Asus P4P8X User's Guide download pdf (Page 14)

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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. See pages 1-5 and 1-28.

6-channel digital audio

The ADI AD1985 AC’97 audio CODEC is onboard to provide 6-channel audio

playback for 5.1 surround sound and over 90dB dynamic range. A digital audio

connector is onboard to accommodate an optional S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital

Interface) Out module. See page 3-5.

Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP support 6/4/2-channel audio modes.

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Motherboard 1
First Edition V1 2
May 2003 2
Contents 3
Safety information 6
About this guide 7
ASUS contact information 8
P4P8X specifications summary 10
Chapter 1 11
1.1 Welcome! 12
1.2 Package contents 12
1.3 Special features 13
USB 2.0 technology 14
6-channel digital audio 14
1.4 Motherboard components 15
Headphone/ 18
2-Speaker 4-Speaker 6-Speaker 18
1.5 Motherboard layout 19
1.6 Before you proceed 20
1.7 Motherboard installation 21
1.8.1 Overview 22
1.8.2 Installing the CPU 23
1.9 System memory 24
1.9.2 Installing a DIMM 26
1.10 Expansion slots 27
1.10.3 PCI slots 28
1.10.4 AGP slot 28
1.11 Jumpers 29
P4P8X USB Device Wake Up 30
1.12 Connectors 31
SEC_IDE1 32
PRI_IDE1 32
Supported 33
— Disabled 33
P4P8X ATX Power Connector 34
ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 34
P4P8X SMBus Connector 35
(Default 36
CD1(Black) AUX1(White) 37
P4P8X USB 2.0 Header 38
P4P8X System Panel Connectors 39
Chapter 2 41
Chapter 2: BIOS information 42
1. Boot the system 45
2.2 BIOS Setup program 47
2.2.2 Menu bar 48
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 48
2.2.3 Navigation keys 48
2.3 Main menu 50
IDE Master/Slave 51
2.3.6 IDE Configuration 52
IDE Detect Time Out [35] 53
2.3.7 System Information 54
2.4 Advanced menu 55
CPU Ratio [12] 56
DRAM Frequency [Auto] 56
2.4.2 CPU Configuration 57
2.4.3 Chipset 58
Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] 59
Spread Spectrum [Enabled] 59
MPS Revision [1.1] 59
OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto] 60
OnBoard LAN [Enabled] 60
Parallel Port Address [378] 60
Parallel Port Mode [ECP] 61
2.4.5 PCI PnP 62
2.4.6 USB Configuration 63
Legacy USB Support [Auto] 64
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] 64
2.5 Power menu 65
2.5.6 APM Configuration 66
2.5.7 Hardware Monitor 68
2.6 Boot menu 69
2.6.3 Security 71
Change Supervisor Password 72
Change User Password 73
Clear User Password 73
Password Check [Setup] 73
2.7 Exit menu 74
Chapter 3 75
3.2 Support CD information 76
3.2.2 Drivers menu 77
3.2.3 Utilities menu 77
Chapter 3: Software support 78
3.3 Software information 79
Setup wizards 80
Audio preferences 81
Listening environment options 81
3.3.2 Marvell 83
Virtual Cable Tester™ (VCT) 83
Technology 83

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