Asus P4SDX 37

6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update.

7.The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary. This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “Flashed Successfully” appears.

8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

ASUS P4SDX motherboard user guide

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Page E1215 First Edition February 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) Page Page Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4SDX motherboard Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS P4SDX motherboard user guide ATX 12V connector ATX power connector IDE connectors AGP slot Standby power LED LAN controller PS/2 mouse port Parallel port RJ-45 port 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology (page 1-10) ASUS EZ Flash C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) CrashFree BIOS 2 (page 2-7) Page 1.7.1 Placement direction 1.7.2 Screw holes 1.8.1 Overview Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 1.8.2 Installing the CPU 1.9.1 Overview 1.9.2 DIMM Qualified Vendor List 1.9.3 Memory configurations 1.9.3.1SiS® Dual channel memory controller configuration A. 2 DIMMs population: B. 3 DIMMs population: C. 4 DIMMs population: 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments 1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR12, USBPWR34, USBPWR56) 2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 3.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) 3.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 5.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS) 5.CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 6.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 7.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1) 8.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 9.USB header (10-1pin USB56) 10.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 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) Page 2.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk Updating the BIOS Page 2.1.3CrashFree BIOS 2 (BIOS Auto-recoveryProcedure) CrashFree BIOS 2 Using the support CD Using the created bootable floppy disk 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] 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 [12/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] CPU Speed [Manual] CPU Frequency Multiple CPU External Frequency (MHz) Memory Frequency [Auto] CPU VCore Setting [Auto] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] Instant Music [Disabled] Instant Music CDROM [ASUS CDROM] 2.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay DUAL CHANNEL MODE [Auto] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [8X Mode] AGP Fast Write Capability [Enabled] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] 2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1, 2 [3F8H/IRQ4], [2F8H/IRQ3] UART2 Use As [COM Port] Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] 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] Onboard LAN [Enabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] 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 External Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Device [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] 2.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application SiS PCI LAN Driver 3.2.3 Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information 3.3.1 ASUS Instant Music To enable ASUS Instant Music: To use ASUS Instant Music: Instant Music function keys (Set 2) Esc Space Bar