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Revised Edition 1.05 (October 2001)
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
Glossary
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Index
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
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)
Product introduction
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Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4B motherboard
ASUS P4B motherboard user guide
1.3.1 Identifying the motherboard components
CPU socket
North bridge controller
SDRAM DIMM sockets
ATX power connector
Floppy disk connector
DIP switches
Speech controller
Flash EEPROM
Super I/O chipset
ASUS ASIC
1.3.2 Pre-installedaccessory
1.4.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
ASUS POST Reporter™
ASUS EZ Plug™
ASUS MyLogo™
1.4.2 Value-addedsolutions
Overclocking
ASUS iPanel support
Special Card Reader support
Multi-languagequick setup guide
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Hardware information
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2.1.1 Placement direction
2.1.2 Screw holes
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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
1.JumperFree™ mode (JEN)
2.CPU Core:Bus frequency multiple (SWITCH Switches 1-4)
3.CPU frequency selection (SWITCH Switches 5-9)
4.Audio controller (AUD_EN1) (on audio models only)
5.Keyboard power (KBPWR)
6.USB device wake-up(USBPWR, FUSB)
7.SDRAM voltage (SDRVOL)
8.Speaker selector (SPEECH) (on audio models only)
9.VCORE over-voltage(OVER_VOLT)
10.Clear RTC RAM (CLRCMOS)
Intel I/O
Controller
Hub
CLRCMOS
(ICH2)
2.Primary/Secondary IDE connectors (40-1pin IDE1/IDE2)
3.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
4.Chassis open alarm lead (4-1pin CHASSIS)
5.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN, PWR_FAN)
6.USB Header (10-1pin USB2)
7.Power supply connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX+12V, 4-pinAUX+12V)
8.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB)
Figure 2-38SMBus Connector
9.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX, MODEM) (optional)
Figure 2-39Internal Audio Connectors
10.Front panel audio connectors (3-pinMICF, 3-pinSPEAKER) (optional)
Figure 2-40Front Panel Audio Connectors
11.ASUS iPanel audio connector (10-1pin AAPANEL) (optional)
Figure 2-41ASUS iPanel Audio Connector
12.ASUS iPanel connector (24-1pin AFPANEL)
Figure 2-42ASUS iPanel Connector
13.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIFOUT) (optional)
Figure 2-43Digital Audio Connector
14.Smart Card Reader connector (14-1pin SMARTCON) (optional)
15.SD and MS connectors (10-pinSD, MS)
16.Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR)
17.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)
•System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PWR.LED)
•Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK)
•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)
Powering up
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Award BIOS Beep Codes
POST Message
Action
Chapter 3: Powering up
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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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4.2.1 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 [Manual]
CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])
CPU Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual])
CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto]
CPU VCore Setting [Auto]
CPU VCore [1.750V]
CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]
BIOS Update [Enabled]
PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]
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]
Optimization Mode [Normal]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
AGP Capability [4X Mode]
Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]
Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled]
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]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]
ECP DMA Select [3]
Onboard Game Port [200H-207H]
Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled]
Onboard Card Reader Type [Disabled]
4.4.3 PCI Configuration
Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto]
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
PCI Latency Timer [32]
USB Function [Both]
IRQ XX Reserved [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
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]
Power Fan Speed
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
Winbond Voice Editor
Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications
5.2.4 Drivers menu
INF Driver
Intel® Application Accelerator
Winbond Memory Stick Storage Device Driver
Winbond Secure Digital Storage (SD/MMC) Device Driver
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
5.3.2 ASUS MyLogo™
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5.3.3 Personalized Boot Logo
5.3.4 Winbond Voice Editor
Launching the program
Playing the default wave files
Changing the default language
Customizing your POST messages
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AC’97 (Audio Codec '97)
Bandwidth
Data Transfer Rate
Backup
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BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
Bit (Binary Digit)
Boot
Bus Master IDE
Byte (Binary Term)
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
RAM (Random Access Memory)
ROM (Read Only Memory)
SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM)
System Disk
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
WAN (Wide Area Network)
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