The P4 Mainboard Series
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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
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Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices.
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The
P4XE
and
P4M2
mainboards support ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100
and ATA/133 hard drives.
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PIO Mode 3 and Mode 4 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to
16.6MB/sec.).
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Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer.
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Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP.
Introduction
1.4.1. Hardware Monitoring System Utility
The mainboards both come with the Hardware Monitoring System utility
contained on the CD. It is capable of monitoring the system
s hardware
conditions such as the temperature of the processor, voltage, and the speed of
both the CPU and chassis fans. You are allowed to manually set a range to the
items being monitored. If the values are over or under the set range a warning
message will automatically pop up. We recommend that you use the Default
Settings, which are the ideal settings that will maintain the system in a good
working condition.
1.4.2. Installation
To install this utility, please insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. The auto run
screen (Driver Utility) will automatically appear. Click the Hardware Monitoring
button, choose the chipset, model number and the OS that is installed. Please
refer to the CD “Readme” file for further installation instructions.
The mainboard is capable of monitoring the following health conditions of your
system:
1. Processor temperature. It has an overheat alarm.
2. VCORE/3.3V/5V/12V/-12V voltages and failure alarm.
3. Processor and chassis fan speeds. It has a failure alarm for these fans.
4. Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed.
Note:
Only use this utility in Windows ® operating systems.
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Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the Soft-Off By Power-Button field of the Power
Management Setup, this switch allows the system to enter the Soft-Off or
Suspend mode.
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RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically
power-on at a set date and time.
