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E1918
First Edition
January
1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: BIOS Information
Chapter 3: Software support
Notices
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
Electrical safety
Operation safety
P4S800-MXSE specification summary
Conventions used in this guide
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Intel® 800MHz FSB CPU support
SiS661FX/964 chipset
DDR400 support
Real256E integrated graphics
Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller
6-ChannelAudio solution
Serial ATA technology
USB 2.0 technology
ASUS 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
1.7.2 Memory configurations
Table
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.8.3 PCI slots
1.8.4 AGP slot
1.9Jumpers
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
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
2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
1.10.2 Internal connectors
3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2)
4.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
5.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1)
Be default, the pins labeled LINE OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins
6.CPU fan connector (3-pinCPU_FAN1)
7.USB headers (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
8.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF)
9.Internal audio connectors (4-pinAUX, CD)
10.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1)
11.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)
This connector accommodates several system front panel functions
•System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (Orange 4-pinSPEAKER)
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2.1Managing and updating your BIOS
2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS
2.1.3Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS
2.1.4Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS
2.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
1.Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system
2.Insert the support CD to the optical drive
2.1.6ASUS Update utility
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
To update the BIOS through the Internet:
Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows
Programs
ASUS
5.Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:
option from the
drop-down
2.2BIOS Setup program
2.2.1BIOS menu screen
2.2.2Menu bar
2.2.3Navigation keys
2.2.4Menu items
2.2.5Sub-menuitems
2.2.6Configuration fields
2.2.7Pop-upwindow
2.2.8Scroll bar
2.3Main menu
2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]
2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
2.3.4Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.5OnChip SATA Controller [Raid Mode]
2.3.6System Information
2.4Advanced menu
2.4.1JumperFree Configuration
CPU Frequency (Value auto-detected)
FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization
Front Side Bus
CPU External Frequency
200 MHz
2.4.2CPU Configuration
2.4.3Chipset
Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI]
MA 1T/2T Select [Auto]
DRAM CAS# Latency [By SPD]
DRAM Precharge Delay [Auto]
DRAM RAS# Precharge [Auto]
Graphics Win Size [64MB]
AGP Fast Write Control [Disabled]
Share Memory Size [32MB]
Onboard AC97 Audio Device [Enabled]
2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration
EPP Version [1.9]
2.4.5PCI PnP
2.4.6USB Configuration
2.5Power menu
2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.4APM Configuration
2.5.5Hardware Monitor
2.6Boot menu
2.6.1Boot Device Priority
2.6.2Removable Drives
2.6.3Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
2.6.4Security
Change User Password
To set a User Password:
1.Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter
The User Password item now shows Installed
Clear User Password
2.7Exit menu
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3.2.1 Running the support CD
3.2.2 Drivers menu
SiS AGP driver
Onboard graphics driver
Realtek ALC655 Audio Driver
SIS RAID Controller Driver
3.2.4 ASUS contact information
3.3.1 Installing hard disks
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
3.3.2 SIS RAID configurations
Entering the SIS RAID BIOS utility
Create an Array
Creating JBOD
<1
<Enter
<2
up/down
<Q
<Y
Creating RAID 0 for performance
1. From the RAID Setup, press <2> then <Enter> to select RAID 0 (Striping)
<N
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Creating RAID 1 for capacity
<3
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3.4Creating a RAID driver disk
To use the support CD:
1.Boot your computer and insert the support CD into the optical drive
4.Press <1> to create a RAID driver disk
5.Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy drive then press <Enter
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