SMC Networks P4B-E BIOS setup

Chapter 4

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.

BIOS setup

Contents

Page E862 First Edition October Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 4: BIOS setup Chapter 5: Software support Index Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Product introduction Page Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4B-Emotherboard ASUS P4B-Emotherboard user guide 1.3.1 Identifying the motherboard components ATX 12V connector CPU socket North bridge controller SDRAM DIMM sockets ATX power connector AGP slot Flash EEPROM South bridge controller SD and MS connectors RAID Ultra ATA/100/66/33 interfaces PCI slots Audio controller LAN controller Microphone jack Line In jack 1.3.2 Pre-installedaccessory 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology ASUS POST Reporter™ ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS MyLogo™ Digital audio interface RAID 0/RAID 1 support 1.4.2 Value-addedsolutions Overclocking ASUS iPanel support Special Card Reader support Multi-languagequick setup guide Hardware information Page 2.1.1 Placement direction 2.1.2 Screw holes Figure 2-2Motherboard Layout Chapter 2: Hardware information Page 2.4.1 Overview 2.4.2 Installing the CPU Page 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan Page 2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2.5.1 Overview 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM 2.5.4 Removing a DIMM 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.6.3 PCI slots 2.6.4 AGP slot 2.6.5 CNR slot 1.JumperFree™ mode (JEN) 2.CPU Core:Bus frequency multiple (Switches 1-4) 3.CPU frequency selection (Switches 5-9) 4.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWR01, USBPWR23) Figure 2-25USB Device Wake-upSettings 5.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 6.Speaker selector (3-pinSPEECH) (on audio models only) Figure 2-27Speaker Selection Settings 7.Bass/Center setting (3-pinBCS1, BCS2) 8.USB port selection (3-pinCNRUSB0, CNRUSB1) Figure 2-29USB Port Selection 9.RAID selection (3-pinRAID_SEL) (on RAID models only) RAID Selection 10.RAID IDE settings (3-pinRAID_EN) (on RAID models only) RAID Settings 11.VCORE over-voltage(OVER_VOLT) Figure 2-32CPU Core Voltage Settings 12.LAN setting (3-pinLAN_EN) (on LAN models only) LAN Settings 13.Clear RTC RAM (CLR_CMOS) 1.Hard disk activity LED (2-pinHDLED) 2.Primary/Secondary IDE connectors (40-1pin IDE1/IDE2) 3.RAID ATA/100/66/33 connectors (40-1pin RAID_IDE1, RAID_IDE2) 4.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) 5.Chassis open alarm lead (4-1pin CHAS1) 6.CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN) 7.USB Header (10-1pin USB23) 8.ASUS EZ Plug™ and power connectors (20-pinATXPWR, 4-pinATX 12V, 4-pinAUX+12V) 9.Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD, AUX, MODEM) (on audio models only) Figure 2-43Internal Audio Connectors 10.Internal microphone connector (3-pinINT_MIC) (on audio models only) Figure 2-44Internal Microphone Connector 11.Headphone true-levelline out connector (3-pinHPHONE) (on audio models only) Figure 2-45Headphone True-levelLine Out Connector 12.Digital audio connector (6-1pin SPDIF_C) (on audio models only) Figure 2-46Digital Audio Connector 13.ASUS iPanel connector (24-1pin AFPANEL) 14.ASUS iPanel audio connector (10-1pin AAPANEL) (optional) 15.Smart Card Reader connector (14-1pin SMARTCON) (optional) 16.SD and MS connectors (10-pinSD, MS) 17.Infrared module connector (5-1pin IR_CON) UART2 Use Standard Infrared 18.Power supply thermal connector (2-pinTRPWR) 19.System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System Power LED Lead (3-1pin PWRLED) •Keyboard Lock Lead (2-pinKEYLOCK) •System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pinSPEAKER) •System Message LED Lead (2-pinMSGLED) •ATX Power Switch / Soft-OffSwitch Lead (2-pinPWRSW) •Reset Switch Lead (2-pinRESET) Powering up Page Award BIOS Beep Codes POST Message Action Chapter 3: Powering up Page Page BIOS setup Page 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures Page Page 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar 4.2.2 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] 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] [User Type HDD] Translation Method [LBA] Cylinders Head Sector CHS Capacity SMART Monitoring [Disabled] PIO Mode [4] Ultra DMA Mode [Disabled] 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] Keyboard Auto-RepeatRate [6/Sec] Keyboard Auto-RepeatDelay [1/4 Sec] Language [English] Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] A note about passwords Forgot the password Halt On [All Errors] CPU Speed [Manual] CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) CPU Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto] CPU VCore Setting [Auto] CPU VCore [1.750V] CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency [3T] SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay [3T] SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T] SDRAM Active Precharge Delay [6T] Optimization Mode [Normal] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] Video Memory Cache Mode [UC] Memory Hole At 15M-16M[Disabled] 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] UART2 Use As [COM Port] Onboard Parallel Port [378H/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] ECP DMA Select [3] Onboard Card Reader Type [Disabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] 4.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] USB Function [Both] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard ATA Device First [Yes] 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] Suspend Mode [Disabled] 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] Wake/Power Up On Ext. Modem [Disabled] Power Up On PCI Card [Disabled] Power Up On USB [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] Power Fan Speed Boot Sequence Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Plug & Play O/S [No] Reset Configuration Data [No] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] Exit Saving Changes Exit Discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Software support Page 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5.2.2 Main menu 5.2.3 Software menu ASUS Update Intel® LDCM Administrator Setup Intel® LDCM Client Setup ASUS BIOS Flash Utility ASUS PC Probe Winbond Voice Editor Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications 5.2.4 Drivers menu INF Driver Intel® Application Accelerator LAN (optional) Audio Smart Card Reader RAID Winbond Memory Stick Storage Device Driver 5.2.5 DOS Utilities menu 5.2.6 ASUS Contact Information 5.2.7 Other information Motherboard Info Browse this CD Technical Support Form Readme 5.3.1 ASUS Update 5.3.2 ASUS MyLogo™ Page 5.3.3 Personalized Boot Logo 5.3.4 Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Playing the default wave files Changing the default language Customizing your POST messages Page 5.3.5 Multi-ChannelAudio Feature Setting the C-MediaAudio Mixer Running the C-MediaAudio Demo Program Connector Settings and Functions Page Page Page Page Index