Asus P4BGL-VM Product introduction

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the features of the P4BGL-VM motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.

Product introduction

Contents

Page E1008 First Edition April 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 (Europe) Page Page Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4BGL-VMmotherboard ASUS P4BGL-VMmotherboard user guide 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology DDR memory support USB 2.0 technology 4-channeldigital audio (on audio models only) 1.3.2 Value-addedsolutions ASUS JumperFree™ mode Concurrent PCI Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring Dual function power switch 1.4.1 Major components Page 1.4.2 Core specifications Flash EEPROM South bridge controller ASUS ASIC Standby power LED Audio CODEC USB 2.0 ports 1 and Video port Serial port USB 2.0 ports 3 and PS/2 keyboard port Hardware information Page 2.1.1 Placement direction 2.1.2 Screw holes Chapter 2: Hardware information Page 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Installing the CPU Page 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan Page 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 1.JumperFree™ mode (J6) 2.CPU frequency selection (SW1 Switches 1-5) 3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 4.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR1, USBPWR2, USBPWR3) 5.SMBus 2.0 setting (two 3-pinSMB2.0) 1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) 2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE/SEC_IDE) 4.ATX power connectors (20-pinATX_POWER1, 4-pinATX12V) 5.CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 6.Chassis open alarm lead (4-1pin CHASSIS) 7.USB header (10-1pin USB20_5, USB20_6) 8.Smart Card Reader connector (14-1pin SMARTCON1) (optional) 9.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME PORT1) 10.Infrared module connector (two 5-1pin IR) 11.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX1) (on audio models only) 12.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) (on audio models only) 13.Line in connector (5-pinFP_LINE_IN) (on audio models only) 14.Serial port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) 15.System panel connector (20-pinASUS_PANEL1) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) •System Message LED Lead (2-pinMLED) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWR) •Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET) Page Powering up Page Award BIOS Beep Codes Chapter 3: Powering up 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 WARNING! File not found Press a key to reboot Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk Page Updating BIOS procedures Page Page 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] Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] 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] 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 [1.5T] SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] SDRAM Active Precharge Delay [5T] SDRAM Idle Timer [Infinite] Onboard VGA Shared Memory Size [1MB] NTSC/PAL Preference [NTSC] AGP Capability [4X Mode] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] Delayed Transaction [Disabled] 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] Onbaord AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto] Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 IRQ [Auto] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] USB 1.1 Controllers [3 Controllers] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] 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 On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor CPU Q-FanFunction [Disabled] CPU Temperature Threshold CPU Fan Lowest Level Voltage MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] 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 Page Software support Page 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 Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications Direct E-Color3Deep Acrobat Reader PC-cillin 5.2.4 Drivers menu Intel® Application Accelerator LAN Audio Utility Smart Card Reader 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 Page 5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe Starting ASUS PC Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Settings History Fan Control Hard Drives Information Memory Shows the PC memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage Device Summary DMI Explorer ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 5.3.3 E-Color3Deep 3Deep Control Panel 3Deep Color Tuning Set Up Now Page Page AC’97 (Audio Codec '97) Bandwidth Data Transfer Rate G-1 Backup BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) Bit (Binary Digit) Boot Bus Master IDE CPU (Central Processing Unit) Device Driver DOS (Disk Operating System) Expansion Card Flash ROM I/O Address LAN (Local Area Network) Modem Network OS (Operating System) 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) G-6 Page Page Page Index