Asus P4GE-VM 16

1.4Motherboard layout

21.9cm (8.6in)

		®
	PS/2KBMS
	T: Mouse	CPU_FAN1
	B: Keyboard
		USBPWR_34
	Bottom:	Socket 478
	USB20-3	KBPWR1
	USB20-4	KBPWR1
	USB20-4

Super

I/O

COM1

PARALLEL PORT

VGA

Intel 845GE

USBPWR_12

Graphic

Memory

USB2.0

Top:

Controller

ATX12V1

T: USB20_1

RJ-45

Hub (GMCH)

B: USB20_2

SW1

Top:Line In

Center:Line Out

Below:Mic In

LAN PHY

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)	DIMM2 (64/72 bit, 184-pinmodule)


		CHA_FAN1
DDR	DDR	CHA_FAN1
DDR	DDR

0 1 2 3

DIMM1 DIMM2

ATX Power Connector	FLOPPY1
	24.4cm (9.6in)
SEC IDE	PRI IDE

AGP_WARN

FP_AUDIO

PCI1

SB_PWR

P4GE-VM

AUX CD

PCI2

BCS2

BCS1

Audio

Codec

PCI3

USB_56

GAME

COM2

2Mbit Firmware Hub

Intel I/O

Controller

Hub

(ICH4)

SMB 2.0

BATTERY1

ASUS Mozart

USBPWR_56

CHASSIS1

IDE_LED

ASUS PANEL1

1-6	Chapter 1: Product introduction

Contents

Page E1166 First Edition November Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Chapter 3: 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 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 Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4GE-VMmotherboard Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS P4GE-VMmotherboard user guide DIP switches ATX 12V connector DDR DIMM sockets ATX power connector Super I/O controller Standby power LED Audio CODEC AGP warning LED LAN PHY PS/2 mouse port Page Page 1.6.1 Placement direction 1.6.2 Screw holes 1.7.1 Overview Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 1.7.2 Installing the CPU CPU FSB DDR DIMM Type Memory Frequency Standard interrupt assignments 1.9.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.CPU external frequency selection (SW1 Switches 1-5) 2. JumperFree™ mode (J6) 3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 4.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR_12, USBPWR_34, USBPWR_56) 5.SMBus 2.0 setting (6-pinJ12) 6.Bass/Center setting (3-pinBCS1, BCS2) (on audio models only) 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.Serial port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) 5.ATX power connectors (20-pinATX_POWER1, 4-pinATX12V) 6.CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 8.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 9.USB header (10-1pin USB_56) 10.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) (on audio models only) 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) (on audio models only) 12.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1) (on audio models only) 13.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) Page 2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS Page 2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk Updating the BIOS Page 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar 2.2.2 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] 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 [Manual] CPU Frequency Multiple Memory Frequency [Auto] Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] 2.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay Onboard VGA [Auto] Onboard VGA Shared Memory [8 MB] NTSC/PAL Preference [NTSC] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] 2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] 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 Controllers [3 Controllers] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] 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] PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] 2.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Device [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] 2.5.2 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 IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Reset Configuration Data [No] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu Intel Chipset Inf Update program Intel Application Accelerator Driver Intel Brookdale-GGraphics Driver Avance Logic AC’97 Audio Driver and Applications 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information