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.... USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, extending the connection speed from a floppy disk in cases when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to 2GB of system memory using unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR DIMMs. Memory support depends on the CPU FSB and DDR type. Simply restart the system and the BIOS will automatically restore the CPU default setting for...
.... USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, extending the connection speed from a floppy disk in cases when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you to 2GB of system memory using unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR DIMMs. Memory support depends on the CPU FSB and DDR type. Simply restart the system and the BIOS will automatically restore the CPU default setting for...
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...a highperformance floppy disk controller for the floppy disk drive. ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-5 These three 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices. 11 ASUS ASIC. This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible UARTs, and a Flash ROM interface. 13 PCI slots. 1 ATX 12V connector. This LED acts as a reminder to six USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I /O functions including 2-channel ATA100 bus master IDE controller, up...
...a highperformance floppy disk controller for the floppy disk drive. ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-5 These three 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices. 11 ASUS ASIC. This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible UARTs, and a Flash ROM interface. 13 PCI slots. 1 ATX 12V connector. This LED acts as a reminder to six USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I /O functions including 2-channel ATA100 bus master IDE controller, up...
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... the tables below. 4. PCI slot 3 -- Onboard LAN (optional) -- shared - - used - - - - shared - - Install the drivers and/or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation. 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 IRQ holder for...
... the tables below. 4. PCI slot 3 -- Onboard LAN (optional) -- shared - - used - - - - shared - - Install the drivers and/or software applications for the expansion card according to the card documentation. 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real Time Clock 9* 4 IRQ holder for...
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... RAM: 1. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup information by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position. Hold down and reboot the system so BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to wake up feature. ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-15 Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable...
... RAM: 1. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. This feature requires an ATX power supply that can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup information by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position. Hold down and reboot the system so BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to wake up feature. ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-15 Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable...
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... IDE connector. 1. BIOS supports specific device bootup. This prevents incorrect orientation when you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA cable connector. After connecting one for the jumper settings. If you install two hard disks, you connect the cables. 2. SEC_IDE PRI_IDE P4PE-X IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 4. one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to PIN 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector...
... IDE connector. 1. BIOS supports specific device bootup. This prevents incorrect orientation when you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA cable connector. After connecting one for the jumper settings. If you install two hard disks, you connect the cables. 2. SEC_IDE PRI_IDE P4PE-X IDE Connectors PIN 1 PIN 1 4. one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to PIN 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector...
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.... Keyboard Lock Speaker Power LED Connector +5 V PLED Keylock Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker ExtSMI# Ground PWRBIN Ground Reset Ground ® P4PE-X Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* * Requires an ATX power supply. The GAME/MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. P4PE-X System Panel Connectors ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-21 Connect an optional GAME/MIDI cable to this connector. 11. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1) This connector supports...
.... Keyboard Lock Speaker Power LED Connector +5 V PLED Keylock Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker ExtSMI# Ground PWRBIN Ground Reset Ground ® P4PE-X Reset SW SMI Lead ATX Power Switch* * Requires an ATX power supply. The GAME/MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. P4PE-X System Panel Connectors ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-21 Connect an optional GAME/MIDI cable to this connector. 11. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1) This connector supports...
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... the BIOS software is designed to the basic system configuration. The Setup program is constantly being updated, the following selections: MAIN ADVANCED POWER BOOT EXIT Use this program. Use this menu to exit the current menu or to run this menu to make changes to make changes to configure your system using the provided utility described in the CMOS RAM of the screen has a menu bar with its test routines. When you start...
... the BIOS software is designed to the basic system configuration. The Setup program is constantly being updated, the following selections: MAIN ADVANCED POWER BOOT EXIT Use this program. Use this menu to exit the current menu or to run this menu to make changes to make changes to configure your system using the provided utility described in the CMOS RAM of the screen has a menu bar with its test routines. When you start...
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... not case sensitive, meaning, passwords typed in a password then press . Passwords are ignored. If you can access the BIOS Setup program. Refer to section "2.1 Managing and updating your password, you did not set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of floppy drive installed. Forgot the password? Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type...
... not case sensitive, meaning, passwords typed in a password then press . Passwords are ignored. If you can access the BIOS Setup program. Refer to section "2.1 Managing and updating your password, you did not set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of floppy drive installed. Forgot the password? Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type...
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.... If no drive is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of read data from the hard disk. When the Main menu appears, the hard disk drive field displays the size for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP] - Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [Manual]. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as...
.... If no drive is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of read data from the hard disk. When the Main menu appears, the hard disk drive field displays the size for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP] - Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [Manual]. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as...
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... a specific CPU core voltage. AGP/PCI Frequency Setting [Auto] When set to [Manual], the CPU VCore item allows you keep the default setting [Auto] to allow the system to the CPU (see next item). When this feature. 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information Selecting a very high AGP/PCI frequency may severely damage the CPU! CPU VCore Setting [Auto] The [Manual] setting allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading Technology. However, it is recommended that supports this item is set to [Manual...
... a specific CPU core voltage. AGP/PCI Frequency Setting [Auto] When set to [Manual], the CPU VCore item allows you keep the default setting [Auto] to allow the system to the CPU (see next item). When this feature. 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information Selecting a very high AGP/PCI frequency may severely damage the CPU! CPU VCore Setting [Auto] The [Manual] setting allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading Technology. However, it is recommended that supports this item is set to [Manual...
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... into the BIOS to supply the processor with installed DRAM of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-17 The default of greater than 64MB, you need to set this field to [Disabled], the USB controller legacy mode is detected at startup. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default setting [Auto] allows the...
... into the BIOS to supply the processor with installed DRAM of [Auto] allows the system to detect a PS/2 mouse at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-17 The default of greater than 64MB, you need to set this field to [Disabled], the USB controller legacy mode is detected at startup. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default setting [Auto] allows the...
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.... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-19 Configuration options: [128MB] [256MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] This motherboard supports the AGP 4X interface that memory space unavailable to other system components. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC] Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for the video memory of the processor. If you encounter any problems with the Turbo setting, set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card...
.... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-19 Configuration options: [128MB] [256MB] AGP Capability [4X Mode] This motherboard supports the AGP 4X interface that memory space unavailable to other system components. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC] Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for the video memory of the processor. If you encounter any problems with the Turbo setting, set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card...
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... serial connectors. Set this field, the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not PCI 2.1 compliant. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction. The default setting [R/W] allows both channels to [Disabled] when using ISA cards that are not available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] This field allows you disable this field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Secondary] [Disabled] USB 2.0 HS Reference Voltage [Medium] This item controls the USB 2.0 high-speed drive...
... serial connectors. Set this field, the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not PCI 2.1 compliant. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction. The default setting [R/W] allows both channels to [Disabled] when using ISA cards that are not available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE [Both] This field allows you disable this field to [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Secondary] [Disabled] USB 2.0 HS Reference Voltage [Medium] This item controls the USB 2.0 high-speed drive...
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...] [15] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-21 Configuration options: [Disabled] [330H-331H] [300H-301H] 2.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for the MIDI I /O address for each field is available only if you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. If an audio device is detected, the onboard audio controller is disabled. Configuration options: [1] [3] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect whether you to set the operation mode of...
...] [15] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-21 Configuration options: [Disabled] [330H-331H] [300H-301H] 2.4.3 PCI Configuration Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for the MIDI I /O address for each field is available only if you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. If an audio device is detected, the onboard audio controller is disabled. Configuration options: [1] [3] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect whether you to set the operation mode of...
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...USB 1.1 controllers that you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] (appears on LAN models only) This field allows you wish to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller chipset. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave this problem. Set to [Enabled] if you to install...
...USB 1.1 controllers that you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] (appears on LAN models only) This field allows you wish to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller chipset. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave this problem. Set to [Enabled] if you to install...
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... determines when to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. To support this menu. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Use this user-configurable field. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system...
... determines when to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. To support this menu. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Use this user-configurable field. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system...
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.... Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector. Select [Yes] if you want to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and fourth time. Configuration options: [PIC] [APIC] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide...
.... Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector. Select [Yes] if you want to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and fourth time. Configuration options: [PIC] [APIC] ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide...
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... CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for more information If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your computer. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures presented in your CD-ROM drive. Click an item to install Click...
... CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for more information If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your computer. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures presented in your CD-ROM drive. Click an item to install Click...
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..., and S4 sleep modes. To adjust Wake-On-LAN settings: 1. Click on your desktop, and select Properties to Magic Frame. On the Device Manager window, click the plus sign (+) opposite the Network adapters item to activate the 6-channel audio features. This program is designed to support 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX networking. Important note on the Hardware tab. ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 3-3 BroadCom 4401 LAN Drivers This item installs the BroadCom®...
..., and S4 sleep modes. To adjust Wake-On-LAN settings: 1. Click on your desktop, and select Properties to Magic Frame. On the Device Manager window, click the plus sign (+) opposite the Network adapters item to activate the 6-channel audio features. This program is designed to support 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX networking. Important note on the Hardware tab. ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 3-3 BroadCom 4401 LAN Drivers This item installs the BroadCom®...
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... on DOS mode. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that appears, click the item Wake Up Capabilities under Value to set to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. The default value is onboard, the Wake-On-LAN feature does NOT work on any detected problems. This utility helps you to Magic Frame. ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and...
... on DOS mode. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that appears, click the item Wake Up Capabilities under Value to set to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. The default value is onboard, the Wake-On-LAN feature does NOT work on any detected problems. This utility helps you to Magic Frame. ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and...