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Asus P4V8X-X 3.2.2 Drivers menu, 3.2.3 Utilities menu, VIA 4 in 1 drivers, AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver, VIA RAID Controller driver, VIA 10/100Mb LAN Driver, USB 2.0 Driver

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3.2.2 Drivers menu

The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.

VIA 4 in 1 drivers

This item installs the following drivers:

-VIA Registry (INF) driver

-VIA AGP VxD driver

-VIA ATAPI vendor support driver

-VIA PCI IRQ Miniport driver

AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver

This item installs the ADI 1980 AC’97 compliant audio controller and application.

VIA RAID Controller driver

This item installs the VIA RAID controller driver and application to configure and manage disk drives.

VIA 10/100Mb LAN Driver

This item installs the VIA 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet driver to support 10/100 Mbps networking.

USB 2.0 Driver

This item installs the USB 2.0 driver.

For Windows XP users, make sure to install WinXP Service Pack 1 to support USB 2.0.

3.2.3 Utilities menu

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.

ASUS P4V8X-X motherboard

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Contents

Page E1494 First Edition December Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Chapter 3: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement •This device may not cause harmful interference, and •Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna •Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver •Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Electrical safety Operation safety Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Technical Support ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) ASUS COMPUTER (Middle East and North Africa) Page Page Page Latest processor technology DDR400 memory support Serial ATA technology Integrated RAID AGP 8X support USB 2.0 technology Page ATX 12V connector CPU socket ATX power connector IDE connectors South bridge controller PCI slots LAN controller 17PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pinconnector is for a PS/2 mouse Parallel port RJ-45 19.3cm 7.6in) VIA P4X533 Chip PCI1 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 Installing a DIMM 1.9.2 Memory configurations 1.10.1Standard interrupt assignments 1.10.2 IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.10.3 PCI slots 1.10.4 AGP slot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 3.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer Hold down the <Del> key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY1) 2. Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) 3.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) 4.ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1, 4-pinATX12V1) 5.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1) 6.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1) 7.USB header (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 8.GAME/MIDI connector (16-1pin GAME1) 9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1) 10.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 11.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPKR) •Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET) •ATX Power Switch/Soft-offSwitch Lead (2-pinPWR) •System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pinSMI) •Hard Disk Activity Lead (2-pinIDE_LED) Page 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i<filename.rom afudos The screen displays the status of the update process 5. Reboot the system from the hard disk 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: To recover the BIOS from the support CD: Page 2.2.1 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 2.3.1 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.] Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 2.3.5 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration CPU Compatible Mode [Disabled] AI Overclock Tuner [Standard] CPU Frequency (MHz) [XXX] (value is auto-detected) CPU Reference Voltage [Auto] 2.4.2 USB Configuration USB 1.1 Ports Configuration [USB 8 Ports] USB 2.0 Ports Enabled [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2.4.4 Chipset NorthBridge VIA P4X533 Configuration Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] SDRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM CAS# Latency [2.5] SDRAM Bank Interleave [Disabled] V-Link8X Supported [Enabled] AGP Mode Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] SouthBridge VIA VT8237 Configuration MPS Revision [1.1] 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] 2.4.6 PCI PnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) & S3 (STR) Auto] 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.4 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Video Power Down Mode [Suspend] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Suspend] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Wake Up/Power On by Ring [Disabled] Power On by Onboard LAN [Disabled] Power On by PCI Device [Disabled] Power On by RTC Alarm [Disabled] 2.5.5 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] 2.6.3 Security Set a Supervisor Password Change the Supervisor Password User Access Level (Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3.2.2 Drivers menu VIA 4 in 1 drivers AD1980 SoundMAX Audio Driver VIA RAID Controller driver VIA 10/100Mb LAN Driver 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information 3.3.1 Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks 3.3.2 Entering VIA® Tech RAID BIOS Utility 3.3.3 Create Array 3.3.3.1 RAID 0 for performance 3.3.3.2 RAID 1 for data protection 3.3.4 Delete Array 3.3.5 Select Boot Array 3.3.6 Serial Number View