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Asus P4BP-MX Chapter 1: Product introduction, Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4BP-MXmotherboard

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1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4BP-MX motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

The motherboard combines the powers of the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor and the Intel® 845GV chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution.

Supporting up to 2GB of system memory with PC2700/PC2100 DDR SDRAM, high-resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot, USB 2.0, and 6-channel audio features, the motherboard takes you ahead in the world of power computing!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

ASUS P4BP-MX motherboard

ASUS motherboard support CD

1 x IDE cable

1 x Floppy disk cable

I/O shield

Bag of extra jumper caps

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1-2	Chapter 1: Product introduction

Contents

Page E1534 First Edition February 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Chapter 3: Software support Where to find more information Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4BP-MXmotherboard Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.3.1 Product Highlights Latest processor technology Onboard 10/100 LAN Integrated Graphics 6 USB 2.0 ports 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS MyLogo™ C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Onboard LED 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1.5.2 Placement direction 1.5.3 Screw holes 1.6.1 Overview Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location 1.7.2 Installing a DIMM Standard interrupt assignments 1.8.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.Clear RTC RAM (J1) <Del 2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR_12, USBPWR_34, USBPWR_56) 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 Internal connectors 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATX_POWER1, 4-pinATX12V1) 4.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1) 5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPUFAN2, CHASFAN1) 6.USB header (10-1pin USB1) 7.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin IAPANEL1) 8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 9.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 10.Digital Audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF) 11.Infrared connector (10-pinIR1) 12.Serial connector (9-pinCOM2 ) 13.System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL) • System Power LED Lead (2-pinPLED) • Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) • System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) • Reset Switch (2-pinRESET) Page Important notes 2.1.1Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk A:\AFLASH 1. Save Current BIOS to File A:\XXX-XX.XXX Updating the BIOS Page 2.1.3 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS using CrashFree BIOS: 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar 2.2.2 Legend bar General help Saving changes and exiting the Setup program 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] 2.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity 2.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] CPU Speed CPU Frequency Multiple CPU External Frequency (MHz) 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] 2.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency [2T] SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] NTSC/PAL Preference [NTSC] Internal AGP Turbo Mode [Disabled] Graphics Aperture Size [128MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] 2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] UART2 Use As [COM Port] Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] 2.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1, Slot 2, Slot 3 IRQ [Auto] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] USB 1.1 Controller [3 Controllers] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] 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 [Enabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] 2.5.1 Power Up Control AC Power Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Device [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] 2.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis 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)] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Interrupt Mode [APIC] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe Install ASUS Update PC-CILLIN 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information