Asus P4B533 User Manual Page 1

MotherboardP4B533User Guide

xASUS contact informationASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112General Tel: +886-2-2894-3447General F

4-32Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.5.2 Hardware MonitorMB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]POWER Temperature [N/A]The onboard hardware monito

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-33If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following errormessage appears: “Hardware Monitor found an er

4-34Chapter 4: BIOS SetupBoot SequenceThe Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of bootdevices listed using the up and down arr

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-35Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)]Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Dev

4-36Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.7 Exit MenuWhen you have made all of your selections from the various menus in theSetup program, save your changes and exit

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-37Load Setup DefaultsThis option allows you to load the default values for each of theparameters on the Setup menu

4-38Chapter 4: BIOS Setup

Chapter 5Software supportThis chapter describes the contents of thesupport CD that comes with themotherboard package.

ASUS P4B533 motherboardChapter summary5.1 Install an operating system... 5-15.2 Support CD information ...

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-15.1 Install an operating systemThis motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and OS/2operating system (OS).

xiP4B533 specifications summaryCPUChipsetFront Side Bus (FSB)MemoryExpansion slotsIDEAudio (optional)Special featuresRear panel I/OInternal I/OBIOS fe

5-2Chapter 5: Software support5.2.2 Main menuFrom the welcome screen, the program takes you directly to the mainmenu. The main menu displays an image

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-35.2.3 Software menuThe software menu shows the applications and other software that themotherboard supports. The

5-4Chapter 5: Software supportWinbond Voice EditorThis program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUSPOST Reporter™. Use this progra

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-55.2.4 Drivers menuThe drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detectsinstalled devices. Ins

5-6Chapter 5: Software support5.2.6 ASUS Contact InformationClicking the ASUS Contact Information button displays as stated. You mayalso find this inf

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-75.2.7 Other informationThe icons on the left side of the screen give additional information on themotherboard and

5-8Chapter 5: Software supportTechnical Support FormThe window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that youhave to fill up when requestin

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-95.3 Software informationMost of the applications in the support CD have wizards that willconveniently guide you t

5-10Chapter 5: Software support4. From the FTP site, select theBIOS version that you wish todownload. Click Next.5. Follow the instructions on thesucc

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-114. From the selection that appears,choose a logo image. Click Next.NOTE: If you wish, you maycreate your own boo

xiiIndustry standardManageabilityForm FactorSupport CD contentsPCI 2.2, USB 2.0WfM 2.0. DMI 2.0, WOL/WOR by PME, chassis intrusion,SMBusATX form facto

5-12Chapter 5: Software support5.3.3 ASUS PC ProbeThe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor yourcomputer system’s vital compon

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-13Using ASUS PC ProbeMonitoringMonitor SummaryShows a summary of the itemsbeing monitored.Temperature MonitorShows

5-14Chapter 5: Software supportSettingsLets you set threshold levels andpolling intervals or refresh times ofthe PC’s temperature, fan rotation,and vo

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-15Device SummaryShows a summary of devicespresent in your PC.DMI ExplorerShows information pertinent to thePC, suc

5-16Chapter 5: Software supportASUS PC Probe Task Bar IconRight clicking the PC Probeicon brings up a menu toopen or exit ASUS PC Probeand pause or re

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-175.3.4 E-Color 3DeepThe 3Deep color tuner is designed to match your CRT or LCD colormonitor and maximize the colo

5-18Chapter 5: Software support4. Select the color squares that mostclosely blend and match with thebackground.2. Follow the instructions to manuall

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-196. When a message appearsindicating that the tuning processis complete, click Finish.5. The next step repeats th

5-20Chapter 5: Software support5.3.5 Winbond Voice EditorThe Winbond Voice Editor software allows you to customize the vocalPOST messages. Install the

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-21Changing the default language1. Click on the Load button. awindow showing the availablelanguages appears.2. Sele

Chapter 1This chapter describes the features of theP4B533 motherboard. It includes briefexplanations of the special attributes of themotherboard and

5-22Chapter 5: Software supportYou may want to create a separate folder for your wave files so youcan locate them easily in one place.Customizing your

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-23If you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the totalallowable size, do one or all of the

5-24Chapter 5: Software support5.3.6 Multi-Channel Audio FeatureThe C-Media PCI Audio Driver and Applications are included in theSupport CD that came

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide5-25Running the C-Media Audio Demo ProgramThe C-Media audio demoprogram allows you to test andfine tune your speaker

5-26Chapter 5: Software support

IndexThis part contains an alphabetical list of thetopics found in this document.

ASUS P4B533 motherboard

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guideI-1AAccelerated Graphics Port 2-15Acrobat Reader 5-4ASUS ASIC 1-9ASUS EZ Flash 4-1ASUS EZ Plug™ 1-3, 1-8, 2-27A

I-2IndexDIP switches 1-8, 1-9, 2-16Double Data Rate (DDR)memory 1- 2EExpansion cardinstallation 2-13configuration 2-13Expansion slots 1-9, 2-13AGP

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guideI-3PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 4-26PIO Mode 4-15Plug & Play O/S 4-35Power Management 4-28Power On Self Test 4-35P

ASUS P4B533 motherboardChapter summary1.1 Welcome! ... 1-11.2 Package contents ...

I-4Index

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide1-11.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4B533 motherboard!The ASUS P4B533 motherboard delivers a host of new

1-2Chapter 1: Product introduction1.3 Special features1.3.1 Product highlightsLatest processor technologyThe P4B533 motherboard supports the latest In

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide1-3ASUS EZ Plug™ This patented ASUS technology lets you use your existing power supplyrather than buying a new ATX

1-4Chapter 1: Product introduction1.3.2 Value-added solutionsOverclockingThe P4B533 overclocking features:• adjustable CPU frequency multiple in BIOS

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide1-5Dual function power switchWhile the system is ON, pressing the power switch for less than 4 secondsputs the syste

iiChecklistCopyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may

1-6Chapter 1: Product introduction1.4 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the P4B533 motherboard, familiarize yourself with itsphysical configurati

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1-8Chapter 1: Product introductionASUS EZ Plug™ +12V connector. This ASUS patented auxilliarypower connector is used if you don’t have an ATX +12V pow

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide1-9IDE connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectorssupport up to four Ultra DMA/100/66, PIO Modes 3 &

1-10Chapter 1: Product introductionPS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse.Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel

Chapter 2Hardware informationThis chapter describes the hardware setupprocedures that you have to perform wheninstalling system components. It includ

ASUS P4B533 motherboardChapter summary2.1 Motherboard installation ... 2-12.2 Motherboard layout ...

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-12.1 Motherboard installationBefore you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassisto ensure

2-2Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2 Motherboard layoutThe audio features are optional. These components are grayed out inthe above motherboard layou

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-32.3 Before you proceedTake note of the following precautions before you install motherboardcomponents or change a

iiiFeaturesContentsContents ... iiiFCC/CDC statements...

2-4Chapter 2: Hardware information2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero InsertionForc

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-52.4.2 Installing the CPUFollow these steps to install a CPU.1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.2

2-6Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked cornermatches the base of the socket lever.4. Carefully in

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-72.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fanThe Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor requires a specially designed heatsinkand fa

2-8Chapter 2: Hardware information2. Position the fan with the retention mechanism on top of the heatsink.Align and snap the four hooks of the retenti

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-92.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cableWhen the fan, heatsink, and the retention mechanism are in place,connect the CP

2-10Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5 System memory2.5.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual InlineMemory Module (DI

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-112.5.2 Memory configurations2.5.3 Installing a DIMMMake sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing

2-12Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5.4 Removing a DIMMFollow these steps to remove a DIMM.1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unl

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-132.6 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboardhas six PCI slots and

ivSafeguardsContents2.6 Expansion slots ... 2-132.6.1 Installing an expansion card ...

2-14Chapter 2: Hardware informationStandard Interrupt AssignmentsIRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Program

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-152.6.3 PCI slotsThere are six 32-bit PCI slots in this motherboard. The slots support PCIcards such as a LAN card

2-16Chapter 2: Hardware information2.7 Switches and jumpersThe motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DIP switches. Thewhite block represents t

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-172. CPU Core:Bus frequency multiple (DSW2 Switches 1-4)This option sets the frequency multiple between the CPU in

2-18Chapter 2: Hardware information3. CPU external frequency selection (DSW1 Switches 1-6)This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-194. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-upfeature. Set this

2-20Chapter 2: Hardware information6. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWR_12, USBPWR_34,USBPWR_56)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-21P4B533®P4B533 PCISMB SettingPCISMB_SW1PCISMB_SW2DisableEnable(Default)1223P4B533®P4B533 Speaker SelectorSPEECHLI

2-22Chapter 2: Hardware information10. Bass/Center setting (3-pin BCS1, BCS2) (on audio models only)These jumpers allow you to select the speaker out

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-2311. Audio CODEC setting (3-pin AUDIO_SW) (on audio models only)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the

vContentsChapter 5: Software support5.1 Install an operating system... 5-15.2 Support CD information .

2-24Chapter 2: Hardware information2.8 ConnectorsThis section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on themotherboard.Always connect ribbo

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-253. IDE connectors (two 40-1 pin PRI_IDE/SEC_IDE)This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard di

2-26Chapter 2: Hardware information4. Chassis open alarm lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS)This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature.Th

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-276. ASUS EZ Plug™ and ATX power connectors(20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin EZ_PLUG, 4-pin ATX12V)These connectors connect to

2-28Chapter 2: Hardware information7. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors(3-pin CPU_FAN, PWR_FAN, CHA_FAN)The fan connectors support cooling fans o

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-299. USB header (10-1 pin USB20_56)If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header isavailable for

2-30Chapter 2: Hardware information11. Infrared module connector (two 5-1 pin IR)This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receivi

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-3113. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX, MODEM)(on audio models only)These connectors allow you to receive

2-32Chapter 2: Hardware information15. ASUS iPanel connector (24-1 pin AFPANEL) (optional)This connector allows you to connect an optional ASUS iPane

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide2-33P4B533®P4B533 Front Panel Audio ConnectorFP_AUDIOBLINE_OUT_LMIC2Line out_RLine out_LBLINE_OUT_RNCMICPWR+5VAAGND1

viFCC/CDC statementsFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to thefollowing two c

2-34Chapter 2: Hardware information• System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED)This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LEDlights up wh

Chapter 3Powering upThis chapter describes the power upsequence and gives information on theBIOS beep codes.

ASUS P4B533 motherboardChapter summary3.1 Starting up for the first time... 3-13.2 Vocal POST Messages...

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide3-13.1 Starting up for the first time1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover.2. Be sure t

3-2Chapter 3: Powering up3.2 Vocal POST MessagesThis motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support aspecial feature called the ASUS PO

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide3-3POST Message ActionYou may disable the ASUS POST Reporter™ in the BIOS setup. Seesection “4.4.2 I/O Device Confi

3-4Chapter 3: Powering up3.3 Powering off the computerYou must first exit the operating system and shut down the system beforeswitching off the power.

Chapter 4BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change systemsettings through the BIOS Setup menus.Detailed descriptions of the BIOSparameters are also

ASUS P4B533 motherboardChapter summary4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ... 4-14.2 BIOS Setup program...

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-14.1 Managing and updating your BIOSIt is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard’s originalBIOS to a

viiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable fromthe electrical outlet before relocating the

4-2Chapter 4: BIOS Setup5. At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in theBIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS websit

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-34.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOSCreating a bootable diskAFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that upd

4-4Chapter 4: BIOS Setup5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press<Enter>. The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-51. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW orFTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for d

4-6Chapter 4: BIOS Setup7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the FlashROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-74.2 BIOS Setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you canupdate using the provided utili

4-8Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.2.1 BIOS menu barThe top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections:MAIN Use this menu to make changes to th

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-9General helpIn addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program alsoprovides a General Help scre

4-10Chapter 4: BIOS SetupSystem Time [XX:XX:XX]Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). Theformat is hour, minute, sec

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-11Language [English US]This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from theavailable options.Supervi

viiiAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing theASUS P4B533 motherboard.How this guide is organizedThis manua

4-12Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/SlaveType [Auto]Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-13If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it,select [None].Other options for the

4-14Chapter 4: BIOS SetupTranslation Method [LBA]Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing(LBA) is enabled, the 28

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-15SMART Monitoring [Disabled]This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring,Analysis a

4-16Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.3.2 Keyboard FeaturesBoot Up NumLock Status [On]This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon systembo

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-174.4 Advanced MenuCPU Speed [Manual]When the motherboard is set to JumperFree™ mode, this field allows youto sele

4-18Chapter 4: BIOS SetupCPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [Auto]This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be insynchronous or async

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-19Refer to the CPU documentation before setting this field. A very highcore voltage may severely damage the CPU!Di

4-20Chapter 4: BIOS SetupDDR Reference Voltage [2.6V]This item controls the DDR SDRAM operating voltage. Configurationoptions: [2.9V] [2.7V] [2.6V]AGP

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-214.4.1 Chip ConfigurationThe SDRAM parameters (items 2~5) become configurable only whenyou set the SDRAM Configur

ixConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of thefollowing symbols used throughout this manual.Wh

4-22Chapter 4: BIOS SetupSDRAM RAS Precharge Delay [3T]This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command tothe DDR SDRAM. It is rec

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-23AGP Capability [4X Mode]This motherboard supports the AGP 4X interface that transfers video dataat 1066MB/s. AGP

4-24Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.4.2 I/O Device ConfigurationFloppy Disk Access Control [R/W]When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from bei

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-25Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP]This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port.[Normal] allows

4-26Chapter 4: BIOS SetupSlot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto]These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The defaultse

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-27IRQ XX Reserved [No/ICU]These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field isbeing used by a

4-28Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.5 Power MenuThe Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This featureturns off the video display and shuts down t

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-29Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ]This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitorpow

4-30Chapter 4: BIOS Setup4.5.1 Power Up ControlAC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled]This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after powerint

ASUS P4B533 motherboard user guide4-31Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar]This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn onth