Asus Vintage User Manual

®User GuideBarebone SystemVintage-S800

10* CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/DVD-RWIf any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailerimmediately.Check your ASUS Vintage-S800 package for

11ASUS Vintage S-800 barebone systemThis chapter gives a general description ofthe ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system.It includes introduction on the f

12Chapter 1: System introduction1.2 Front panelThe ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system is composed of the ASUSP4S800-MX motherboard, a power supply, an

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system133. Floppy drive door. This drive is for 1.44MB, 3.5-inch floppy disk.4. HDD LED. This LED lights up when data is be

14Chapter 1: System introduction1.3 Rear panelThe system rear panel includes the power socket and several I/O portsthat allow convenient connection o

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system157. USB 2.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports areavailable for connecting USB 2.0 devices such a

16Chapter 1: System introduction1.4 Internal componentsThe figure below shows the internal view of the system when you removethe cover and flip out t

17ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemThis chapter gives step-by-step instructionson how to install components into thebarebone system.Basic Installation

18Chapter 2: Basic Installation2.1 PreparationBefore you proceed, make sure that you have all the components that youplan to install in the system.Ba

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system192.3 Removing the side plate and front coverThe system has two chassis side plates, each one secured by two screwslo

2Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may bereprodu

20Chapter 2: Basic Installation4. Swing the left edge of the frontpanel outward.5. Unhook the hinge-like tabsfrom the holes on the right sideof the f

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system212.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)2.4.1 OverviewThe Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 478-pin package has a goldtri

22Chapter 2: Basic Installation2.4.2 Installing the CPUFollow these steps to install a CPU.1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socketon the motherboard.2. Unlo

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system232.5 Installing the fan and heatsink assemblyThe Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor requires a specially designed heatsinka

24Chapter 2: Basic Installation2. Position the fan with the retention mechanism on top of the heatsink.Align and snap the four hooks of the retention

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system25Connecting the CPU fan cableWhen the fan, heatsink, and the retention mechanism are in place,connect the CPU fan ca

26Chapter 2: Basic Installation2.6.1 Memory configurationsYou may install any DDR DIMMs with 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB,and 1 GB densities into th

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system27Follow these steps to install a DDRDIMM.1. Locate the two DIMM socketson the motherboard.2. Unlock a socket by pres

28Chapter 2: Basic Installation2.7 Installing an expansion cardIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboardhas one 32-bit

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system29Follow these steps to install a PCIor AGP card.1. Place the chassis on its side.2. Remove the metal bracketopposite

3Table of contentsNotices ... 6Safety information ...

30Chapter 2: Basic InstallationIRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 Communicati

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system312.8 Installing a CD-ROM driveA CD-ROM drive is an optional item in this barebone system. Refer to theinstructions i

32Chapter 2: Basic Installation5. Connect a power cable fromthe power supply to the powerconnector at the back of theCD-ROM. Use the cable withthe w

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system332.9 Installing a hard disk driveThe chassis has one 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) bay right under the5.25-inch bay

34Chapter 2: Basic Installation5. Connect a power cable fromthe power supply to the powerconnector at the back of theHDD. Use the cable with thewhit

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system352.10 Re-connecting cablesYou may have disconnected some cables when you were installingcomponents. You must re-conn

36Chapter 2: Basic Installation2.11 Replacing the side plate and front coverAfter you have installed all the internal components and you haveconnecte

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system374. Fit the rail tabs on the sideplate into the locking tab holesin the chassis.5. Firmly push the side plate fromth

38Chapter 2: Basic Installation2.12 Connecting External DevicesThe figure below shows the specific connectors and devices that you canconnect to the

39ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemThis chapter helps you power up yoursystem and install drivers and utilities thatcame with the support CD.Starting

4Table of contentsChapter 3: Starting up3.1 Installing an operating system ... 403.2 Support CD information

40Chapter3: Starting up3.1 Installing an operating systemThis motherboard supports Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP operatingsystem (OS). Always install the

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system413.2.2 Drivers menuThe drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detectsinstalled devices. Insta

42Chapter3: Starting upInstall ASUS UpdateThis program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS fromthe ASUS website. Before using the A

43ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemThis chapter gives information about themotherboard that came with thesystem.This chapter includes themotherboard l

44Chapter 4: Motherboard information4.1 IntroductionThe ASUS P4S800-MX motherboard comes already installed in the ASUSVintage-S800 barebone system. T

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system454.3 JumpersThis section describes and illustrates the jumpers on the motherboard.1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)This jump

46Chapter 4: Motherboard information2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 s

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system473. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature.Set this j

48Chapter 4: Motherboard information4.4 ConnectorsThis section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard.See page 14 for the descri

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system492. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1)This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signalc

5Table of contents5.4 Advanced menu ... 695.4.1 JumperFree Configuration ...

50Chapter 4: Motherboard information4. ATX power connectors (20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX +12V)These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs fr

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system515. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors(3-pin CPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1)These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~7

52Chapter 4: Motherboard informationThe USB module is purchased separately.8. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT1)An S/PDIF Out connector is

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system539. Speaker out connector (4-pin SPEAKER1)This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warningspeaker. The

54Chapter 4: Motherboard information11. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS1)This connector is for a chassis designed with intrusion detecti

ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system55P4S800-MX PLED settingPLED1PLED+1NCPLED-AD1888CODEC13. Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED1)This 3-1 pin connector is for

56Chapter 4: Motherboard information• Power/Soft-off button (2-pin PWR_BTN)This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the powerbutton tu

57ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemThis chapter tells how to change systemsettings through the BIOS Setup menus. Itincludes detailed descriptions of t

585.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboardBasic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup.1. A

59ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOSThe AFUDOS.EXE utility can also be used to copy the current systemBIOS s

6NoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjectto the following two condit

60A:\>afudos /iP4S800-MX.romAMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.Reading file

61ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemWhen the BIOS update process is complete, the utility returns to theDOS prompt.A:\>afudos /iP4S800-MX.romAMI Fir

624. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. If theP4S800-MX.ROM file is found in the floppy disk, EZ Flash performsthe BIOS update proces

63ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.2 BIOS Setup programThe BIOS software is constantly being updated so the BIOS setupscreens and descriptions in th

64System Time [17:08:35]System Date [Mon 04/19/2004]Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]Primary IDE Master [ST320410A]Primary IDE Slave [Pioneer CD-ROM

65ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menubar displays the specific items forthat menu. For example, selecti

665.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,giving you an overview of the basic system information.5.3.1 System

67ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.3.4 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/SlaveWhile entering Setup, BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDEdevices

68SMART Monitoring [Auto]Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]32Bit Data Tr

69ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPUand other system devices.Take

7Safety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable fromthe electrical outlet before relocating the s

70DRAM Frequency [Auto]Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency. Configuration options:[200 MHz] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz] [450 MHz] [533 MHz

71ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.4.3 ChipsetThe Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select anitem then press <Ente

72DRAM CAS# Latency [By SPD]When set to [By SPD], the DRAM timing parameters are set according tothe DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect).Configuration o

73ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemOnboard SiS900 LAN Device [Enabled]Enables or disables the onboard SiS900 LAN device.Configuration options: [Enable

74Plug And Play O/S [No]When set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in the system. When setto [Yes] and if you installed a Plug and Play operati

75ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemPCI IDE Bus Master [Enabled]When set to [Enabled], the BIOS uses PCI bus mastering for reading/writing to IDE drive

765.5 Power menuThe Power menu items allow you to change the power settings. Select an itemthen press <Enter> to display the configuration optio

77ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]Enables or disables the ACPI support in the ASIC. When set to [Enabled], the ACPIA

78Power On By PCI Device [Disabled]When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the systemthrough a PCI LAN or modem card. This feature

79ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.5.6 Hardware MonitorHardware MonitorCPU Temperature [28.5°C/83°F]MB Temperature [28°C/82°F]CPU Fan Speed [2934RPM

8About this guideAudienceThis guide provides general information and installation instructions aboutthe ASUS Terminator 1 barebone system. This guide

805.6 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Selectan item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.5.6.1 B

81ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone system5.6.2 Boot Settings ConfigurationQuick Boot [Enabled]Enabling this item allows BIOS to skip some power on self test

82Change Supervisor PasswordSelect this item to set or change the supervisor password. The SupervisorPassword item on top of the screen shows the defa

83ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemSecurity SettingsSupervisor Password Not InstalledUser Password Not InstalledChange

84Exit & Save ChangesOnce you are finished making your selections, choose this option from theExit menu to ensure the values you selected are save

85ASUS Vintage-S800 barebone systemExit & Discard ChangesSelect this option only if you do not want to save the changes that youmade to the Setup

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9Conventions used in this guideWARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying tocomplete a task.CAUTION: Information to prevent damage