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... 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No 2-26 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 2-26 2.5.5 BIOS -> AML ACPI Table [Enabled 2-26 2.5.6 Advanced Power Management (APM) Configuration .... 2-27 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor 2-29 2.6 Boot menu 2-30 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-30 2.6.2 Removable Drives 2-31 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration 2-31 2.6.4 Security 2-33 2.7 Exit menu 2-35 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Install an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information...
... 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No 2-26 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 2-26 2.5.5 BIOS -> AML ACPI Table [Enabled 2-26 2.5.6 Advanced Power Management (APM) Configuration .... 2-27 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor 2-29 2.6 Boot menu 2-30 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-30 2.6.2 Removable Drives 2-31 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration 2-31 2.6.4 Security 2-33 2.7 Exit menu 2-35 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Install an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information...
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...never remove the cap on pins 1-2 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to overclocking. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to default values. Hold down and reboot the system so BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, ... by the onboard button cell battery. For system failure due to pins 1-2. The RAM data in CMOS. Keep the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 1-17 Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (default) to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. 1.11 Jumpers 1. Turn...
...never remove the cap on pins 1-2 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the cap back to overclocking. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to default values. Hold down and reboot the system so BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, ... by the onboard button cell battery. For system failure due to pins 1-2. The RAM data in CMOS. Keep the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 1-17 Move the jumper cap from pins 2-3 (default) to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. 1.11 Jumpers 1. Turn...
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..."P4P800SS.ROM". • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you copied to complete the process. 2. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for your BIOS • The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the root directory of... the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in the future. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. c. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Boot the system from the support CD to Settings, then click on Control Panel. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy...
..."P4P800SS.ROM". • Copy the original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you copied to complete the process. 2. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for your BIOS • The original BIOS file for this motherboard is in the root directory of... the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in the future. 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. c. Insert a 1.44 MB floppy disk when prompted. Boot the system from the support CD to Settings, then click on Control Panel. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy...
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All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Reading file ..... Reboot the system from the hard disk. Reading file ..... ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-3 done Erasing flash .... What you see on the screen is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP4P800SS.rom AMI ... Firmware Update Utility - done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS information on your screen may cause system boot failure!
All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Reading file ..... Reboot the system from the hard disk. Reading file ..... ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-3 done Erasing flash .... What you see on the screen is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. A:\>afudos /iP4P800SS.rom AMI ... Firmware Update Utility - done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) Verifying flash .. Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS information on your screen may cause system boot failure!
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Starting BIOS recovery... Doing so may cause system boot failure! Checking for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as "P4P800SS.ROM". 4. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-5 The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is no floppy disk found in the floppy ..., load the setup default in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk. 2. Reboot the system. 3. Checking for floppy...
Starting BIOS recovery... Doing so may cause system boot failure! Checking for your motherboard and rename the downloaded file as "P4P800SS.ROM". 4. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-5 The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS firmware so it is no floppy disk found in the floppy ..., load the setup default in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for floppy... Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk. 2. Reboot the system. 3. Checking for floppy...
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.... Checking for floppy... 3. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! See section "2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk." Boot the system. 2. Insert a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted.... disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you may cause system boot failure! 4. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. When a...
.... Checking for floppy... 3. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! See section "2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk." Boot the system. 2. Insert a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboard fails or gets corrupted.... disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceeding with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you may cause system boot failure! 4. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... When the BIOS update process is detected, the following screen message appears. When a...
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Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Start flashing... The recovered BIOS may cause system boot failure! 4. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-7 Checking for CD-ROM... Bad BIOS checksum. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot the system. Starting BIOS recovery... Reading file...
Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for floppy... Start flashing... The recovered BIOS may cause system boot failure! 4. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-7 Checking for CD-ROM... Bad BIOS checksum. Visit ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. When a corrupted BIOS is complete, reboot the system. Starting BIOS recovery... Reading file...
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Select Screen Select Item +- ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-9 Some of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that ...Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit For changing the basic system configuration For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power ...management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu ...
Select Screen Select Item +- ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-9 Some of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that ...Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main Advanced Power Boot Exit For changing the basic system configuration For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power ...management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For selecting the exit options and loading default settings To select an item on the menu ...
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...3.5 in] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master IDE Configuration System Information :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] The other items on the screen. To display the sub-menu, ... window Select a menu item then press Enter to configure system time. configurable, you may cause system to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. Main menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display...
...3.5 in] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Third IDE Master Fourth IDE Master IDE Configuration System Information :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] The other items on the screen. To display the sub-menu, ... window Select a menu item then press Enter to configure system time. configurable, you may cause system to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. Main menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display...
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...onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Allows you to detect whether you to use as primary boot device. Configuration options: [AGP/PCI] [PCI/AGP] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Allows you are using any audio device. Configuration...: [Disabled] [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Configuration options: [1.1] [1.4] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC'97 Audio OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game/MIDI Port [Auto] [Enabled...
...onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Allows you to detect whether you to use as primary boot device. Configuration options: [AGP/PCI] [PCI/AGP] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Allows you are using any audio device. Configuration...: [Disabled] [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Configuration options: [1.1] [1.4] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC'97 Audio OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port1 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game/MIDI Port [Auto] [Enabled...
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...] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [200/300] [200/330] [208/300] [208/330] ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-21 This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard...: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Allows you to select the Game Port address or to select the Parallel Port mode. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to Enabled.
...] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [200/300] [200/330] [208/300] [208/330] ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-21 This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard...: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Allows you to select the Game Port address or to select the Parallel Port mode. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to Enabled.
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... and Exit ESC Exit Plug and Play O/S [No] When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for boot. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to select the value in the system. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [... configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for the PCI device latency timer register. Take caution when changing the settings of PCI clocks for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Yes] and if you ...
... and Exit ESC Exit Plug and Play O/S [No] When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for boot. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to select the value in the system. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [... configure Plug and Play (PnP) devices not required for the PCI device latency timer register. Take caution when changing the settings of PCI clocks for boot if your system has a Plug and Play operating system. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] When set to [Yes] and if you ...
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.... The Device and Emulation Type items appear only when there are installed USB devices. 2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS information USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to boot as hard drives. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to Auto...
.... The Device and Emulation Type items appear only when there are installed USB devices. 2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS information USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to boot as hard drives. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to Auto...
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.... Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. Select an item then press Enter to change the APIC support settings after OS installation, otherwise, a system boot failure may occur. 2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information
.... Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. Select an item then press Enter to change the APIC support settings after OS installation, otherwise, a system boot failure may occur. 2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information
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... the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the corresponding type menu. Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the system. Select...F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIV] [PM-ST320413A] [PS-ASUS CD-S340] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the...
... the screen depends on the the number of devices installed in the corresponding type menu. Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the system. Select...F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIV] [PM-ST320413A] [PS-ASUS CD-S340] Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices. 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the...
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... type menu. This will decrease the time needed to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-31 Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo Add On ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Typematic Rate...
... type menu. This will decrease the time needed to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-31 Configuration options: [xxxxx Drive] [Disabled] 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Full Screen Logo Add On ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Typematic Rate...
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... Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled] if you wish to enable or disable support for option ROM. Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast] Boot to OS/2 [No] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to specify...Allows you to Enabled, the system waits for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Typematic Rate [Fast] Allows you to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for PS/2 mouse. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit ...
... Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled] if you wish to enable or disable support for option ROM. Configuration options: [Slow] [Fast] Boot to OS/2 [No] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to specify...Allows you to Enabled, the system waits for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Typematic Rate [Fast] Allows you to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for PS/2 mouse. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit ...
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Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Not Installed Not Installed [Disabled] to change the supervisor password. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Change ... RAM. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-33 After you have set a password, this item to set or change password. 2.6.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change...
Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password Boot Sector Virus Protection Not Installed Not Installed [Disabled] to change the supervisor password. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Change ... RAM. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. The Supervisor Password item now shows Installed. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-33 After you have set a password, this item to set or change password. 2.6.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change...
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... allow you to any field. Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Boot Sector Virus Protection Installed Not Installed [Full Access] [Setup] [Disabled] to change to change other security settings. Change User Password Select this item shows Installed...
... allow you to any field. Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password Change Supervisor Password User Access Level Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check Boot Sector Virus Protection Installed Not Installed [Full Access] [Setup] [Disabled] to change to change other security settings. Change User Password Select this item shows Installed...
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...the BIOS items. Exit Options Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-35 Password Check [Setup] When set to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Pressing does not... if you selected are finished making your changes to load the optimal or failsafe default values for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Select one of the options from this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you wish to exit. Exit ...
...the BIOS items. Exit Options Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes. ASUS P4P800S SE motherboard user guide 2-35 Password Check [Setup] When set to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Pressing does not... if you selected are finished making your changes to load the optimal or failsafe default values for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Select one of the options from this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you wish to exit. Exit ...