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... Information vi About This Guide vii P4V8X-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 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 11.4 Before You Proceed 1-4 1.5 Motherboard Overview 1-5 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-5 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-6 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.6.1 Overview 1-7 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.7 System Memory 1-9 1.7.1 Overview 1-9 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-9 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM...
... Information vi About This Guide vii P4V8X-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 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 11.4 Before You Proceed 1-4 1.5 Motherboard Overview 1-5 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-5 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-6 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.6.1 Overview 1-7 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.7 System Memory 1-9 1.7.1 Overview 1-9 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-9 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM...
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P4V8X-MX Specifications Summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion Slots VGA Storage Audio LAN USB 2.0 ASUS Special features Overclock Features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4/ Celeron processor Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ready Supports Intel Prescott CPU ...
P4V8X-MX Specifications Summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion Slots VGA Storage Audio LAN USB 2.0 ASUS Special features Overclock Features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4/ Celeron processor Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ready Supports Intel Prescott CPU ...
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... features. Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard Cables 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Serial ATA / Power cable 1 x Floppy Disk Drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any of ... on 800Hz FSB, DDR400 memory, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, and a full-range of ASUS quality motherboards! See page 1-14 for functionality and value. AGP8X AGP8X (AGP 3.0) is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P4V8X-MX motherboard! See Page 1-7....
... features. Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P4V8X-MX motherboard Cables 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Serial ATA / Power cable 1 x Floppy Disk Drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any of ... on 800Hz FSB, DDR400 memory, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, and a full-range of ASUS quality motherboards! See page 1-14 for functionality and value. AGP8X AGP8X (AGP 3.0) is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P4V8X-MX motherboard! See Page 1-7....
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... frequency setting in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to the sockets. 1. ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard 1-9 DIMMs with a notch so that you obtain memory modules from qualified vendors. R P4V8X-MX P4V8X-MX 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install single or double-sided 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB...
... frequency setting in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to the sockets. 1. ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard 1-9 DIMMs with a notch so that you obtain memory modules from qualified vendors. R P4V8X-MX P4V8X-MX 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install single or double-sided 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB...
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... 512MB Smart U24512ADSRG6H20 N/A Smart DS D32M8XS60HBX4AMV 256MB Twinmos DDR333-256 Twinmos SS TMD7608F8E60B 256MB Twinmos M2G9108A-TT Twinmos SS TMD7608F8E501 Note: When you use 400MHz memory module, the default data of this motherboard run the efficieincy of 333MHz. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
... 512MB Smart U24512ADSRG6H20 N/A Smart DS D32M8XS60HBX4AMV 256MB Twinmos DDR333-256 Twinmos SS TMD7608F8E60B 256MB Twinmos M2G9108A-TT Twinmos SS TMD7608F8E501 Note: When you use 400MHz memory module, the default data of this motherboard run the efficieincy of 333MHz. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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... position. Clear CMOS 3 2 R CLRTC P4V8X-MX P4V8X-MX Clear RTC RAM Normal (Default) 2 1 ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard 1-15 Remove the onboard battery. 1.9 Jumpers 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. f. Please save all data before you to pins 1-2. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and...
... position. Clear CMOS 3 2 R CLRTC P4V8X-MX P4V8X-MX Clear RTC RAM Normal (Default) 2 1 ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard 1-15 Remove the onboard battery. 1.9 Jumpers 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. f. Please save all data before you to pins 1-2. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and...
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The items in this menu are auto-detected by the BIOS. AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.12 Build Date : 08/10/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel (R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz : 2400MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 256MB with 64MB shared memory AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
The items in this menu are auto-detected by the BIOS. AMIBIOS Version : 08.00.12 Build Date : 08/10/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel (R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz : 2400MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 256MB with 64MB shared memory AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
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...Interleave. DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set by the code using AUTO, or you seclect [Auto], the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. Select an item then press to Read CMD (Twtr) Write Recovery Time (Twr) DRAM ...Option DRAM Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Memory Clock can be set the DDR operating frequency. Chipset Settings DRAM Frequency DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Bank Interleave Precharge to Active(Trp) Active to Precharge...
...Interleave. DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set by the code using AUTO, or you seclect [Auto], the motherboard will detect the memory module(s) inserted and assigns appropriate frequency automatically. Select an item then press to Read CMD (Twtr) Write Recovery Time (Twr) DRAM ...Option DRAM Voltage [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [2T Command] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Memory Clock can be set the DDR operating frequency. Chipset Settings DRAM Frequency DRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Bank Interleave Precharge to Active(Trp) Active to Precharge...
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... you to select [PCI] or [AGP] as the Onboard AGP share Memory. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard 2-19 Configuration options: [Auto] [Normal] [High] Onboard AGP Share Memory [Auto] Allows you to disable or enable the feature of this feature is... set the share memory size to leave this option is set to a...
... you to select [PCI] or [AGP] as the Onboard AGP share Memory. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4V8X-MX Motherboard 2-19 Configuration options: [Auto] [Normal] [High] Onboard AGP Share Memory [Auto] Allows you to disable or enable the feature of this feature is... set the share memory size to leave this option is set to a...