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..., 3.5 in 2-10 2.3.5 Primary/Sec./Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave ........ 2-11 2.3.6 IDE Configuration 2-12 2.3.7 System Information 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu 2-15 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 2-15 2.4.2 CPU Configuration 2-17 2.4.3 Chipset 2-18 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-20 2.4.5 PCI PnP 2-22 2.4.6 USB Configuration 2-23 2.5 Power menu 2-25 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 2-25 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No 2-25...
..., 3.5 in 2-10 2.3.5 Primary/Sec./Third/Fourth IDE Master/Slave ........ 2-11 2.3.6 IDE Configuration 2-12 2.3.7 System Information 2-14 2.4 Advanced menu 2-15 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 2-15 2.4.2 CPU Configuration 2-17 2.4.3 Chipset 2-18 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-20 2.4.5 PCI PnP 2-22 2.4.6 USB Configuration 2-23 2.5 Power menu 2-25 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 2-25 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No 2-25...
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P4P8X specifications summary CCPPUU Chipset Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) FMreomntoSryide Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots Expansion slots ISDtEorage RAID IDE / Serial ATA (optional) AI Audio IEEE 1394 (optional) AI Net Audio (optional) ASUS BIOS Features LAN (optional) AI Overclocking Special Features...x Serial ATA ADI AD1985 6-channel audio CODEC 1 x S/PDIF out 3COM 3C940 Gbit PCI LAN controller ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan Technology Intelligent CPU frequency tuner ASUS JumperFree Adjustable CPU VCORE, memory and AGP voltages SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100MHz to 400MHz at ...
P4P8X specifications summary CCPPUU Chipset Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) FMreomntoSryide Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots Expansion slots ISDtEorage RAID IDE / Serial ATA (optional) AI Audio IEEE 1394 (optional) AI Net Audio (optional) ASUS BIOS Features LAN (optional) AI Overclocking Special Features...x Serial ATA ADI AD1985 6-channel audio CODEC 1 x S/PDIF out 3COM 3C940 Gbit PCI LAN controller ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan Technology Intelligent CPU frequency tuner ASUS JumperFree Adjustable CPU VCORE, memory and AGP voltages SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100MHz to 400MHz at ...
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... new features and latest technologies making it , check the items in 478-pin package coupled with the Intel® 865P chipset to set a new benchmark for the following items. ASUS P4P8X motherboard ASUS P4P8X series support CD UltraDMA 100/66 cable Floppy disk cable I/O shield Bag of extra jumper caps User Guide Quick Reference Card... (Retail boxes only) Jumpers and connectors sticker (Retail boxes only) If any of the above items is your affordable vehicle to 4GB of computing! The ASUS P4P8X motherboard delivers a host of...
... new features and latest technologies making it , check the items in 478-pin package coupled with the Intel® 865P chipset to set a new benchmark for the following items. ASUS P4P8X motherboard ASUS P4P8X series support CD UltraDMA 100/66 cable Floppy disk cable I/O shield Bag of extra jumper caps User Guide Quick Reference Card... (Retail boxes only) Jumpers and connectors sticker (Retail boxes only) If any of the above items is your affordable vehicle to 4GB of computing! The ASUS P4P8X motherboard delivers a host of...
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... ATA HDDs and allows for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible UARTs, and a Flash ROM interface. The chipset supports a highperformance floppy disk controller for up if there is slotted to eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I /O controller. One side of the floppy disk cable. 8 IDE connectors..., system memory interface at least 1A on the motherboard. This 20-pin connector connects to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 1-7 1 ATX 12V connector.
... ATA HDDs and allows for a 360K/720K/1.44M/2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible UARTs, and a Flash ROM interface. The chipset supports a highperformance floppy disk controller for up if there is slotted to eight USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I /O controller. One side of the floppy disk cable. 8 IDE connectors..., system memory interface at least 1A on the motherboard. This 20-pin connector connects to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 1-7 1 ATX 12V connector.
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... 4. Refer to use the blue DIMM slots first. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction DIMM_B2 80 Pins DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 104 Pins ® P4P8X P4P8X 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 1.9.1 Memory configurations You may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. In dual-channel configurations, install only...chips are not supported due to 4GB system memory using the memory configurations in this section. Important notes 1. These sockets support up to chipset limitation. 8. Double-sided DDR DIMMs with 1GB DIMMs (total 4GB), the system may detect only 3+GB (a little less than the ...
... 4. Refer to use the blue DIMM slots first. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction DIMM_B2 80 Pins DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A1 104 Pins ® P4P8X P4P8X 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 1.9.1 Memory configurations You may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure. In dual-channel configurations, install only...chips are not supported due to 4GB system memory using the memory configurations in this section. Important notes 1. These sockets support up to chipset limitation. 8. Double-sided DDR DIMMs with 1GB DIMMs (total 4GB), the system may detect only 3+GB (a little less than the ...
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...; When overclocking to 800MHz CPU FSB, the system supports only DDR400 (PC3200) DIMMs due to chipset limitation. • The following FSB/DDR ratios are not supported: 400/333, 400/400, 533/400. Populated (1) Populated - Populated - (4) - - - Populated - - (3) - - Populated - ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 1-15 Populated - (2) - Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Mode Single-channel Dual-channel...
...; When overclocking to 800MHz CPU FSB, the system supports only DDR400 (PC3200) DIMMs due to chipset limitation. • The following FSB/DDR ratios are not supported: 400/333, 400/400, 533/400. Populated (1) Populated - Populated - (4) - - - Populated - - (3) - - Populated - ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 1-15 Populated - (2) - Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Mode Single-channel Dual-channel...
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... of the IDE channels from ICH5 south bridge chipset. 4. SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND ® P4P8X SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND P4P8X SATA Connectors Important notes on Serial ATA solution: • In legacy operating system (Win98, WinME, WinNT, DOS) environment, using these OS. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 1-23
... of the IDE channels from ICH5 south bridge chipset. 4. SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND ® P4P8X SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND P4P8X SATA Connectors Important notes on Serial ATA solution: • In legacy operating system (Win98, WinME, WinNT, DOS) environment, using these OS. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 1-23
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... changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 2-15 Jumperfree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure CPU. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AI...
... changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 2-15 Jumperfree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP USB Configuration Configure CPU. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AI...
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... WARNING: Setting wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to change the advanced chipset settings. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this happens, revert to the default setting [Auto]. If this item is set to... to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] Setting to [Enabled] may cause system to Disabled. 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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] ...
... WARNING: Setting wrong values in the sections below may cause the system to change the advanced chipset settings. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this happens, revert to the default setting [Auto]. If this item is set to... to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] Setting to [Enabled] may cause system to Disabled. 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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] ...
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...that enables Plug-n-Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Intel® Chipset Inf Update program This item installs the Intel® Chipset INF Update Program that outline to activate the 6-channel audio feature. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 3-3 SoundMAX Audio Driver and... Application This item installs the AC'97 audio driver and applications to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. 3.2.2 Drivers menu ...
...that enables Plug-n-Play INF support for Intel chipset components. Intel® Chipset Inf Update program This item installs the Intel® Chipset INF Update Program that outline to activate the 6-channel audio feature. ASUS P4P8X motherboard user guide 3-3 SoundMAX Audio Driver and... Application This item installs the AC'97 audio driver and applications to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. 3.2.2 Drivers menu ...