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Page 1: ...Motherboard P4S8X X 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 SPECIF...

Page 3: ...llation 1 9 1 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 10 Notes on Hyper Threading Technology 1 10 1 8 2 Installing the CPU 1 11 1 9 System memory 1 12 DDR Qualified Vendor List 1 13 1 10 Expansion slots 1 14 1 10 1 Standard interrupt assignments 1 14 1 10 1 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1 14 1 11 Switches and jumpers 1 15 1 12 ...

Page 4: ...tures 2 14 2 4 Advanced Menu 2 15 2 4 1 Chip Configuration 2 18 2 4 2 I O Device Configuration 2 20 2 4 3 PCI Configuration 2 21 2 5 Power Menu 2 23 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 U...

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 DANGER Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION WARNING Information to ...

Page 8: ...MPUTER INTERNATIONAL 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 4420...

Page 9: ...integrated 10 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller with external Realtek RTL8201BL PHY Power Loss Restart Wake on Ring LAN Keyboard and Mouse Suspend to RAM STR Suspend to Disk STD ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x S PDIF out 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 port Line In Line Out Microphone ports 1 x USB 2 0 connector for 2 addi...

Page 10: ...IOS 2 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 USB 1 1 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 3 1 WfM 2 0 DMI 2 3 1 WOL WOR by PME chassis intrusion SMBus ATX form factor 12 0 in x 9 6 in Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Trend Micro PC cillin 2002 anti virus software BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents ...

Page 11: ...1 This chapter describes the features of the P4S8X X motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ... with the PC2700 2100 1600 DDR DIMMs high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the P4S8X X 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 P4S8X X package for the following items ASUS P4S8X X mot...

Page 13: ...ore 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 17 27 24 20 21 22 23 18 19 25 26 3 5 15 11 1 6 7 10 8 12 2 14 13 9 4 16 ...

Page 14: ...on of the floppy disk cable Standby power LED This LED lights up if there is a standby power on the motherboard This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices ASUS ASIC This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring South bridge controller Referred to as the SiS963 MuTIOL Media I O this controller int...

Page 15: ...comes 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 Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Spea...

Page 16: ...automatically restore the CPU default setting for each parameter CrashFree BIOS 2 CrashFree BIOS 2 allows users to restore BIOS data from a floppy diskette or recovery CD when BIOS code and data are corrupted during upgrade or when invaded by a virus ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this protection feature without the need to pay for an optional ROM AGP 8X support AGP 8X AGP 3 0 is the ...

Page 17: ...B56 Socket 478 ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM2 64 72 bit 184 pin module 2 3 DDR DIMM1 64 72 bit 184 pin module 0 1 USBPW12 Audio Codec CLRTC CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power 24 4cm 9 6in PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 5 PCI Slot 6 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard USB12 RJ 45 Top USB3 USB4 Bottom Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_OUT PCI Slot 1 DDR DIMM3 64 72 bit 184 pin ...

Page 18: ...ll 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_PWR indicates that the system is ON in s...

Page 19: ...e 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 ten 10 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 in...

Page 20: ...ing 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 compliler to compile the code If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Techonology item in BIOS to ensure system stability and performance 3 It is recommended that you install WinXP Service Pack 1 4 Make sure to...

Page 21: ...l it fits in place Socket Lever 90 100 Gold Mark Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 6 Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package 7 Connect the ...

Page 22: ...board has three Double Data Rate DDR DIMM sockets that supports up to 3GB non ECC PC2700 2100 1600 DDR A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components F...

Page 23: ...700 256MB Winbond W942508BH 6 PC2700 512MB Samsung K4H560838C TCB3 PC2700 512MB Samsung K4H560838D TCB3 PC2700 512MB Mitsubishi M2S12D30TP PC2100 1GB DDR333 DIMM Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the DDR333 memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard Use only the tested and qualified DDR333 DIMMs listed above Other DDR DIMMs manufactured by other ...

Page 24: ... PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT 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 motherb...

Page 25: ...orts P4S8X X P4S8X X USB Device Wake Up USBPW12 USBPW34 USBPW56 5V Default 1 2 5VSB 3 2 1 2 5V Default 3 2 5VSB 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 total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 2 ...

Page 26: ...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 cle...

Page 27: ...nnector 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...

Page 28: ...ay become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate 4 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to thi...

Page 29: ... within 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 P4S...

Page 30: ...ect 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 8 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and con...

Page 31: ... Audio Channel Ground Ground System Power LED Lead 3 1 pin PLED This 3 1 pin connector connects to the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode System Warning Speaker Lead 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings P4S8X X P4S8X X System Panel Connec...

Page 32: ...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 connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system...

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: ...ollowing 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 P4S8X X ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 BIOS Model P4S8X X BIOS Built Date 12 16 02 Please Enter File Na...

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 P4S8X X Boot Block WARNING Continue to update the BIOS Y N _ 8 When the update process i...

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: ... 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 have...

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: ... automatically detect whether the BIOS is corrupted 2 If the BIOS data or codes are corrupted the message The BIOS was corrupted Do you want to recover appears 3 Press Y to start auto recovery procedure If there is no keyboard input from user the system will perform BIOS auto recovery after 30 seconds The recovered BIOS may not have the same version as original BIOS Visit ASUS website www asus com...

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: ... 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 com...

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: ...words 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 did...

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: ... 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 Typ...

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: ... 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 CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash CPU Frequency Multiple when CPU Speed is set to Manual T...

Page 48: ...onfiguration options Manual Auto CPU VCore 1 750V for Willamette 1 xxxV for Northwood defined by CPU When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to Manual the CPU VCore item allows you to select a specific CPU core voltage This field is not accessible when the CPU VCore Setting is set to Auto CPU core voltage options vary for both Willamette and Northwood processors See the following table A...

Page 49: ...use 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 Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enable...

Page 50: ...lay 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 precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 3T 2T 4T SDRAM Active Time value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the number...

Page 51: ... Mode 8X AGP 8X card installed AGP Fast Write Capability Enabled This field enables or disables the AGP 4x Fast Write Capability feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 t...

Page 52: ...vailable 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 Configurat...

Page 53: ...Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard 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 AG...

Page 54: ... device that requires a unique IRQ Configuration options No ICU Yes 2 4 3 1 Onboard PCI Devices Control Onboard LAN Enabled This field allows you enable or disable the onboard LAN Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled This field allows you enable or disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto This...

Page 55: ...nactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving Video Off Option Suspend Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Configuration options Always On Suspend Off Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines th...

Page 56: ... goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 2 Min 2 3 Min 4 5 min 8 9 Min 20 Min 30 Min PWR Button 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds puts the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding th...

Page 57: ... 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 Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled This parameter 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 Disab...

Page 58: ...r details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys By using the or Space key you can promote devices and by using the key you can demote devices Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for ...

Page 59: ...s free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options 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...

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: ...e The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click an icon to display more information Click an item to install 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 ...

Page 63: ...hernet network driver USB 2 0 Driver This item installs the USB 2 0 driver 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports 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 Instal...

Page 64: ...ftware is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF 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 3 2 4 ASUS Contact Information Clickin...

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