Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide
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... PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 VGA1 USB1 USB2 USBPW12 USBPW34 USB2.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 Top: RJ-45 ATX12V1 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In Intel 865G Memory Controller Hub Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) Intel Lan 82562EZ (10/100Nbps) IAPANEL1 CD1 AUX1 AD1980 CODEC MDC1 SPDIF1 PCI1 PCI2 SB_PWR1 PCI3 USB56 ® Intel...
... PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 VGA1 USB1 USB2 USBPW12 USBPW34 USB2.0 T: USB3 B: USB4 Top: RJ-45 ATX12V1 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In Intel 865G Memory Controller Hub Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP1) Intel Lan 82562EZ (10/100Nbps) IAPANEL1 CD1 AUX1 AD1980 CODEC MDC1 SPDIF1 PCI1 PCI2 SB_PWR1 PCI3 USB56 ® Intel...
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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii P4S8X-MX specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Overview 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory 1-14 1.7.1 Overview 1-14 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-14 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-16...
Contents Notices vi Safety information vii P4S8X-MX specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Overview 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory 1-14 1.7.1 Overview 1-14 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-14 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-16...
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viii P4S8X-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage Audio LAN Overclocking USB Special features Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron processors Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading ... by default. 2. When using an FSB533 CPU with 400 MHz DDR memory, the motherboard runs at FSB800 when in overclock mode. ** 1. When using an FSB800 CPU with FSB ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2™ (continued on the next page) * The motherboard runs...
viii P4S8X-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Graphics Storage Audio LAN Overclocking USB Special features Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron processors Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading ... by default. 2. When using an FSB533 CPU with 400 MHz DDR memory, the motherboard runs at FSB800 when in overclock mode. ** 1. When using an FSB800 CPU with FSB ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS MyLogo2™ (continued on the next page) * The motherboard runs...
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...motherboards! The SiS964 provides 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction The SiS661GX chipset provides a high performance host interface for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P4S8X-MX motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable Floppy disk ...above items is the SiS661GX/964 chipset that smartly manages data streams between peripherals, core logic chipsets, front side bus, memory and graphic interfaces. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in this motherboard is damaged...
...motherboards! The SiS964 provides 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction The SiS661GX chipset provides a high performance host interface for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P4S8X-MX motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable Floppy disk ...above items is the SiS661GX/964 chipset that smartly manages data streams between peripherals, core logic chipsets, front side bus, memory and graphic interfaces. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in this motherboard is damaged...
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... SiS964 interconnects with the Northbridge at 32 bpp. Real256E integrated graphics Embedded in graphic engine and the northbridge memory controller. This technology boosts VGA throughput to up to 3.2 GB/s to bring clearer and sharper images for...memory. See page 1-24. Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller Onboard is the SiS Real256E integrated graphics with a 256-bit 3D engine and 2D graphics accelerator with the SiS964 southbridge LAN controller to fully support 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet networking. See page 1-15 for your multimedia and graphic-intensive applications. ASUS P4S8X-MX...
... SiS964 interconnects with the Northbridge at 32 bpp. Real256E integrated graphics Embedded in graphic engine and the northbridge memory controller. This technology boosts VGA throughput to up to 3.2 GB/s to bring clearer and sharper images for...memory. See page 1-24. Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN controller Onboard is the SiS Real256E integrated graphics with a 256-bit 3D engine and 2D graphics accelerator with the SiS964 southbridge LAN controller to fully support 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet networking. See page 1-15 for your multimedia and graphic-intensive applications. ASUS P4S8X-MX...
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... figure illustrates the location of the sockets: P4S8X-MX 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. • Installing ... the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR Qualified Vendors List (QVL). DIMM1 DIMM2 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 80 Pins 104 Pins P4S8X-MX 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with...
... figure illustrates the location of the sockets: P4S8X-MX 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. • Installing ... the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR Qualified Vendors List (QVL). DIMM1 DIMM2 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 80 Pins 104 Pins P4S8X-MX 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with...
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...; Legend: S S - supports one pair of modules inserted into both slots as one module inserted into either slot, in a Single-channel memory configuration. Double Sided C L - SS 256 MB CORSAIR VS256MB400 Value Select SS 512 MB CORSAIR VS512MB400 Value Select DS 256 MB CORSAIR CMX256A-...memory, the motherboard runs at 333 MHz by default. 2. When using an FSB533 CPU with 400 MHz DDR memory, the motherboard runs at 400 MHz. DDR400* Qualified Vendors List DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component CL A B 256 MB CORSAIR CMX256A-3200LL DDR400 - ASUS P4S8X-MX...
...; Legend: S S - supports one pair of modules inserted into both slots as one module inserted into either slot, in a Single-channel memory configuration. Double Sided C L - SS 256 MB CORSAIR VS256MB400 Value Select SS 512 MB CORSAIR VS512MB400 Value Select DS 256 MB CORSAIR CMX256A-...memory, the motherboard runs at 333 MHz by default. 2. When using an FSB533 CPU with 400 MHz DDR memory, the motherboard runs at 400 MHz. DDR400* Qualified Vendors List DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component CL A B 256 MB CORSAIR CMX256A-3200LL DDR400 - ASUS P4S8X-MX...
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... jumper default position. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Remove the onboard battery. 3. P4S8X-MX P4S8X-MX Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 12 23 Clear CMOS Normal (Default) You do not need to clear...
... jumper default position. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Remove the onboard battery. 3. P4S8X-MX P4S8X-MX Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 12 23 Clear CMOS Normal (Default) You do not need to clear...
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... Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. AMIBIOS Version : 0106 Build Date : 03/10/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2.04GHz : 2400 MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 224MB 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Native Mode] [Raid Mode] 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you to enable the RAID function. Configuration...
... Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. AMIBIOS Version : 0106 Build Date : 03/10/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2.04GHz : 2400 MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 224MB 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Native Mode] [Raid Mode] 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you to enable the RAID function. Configuration...
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System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction. JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Adjust system frequency/voltage. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. ASUS P4S8X-MX 2-17 AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction. JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Adjust system frequency/voltage. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. ASUS P4S8X-MX 2-17 AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
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... 1T/2T Select DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Precharge Delay DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge Graphic Win Size AGP Fast Write Control Share Memory Size [PCI] [Auto] [By SPD] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [ 64MB] [Disabled] [ 32MB] Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI] Allows selection of the graphics controller...1T/2T Select [Auto] Allows you to set the Channel MA 1T or 2T setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [3T] [2T] [4T] [5T] ASUS P4S8X-MX 2-21 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.
... 1T/2T Select DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Precharge Delay DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay DRAM RAS# Precharge Graphic Win Size AGP Fast Write Control Share Memory Size [PCI] [Auto] [By SPD] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [ 64MB] [Disabled] [ 32MB] Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI] Allows selection of the graphics controller...1T/2T Select [Auto] Allows you to set the Channel MA 1T or 2T setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [3T] [2T] [4T] [5T] ASUS P4S8X-MX 2-21 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu.
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...] 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Share Memory Size [32MB] Sets the share memory size. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to select the size of mapped... memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [Auto] [3T] [2T] [4T] [5T] Graphics Win Size [64MB] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard ...
...] 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Share Memory Size [32MB] Sets the share memory size. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to select the size of mapped... memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [Auto] [3T] [2T] [4T] [5T] Graphics Win Size [64MB] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard ...
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... the advanced settings for boot. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for the PCI device latency timer register. When set to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating system configures...
... the advanced settings for boot. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for the PCI device latency timer register. When set to [Yes] and if you installed a Plug & Play operating system, the operating system configures...