Asus P4S8X-MX Support Question
Asus P4S8X-MX Support Question
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Question posted by alistumail on April 19th, 2014
Boot Periority
hi I have 2 hard drive installed in my MB. an IDE and a sata. I want to boot from SATA one, but the periority of the IDE Can't allow me to Do it. please help me
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Related Asus P4S8X-MX Manual Pages
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 1
P4S8X-MX
Motherboard
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 3
... vii P4S8X-MX specifications summary viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6
1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Overview 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.3 Installing the...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 8
... FSB533 CPU with 400 MHz DDR memory, the motherboard runs at 400 MHz.
viii P4S8X-MX specifications summary
CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory
Expansion...PCI slots
SiS Real 256E Graphics
SiS 964 Southbridge supports: - 4 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 hard disk drives - 2 x Serial ATA drives with RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configuration
Realtek® ALC655 6-channel CODEC Coaxial S/PDIF out port
Realtek...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 12
...I/O and peripheral support is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
ASUS P4S8X-MX motherboard
Cables
1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable Floppy disk drive cable
Accessories
I /O functions including dual-channel ATA133 bus master IDE, USB 2.0/1.1, Ethernet, and audio controllers. The SiS964...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 13
...ECC DDR DIMMs to deliver up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. See page 1-24. See page 1-15 for details. ASUS P4S8X-MX
1-3 The SiS964 interconnects with the Northbridge ...motherboard supports up to 2 GB system memory using the SiS proprietary MuTIOL® bus interface. Real256E integrated graphics
Embedded in graphic engine and the northbridge memory controller. The SATA specification allows...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 15
... lights up to indicate that the system is switched off mode. P4S8X-MX
P4S8X-MX Onboard LED
SB_PWR
ON
Standby Power
OFF
Powered Off
ASUS P4S8X-MX
1-5 1.4 Before you proceed
Take note of the onboard LED. Onboard LED
The motherboard comes with the component.
• Before you install or remove any component, ensure that you should shut down...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 16
24.5cm (9.6in)
1.5 Motherboard overview
1.5.1 Motherboard layout
PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard
COM1
KBPWR
24.5cm (9.6in)
Socket 478
CPU_FAN1
Super I/O
4Mb BIOS
SEC_IDE PRI_IDE
FLOPPY
P4S8X-MX
DDR DIMM1 (64 bit,184-pin module) DDR DIMM2 (64 bit,184-pin module)
PARALLEL PORT
VGA
USB12
ATXPWR
TOP USB34 RJ-45
Top:Line ...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 17
...! The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis
P4S8X-MX
ASUS P4S8X-MX
1-7
Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the correct orientation. Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.5.2 Placement direction
When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the image...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 18
...)
1.6.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with gold triangle) on the CPU. Take note of the CPU into the socket can bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!
1.6.2 Installing the CPU
Follow these steps to ensure correct installation. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the socket to install a CPU. 1. Gold Arrow
P4S8X-MX
P4S8X-MX CPU Socket 478...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 24
... configurations in this section.
• Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure.
• Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR Qualified Vendors List (QVL). 80 Pins 104 Pins
P4S8X-MX
1.7 System memory
1.7.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 37
... this motherboard.
• Make sure to install the...Boot disk Data disk
ASUS P4S8X-MX
1-27 Refer to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA/133)
GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND
P4S8X-MX
SATA2
GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND
P4S8X-MX SATA connectors
SATA1
If you install SATA hard disk drives...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 39
... purchased separately.
7 . Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD, AUX)
These connectors allow you to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!
6 .
P4S8X-MX
USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC
USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 45
... go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using EZ Flash:
1. ASUS P4S8X-MX
2-3 e. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk.
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility
The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you rename the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. Save the BIOS file to...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 47
... AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Erasing flash .... done A:\>
ASUS P4S8X-MX
2-5 You need to type the exact BIOS filename at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is completed. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the hard disk drive.
Reboot the system from the motherboard support CD to the DOS prompt after the BIOS...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 49
Bad BIOS checksum.
Checking for this motherboard. CD-ROM found , the utility automatically checks the optical drive for CD-ROM...
The recovered BIOS may not be... website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Completed.
Insert the support CD to download the latest BIOS file. Doing so can cause system boot failure!
4. ASUS P4S8X-MX
2-7 DO NOT shut down or reset the system...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 73
... full screen logo display feature.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Set this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. ASUS P4S8X-MX
2-33
2.6.2 Removable Drives
This item appears only when there are removable drives (like a USB flash disk) plugged in the system.
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 86
... fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks
To install the SATA hard disks for details.
3.3.1 Installing hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. R A I D 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of two...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 87
... SIS RAID configuration
utility. Press < R > to display the RAID setup menu. ASUS P4S8X-MX
3-9 It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial ATA channels.
Create an Array
1. Entering the SIS RAID BIOS utility
1.
Boot your computer. 2. 3.3.2 SIS RAID configurations
The motherboard includes a high performance Serial ATA RAID controller integrated in the SIS 964...
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 89
After the setup is displayed on the upper side of the screen.
6. Press < Q > to save changes.
8.
Press < Y > then < E n t e r > to exit the RAID setup. 7. ASUS P4S8X-MX
3-11 The current RAID set is complete, you can partition and format your hard disk as a single hard drive. 5.
P4S8X-MX English User Manaul E1997 - Page 95
Press < Q > to save changes.
10. ASUS P4S8X-MX
3-17 Press < Y > then < E n t e r > to exit the RAID setup. 9.
After the setup is complete, you can partition and format the array as a single hard drive. 8.
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