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...Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page. 3. Replace the system cover. 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for later use . ASUS P4S8X-MX 1-17 Make sure to the tables on... the slot. 5. See Chapter 2 for the expansion card. Keep the screw for the card. 2. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you may cause you intend to use . 4. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Install the software drivers ...
...Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page. 3. Replace the system cover. 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for later use . ASUS P4S8X-MX 1-17 Make sure to the tables on... the slot. 5. See Chapter 2 for the expansion card. Keep the screw for the card. 2. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you may cause you intend to use . 4. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Install the software drivers ...
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...for ISA or PCI devices. used - - - H used C D E shared - - - When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments; F - - - - - otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups...PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 AGP slot Onboard USB controller 1 Onboard USB controller 2 Onboard USB controller 3 Onboard USB 2.0 ...
...for ISA or PCI devices. used - - - H used C D E shared - - - When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments; F - - - - - otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups...PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 AGP slot Onboard USB controller 1 Onboard USB controller 2 Onboard USB controller 3 Onboard USB 2.0 ...
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...for creating a RAID driver disk. • Install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before using the Serial ATA connectors. Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors Connector SATA1 SATA2 Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data disk ASUS P4S8X-MX 1-27 Refer to ...page 2-16 for the BIOS setting and page 3-18 for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These connectors are not available in this motherboard. • Make sure to 150 MB...
...for creating a RAID driver disk. • Install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before using the Serial ATA connectors. Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors Connector SATA1 SATA2 Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data disk ASUS P4S8X-MX 1-27 Refer to ...page 2-16 for the BIOS setting and page 3-18 for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These connectors are not available in this motherboard. • Make sure to 150 MB...
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... Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for better compatibility and system stability. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at any time without notice. The CD...
... Windows® 2000/2003 Server/XP operating systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for better compatibility and system stability. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at any time without notice. The CD...
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... and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in healthy operating condition. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you keep your computer in a Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet ... drivers option may not be the same for the onboard SiS PCI LAN controller. SiS PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Installs the driver for different operating system versions. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. USB 2.0 Driver ...
... and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in healthy operating condition. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you keep your computer in a Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet ... drivers option may not be the same for the onboard SiS PCI LAN controller. SiS PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Installs the driver for different operating system versions. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. USB 2.0 Driver ...
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... protection and increases fault tolerance to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as a single disk on each drive. ... of the data in the other RAID performance benefits. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. J B O D (Spanning) stands for J u s t a B u n c h o f D i s k s and refers to the entire system. If you want ...
... protection and increases fault tolerance to hard disk drives that are not yet configured as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as a single disk on each drive. ... of the data in the other RAID performance benefits. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks To install the SATA hard disks for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. J B O D (Spanning) stands for J u s t a B u n c h o f D i s k s and refers to the entire system. If you want ...
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...Use the support CD that came with the motherboard package to complete the process. 7. Boot your computer and insert the support CD into the floppy drive then press . 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to ... prompt Please choose 1 ~ 3:_ 4. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 2. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the installation. 3-18 Chapter 3: Software support During the OS installation,...
...Use the support CD that came with the motherboard package to complete the process. 7. Boot your computer and insert the support CD into the floppy drive then press . 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to ... prompt Please choose 1 ~ 3:_ 4. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 2. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the installation. 3-18 Chapter 3: Software support During the OS installation,...