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Revised Edition 1.02 (August 2001)
Contents
Chapter
1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
Glossary
G-1
FCC/CDC statements
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Conventions used in this guide
Where to find more information
ASUS contact information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)
Product introduction
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1.1Welcome
Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4B-Mmotherboard
1.2Package contents
ASUS P4B-Mmotherboard user guide
1.3.1 Identifying the motherboard components
CPU socket
North bridge controller
SDRAM DIMM sockets
ATX power connector
Super I/O chipset
South bridge controller
ASUS ASIC
Onboard LED
CNR slot
Audio controller
1.3.2 Pre-installedaccessory
Latest processor technology
PCI-basedHRTF 3D positional audio
Digital audio interface
Onboard LAN
Smart Card Reader support
Hardware information
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2.1.1 Placement direction
2.1.2 Screw holes
2.2Motherboard layout
Figure 2-2Motherboard Layout
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.3Before you proceed
2.4.1 Overview
2.4.2 Installing the CPU
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2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan
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2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable
2.5.1 Overview
2.5.2 Memory configurations
2.5.3 Installing a DIMM
2.5.4 Removing a DIMM
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
Standard Interrupt Assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.6.3 PCI slots
2.6.4 AGP slot
2.6.5 CNR slot
2.7.1 Switch settings
2.7.2 Jumper settings
2.USB port selection (3-pinCNRUSB0, CNRUSB1)
3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
4.LAN setting (3-pinLAN_EN) (on LAN models only)
5.Bass Center setting (3-pinBCS1, BCS2)
6.Clear RTC RAM (CLRCMOS)
To erase the RTC RAM:
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
2.Remove the battery
3.Short the two pads for a few seconds
2.8Connectors
1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinHDLED)
2.Primary/Secondary IDE connectors (40-1pin IDE1/IDE2)
3.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
4.CPU and system fan connectors (3-pinCPUFAN, SYSTEMFAN)
5.USB header (10-1pin USB23)
6.Infrared module connector (two 5-1pin IR_CON)
7.Power supply connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX+12V)
8.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX, MODEM) (optional)
9.Headphone true-levelline out connector (3-pinHPHONE) (optional)
10.Internal microphone connector (3-pinINT_MIC) (optional)
11.Internal line in connector (3-pinINT_LINEIN) (optional)
12.Digital audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF_C) (optional)
13.Serial IRQ connector (2-pinSERIRQ_CON) (optional)
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•System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER)
•System Message LED Lead (2-pinMSG.LED)
•System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
•ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWR.SW)
•Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET)
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Powering up
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Award BIOS Beep Codes
3.3Powering off the computer
Chapter 3: Powering up
BIOS setup
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4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures
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4.2BIOS Setup program
4.2.1 BIOS menu bar
4.2.2 Legend bar
General help
Saving changes and exiting the Setup program
Scroll bar
Sub-menu
System Time [XX:XX:XX]
System Date [XX/XX/XXXX]
Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]
4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
[User Type HDD]
Translation Method [LBA]
Cylinders
Head
Sector
CHS Capacity
SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
PIO Mode [4]
Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled]
4.3.2 Keyboard Features
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec]
Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec]
Language [English]
Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled]
A note about passwords
Forgot the password
Halt On [All Errors]
CPU Speed
CPU Frequency Multiple
CPU/PCI Frequency (MHz)
CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto]
CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]
BIOS Update [Enabled]
PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]
USB Legacy Support [Auto]
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled]
4.4.1 Chip Configuration
SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]
SDRAM CAS Latency [3T]
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T]
SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T]
SDRAM Active Precharge Delay [6T]
SDRAM Idle Timer [Infinite]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
AGP Capability [4X Mode]
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration
Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3]
UART2 Use As [COM Port]
Onboard CIR I/O
Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]
4.4.3 PCI Configuration
Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 IRQ [Auto]
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
PCI Latency Timer [32]
USB Function [Both]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard PCI Audio [Enabled]
IRQ XX Used By ISA [No/ICU]
Power Management [User Defined]
Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ]
Video Off Method [DPMS OFF]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
ACPI Suspend To RAM [Disabled]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
4.5.1 Power Up Control
AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]
Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled]
Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled]
Power Up On USB [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Automatic Power Up [Disabled]
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
System Fan Speed
VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage
Boot Sequence
Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]
IDE Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Reset Configuration Data [No]
Boot Virus Detection [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]
Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
Software support
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5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation
5.2.1 Running the support CD
5.2.2 Main menu
5.2.3 Software menu
ASUS Update
Intel® LDCM Administrator Setup
Intel® LDCM Client Setup
ASUS BIOS Flash Utility
ASUS PC Probe
Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications
Direct
5.2.4 Drivers menu
INF Driver
Intel® Application Accelerator
LAN
Audio
5.2.5 DOS Utilities menu
5.2.6 ASUS Contact Information
5.2.7 Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical Support Form
Readme
5.3.1 ASUS Update
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Backup
Bit (Binary Digit)
Bus Master IDE
Byte (Binary Term)
COM Port
G-2
Device Driver
DOS (Disk Operating System)
Expansion Card
Flash ROM
IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)
LAN (Local Area Network)
Modem
Network
OS (Operating System)
PC100/PC133
POST (Power On Self Test)
PS/2 Port
ROM (Read Only Memory)
SPD for SDRAM module
G-5
System Disk
WAN (Wide Area Network)
G-6