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E1149
Revised Edition
October
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: Software support
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 (Germany and Austria)
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Product introduction
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Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4B533-Emotherboard
ASUS P4B533-Emotherboard user guide
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
DDR memory support
USB 2.0 technology
Digital audio interface (on audio models only)
Onboard
IEEE-1394
Onboard LAN
ASUS EZ Plug™
ASUS POST Reporter™
ASUS MyLogo2™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
ASUS EZ Flash BIOS
ASUS Q-Fanfeature
1.3.2 Value-addedsolutions
Overclocking
Concurrent PCI
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
Dual function power switch
1.4.1 Major components
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1.4.2 Core specifications
DIP switches (DSW1)
ASUS ASIC
Super I/O controller
RAID Ultra ATA/133/100 connectors
South bridge controller
IEEE 1394 controller
PCI slots
Audio controller
AGP PRO slot
LAN PHY
Microphone jack
USB 2.0 ports 1 and
Serial ports
USB 2.0 ports 3 and
PS/2 keyboard port
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Hardware information
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2.1.1 Placement direction
2.1.2 Screw holes
Chapter 2: Hardware information
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2.4.1 Overview
Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
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 PRO slot
1.JumperFree™ mode (JEN)
2.CPU Core:Bus frequency multiple (DSW2 Switches 1-4)
3.CPU external frequency selection (DSW1 Switches 1-6)
CPU/AGP/PCI frequency selection (DSW1 Settings)
4.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
5.VCORE over-voltage (3-pinOVER_VOLT)
6.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR_12, USBPWR_34, USBPWR_56)
7. Speaker selector (3-pinSPEECH)
8.SMBus 2.0 setting (two 3-pinPCISMB_SW1, PCISMB_SW2)
9.Line out selector (2-pinFP_LO_SWR, FP_LO_SWL) (on audio models only)
10.Bass/Center setting (3-pinBCS1, BCS2) (on audio models only)
11.RAID setting (3-pinRAID_SW) (on RAID models only)
12.IEEE 1394 setting (3-pin1394_SW) (on 1394 models only)
13.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
3.IDE connectors (two 40-1pin PRI_IDE/SEC_IDE)
RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connectors
Important notes on the RAID feature:
5.Chassis open alarm lead (4-1pin CHASSIS)
6.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB)
7.ASUS EZ Plug™ and ATX power connectors
(20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinEZ_PLUG, 4-pinATX12V)
8.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN)
9.Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR)
10.USB header (10-1pin USB_56)
11.Smart Card Reader connector (14-1pin SMARTCON) (optional)
12.Infrared module connector (5-1pin IR_CON)
UART2 Use As
13.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME)
14.ASUS iPanel connector (24-1pin AFPANEL)
15.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX, MODEM) (on audio models only)
16.Front panel line in connector (5-pinFP_LINE_IN) (on audio models only)
17.Digital audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF) (on audio models only)
18.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) (on audio models only)
19.IEEE 1394 connectors (two 8-pinIEEE1394_1, IEEE1394_2) (on 1394 models only)
You may also connect a 1394-compliantinternal hard disk to these connectors
20.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)
•System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED)
•Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK)
•System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER)
•System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
Powering up
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Award BIOS Beep Codes
POST Message
Action
Chapter 3: Powering up
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BIOS setup
Managing and updating your BIOS
4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
5.At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in the
“Press a key to reboot”
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
Creating a bootable disk
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Updating the BIOS
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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]
Language [English US]
Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled]
A note about passwords
Forgot the password
Halt On [All Errors]
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]
CPU Speed [Manual]
CPU Frequency Multiple
CPU External Frequency (MHz)
CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto]
AGP/PCI Frequency Setting [Auto]
AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [66.66/33.33]
CPU VCore Setting [Auto]
CPU VCore [1.750V]
DDR Reference Voltage [2.6V]
AGP VDDQ Voltage [1.5V]
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
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 [2.5T]
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T]
SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T]
SDRAM Active Precharge Delay [6T]
SDRAM Idle Timer [Infinite]
CKx16 Strength Control [2.00x]
CKx8 Strength Control [2.00x]
AGP Capability [4X Mode]
Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]
Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled]
Delayed Transaction [Enabled]
Onboard PCI IDE [Both]
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 AC97 Modem Controller [Auto]
Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto]
Speech POST Reporter [Enabled]
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 1.1 Controllers [3 Controllers]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card]
Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard PCI Audio Controller [Enabled]
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 By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Automatic Power Up [Disabled]
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
POWER Temperature [N/A]
Q-FanControl [Disabled]
Fan Speed Ratio [10/15]
Speed Up/Down Response Time [64 Sec/128 Sec]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Boot Sequence
Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]
IDE Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]
Plug & Play O/S [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
RAID 0/RAID 1 configurations
5.2.1 Running the support CD
5.2.2 Main menu
5.2.3 Software menu
ASUS Update
ASUS Screen Saver
ASUS PC Probe
Winbond Voice Editor
Direct
E-Color3Deep
Acrobat Reader
PC-cillin
5.2.4 Drivers menu
INF Driver
Intel® Application Accelerator
LAN
Audio utility
5.2.5 DOS Utility 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 MyLogo2™
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5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe
Starting ASUS PC Probe
Using ASUS PC Probe
Monitor Summary
Temperature Monitor
Fan Monitor
Settings
History
Fan Control
Hard Drives
Utility
ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon
5.3.4 E-Color3Deep
3Deep Control Panel
3Deep Color Tuning
Set Up Now
5.3.5 Winbond Voice Editor
Launching the program
Playing the default wave files
Changing the default language
Customizing your POST messages
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5.3.6 Multi-ChannelAudio Feature
Setting the C-MediaAudio Mixer
Running the C-MediaAudio Demo Program
Connector Settings and Functions
5.4.1 Install the hard disks
5.4.2 Enter the MBFastBuild™ utility
5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance)
5.4.4 Creating a RAID 1 array (Security)
Creating a Security Array with New Drives
Creating a Security Array with Existing Data Drive
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Index
