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...for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at: http://www.asus.com or through any of their respective companies, and are both printed on the... BY ASUS. or (2) the serial number of the product is authorized in any form or by any language in writing by the purchaser for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of alteration is defaced or missing. Checklist P4S8X E1120 ...
...for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number. For previous or updated manuals, BIOS, drivers, or product release information, contact ASUS at: http://www.asus.com or through any of their respective companies, and are both printed on the... BY ASUS. or (2) the serial number of the product is authorized in any form or by any language in writing by the purchaser for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of alteration is defaced or missing. Checklist P4S8X E1120 ...
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... Glossary. Detailed descriptions of new technologies. • Chapter 2: Hardware information. WARNING! How this guide This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS P4S8X motherboard. How to yourself. A summary of the following symbols used in this manual. NOTE! Optional components and technical definitions. • Index Conventions used throughout this guide To make sure...
... Glossary. Detailed descriptions of new technologies. • Chapter 2: Hardware information. WARNING! How this guide This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS P4S8X motherboard. How to yourself. A summary of the following symbols used in this manual. NOTE! Optional components and technical definitions. • Index Conventions used throughout this guide To make sure...
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... Chapter 5: Software support 81 5.1 Install an operating system 81 5.2 Support CD information 81 5.3 P4S8X Motherboard Support CD 82 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 84 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers 92 5.6 ASUS PC Probe 94 5.7 ASUS Live Update 99 5.8 ASUS MyLogo 100 5.9 3Deep Color Tuner 102 5.10 Winbond Voice Editor 104 5.11 Winbond...
... Chapter 5: Software support 81 5.1 Install an operating system 81 5.2 Support CD information 81 5.3 P4S8X Motherboard Support CD 82 5.4 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 84 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers 92 5.6 ASUS PC Probe 94 5.7 ASUS Live Update 99 5.8 ASUS MyLogo 100 5.9 3Deep Color Tuner 102 5.10 Winbond Voice Editor 104 5.11 Winbond...
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... any damage, contact the dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or the dealer. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from connectors...
... any damage, contact the dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or the dealer. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from connectors...
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Before attempting to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If the hard disk was already formatted on this may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [User ...
Before attempting to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If the hard disk was already formatted on this may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [User ...
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... the drive. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. for IDE devices not listed here After making your selections on the drive label for the Type field are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 55 After entering...
... the drive. [User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active. for IDE devices not listed here After making your selections on the drive label for the Type field are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 55 After entering...
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...Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of read/write heads. Head This field configures the number of cylinders. To make changes to this field...[8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] 56 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [Manual]. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of the hard drive is necessary for the drive. You may not always be the...
...Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [LBA] [LARGE] [Normal] [Match Partition Table] [Manual] Cylinders This field configures the number of read/write heads. Head This field configures the number of cylinders. To make changes to this field...[8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] 56 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [Manual]. Multi-Sector Transfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of the hard drive is necessary for the drive. You may not always be the...
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...for this field depends on the CPU Frequency Multiple. CPU VCore Setting [Auto] This field determines if the CPU Vcore is set to [Manual]) This field displays the frequency multiple between the CPU's internal frequency (CPU speed) and external frequency. CPU External Frequency (MHz) (when... CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) The setting displayed in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the system bus and PCI bus. The default for maximum performance without ...
...for this field depends on the CPU Frequency Multiple. CPU VCore Setting [Auto] This field determines if the CPU Vcore is set to [Manual]) This field displays the frequency multiple between the CPU's internal frequency (CPU speed) and external frequency. CPU External Frequency (MHz) (when... CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) The setting displayed in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the system bus and PCI bus. The default for maximum performance without ...
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... the AGP. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.5] [1.6] [1.7] DDR Voltage Adjustment [Auto] This field is defaulted to [Auto]. When set to [Manual], the CPU VCore item allows you set to [Auto]. CPU core voltage options vary for expansion cards. Select [Disabled] to the DDR memory.... Select the voltages to increase the power output to turn off the CPU Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 61 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default setting [Auto] permits the system to...
... the AGP. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.5] [1.6] [1.7] DDR Voltage Adjustment [Auto] This field is defaulted to [Auto]. When set to [Manual], the CPU VCore item allows you set to [Auto]. CPU core voltage options vary for expansion cards. Select [Disabled] to the DDR memory.... Select the voltages to increase the power output to turn off the CPU Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 61 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PS/2 Mouse Function Control [Auto] The default setting [Auto] permits the system to...
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... Read. go to enable compatibility with audio and other language versions of this motherboard's manual is not advisable to view user's manuals saved in PDF format. Contact: • A list of addresses, phone numbers and ASUS website locations. Updated or other special functions. • PC-Cillin 2002: Installs the...8226; E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 83 It is available in PDF format at any software contained on the support CD which does not appear on...
... Read. go to enable compatibility with audio and other language versions of this motherboard's manual is not advisable to view user's manuals saved in PDF format. Contact: • A list of addresses, phone numbers and ASUS website locations. Updated or other special functions. • PC-Cillin 2002: Installs the...8226; E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 83 It is available in PDF format at any software contained on the support CD which does not appear on...
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...while "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" window appears. 8. Double click on "System" icon. 2. Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to update the driver. 7. Or you computer for my device(recommended)" option and then press Next. 9. Below follow two popular ...: {CD-ROM driver}:\Promise\Raid0or1\Win9x-ME) 5.5.2 Win2000 / XP Promise® FastTrak376™ Driver 1. Press Yes. 13. 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers The P4S8X support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the CD Drive and press "Start" button. 2. Select "Device Manager...
...while "Upgrade Device Driver Wizard" window appears. 8. Double click on "System" icon. 2. Follow the instruction to insert your Windows CD or ASUS support CD to update the driver. 7. Or you computer for my device(recommended)" option and then press Next. 9. Below follow two popular ...: {CD-ROM driver}:\Promise\Raid0or1\Win9x-ME) 5.5.2 Win2000 / XP Promise® FastTrak376™ Driver 1. Press Yes. 13. 5.5 Manual Installation of IDE/RAID Drivers The P4S8X support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the CD Drive and press "Start" button. 2. Select "Device Manager...
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... 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CRT or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of the monitor. 3. Follow the instructions to manually adjust the brightness level of all graphical applications. Simply run the setup program from the start menu and follow the instructions on the monitor. Select...
... 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CRT or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of the monitor. 3. Follow the instructions to manually adjust the brightness level of all graphical applications. Simply run the setup program from the start menu and follow the instructions on the monitor. Select...
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...and printers, as well as memory, disks, and the display adapter. When using Windows 95 or later, selecting "Restart" from the original. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 115 With this technology, peripherals will reboot your system (or computer), it into the computer's read-only memory. Bit (Binary ...the original is a set of a file, directory, or volume on a separate storage device from "Start | Shut Down..." When the manual instructs you to "boot" your computer. The 1394 standard also provides new services such as live connect/disconnect capability for the purpose of ...
...and printers, as well as memory, disks, and the display adapter. When using Windows 95 or later, selecting "Restart" from the original. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide 115 With this technology, peripherals will reboot your system (or computer), it into the computer's read-only memory. Bit (Binary ...the original is a set of a file, directory, or volume on a separate storage device from "Start | Shut Down..." When the manual instructs you to "boot" your computer. The 1394 standard also provides new services such as live connect/disconnect capability for the purpose of ...