Asus P4PE Product introduction

Chapter 1

This chapter describes the features of the P4PE motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.

Product introduction

Contents

Page E1110 First Edition September Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: 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 How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Technical Support Page Page Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4PE motherboard Check your P4PE package for the following items ASUS P4PE motherboard ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.0 in (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) ASUS P4PE series support CD 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology DDR memory support Serial ATA solution, RAID 0/1 support (on SATA models only) Onboard LAN solution (on LAN models only) IEEE 1394 support USB 2.0 technology 6-channeldigital audio (on audio models only) C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS POST Reporter™ ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Multi-languageBIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS Q-Fantechnology 1.3.2 Value-addedsolutions Overclocking Concurrent PCI Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring Dual function power switch 1.4.1 Major components Page 1.4.2 Core specifications Serial ATA connectors Speech controller 13Flash ROM. This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program Flash ROM RAID IDE/Serial ATA controller LAN controller AGP warning LED AGP slot 24PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pinconnector is for a PS/2 mouse PS/2 mouse port Hardware information Page 2.1.1 Placement direction 2.1.2 Screw holes Chapter 2: Hardware information 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 3.Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 4.Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 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 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 1.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1) 2.Wireless PCI and USB settings (3-pinWPCI_USB) These jumpers are reserved. DO NOT change the default settings 3.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord Move the jumper cap from pins 3.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED1) 2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin IDE1, IDE2) 2.The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA/100/66 cable is intentional 4.RAID ATA/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1pin PRI_RAID1) (on RAID models only) Important notes on the RAID feature: The RAID/SATA controller chipset does not support ATAPI devices such as 5.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinPRI_SATA1, SEC_SATA2) Important notes on Serial ATA solution: 6.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 7.SMBus connector (6-1pin SMB1) 8.ASUS EZ Plug™ and ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1, 4-pinEZ_PLUG1, 4-pinATX12V1) 9.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, PWR_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 10.Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR1) 11.USB header (10-1pin USB_56) 1394 cable 12.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 13.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM1) (on audio models only) 14.Infrared module connector (5-1pin IR1) 15.IEEE 1394 connectors (10-1pin IEEE1394_1, IEEE1394_2) (on 1394 models only) 16.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF1) (on audio models only) 17.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1) (on audio models only) 18.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR) Page Powering up Page Award BIOS Beep Codes POST Message Action Chapter 3: Powering up Page Page BIOS setup Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 5.At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name, the error message At the above prompt, type The following prompts appear if you typed Y 4.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk 6.Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX,then press <Enter Updating the BIOS “Flashed Successfully” 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue Page 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar 4.2.2 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] Language [English US] Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum] SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] CPU Speed [Manual] CPU Frequency Multiple CPU External Frequency (MHz) Memory Frequency [Auto] AGP/PCI Frequency Setting [Auto] AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [66.66/33.33] CPU VCore Setting [Auto] CPU VCore [1.500V] DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] AGP VDDQ Voltage [Auto] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay SDRAM Active Precharge Delay (value depends on SDRAM SPD) SDRAM Idle Timer [Infinite] Memory Turbo Mode [Disabled] DRAM Refresh Rate [By SPD] Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] Delayed Transaction [Disabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] USB 2.0 HS Reference Voltage [Medium] 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] UART2 Use As [COM Port] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] Onboard Game Port [200H-207H] Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled] 4.4.3 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] Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard SATA/IDE RAID Controller 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] 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER Temperature [N/A] Q-FanControl [Disabled] Fan Speed Ratio [10/15] Speed Up/Down Response Time [4 Sec/8 Sec] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Power 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)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Reset Configuration Data [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Software support RAID 0/RAID 1 configurations 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu Intel Chipset Inf Update program Intel Application Accelerator Driver Promise FastTrak 376 Driver SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application BroadCom 5702 LAN Drivers or BroadCom 4401 LAN Drivers the ASUSTeK/BroadCom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller. Double-clickthe item Wake Up Capabilities Magic Frame The Magic Frame setting wakes up the system from S1, S3, S4 and S5 sleep modes 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™ 4.From the selection that appears, choose a logo image. Click Next 5.When you click on an image, it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen 7.When finished, click Exit, then reboot your computer Your system boots with the new boot logo 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe Starting ASUS PC Probe Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Settings History Fan Control Hard Drives Page ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 5.3.4 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages 9.Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen 10.Do steps 7 to 9 for the other events 13.Click on the Write button to compress the file and copy into the EEPROM •Try to modify your messages to make them shorter •Save the wave files at a lower quality 5.3.5 Multi-channelaudio feature Setting to multi-channelaudio Adjusting the volume settings Adjusting the microphone settings Rear panel audio ports function variation 5.4.1 Install the hard disks Page 5.4.2 Enter the MBFastBuild™ utility 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance) 5.4.4 Creating a RAID 1 array (Security) Creating a Security Array with New Drives Creating a Security Array with Existing Data Drive 5.4.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands 7. Select the replacement drive. Press <Enter Controller Configuration (6): Page Page Page Accelerated Graphics Port Acrobat Reader ASUS ASIC ASUS EZ Flash 1-4 ASUS EZ Plug™ 1-3, 1-8 Page PS/2 Mouse Port PS/2 Mouse Function Control RTC RAM clearing SDRAM