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P4RD1-MX speciﬁcations summary

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CPU

Chipset

Front Side Bus
Memory

Expansion slots

Integrated Graphics
Storage

High Deﬁnition Audio

LAN
Overclocking features

USB
ASUS special features

BIOS features

Socket 478 for Intel

Pentium

4/Celeron

processor

Supports Intel

Hyper-Threading Technology

Northbridge: ATi

RADEON XPRESS 200

Southbridge: ULI

M1573

800/533 MHz
2 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred non-ECC

400/333 MHz DDR memory modules

Dual channel memory architechture
1 x PCI Express x16 slot for discrete graphics card

1 x PCI Express x1 slot

2 x PCI slots
ATi

RADEON X300 Graphics Processing Unit

ULI

M1573 Southbridge supports:

- 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33

- 4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0*, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and

JBOD* RAID conﬁgurations

*Due to chipset limitation, you cannot conﬁgure a RAID 0 set or

JBOD with more than two hard disk drives.

ADI AD1986A 6-channel CODEC

Support Jack-sensing and enumeration technology

Supports S/PDIF out
RLC8201CL 10/100 Mbps PCI LAN controller
ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)

Stepless Frequency Selection(SFS) from 100 MHz up

to 400 MHz at 1 MHz increment

Adjustable FSB/DDR/PCIe ratio with ﬁxed PCI frequencies
Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2

ASUS MyLogo
4 MB Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, SM BIOS 2.3,

WfM2.0

Summary of Contents for P4RD1-MX

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4RD1 MX ...

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Page 3: ... 5 2 Screw holes 1 7 1 5 3 Motherboard layout 1 8 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 9 Installing the CPU 1 9 1 7 System memory 1 11 1 7 1 Overview 1 11 1 7 2 Memory Conﬁgurations 1 12 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 13 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM 1 13 1 8 Expansion slots 1 14 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 14 1 8 2 Conﬁguring an expansion card 1 14 1 8 3 Interrupt assignments 1 15 1 8 4 PCI slots 1 16 1...

Page 4: ...ms 2 14 2 2 6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 2 14 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 14 2 2 8 Scroll bar 2 14 2 2 9 General help 2 14 2 3 Main menu 2 15 2 3 1 System Time 2 15 2 3 2 System Date 2 15 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 15 2 3 4 Primary Third and Fourth IDE Master Slave 2 16 2 3 5 System Information 2 17 2 4 Advanced menu 2 18 2 4 1 USB Conﬁguration 2 18 2 4 2 JumperFree Conﬁguration 2 19 2 4 3 CPU Conﬁguration 2 21 ...

Page 5: ... 2 31 2 6 2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration 2 32 2 6 3 Security 2 33 2 7 Exit menu 2 35 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Installing an operating system 3 2 3 2 Support CD information 3 2 3 2 1 Running the support CD 3 2 3 2 2 Drivers menu 3 3 3 2 3 Utilities menu 3 4 3 2 4 Make Disk menu 3 5 3 2 5 Manuals menu 3 6 3 2 5 ASUS Contact information 3 6 ...

Page 6: ...ause 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 7: ...n 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: ...s chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites...

Page 9: ...hat you MUST follow to complete a task Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus si...

Page 10: ...phics card 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots ATi RADEON X300 Graphics Processing Unit ULI M1573 Southbridge supports 2 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 4 x Serial ATA with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD RAID conﬁgurations Due to chipset limitation you cannot conﬁgure a RAID 0 set or JBOD with more than two hard disk drives ADI AD1986A 6 channel CODEC Support Jack sensing and enumeration technology S...

Page 11: ...ry IDE connector 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector 2 x USB 2 0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x GAME MIDI connector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x TV out connector 1 x S PDIF out connector System panel connector ATX powe...

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Page 13: ...ASUS P4RD1 MX 1 1 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...rboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P4RD1 MX motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield Application CD ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation...

Page 15: ...ide bus FSB one PCI Express x1 slots and one PCI Express x16 slot for discrete graphics card The ULI M1573 Southbridge represents the sixth generation I O controller hub that provides the interface for PCI Express and 6 channel high deﬁnition audio TV out support The motherboard comes with a TV out connector that allows you to enjoy full TV functions using an optional TV out module See page 1 23 f...

Page 16: ...l audio and speaker systems See pages 1 26 for details USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 speciﬁcation dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See pages 1 20 1 21 1 24 and 2 18 for details Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU tem...

Page 17: ...in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See page 2 32 C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC...

Page 18: ...wer cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag ...

Page 19: ...damage motherboard components Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard 1 5 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 5 2 Screw holes Place six 6 screws into the holes indicated by circles to ...

Page 20: ... PWR_FAN CPU_FAN PRI_IDE RTL8201CL EATXPWR SATA3 SATA2 SATA4 PCIEX16 PCI1 PCI2 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard USB12 LAN_USB34 PANEL SPDIF_OUT KBPWR Socket 478 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In COM1 PARALLEL PORT VGA DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module SEC_IDE CHA_FAN AD1986A TV_C CHASSIS GAME ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 21 8cm 8 6in 24 5cm 9 6in 1 5 3 Motherboard layo...

Page 21: ...e should come with installation instructions for the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left P4RD1 MX P4RD1 MX CPU Socket 478 Gold Arrow 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a...

Page 22: ...per Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading 3 Position the CPU above the socket such that 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 t...

Page 23: ...r Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 3 Reboot the computer 1 7 System memory 1 7 1 Overview The motherboard comes with two 184 pin Double Data Rate DDR Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMM sockets The motherboard supports dual channel memory architechture The following ﬁgure illustrates the location of the sockets...

Page 24: ...m boot failure Use any of the recommended conﬁgurations in Table 1 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Due to chipset limitation DIMM modules with double sided x16 memory chips are not supported in this motherboard Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR 400 MHz FSB 800 533 Qualiﬁed Vendors...

Page 25: ...lock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it ﬁts in only one directio...

Page 26: ... 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 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card conﬁgure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary B...

Page 27: ... USB controller 1 shared Onboard USB controller 2 shared Onboard USB controller 3 used Onboard USB 2 0 controller used Onboard SATA used Onboard LAN used Onboard HD audio used Onboard VGA shared Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Re direct to IRQ 9 3 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk C...

Page 28: ...1 8 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot 1 8 6 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a network card installed on t...

Page 29: ...eep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 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 Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to clear ...

Page 30: ...mode The USBPWR12 and USBPWR34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPWR56 and USBPWR78 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capabili...

Page 31: ... Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS P4RD1 MX P4RD1 MX Keyboard power setting Default 5V 5VSB KBPWR 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 32: ...es In 6 channel conﬁguration the function of this port becomes Surround Out 5 Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out 6 Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Center Bass LED 10Mbps LED LAN port 100Mbps LAN port LED indications ...

Page 33: ...e Line In Surround Out Surround Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Bass Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 2 channel 1 10 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided ﬂoppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector a...

Page 34: ...00 66 IDE master device hard disk drive If you install two hard disk drives to the same cable you must conﬁgure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE c...

Page 35: ...tors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND 4 TV out connector 6 1 pin TV_C This 6 1 pin connector is for the TV out port module that allows you to connect a television to your system Connect...

Page 36: ...he 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 Insufﬁcient air ﬂow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors The USB Game module is purchased separately P4RD1 MX P4RD1 MX Fan conn...

Page 37: ...a higher power output is recommended when conﬁguring a system with more power consuming devices The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate You must install a PSU with a higher power rating if you intend to install additional devices P4RD1 MX P4RD1 MX ATX power connectors EATXPWR ATX12V 12V DC GND 12V DC GND 3 Volts 3 Volts Ground 5 Volts 5 Volts Ground Ground Powe...

Page 38: ... This connector is for a chassis mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Grou...

Page 39: ...r item in the BIOS P4RD1 MX P4RD1 MX Analog front panel connector AAFP Legacy AC 97 compliant definition Azalia compliant definition SENSE2_RETUR PORT1 L PORT2 R PORT2 L SENSE1_RETUR SENSE_SEND PORT1 R PRESENCE GND BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND 11 GAME MIDI port connector 16 1 pin GAME This connector is for a GAME MIDI port Connect the USB GAME module cable ...

Page 40: ...nector The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode Hard disk drive activity Red 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or ﬂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connect...

Page 41: ...ASUS P4RD1 MX 2 1 2 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 42: ...se utilities 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable ﬂoppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB ﬂoppy disk to the ﬂoppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive...

Page 43: ... you to copy the current BIOS ﬁle that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process Copying the current BIOS To copy the current BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o ﬁlename where t...

Page 44: ...ility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i ﬁlename where ﬁlename is the latest or the original BIOS ﬁle on the bootable ﬂoppy disk Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS ﬁle using the AFUDOS utility 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com and download the latest BIOS ﬁle for the mot...

Page 45: ... Reading ﬂash done Advance Check Erasing ﬂash done Writing ﬂash done Verifying ﬂash done Please restart your computer A 4 The utility reads the ﬁle and starts updating the BIOS Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure A afudos iP4RD1MX ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2003 American Megatrends Inc All r...

Page 46: ...he following message and automatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle Prepare the motherboard support CD or the ﬂoppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS ﬁle in the ﬂoppy disk to P4RD1MX ROM Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy 4 Restart the system after the ...

Page 47: ...ically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading ﬁle P4RD1MX ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When n...

Page 48: ...2 during POST to display the following EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for ﬂoppy 4 Insert the ﬂoppy disk that contains the BIOS ﬁle to the ﬂoppy disk drive When the correct BIOS ﬁle is found EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy found Reading ﬁle P4RD1MX ROM Completed Start erasing Start...

Page 49: ...o manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS ﬁle Download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS ﬁle Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update re...

Page 50: ...Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 51: ...e BIOS from a ﬁle option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window then click Open 4 Fo...

Page 52: ...m Press Del 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 Del or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the ﬁrst two failed The Setup program is designed ...

Page 53: ...yboard until the desired item is highlighted Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another 2 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 General help Menu bar Conﬁguration ﬁelds Menu items System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 09 07 2005 Le...

Page 54: ...screen when there are items that do not ﬁt on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slav...

Page 55: ...ppy drive installed Conﬁguration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in 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 51 19 System Date Thu 10 07 2005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave Not Detected Secondary IDE Master Not Detected...

Page 56: ...ZIP LS 120 or MO 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 M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Au...

Page 57: ...d Date 08 29 05 Processor Type Genuine Intel R CPU 2 80GHz Speed 2800 MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 512MB PIO Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Conﬁguration options Auto 0 1 2 3 4 DMA Mode Auto Selects the DMA mode Conﬁguration options Auto SWDMA0 SWDMA1 SWDMA2 MWDMA0 MWDMA1 MWDMA2 UDMA0 UDMA1 UDMA2 UDMA3 UDMA4 UDMA5 UDMA6 SMART Monitoring Auto Sets the Smart Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Techno...

Page 58: ...Onboard Devices Conﬁguration PCIPnP The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None 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 USB Conﬁguration Module Version 2 24 0 10 4 USB Devices Enabled None USB Co...

Page 59: ...ration options HiSpeed Full Speed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the BIOS EHCI hand off function Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled AI Overclocking Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking conﬁguration options Manual allows you to individually set overclocking parameters A...

Page 60: ...de item is set to Async Manual Mode Conﬁguration options 100 300 Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting CPU Frequency XXX value is auto detected 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 T...

Page 61: ...en actual and setpoint values may differ HyperThreading Function Enabled Enables or disables the Intel HyperThreading technology function Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Microcode Updation Enabled Disables or enables the microcode updation function Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs w...

Page 62: ...CI IGD IGD Integrated Graphics Display PEG PCI Express Graphics Current Memory Clock 333MHz Displays the current memory clock This item is not user conﬁgurable Surround View Function Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the surround view function This item is user conﬁgurable only when you installed an ATI PCI Express graphics card Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled UMA Frame Buffer Size 64...

Page 63: ...t 2 5 Clocks Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Conﬁguration options 1 0 Clocks 1 5 Clocks 2 0 Clocks 2 5 Clocks 3 0 Clocks 3 5 Clocks DRAM tRP Select 3 0 Clocks Sets the DRAM tRP Conﬁguration options 2 0 Clocks 3 0 Clocks 4 0 Clocks 5 0 Clocks DRAM tRCD Select 3 0 Clocks Sets the DRAM tRCD Conﬁguration options 2 0 Clocks 3 0 Clocks...

Page 64: ...thernet Controller Enabled Enables or disables the Onboard LAN controller Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Enables or disables the LAN Boot ROM Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled SouthBridge configuration The SouthBridge conﬁguration submenu allows you to change the SouthBridge settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu items Azalia Contr...

Page 65: ...s selection of the Parallel Port EPP version This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP Conﬁguration options 1 9 1 7 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Set IRQ for the Parallel Port Conﬁguration options IRQ5 IRQ7 Onboard Game Port Enabled Enables or disables the onboard Game port Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Onboard MIDI Port 330 Enables or disables the onboard MIDI port Conﬁgur...

Page 66: ...I PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No PCI Latency Timer 64 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Palette Snooping Disabled IRQ 3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 1...

Page 67: ...is installed in the system so the card will function correctly Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled IRQ xx assigned to DMA Channel x PCI Device When set to PCI Device 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 PCI Device Reserved ...

Page 68: ...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 Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 speciﬁcations Conﬁguration options No Yes 2 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Speciﬁc Integr...

Page 69: ...r Off Power On Last State Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use speciﬁc keys on the keyboard 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 Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ...

Page 70: ...bled Enabled Power On By OnBoard LAN Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through an onboard LAN module Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled 2 5 6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor MB Temperature 36ºC 96 5ºF CPU Temperature 39ºC 102 5ºF CPU Fan Speed 3902 RPM Chassis Fan Speed N A Power Fan Speed N A VCORE Voltage 1 360V 3 3V Voltage 3 264V 5V Voltage 5 034...

Page 71: ...ions per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the ﬁeld shows N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the chassis the speciﬁc ﬁeld shows N A Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays th...

Page 72: ...se the ASUS MyLogo feature Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Conﬁguration options Disabled...

Page 73: ...een shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Conﬁrm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you successfully set your password To...

Page 74: ...word item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed 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 at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Conﬁrm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set you...

Page 75: ...u Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit 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 Options Exit Save Changes Exit Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults If you attempt to exit the Setup progr...

Page 76: ... Select Ok 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 the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a conﬁrmation window appears Select Ok to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM ...

Page 77: ...ASUS P4RD1 MX 3 1 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 78: ...an install to avail all motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information Make sure that you instal...

Page 79: ...Drivers Installs the ASUS Driver Installation Wizard ULI Chipset Driver Installs the ULI chipset drivers ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Chipset Driver Installs the ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 chipset drivers SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver Installs the ADI AD1986A SoundMAX audio driver and application ULI PCI Fast Ethernet Driver Installs ULI PCI Fast Ethernet Driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial B...

Page 80: ... ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP See page 2 9 for details ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V7 0 Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft Direc...

Page 81: ... 3 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to create a driver disk for the onboard SATA RAID controller Make ULI 32bit SATA Driver Disk Allows you to create a RAID driver disk for the ULI SATA RAID conﬁguration ...

Page 82: ...f this user guide 3 2 5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual ﬁles are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual ﬁle Some user manuals listed in this menu may not be applicable for this motherboard model ...

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