Asus P4P800 Audio preferences, Listening environment options

Audio preferences

The Preferences page of the SoundMAX4 XL allows you to change various audio settings.

Listening environment options

The SoundMAX4 XL support several audio technologies including SoundMAX SPX™ Animated Audio, 3DPA™, MultiDrive™ 5.1, EnvironmentFC™, MacroFX/ZoomFX™, and Virtual Theater Surround.

ASUS P4P800 Deluxe motherboard user guide

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Contents

Page E1323 Revised Edition May Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: 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 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® P4P800 Deluxe motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe motherboard user guide 1.3.1 Product highlights Dual Channel DDR memory support Serial ATA solution, RAID 0 support Ai NET solution AGP 8X support Ai Audio solution Ai BIOS solution Dual Channel UltraATA 133 RAID support IEEE 1394 support USB 2.0 technology C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS POST Reporter ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS AI Overclocking ASUS Q-Fantechnology CrashFree BIOS ASUS J-Panel Instant Music 1.3.2 Value-addedsolutions Overclocking Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring Chassis intrusion detection ASUS update 1.4.1 Major components Page 1.4.2 Core specifications RAID connector Flash ROM South bridge controller ATA133 RAID controller Standby power LED Parallel port IEEE1394 port RJ-45 port Line In jack Page 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 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 Notes on DDR technology 2.5.2 Memory configurations Important notes on memory configurations Table Recommended memory configurations 2.5.2.2 DDR Qualified Vendor List 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 slot 2.6.5 Wi-Fislot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2.SMB 2.0 (6-1pin SMB20) 3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 4.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) Important notes when using legacy OS 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Important notes on Serial ATA solution: Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS 4.RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connectors (40-1pin PRI_RAID1, SEC_RAID1) Important notes on the RAID feature: 5.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB1) 6.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 7.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 8.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 9.USB headers (10-1pin USB_56, USB_78) 1394 cable 10. Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR1) 11.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 12.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM) 13.IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1pin IEEE1394_2(Orange)) 14.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 15.Digital Audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 16. Serial Port 2 connector (10-1pin COM2) 17.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWRBTN) Powering up Page Page POST Message Action Chapter 3: Powering up Page Using the OS shut down function Using the dual function power switch BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS afudos <filename Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 4.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 4.1.5 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] 4.3.5Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave; Third and Fourth IDE Master 4.3.6 IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] IDE Detect Time Out [35] 4.3.7 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] CPU Ratio [12] 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] Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto] DRAM Idle Timer [Auto] DRAM Refresh Mode [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority [AGP/PCI] 4.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto] OnBoard VT6410 RAID Controller [Enabled] OnBoard IEEE 1394 Controller [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 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] Hard disk drives 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [(Hard disk drive model name)] 4.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Typematic Rate [Fast] 4.6.4 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 Software support RAID 0/ RAID 1 / RAID 0+1 / JBOD Intel® RAID for Serial ATA configuration Using Intel® / VIA® Makedisk.exe Marvell® Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Intel Application Accelerator Driver VIA RAID Driver AD1985 Audio Driver and Applications 5.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe Install ASUS Update Microsoft Direct X 8.1 Driver PC-CILLIN2002 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 ASUS Instant Music To enable ASUS Instant Music: To use ASUS Instant Music: Esc Space Bar 5.3.5 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Page 5.3.6 SoundMAX® 4 XL software Setup wizards Audio preferences Listening environment options Rear panel audio ports function variation RAID 0+1 JBOD 5.4.1 Install the hard disks 5.4.2 Entering VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility 5.4.3 Create Array 5.4.3.1 RAID 0 for performance 5.4.3.2 RAID 1 for data protection 5.4.3.3 RAID 0+1 (Safety and Performance) 5.4.3.4 RAID SPAN for capacity 5.4.4 Delete Array 5.4.5 Create/Delete Spare 5.4.6 Select Boot Array 5.4.7 Serial Number View 5.5.1BIOS Configuration 5.5.2 Installing Serial ATA (SATA) 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 Reset RAID Data Important Notes Using the Virtual Cable Tester™