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Chapter 5

Software support

This chapter describes the contents of the
support CD that comes with the
motherboard package.

Summary of Contents for P4S800D-E Deluxe

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4S800D 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: ...s 1 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 1 3 2 2 4 Layout Contents 1 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 6 2 3 1 Overview 1 6 2 3 2 Installing the CPU 1 7 2 3 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1 9 2 3 4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 1 11 2 4 System memory 1 12 2 4 1 Overview 1 12 2 4 2 Memory configurations 1 12 2 4 3 Qualified Vendor List 1 13 2 4 4 Installing a DIMM 1 14 2 4 5 Removing a DIMM 1 14 2 5 Expa...

Page 4: ...te the BIOS 4 2 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4 3 4 1 4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 4 4 4 1 5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 4 5 4 1 6 ASUS Update 4 7 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 9 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 10 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 10 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 10 4 2 4 Menu items 4 11 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 11 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 11 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 11 4 2 8 Scro...

Page 5: ...tor 4 29 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 31 4 6 2 Removable Drives 4 32 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 4 32 4 6 4 Security 4 34 4 7 Exit menu 4 37 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Install an operating system 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 ...

Page 6: ...vi 5 5 2 BIOS utility operation for RAID only 5 17 5 5 3 SIS 180 RAID utility operation 5 20 5 6 Creating a floppy with RAID driver 5 23 5 7 AI Net feature 5 24 Quick Reference Card ...

Page 7: ...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 8: ... 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 m...

Page 9: ...setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of...

Page 10: ...r These documents are not part of the standard package DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task Typography Bold Text Indicates a menu or an...

Page 11: ...a ATA RAID controller supports 2 x Serial ATA 2 x Ultra ATA with RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 and JBOD VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 controller Supports 2 x IEEE 1394 connectors ADI AD1888 SoundMAX 6 channel audio CODEC S PDIF interface Marvell Gigabit Ethernet controller ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Instant Music ASUS POST Reporter ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Multi Language BIOS ASUS Q Fan AI Overclocking 1 x...

Page 12: ...onnectors 2 x IDE connectors CPU Chassis Power fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors Chassis intrusion IEEE 1394 connector GAME MIDI connector CD AUX audio connectors Front panel audio connector S PDIF audio connector Serial port 2 connector Ultra ATA connector that support 2 drives 4Mb Flash ROM ASUS JumperFree AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Instant Music...

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

Page 14: ...ASUS P4S800D E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...tion graphics via an AGP 8X slot Serial ATA support RAID IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer ASUS P4S800D E Deluxe motherboard ASUS ...

Page 16: ...tes the latest SIS Advanced HyperStreaming technology that provides a two level smart arbitration mechanism to schedule commands and data in the interface to improve the bus utilization and efficiency of the CPU and other devices Also with the Advanced HyperStreaming technology flow control mechanism and intelligent arbitration algorithm the bandwidth between interfaces with other systems is incre...

Page 17: ...tes through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras 8 USB 2 0 ports The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 supporting up to 8 ...

Page 18: ...k applications The controller is equipped with the net diagnosing utility VCT Virtual Cable Tester that intelligently diagnoses and reports cable faults from a remote location up to 100 meters This feature helps maintain a more stable network connection Se page 5 24 AI BIOS solution The AI BIOS is a combination of three ASUS intelligent solutions Q Fan POST Reporter and CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS Q Fan ...

Page 19: ...tes the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter See page 4 4 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 ASUS Multi language BIOS Th...

Page 20: ...1 6 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...

Page 21: ...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 jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 22: ... E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 12 2 5 Expansion slots 2 15 2 6 Jumpers 2 19 2 7 Connectors 2 21 ...

Page 23: ...omponent 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 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED When lit the gr...

Page 24: ...rientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 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 removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components Do not overtig...

Page 25: ... GAME1 Socket 478 ATX12V1 CHASSIS1 DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CLRTC1 PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O SPDIF_OUT ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module CHA_FAN1 SiS 964 SiS 655 TX Marrell 88E8001 PCI LAN SATA2 COM2 USB56 SB_PWR1 SATA1 WIFI USBPW12 USBPW34 USBPW56 USBPW78 24 5cm ...

Page 26: ...allel port p 2 21 3 IEEE 1394 port p 2 21 4 Gigabit LAN port RJ 45 p 2 21 5 Line In jack p 2 21 6 Line Out jack p 2 21 7 Microphone jack p 2 21 8 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 p 2 21 9 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 p 2 22 10 Serial connector p 2 22 11 S PDIF out jack p 2 22 12 PS 2 keyboard port p 2 22 Jumpers 1 Clear RTC RAM 3 pin CLRTC1 p 2 19 2 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW12 USBPW34 USBPW56 USBPW78 p 2 20 ...

Page 27: ...r 10 1 pin COM2 p 2 25 10 ATX power connector 20 pin ATXPWR1 p 2 26 11 ATX 12V power connector 4 pin ATX12V1 p 2 26 12 USB headers 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 p 2 27 13 CD connector 4 pin CD1 p 2 28 14 AUX connector 4 pin AUX1 p 2 28 15 IEEE 1394 connector 10 1 pin IE1394_2 p 2 28 16 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO1 p 2 29 17 Digital audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF_OUT1 p 2 29 18 GAME MIDI co...

Page 28: ...nology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology 3 Reboot the computer 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 Linux 2 4 x kernel and later versions only Under Linux use the Hyper Threading co...

Page 29: ...ps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 478 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle 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 30: ...b to indicate that it is locked 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 the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU Gold Mark ...

Page 31: ...Your boxed Intel Pentium 4 Processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter 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 Inte...

Page 32: ...o the holes on each corner of the module base Retention Hole Retention Hook Snapped to the Retention Hole Retention Lock 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 ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ... sizing error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended configurations in Table 1 2 In Dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel 3 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor See list of Qualified Vendors List on page 2 13 4 When...

Page 35: ...A SS ADD8608A8A 5B 256MB A DATA MDOSS6F3G31YK1EZZ SAMSUNG SS K4H560838E TCCC 256MB GEIL MAG32UL6464D2TG5A KC GEIL SS GL3LC32G88TG 5A 512MB GEIL MAG16UL3264D1TG5A KC GEIL DS GL3LC32G88TG 5A 256MB KINGSTON KVR400X64C3A 256 Hynix SS HYB25D256800BT 5B 512MB KINGSTON KVR400X64C3A 512 Hynix DS HYB25D256800BT 5B 256MB Hynix HYMD232646B8J D43AA Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT D43 512MB Hynix HYMD264646B8J D43AA Hyn...

Page 36: ...2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip DDR DIMM NOTCH Locked Retaining Clip 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 direc...

Page 37: ...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 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software ...

Page 38: ...ocessor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable 2 5 3 Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for t...

Page 39: ... 4X cards When you 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 Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later f...

Page 40: ...m for product updates The Wi Fi slot conforms to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 11b g standard for wireless devices operating in the 2 4 GHz frequency band ASUS WiFi b Setup The PCI 5 slot and the Wi Fi slot can not be used at the same time The ASUS WiFi b module is purchased separately P4S800D E P4S800D E WiFi Slot WIFI ...

Page 41: ... Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 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 P4S800D E P4S800D E Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal Clear CMOS Default 1 2 2 3 You do ...

Page 42: ...and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode 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 capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode P4S800D E P4S800D E USB Device W...

Page 43: ...io sources In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Bass Center 6 Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel and 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out 7 Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 4 channel and 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out Audio 2 4 or 6 channel co...

Page 44: ... the provided UltraDMA133 100 66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraATA133 100 66 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraATA1133 100 66 master device 1 Follow the hard disk drive documentation when setting the device in master or slave mode 2 Pin 20...

Page 45: ...tors through the onboard SIS 180 controller You can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional IDE devices Important notes on the RAID feature By default the drive that you connect to the PRI_RAID connector follow the ATA133 100 66 33 protocol as an independent drive not as a disk array The RAID SATA controller chipset does not support ATAPI devices such as...

Page 46: ...exible allowing easier routing inside the chassis The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide flat 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 P4S800D E P4S800D E SATA Connectors SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2...

Page 47: ...or accomodates a second serial port using a serial port bracket Connect the bracket cable to this connector then install the bracket into a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connector...

Page 48: ...2V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up 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 300W or 350W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the ...

Page 49: ...peed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cable to any of the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard P4S800D E P4S800D E USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V U...

Page 50: ...nal audio connectors 4 pin CD1 AUX1 These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card NEVER connect a USB cable to any of the IEEE 1394 orange connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard P4S800D E P4S800D E Internal Audio Connectors AUX1 White CD1 Black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground P4S800D E P4S800D E IEEE 1394 C...

Page 51: ... the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable 12 Digital Audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF_OUT1 This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module P4S800D E P4S800D E Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO1 BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC ...

Page 52: ...ED Lead Green 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 System Warning Speaker Lead Orange 4 pin SPKR This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings P4S800D E P4S800D E Game Connector GAME1 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2...

Page 53: ...wer 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 Hard disk activity LED Red 2 pin IDE_LED This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED Any read or write activity of an IDE device cause this LED to light up The System P...

Page 54: ...2 32 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 55: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 56: ...ASUS P4S800D E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 3 3 ASUS POST Reporter 3 4 ...

Page 57: ...ch on the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power...

Page 58: ... you are using Windows XP click the Start button click Turn Off Computer then the Turn Off button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 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 swi...

Page 59: ...led Install a supported processor into the CPU socket See section 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU for supported processors System failed CPU test Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on the inside front cover of this manual System failed memory test Install supported DDR DIMMs into the sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM...

Page 60: ...on the motherboard 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 make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact informat...

Page 61: ...hile running the ASUS PC Probe Follow these steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor Launching 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 si...

Page 62: ... 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 63: ... 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 small For ...

Page 64: ...e 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 with...

Page 65: ...Chapter 4 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 66: ...S800D E Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 12 4 4 Advanced menu 4 15 4 5 Power menu 4 27 4 6 Boot menu 4 31 4 7 Exit menu 4 37 ...

Page 67: ...ure Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility 4 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk DOS environment Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive At the DOS prompt type format A S then press En...

Page 68: ...en may not be exactly the same as shown DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk 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 ...

Page 69: ...e of not more than eight 8 alpha numeric characters for the main filename and three 3 alpha numeric characters for the extension name Press Enter 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC The AFUDOS EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk The copy can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted Main filename Extension nam...

Page 70: ...o launch EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy If there is no floppy disk found in the drive the error message Floppy not found appears If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk the error message Floppy not found is displayed Make sure to rename the downloaded BIOS file as P4S800DE ROM 2 The util...

Page 71: ... The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Boot the system 2 When a corrupted BIOS is detected the following screen message appears Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking fo...

Page 72: ...ssary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as P4S800DE ROM DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for...

Page 73: ...ty is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP To install ASUS Update 1 Insert the support CD into the CD ROM drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 5 3 for the Utilities menu screen 3 The ASUS Update ...

Page 74: ...lete the update process If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file a window prompts you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 3 If you selected updating downloading from the Internet select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or choose Auto Select Click Next ...

Page 75: ...his 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 Setup pro...

Page 76: ... 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 Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit...

Page 77: ...7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen ...

Page 78: ... 5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave While entering Setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices There is a separate sub menu for each IDE device Select a device item then press Enter to display the IDE device information Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or ...

Page 79: ...y formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time Configuratio...

Page 80: ... Technology Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 6 OnChip SATA Controller This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard Serial ATA controller 4 3 7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The items in this menu are auto dete...

Page 81: ...Overclock 20 Overclock 30 Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting Configure CPU Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Speech Configuration Instant Music Confi...

Page 82: ... 400 MHz Auto Configure System Frequency Voltage CPU VCore Voltage Auto This item allows you to set the CPU VCore voltage Configuration options Auto 1 9500V 1 9250V 1 9000V 1 8750V 1 8500V 1 8250V 1 8000V 1 7750V 1 7500V CPU VCore Offset 0 1V Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the CPU VCore Offset voltage Configuration options Disabled Enabled DDR VDDQ Voltage Auto This item allows...

Page 83: ... to auto the CPU internal thermal control feature Configuration options Auto Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Configure Advanced CPU settings Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Pe...

Page 84: ... AGP graphic data Configuration options 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit NorthBridge SiS655TX Configuration SouthBridge SiS963 SiS964 Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Graphics Adapter Priority PCI Graphics Aperture Size 64MB Advanced HyperStreaming Engine Enabled ...

Page 85: ...o MA 2T MA 1T Ch1 MA 1T 2T Select Auto Allows you to set the Channel 1 MA 1T or 2T setting Configuration options Auto MA 2T MA 1T DRAM CAS Latency By SPD This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options By SPD 2T 2 5T 3T DRAM Precharge Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 6T 7T 5T 4T 8T 9T DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Au...

Page 86: ... F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Onboard AC97 Audio Device Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Configure Win637 Super IO Chipset Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode Normal Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard Game MIDI Port Disabled Onboard SIS180 SATA Controller Enabled...

Page 87: ...ectional and ECP Configuration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP EPP Version 1 9 Allows 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 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 DMA...

Page 88: ...the memory size block for legacy ISA devices Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction 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 Config...

Page 89: ...s No Yes Pallete Snooping Disabled When set to Enabled the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI devices that an ISA graphics device is installed in the system so that the latter can function correctly Setting to Disabled deactivates this feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading writing to IDE devices Configuratio...

Page 90: ...ected the item shows None Set to Disabled if you are using a Windows 98SE or Windows ME OS Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options...

Page 91: ...EHCI host controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 7 Speech Configuration Speech POST Reporter Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Speech POST Reporter feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report IDE Error Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Report System Booting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when Sp...

Page 92: ...t 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 The above item appears only if you enabled the Instant Music item Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and ...

Page 93: ... BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI 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 Configure CPU...

Page 94: ...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 Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key 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 ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB l...

Page 95: ...arm Second appear with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature xxxC ...

Page 96: ...peed ratio Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Fan 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 options 11 16 12 16 13 16 14 16 15 16 VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage Th...

Page 97: ...of device items that appear on the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save...

Page 98: ...ecrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Removable Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIV 2nd Boot Device ASUS USB Flash Disk 3rd Boot Device ASUS USB Flash Disk Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1...

Page 99: ...u to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto Wait 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 Inte...

Page 100: ...uld 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 message Password U...

Page 101: ...nge the user password The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have 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 letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the p...

Page 102: ...lear User Password Select this item if you wish to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to 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 ...

Page 103: ...y if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the ...

Page 104: ...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 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: ...er summary 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software Information 5 7 5 4 6 channel audio feature 5 12 5 5 SiS RAID configurations 5 15 5 6 Creating a floppy with RAID driver 5 23 5 7 AI Net feature 5 24 ...

Page 107: ...e 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 Because motherboard settings 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...

Page 108: ...S RAID Driver This item installs the SiS RAID controller driver and application SiS Mini IDE driver This item installs the SiS mini IDE driver SiS AGP Driver This item installs the SiS AGP driver SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application This item installs the ADI SoundMAX 1980 AC 97 compliant audio controller and application Marvell Gigabit LAN driver This item installs the Marvell Gigabit LAN driver...

Page 109: ...of the default messages ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you on any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus prog...

Page 110: ... in the inside front cover of this user guide Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver Screen display and utilities option may not be the same for other operating system versions ...

Page 111: ...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 P4S800D E Deluxe 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: ...e steps to use ASUS MyLogo2 5 3 Software Information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file that came with the software for more information This section provides details on the software applications that the motherboard supports Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFUDOS utility to...

Page 114: ...logo 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen 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 If you wish to make the logo image smaller click on the arrow on the Ratio item a...

Page 115: ... and requires an optical drive CD ROM DVD ROM or CD RW 2 Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing the Delete key during the Power On Self Tests POST 3 In the Instant Music Configuration menu select the item Instant Music and set it to Enabled See section 4 4 8 Instant Music Configuration in the user guide 4 The Instant Music CD ROM Drive item appears if you enabled Instant Music Highlight the...

Page 116: ... F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 To guide you in using Instant Music place the Instant Music label over the function keys on the keyboard The Instant Music keyboard label comes with your motherboard package Instant Music function keys Set 2 CD ON OFF PLAY PAUSE STOP EJECT PREVIOUS NEXT VOL DOWN VOL UP SCROLL LOCK LED CAPS LOCK LED 3 Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out lime colored port on the rear p...

Page 117: ...e and you press F1 or Space Bar the drive tray ejects 7 Refer to the Instant Music function key definitions on the previous page to select other tracks or control the volume 8 Press F2 or Enter once to stop playing the CD Press F2 or Enter one more time to eject the CD ...

Page 118: ...MAX 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 requires Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX If the SoundMAX software is correctly installed you will find the Soun...

Page 119: ...ening environment 1 From the SoundMAX Control Panel select the Listening Environment tab 2 Change the speaker setup acoustic environments Virtual Theater surround or Virtual Ear to your desired settings Click the Defaults button to load pre defined values 3 Click Test to test your desired settings The following dialog box appears 4 Follow screen instructions to test listening environment Click Clo...

Page 120: ...Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass Center 5 4 2 MIDI Music Synthesizer This item allows you to choose your default MIDI Music Synthesizer set To set the MIDI Music Synthesizer 1 From the SoundMAX Control Panel select the MIDI Music Synthesizer tab 2 Click the combo list box to choose synthesizer default sound set Clic...

Page 121: ... and storage RAID 1 called data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system JBOD for Just...

Page 122: ...ATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s primary Serial ATA connector SATA1 3 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk 4 Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard s secondary Serial ATA connector SATA2 5 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard disk...

Page 123: ... RAID Card BIOS Setting Utility 1 00 0 XX c 2003 2005 Silicon Integrated Systems Corp All Rights Reserved Press Ctrl S to run the BIOS Setting Utility 2 Press Ctrl S to display the SIS180 Utility Main Menu 3 Press R to display the RAID setup menu Creating an Array for Performance Follow these steps to create a RAID array for performance 1 From the BIOS utility main menu press A to create array ...

Page 124: ...nter to select the Block Size 4 Press 1 and 2 then Enter to select the Transfer Mode 5 Use the up down arrow keys to move selection bar then Enter to select a disk drive 6 Press N then Enter to create a Stripe only configuration Press Y if you wish to split the data on the source disk to other disks ...

Page 125: ...7 Press Q to exit the current setup menu 8 Press Y then Enter to save changes 9 Once the array has been created you will need to partition and initialize your hard disk using the FDISK utility and format the array as a new single hard drive ...

Page 126: ...IS RAID utility main interface has two tabs View and Configuration Click on each tab to view its contents The View tab contains the device information The default value displayed is the information of the first device detected 3 Click the Configuration tab to display its contents The Configuration tab contains a subset of tabs Create Raid Delete Raid and Raid Recovery You can switch to the differe...

Page 127: ... box and select a mode you want 5 From the Available Disks pane select a disk then click the down arrow to add the disk on the Selected Disks pane 5 After all fields and parameters are set click the Create button to display the Create Stripe RaidSet dialog box Item Notes Source Displays the first selected disk Target All available disks except the first selected disk Create Only This operation wil...

Page 128: ...t the system boots from 180 OK Starts the operation Cancel Aborts the operation Disk Copy Remaiing Sector Displays the remaining splitting data 6 Click OK after completing the selection The differential warning messages will appear following the differential operations Click Cancel if you want to exit the dialog box 7 If the operation is Split data into RAID 0 the following warning message appears...

Page 129: ...SIS 180 SATA driver is located in Drivers RAID SISRAID DriverDisk of the motherboard support CD 2 Insert a clean floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and execute Makedisk exe Follow succeeding screen instructions 3 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To use the floppy with RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts to press the F6 key to install third...

Page 130: ...educes networking and support costs complementing a highly manageable and controlled network system Also this tool can be incorporated in the network systems software making it ideal for field support as well as development diagnostics Using the Virtual Cable Tester To use the the Marvell Virtual Cable Tester on your computer 1 Click the Start button Select All Programs Marvell Virtual Cable Teste...

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