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P4S533-MX

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Page 1: ...Motherboard P4S533 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: ... 7 1 Placement direction 1 9 1 7 2 Screw holes 1 9 1 8 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 10 1 8 1 Overview 1 11 1 8 2 Installing the CPU 1 11 1 9 System memory 1 12 1 10 Expansion slots 1 13 1 10 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 13 1 10 1 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1 13 1 11 Jumpers 1 14 1 12 Connectors 1 16 Chapter 2 BIOS information 2 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2 2 2 1 1 Using ASU...

Page 4: ...7 2 4 2 I O Device Configuration 2 19 2 4 3 PCI Configuration 2 20 2 5 Power Menu 2 22 2 5 1 Power Up Control 2 24 2 5 2 Hardware Monitor 2 25 2 6 Boot Menu 2 26 2 7 Exit Menu 2 28 Chapter 3 Software support 3 1 Install 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 3 3 2 4 ASUS Contact Information 3 4 ...

Page 5: ... 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 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: ...oftware 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 DANGER Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to ...

Page 8: ...IONAL America Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Support 1 502 933 8713 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102 442066 General Emai...

Page 9: ...P 4X 1 5V only 3 x PCI Integrated 3D graphics controller in SiS 651 chipset 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 33 connectors ADI AD1980 6 channel CODEC SiS 962L integrated 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet with Realtek external PHY Power Loss Restart Digital audio via an S PDIF Out inteface ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 1 x Parallel port 1 x Video port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 4 x USB 2 0 USB 1 1 po...

Page 10: ...IOS ASUS EZ Flash PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME Micro ATX form factor 9 6 in x 9 6 in 24 5 cm x 24 5 cm Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Trend Micro PC cillin 2002 anti virus software User s Manual UltraDMA cable FDD cable 9 pin COM cable I O shield P4S533 MX specifications summary Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 11: ... This chapter describes the features of the P4S533 MX motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...IMMs or the PC133 PC100 SDRAM DIMMs high resolution graphics via an AGP 4X slot USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the P4S533 MX is your affordable vehicle to enter the world of 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 P4S533 MX package for the following items ASUS P4S533 M...

Page 13: ...fore you install the motherboard learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions 3 4 13 15 1 16 12 2 7 10 8 5 6 9 14 11 17 27 24 20 21 22 23 18 19 25 26 ...

Page 14: ...hics Port AGP slot supports 1 5V AGP4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications South bridge controller Referred to as the SiS962L MuTIOL Media I O this controller integrates the audio controller with AC 97 Interface Ethernet MAC Dual Universal Serial Bus Host controllers IDE Master Slave controllers and the MuTIOL Connect to PCI Bridge Flash ROM This 2Mb firmware contains the programmabl...

Page 15: ...becomes Front Speaker Out Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 21 The functions of the Line Out lime Line In blue and Microphone pink jacks change when you select the 6 channel audio configuration as shown in the following table Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 Th...

Page 16: ...estart the system and the BIOS will automatically restore the CPU default setting for each parameter CrashFree BIOS CrashFree BIOS allows users to restore BIOS data from a floppy diskette even when BIOS code and data are corrupted during upgrade or invaded by a virus Unlike other competing vendors products ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to pay ...

Page 17: ...1 24 4cm 9 6in PRI_IDE1 SB_PWR1 USBPWR_56 USB_56 COM1 Socket 478 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard PARALLEL PORT VGA1 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In RJ 45 Top USB3 USB4 Bottom USB20_12 ATX Power Connector DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 2 3 DIMM Socket 1 64 72 bit 168 pin module 0 1 DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 USBPW...

Page 18: ...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 green LED SB_PWR1 indicates tha...

Page 19: ... 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 removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physic...

Page 20: ...CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology Install the CPU 2 Power up the system and enter BIOS Setup see Chapter 2 Under the Boot Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Techonology 3 Reboot the computer 1 This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper Threading Technology sin...

Page 21: ...l it fits in place 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 Socket Lever 90 100 Gold Mark 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 connector on the motherboard The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO...

Page 22: ...k 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 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM notch 1 Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system compone...

Page 23: ...eering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 5 Advance AC 97 CODEC 11 6 Standard PCI Graphics Adapter VGA 12 7 PS 2 Compatible 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 1 10 2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard A...

Page 24: ...ot all computers have the appropriate power supply to support this feature The USBPWR_12 and USBPWR_34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPWR_56 jumper is for the internal USB header that you can connect to the front USB ports 1 This feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 1A on the 5VSB lead when these jumpers are set to 5VSB Otherwise the system would not power up 2 The ...

Page 25: ...s 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Replace 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 CLRTC1 jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need to c...

Page 26: ... If you install two hard disks 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 BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraDMA133 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA133 100 66 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one fo...

Page 27: ...he 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 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 bec...

Page 28: ... the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 6 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME1 This connector supports a GAME MIDI module Connect an optional GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files The USB GA...

Page 29: ...ct an optional USB 2 0 GAME module connect the USB cable to this header The module has two USB 2 0 ports that support the next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printers The USB GAME module is purchased separately P4S533 MX P4S533 MX USB 2 0 Header Blue USB56 USB 6V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 8 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO...

Page 30: ...ner or MPEG card P4S533 MX P4S533 MX Internal Audio Connectors CD1 Black AUX1 White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground 10 MDC header 10 1pin MDC This ASUS proprietary modem header accomodates an optional modem module since PCB R1 03 or later versions P4S533 MX P4S533 MX MDC Header MDC MODEM_IN AC97_SYNC AC97_SDIN1 GND AC97_BITCLK GND 3VSB AC97_RST AC97_SDOUT ...

Page 31: ...h to this 2 pin connector ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connec...

Page 32: ...1 22 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...lowing screen 4 Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive You will receive the error message WARNING Device not ready if you proceed to step 5 without the disk in the drive ASUS EZ Flash V1 00 Copyright C 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Onboard BIOS Information BIOS Version ASUS P4S533 MX ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 BIOS Model P4S533 MX BIOS Built Date 12 09 02 Please Enter File ...

Page 35: ...pe in the correct file name Press Enter 6 At the above prompt type Y to continue with the update process Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS The following prompts appear if you typed Y 7 Press Y to update the main BIOS area BIOS Information in File BIOS Version P4S533 MX Boot Block WARNING Continue to update the BIOS Y N _ 8 When the update process...

Page 36: ... copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH Enter to run AFLASH 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when...

Page 37: ...e boot floppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot from the floppy disk 3 At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press Enter 4 At the Main Menu type 2 then press Enter The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears 5 Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press Enter To cancel this operation press Enter Updating the BIOS Update the BIOS only if you hav...

Page 38: ... When the programming is done the message Flashed Successfully appears 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off the system because this may cause boot problems Just repeat the process and if the problem persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to success...

Page 39: ...2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS 1 You must have a bootable floppy disk ready before updating the BIOS 2 The bootable floppy disk could be the one that you created following the procedure in section 2 1 2 and should contain the AFLASH EXE utility 3 If the BIOS fails ROM data or codes are corrupted a message appears during POST indicating the failure To use the CrashFree BIOS feature on this mothe...

Page 40: ...h its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll throu...

Page 41: ...r the highlighted field Home or PgUp Moves the cursor to the first field End or PgDn Moves the cursor to the last field F5 Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults F10 Saves changes and exits Setup General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 or the Alt H co...

Page 42: ...nd sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key F5 to load the Setup default values While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field System Time XX XX XX Sets the system to the ti...

Page 43: ...swords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup Passwords are not case sensitive meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you di...

Page 44: ...formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details User Type HDD Manually enter the number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for the drive Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information Before attempting to configure a ha...

Page 45: ...e Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Ty...

Page 46: ...s 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors Maximum SMART Monitoring Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled...

Page 47: ...his field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec 2 4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode this field allows you to select the internal frequency of the CPU Select Manual if you want to make changes to the two subsequent fields Note that selecting a frequency higher than the C...

Page 48: ...trol Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at startup If a mouse is detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal ...

Page 49: ... between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 2 5T 2T 1 5T 3T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 3T 2T 4T SDRAM RAS Precharge Time value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a pr...

Page 50: ...ou to set the onboard VGA memory size with the currently installed memory Configuration options 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this fe...

Page 51: ...not available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Confi...

Page 52: ...VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability Primary VGA BIOS PCI VGA Card This field allows you to select the primary graphics card Configuration options PCI VGA Card AGP VGA Card Onboard VGA Onboard VGA Enabled This field allows you to enable or ...

Page 53: ...disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto This field allows you to disable the onboard AC97 audio controller or set to the default Auto for optimum performance Configuration options Disabled Auto Onboard AC97 Modem Controller Auto This field allows you to disable the onboard AC97 modem controller or set to the default Auto fo...

Page 54: ...XX Reserved No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT us...

Page 55: ...ways On Suspend Off V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuratio...

Page 56: ...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 Up On PCI Device 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 Ena...

Page 57: ...he 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 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 Mo...

Page 58: ... Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD ROM drives Other Boot Device Select INT18 Device Network C...

Page 59: ...s Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field speeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt Mode APIC The Adv...

Page 60: ...lt 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 Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this ...

Page 61: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 62: ...s and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates 3 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive If Autorun is enabled in...

Page 63: ...upport CD menu is composed of two screens Click on the Right Arrow on the lower right corner of the first screen to display the second menu screen To return to the first menu screen click on the Left Arrow on the lower right corner of the second screen SiS PCI LAN Driver Click this item to load the installation wizard and install the SiS PCI Lan driver for your network applications ASUS PC Probe V...

Page 64: ...LICK THE RIGHT ARROW TO SEE THE NEXT MENU ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver E Color 3Deep This item installs the 3Deep software 3Deep is the first application that gives online gamers the competitive edge in multi player skirmishes This application removes dark washed out graphics to deliver true vibrant colors Show Motherboard Information Click this item to display the ge...

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