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E1366
First Edition
July
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)
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Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4S-Xmotherboard
Chapter 1: Product introduction
ASUS P4S-Xmotherboard user guide
ATX 12V connector
CPU socket
North bridge controller
ATX power connector
DDR DIMM sockets
LAN PHY
PS/2 mouse port
Parallel port
RJ-45
port
1.4.1 Product highlights
ASUS EZ Flash (page 2-2)
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) (page 1-15)
CrashFree BIOS (page 2-7)
SoundMAX Digital Audio System (page 3-3)
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1.7.1 Placement direction
1.7.2 Screw holes
1.8.1 Overview
1.8.2 Installing the CPU
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1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments
1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56)
2.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1)
2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1)
3.COM2 connector (10-1pin COM2)
4.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1, 4-pinATX12V1)
5.CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1)
6.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1)
7.USB header (10-1pin USB56)
8.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1)
9.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1)
11.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1)
•System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED)
•System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER)
•System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
•ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWRBTN)
•Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET)
•Hard Disk Activity Lead (2-pinIDE_LED)
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2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
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2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS
Creating a bootable disk
Updating the BIOS
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2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature
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 [6/Sec]
Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec]
CPU Speed [Manual]
CPU Frequency Multiple
Memory Frequency [Auto]
CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]
BIOS Update [Enabled]
PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]
USB Legacy Support [Auto]
2.4.1 Chip Configuration
SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]
SDRAM CAS Latency
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
AGP Capability [4X Mode]
AGP Fast Write Capability [Enabled]
Video Memory Cache Mode [UC]
PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled]
2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration
Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]
2.4.3 PCI Configuration
Slot 1/5, Slot 2/6, Slot 3, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto]
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
PCI Latency Timer [32]
Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card]
2.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control
Onboard LAN [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto]
Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Auto]
2.4.3.2 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion
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]
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]
2.5.2 Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage
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]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
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3.2.1Running the support CD
3.2.2Software and drivers installation menus
5.2.3Software and drivers description
SiS AGP Driver
AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver
SiS PCI LAN Driver
ASUS Update
Microsoft Direct X 8.1 Driver
PC-CILLIN2002
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
ASUS Screen Saver