Asus P4S8X Support Question
Asus P4S8X Support Question
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Question posted by rbwnr on October 9th, 2013
No Ide Detected.
System is not recognizing the HDD, What should I do?
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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on October 9th, 2013 11:47 PM
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Greetings. Try different a IDE cable and observe. You HDD may sadly be bad on the other hand.
Related Asus P4S8X Manual Pages
P4S8X User Manual - Page 1
Motherboard
®
P4S8X
User Manual
P4S8X User Manual - Page 5
... Menu 76 4.7 Exit Menu 78
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...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 11
...P4S8X motherboard is damaged or missing, contact your P4S8X package for the following items. ASUS P4S8X motherboard (ATX 30.5 cm x 21.9 cm) ASUS P4S8X support CD ASUS 2-port USB 2.0 / Game port module (Optional) 80 pin conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA/33/66/100/133 IDE... for home PCs and workstations. Welcome! The ASUS P4S8X motherboard delivers a host of new features to 3GB of system memory...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 12
... one parallel port with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels.
1.2 Core Specifications
The P4S8X motherboard is designed and assembled according to supply users the ...boot block write protection, and HD/ SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances to the highest standards.
Multi-I /O controller supports a floppy disk...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 14
...
Before installing the P4S8X motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself
with its configuration.
Location
Processor ...7
Expansion Slots 6 PCI Slots 23
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 8X Slot 9
System I/O 2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA133 Support 8
Promise ATA133 IDE Connector(Optional 12
System Panel Connector 14
USB Headers (USB_56 15
Serial ATA Headers(Optional 16
Floppy ...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 21
...AUDIO
p. 29 Audio Connectors (Six 1/8" jacks)
8) 1394
p. 30 IEEE-1394 Port (female jack)
9) IDELED
p. 30 IDE Activity LED (2 pin)
10) PRI_IDE1 / SEC_IDE1, p. 31 IDE Connectors (Three 40-1 pin) PRI_ATA133
11) FLOPPY
p. 32 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin)
12) CPU_, CPA_,... / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pin)
29) RESET
p. 40 Reset Switch Lead (2-pin)
ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
9
P4S8X User Manual - Page 39
... PS2KBMS) The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected, IRQ12 become available to Pin 1 in the connector scoket.
1.
You may use a DIN to your motherboard. PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)
2. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)
ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
27 Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 42
...
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to light up. P4S8X
®
P4S8X IDE Activity LED
IDE_LED
Some pins are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. IDE Activity LED (2-pin IDELED)
This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. These are used for connectors or...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 43
... Pin 20 on each IDE connector is usually on the side closest to match the covered hole on the IDE ribbon cable to the HDD instructions. ~ The PRI_ATA133 ...the connectors.
P4S8X
®
PIN 1
P4S8X IDE Connectors
1. IDE Connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE / SEC_IDE, PRI_ATA133) Three connectorS support the UltraDMA133/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable provided with the motherboard. Connect the...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 49
...Connectors
GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND
SEC_SATA PRI_SATA
ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
37 P4S8X
®
P4S8X SMBus Connector
SMB
+3V SMBDATA Ground
SMBCLK FLOATING
1
21. SATA Serial ATA IDE Connectors (2 x 7-pin PRI_SATA, SEC_SATA)
Two headers support serial ATA IDE HDD devices. SMBus Connector (6-1 pin SMB)
This connector supports SMBus (System Management...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 55
...using an ATX power supply, you need to enter BIOS Setup. use only 1.5V AGP cards! ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
41 Turn on , hold down to
switch on the power supply as well as press the ...LED on tests. if a 3.3V card is working
Meaning
No error during POST
No DRAM installed or detected Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated; You will not power up . Follow...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 57
...
• Call ASUS technical support for the location of the IDE connectors on the motherboard.
• See section "2.8 Connectors." No IDE hard disk detected
• Make sure you applied power to the floppy disk ... action required system
You may disable the ASUS POST Reporter in the BIOS setup. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
43 CPU fan failed
• Check the CPU fan and make sure it...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 70
...HDD] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. Refer to recognize the installed hard disk.
54
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
If the hard disk was already formatted on this may detect incorrect parameters. If automatic detection...Setup automatically fills in the correct values for details. If automatic detection fails, this sub-menu. Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 71
..., use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to active. for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - When the Main menu appears, the hard disk drive field displays the size for the Type field are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None].
ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
55
for ZIP-compatible disk drives [MO...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 73
...]
ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
57 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PIO Mode [4]
This option lets you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. To make changes to this field, set a PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode for compatible IDE devices. Configuration...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 75
... control access to [Disabled]. Passwords are ignored. If you to the configuration fields. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
59 The password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain ...press . Halt On [All Errors]
This field specifies the types of conventional memory detected by the system during system startup.
This password allows full access to [Enabled]. To confirm...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 103
...serial ATA cables. Do not set to the Pri_ATA133 port, and one standard Parallel IDE, ATA133 port (PRI_ATA133 IDE) supporting RAID0/ 1 functions.
1. Connect the power cables to either of the ... serial ATA HDD to slave mode. The Promise PDC 20376 chipset supports two Serial ATA ports (PRI_SATA, SEC_SATA) and one serial ATA HDD to the hard disks. 3. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 107
... and then a new, blank hard disk as Functional after configuring a RAID array, the IDE scan process determines if the system is selected, the FastBuild™ utility suggests using a ...and to diagnose the problem and replace the faulty drive. ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
89
RAID However, two warnings may be detected, or has become disconnected. In this case, adjust or replace...
P4S8X User Manual - Page 125
ASUS P4S8X motherboard user guide
107 Locate and select your configuration.
12. Click on the Write button to the Voice Editor... space next to make them shorter
• Save the wave files at a lower quality
• Skip lesser used events like FDD Detection, IDE HDD Detection, etc.
When done, click the Save button. 7. Do steps 7 to save your wave file for the other events.
11....
P4S8X User Manual - Page 141
...Status 56 Boot Virus Detection 75
C
C-Media...HDD LED 27 infrared module 35 internal audio 34 Parallel Port 28 primary/secondary IDE... 31 PS/2 Keyboard 27 PS/2 Mouse 27 S/PDIF audio 35 Serial Port 29 Smart Card Reader 9, 38 SMBus 37 USB 28 USB header 34
D
DDR SDRAM technology 17 Digital audio interfaces
S/PDIF 6 DIMM
installing 19 removing 20
E
Expansion card installation 21
ASUS P4S8X motherboard...
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