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Asus P4C800-E 5.3.5 SoundMAX® 4 XL software, SoundMAX4, AD1985 Audio Driver and Application, ASUS P4C800-EDeluxe motherboard user guide

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5.3.5 SoundMAX® 4 XL software

The ADI AD1985 AC ‘97 audio CODEC provides 6-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX4 XL with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software implements high quality audio synthesis/rendering, 3D sound positioning, and advanced voice-input technologies.

Follow the installation wizard to install the AD1985 Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the 6-channel audio feature.

You must use 4-channel or 6-channel speakers for this setup.

SoundMAX 4 XL requires Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP. Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX.

If the SoundMAX4 XL software is correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX4 XL icon on the taskbar.

SoundMAX4 XL icon

From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX4

XL icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel.

ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe motherboard user guide

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Contents

Page E1347 Rvised edition June Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Quick Reference Card 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) Page Page Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4C800-EDeluxe motherboard ASUS P4C800-EDeluxe motherboard user guide 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology Dual-channelDDR400 memory support Intel Performance Acceleration Technology (PAT) Serial ATA technology AGP 8X support Gigabit LAN solution AI Audio technology AI Overclocking AI BIOS solution ASUS Q-Fantechnology ASUS POST Reporter™ IEEE 1394 support USB 2.0 technology C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 1.3.2 Value-addedsolutions Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring ACPI ready Chassis intrusion detection ASUS Update 1.4.1 Major components Page 1.4.2 Core specifications Speech controller RAID Ultra ATA133 connector SATA connectors SATA RAID connectors IEEE 1394 controller PCI slots Audio CODEC PS/2 mouse port Parallel port RJ-45 Hardware information Page 2.1.1 Placement direction 2.1.2 Screw holes Chapter 2: Hardware information Page 2.4.1 Overview Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology To use the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology on this motherboard: 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 Important notes Recommended memory configurations Table DDR400 Qualified Vendor List (QVL) 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 2.6.5 Wi-Fislot IEEE 802.11b introduction 1.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 2.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 4.SMB2.0 (two 3-pinSMB20) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE[blue], SEC_IDE [black) Important note when using legacy OS 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Important notes on Serial ATA Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS Serial ATA RAID connectors (on RAID models only) 5.RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1pin PRI_RAID) (on RAID models only) 6.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB) 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 8.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) 9.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 10.Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR) 11.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 12.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 13.USB headers (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 14.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX, MODEM) 15.IEEE 1394 connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) (on 1394 models only) USB cable 16.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 17.Serial port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) 18.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Hard Disk Activity Lead (2-pinIDELED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) Page Powering up Page AMI BIOS beep codes POST Message Action Chapter 3: Powering up Page Using the dual function power switch Using the OS shut down function BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS afudos i<filename.rom Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 4.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: To recover the BIOS from the support CD: Page BIOS menu screen 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4.2.4 Menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menuitems 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4.2.7 Pop-upwindow Scroll bar 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4 Language [English] 4.3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave 4.3.6 IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Enhanced Mode Support On [S-TA]A only if S-ATA Enhanced Mode Support On Onboard IDE Operate Mode is set to Enhanced Mode 4.3.7 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] CPU Ratio [18] Performance Mode [Auto] CPU External Frequency (MHz) [XXX] (value is auto-detected) DRAM Frequency [Auto] AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] AGP VDDQ voltage [1.50V] 4.4.2 CPU Configuration Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled] 4.4.3 Chipset Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Performance Acceleration Mode [Auto] DRAM Idle Timer [Auto] DRAM Refresh Mode [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority [AGP/PCI] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] 4.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto] OnBoard Promise Controller [Enabled] OnBoard IEEE 1394 Controller [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 4.4.5 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Pallete Snooping [Disabled] 4.4.6 USB Configuration USB Function [8 USB Ports] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] USB Mass Storage Device Configuration 4.4.7 Speech Configuration Speech POST Reporter [Enabled] Report IDE Error [Disabled] Report System Booting [Disabled] 4.4.8 Instant Music Configuration Instant Music [Disabled] Instant Music CD-ROMDrive [IDE Secondary Master] 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5 BIOS ->AML ACPI Table [Enabled] 4.5.6 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By External Modem [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] 4.5.7 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature [N/A] Q-FanControl [Disabled] Fan Speed Ratio [11/16] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] Typematic Rate [Fast] Boot to OS/2 [No] Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] 4.6.3 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Software support Promise RAID configurations Intel RAID for Serial ATA 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu Intel Chipset Inf Update program Intel Application Accelerator Driver Promise FastTrak 378 Driver AD1985 Audio Driver and Application 5.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe Install ASUS Update PC-CILLIN2002 Microsoft Direct X Driver 5.2.4 ASUS Contact Information 5.2.5 Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical Support Form Filelist 5.3.1 ASUS Update 5.3.2 ASUS MyLogo2™ Page 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe Starting ASUS PC Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Settings History Fan Control Hard Drives Page ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 5.3.4 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Page 5.3.5 SoundMAX® 4 XL software Setup wizards Audio preferences Listening environment options Rear panel audio ports function variation 5.3.6 ASUS Instant Music To enable ASUS Instant Music: To use ASUS Instant Music: Instant Music function keys (Set 2) Esc Space Bar once one more time RAID 0+1 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 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Controller Configuration (6): 5.5.1 BIOS configuration 5.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.5.3 Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Sets 5.5.4 Creating a RAID Volume 5.5.5 Deleting a RAID Volume 5.5.6 Resetting a RAID to non-RAID 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