Asus P4PE2-X 9

BIOS features

Industry standard

Manageability

Form Factor

Support CD contents

3Mb Flash EEPROM, AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI, DMI, PnP, TCAV, SM BIOS2.3, ASUS C.P.R., ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS2

PCI 2.2, USB 2.0

WOL/WOR by PME

ATX form factor: 12 in x 7.0 in (30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)

Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate

Trend Micro™ PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software ( OEM version)

* Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Contents

Page E1569 First Edition March 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS Information Chapter 3: Software support Where to find more information Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Page Page 1.3.1 Product Highlights Latest processor technology DDR400 memory support Onboard LAN solution USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2 Unique ASUS features CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS MyLogo2™ C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Onboard LED 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1.5.2 Placement direction 1.5.3 Screw holes 1.6.1 Overview Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location 1.7.2Memory configurations Table 1.7.3 DIMM Qualified Vendors List Table 2 Qualified DDR 400 DIMMs 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM Standard interrupt assignments 1.8.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.8.4 AGP slot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 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 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56) 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 Internal connectors 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 4.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 6.USB header (10-1pin USB56) 7.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) Be default, the pins labeled LINE OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins 8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 9.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME) 10.System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL) •System Power LED Lead (Green 3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (Orange 4-pinSPKR) •Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pinRESET) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (Yellow 2-pinPWRBTN ) •Hard disk activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) Page Important notes 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: To recover the BIOS from the support CD: Otherwise, POST continues with its test routines <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] 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.6 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration Overclock Option [Standard] CPU Frequency [XXX] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DDR Reference Voltage [Auto] 2.4.2 CPU Configuration 2.4.3 Chipset Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] DRAM CAS# Latency [2.5 Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks] Primary Video Device [Auto] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] MPS Revision [1.1] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] USB Configuration USB Function [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [FullSpeed] USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] 2.4.5 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] IRQ 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] 2.5.6 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On RTC Alarm [Disabled] 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis 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] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn 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 Intel Application Accelerator Driver SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application USB 2.0 Driver 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information