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E1809
First Edition
November
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
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
P5P800S specifications summary
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1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
CPU Lock Free support
DDR400 (PC3200) support
Serial ATA technology
6-channelaudio support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
1.3.2Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS
ASUS MyLogo™
ASUS EZ Flash BIOS
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Onboard LED
1.5.1Placement direction
1.5.2Screw holes
1.5.3Motherboard layout
1.6.1Installling the CPU
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Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
1.6.2Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.7.1Overview
1.7.2Memory Configurations
Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization
Table
DDR Qualified Vendors List
1.7.3Installing a DIMM
1.7.4Removing a DIMM
1.8.1Installing an expansion card
1.8.2Configuring an expansion card
1.8.3Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.8.4PCI slots
1.8.5AGP slot
1.9 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration
1.10.2 Internal connectors
3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2)
Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations
Native
Legacy
Required IDE Configuration settings in BIOS
4 . CPU and Chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN)
5 . Digital Audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
6 . ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
7 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO)
8 . Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX)
9 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
10 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME)
11 . System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL)
•System power LED (3-pinPLED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
•Hard disk drive activity (2-pinIDE_LED)
•Power/Soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW)
•Reset button (2-pinRESET)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility
2.1.3AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
2.1.5ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
2.2BIOS setup program
2.2.1BIOS menu screen
2.2.2Menu bar
2.2.3Navigation keys
2.2.4Menu items
2.2.5Sub-menuitems
2.2.6Configuration fields
2.2.7Pop-upwindow
2.2.8Scroll bar
2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]
2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
2.3.4Language [English]
2.3.5Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.6IDE Configuration
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
IDE Port Settings [Primary P-ATA+S-ATA]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
2.3.7System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclock Tuner [Standard]
CPU Ratio [ 14]
CPU Lock Free [Auto]
CPU External Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected)
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
2.4.2CPU Configuration
VID CMOS Setting [ 62]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
NX Technology [Disabled]
2.4.3Chipset
Advanced Chipset Settings
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto]
DRAM Idle Timer [Auto]
DRAM Refresh Rate [Auto]
Graphics Adapter Priority [AGP/PCI]
Graphics Aperture Size [ 64MB]
2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration
Onboard AC’97 Audio [Auto]
OnBoard LAN [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
2.4.5PCI PnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]
2.4.6USB Configuration
USB Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
USB Mass Storage Device Configuration
2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
2.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.5APM Configuration
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
2.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
2.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
2.6.3Security
Change 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
Software3 support
3.2.1Running the support CD
3.2.2Drivers menu
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
AD1888 Audio Driver and Application
Realtek RTL8100 10/100M LAN Driver
USB 2.0 Driver
3.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
Microsoft DirectX
Anti-VirusUtility
3.2.4ASUS Contact information
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