Asus P4P8X SE User's Guide

MotherboardP4P8X SEUser Guide

xP4P8X SE specifications summary* Specifications are subject to change without notice.Internal I/OBIOS featuresIndustry standardManageabilityForm Fact

Chapter 1This chapter describes the features of theP4P8X SE motherboard. It includes briefdescriptions of the motherboard components,and illustration

1-2Chapter 1: Product introduction1.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4P8X SE motherboard!The motherboard delivers a host of new features and

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-31.3 Special featuresLatest processor technologyThe motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 / Celeron Process

1-4Chapter 1: Product introductionUSB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the new Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0specification, extending the c

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-51.4 Motherboard componentsBefore you install the motherboard, learn about its major components andavailable fea

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ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-7ATX 12V connector. This power connector connects the 4-pin 12V plug fromthe ATX 12V power supply.CPU socket. A

1-8Chapter 1: Product introductionUSB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) portsare available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-91.5 Motherboard layoutPCI1PANEL1P4P8X SE®CR2032 3VLithium CellCMOS PowerCD1AUX1SuperI/O4MbitFirmwareHubPS/2KBMS

iiChecklistCopyright © 2003 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may

1-10Chapter 1: Product introduction1.6 Before you proceedTake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard componentsor change any

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-111.7 Motherboard installationBefore you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis toensu

1-12Chapter 1: Product introduction1.8 Central Processing Unit (CPU)1.8.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Fo

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-131.8.2 Installing the CPUFollow these steps to install a CPU.1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboar

1-14Chapter 1: Product introduction1.9 System memoryThe motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline MemoryModule (DIMM) sockets. Th

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-15This motherboard supports different memory frequencies depending on the CPUFSB (Front Side Bus) and the type o

1-16Chapter 1: Product introductionTable 3 DDR400 Qualified Vendor List (QVL) (Overclocked Mode)• Obtain DDR DIMMs only from ASUS qualified vendor

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-171.10 Expansion slotsThe motherboard has five PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot.To install

1-18Chapter 1: Product introduction1.10.2 PCI slotsThere are five 32-bit PCI slots on this motherboard. The slots support PCI cardssuch as a LAN card,

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-191.11 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.Yo

iiiFeaturesContentsNotices ...vSafety information ...

1-20Chapter 1: Product introduction2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer fr

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-211.12 ConnectorsThis section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard.1. Floppy dis

1-22Chapter 1: Product introduction3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1)This connector supports the provided UltraDMA100/66 IDE ribbon cable

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-234. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cab

1-24Chapter 1: Product introductionRequired IDE Configuration settings in BIOSRefer to the following table for the appropriate BIOS settings of the a

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-256. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1,PWR_FAN1)The fan connectors support cooling fans o

1-26Chapter 1: Product introduction7. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO)This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that a

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide1-279. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1)These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from so

1-28Chapter 1: Product introduction11. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.P4P8X SE

Chapter 2This chapter tells how to change system settingsthrough the BIOS Setup menus. Detaileddescriptions of the BIOS parameters are alsoprovided.

ivSafeguardsContents2.2.2 Menu bar ... 2-82.2.3 Navigation keys ...

2-2Chapter 2: BIOS information2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOSUpdate the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility in

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-34. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i<filename>where “filename” means the latest (or

2-4Chapter 2: BIOS information2.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOSThe ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS withouthaving

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-52.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BI

2-6Chapter 2: BIOS informationThe recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard.Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to down

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-72.2 BIOS Setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable firmware hub (FWH) that you canupdate using the

2-8Chapter 2: BIOS informationSome of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.2.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the fo

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-92.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bardisplays the specific items for that menu. Forexample, sele

2-10Chapter 2: BIOS information2.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears givingyou an overview of the basic sys

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-112.3.4 Primary/Secondary/Third/FourthIDE Master/SlaveWhile entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of ID

vNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject tothe following two condit

2-12Chapter 2: BIOS informationDMA Mode [Auto]Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1][SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2]

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-13Enhanced Mode Support On [S-ATA]The default setting S-ATA allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA andParalle

2-14Chapter 2: BIOS information Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC ExitAMI BIOSVersion : 08

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-152.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and othersystem devices.

2-16Chapter 2: BIOS information Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC ExitAI Overclock Tuner

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-172.4.2 CPU ConfigurationThe items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by BIOS. Sele

2-18Chapter 2: BIOS information2.4.3 ChipsetThe Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Selectan item then press Enter t

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-19DRAM CAS# Latency [2.5 Clocks]This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and thetime the da

2-20Chapter 2: BIOS information2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and E

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-21Parallel Port Mode [ECP]Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. When the item Parallel Port Addressis set

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

2-22Chapter 2: BIOS information2.4.5 PCI PnPThe PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnPdevices. The menu includes set

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-23PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE devices.Configurat

2-24Chapter 2: BIOS information Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC ExitUSB Mass Storage Reset

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-252.5 Power menuThe Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced PowerManagement (APM). Se

2-26Chapter 2: BIOS information Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC ExitPower Management/APM

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-27Power Button Mode [On/Off]Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the powerbutton is pre

2-28Chapter 2: BIOS information Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC ExitCPU Temperature

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-292.6 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an itemthen press Enter t

2-30Chapter 2: BIOS information2.6.2 Boot Settings ConfigurationQuick Boot [Enabled]Full Screen Logo [Disabled]Add On ROM Dis

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-31Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]When set to Enabled, the system waits for F1 key to be pressed when erroroccur

viiAbout this guideConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of thefollowing symbols used througho

2-32Chapter 2: BIOS informationChange Supervisor PasswordSelect this item to set or change the supervisor password. The SupervisorPassword item on top

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide2-33Change User PasswordSelect this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item ontop of the s

2-34Chapter 2: BIOS information2.7 Exit menuThe Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for theBIOS items, and save o

Chapter 3This chapter describes the contents of thesupport CD that comes with the motherboardpackage.Software support

3-2Chapter 3: Software support3.1 Install an operating systemThis motherboard supports Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system (OS).Always install th

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide3-33.2.2 Drivers menuThe drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installeddevices. I

3-4Chapter 3: Software supportASUS PC ProbeThis smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages,and alerts you on any detec

ASUS P4P8X SE motherboard user guide3-53. Click on Run to execute test.• The Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) feature is supported in Windows® XP™and Windo

3-6Chapter 3: Software support

viiiASUS contact informationASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific)Address 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112Telephone +886-2-2894-3447Web site w

ixP4P8X SE specifications summaryCPUChipsetFront Side Bus (FSB)MemoryExpansion slotsIDERAID IDE / Serial ATA(optional)IEEE 1394 (optional)Audio (optio