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Page E1299 First Edition May 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) Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Page Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4P8X motherboard Check your P4P8X package for the following items ASUS P4P8X motherboard ASUS P4P8X series support CD UltraDMA 100/66 cable Latest processor technology Dual-channelDDR333 memory support Serial ATA technology AGP 8X support CrashFree BIOS USB 2.0 technology 6-channeldigital audio Page Page ATX 12V connector CPU socket ATX power connector Super I/O controller Floppy disk connector WiFi slot LAN controller 18PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pinconnector is for a PS/2 mouse Parallel port RJ-45 Intel ICH5 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 1.9.2Installing a DIMM 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments 1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.10.3 PCI slots 1.10.4AGP slot 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-pinKBPWR) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 2.Serial port 1 connector (10-1pin COM2) 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) 4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations Native Legacy Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS 6.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB1) 7.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1, PWR_FAN1) 8.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 9.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 10.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 11.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM) 12.USB header (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 13.WiFi connector (63-pinWIFI) 14.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDELED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) Page Page 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i<filename afudos The screen displays the status of the update process 5. Reboot the system from the hard disk 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: Page 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] 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 2.3.6 IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode] Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA] IDE Port Settings [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA] IDE Detect Time Out [35] 2.3.7 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] CPU Ratio [12] CPU External Frequency (MHz) [XXX] (value is auto-detected) DRAM Frequency [Auto] AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] 2.4.2 CPU Configuration Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled] 2.4.3 Chipset Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto] DRAM Idle Timer [Auto] DRAM Refresh Mode [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority [AGP/PCI] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [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] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] EPP Version [1.9] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 2.4.5 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Pallete Snooping [Disabled] 2.4.6 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 Reset Delay [20 Sec] Emulation Type [N/A] 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] 2.5.5 BIOS ->AML ACPI Table [Enabled] 2.5.6 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] Standby 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] 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] Power Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] 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 3COM® Gigabit LOM Driver 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information 3.3.1 SoundMAX® 4 XL software Setup wizards Audio preferences Listening environment options Rear panel audio ports function variation 3.3.2Marvell® Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) Technology Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ button. The following screen display appears 5.Click on Run to execute test The