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E1104
First Edition
August
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 3: Powering up
Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Chapter 5: 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
How this guide is organized
Conventions used in this guide
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)
ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America)
ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)
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Product introduction
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Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4SDR-VMmotherboard
ASUS P4SDR-VMmotherboard user guide
1.3.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
Digital audio interface (on audio models only)
Smart Card Reader support
UltraATA/133 bus master support
1.3.2 Value-addedsolutions
Easy overclocking
Concurrent PCI
Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring
Dual function power switch
1.4.1 Major components
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1.4.2 Core specifications
Super I/O controller
PCI slots
Audio CODEC
PS/2 mouse port
Parallel port
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Hardware information
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2.1.1 Placement direction
2.1.2 Screw holes
P4SDR-VM
Chapter 2: Hardware information
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2.4.1 Overview
2.4.2 Installing the CPU
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2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan
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2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable
2.5.1 Overview
2.5.2 Memory configurations
DIMM Notes
2.5.3 Installing a DIMM
2.5.4 Removing a DIMM
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
Standard Interrupt Assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.6.3 PCI slots
1.JumperFree™ mode (JEN)
2.CPU external frequency selection (FSJ1)
CPU frequency settings
Frequency Table
3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBV1, USBV2, USBV3)
4.Clear RTC RAM (CLRRTC)
1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinIDELED1)
2.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
3.IDE connectors (two 40-1pin PRIMARY IDE/SECONDARY IDE)
4.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
5.USB headers (10-1pin USB2, USB3)
6.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPUFAN1, CHASFAN1)
7.Smart Card Reader connector (14-1pin SMARTCON1)
8.Infrared module connector (5-1pin IR1)
UART2 Use As
9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FPAUDIO1) (on audio models only)
10.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1, MODEM1) (on audio models only)
11.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF1) (on audio models only)
12.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)
•System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED)
•System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER)
•System Message LED Lead (2-pinMLED)
•System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI)
Powering up
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Award BIOS Beep Codes
Chapter 3: Powering up
BIOS setup
Managing and updating your BIOS
4.1.1 Using the computer for the first time
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
4.1.2 Updating the BIOS
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4.2.1 BIOS menu bar
4.2.2 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]
Language [English US]
Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled]
Halt On [All Errors]
Installed Memory [XXX MB]
4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
[User Type HDD]
Translation Method [LBA]
Cylinders
Head
Sector
CHS Capacity
Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum]
SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
PIO Mode [4]
Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled]
4.3.2 Keyboard Features
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec]
Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec]
CPU Speed [Manual]
CPU Frequency Multiple
CPU/PCI Frequency (MHz)
CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto]
CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]
BIOS Update [Enabled]
PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto]
USB Legacy Support [Auto]
4.4.1 Chip Configuration
SDRAM Configuration [By SPD]
SDRAM CAS Latency
SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time
SDRAM RAS Active Time
SDRAM Command Lead-offTime [Auto]
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]
Onboard VGA Shared Memory Size [32M]
4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration
Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3]
UART2 Use As [COM Port]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]
ECP DMA Select [3]
Onboard Game Port [200H-207H]
Onboard MIDI I/O [Disabled]
4.4.3 PCI Configuration
Slot 1 IRQ, Slot 2, Slot 3 IRQ [Auto]
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
PCI Latency Timer [32]
Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card]
USB Function [Enabled]
Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Enabled]
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]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
4.5.1 Power Up Control
AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]
Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled]
Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
Automatic Power Up [Disabled]
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Boot Sequence
Removable Device [Legacy Floppy]
IDE Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM
Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Reset Configuration Data [No]
Boot Virus Detection [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled]
Exit Saving Changes
Exit Discarding Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes
Save Changes
Software support
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5.2.1 Running the support CD
5.2.2 Installation menus
5.2.3 Software and drivers description
SiS Mini IDE Driver
SiS 650/651 Display Driver
SiS 7012 PCI Audio Driver
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Screen Saver
E-Color3Deep
Show Motherboard Information
Browse Support CD
Readme
5.3.1 ASUS Update
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5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe
Starting ASUS PC Probe
Using ASUS PC Probe
Settings
History
Fan Control
Hard Drives
Information
Memory
Shows the PC memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage
Device Summary
DMI Explorer
ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon
5.3.3 E-Color3Deep
3Deep Control Panel
3Deep Color Tuning
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