Asus P4V8X-MX 1.5Motherboard overview, 1.5.1Motherboard layout

1.5Motherboard overview

1.5.1Motherboard layout

19.6cm(8.0in)

PS2USBPWR

PS/2KBMS

T:Mouse

B:Keyboard ATX12V

COM1

Super

I/O

4Mb

PARALLEL PORT

VGA

USB1 USB56 USB2

Socket 478

CPU_FAN

VIA P4M800

(64 bit, 184-pinmodule)	(64 bit, 184-pinmodule)	BIOS
(64 bit, 184-pinmodule)	(64 bit, 184-pinmodule)	ATXPWR FLOPPY
DDR DIMM1	DDR DIMM2	24.5cm(9.6in)

Bottom:	Top:
USB3	RJ-45	CHA_FAN
USB4	RJ-45	CHA_FAN
Top:Line In		R
Center:Line Out
Below:Mic In

CR2032 3V

Lithium Cell

CMOS Power

IDE

FP_AUDIO

CD AUX

CLRTC

PCI1

P 4 V 8 X - M X

PCI2

PCI3

PRI_	SEC_
VIA
VT8237R PLUS

AUDIO SPDIF_OUT	CHASSIS
	SB_PWR	USB78
		USB78

PANEL

SATA2 SATA1

ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard

1-5

Contents

Page Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved 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 How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to ﬁnd more information P4V8X-MXSpeciﬁcations Summary Page Page 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3Special features 1.3.1Product highlights Intel Hyper-ThreadingTechnology support 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features ASUS CrashFree BIOS ASUS EZ Flash BIOS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS MyLogo 1.4Before you proceed Onboard LED 1.5Motherboard overview 1.5.1Motherboard layout 1.5.2Placement direction 1.5.3Screw holes 1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1Overview Notes on Intel Hyper-ThreadingTechnology Hyper-Threading Technology 1.6.2Installing the CPU 1.7System memory 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory conﬁgurations Qualiﬁed Vendors List (QVL) 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8Expansion slots 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Conﬁguring an expansion card Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3AGP slot 1.8.4PCI slots 1.9Jumpers 2.PS2/USB Device Wake-up (3-pinPS2USBPW) P4V8X-MXPS2 USB Power Setting 1.10 Connectors 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconﬁguration 1.10.2 Internal connectors 3.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) 4.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) P4V8X-MXCPU Fan Connectors 5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) P4V8X-MXUSB 2.0 Connectors 6.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX) P4V8X-MXInternal Audio Connectors 7.Front panel audio connectors (10-1pin FP_AUDIO) 8.ATX power connector (20-pinATXPWR and 4-pinATX 12V) P4V8X-MXATX Power Connectors 10.Digital audio connector (3- pin SPDIF) 11.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) P4V8X-MXSystem Panel Connector •System power LED (3-1pin PLED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) Page 2.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 2.1.1Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS afudos /i[ﬁlename.rom] 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from a ﬂoppy disk Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 2.2 BIOS Setup Program BIOS menu screen 2.2.2 Menu bar 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2.2.4 Menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menuitems 2.2.6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 2.2.7 Pop-upwindow 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2.3 Main Menu 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xxxx] 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4 Legacy Diskette B [Disabled] 2.3.5Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1/SATA2 Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.6 IDE Conﬁguration OnBoard IDE Controller [Enabled] SATA Operation Mode [RAID] 2.3.7 System Information AMI BIOS System Memory 2.4 Advanced menu 2.4.1 CPU Conﬁguration Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] CPU Host Frequency [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Auto] CPU group delay [Auto] 2.4.2 USB Conﬁguration USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Ports Support [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] 2.4.3 Chipset DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM CAS# Latency [Auto] DRAM Bank Interleave [Auto] Precharge to Active(Trp) [Auto] ACT(0) to ACT(1) (Trrd) [Auto] Read to Precharge (Trtp) [Auto] Write to Read CMD (Twtr) [Auto] Write Recovery Time (Twr) [Auto] DRAM Command Rate [2T Command] AGP 3.0 Calibration [Auto] AGP Staggered Delay [Auto] AGP GADSTB Output Delay [Auto] V-LinkSpeed [Normal] PCI Delay Transaction [Enabled] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Conﬁguration Onboard Floppy Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] 2.4.5 PCI PnP Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 2.5 Power menu Suspend To RAM [Auto] ACPI 2.0 Support [No] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Conﬁguration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power off] Ring-InPower On [Disabled] PCI Devices Power On [Disabled] PS/2 Keyboard Power On [Disabled] HardWare Monitor CPU Temperature [xxx°C/xxx°F] MB Temperature [xxx°C/xxx°F] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Chassis Fan Speed [N/A] 2.6 Boot menu 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] 2.6.2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration Full Screen Logo [Disabled] Boot From Network [Disabled] 2.6.3 Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password 2.7 Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page 3.1Installing an operating system 3.2Support CD information 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu Via Chipset Driver SATA Driver C-MediaʼsXear 3D Driver LAN Driver 3.2.4Manual menu Raid Userʼs Manual 3.2.5Contacts menu 3.3VIA RAID conﬁgurations 3.3.1Installing hard disks Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 3.3.2VIA RAID conﬁgurations Setting the BIOS RAID items Entering the VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility Create Array RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection 3.4Creating a RAID driver disk