Page
E1303
First edition
May
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® P4PE-Xmotherboard
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Latest processor technology
DDR memory support
Onboard LAN solution
USB 2.0 technology
6-channeldigital audio
Page
ATX 12V connector
DDR DIMM sockets
ATX power connector
IDE connectors
Flash ROM
Audio CODEC
LAN controller
AGP slot
PS/2 mouse port
Parallel port
Page
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
1.9.2 Installing a DIMM
1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments
1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1)
2.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED1)
2. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)
3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)
4.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1)
5.ATX power connectors (20-pinATX_POWER1, 4-pinATX12V1)
6.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF1)
7.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1)
8.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1)
9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1)
10.USB header (10-1pin USB_56)
11.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1)
12.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)
•ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWRBTN)
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
2.1.4 BIOS beep codes
Award BIOS Beep Codes
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 [12/Sec]
Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec]
CPU Speed [Manual]
CPU Frequency Multiple
CPU External Frequency (MHz)
AGP/PCI Frequency Setting [Auto]
AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [66.66/33.33]
CPU VCore Setting [Auto]
CPU VCore [1.500V]
CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]
BIOS Update [Enabled]
PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]
USB Legacy Support [Auto]
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled]
2.4.1 Chip Configuration
SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]
SDRAM CAS Latency
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay
System Performance Mode [Auto]
SDRAM Idle Timer [Auto]
SDRAM Burst Length [Auto]
Memory Turbo Mode [Disabled]
DRAM Refresh Rate [By SPD]
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 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 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 [Enabled]
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]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Automatic Power Up [Disabled]
2.5.2 Hardware Monitor
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Boot Sequence
Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]
IDE Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]
Reset Configuration Data [No]
Boot Virus Detection [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]
Interrupt Mode [APIC]
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
SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application
BroadCom 4401 LAN Drivers
3.2.3 Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
Install ASUS Update
Microsoft Direct X Driver
PC-CILLIN2002
3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information
