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1. P Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used 5 14 Chapter 5 Software support Information Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage Device Summary Shows a summary of devices present in your PC DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC such as CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies and memory size Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 15 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to Er open or exit ASUS PC Probe Pause All Monitoring and pause or resume all Resume ei te catattontitia system monitoring Exit Asus Probe Popup Asus Probe When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red the PC speaker beeps and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears 5 16 Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 4 Winbond Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages Install the software from the software menu in the support CD See section 5 2 3 Software menu aN To avoid conflicts do not run the Winbond Voice Editor while running the ASUS PC Probe Follow the
2. P4G8X series P4G8X Deluxe P4G8X User Guide NOTE The IEEE 1394 Gigabit LAN SATA RAID and POST Reporter features are present in P4G8X Deluxe models only D a Q E1133 First Edition November 2002 Copyright 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE INNO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ER
3. pe Len k EEEEEEL 30 5cm 12 0in Z The audio IEEE 1394 SATA RAID LAN and POST Reporter features L are optional The components related to these features are grayed out in the above motherboard layout 2 2 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 2 2 P4G8X 24 5cm 9 6in PS 2KBMS xs CPU_FAN T Mouse B Keyboard Socket 478 PARALLEL PORT EZ PLUG 64 72 bit 184 pin module 64 72 bit 184 pin module 64 72 bit 184 pin module 64 72 bit 184 pin module EltRewe ATX Power Connector CHA_FAN Intel E7205 Memory ATX12V Controller Hub DDR DIMM_A1 DDR DIMM_B1 DDR DIMM_A2 DDR DIMM_B2 Center Line Out Below Mic In ae Accelerated Graphics Port AGP PRO Peer O AGP_WARN PCI1 PCI2 P4G8X FEREEEEL PCI3 4Mbit Firmware with Hardware CE pn Hub Monitor PCI4 PWR Fanen us CHASSIS ELER FP_AUDIOJ TE SB_PWR O fD SMBEELEEE PCI5 BlueMagic PCI Slot _ ee PANEL USBPW56 WPCI_USB EEH EE EEE oe ceo ll ERRE Z The audio and LAN features are optional These components are lt grayed out in the above motherboard layout ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 30 5cm 12 0in 2 3 2 3 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings AN 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safe
4. setup menu for details You will then be prompted to Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP Q Fan Control Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation When this field is set to Enabled the Fan Speed Ratio and Speed Up Down Response Time items appear to allow selection of the appropriate fan speeds and the corresponding response time Configuration options Disabled Enabled at oe oe F 50 Voltage 12 Voltage Fan ag har Ratio Speed Up Down Response lime 64 San 128 Sec l Fan Speed Ratio 10 15 This item allows you to select the appropriate fan speed ratio for the system The default 10 15 is the minimum fan speed ratio Select a higher ratio if you installed additional devices and the system requires more ventilation This item appears only when the Q Fan Control item is set to Enabled Configuration options 10 15 11 15 12 15 13 15 14 15 Full Speed Speed Up Down Response Time 64 Sec 128 Sec This item indicates the time period before the fan speeds adjust to the value set in the Fan Speed Ratio field This item appears only when the Q Fan Control item is set to Enabled Configuration options 16 Sec 32 Sec 32 Sec 64 Sec 48 Sec 96 Sec 64 Sec 128 Sec ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 33 4 6 Boot Menu i Removable Device Boot Sequence The Bo
5. 5 To use the Hyper Threading Technology on this motherboard 1 Buy an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology Install the CPU 2 Power up the system and enter BIOS Setup see Chapter 4 Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Techonology 3 Reboot the computer 2 4 2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU 1 Locate the 478 pin ZIF socket on the motherboard LELLE Ls ILO Te E amp lii 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever LN Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely 2 6 Chapter 2 Hardware information 3 Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked Gold Mark corner matches the base of the socket lever 4 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place AN The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 2 8 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink and fan The Intel Pentium 4 Processor requires a
6. Address General Fax General Email Technical Support Support Fax General Support Web Site Support Email 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA 1 510 608 4555 tmd1 asus com 1 510 608 4555 1 502 933 8713 www asus com tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address General Fax General Email Technical Support Support Hotline Support Fax Support Email Web Site Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany 49 2102 442066 sales asuscom de for marketing requests only MB Others 49 2102 9599 0 Notebook 49 2102 9599 10 49 2102 9599 11 www asuscom de de support for online support www asuscom de P4G K series specifications summary Available on P4G8X Deluxe models only Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 On die 512KB 256KB L2 cache with full speed Supports Intel Hyper Threading Technology New power design for up to 3 06 GHz or faster speed Chipset Intel E7205 MCH Intel 82801DB ICH4 Front Side Bus FSB Memory 4 x 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 4GB memory Supports PC2100 PC1600 unbuffered ECC or non ECC DDR DIMMs Expansion slots 1 x AGP Pro 8X 1 5V only 5 x PCI includes one ASUS BlueMagic PCI slot IDE 2 x UltraDMA 100 66 33 connectors THEW UTOE Silicon Image Sil3112A controller 2 x Serial ATA connectors IEEE 1394 optional TI TSB43AB22 IEEE 1394 controller 2 X IEEE 139
7. CHO LEE BER ae SME nj SIME war DISE HOEL HAH AFT TE EEP Haik Hoe HAH AET TE TFR ITURA HODEL HiH TETTE eo ee ee a a Ella HOF Ti Ell HO Fi ACTS FLOP zi EJI SLOP hi POE SLOP 4 POL SLOP F FOL ILOT FE EIE iLO a FEI nn FTE BESERDPTIJH REAT EHE S TER Pr banji Sane AE ni isek LEN DESCRIPTIO qua PADELEHE aw aen uar CEETPATIUHEY eee ee ee ee Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format Poo E agece BOS brierri ae applicationi 89 EF Spo lie ieee Mja SESH Be beer 18 ee Mjatg Wider FP ee Be die e I a ee hl fe iaer 1 0 0 altigi H nid WH belaer Fid i Sii hit Lael amp inden AY a haile Peeleer Fi 4 a JEFE one wae ahe feleer 04 0 PiN L imne SLRS Limus brivrr r i 5 ELELEE ELLicen sege Eerial STA drier PIi EN El ilitam fae Berhad ar ite BP Cid pret ii imbri bpplicandlos accelerate 83 7 7 Proma tlan Wri ine lntelik Diipa fetter tallia felipe i ids Lon may Panicen bh Pant Cifeereet Cogtee Lier iriser LESS 6 2 Pe ry Bragdcen Get iiras Gigabit Diireri Taline For thr EE Ae Cer Ce Eir lapli ALERT 35 8 11 jE EEH Falter Wie 5 8 Chapter 5 Software support 0 0 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation View the online help or readme file t
8. Floppy disk connector This connector accommodates the provided ribbon cable for the floppy disk drive One side of the connector is slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable IDE connectors These dual channel bus master IDE connectors support Ultra DMA 100 66 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 IDE devices Both the primary blue and secondary black connectors are slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the IDE ribbon cable AGP Pro 8X slot This Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro slot supports 1 5V AGP 8X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications and delivers up to 2 1GB s bandwidth Speech controller This Winbond speech controller supports the ASUS POST Reporter for configurable vocal POST alerts ASUS ASIC This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring IRQ routing among others Chapter 1 Product introduction south bridge controller The fourth generation Intel 1 O Controller Hub ICH4 is a subsystem that integrates various I O functions including 2 channel ATA 100 bus master IDE controller up to six USB 2 0 1 1 ports O APIC SMBus 2 0 controller LPC interface AC 97 2 2 interface and PCI 2 2 interface The ICH4 also contains the necessary arbitration and buffering for efficient utilization of these interfaces IEEE 1394 controller The TI TSB43AB22 controller chipset supports two low power IEEE 1394 connectors to allow 100Mbps 200Mb
9. If you installed a non PnP OS or if you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings keep the default setting No Configuration options No Yes Boot Virus Detection Enabled This field allows you to set boot virus detection ensuring a virus free boot sector The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus If this occurs you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled This field soeeds up the Power On Self Test POST routine by skipping retesting a second third and fourth time Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you wish to use the ASUS MyLogo2 feature Interrupt Mode APIC The Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC setting allows you to distribute interrupt routings other than the 16 IRQs The Programmable Interrupt Controller PIC setting allows you to use the 16 IRQs only Configuration options PIC APIC ASUS P4G8X serie
10. PC Probe is running Clicking the icon allows you to see the status of your PC 5 12 Chapter 5 Software support Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature for Supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 13 Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC s temperature fan rotation and voltages CPU opang System Setu _ Lets you select when to enable software CP cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan speed automatically based e senna tants i on the current CPU temperature C Heeren and predefined threshold M im Lempi me e r ila f Pai pe E I
11. Yes if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU Configuration options No ICU Yes ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 27 4 9 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity Power Hanagenent Power Management User Defined This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features When set to Disabled the power management features do not function regardless of the other settings on this menu The User Defined option allows you to set the period of inactivity before the system enters suspend mode Refer to Suspend Mode item When set to Max Saving system power is conserved to its greatest amount This setting automatically puts the system into suspend mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving allows the least power saving as the system enters suspend mode only after a long period of inactivity Configuration options User Defined Disabled Min Saving Max Saving LN You should install the Advanced Power Management APM utility to keep the system time updated even when the computer enters suspend mode In Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature In Windows 98 or later APM is automatically installed as indicated by a battery and power cord icon labeled Power Man
12. a very high AGP PCI frequency may cause the system to be unstable CPU VCore Setting Auto The Manual setting allows you to manually select the core voltage supplied to the CPU see next item However it is recommended that you keep the default setting Auto to allow the system to automatically determine the appropriate CPU core voltage Configuration options Auto Manual CPU VCore 1 850V When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to Manual the CPU VCore item allows you to select a specific CPU core voltage This field is not accessible when the CPU VCore Setting is set to Auto AN Refer to the CPU documentation before setting this field A very high core voltage may severely damage the CPU AGP Voltage 1 5V This item controls the AGP operating voltage Configuration options 1 5V 1 6V 1 7V ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 19 DDR Voltage 2 5V This item controls the DDR SDRAM operating voltage Configuration options 2 5V 2 6V 2 7V CPU Level 1 Cache CPU Level 2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache Configuration options Disabled Enabled BIOS Update Enabled This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data When set to Enabled the BIOS loads the update on all processors during syst
13. allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup Passwords are not case sensitive meaning passwords typed in either uppercase or lowercase letters are accepted The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two different passwords a Supervisor password and a User password If you did not set a Supervisor password anyone can access the BIOS Setup program If you did the Supervisor password is required to enter the BIOS Setup program and to gain full access to the configuration fields Forgot the password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery See section 2 7 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM Halt On All Errors This field specifies the types of errors that will cause the system to halt Configuration options All Errors No Error All but Keyboard All but Disk All but Disk Keyboard Installed Memory XXX MB This field automatically displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during the boot process 4 12 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 1 Primary and Secondary Master Slave Type Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on t
14. burn out protection for the motherboard this red LED lights up if you plug in any 3 3V AGP card into the AGP slot When this LED is lit there is no way you can turn on the system power even if you press the power button ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 1 9 2 Bi LAN controller The BROADCOM BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet is a single chip solution for LAN on Motherboard LOM and Network Interface Card NIC applications The BCM5702 provides a 32 bit interface and supports 1000 100 10 Mbps data transfer rates Fast Ethernet models mount the BROADCOM BCM4401 controller for 10BASE T 100BASE TX networking on LAN models only PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices RJ 45 port This port allows connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub on LAN models only Line In jack This Line In light blue jack connects a tape player or other audio sources In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out on audio models only Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out on audio models only Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Bass Center on audio models only USB 2 0 po
15. can neither be created nor rebuilt In order for the RAID set to function properly this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata To resolve this select the option Resolve Conflict so that the correct metadata including the correct drive connection information may be written to the replacement disk ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 25 5 26 Chapter 5 Software support is docum ASUS P4G8X series motherboard A Accelerated Graphics Port 2 16 Acrobat Reader 5 6 ASUS ASIC 1 8 ASUS EZ Flash 1 4 4 1 ASUS EZ Plug 1 3 1 8 2 23 ASUS MyLogo 1 4 5 10 ASUS PC Probe 5 12 ASUS POST Reporter 1 4 5 17 ASUS Q Fan 1 4 4 33 ASUS Update 5 5 ATAPI CD ROM 4 35 Audio CODEC 1 9 Automatic Power Up 4 32 BIOS Advanced Menu 4 18 Boot Menu 4 35 Boot Sequence 4 35 Exit Menu 4 37 Language 4 11 Legend Bar 4 8 Main Menu 4 10 Menu Bar 4 8 Power Menu 4 29 Setup Defaults loading 4 38 Setup Program 4 7 Sub menu launching 4 9 Updating 4 1 BIOS Beep Codes 3 1 BIOS AFLASH utility 4 3 Boot Device selection 4 35 Boot Up NumLock Status 4 16 Boot Virus Detection 4 36 C Central Processing Unit CPU fan connector 2 10 installation 2 6 Level 1 Level 2 Cache 4 19 Speed 4 17 CPU socket 1 8 2 6 Chip Configuration 4 21 Clear RTC RAM 2 18 Concurrent PCI 1 5 Connectors ASUS EZ Plug 1 3 1 8 2 23 ATX power 1 6 2 23 chassis intrusion 2 21 fan 2 22 floppy disk 1 6 2 19 front panel
16. configuration 12 Type a file name with a flh extension then click Save 13 Click on the Write button to compress the file and copy into the EEPROM 14 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears Contin x 7 li ma cau fhe Pach dats lect fue you cure 7 Es If you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the total allowable size do one or all of the following 5 20 Try to modify your messages to make them shorter Save the wave files at a lower quality Skip lesser used events like FDD Detection IDE HDD Detection etc Chapter 5 Software support 5 3 5 Multi channel audio feature The RealTek ALC650 AC 97 audio CODEC provides 6 channel audio capability The support CD that came with the motherboard package includes the driver for the 6 channel audio feature LN You must use 4 channel or 6 channel speakers for this setup RealTek ALC650 AC 97 audio configuration 1 Install the RealTek ALC650 AC 97 audio driver m from the support CD The RealTek Sound WA 10 05PM Effect icon appears on the taskbar after you have successfully installed the driver 2 Click on the Sound Effect icon to display the AC97 Audio Configuration window 3 From the Sound Effect tab you may change the sound environment set to Karaoke or load the Equalizer Sound Effect Icon You may also launch the ALC650 A AC97 Audio Application by clicking on the Start button on your Win
17. external frequency Set this field in conjunction with CPU Frequency MHz to match the speed of the CPU Z The item CPU Frequency Multiple is accessible only if you have an unlocked processor If your processor frequency multiple is locked you cannot change the setting of this item CPU External Frequency MHz when CPU Speed is set to Manual This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed 4 18 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup AGP PCI Frequency Setting Auto When set to Auto this field allows automatic selection of AGP PCI frequency to enhance system performance and overclocking capability The setting Manual allows you to manually select the AGP PCI frequency lf the system becomes unstable return to the default setting Auto When this item is set to Manual the AGP PCI Frequency MHz item appears Configuration options Auto Manual Item Specific Help CPU Frequency Bul tiple CPU External Frequency MHz AGP PCI Frequency Setting AGP PCI Frequency HHz POll Ilska Tati isas To make ch s to the first 4 fields the notherhnard must hea set AGP PCI Frequency MHz 66 66 33 33 This item appears only when the AGP PCI Frequency Setting is set to Manual This field allows you to select a higher AGP PCI frequency for better system performance AN Selecting
18. from S1 S3 and S4 sleep modes If you wish to wake up the system from S5 mode shut down mode you must manually change the Wake On LAN settings to Magic Frame To adjust Wake On LAN settings 1 Right click My Computer icon on your desktop and select Properties to display the System Properties window 2 On the System Properties window click on the Hardware tab Click on the Device Manager button to display the Device Manager window Hitiee tye Fare Heba pete ede eee ee eed a el val dae eaen aa age as ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 3 3 On the Device Manager window me Fa H click the plus sign opposite the m a a za Network adapters item to show i the ASUSTeK BroadCom 440x 10 100 Integrated Controller Double click the item 4 On the window that appears click Da the item Wake Up Capabilities Darma Arancedi Carve Pleasures Prava Manageneri The foliosang propeckerr are areadable for hir naod sdap Cirt under Property The default value secs pa wasito chinga one ki anditan ance ts vata is Wake Up Frame paei The Wake Up Frame setting eer p wakes up the system from S1 S3 and S4 sleep modes 5 Click the arrow under Value to se ESENmS 5 4 to Magic Frame Click OK Daran Arkanas vre Rancurcas Prove Managerans i The heliosang popeta ane meabhai h mot caca Chick The Magic Frame setting wakes fe roped poy wat
19. in reduced power mode Z The rear panel USB ports Ports 1 to 4 do not support device wake up from S4 sleep mode USBPW56 1 2 23 mn a 5V 5VSB Default P4G8X USB Device Wake Up 2 Wireless PCI and USB settings 3 pin WPCI_ USB These jumpers are reserved DO NOT change the default settings WPCL USB 3 1 9 3 B Gj 42 6 4 Wireless Original PCl_USB PCI reserved pin Default P4G8X WPCI_USB Setting ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 17 3 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock RTC RAM in CMOS You can clear the CMOS memory of date time and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data The RAM data in CMOS that include system setup information such as system passwords is powered by the onboard button cell battery To erase the RIC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the lt Del gt key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data aed AN Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Normal Clear CMOS Default P4G8X Clear RTC RAM Z You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hang
20. problems Just repeat the process and if the problem persists load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file the system may not boot If this happens call the ASUS service center for support Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 3 CrashFree BIOS feature The CrashFree BIOS feature allows you to boot the computer from a floppy disk and update the BIOS in case the original BIOS fails or gets corrupted LN 1 You must have a bootable floppy disk ready before updating the BIOS 2 The bootable floppy disk could be the one that you created following the procedure in section 4 1 2 and should contain the AFLASH EXE utility 3 Ifthe BIOS fails ROM data or codes are corrupted a message appears during POST indicating the failure To update the BIOS 1 Turn on the computer and when prompted place the bootable floppy disk into the floppy drive so that the computer boots from the floppy disk 2 Follow the BIOS update procedure in section 4 1 2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 7 4 2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard recontiguring your system or prompted to Run Setup
21. specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance N When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 Processor the package includes the heatsink fan and retention mechanism In case you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified heatsink and fan Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan 1 Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base A ns Retention Module Base The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components CPU Heatsink Your boxed Intel Pentium 4 Processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 Position the fan with the retention mechanism on top of the heatsink Align and snap the four hooks of the retention mechanism to the holes on each corner of the module base LN Make sure that the fan and retention mechanism assembly perfectly fits the heatsink and module base otherwise you cannot snap the hooks into the holes Retention Hole Retention Lock Tu Bn E ie Se 4 Retention Hook Snapped to
22. 0 WOL WOR by PME chassis intrusion ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Trend Micro PC cillin 2002 anti virus software Specifications are subject to change without notice uy Poe ee a Chapter This chapter describe P4G8X motherboard It includes explanations of the special attributes Soe motherboard and the new technology it a F supports ha il Product introduction Chapter summary 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 WEICON orriari 1 1 Package contents ssssssssssessessssssssseeeeees 1 1 Special features esceccsnscsnsergensnreseecsnpeveenenyenenees 1 2 Motherboard OVervieW csccsssssssseseeees 1 6 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard 11 Welcome Thank you for buying the ASUS P4G8X series motherboard The ASUS P4G8X series motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards The motherboard incorporates the Intel Pentium 4 Processor in 478 pin package coupled with the Intel E7205 chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution Supporting up to 4GB of system memory with PC2100 1600 DDR SDRAM high resolution graphics via an AGP Pro 8X slot Serial ATA support IEEE 1394 USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the P4G8X series is your perfect vehicle to get ahead in the world of power computing Before yo
23. 2 1 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 1 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis AN Do not overtighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard Bo oes Place this side towards the rear of the chassis i fi 1 p 14 p m e m u gi L n F ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layouts 2 2 1 P4G8X Deluxe 24 5cm 9 6in T Mouse PS 2KBMS zs CPU_FAN B Keyboard Socket 478 PARALLEL PORT 64 72 bit 184 pin Module essere 64 72 bit 184 pin module ATX Power Connector Intel E7205 Memory ATX12V Controller Hub DDR DIMM_At1 DDR DIMM_B1 DDR DIMM_A2 DDR DIMM_B2 Center Line Out Below Mic In SEC_ IDE BroadCom Accelerated Graphics Port AGP PRO Gbit Fast BCM5702 Ethernet O AGP_WARN PCI1 u D oO 5 gt o PCl2 GAME P4G8X WHERRREE PCI3 Hub BBR MODEM Q X O D x PCI5 BlueMagic PCI Slot 1904 1 EEREN ip USB56 SATA2 SATA1 USBPW56 wpPci_usB EEH EEN RRR EZ PLUG with Hardware Monitor Hells pwr ran Lest IE1394 2 eam SPDIF came SATALInk ae eee FP_AUDIOPT T SB_PWR O s TDU Chipset EltRewR CHA_FAN SMBEELEEE _CON PANEL
24. 4 connectors Audio optional RealTek ALC650 6 channel audio CODEC LAN optional BROADCOM BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet controller or BROADCOM BCM4401 Fast Ethernet controller Special features ASUS JumperFree mode ASUS POST Reporter ASUS EZ Plug ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS Q Fan Technology ASUS EZ Flash USB 2 0 ready Power Loss Restart SFS Stepless Frequency Selection CPU throttle Adjustable CPU Vcore memory and AGP voltages Multi language BIOS AGP warning LED continued on the next page XI XII P4G8K series specifications summary Rear panel I O Internal I O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 1 x Parallel port 2 X Serial ports 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 4 x USB 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 port optional Line In Line Out Microphone ports optional 1 x USB 2 0 connector for 2 additional USB ports CPU Power Chassis fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors IDE LED Power LED connectors Chassis intrusion SMBus and SIR connectors 2 x IEEE 1394 connectors optional GAME MIDI connector optional S PDIF In Out connector optional CD AUX Modem audio connectors optional Front panel audio connector optional 4Mb Flash ROM Award BIOS TCAV PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS2 3 CrashFree BIOS Multi language BIOS ASUS EZ Flash ASUS C P R ASUS MyLogo2 PCI 2 2 USB 2 0 WM 2 0 DMI 2
25. 7 At power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instructions in Chapter 4 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 3 1 3 2 Vocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform you of system events and boot status In case of a boot failure you will hear the specific cause of the problem These POST messages are customizable using the Winbond Voice Editor software that came with your package You can record your own messages to replace the default messages Following is a list of the default POST messages and their corresponding actions if any 3 2 POST Message No CPU installed System failed CPU test system failed memory test system failed VGA test system failed due to CPU over clocking Action Install an Intel Pentium 4 Processor into the CPU socket Check the CPU if properly installed Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on page x Install 184 pin unbuffered PC2100 1600 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Check if the DIMMs on the DIMM sockets are properly installed Make sure that your DIMMs are not defective Refer to section 2 5 System memory for instruction on installing a DIMM Install a PCI VGA card into one of the PCI slots or a 1 5V AGP card into the AGP slot Make sur
26. Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 Sound Card sometimes LPT2 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 ACPI Mode when used 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard SoA B C D E F UGH PCI slot 1 shared PClslot2 o o a a a a 5 ysed SK PCIlslot3 oo a oo a a e a 5 i shared PClso4 o 5 usede KS PCiso5 o n shared HS AGP PRO slot shared Onboard USB controller HCO shared Onboard USB controller HC1 used Onboard USB controller HC2 shared Onboard USB 2 0 controller shared Onboard LAN optiona shared Onboard SATA optiona shred Onboard 1394 optiona used _ T LN When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable ASUS P4G8X ser
27. DMA 100 2 20 Chapter 2 Hardware information 4 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA1 These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for Serial ATA hard disks The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s Ultra ATA 133 Z If you wish to create a RAID set make sure that you have connected 5 the SATA cable and installed Serial ATA devices You cannot enter the SATARaid utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST if there are no connected Serial ATA devices Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins CHASSIS Chassis Signal 5VSB_MB GND l Defaul P4G8X Chassis Alarm Lead ee ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 21 6 SMBus connector 6 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using t
28. Follow these steps to customize your POST messages 1 Launch the Voice Editor and take note of the list of POST events on the leftmost column of the screen 2 Prepare your message for each event Z The total compressed size for all the wave files must not exceed 1Mbit SO make your messages as short as possible 3 Use arecording software such as Windows Recorder to record your messages 4 Save the messages as wave files WAV It is recommended that you save your files in low quality to keep them small For example use 8 bit mono quality at 22Khz sampling rate V You may want to create a separate folder for your wave files so you can locate them easily in one place 5 From the Voice Editor screen click on the Add button to display the Add Wave File window 6 Copy the wave files that you recorded to the database Close the window when done owed ip rE p F EH Ak r zki ray ee aTr Daa fi EF ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 19 7 Click a POST event on the Voice Editor screen then on the Edit button The Event Sound Editor window appears 8 Locate and select your wave file for the event then click on the arrow opposite Voice The file you selected appears on the space next to it 9 Click OK to return to the Voice Editor screen 10 Do steps 7 to 9 for the other events 11 When done click the Save button A window appears prompting you to save your
29. IDE connectors 40 1 pin PRI_IDE SEC_IDE This connector supports the provided UltraDMA 100 66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA 100 66 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraDMA 100 66 master device It is recommended that you connect non UltraDMA 100 66 devices to the secondary IDE connector If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS supports specific device bootup If you have more than two UltraDMA 100 66 devices purchase another UltraDMA 100 66 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector Z 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the cables 2 The hole near the blue connector on the UltraDMA 100 66 cable is intentional NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 SEC_IDE PRI_IDE P4G8X IDE Connectors PIN 1 aN For UltraDMA 100 66 IDE devices use an 80 conductor IDE cable The UltraDMA 66 cable included in the motherboard package also supports Ultra
30. IO Mode 4 15 Plug amp Play O S 4 35 Power Management 4 28 Power On Self Test 4 35 PS 2 Keyboard Port 1 10 Index PS 2 Mouse Port 1 10 PS 2 Mouse Function Control 4 19 R RTC RAM Clearing 2 18 S SDRAM Active Precharge Delay 4 22 CAS Latency 4 21 Configuration 4 21 Idle Timer 4 22 RAS Precharge Delay 4 22 RAS to CAS Delay 4 21 Serial Ports 1 10 4 24 SMART Monitoring 4 15 Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF 1 3 2 28 super I O controller 1 9 Support CD 5 1 ASUS Update 5 9 Utilities menu 5 5 Drivers menu 5 2 motherboard information 5 7 multi channel audio 5 21 Technical Support Form 5 8 Suspend Mode 4 29 system Controller North Bridge 1 8 south Bridge 1 9 system Date 4 10 System memory configurations 2 11 System Time 4 10 U UART2 4 24 Ultra DMA Mode 4 15 USB Legacy Support 4 20 USB ports 1 10 V Video memory cache USWC 4 22 UC 4 22 Z ZIF socket 2 6 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide l 3 Index
31. KB L2 cache on 0 13 micron process This processor includes the Intel NetBurst micro architecture that features the hyper pipelined technology rapid execution engine 933 400MHz system bus and execution trace cache Together these attributes improve system performance by allowing higher core frequencies faster execution of integer instructions and data transfer rates of 4 2GB s and 3 2GB s Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket Gold Mark AN Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU Notes on Intel Hyper Threading Technology LN 1 This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 CPUs with Hyper Threading Technology 2 Hyper Threading Technology is supported under Windows XP and Linux 2 4 x kernel and later versions only Under Linux use the Hyper Threading compliler to compile the code If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Techonology item in BIOS to ensure system stability and performance It is recommended that you install WinXP Service Pack 1 Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system 5 For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2
32. Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP DMA Select 3 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode This selection is available only if you select ECP or ECP EPP in Parallel Port Mode above Configuration options 1 3 Onboard AC97 Audio Controller Auto Auto allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device If an audio device is detected the onboard audio controller is enabled if no audio device is detected the controller is disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Z If the Onboard AC97 Audio Controller item is set to Disabled you will not hear the POST messages during the boot process Onboard Game Port 200H 207H This field sets the I O address for the game port Configuration options Disabled 200H 207H 208H 20FH Onboard MIDI I O 330H 331H This field sets the I O address for the MIDI I O port Configuration options Disabled 330H 331H 800H 301H Onboard MIDI IRQ 10 This field allows you to select the interrupt for the MIDI device Configuration options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Speech POST Reporter Enabled This field enables or disables the ASUS POST Reporter feature See section 1 3 Special Features and 3 2 Vocal POST messages for more information Configuration options Disabled Enabled LN Make sure that the Onboard AC97 Audio Controller item is enabled Otherwise you will not hea
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34. RAID 0 called data striping optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel interleaved stacks Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate double that of a single disk alone thus improving data access and storage RAID 1 called data mirroring copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive If one drive fails the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system 5 4 1 Install the hard disks The Sil8112A chipset supports Serial ATA hard disk drives For optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID set e f you are creating a RAID 0 striping array for perfomance use two new drives e f you are creating a RAID 1 mirroring array for protection you can use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive the new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive If you use two drives of different sizes the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base Storage size For example one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB storage capacity the maximum Storage capacity for the RAID 1 set is 60GB ASUS P4G8X series motherboard u
35. ROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe PGC CDG Statements irens uate vi SAIC LY MOLI ALON reanna EA vii PRO OLIGO UNO Gis canan tet aaestiesteaatualtct Vill How this guide iS organized ccccccsssseeceessssssseeeeeeesssees viii Conventions used in this guide sssessessssesesreesereesereesrrseeenn IX Where to find More information ccccccccssseeeeeesesssteeeeees IX ASUS Contact information ccccccccsssseesessseeeesseeeeesseeeeeessateeeesaees X P4G8X series specifications SUMMALY cccccessseeesesseeeeeeeeseeees xi Chapter 1 Product introduction Tel WCC ONG N soproni E AAE EE 1 1 k2 Package ConteniS srca 1 1 LS SECA oati aE 1 2 139 1 ProducthighligNiS sessnnssnorsccenienonreni 1 2 1 3 2 Value added SOIUtIONS ccccsscsceesessseeesessteeeens 1 5 1 4 Motherboard Overview ccccccccccccs
36. T LLLE OMI LLL Z FUL yi a 16 1514 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide WE PEE i i ees Aa enay 13 12 1 7 1 4 2 Core specifications U D 1 8 ATX 12V connector This power connector connects the 4 pin 12V plug from the ATX 12V power supply North bridge controller The Intel E7205 Memory Controller Hub MCH designed for the next generation entry workstation platform provides the processor interface with 533 400 MHz frequency system memory interface at 266MHz operation and 1 5V AGP Interface Specification 3 0 that supports 8X 4X 2X Fast Write protocol The MCH interconnects to the south bridge ICH4 via the Intel proprietary Hub Interface CPU socket A 478 pin surface mount Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket for the Intel Pentium 4 Processor with 533 400 MHz system bus that allows 4 3GB s and 3 2GB s data transfer rates respectively DDR DIMM sockets These four 184 pin DIMM sockets support up to 4GB system memory using unbuffered ECC or non ECC PC2100 PC1600 DDR DIMMs ATX power connector This 20 pin connector connects to an ATX 12V power supply The power supply must have at least 1A on the 5V standby lead 5VSB ASUS EZ Plug 12V connector This ASUS patented auxilliary power connector is used if you dont have an ATX 12V power supply Connect a 4 pin device connector from a standard power supply to this connector to provide sufficient power to the CPU
37. This section explains how to configure your system using this utility Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program you may want to change the configuration of your computer in the future For example you may want to enable the security password feature or make changes to the power management settings This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the Flash ROM The Flash ROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility When you start up the computer the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program Press lt Delete gt during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Delete gt or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible It is a menu driven program which means you can scroll through the various Sub menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices Z Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your s
38. ader is available for additional USB ports The USB header complies with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals Connect the USB 2 0 GAME module to this header The module has two USB 2 0 ports that support the next generation USB peripherals such as high resolution cameras scanners and printers LN You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability P4G8X USB 2 0 Header AN NEVER connect a 1394 cable to the USB56 connector Doing so will damage the motherboard ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 25 12 Internal audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX MODEM on audio models only These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector It also allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and a mono_ out such as a speaker between the audio and a voice modem card MODEM Modem In Ground Ground Modem Out CD Black AUX White 7 Left Audio Channel E as Ground Ground Right Audio Channel P4G8X Internal Audio Connectors 13 Power supply thermal connector 2 pin TRPWR If your power supply has a thermal monitoring feature con
39. agement in the Control Panel Select the item Advanced in the Power Management Properties dialog box 4 28 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management Configuration options Always On Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS OFF This field defines the video off features The Display Power Management system DPMS feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen Use this for monitors without power management or green features Z Even if installed your screen saver does not display when you select Blank Screen for the above field V H SYNC Blank blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Configuration options Blank Screen V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby DPMS Suspend DPMS OFF DPMS Reduce ON HDD Power Down Disabled Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user configurable field This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives Configuration options Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 15 Min ACPI Suspend To RAM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend to RAM feature To support this feature the 5VSB of the power supply should have the capacity to provide more than 720mA current Configuration options D
40. ameter To display a sub menu move the ondary Slav highlight to the field and press lt Enter gt The sub sybeard Feat menu appears Use the legend keys to enter values Language and move from field to field within a sub menu as eyed iat you would within a menu Use the lt Esc gt key to Halt On return to the main menu Take some time to familiarize yourself with the legend keys and their corresponding functions Practice navigating through the various menus and sub menus If you accidentally make unwanted changes to any of the fields use the set default hot key lt F5 gt to load the Setup default values While moving around through the Setup program note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field 4 10 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program the following screen appears Sustem Time system Time XX XX XX Sets the system to the time that you specify usually the current time The format is hour minute second Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the hour minute and second fields System Date XX XX XXXX Sets the system to the date that you specify usually the current date The format is month day year Valid values for month
41. audio 2 28 game MIDI 2 24 IDE 1 8 2 20 IDE LED 2 19 IEEE 1394 1 3 2 27 infrared 2 27 internal audio 2 26 panel 2 28 power supply thermal 2 26 S PDIF 2 28 Serial ATA 2 21 SMBus 2 22 USB header 2 25 D DDR SDRAM technology 2 11 Digital audio interface 1 3 DIMM installing 2 13 removing 2 14 DIMM sockets 1 8 Double Data Rate DDR memory 1 2 ASUS P4G8xX series motherboard user guide l 1 E Expansion card installation 2 14 configuration 2 14 Expansion slots 1 9 2 14 AGP 1 10 2 16 PCI 1 10 2 16 F Flash ROM 1 9 Floppy 3 Mode 4 10 Floppy disk access control 4 24 H Hard Disk Drives HDDs CHS Capacity 4 14 Cylinders 4 14 Heads 4 14 LBA Capacity 4 14 Primary Secondary Master 4 12 Primary Secondary Slave 4 12 Sectors 4 14 Types 4 12 Hardware Monitor 4 33 Heatsink installation 2 7 Hyper Threading Technology 2 5 4 29 IRQ assignments 2 14 J Jumpers Clear RTC 2 18 wireless PCI USB 2 16 USB power 2 17 K Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 4 16 Auto Repeat Rate 4 16 L LEDs AGP warning 1 10 2 3 standby power 1 10 2 3 Legacy Diskette 4 10 Motherboard major components 1 6 IRQ Table 2 15 layouts 2 2 2 3 placement 2 1 screws 2 1 Multi sector transfers 4 15 O Operating system installation 5 1 Overclocking features 1 5 P Parallel Port 1 10 4 24 Modes 4 25 Password Supervisor 4 11 User 4 11 PCI Configuration 4 26 PCI Latency Timer 4 26 PCI VGA Palette Snoop 4 26 P
42. be Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF Silicon Image Serial ATA Utility This item installs the Serial ATA utility ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver E Color 3Deep This item installs the 3Deep software 3Deep is the first application that gives online gamers the competitive edge in multi player skirmishes This application removes dark washed out graphics to deliver true vibrant colors 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated You may also find this information on page x of this user guide 5 6 Chapter 5 Software support 5 2 5 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the P4G8X motherboard Drivers Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 7 Technical Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Sane HE w PHIHE RRENG fit E WFA m m m m m o n ee EREE OES CAP P Tae sm ea aa TEENETE PENES 10s E F105 Babee BH ONE S SME ns 510
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44. creen 4 8 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 2 1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or to exit the Setup program To access the menu bar items press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 4 2 2 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key s Function Description lt F1 gt or lt Alt H gt Displays the General Help screen from any where in the BIOS Setup lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub menu Left or Right arrow selects the menu item to the left or right Up or Down arrow Moves the highlight up or down between fields minus key scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field plus key or spacebar Scrolls forward through the values for the high lighted field lt Enter gt Brings up a selection menu for the h
45. day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2099 Use the lt Tab gt or lt Shift gt lt Tab gt keys to move between the month day and year fields Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1 2MB as opposed to 1 44MB on a3 5 inch diskette Configuration options Disabled Enabled ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 11 Language English US This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options Supervisor Password Disabled User Password Disabled These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password highlight the appropriate field and press lt Enter gt Type in a password then press lt Enter gt You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters Symbols and other characters are ignored To confirm the password type the password again and press lt Enter gt The password is now set to Enabled This password allows full access to the BIOS Setup menus To clear the password highlight this field and press lt Enter gt The same dialog box as above appears Press lt Enter gt The password is set to Disabled A note about passwords The BIOS Setup program
46. de reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equioment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 4 The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This c
47. dentical DDR DIMM pairs Table 2 Memory frequency CPU FSB synchronization CPU FSB DDR DIMM Type Memory Frequency 533 MHz PC2100 266 MHz 400 MHz PC1600 200 MHz 2 12 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 9 3 Installing a DIMM AN Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components Follow these steps to install a DIMM DDR DIMM notch 1 Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Unlocked Retaining Clip A N A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated Locked Retaining Clip 2 9 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM AN Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 13 2 6 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The motherboard has five PCI slots and one Accelerat
48. dows desktop then select Programs gt Audio Sound Manager gt SoundMan 4 Click on the Equalizer tab to display the individual control frequency bands and adjust the ane i sound output ze im I 1 V You may alsodisplay the 5 J Ma Equalizer panel by clicking on RA Awe AEA E pete the Equalizer command button on the Sound Effect tab ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 21 5 Click on the Speaker Configuration tab to customize your speaker system 6 Click on the Speaker Test tab to test the multi channel audio configuration 7 Click on the SPDIF In tab to configure S PDIF settings By default the SPDIF Out function is enabled If you use the SPDIF In function the S PDIF frequency will be locked by the ALC650 controller 8 Click on the General tab for version information and multi language settings 9 Click OK when done Rear panel audio ports function variation Lime Line Out Line Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Light Blue Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Speaker Out Sub woofer 5 22 Chapter 5 Software support 0 4 RAID O RAID 1 configurations The motherboard includes the Silicon Image Sil3112A controller chipset and two Serial ATA interfaces to support Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID configuration This feature supports Serial ATA hard disks Use the SATARaid utility to configure a RAID set
49. e sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the 12V lead and at least 1A on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB The minimum recommended wattage is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate ATXPWR EZ PLUG 3 3VDC 3 3VDC a E 12 0VDC 3 3VDC GND COM lt COM 12V ooo PS ON lt 5 0VDC COM lt COM COM lt 5 0VDC 5 0VDC lt s lt PWR_OK 12V DC GND 5 0VDC lt 5VSB 5 0VDC z 412 0VDC i P4G8X ATX Power Connector 12V DC GND ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 23 9 Digital audio connector 6 1 pin SPDIF on audio models only This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound input output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio cable this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module SPDIF OUT 5V SPDIF_ IN 10 GAME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME 2 24 This connector supports a GAME MIDI module If your package came with the USB 2 0 GAME module connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files P4G8X Game Connector Chapter 2 Hardware information 11 USB header 10 1 pin USB56 If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate a USB he
50. e that your VGA AGP card is not defective Check your CPU settings in BIOS and make sure you only set to the recommended settings See section 4 4 Advanced menu Chapter 3 Powering up POST Message No keyboard detected No floppy disk detected No IDE hard disk detected CPU temperature too high CPU fan failed CPU voltage out of range System completed Power On Self Test Computer now booting from operating system A ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide Action Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS 2 connector on the rear panel See section 1 4 1 Major components for the location of the connector Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk connector on the motherboard See section 2 8 Connectors Make sure you have connected an IDE hard disk drive to the one of the IDE connectors on the motherboard See section 2 8 Connectors Check CPU fan if working properly Check the CPU fan and make sure it turns on after you applied power to the system Make sure that your CPU fan supports the fan speed detection function Check your power supply and make sure it is not defective Call ASUS technical support for assistance See the ASUS contact information on page x No action required No action required You may disable the ASUS POST Reporter in the BIOS setup See section 4 4 2 O Device Configuration 3 3 3 6 Pow
51. ed Graphics Port AGP PRO slot The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card 1 Before installing the expansion card read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis 3 Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software drivers for the expansion card 2 14 Chapter 2 Hardware information Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11
52. els only This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices By default the pins labeled LINE OUT R BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE OUT _L BLINE OUT L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable AGND 5VA BLINE_OUT_R BLINE_OUT_L FP AUDIO MIC2 MICPWR NC Line out_L Line out_R P4G8X Front Panel Audio Connector 17 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL This connector accommodates several system front panel functions Keyboard Lock Speaker Connector Power LED S ks O Reset SW ATX Power SMI Lead Switch P4G8X System Panel Connectors Requires an ATX power supply k o o Groun round a Speake xtSMI 4e Keyloc Ground Ground E G 2 28 Chapter 2 Hardware information e System Power LED Lead 3 1 pin PLED This 3 1 pin connector connects to the system power LED The LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode e Keyboard Lock Lead 2 pin KEYLOCK This 2 pin connector connects to a chassis mounted switch to allow the use of the keyboard lock feature System Warning Speaker Lead 4 pin SPKR This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings e System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This 2 pin connector allows you to manually place t
53. em bootup Configuration options Disabled Enabled PS 2 Mouse Function Control Auto The default setting Auto allows the system to detect a PS 2 mouse at startup If a mouse is detected the BIOS assigns IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse Otherwise IRQ12 can be used for expansion cards When you set this field to Enabled BIOS reserves IRQ12 whether or not a PS 2 mouse is detected at startup Configuration options Enabled Auto USB Legacy Support Auto This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus USB devices The default of Auto allows the system to detect a USB device at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If not detected the USB controller legacy mode is disabled When you set this field to Disabled the USB controller legacy mode is disabled whether or not you are using a USB device Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto OS 2 Onboard Memory gt 64M Disabled When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB you need to set this option to Enabled Otherwise leave to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 20 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 1 Chip Configuration SIRAN Configuration SDRAM Configuration By SPD This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2 5 depending on the memory modules that you are using The default setting is By SPD which configures items 2 5 by reading the co
54. enu See section 5 2 3 Software menu LN Before using ASUS MyLogo2 feature use the AFLASH utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to Enabled is you wish to use ASUS MyLogo2 See page 4 35 Follow these steps to use ASUS MyLogo2 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility See section 5 3 1 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next 5 10 Chapter 5 Software support 4 From the selection that appears choose a logo image Click Next If you wish you may create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen MyLogo2 may not support too complex images If you encounter any problems on complex images try using a simpler image You may also use a photo editing software to shink the complex image lay it over a one color 640x480 pixel background and save the image with the background When you use the image it will appear smaller and centered on the screen 6 The next screen prompts you to flash the original BIOS to update it with the new boot logo Click RT E Flash to update the BIOS Feld Taa ia METT 7 When finished click Exit t
55. er left hand corner of your screen during bootup Larger numbers represent a newer BIOS file 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D AFLASH AFLASH EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy AFLASH EXE to the boot disk you created Z AFLASH works only in DOS mode It does not work in the DOS prompt within Windows and does not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from the hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk 3 Reboot the computer from the floppy disk Z BIOS setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot as sequence 4 In DOS mode type A AFLASH lt Enter gt to run AFLASH LN If the word unknown appears after Flash Memory the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 3 5 Select 1 Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press lt Enter gt The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears 6 Type a filename and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press lt Enter gt 4 4 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS AN Update the BIOS only if you have problems with the motherboard and 1 2 3 4 9 you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your proble
56. eran a nalwansatanwaanaleedmnnembanunecabeauacaans 4 36 Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Install an operating System ccccscsceceeseeeeeeesessesssseeeeeeas 5 1 52 Suppt CD informalo sraa 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD ssassssssessssresesrrsesrresrrrrsn 5 1 S22 DIVES MENU crna 5 2 5 2 3 Utilities menu eeen 5 5 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information ossee 5 6 5 2 5 Other information cce cee seessseseeeeeeeseseeseseeas 5 7 5 3 Software information secsavs Seay cexwintesivenienacasiicueviatnstoaaees 5 9 DOM ASUS UP AG srne EE 5 9 Fe ASUS MYyLOGOZ ME oirun renee 5 10 DSS ASUS Ot ODE urasna e 5 12 5 3 4 Winbond Voice Editor 0 0 ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen 5 17 5 3 5 Multi channel audio feature ceeeeee 5 21 5 4 RAID O RAID 1 Configurations ccceseeesssseeeeeesneees 5 23 5 4 1 Install the hard disks cccccccccceeeeessesssssseeseees 5 23 5 4 2 Creating and Deleting RAID sets ee 5 24 MAE rA aa l 1 vi Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provi
57. ering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before Switching off the power For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system If you use Windows ME 2000 XP click the Start button click Shut Down then click the OK button to shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down Z The message You can now safely turn off your computer does not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies 3 4 Chapter 3 Powering up Chapter This chapte tells how t to ch ge settings through the BI OS Set me Detailed descriptions of the at parameters are also provided BIOS setup Chapter summary 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 9 4 6 4 7 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 BIOS Setup Progra aapea 4 8 Main Menu ssssssssssssssusnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 11 Advanced Menu xs tressceneeeccanennsgussnnerceseneeeceeee 4 18 FPOwer MENU cipon a 4 28 Boot Menu c ccssssssssssccessssseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeens 4 34 EEM EMU orana 4 36 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard 41 Managing and updating your BIOS LN It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard s original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later 4 1 1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without hav
58. formation you entered Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 15 Multi Sector Transfers Maximum This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports Note that when this field is automatically configured the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive You may also manually configure this field Refer to the documentation that came with the hard drive to determine the optimum value and set it manually To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options Disabled 2 Sectors 4 sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors 32 Sectors Maximum SMART Monitoring Disabled This field allows 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 This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system performance Configuration options Disabled Enabled PIO Mode 4 This option lets you set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for the IDE device Modes 0 through 4 provide successive increase in performance Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 Ultra DMA Mode Disabled Ultra DMA capability allows improved transfer
59. from the ASUS website then press lt Enter gt EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed When found the following message appears on screen BIOS Information in File BIOS Version P4G8X Boot Block WARNING Continue to update the BIOS Y N _ If you accidentally typed in a wrong BIOS file name the error message WARNING File not found appears Press lt Enter gt to remove the message then type in the correct file name Press lt Enter gt 6 At the above prompt type Y to continue with the update process Pressing N exits the EZ Flash screen and reboots the system without updating the BIOS The following prompts appear if you typed Y Flash Memory SST 49LF004 Update Main BIOS area Y N _ 7 Press Y to update the main BIOS area A DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS area Doing so may cause system boot failure 8 When the update process is done the message Press a key to reboot appears Press any key to reboot the system with the new BIOS 4 2 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 1 2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk AFLASH EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the upp
60. fter making your selections on this sub menu press the lt Esc gt key to return to the Main menu When the Main menu appears the hard disk drive field displays the size for the hard disk drive that you configured 4 14 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Translation Method LBA select the hard disk drive type in this field When Logical Block Addressing LBA is enabled the 28 bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders heads or sectors Note that LBA Mode Is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity Configuration options LBA LARGE Normal Match Partition Table Manual Cylinders This field configures the number of cylinders Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Head This field configures the number of read write heads Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual Sector This field configures the number of sectors per track Refer to the drive documentation to determine the correct value To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD and the Translation Method field to Manual CHS Capacity This field shows the drive s maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive in
61. gs of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power Up On PCI Card Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Space Bar This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Automatic Power Up Disabled This allows an unattended or automatic system power up You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting Eve
62. gt a confirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Save Changes This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program You can then return to other menus and make further changes After you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save any changes to the non volatile RAM ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 37 4 38 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Chapter This chante desc i support CD that comes w ith t he motherboard package software support Chapter summary 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 Install an operating SYStOM cceseeeesessee 5 1 Support CD information cccsssseessesees 5 1 Software information csssseesssseeesssees 5 9 RAID 0 RAID 1 configurations ASUS P4G8X series motherboard 0 1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ME 2000 XP operating system OS Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware Z Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented i
63. hat came with the software for more information This section provides details on the software applications that the motherboard supports 5 3 1 ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 1 Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Vx xx xx AsusUpdate The ASUS Update initial screen gt o appears i o iani eva t pe Spaai DES kaaa dia k la ka 2 Select your desired update method then click Next 3 Ifyou selected updating downloading from the Internet select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or choose Auto Select Click Next Prices limita plead a Fo ihe birsi peer sa Se ae aire ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 9 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file a window pops up prompting you to locate the file Select the file click Save then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 The ASUS MyLogo2 is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software m
64. he SMBus interface SMB 3V FLOATING SMBCLK Ground SMBDATA P4G8X SMBus Connector 7 CPU Chassis and Power Fan Connectors 3 pin CPU_FAN PWR_FAN CHA_FAN The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 740mA 8 88W max or a total of 1A 2 22A 26 64W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector AN Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors GND te 2V Rotation PWR_FAN GND 12V Rotation P4G8X 12 Volt Fan Connectors 2 22 Chapter 2 Hardware information 8 ASUS EZ Plug and ATX power connectors 20 pin ATXPWR 4 pin EZ_ PLUG 4 pin ATX12V These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit In addition to the 20 pin ATXPWR connector this motherboard requires that you connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU If you are using a standard ATX power supply that does not have the ATX 12V plug connect one 4 pin device power plug to the ASUS EZ Plug connector labeled EZ PLUG aN Mak
65. he system into a suspend mode or green mode where system activity is instantly decreased to save power and to expand the life of certain system components Attach the case mounted suspend switch to this 2 pin connecior ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF e Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 29 2 30 Chapter 2 Hardware information Chapter This chapter describes the pow sequence and gives information BIOS beep codes 3 Powering up Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time cee 3 2 Vocal POST MeSSages ccssseessseeessseeeeees 3 3 Powering off the computer cccessesssseeees ASUS P4G8X series motherboard 3 1 Starting up for the first time 1 After making all the connections replace the system case cover 2 Be sure that all switches are off 3 Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis 4 Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge pr
66. hen pen PANES POED CPI BOS in 180 reboot your computer Levingh m Your system boots with the new De ae fears pane AAO viia 1080 OF Dee MALT boot logo BS map betel ce giia LAT peel f EE ar gee e fark FC Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new BIOS ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 11 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system s vital components such as fan rotations voltages and temperatures It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer such as hard disk space memory usage and CPU type CPU speed and internal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check Dox M1998 ASUS Tek Computer Inc All rights revered The ASUS Loge is trademark of ASUSTeK Computer Ine To launch ASUS PC Probe click the Windows Start button point to Programs and then ASUS Utility and then click Probe Vx xx The PC Probe icon FR appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS
67. his field allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled This field allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller chipset Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z If you set the Onboard LAN Boot ROM item to Enabled and rebooted e the computer the BROADCOM MBA appears in the Other Boot Device Select configuration options See section 4 6 Boot Menu Onboard 1394 Device Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard ATA Device Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard ATA controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard ATA Device First Yes This item allows you to select the option ROM booting sequence Setting to Yes loads the option ROM on the onboard ATA device first Setting to No loads the option ROM on the add on card first Configuration options No Yes 4 26 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 3 1 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion TRO 3 Reserved IRQ XX Reserved No ICU These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy non PnP ISA card The setting No ICU for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility ICU and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card Set the IRQ field to
68. his sub menu If automatic detection fails this may be because the hard disk drive is too old or too new If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system Setup may detect incorrect parameters In these cases select User Type HDD to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters Refer to the next section for details AN Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 13 User Type HDD Manually enter the number of cylinders heads and sectors per track for the drive Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this information Z After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk am utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it select None Other options for the Type field are CD ROM for IDE CD ROM drives LS 120 for LS 120 compatible floppy disk drives ZIP for ZIP compatible disk drives MO for IDE magneto optical disk drives Other ATAPI Device for IDE devices not listed here A
69. ies motherboard user guide 2 15 2 6 3 PCI slots There are five 32 bit PCI slots on this motherboard including an ASUS proprietary BlueMagic PCI slot The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card SCSI card USB card and other cards that comply with PCI specifications The following figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 2 6 4 AGP Pro slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro slot that supports 1 5V AGP cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard If you installed an incorrect AGP card such as a SiS3805 based AGP card or any other 3 3V AGP card the onboard red LED AGP_WARN lights up an indication that the card is not supported on the motherboard As long as this LED is lighted you cannot turn on the system power even if you press the power button thus preventing permanent damage to the motherboard AN Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard P4G8X Accelerated Graphics Port AGP 2 16 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Jumpers 1 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW56 Set this jumper to 5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to wake up from 3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power Supply
70. ighlighted field lt Home gt or lt PgUp gt Moves the cursor to the first field lt End gt or lt PgDn gt Moves the cursor to the last field lt F5 gt Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults lt F10 gt Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 9 General help In addition to the Item Specific Helo window the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen You may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing lt F1 gt or the lt Alt gt lt H gt combination The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functions Saving changes and exiting the Setup program see 4 7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program Scroll bar When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window Use lt PgUp gt and lt PgDn gt or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire helo document Press lt Home gt to display the first page press lt End gt to go to the last page To exit the help window press lt Enter gt or lt ESC gt Sub menu system Date Note that a right pointer symbol as shown on the Legacy Disket left appears to the left of certain fields This pointer Floppy 3 Mee indicates that you can display a sub menu from this Primary Master field A sub menu contains additional options for a field par
71. ing to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS based utility The EZ Flash is built in the BIOS firmware so it is accessible by simply pressing lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during the Power On Self Tests POST Follow these steps to update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash 1 Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website see ASUS contact information on page x Save the file to a floppy disk LN Write down the BIOS file name on a piece of paper You need to type the exact BIOS file name at the EZ Flash screen 2 Reboot the computer 3 To use EZ Flash press lt Alt gt lt F2 gt during POST to display the following screen ASUS EZ Flash V1 00 Copyright C 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Onboard BIOS Information BIOS Version ASUS P4G8X ACPI BIOS Revision 1002 BIOS Model P4G8X BIOS Built Date 04 16 02 Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS _ Note EZ Flash will copy file from A Press ESC to reboot Z The BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown 4 Insert the disk that contains the new BIOS file into the floppy drive You will receive the error message WARNING Device not ready if you proceed to step 5 without the disk in the drive ASUS P4G8xX series motherboard user guide 4 1 5 At the prompt Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS _ type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded
72. is the unit of storage equivalent to one stripe on a RAID 0 set Available chunk sizes 2 4 8 16 82 64 128 When manually setting the chunk size for your RAID set it is recommended to use the smaller chunk size for server applications and the larger chunk size for AV applications What is Disk Copy If the disk assigned as the Source drive has been previously partitioned and has data stored in it and a second drive is added the data on the source drive can be copied to the Target drive This makes the Source and the Target drives identical All subsequent data will be written to both drives as a Mirrored set However if the Source drive does not have data stored in it there is no need for Disk Copy 4 When the utility prompts you with Are You Sure Y N before completing the configuration press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options Deleting RAID Sets 1 To remove one or more RAID sets select the option Delete RAID Set 2 Select the RAID set to delete and press Y when asked Are You Sure Y N Resolving Conflicts When a RAID set is created the metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information Primary Chanel Secondary Chanel If after a disk failure the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set or used in another system it may have conflicting metadata specifically in the drive connection information If so this will a RAID set
73. isabled Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Z The item Hyper Threading Technology appears only if you installed an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports this feature ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 29 Suspend Mode Disabled Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode Configuration options Disabled 1 2 Min 2 3 Min 4 5 min 8 9 Min 20 Min 80 Min 40 Min 1 Hour PWR Button lt 4 Secs Soft Off When set to Soft off the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds Suspend allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds puts the system in sleep mode Regardless of the setting holding the ATX Switch for more than 4 seconds powers off the system Configuration options Soft off Suspend 4 5 1 Power Up Control AT Power Loss Restart AC PWR Loss Restart Disabled This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions Disabled leaves your system off while Enabled reboots the system Previous State sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Previous State 4 30 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Wake Power Up On Ext Modem Disabled This allows either settin
74. lass B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Safety information Electrical safety To prevent electrical shock hazard disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables are unplugged Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a Qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity a
75. ly grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components LN When lit the green LED SB_PWR indicates that the system is ON in sleep mode or in soft off mode a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component The red LED AGP_WARN is a smart protection from motherboard burn out caused by an incorrect AGP card If you plug in any 3 3V AGP card into the 1 5V AGP slot this LED lights up thus preventing the system to power up This LED remains off if you plug in a 1 5V AGP card AGP_WARN ON OFF Incorrect Correct AGP Card AGP Card SB PWR ON P4G8X Onboard LED ee POOH 2 4 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 4 Gentral Processing Unit CPU 2 4 1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478 pin Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket The socket is designed for the Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 478 pin package with 512
76. ms Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet WWW or FTP see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier Boot from the floppy disk At the A prompt type AFLASH and then press lt Enter gt At the Main Menu type 2 then press lt Enter gt The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example A XXX XX XXX then press lt Enter gt To cancel this operation press lt Enter gt 6 When prompted to confirm the BIOS update press Y to start the update ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 5 The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures When the programming is done the message Flashed Successfully appears Update BIOS lreelodiey Beal Bleck ond ESO ELU k LIREFA ltr 7 ra a se ll a EIOS Bad CUREEM HH n Enni wi Kg abi ir RIE CIRETHT Be a niam Lhe Tou fave lazhed Lhe EPROP LE os reeoeeeeded Laat you Hurn Sff a ot hn FETUS ari Loa eee Bl fa bef auls to ba CRS mb aTi ein I mea FS wh f If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn 4 6 off the system because this may cause boot
77. n and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components 1 4 1 Major components The following are the major components of the P4G8X motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1 7 See page 1 8 for the specifications of each component Refer to Chapter 2 for detailed information on the components 1 ATX 12V connector 17 Audio CODEC 2 North Bridge controller 18 PCI slots 3 CPU socket 19 Super I O controller 4 DDR DIMM sockets 20 AGP warning LED 5 ATX power connector 21 LAN controller optional 6 ASUS EZ Plug 12V connector 22 PS 2 mouse port 7 Floppy disk connector 23 Parallel port 8 IDE connectors 24 RJ 45 port optional 9 AGP Pro 8X slot 25 Line In jack optional 10 Speech controller 26 Line Out jack optional 11 ASUS ASIC 27 Microphone jack optional 12 South Bridge controller 28 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 13 IEEE 1394 controller optional 29 Serial ports 14 SATA RAID controller 30 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 15 Flash ROM 31 PS 2 keyboard port 16 Standby power LED x 1 6 The IEEE 1394 Gigabit LAN SATA RAID and POST Reporter features are present in P4G8X Deluxe models only Chapter 1 Product introduction E du i s E Lidl a ALL Pinna CCU Oe LLI LLU m LLLE Stree miii i ae ELE mw ELLI
78. n this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information 0 2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features Z The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates 5 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer aa i Pigi Serien b i agg LF t Drives Untaios Coevtect Drivers Click an item to install Click an icon to display more information Z lf Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the CD ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 1 5 2 2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices Fk Pi GE sire ees bi gaea Drivers Unitas Covtect a i Drivers Z The SATA and LAN items appear on P4G8X Deluxe models only Intel Chipset Inf Update program This item installs the Intel Chipset INF Update Program that enables Plug n Play INF support for Intel chipset components This utility installs to
79. nctions for a complete integrated audio solution A digital audio connector is onboard to accommodate the bundled Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF In Out module See page 2 23 C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates the need to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter ASUS EZPlug EL fing This patented ASUS technology lets you use your existing power supply rather than buying a new ATX 12V power supply The ASUS EZ Plug is a 4 pin auxiliary 12V connector mounted on the motherboard that connects a regular 4 pin device power connector from the power supply This connector is necessary to provide the additional power required by the P4 CPU See page 2 23 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 1 3 ASUS POST Reporter The motherboard offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power On Self Tests POST Through an added external speaker you will hear the messages informing you of the system boot status and causes of boot errors if any The bundled Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the voice messages and pro
80. nd temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a Qualified service technician or your retailer vii viii This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts Chapter 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4G8X series motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly
81. nect its thermal sensor cable to this connector TRPWR Power Supply Thermal Sensor P4G8X Thermal Sensor Connector 2 26 Chapter 2 Hardware information 14 Infrared module connector 5 1 pin IR_CON This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on system chassis that support this feature You must also configure the UART2 Use As parameter in BIOS to set UART2 for use with IR See section 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration for details Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions P4G8X Infrared Module Connector 15 IEEE 1394 connectors 10 1 pin E1394 1 1E1394 2 on 1394 models only These connectors are for the bundled 10 to 6 pin 1394 serial connector cables that connect to the 1394 module Attach the 10 1 pin cable plugs to these connectors and the 6 pin cable plugs to the 1394 module You may also connect a 1394 compliant internal hard disk to these connectors 12V TPB1 GND TPA1 3 IE1394 2 GND 12V TPBO TPB1 3 GND TPAO TPA1 12V GND IE1394 1 P4G8X IEEE 1394 Connectors A N NEVER connect a USB cable to any of the IEEE 1394 connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 27 16 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO on audio mod
82. ns as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched Therefore a DDR DIMM is not backward compatible with SDR and should be installed only in a socket specially designed for DDR DIMMs a E 104 Pins 80 Pins P4G8X 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 11 2 0 2 Memory configurations You may install 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section Important notes on memory configurations LN 1 Installing DDR DIMMs other than the recommended configurations may cause memory sizing error or system boot failure See Table 1 for the recommended configurations 2 Install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs using the recommended configurations 3 Make sure that the memory frequency matches the CPU FSB Front Side Bus Refer to Table 2 below 4 Double sided x16 DDR DIMMs are not supported on this motherboard 5 Itis not recommended to create a three DIMM configuration in dual channel mode The third DIMM is ignored in the dual channel operation Table 1 Recommended memory configurations Sockets Mode DIMM_A1 DIMM Bi DIMM A2 DIMM B2 single channel Installed Dual channel 1 Installed Installed 2 Installed Installed 3 Installed Installed Installed Installed Use only i
83. ntents in the SPD Serial Presence Detect device The EEPROM on the memory module stores critical information about the module such as memory type size speed voltage interface and module banks Configuration options User Defined By SPD Z The SDRAM parameters items 2 5 become configurable only when am you set the SDRAM Configuration to User Defined SDRAM CAS Latency value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 2 5T 2T 1 5T SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options 3T 2T SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 3T 2T ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 21 SDRAM Active Precharge Delay value depends on SDRAM SPD This item controls the number of DDR SDRAM clocks used for DDR SDRAM parameters Configuration options 7T 6T 5T SDRAM Idle Timer 16T Configuration options Infinite 16T Graphics Aperture Size 64MB This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data Configuration options 4MB 8MB 16MB 82MB 64MB 128MB 256MB AGP Capability 8X Mode This motherboard supports
84. oard supports the latest graphic architecture the AGP Pro 8X interface a k a AGP 3 0 offering 2 1GB s bandwidth which is twice that of its predecessor AGP 4X 1 2 Chapter 1 Product introduction IEEE 1394 support on 1394 models only The IEEE 1394 interfaces and the TI TSB43AB22 controller onboard provide high speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards The IEEE 1394 allows up to 400Mbps transfer rates through simple low cost high bandwidth asynchronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronic devices such as camcorders VCRs printers TVs and digital cameras See page 2 27 USB 2 0 technology The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 specification extending the connection speed from 12 Mbps on USB 1 1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2 0 The higher bandwidth of USB 2 0 allows connection of devices such as high resolution video conferencing cameras next generation scanners and printers and fast storage units USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 2 25 6 channel digital audio on audio models only The RealTek ALC650 an 18 bit full duplex AC 97 2 2 stereo audio CODEG is onboard to provide 6 channel audio capability The ALC650 supports independent variable sampling rates and built in 3D effects mono outputs multiple stereo and mono inputs and flexible mixing gain mute fu
85. ot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys By using the lt gt or lt Space gt key you can promote devices and by using the lt gt key you can demote devices Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up Configuration fields include Removable Devices IDE Hard Drive ATAPI CD ROM and Other Boot Device Removable Device Legacy Floppy Configuration options Disabled Legacy Floppy LS 120 ZIP ATAPI MO IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives ATAPI CD ROM This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD ROM drive to use in the boot sequence Pressing Enter will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD ROM drives 4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Other Boot Device Select INT18 Device Network Configuration options Disabled SCSI Boot Device INT18 Device Network BROADCOM MBA Z The BROADCOM MBA option appears only if the Onboard LAN Boot ROM item under PCI Configuration menu Is set to Enabled Plug amp Play O S No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS When Yes is selected interrupts may be reassigned by the OS
86. otector 5 Turn on the devices in the following order a Monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c System power if you are using an ATX power supply you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the chassis 6 After applying power the power LED on the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Award BIOS Beep Codes Beep Meaning One short beep when No error during POST displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency Z You will not hear the BIOS beeps when the ASUS POST Reporter is enabled You will hear the vocal POST messages instead
87. ower design that allow up to 3 0 GHz core frequencies for up to 4 2GB s data transfer rates See page 2 5 for more information Dual channel DDR memory support Employing the dual channel DDR memory architecture the motherboard provides a solution that doubles the system memory bandwidth to boost system performance The motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using PC2100 PC 1600 DDR DIMMs to deliver up to 4 2GB s data transfer rate for the latest 3D graphics multimedia and Internet applications See page 2 11 Serial ATA RAID support on SATA models only The motherboard has the Silicon Image Sil3112A controller and two Serial ATA SATA interfaces compliant to the SATA specification The SATA allows for thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement up to 150 MB s data transfer rate and software compatibility with legacy Parallel ATA See page 2 21 Onboard LAN solution on LAN models only Gigabit LAN models include the BROADCOM BCM5702 Gigabit LAN chipset to provide a single chip solution for LAN on Motherboard LOM applications The BCM5702 integrates 32 bit 10 100 1000BASE T Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Control IEEE 802 3 compliant and Physical Layer Transceiver solution to support high performance network applications Fast Ethernet models have the BROADCOM BCM4401 chipset instead of the BCM5702 onboard to support 1OBASE T 100BASE TX networking AGP 8X support The motherb
88. ps and 400Mbps data transfers between the 1394 devices on 1394 models only Serial ATA RAID controller The Silicon Image Sil3112A controller provides high performance RAID 0 RAID 1 functionality and complies with the Serial ATA specification Flash ROM This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable BIOS program Standby power LED This LED lights up if there is a standby power on the motherboard This LED acts as a reminder to turn off the system power before plugging or unplugging devices Audio CODEC The RealTek ALC650 AC 97 2 2 stereo audio CODEC provides a 6 channel audio capability The ALC650 supports independent variable sampling rates and built in 3D effects mono outputs multiple stereo and mono inputs and flexible mixing gain mute functions for a complete integrated audio solution on audio models only PCI slots These five 32 bit PCI 2 2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB s maximum throughput The ASUS proprietary BlueMagic PCI slot blue slot supports future ASUS function cards compliant to PCI specification Super I O controller This Low Pin Count LPC interface provides the commonly used Super I O functionality The chipset supports a high performance floppy disk controller for a 360K 720K 1 44M 2 88M floppy disk drive a multi mode parallel port two standard compatible UARTs a Standard Infrared SIR and a Flash ROM interface AGP warning LED Serving as a smart
89. r the POST messages during the boot process 4 24 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 3 PCI Configuration Slot 1 IRQ Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5 IRQ Auto These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which utilizes auto routing to determine IRQ assignments Configuration options Auto NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Some non standard VGA cards like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards may not show colors properly Setting this field to Enabled corrects this problem If you are using standard VGA cards leave this field to the default setting Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled PCI Latency Timer 32 Leave this field to the default setting 32 for best performance and stability USB 1 1 Controllers 3 Controllers This field allows you to select the number of USB 1 1 controllers that you wish to activate Configuration options Disabled 3 Controllers ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 25 USB 2 0 Controller Enabled This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard USB 2 0 controller Set to Enabled if you wish to install USB 2 0 devices Configuration options Disabled Enabled Primary VGA BIOS PCI VGA Card This field allows you to select the primary graphics card Configuration options PCI VGA Card AGP VGA Card Onboard LAN Enabled T
90. rts 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices Serial ports These 9 pin COM1 COM2 ports are for pointing devices or other serial devices USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices PS 2 keyboard port This purple connector is for a PS 2 keyboard Chapter 1 Product introduction Chapter 2 details on the switches jumpers a me connectors on the motherboard a a a Hardware information Chapter summary 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 9 2 6 2 1 2 8 Motherboard installation cccccssssssssseees 2 1 Motherboard layouts cccesssssssssseees 2 2 Before you proceed s ssssssecesseeesessenseneeeeees 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 00 2 5 System MCIION Y cersieceucacaiesenesivsassusapnsceemunaceas 2 11 Expansion SIOUS csssssssssssssssseeseeeesenneneeeens 2 14 DUT DOES sensen 2 17 ONC GIONS spana p aa aa 2 19 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard 21 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it The motherboard uses the ATX form factor that measures 12 inches x 9 6 inches 30 5 x 24 5 cm 4 Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components
91. ryday or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Configuration options Disabled Everyday By Date ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 31 4 5 2 Hardware Monitor MB Temperature MB Temperature xxxC xxxF CPU Temperature xxxC xxxF POWER Temperature Ignore The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures If your power supply comes with a two pin thermal sensor cable connect this cable to the TRPWR connector on the motherboard to allow BIOS to auto detect the power supply temperature See page 2 26 for the location of the TRPWR connector The POWER temperature item shows the detected value if you have the appropriate power supply Select Ignore to disable the power temperature auto detect function CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Power Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU chassis and power fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the specific field shows N A 4 32 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Z If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power
92. s due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values 2 18 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard aN Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives 1 Hard disk activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED The read or write activities of any device connected to the primary or secondary IDE connector cause this LED to light up O Code a TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDE_LED U aO P4G8X IDE Activity LED 2 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting one end to the motherboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug FLOPPY NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P4G8X PIN 1 Eo 10 ee oom P4G8X Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 19 3
93. s motherboard user guide 4 35 4 1 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program save your changes and exit Setup Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu Exit amp Save Changes Z Pressing lt Esc gt does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or lt F10 gt from the legend bar to exit Exit amp Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Z If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Pressing lt Enter gt saves the changes while exiting Exit amp Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to fields other than system date system time and password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting 4 36 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press lt F5
94. se steps to use the Winbond Voice Editor Launching the program Launch the program either from the Winbond Voice Editor icon on your desktop or from the Windows Start menu Programs Winbond Voice Editor Voice Editor The Winbond Voice Editor screen appears Default Messages POST Events Playing the default wave files To play the default wave files simply click on a POST event on the left side of the screen then click the Play button Z The default language setting is English e ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 17 Changing the default language 1 Click on the Load button a window showing the available languages appears ares fete i 5 parh h 2 Select your desired language then Srwscnm rsssm click Open The event messages for the language you selected appear on the Voice Editor screen mems EE Fence bee fh Z For some languages not all events have a corresponding message due to file size constraints 3 Click on the Write button to update ME x the EEPROM D innia at a oe ete a 4 Click Yes on the confirmation window that appears a The next time you boot your computer the POST messages are announced in the language that you selected 5 18 Chapter 5 Software support Customizing your POST messages If your language is not in the selection or if you wish to record your own POST messages to replace the pre installed wave files you may easily do SO
95. ser guide 5 23 Follow these steps to install the hard disks for RAID configuration 1 Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays 2 Connect one Serial ATA HDD to each Serial ATA connector using separate serial ATA cables 4 Connect the power cable to the power connector on each drive 5 Proceed to section 5 4 2 for the next procedure 5 4 2 Creating and Deleting RAID sets Creating and deleting RAID sets is a built in function found in the BIOS The following sub sections describes how to use the RAID Configuration Utility Loading the RAID Configuration Utility During POST press lt CTRL S gt or F4 to enter RAID configuration utility The following menu options will appear Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set Resolve Conflicts Below this menu items are the listed drives installed on the system The top right half of the screen displays the directions and comments for the user The bottom right half lists the command keys Select Menu Previous Menu Select Exit 5 24 Chapter 5 Software support Creating RAID Sets 1 Select the option Create RAID Set 2 Choose either a Striped or Mirrored RAID Set 3 You may choose to auto configure or manually configure the RAID Set For Striped Sets you can change the chunk size For Mirrored Sets you can specify the Source and Target drives and create a Disk Copy aN What is a chunk The chunk size is the stripe on each disk It
96. speeds and data integrity for compatible IDE devices Set to Disabled to suppress Ultra DMA capability To make changes to this field set the Type field to User Type HDD Configuration options 0 1 2 3 4 5 Disabled 4 16 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 3 2 Keyboard Features Boot Up Munlock Status Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Configuration options Off On Keyboard Auto Repeat Rate 6 Sec This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Configuration options 6 Sec 8 Sec 10 Sec 12 Sec 15 Sec 20 Sec 24 Sec 30 Sec Keyboard Auto Repeat Delay 1 4 Sec This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Configuration options 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 3 4 Sec 1 Sec ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 17 4 4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed CPU Speed Manual When the motherboard is set to JumperFree mode this field allows you to select the internal frequency of the CPU Select Manual if you want to make changes to the two subsequent fields Note that selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash CPU Frequency Multiple when CPU Speed is set to Manual This field sets the frequency multiple between the CPU s internal frequency CPU speed and
97. take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual 4 WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task AN CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task LN IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete a task Z NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Address General Tel General Fax General Email Technical Support MB Others Tel Notebook Tel Desktop Server Tel Support Fax Support Email Web Site Newsgroup 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 886 2 2894 3447 886 2 2894 3449 info asus com tw 886 2 2890 121 English 886 2 2890 122 English 886 2 2890 123 English 886 2 2890 7698 tsd asus com tw www asus com tw cscnews asus com tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America
98. the AGP 8X interface that transfers video data at 2 1GB s AGP 8X is backward compatible so you may keep the default 8X Mode even if you are using a slower AGP card Configuration options if an AGP 8X card is installed 8X Mode 4X Mode Configuration options without an AGP 8X card 4X Mode 1X Mode Video Memory Cache Mode UC USWC uncacheable speculative write combining is a new cache technology for the video memory of the processor It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data You must set this to UC uncacheable if your display card does not support this feature otherwise the system may not boot Configuration options UC USWC Delay Transaction Enabled When set to Enabled this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is accessing 8 bit ISA cards This process normally consumes about 50 60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction Set this field to Disabled when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2 1 compliant Configuration options Disabled Enabled Onboard PCI IDE Both This field allows you to enable either the primary IDE channel or secondary IDE channel or both You can also set both channels to Disabled Configuration options Both Primary Secondary Disabled USB 2 0 HS Reference Voltage Medium This item controls the USB 2 0 high speed drive strength reference voltage Configuration options Low Medium High Maximum 4 22 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 4 4 2 I O De
99. the Retention Hole Z Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to the module base ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 2 9 3 Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base Z When secure the retention locks should point to opposite directions 2 4 4 Connecting the CPU fan cable When the fan heatsink and the retention mechanism are in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU FAN CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN aN Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector 2 10 Chapter 2 Hardware information 2 5 System memory 2 5 1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate DDR Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets These sockets support up to 4GB system memory using 184 pin unbuffered ECC or non ECC PC2100 PC1600 DDR DIMMs and allow up to 4 2GB s data transfer rate The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets DIMM At DIMM B1 DIMM A2 DIMM B2 Notes on DDR technology The DDR SDRAM technology evolved from the mainstream PC66 PC100 PC133 memory known as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensio
100. the target system the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components will be configured You may install this utility in three modes interactive silent and unattended preload The interactive mode requires user input during installation This is not required in the silent and unattended preload modes Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the utility Intel Application Accelerator Driver This item installs the Intel Application Accelerator for Microsoft Windows ME 2000 XP This program is designed to improve performance of the storage sub system and overall system performace LN Install the INF Driver before installing the Intel Application Accelerator Silicon Image Sil 3112 Serial ATA Driver This item installs the Sil 3112 driver to enable the Serial ATA feature 5 2 Chapter 5 Software support ALC650 Audio Driver This item installs the RealTek ALC650 audio driver to support the 6 channel audio feature BROADCOM 5702 LAN Drivers or BROADCOM 4401 LAN Drivers On Gigabit models this item installs the BROADCOM BCM5702 LAN drivers for Gigabit LAN solution that provides up to 1000Mbps data transfer rates On Fast Ethernet models this item installs the BROADCOM BCM4401 drivers to support 1OBASE T 100BASE TX networking Important note on BCM4401 LAN controller If you installed the BCM4401 controller drivers the default setting Wake Up Frame allows system wake up
101. to change on Tha kek ardien saint x vaka up the system from 1 S3 S4 cei and S5 sleep modes Fe Cort LN lf the BCM4401 LAN controller is onboard the Wake On LAN feature does NOT work on DOS mode Chapter 5 Software support 5 2 9 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports Z The Winbond Voice Editor appears on P4G8X Deluxe models only Winbond Voice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUS POST Reporter Use this program if you wish to change the default vocal POST messages See section 3 2 Vocal POST messages for a list of the default messages ASUS PC Probe V2 18 03 This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you on any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition Install ASUS Update V3 36 01 This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Z Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet a connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Microsoft Direct X 8 1 Driver This item installs the Microsoft V8 1 driver ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 5 5 PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC cillin 2002 anti virus program View the PC cillin online help for detailed information Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 This item installs the Ado
102. tuning system bus frequency from 100MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increments Concurrent PCI This feature allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to the memory and processor Temperature fan and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components Dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting ACPI ready The Advanced Configuration power Interface ACPI provides more energy saving features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management OSPM Auto fan off The system fans power off automatically when the system is in sleep mode This feature reduces both power consumption and system noise Chassis intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the ASUS ASIC A chassis intrusion event is retained in CMOS for more protection ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 1 5 14 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard familiarize yourself with its physical configuratio
103. u start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your P4G8X series package for the following items Package Item P4G8X Deluxe P4G8X ASUS P4G8X motherboard ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm ASUS P4G8X series support CD ASUS 2 port USB 2 0 module ASUS S PDIF module audio models only 80 conductor IDE cables 40 conductor IDE cable Ribbon cable for a 3 5 inch floppy drive I O shield Bag of extra jumper caps User Guide includes the Reference Card for Quick Setup Guide Quick Setup Guide retail boxes only Jumpers and Connectors Sticker retail boxes only ASUS 2 port IEEE 1394 module 1394 models only 10 to 6 pin 1394 cables 1394 models only SATA cable SATA models only NI ONUINIRURUININIRGRGIA NS NINS NINIRIVININIR RRS NINN Z If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 1 1 1 3 Special features Z The IEEE 1394 Gigabit LAN SATA RAID and POST Reporter features are present in P4G8X Deluxe models only 1 3 1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 Processor via a 478 pin surface mount ZIF socket The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB L2 cache on 0 13 micron process includes a 533 400 MHz system bus and features the new Hyper Threading Technology and FMB2 p
104. vice Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control Floppy Disk Access Control R W When set to Read Only this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from but not writes to the floppy disk drive The default setting R W allows both reads and writes Configuration options R W Read Only Onboard Serial Port 1 8F8H IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses Configuration options 8F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 SE8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ10 Disabled UART2 Use As COM Port This field allows you to select the device on which to assign UART2 Configuration options COM Port IR Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field allows you to set the address of the onboard parallel port connector If you disable this field the Parallel Port Mode and ECP DMA Select configurations are not available Configuration options Disabled 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 ASUS P4G8X series motherboard user guide 4 23 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port Normal allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port operation ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode ECP EPP allows normal speed operation in a two way mode Configuration options
105. vides multi language support See page 5 17 ASUS MyLogo2 This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos See details on page 5 10 ASUS Multi language BIOS femmi The multi language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS menus allow you to configure easier and faster Visit the ASUS website for information on the supported languages ASUS EZ Flash BIOS fifPfL2 With the ASUS EZ Flash you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system No need to use a DOS based utility or boot from a floppy disk ASUS Q Fan technology The ASUS Q Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds according to the system loading to ensure quiet cool and efficient operation CrashFree BIOS Gaai This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from a floppy disk in cases when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See page 4 7 BlueMagic PCI slot The ASUS proprietary BlueMagic slot is onboard to support future ASUS function cards that are also compliant to PCI specification 1 4 Chapter 1 Product introduction 1 3 2 Value added solutions Overclocking C P R CPU Parameter Recall adjustable CPU Vcore and DDR memory and AGP voltages e Stepless Frequency Selection SFS for fine

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