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Asus P4S8X-MX Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS], Bootup Num-Lock[On], PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto], Wait for ÔF1Õ If Error [Enabled], Hit ÔDELÕ Message Display [Enabled]

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Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]

Sets the display mode for option ROM.

Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current]

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On]

PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]

Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mouse. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]

Wait for ÔF1Õ If Error [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Hit ÔDELÕ Message Display [Enabled]

When set to Enabled, the system displays the message ÒPress DEL to run SetupÓ during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

Contents

Page E1997 First Edition April Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety P4S8X-MXspecifications summary Page Page Page SiS661GX/964 chipset Real256E integrated graphics Serial ATA technology Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller 6-ChannelAudio solution DDR400 Support USB 2.0 technology ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ASUS MyLogo2ª C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Onboard LED 1.5.1Motherboard layout 1.5.2Placement direction 1.5.3Screw holes 1.6.1Overview 1.6.2Installing the CPU Page Notes on Intel¨ Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 1.6.3Installing the heatsink and fan Page Page 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations DDR400* Qualified Vendors List 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3PCI slots 1.8.4AGP slot 1.9 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration Page 1.10.2 Internal connectors 2 . IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors 4 . CPU fan connector (3-pinCPU_FAN1) 5 . GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 6 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 7 . Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) 8 . ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 9 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 10 . Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF) 13 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) ¥System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) ¥Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange ¥Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW) Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility 2.1.3AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 2.1.5ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 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 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 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) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.5OnChip SATA Controller [RAID Mode] 2.3.6System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1JumperFree Configuration AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] CPU Frequency (value is auto-detected) AGP/PCI Frequency [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] DRAM Frequency [Auto] 2.4.2CPU Configuration Ratio CMOS Setting [ 18] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] 2.4.3Chipset NorthBridge SiS661GX Configuration SouthBridge SiS964 Configuration 2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] 2.4.5PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Pallete Snooping [Disabled] 2.4.6USB Configuration OnBoard SiS USB 1.1 Device [Enabled] OnBoard SiS USB 2.0 Device [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.4APM Configuration Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC Power Loss [Always OFF] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By External Modem [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] 2.5.5Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxx¼C/xxx¼F] MB Temperature [xxx¼C/xxx¼F] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 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] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Wait for ÔF1Õ If Error [Enabled] Hit ÔDELÕ Message Display [Enabled] 2.6.4Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu SiS AGP Driver SiS Onboard Graphics Driver Realtek ALC655 Audio Driver SIS RAID Controller Driver 3.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-virusutility ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver 3.2.4ASUS Contact information 3.2.5Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical support Form Filelist 3.3.1Installing hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 3.3.2SIS RAID configurations Entering the SIS RAID BIOS utility Create an Array Creating JBOD <Q <Y Creating RAID 0 for performance <N <Y <Q Creating RAID 1 for capacity Page Page 3.4Creating a RAID driver disk