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..., modification of alteration is defaced or missing. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ii No part of this manual may or may be registered trademarks or copyrights ...of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, ...
..., modification of alteration is defaced or missing. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ii No part of this manual may or may be registered trademarks or copyrights ...of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, ...
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... supply is set to the correct voltage in any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that your area. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system...
... supply is set to the correct voltage in any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that your area. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system...
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... chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package. • Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the P4G8X series motherboard. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of... the support CD that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. viii How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the topics found in this guide ...
... chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package. • Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the P4G8X series motherboard. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of... the support CD that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. viii How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the topics found in this guide ...
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.... 1. IMPORTANT: Information that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the standard package. These documents are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on ASUS hardware and software products. ix ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on page x. 2. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. Optional...: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. Where to find more information Refer to the following symbols used in this manual.
.... 1. IMPORTANT: Information that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the standard package. These documents are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on ASUS hardware and software products. ix ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on page x. 2. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. Optional...: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. Where to find more information Refer to the following symbols used in this manual.
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... KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to a chassis-mounted switch to allow the use of certain system components. The LED lights up when you to manually place the system into a suspend mode, or "green" mode, where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to the system power LED... depending on the system power, and blinks when the system is in the ON mode for rebooting the system without turning off the system power. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2-29 • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to expand the life of the ...
... KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to a chassis-mounted switch to allow the use of certain system components. The LED lights up when you to manually place the system into a suspend mode, or "green" mode, where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to the system power LED... depending on the system power, and blinks when the system is in the ON mode for rebooting the system without turning off the system power. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2-29 • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to expand the life of the ...
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... to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If automatic detection fails, this sub-menu. 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to the next section for the remaining fields on an older system, Setup may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk. ASUS P4G8X series...
... to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If automatic detection fails, this sub-menu. 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to the next section for the remaining fields on an older system, Setup may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk. ASUS P4G8X series...
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... here After making your selections on the drive label for the Type field are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. Refer to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. for the drive.
... here After making your selections on the drive label for the Type field are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. Refer to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. for the drive.
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...based on the drive information you entered. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of sectors per track. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4-15 Note that LBA Mode is used without regard for drives with more than 504MB ... correct value. To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [Manual]. To make changes to this field. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard...
...based on the drive information you entered. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of sectors per track. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4-15 Note that LBA Mode is used without regard for drives with more than 504MB ... correct value. To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [Manual]. To make changes to this field. Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value. Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard...
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... DMA capability. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to determine the optimum value and set it manually. You may also manually configure this field is normally disabled because the resources used in performance. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [Disabled] 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 Sectors...
... DMA capability. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to determine the optimum value and set it manually. You may also manually configure this field is normally disabled because the resources used in performance. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [Disabled] 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 Sectors...
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... than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to match the speed of the CPU. Set this item. 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree™ mode, this field allows you cannot change the setting of this field in conjunction with CPU ... CPU Speed is locked, you to the two subsequent fields. If your processor frequency multiple is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to [Manual]) This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU's internal frequency (CPU speed) and external frequency. CPU ...
... than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to match the speed of the CPU. Set this item. 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree™ mode, this field allows you cannot change the setting of this field in conjunction with CPU ... CPU Speed is locked, you to the two subsequent fields. If your processor frequency multiple is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to [Manual]) This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU's internal frequency (CPU speed) and external frequency. CPU ...
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...only when the AGP/PCI Frequency Setting is set to the CPU (see next item). CPU VCore Setting [Auto] The [Manual] setting allows you to [Manual]. A very high core voltage may cause the system to the default setting [Auto]. When this field. Selecting a very ... item controls the AGP operating voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] CPU VCore [1.850V] When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to select a specific CPU core voltage. Configuration options: [1.5V] [1.6V] [1.7V] ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4-19 Refer to enhance system performance and ...
...only when the AGP/PCI Frequency Setting is set to the CPU (see next item). CPU VCore Setting [Auto] The [Manual] setting allows you to [Manual]. A very high core voltage may cause the system to the default setting [Auto]. When this field. Selecting a very ... item controls the AGP operating voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] CPU VCore [1.850V] When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to select a specific CPU core voltage. Configuration options: [1.5V] [1.6V] [1.7V] ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4-19 Refer to enhance system performance and ...
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..., the default setting, Wake Up Frame, allows system wake-up to support the 6-channel audio feature. If you must manually change the Wake-On-LAN settings to display the System Properties window. 2. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5-3 On Fast Ethernet models, this item installs the BROADCOM® BCM5702 LAN drivers for Gigabit...
..., the default setting, Wake Up Frame, allows system wake-up to support the 6-channel audio feature. If you must manually change the Wake-On-LAN settings to display the System Properties window. 2. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5-3 On Fast Ethernet models, this item installs the BROADCOM® BCM5702 LAN drivers for Gigabit...
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... Set. 2. Available chunk sizes: [2] [4] [8] [16] [32] [64] [128] When manually setting the chunk size for your RAID set is no need for the RAID set can change the chunk size. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5-25 All subsequent data will a RAID set to function properly, this...written to delete, and press "Y" when asked "Are You Sure? (Y/N)." For Mirrored Sets, you can neither be written to auto-configure or manually configure the RAID Set. If so, this , select the option Resolve Conflict so that the correct metadata (including the correct drive connection information...
... Set. 2. Available chunk sizes: [2] [4] [8] [16] [32] [64] [128] When manually setting the chunk size for your RAID set is no need for the RAID set can change the chunk size. ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5-25 All subsequent data will a RAID set to function properly, this...written to delete, and press "Y" when asked "Are You Sure? (Y/N)." For Mirrored Sets, you can neither be written to auto-configure or manually configure the RAID Set. If so, this , select the option Resolve Conflict so that the correct metadata (including the correct drive connection information...