Asus P4T-F manual

® P4T-F

Intel® 850 ATX Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Contents

Page Product Name: ASUS P4T-F Manual Revision: 1.01 E868 Release Date: September ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) 3.5.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation 3.6.1 Installing an Expansion Card 3.6.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System Updating BIOS Procedures INDEX •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Re-orientor relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help WARNING Canadian Department of Communications Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003du Canada 1.1How This Manual Is Organized 1.2 Item Checklist 2.1The ASUS P4T-F 2.1.1 Specifications 2.1.2 Optional Components 2.1.3Performance Features 2.1.4Intelligence 2.2P4T-FMotherboard Components Page 3.1P4T-FMotherboard Layout 3.2Layout Contents 3.3Hardware Setup Procedure 3.4Motherboard Settings Motherboard Frequency Settings (SW1 Switches) 1)JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) 4.4 Advanced Menu Setting JEN 2)CPU External Frequency Selection (SW1 Switches 6-10) 3)Manual CPU Ratio Settings (SW1 Switches 1-4) 1. To use this feature, JEN must be set to Jumper Mode, [1-2] in 3, HARDWARE SETUP.) Operating Frequency Setting 4)USB Device Wake-up(USBPWR) NOTES: 5)Onboard Audio Setting (ADN) (audio models only) ADN Enable Disable [2-3] 3.5System Memory 3.5.1Installing Memory 3.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3.6.1 CPU Installation 3.6.2CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation Parts Inventory: Step 1: Mount the Black Plastic Heatsink Support Braces: Step 2b: Mount Heatsink Using Separate Retaining Clips 3.7Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Installing an Expansion Card 3.7.2Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 3.7.3Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) 3.7.4 Communications and Networking Riser (CNR) 3.8External Connectors 3)Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pinPRINTER) Onboard Parallel Port 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) NOTE: Serial printers must be connected to the serial port NOTE 6)Joystick/MIDI Connector (15 pin Female GAME_AUDIO) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8” Female LINE IN, LINE OUT, MIC) Line Out Line In Line Out Mic 9)Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pinIDE) 10)Fan Connectors (3 pin MAIN_FAN, CPU_FAN, PCI_FAN) do not place jumper caps over these pins 11)USB Headers (10-1pin USB2) 12)Internal Audio Connectors (4-pinMODEM, CD_IN, AUX) 14)Headphone (3 pin HEADPHONE) (optional) An external headphone feeds from the motherboard using this connector 16)IDE Activity LED (2-pinHDLED) Power Supply Connectors The following diagram is for items 20–26: 20)System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PWRLED) 21)Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) 22)System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pinSPEAKER) 23)System Message LED Lead (2-pinMSG.LED) 24)System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) Page 3.9Starting Up the First Time Award BIOS Beep Codes 4. BIOS SETUP Powering Off your computer: Start Shut Down Shut down the computer 4.1Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures Page Page 4.2BIOS Setup Program 4.2.1BIOS Menu Bar 4.2.2 Legend Bar General Help Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program Scroll Bar Sub-Menu 4.3Main Menu 4.3.1Primary & Secondary Master/Slave [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Translation Method Head Sector CHS Capacity Maximum LBA Capacity Multi-SectorTransfers [Maximum] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Language [English] A Note about Passwords Forgot the Password Halt On [All Errors] Installed Memory [XXX MB] 4.4Advanced Menu RDRAM Frequency:FSB Ratio (MHz) [Auto] APIC [Disabled] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] CPU Fast String [Enabled] FPU OPCODE Compatible Mode [Disabled] Notes for JumperFree Mode 4.4.1Chip Configuration Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] 4.4.2I/O Device Configuration Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode ECP DMA Select Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] 4.4.3PCI Configuration PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion 4.4.4Shadow Configuration 4.5Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend ->Off ] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Suspend-to-RAMCapability [Disabled] Suspend Mode [Disabled] 4.5.1Power Up Control 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 4.6Boot Menu Boot Sequence Plug & Play O/S [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] 4.7Exit Menu Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Page 5.1Install Operating System 5.2 Start Windows 5.3P4T-FMotherboard Support CD 5.3.1 Installation Menu 5.3.2 Installation Procedure 6.1ASUS Live Update 6.2ASUS PC Probe 6.2.1 Starting ASUS PC Probe 6.2.2Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Information Utility 6.2.3ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon 6.3CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 6.3.1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 6.3.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel 6.4CyberLink VideoLive Mail 6.4.1Starting VideoLive Mail 6.4.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface 7.1 Glossary APPENDIX