Asus P4SE User's Guide

MotherboardP4SEUser Guide

xBIOS featuresIndustry standardManageabilityForm FactorSupport CD contentsAccessoriesP4SE specifications summary* Specifications are subject to change

1-1ASUS P4SE MotherboardThis chapter gives information about theASUS P4SE motherboard that came withthe system.This chapter includes themotherboard la

1-21.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4SE motherboard!The ASUS P4SE motherboard delivers a host of new features and latesttechnology making i

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-31.3 Motherboard components17 18 1920212225 24 2323 415111514 121086137169

1-4Chapter 1: Motherboard Information11ATX 12V connector. This power connector connects the 4-pin 12Vplug from the ATX 12V power supply.CPU Sockets.

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-5South bridge controller. This SiS 961B controller integrates theAC’97 Interface, four Universal Serial Bus Host controllers, t

1-6Chapter 1: Motherboard Information1.4 Motherboard layout21.9cm (8.6in)30.5cm (12.0in)PWRFAN1IRPRIMARY IDEP4SE®CR2032 3VLithium CellCMOS PowerCD1AU

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-71.5 Before you proceedTake note of the following precautions before you install motherboardcomponents or change any motherboar

1-8Chapter 1: Motherboard Information1.7 System memoryThe motherboard has three Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets thatsupports up to 3GB non-ECC PC

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-91.8 Expansion slotsThe P4SE motherboard has six (6) expansion slots. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the exp

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

1-10Chapter 1: Motherboard Information1.9 Switches and jumpersThe motherboard frequency is adjusted through the DIP switches. Thewhite block represen

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-112. CPU Frequency Selection (DSW1 Switches 1-5)This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send the CPU.This perm

1-12Chapter 1: Motherboard Information4. USB Device Wake-up (3-pin USBV1, USBV2, USBV3)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-136. DDR Voltage Selector (4-pin DDRVOL1)This jumper sets the voltage supplied to the system memory. Threepositions are availa

1-14Chapter 1: Motherboard Information1.10 ConnectorsThis section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard.Some pins are used for

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-152. Hard disk activity LED (2-pin IDELED1)This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. The readand write activ

1-16Chapter 1: Motherboard Information4. Chassis open alarm lead (4-1 pin CHASSIS)This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection featur

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-176. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors(3-pin CPUFAN1, CHASFAN1, PWRFAN1)The three fan connectors support cooling fans of 3

1-18Chapter 1: Motherboard Information8. Power supply thermal connector (2-pin PWRTMP)If your power supply has a thermal monitoring feature, connect

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-1910. ASUS EZ Plug™ and ATX power connectors(20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX+12V, 4-pin AUX+12V)These connectors connect to an ATX 12V

iiiFeaturesContentsContents ... iiiFCC/CDC statements...

1-20Chapter 1: Motherboard Information11. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX, MODEM) (on audiomodels only)These connectors allow you to recei

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-2113. Digital audio connector (6-1 pin SPDIF_OUT1) (on audio models only)This connector connects an S/PDIF audio module that al

1-22Chapter 1: Motherboard Information16. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL1)This connector accommodates several system front panel functions.P4SE

ASUS P4SE Motherboard1-23• System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI)This 2-pin connector allows you to manually place the system into asuspend mode

1-24Chapter 1: Motherboard Information

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-1This chapter gives information about theASUS P4SE Binary Input/Output System(BIOS).This chapter includes updating theBIOS usin

2-2Chapter 2: BIOS InformationThe BIOS information in the above screen is for reference only. Whatyou see on your screen may not be exactly the same a

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-31. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW orFTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details) andsa

2-4Chapter 2: BIOS Information6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start theupdate.7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS in

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-52.2 BIOS Setup programUse the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard,reconfiguring your system, or prompted

ivSafeguardsContents2.3 Main Menu ... 2-72.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave...

2-6Chapter 2: BIOS Information2.2.2 Legend barAt the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar. The keys in the legend barallow you to navigate throu

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-72.3 Main MenuWhen you enter the Setup program, the following screen appears.Sub-menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as show

2-8Chapter 2: BIOS InformationSystem Date [XX/XX/XXXX]Sets the system to the date that you specify (usually the current date). Theformat is month, day

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-92.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/SlaveType [Auto]Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automaticd

2-10Chapter 2: BIOS InformationIf no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it,select [None].Other options for the Type f

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-11SMART Monitoring [Disabled]This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring,Analysis and Reporting

2-12Chapter 2: BIOS InformationBoot Up NumLock Status [On]This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon systemboot. Configuration

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-13CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled]These fields allow you to choose from the default [Enabled] or choose[Disabled] to turn on or off

2-14Chapter 2: BIOS Information2.4.1 Chip ConfigurationSDRAM CAS Latency [2.5T]This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command andthe ti

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-15Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGPgraphic data. Configuration o

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

2-16Chapter 2: BIOS InformationFloppy Disk Access Control [R/W]When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from being copied tofloppy disks

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-17Slot 1/5, Slot 2/6, Slot 3, Slot 4 IRQ [Auto]These fields assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for eachfield

2-18Chapter 2: BIOS InformationIRQ XX Reserved [No/ICU]These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field isbeing used by a legacy

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-19Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ]This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitorpower management

2-20Chapter 2: BIOS InformationACPI Suspend To RAM [Disabled]This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend-to-RAMfeature. To support thi

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-21Power Up on USB [Disabled]When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the systemthrough a USB device activity

2-22Chapter 2: BIOS InformationIf any of the monitored items is out of range, the following errormessage appears: “Hardware Monitor found an error. En

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-23Plug & Play O/S [No]This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system toconfigure the PCI bus slots ins

2-24Chapter 2: BIOS Information2.7 Exit MenuWhen you have made all of your selections from the various menus in theSetup program, save your changes an

ASUS P4SE Motherboard2-25Load Setup DefaultsThis option allows you to load the default values for each of theparameters on the Setup menus. When you s

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

2-26Chapter 2: BIOS Information

3-1ASUS P4SE MotherboardThis chapter helps you power up yoursystem and install drivers and utilities thatcame with the support CD.Starting UpChapter 3

3-2Chapter 3: Starting-Up3.1 Install an operating systemThe P4SE motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP operatingsystems (OS). Always install t

ASUS P4SE Motherboard3-33.2.2 Software and drivers installation menus5.2.3 Software and drivers descriptionThe menu lists the drivers and applications

3-4Chapter 3: Starting-UpPC-CILLIN 2002This item installs the PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software. View thePC-CILLIN online help for detailed informat

ASUS P4SE Motherboard3-53.3 Software information3.3.1 ASUS UpdateThe ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS anddrivers. This ut

3-6Chapter 3: Starting-UpThe PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicatingthat ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon allows you

ASUS P4SE Motherboard3-7Using ASUS PC ProbeMonitoringTemperature MonitorShows the PC temperature (forsupported processors only).Temperature WarningThr

3-8Chapter 3: Starting-UpSettingsLets you set threshold levels andpolling intervals or refresh times ofthe PC’s temperature, fan rotation,and voltages

ASUS P4SE Motherboard3-9ASUS PC Probe Task Bar IconRight clicking the PC Probe iconbrings up a menu to open or exitASUS PC Probe and pause orresume al

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

3-10Chapter 3: Starting-Up

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

ixP4SE specifications summaryCPUChipsetFront Side Bus (FSB)MemoryExpansion slotsIDEAudio (optional)Special FeaturesBack Panel I/O PortsInternal I/OCon