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Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode Smart Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2-11
Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode Smart Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] Select the type of device connected to the system. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2-11
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... utility - The CPU features the Intel HyperThreading Technology and a new power design that allows up to buy a replacement ROM chip. The motherboard will also support the next generation Intel Prescott CPU. The SATA specification allows for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. (*Overclocking mode) Serial ATA technology The motherboard bundles the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces onboard. VCT intelligently diagnoses and reports cable faults from a bootable floppy disk, when the BIOS codes...
... utility - The CPU features the Intel HyperThreading Technology and a new power design that allows up to buy a replacement ROM chip. The motherboard will also support the next generation Intel Prescott CPU. The SATA specification allows for the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. (*Overclocking mode) Serial ATA technology The motherboard bundles the new Serial ATA technology through the SATA interfaces onboard. VCT intelligently diagnoses and reports cable faults from a bootable floppy disk, when the BIOS codes...
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... provides the commonly used Super I /O APIC, SMBus 2.0 controller, LPC interface, AC'97 2.2 interface, and PCI 2.2 interface. This power connector connects the 4-pin 12V plug from the ATX 12V power supply. 2 CPU socket. These four 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to prevent incorrect insertion of these interfaces. 13 Standby power LED. This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for PC health monitoring. 7 Floppy disk connector. ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 1-7 This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 0.8V/1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for a 360K...
... provides the commonly used Super I /O APIC, SMBus 2.0 controller, LPC interface, AC'97 2.2 interface, and PCI 2.2 interface. This power connector connects the 4-pin 12V plug from the ATX 12V power supply. 2 CPU socket. These four 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to prevent incorrect insertion of these interfaces. 13 Standby power LED. This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for PC health monitoring. 7 Floppy disk connector. ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 1-7 This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 0.8V/1.5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for a 360K...
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...this motherboard AB PCI slot 1 -- Install the drivers and/or software applications for ISA or PCI devices. AGP slot used D E F GH - - C used - PCI slot 2 -- shared - - - - - ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 1-17 Refer to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. PCI slot 4 -- shared - - - - - -- - Assign an IRQ to the card documentation. 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2...
...this motherboard AB PCI slot 1 -- Install the drivers and/or software applications for ISA or PCI devices. AGP slot used D E F GH - - C used - PCI slot 2 -- shared - - - - - ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 1-17 Refer to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. PCI slot 4 -- shared - - - - - -- - Assign an IRQ to the card documentation. 1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communications Port (COM2...
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... the power cord. 2. ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 1-19 The RAM data in CMOS. Keep the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 1-2. 3. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is...
... the power cord. 2. ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 1-19 The RAM data in CMOS. Keep the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default position. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 1-2. 3. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is...
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..., power supply in the BIOS. (see section 2.5.1 Power Up Control) KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® P4P8X SE P4P8X SE Keyboard Power Setting 1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction The USBPWR12 and USBPWR34 jumpers are for the internal USB header that can connect to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in sleep mode. 3. 2. Otherwise, the system would not power up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) Set these jumpers are set to wake...
..., power supply in the BIOS. (see section 2.5.1 Power Up Control) KBPWR 12 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB ® P4P8X SE P4P8X SE Keyboard Power Setting 1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction The USBPWR12 and USBPWR34 jumpers are for the internal USB header that can connect to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in sleep mode. 3. 2. Otherwise, the system would not power up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) Set these jumpers are set to wake...
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... that you connect the cables. 2. For UltraDMA100/66 IDE devices, use the 80-conductor IDE cable. ® P4P8X SE P4P8X SE IDE Connectors PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the UltraDMA cable connector. MS-DOS, Windows 98/Me/NT4.0). 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction Pin 20 on how to configure P-ATA and S-ATA devices if you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. BIOS supports specific device bootup. This...
... that you connect the cables. 2. For UltraDMA100/66 IDE devices, use the 80-conductor IDE cable. ® P4P8X SE P4P8X SE IDE Connectors PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the UltraDMA cable connector. MS-DOS, Windows 98/Me/NT4.0). 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction Pin 20 on how to configure P-ATA and S-ATA devices if you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. BIOS supports specific device bootup. This...
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... secondary IDE connector cause this 2-pin connector. • ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. The LED lights up . • System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. • System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This 2-pin connector allows you turn on the BIOS or OS settings. ExtSMI# Ground PWR Ground Reset Ground ® P4P8X SE IDE_LED...
... secondary IDE connector cause this 2-pin connector. • ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2-pin PWR) This connector connects a switch that controls the system power. The LED lights up . • System Warning Speaker Lead (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. • System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This 2-pin connector allows you turn on the BIOS or OS settings. ExtSMI# Ground PWR Ground Reset Ground ® P4P8X SE IDE_LED...
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... Frequency (MHz) DRAM Frequency AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) CPU VCore Voltage DDR Reference Voltage AGP VDDQ Voltage Performance Mode [Manual] [133] [333 Mhz] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [1.50V] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-9 To display the sub-menu, select the item and press Enter. 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is not user-configurable. Press Up/Down arrow keys or PageUp/PageDown keys to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot...
... Frequency (MHz) DRAM Frequency AGP/PCI Frequency (MHz) CPU VCore Voltage DDR Reference Voltage AGP VDDQ Voltage Performance Mode [Manual] [133] [333 Mhz] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [1.50V] [Auto] Select Screen Select Item +- ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-9 To display the sub-menu, select the item and press Enter. 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is not user-configurable. Press Up/Down arrow keys or PageUp/PageDown keys to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot...
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... system. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-11 Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode Smart Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] Select the type of IDE drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of device connected to the device occurs multiple...
... system. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-11 Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST320413A Size : 20.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-sector Transfer) PIO Mode DMA Mode Smart Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] Select the type of IDE drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of device connected to the device occurs multiple...
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... Serial ATA device configurations" on the operating system (OS) that you are using legacy OS including MS-DOS, Windows ME/98/NT4.0. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode] Refer to Compatible Mode if you installed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Change Option...
... Serial ATA device configurations" on the operating system (OS) that you are using legacy OS including MS-DOS, Windows ME/98/NT4.0. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Compatible Mode] [Enhanced Mode] Refer to Compatible Mode if you installed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Change Option...
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Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. Jumperfree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure CPU. Configuration options: [Manual] [Standard] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 20%] [Overclock 30%] Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable! ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-15 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to the default setting. If this happens, revert to Sub-screen F1 General...
Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. Jumperfree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure CPU. Configuration options: [Manual] [Standard] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 20%] [Overclock 30%] Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable! ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-15 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to the default setting. If this happens, revert to Sub-screen F1 General...
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... DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] Setting to [Enabled] may cause system to malfunction. Select an item then press Enter to the default settings. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this happens, revert to the default setting [Auto]. 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto] This field when [Enabled...
... DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] Setting to [Enabled] may cause system to malfunction. Select an item then press Enter to the default settings. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this happens, revert to the default setting [Auto]. 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters through the DRAM sub-items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Acceleration Mode [Auto] This field when [Enabled...
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...Onboard LAN item is set to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] 2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC'97 Audio OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game/MIDI Port [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [378] [ECP] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM...
...Onboard LAN item is set to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] 2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC'97 Audio OnBoard LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Serial Port1 Address Serial Port2 Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ OnBoard Game/MIDI Port [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [378] [ECP] [DMA3] [IRQ7] [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM...
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...: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports] [8 USB Ports] ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-23 Select an item then press Enter to [Reserved], the DMA channel is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is installed. Configuration options: [Available] [Reserved] Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] Sets the size of PCI/PnP devices. USB Function [8 USB Ports] Allows you to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for legacy ISA...
...: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports] [8 USB Ports] ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-23 Select an item then press Enter to [Reserved], the DMA channel is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is installed. Configuration options: [Available] [Reserved] Reserved Memory Size [Disabled] Sets the size of PCI/PnP devices. USB Function [8 USB Ports] Allows you to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for legacy ISA...
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... start unit command. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled[ USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to select the number of seconds POST waits for legacy USB devices. Select Screen Select Item +- The message "No USB mass storage device detected" appears if none is installed...
... start unit command. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled[ USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to select the number of seconds POST waits for legacy USB devices. Select Screen Select Item +- The message "No USB mass storage device detected" appears if none is installed...
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... the ACPI state to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 Resume ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC Support BIOS -> AML ACPI table APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Auto] [No] [No] [Enabled] [Enabled] Configure CPU. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.5 BIOS -> AML ACPI Table [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the inclusion of the BIOS ->AML exchange pointer to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-25 Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] Allows you to change the settings for...
... the ACPI state to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 Resume ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC Support BIOS -> AML ACPI table APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Auto] [No] [No] [Enabled] [Enabled] Configure CPU. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.5 BIOS -> AML ACPI Table [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the inclusion of the BIOS ->AML exchange pointer to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 2-25 Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] Allows you to change the settings for...
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... is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of your computer. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of the support CD to display more information. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures...
... is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of your computer. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of the support CD to display more information. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures...
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... LAN On Motherboard (LOM) Ethernet driver to 6-channel audio settings. After installing the driver and applications, the SoundMAX Integrated Audio SoundMAX Integrated Audio icon icon appears on the taskbar. ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 3-3 Double-click the icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel from which you can adjust to support 10/100/1000 Mbps networking. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that came with the utility. Refer to activate the 6-channel audio...
... LAN On Motherboard (LOM) Ethernet driver to 6-channel audio settings. After installing the driver and applications, the SoundMAX Integrated Audio SoundMAX Integrated Audio icon icon appears on the taskbar. ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide 3-3 Double-click the icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel from which you can adjust to support 10/100/1000 Mbps networking. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that came with the utility. Refer to activate the 6-channel audio...
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... smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you on page viii of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Adobe Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition. View the PC-cillin online help for viewing files...
... smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you on page viii of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Adobe Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition. View the PC-cillin online help for viewing files...