instant Music Lite 1 Ensure that the power cord is plugged to a grounded power source so that the system has a standb...

Page 130: ...phone to the headphone jack on the CD ROM drive front panel 4 Place an audio CD on the drive 5 Press Esc to turn ON Instant Music 6 Press F1 or the Space Bar to play the first track on the CD If there is no CD on the drive and you press F1 or Space Bar the drive tray ejects 7 Refer to the Instant Music Lite function key definitions on the previous page to select other tracks or control the volume ...

Page 131: ...ntains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system 5 4 1 BIOS configuration Follow these steps to set the BIOS items related to the RAID function 1 Enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing Delete during the Power On Self Test POST See section 4 2 BIOS Setup program for more information on enterin...

Page 132: ...4 conductor and power cables Make sure that you have the appropriate SATA cables before your proceed with the installation 2 Carefully follow other hard disk installation instructions that came with the Serial ATA hard disks Follow these steps to install a Serial ATA hard disk 1 Install the hard disk into the drive bay 2 Connect one end of the SATA data cable to an SATA connector on the motherboar...

Page 133: ... keys to select the stripe size for the RAID0 array Press Enter to make the selection The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB The default is 64 KB Select a stripe value from the following suggestions depending on your planned drive usage 16 KB low disk usage 64 KB typical disk usage 128 KB performance disk usage 4 Highlight Create Volume then press Enter to create the array Press Y when a c...

Page 134: ...AID volume 1 Select the option 2 Delete RAID Volume and press Enter to delete the RAID volume 2 When a confirmation message appears press Y to permanently delete the RAID volume Take caution when deleting a RAID volume Deleting a RAID volume erases all data on the RAID drives ...

Page 135: ...to non RAID structure 1 Select the option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press Enter 2 When a confirmation message appears press Y to revert to non RAID hard disk structure Take caution when resetting a RAID to non RAID Resetting all RAID data will remove any internal RAID structures from all RAID disks ...

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