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Asus P4P800-MX To recover the BIOS from the support CD:, P4P8MXAS.ROM, Boot the system, 1.Boot the system, Place the support CD in the

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3.Insert a floppy disk that contains the original, or the latest, BIOS file for this motherboard (P4P8MXAS.ROM). If the BIOS file that you downloaded has a different filename, rename it to P4P8MXAS.ROM. The BIOS update process continues when the P4P8MXAS.ROM is found.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy found!

Reading file “p4p8mxas.rom”. Completed.

Start flashing...

DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure!

4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system.

To recover the BIOS from the support CD:

1.Boot the system.

2.When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following screen message appears.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the system automatically checks the CD-ROM.

3.Place the support CD in the CD-ROM. The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard.

Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery...

Checking for floppy...

Floppy not found!

Checking for CD-ROM...

CD-ROM found.

Reading file “p4p8mxas.rom”. Completed.

Start flashing...

DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure!

4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system.

ASUS P4P800-MX motherboard

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Contents

Page E1880 Revised Edition January Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help 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) (continued on the next page) Internal I/O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Power Requirement Page Latest processor technology Intel® Extreme Graphics Dual-channelDDR400 memory support Serial ATA technology CrashFree BIOS ASUS MyLogo™ 6-channeldigital audio Page ATX 12V connector North bridge controller ATX power connector Super I/O controller Floppy disk connector 13Audio CODEC. The ADI AD1888 is an AC’97 CODEC that allows LAN controller 16PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pinconnector is for a PS/2 mouse Parallel port RJ-45 P4P800MX Page 1.7.1 Placement direction 1.7.2 Screw holes 1.8.1 Overview Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 1.8.2 Installing the CPU 1.9.1 Memory configurations Important notes Recommended memory configurations Table 2 Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization Table 3 DDR400 Qualified Vendor List (QVL) 1.9.2 Installing a DIMM 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments 1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.10.3 PCI slots 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 3.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) 3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations Native Legacy Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS 5.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1) 6.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1) 7.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 8.Optional GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 9.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 10.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF1) 11.USB header (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 12.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions •System Power LED Lead (Green 3-pinPLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPEAKER) •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) Page 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: To recover the BIOS from the support CD: Delete If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2.2.2 Menu bar 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2.2.4 Menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menuitems 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2.2.7 Pop-upwindow 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.4 Language [English] Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 2.3.6 IDE Configuration Language [English] Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Compatible Mode] Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA] IDE Port Settings [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA] 2.3.7 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1 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 2.4.2 CPU Configuration Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled] 2.4.3 Chipset CPU External Frequency [Auto] DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Graphic Adapter Priority [Internal VGA] Onboard Video Memory [Enabled] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.1] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 2.4.5 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Pallete Snooping [Disabled] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] IRQ xx [Available] DMA Channel xx [Available] 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Video Power Down Mode [Disabled] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Disabled] Throttle Slow Clock Ratio [50%] 2.5.6 Hardware Monitor 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 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] 2.6.3 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 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu Intel® Chipset Inf Update program SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application USB 2.0 Driver REALTEK 10/100 LAN Driver 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information