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Motherboard P4PE User Guide.
ii Checklist Copyright © 2002 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, sto.
iii Features Contents FCC/CDC statements ..................................................................... vi Safety information ......................................................................... vii About this guide .......................
iv Safeguards Contents 2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................ 2-13 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ................................ 2-13 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................ 2-13 2.
v Contents Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Install an operating system ................................................. 5-1 5.2 Support CD information ...................................................... 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD ...........
vi FCC/CDC st atements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
vii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
viii About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing the ASUS P4PE motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4PE motherboard.
ix Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates.
x ASUS contact infor mation ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 General T el: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.
xi P4PE specifications summar y CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE RAID IDE / Serial A T A (optional) IEEE 1394 (optional) Audio (optional) LAN (optional) Special features (co.
xii Rear panel I/O Internal I/O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents P4PE specif ications summary * Specifications are subject to change without notice. 1 x Parallel port 2 x Serial ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 4 x USB 2.
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4PE motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports.
ASUS P4PE motherboard Chapter summar y 1.1 W elcome! ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2 1.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 1-1 1 . 1 Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4PE motherboard! The ASUS P4PE motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it anoth.
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The P4PE motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor via a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB L2 cache on 0.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 1-3 IEEE 1394 support The IEEE 1394 interfaces and the VIA Fire IIM VT6307 host controller onboard provide high-speed and flexible PC connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a standards.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS POST Reporter ™ P4PE offers a new exciting feature called the ASUS POST Reporter ™ to provide friendly voice messages and alerts during the Power-On Self-T ests (POST).
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 1-5 1.3.2 V alue-added solutions Overclocking • adjustable CPU frequency multiple in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree ™ solution • C.
1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .4 Motherboard over view Before you install the P4PE motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades.
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1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction A TX 12V connector . This power connector connects the 4-pin 12V plug from the A TX 12V power supply . CPU socket. A 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor , with 533/400 MHz system bus that allows 4.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 1-9 South bridge controller . The fourth-generation Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) is a subsystem that integrates various I/O functions including 2-channel A T A/100 bus master IDE controller , up to six USB 2.0/1.1 ports, I/O APIC, SMBus 2.
1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction LAN controller . The BroadCom BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet is a single-chip solution for LAN on Motherboard (LOM) and Network Interface Card (NIC) applications. The BCM5702 provides a 32-bit interface and supports 1000/100/10 Mbps data transfer rates.
Chapter 2 Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes details on the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard.
ASUS P4PE motherboard Chapter summar y 2.1 Motherboard installation ............................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard layout ....................................... 2-2 2.3 Before you proceed ....................................... 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-1 2. 1 Motherboard ins tallation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The P4PE uses the A TX form factor that measures 12 inches x 9.
2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard layout The audio, Serial A T A, IEEE 1394, and LAN features are optional. These components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-3 2.3 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.
2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4 Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. The socket is designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor in the 478-pin package with 512KB L2 cache on 0.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-5 2.4.2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.
2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever . 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. The CPU fits only in one correct orientation.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-7 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. Retention Module Base CPU Heatsink The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase.
2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. Position the fan with the retention mechanism on top of the heatsink. Align and snap the four hooks of the retention mechanism to the holes on each corner of the module base. Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to the module base.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-9 2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable When the fan, heatsink, and the retention mechanism are in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN1. 3. Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base.
2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 System memor y 2.5.1 Overview The motherboard comes with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/PC2100 (FSB533) or PC2100/PC1600 (FSB400) DDR DIMMs.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-11 2.5.2 Memory configurations Y ou may install any DDR DIMMs with 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB densities into the DIMM sockets. 1. DDR DIMM sockets 2 and 3 share the same rows, so if you install a double-sided DIMM into DIMM2 socket, you must leave DIMM3 socket empty .
2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Follow these steps to install a DIMM.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-13 2.6 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboard has six PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.
2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 1 1 Communications Port (CO.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-15 2.6.3 PCI slots There are six 32-bit PCI slots on this motherboard, including an ASUS proprietary BlueMagic PCI slot. The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Jumpers P4PE ® P4PE Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 +5V (Default) +5VSB 23 12 1. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-17 3. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data.
2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-19 3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin IDE1, IDE2) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. RAID A T A/133/100/66/33 connector (40-1 pin PRI_RAID1) (on RAID models only) This connector supports either RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration through the onboard Promise PDC20376 controller . Y ou can use the RAID feature to set up a disk array configuration and to support additional IDE devices.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-21 5. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin PRI_SA T A1, SEC_SA T A2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial A T A cables for primary internal storage devices.
2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 6. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS1) This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-23 8. ASUS EZ Plug™ and A TX power connectors (20-pin A TXPWR1, 4-pin EZ_PLUG1, 4-pin A TX12V1) These connectors connect to an A TX 12V power supply . The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation.
2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 9. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN1, PWR_F AN1, CHA_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-25 1 1. USB header (10-1 pin USB_56) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. The USB header complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed.
2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 13. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1, MODEM1) (on audio models only) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-27 P4PE ® P4PE IEEE-1394 Connectors IEEE1394_1 TP A0- GND TPB0- +12V GND TP A0+ GND TPB0+ +12V 1 TP A1- GND TPB1- +12V GND TP A1+ GND TPB1+ +12V 1 IEEE1394_2 P4PE ® P4PE Infrared Module Connector Back View +5V IRTX IRRX (NC) GND Front View IR1 +5V IRRX IRTX GND 1 15.
2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information 16. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF1) (on audio models only) This connector is for the bundled S/PDIF audio module that allows digital instead of analog sound output. Connect one end of the audio cable to the S/PDIF Out connector on the motherboard, and the other end to the S/PDIF module.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 2-29 18. System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
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Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes..
ASUS P4PE motherboard Chapter summar y 3.1 Starting up for the first time .......................... 3-1 3.2 V ocal POST Messages .....................
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 3-1 3. 1 St ar ting up for t he firs t time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis.
3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 V ocal POST Messages This motherboard includes the Winbond speech controller to support a special feature called the ASUS POST Reporter ™ . This feature gives you vocal POST messages and alerts to inform you of system events and boot status.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 3-3 POST Message Action Y ou may disable the ASUS POST Reporter ™ in the BIOS setup. See section “ 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration ” . No keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel.
3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.3 Powering of f the com puter Y ou must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power . For A TX power supplies, you can press the A TX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system.
Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
ASUS P4PE motherboard Chapter summar y 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .............. 4-1 4.2 BIOS Setup program ...................................... 4-7 4.3 Main Menu .................................................... 4-10 4.4 Advanced Menu .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-1 4. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard’s original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later .
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 5. At the prompt, “ Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _ ” , type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter>. EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-3 4.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode.
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-5 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier . 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “ A: ” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>.
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 7. The utility starts to program the new BIOS information into the Flash ROM. The boot block is updated automatically only when necessary . This minimizes the possibility of boot problems in case of update failures. When the programming is done, the message “Flashed Successfully” appears.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-7 4.2 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 4.
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-9 General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. Y ou may launch this screen from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination.
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and second are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59).
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-11 Language [English US] This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. T o set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press <Enter>.
4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave T ype [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automatic detection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub-menu.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-13 If no drive is installed or if you are removing a drive and not replacing it, select [None]. Other options for the T ype field are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM driv.
4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup T ranslation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing (LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used without regard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessary for drives with more than 504MB storage capacity .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-15 Multi-Sector T ransfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports. Note that when this field is automatically configured, the set value may not always be the fastest value for the drive.
4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [6/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-17 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Speed [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree ™ mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of the CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the two subsequent fields.
4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Memory Frequency [Auto] This field determines whether the memory clock frequency is set to be in synchronous or asynchronous mode with respect to the system frequency . The options that appear in the popup menu vary according to the CPU Frequency (MHz).
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-19 Refer to the CPU documentation before setting this field. A very high core voltage may severely damage the CPU! CPU VCore [1.500V] When the CPU VCore Setting parameter above is set to [Manual], the CPU VCore item allows you to select a specific CPU core voltage.
4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] allows the system to detect a USB device at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If not detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-21 4.4.1 Chip Configuration The SDRAM parameters (items 2~5) become configurable only when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. SDRAM CAS Latency (value depends on SDRAM SPD) This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available.
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup SDRAM RAS Precharge Delay (value depends on SDRAM SPD) This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [2T] [3T] SDRAM Active Precharge Delay (value depends on SDRAM SPD) This item controls the number of DDR SDRAM clocks used for DDR SDRAM parameters.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-23 Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards. Setting the address space to a particular setting makes that memory space unavailable to other system components.
4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Floppy Disk Access Control [R/W] When set to [Read Only], this parameter protects files from being copied to floppy disks by allowing reads from, but not writes to, the floppy disk drive. The default setting [R/W] allows both reads and writes.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-25 Parallel Port Mode [ECP+EPP] This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port. [Normal] allows normal-speed operation but in one direction onl.
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Slot 1/5, Slot 2, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 6 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ assignments.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-27 USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the onboard USB 2.0 controller . Set to [Enabled] if you wish to install USB 2.0 devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] This field allows you to select the primary graphics card.
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup IRQ XX Reserved [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by a legacy (non-PnP) ISA card. The setting [No/ICU] for an IRQ field indicates that you are using the ISA Configuration Utility (ICU), and that this particular IRQ is NOT required by a legacy ISA card.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-29 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns of f the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features.
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup V ideo Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] V ideo Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-31 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption.
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Space Bar] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-33 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] POWER T emperature [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures.
4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: “ Hardware Monitor found an error . Enter Power setup menu for details ” . Y ou will then be prompted to “ Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP ” .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-35 Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices.
4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 4-37 4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup.
4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Y es] to load default values.
Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package..
ASUS P4PE motherboard Chapter summar y 5.1 Install an operating system ........................... 5-1 5.2 Support CD information ................................ 5-1 5.3 Software information ..................................... 5-9 5.4 RAID 0/RAID 1 configurations .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-1 5. 1 Inst all an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware.
5-2 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-3 SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application This item installs the AC ’ 97 SoundMAX audio driver and application to activate the 6-channel audio features.
5-4 Chapter 5: Software support 3. On the Device Manager window , click the plus sign (+) opposite the Network adapters item to show the ASUST eK/BroadCom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller . Double-click the item. 4. On the window that appears, click the item W ake Up Capabilities under Property .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-5 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website.
5-6 Chapter 5: Software support Promise Array Management Utility This item installs the RAID utility for monitoring or performing maintenance to a FastT rak Mirrored (RAID 1) or Striped/Mirrored (RAID 0/1) disk array . Winbond V oice Editor This program is for recording and customizing wave files for the ASUS POST Reporter ™ .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-7 5.2.5 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD. Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the P4PE motherboard.
5-8 Chapter 5: Software support T echnical Support Form The window displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support. Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-9 5.3 Softwar e information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme file that came with the software for more information.
5-10 Chapter 5: Software support 4. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next. 5. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. If you selected the option to update the BIOS from a file, a window pops up prompting you to locate the file.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-11 4. From the selection that appears, choose a logo image. Click Next. 6. The next screen prompts you to flash the original BIOS to update it with the new boot logo. Click Flash to update the BIOS. 7. When finished, click Exit, then reboot your computer .
5-12 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe The ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-13 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature (for supported processors only).
5-14 Chapter 5: Software support Settings Lets you set threshold levels and polling intervals or refresh times of the PC’s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-15 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices present in your PC. DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules.
5-16 Chapter 5: Software support ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon brings up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all system monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon change to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-17 5.3.4 W inbond V oice Editor The Winbond V oice Editor software allows you to customize the vocal POST messages. Install the software from the software menu in the support CD. See section “ 5.2.3 Software menu ” .
5-18 Chapter 5: Software support Changing the default language 1. Click on the Load button. a window showing the available languages appears. 2. Select your desired language then click Open. The event messages for the language you selected appear on the V oice Editor screen.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-19 Y ou may want to create a separate folder for your wave files so you can locate them easily in one place. Customizing your POST messages If your language is not in the selection or if you wish to record your own POST messages to replace the pre-installed wave files, you may easily do so.
5-20 Chapter 5: Software support If you receive an error message telling you that the files exceed the total allowable size, do one or all of the following. • T ry to modify your messages to make them shorter • Save the wave files at a lower quality • Skip lesser used events like FDD Detection, IDE HDD Detection, etc.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-21 5.3.5 Multi-channel audio feature The ADI AD1980 AC ‘97 audio CODEC provides 6-channel audio capability . Install the SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the 6-channel audio feature.
5-22 Chapter 5: Software support 4. T o change to 6-channel speaker setup, click the arrow to display the options. Select 5.1 surround sound speakers , then click OK .
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-23 Rear panel audio ports function variation The functions of the Line Out (lime), Line In (blue), and Mic (pink) ports on the rear panel change when you select the 4-channel or 6-channel audio configuration as shown in the following table.
5-24 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID 0/RAID 1 configurations The motherboard includes the Promise ® PDC20376 controller chipset, two Serial A T A interfaces, and a Parallel A T A133 interface to support Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-25 Follow these steps to install the hard disks for RAID configuration. 1. Set the jumpers of each hard disk as Master .
5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.2 Enter the MBFastBuild™ utility 1. Boot the system. If this is the first time you boot the system with the new hard disks installed and connected to the A T AIDE connectors on the motherboard, the MBFastT rak376 ™ BIOS displays the following: 2.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-27 5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance) 1. In the FastBuild ™ utility main menu, press “ 1 ” to select Auto Setup. The following screen appears. 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select “ Performance ” with the space bar .
5-28 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4.4 Creating a RAID 1 array (Security) Creating a Security Array with New Drives 1. In the FastBuild ™ utility main menu, press “ 1 ” to select Auto Setup. 5. Press N for the Create Only option. A message appears confirming that your Security array has been created.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-29 Creating a Security Array with Existing Data Drive If you would like to use an existing drive that already contains data and/or is the bootable drive in your system, make sure that the new hard drive you will use in the array has the same or larger capacity as the existing drive.
5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Depending on the operating system you are installing (or that is already installed), the RAID driver installation sequence may vary . 8. Select Y to continue. Select N to return to the main menu. 9. When the duplication process is completed, a message appears confirming that your Security array has been created.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide 5-31 7. Select the replacement drive. Press <Enter>. 8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task.
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Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document..
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ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide I-1 A Accelerated Graphics Port 2-15 Acrobat Reader 5-5 ASUS ASIC 1-9 ASUS EZ Flash 1-4, 4-1 ASUS EZ Plug™ 1-3, 1-8, 2-23 ASUS MyLogo™ 1-4, 5-10 ASUS PC Probe 5-12.
I-2 Index DIMM sockets 1-10 Double Data Rate (DDR) memory 1-2 E Expansion card installation 2-13 configuration 2-13 Expansion slots 1-9, 2-13 AGP 1-10, 2-15 PCI 1-10, 2-15 F Flash ROM 1-9 Floppy 3 Mod.
ASUS P4PE motherboard user guide I-3 PS/2 Mouse Port 1-10 PS/2 Mouse Function Control 4-19 R R TC RAM clearing 2-17 S SDRAM Active Precharge Delay 4-22 CAS Latency 4-21 Configuration 4-21 Idle T imer .
I-4 Index.
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