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P4SDX

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Page 1: ...Motherboard P4SDX 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: ...tion 1 8 1 7 2 Screw holes 1 9 1 8 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 9 1 8 1 Overview 1 9 1 8 2 Installing the CPU 1 10 1 9 System memory 1 11 1 9 1 Overview 1 11 1 9 2 Qualified Vendor List 1 11 1 9 3 Memory configurations 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 inf...

Page 4: ...4 2 I O Device Configuration 2 18 2 4 3 PCI Configuration 2 19 2 5 Power Menu 2 21 2 5 1 Power Up Control 2 22 2 5 2 Hardware Monitor 2 23 2 6 Boot Menu 2 23 2 7 Exit Menu 2 25 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 3 3 Software ...

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: ...OMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 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 Email sales asuscom ...

Page 9: ...net controller ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash Instant Music support C P R CPU Parameter Recall CrashFree BIOS 2 dual boot block 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial ports 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 4 x USB 2 0 USB 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port optional 1 x SPDIF out port Line In Line Out Microphone ports 1 x USB 2 0 1 1 connector for 2 additional USB ports CPU Chassis fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX...

Page 10: ...ications are subject to change without notice 2Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS PnP DMI ACPI SM BIOS2 3 CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL WOR by PME chassis intrusion ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Trend Micro PC cillin 2002 anti virus software ...

Page 11: ... 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4SDX motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 12: ...the PC2700 2100 1600 DDR DIMMs high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the P4SDX 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 P4SDX package for the following items ASUS P4SDX motherboard ATX...

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

Page 14: ...cal applications 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 South bridge controller The SiS 963L is a subsystem that integrates various I O functions including 2 channel ATA133 bus master IDE controller up to six USB 2 0 1 1 ports I O APIC AC 97 2 2 interface and ...

Page 15: ...e the function of this jack becomes Bass Center Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available f...

Page 16: ...Free 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 SoundMAX Digital Audio System The SoundMax Digital Audio System is the industry s highest performance and most reliable audi...

Page 17: ...aphics Port AGP CHA_FAN CPU_FAN FP_AUDIO Audio Codec USB2 0 T USB4 B USB3 Top RJ 45 GAME ATX Power Connector Socket 478 ATX12V RTL8201BL USBPW56 CHASSIS DDR DIMM_B2 64 72 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B1 64 72 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A1 64 72 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 72 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 KBPWR USBPW12 USBPW34 USB_56 CLRTC SiS655 HOST Memory Controller SiS963L M...

Page 18: ...nts to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so...

Page 19: ...nt 478 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket The socket is designed for the Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 478 pin package with 512 256KB L2 cache on 0 13 micron process This processor supports 533 400MHz front side bus FSB and allows data transfer rates of 4 2GB s and 3 2GB s Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 tha...

Page 20: ... 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 since PCB R2 00 or later versions 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 co...

Page 21: ...ll a DIMM 1 Unlock 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 9 2 DIMM Qualified Vendor List The following table lists the memory modules...

Page 22: ...256MB x 2 x 2 DS Transcend K4H560838D TCC4 512MB x 2 x 2 SS Transcend K4H560838D TCC4 256MB x 2 x 2 SS ADATA K4H560838D TCC4 256MB x 2 x 2 SS Winbond W942508BH 5 256MB x 2 x 2 SS KINGSTON W942508BH 5 256MB x 2 x 2 SS Winbond W942508BH 5 256MB x 2 x 2 DS Winbond W942508BH 5 512MB x 2 x 2 DS MICRON MT46V16M8 5TESB 256MB x 2 x 2 1 9 3 Memory configurations You may install DDR DIMMs with 64MB 128MB 25...

Page 23: ... 0 Channel 1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 Channel 0 Channel 1 1 128 Bit Mode Exactly the same size and type DIMMs on Channels 0 and 1 1 2 x 64 Bit Mode DIMMs populated on different Channels DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 Channel 0 Channel 1 C 4 DIMMs population 1 2 x 64 Bit Mode DIMMs populated on different Channels DIMM_A2 Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 Channel 0 Channel 1 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B...

Page 24: ... 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 B C D E F ...

Page 25: ... 4 do not support device wake up from S4 sleep mode 2 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default value is Enabled This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding sett...

Page 26: ...o 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 Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not need ...

Page 27: ...or 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 ...

Page 28: ...become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate P4SDX P4SDX ATX Power Connector ATXPWR ATX12V 12V DC GND 12V DC GND Pin 1 3 3VDC 12 0VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM 5 0VDC 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR_OK 12 0VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5VSB 5 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature T...

Page 29: ...em 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 P4SDX P4SDX 12 Volt...

Page 30: ...dio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground 8 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for a S PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound output Connect one end of the audio cable to the S PDIF_OUT connector on the motherboard and the other end to the S PDIF module P4SDX P4SDX Digital Audio Connector 5V SPD...

Page 31: ... connect 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 10 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 control of audio devices P4SDX P4SDX USB ...

Page 32: ... switch 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 ...

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: ...ce 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 P4SDX ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 BIOS Model P4SDX BIOS Built Date 12 09 02 Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS _ Note EZ Flash will copy file from A Press ESC to reboot 5 At the prompt Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS _ type in the...

Page 35: ...failure 2 1 2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upper left hand corner of your screen during ...

Page 36: ... A XXX XX XXX then press Enter To cancel this operation press Enter Updating the BIOS If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve...

Page 37: ...ility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures When the programming is done the message Flashed Successfully appears 8 Follow the onscreen instructions to continue ...

Page 38: ...board s original BIOS along with the AFLASH EXE utility to a bootable disk See section 2 1 2 to create a bootable floppy disk Using the support CD 1 Boot using the support CD The support CD will 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 ...

Page 39: ... 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 program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll t...

Page 40: ...etup 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 combination The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions Saving changes and exiting the Setup program See 2 7 Exit Menu for ...

Page 41: ...d field System Time XX XX XX Sets the system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Use the Tab or Shift Tab keys to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets the system to the date that you specify usually the current date The f...

Page 42: ...tters 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 the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the configuration fields Forgot the password If you forget your password you can c...

Page 43: ...ve the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the par...

Page 44: ... field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports Note ...

Page 45: ...ot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 12 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec T...

Page 46: ...s that appear in the popup menu vary according to the CPU Frequency MHz Configuration options Auto 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz 400MHz CPU VCore Setting Auto The Manual setting allows you to manually select the core voltage supplied to the CPU see next item However it is recommended that you keep the default setting Auto to allow the system to automatically determine the appropriate CPU core voltage Confi...

Page 47: ...vice Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard Memory 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled Otherwise leave to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Instant Music Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the Instant Music feature See Chapter 3 for more inf...

Page 48: ...PD This item controls the latency 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 Delay value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls ...

Page 49: ...sables 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 to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system ...

Page 50: ...ss of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this field the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are 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 operatio...

Page 51: ...onfiguration 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 USB Function Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the USB function Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Fun...

Page 52: ...erformance Configuration options Disabled Auto 2 4 3 2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ 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...

Page 53: ...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 the video off features The Display Power Management System DPMS feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen Use this for...

Page 54: ... time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date 2 5 1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions Disabled leaves your system off while Enabled reboots the system Previous State sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption Configuration options Disable...

Page 55: ...age 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 Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu for details And be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP 2 6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select a...

Page 56: ... Play O S No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS When Yes is selected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS If you installed a non PnP OS or if you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings keep the default setting No Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detec...

Page 57: ...fault 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 th...

Page 58: ...2 26 Chapter 2 BIOS information ...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 60: ...he 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 tim...

Page 61: ...ware 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 Install ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you h...

Page 62: ...liver true vibrant colors 3 2 4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated You may also find this information on page viii of this user guide 3 3 Software information 3 3 1 ASUS Instant Music The ASUS Instant Music is a BIOS based audio playback feature that allows you to play audio CDs without turning on the system power This feature is supported by the ...

Page 63: ...dby power 2 Place the Instant Music keyboard label over Esc and other function keys on your keyboard top left corner The keys covered by the label identify the Instant Music special function keys Instant Music function keys Set 1 Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 1 The Scroll Lock LED is fixed to ON after enabling Instant Music 2 When set to Instant Music mode the system wake up features LAN keyboard mo...

Page 64: ...Instant Music 6 Press F1 or the Space Bar to play the first track on the CD 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 If there is no CD on the drive and you press F1 or Space Bar the drive tray ejects You may also connect a he...

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