Asus P4R800-V Product introduction

Chapter 1

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

Product introduction

Contents

Page Page 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Quick Reference Card Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Page Page Page Product introduction Page Page 1.3.1 Product highlights ATI RADEON™ 9100 IGP 2D/3D engine Ai NET solution SoundMAX digital audio system Serial ATA solution 1.3.2 ASUS unique features POST Reporter™ Wi-Fislot Multi-languageBIOS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) MyLogo2 Instant Music Hardware information Page Onboard LED Page 2.2.1 Major components 2.2.2 Placement direction 2.2.3 Screw holes 2.3.1 Overview 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan Page 2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Memory configurations Table 1: Recommended memory configurations Table 2: Qualified DDR400 vendors list 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card Interrupt assignments 2.5.4 PCI slots 2.5.5 AGP slot 2.5.6 Wi-Fislot Page Page 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2.7.2 Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Powering up Page Award BIOS beep codes 3.3.1 Vocal POST messages Page 3.3.2 Winbond Voice Editor Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Page Using the dual function power switch Using the OS shut down function Page BIOS setup Page 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2Updating BIOS using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility Page 4.1.3 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 4.1.4 ASUS Update Page Page 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4.2.2 Menu bar 4.2.3 Legend bar 4.2.4 General help 4.2.5 Sub-menu 4.2.6 Pop-upwindow System Date [mm/dd/yy] System Time [hh:mm:ss] Language [English] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Case Open Warning [Enabled] Supervisor Password [Clear] / User Password [Clear] Security Option [Setup] Installed Memory [XXXMB] Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Access Mode [Auto] Manual HDD type selection Capacity [xxxxx MB] Cylinder Head Sector Transfer Mode USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Enabled] Init Display First [PCI Slot] 4.4.1 Frequency/Voltage Control 4.4.2 Chip Configuration Video Display Devices [Auto] TV Standard [NTSC] Memory Timing Parameters [Auto] AUTO CAS Latency [2.5 Clocks] AUTO TRCD [3 Clocks] SB200 OnChip IDE Device On-ChipIDE Channel0 [Enabled] On-ChipIDE Channel1 [Enabled] Primary Master PIO [Auto] Primary Slave PIO [Auto] 4.4.3 I/O Device Configuration Onboard AC97 Audio [Enabled] Game Port Address [201] MIDI Port Address [Disabled] MIDI Port IRQ [10] Speech IC Controller [Enabled] 4.4.4 PCI Configuration IRQ Resources PCI/VGA Snoop Palette [Disabled] Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled] Assign IRQ for USB [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer (CLK) [64] 4.4.5 Instant Music ACPI Suspend Type [S1& S3] AC Power Loss Restart [Disabled] Power Up Control Hardware Monitor First, Second, Third, Fourth Boot Device Plug & Play OS [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [Disabled] Quick Power-On-Self-Test[Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] APIC Mode [Enabled] Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Software support Page 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5.2.4 ASUS contact information 5.2.5 Other information Technical support form Filelist 5.3.1 Left-clickmenu 5.3.2 Right-clickmenu 5.3.3 Managing multiple displays Page 5.4.1 Multi-channelaudio feature Page Adjusting the volume settings Adjusting the microphone settings 5.4.2 ASUS MyLogo2™ Page 5.4.3 ASUS Instant Music To use ASUS Instant Music: Page 5.5.1 Installing the hard disks 5.5.2 SiS RAID Setting Utility Page Page 5.5.3 SiSRAID Utility Creating an array for performance (RAID 0) Create Stripe Raidset options Using the Virtual Cable Tester™