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Asus P4GD1 5.2.3Utilities menu, ASUS PC Probe, USB 2.0 Driver, Make ITE8212 Driver Disk, IT8212 Driver and Application, Marvell Yukon VCT Application

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IT8212 Driver and Application

Installs the IT8212 driver and application.

Make ITE8212 Driver Disk

Allows you to create a driver disk for the IT8212 IDE RAID setup.

USB 2.0 Driver

Installs the USB 2.0 driver.

The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.

5.2.3Utilities menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.

Marvell Yukon VCT Application

Installs the Marvell® Yukon VCT cable diagnostic application that analyzes and reports LAN cable faults and shorts. See page 5-10 for details.

ASUS PC Probe

This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.

ASUS P4GD1

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Contents

Page E1675 First Edition July Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide P4GD1 specifications summary Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® P4GD1 motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O modules 1.3.1Product highlights RAID solution 8-channelhigh definition audio S/PDIF digital sound ready USB 2.0 technology Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 1.3.2ASUS Proactive features 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout Contents Page 2.3.1Overview 2.3.2Installing the CPU Page 2.3.3Installing the heatsink and fan Page Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory Configurations Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Table DDR400 Qualified Vendors List Page 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot 2.6 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 10 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 11 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 12 . Serial connector 13 . S/PDIF Out port 2.7.2Internal connectors 3 . IDE RAID connectors (40-1pin PRI_RAID [blue], SEC_RAID [black]) 4 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors 5 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN) 6 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2) 7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 8 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 9 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 10 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 11 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 13 . System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL) •System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange •Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW) Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time AMI BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility 4.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file afudos /i[filename] 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 4.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Open Save 4.2BIOS setup program 4.2.1BIOS menu screen 4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 4.2.4Menu items 4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 4.3.5Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave 4.3.6IDE Configuration 4.3.7System Information 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration Performance Mode [Auto] Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] N.O.S Mode [Auto] Turbo N.O.S. [Disabled] Twin Turbo N.O.S. [Disabled] Memory Voltage [Auto] Chipset Core Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected) 4.4.2LAN Cable Status 4.4.3USB Configuration 4.4.4CPU Configuration 4.4.5Chipset Hyper Path 2 [Auto] Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] Link Latency [Auto] PEG Link Mode [Auto] 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Parallel Port Mode EPP 4.4.7PCI PnP 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5APM Configuration Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Wakeup Password Keyboard Wakeup Password Not Installed 4.5.6Hardware Monitor CPU Fan Ratio [Auto] CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.6.3Security User Access Level (Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Yes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS Update ASUS Ai Booster Microsoft DirectX Anti-virussoftware ADOBE Acrobat Reader 5.2.4Manuals menu 5.2.5ASUS Contact information 5.2.6Other information Browse this CD Technical support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™ Ratio 5.3.2AI NET Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3Audio configurations Environment Equalizer Karaoke Speaker Configuration 3D Audio Demo Play Stop General SPDIF Audio Wizard Front Panel Back Panel Rear panel audio ports function variation 5.4RAID configurations RAID RAID 0+1 JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks 5.4.1Installing hard disks 5.4.2ITE® 8212F RAID configurations Auto-configuringa RAID array Defining a RAID array Deleting a RAID array Rebuilding a RAID array Viewing your RAID configuration Auto-rebuild 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk