Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product P4PE-X Asus
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Motherboard P4PE-X User Guide.
ii Checklist Copyright © 2003 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 Notices ............................................................................................ v Safety information .......................................................................... vi About this guide ............
iv Safeguards Contents 2.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu bar ...................................................... 2-8 2.2.2 Legend bar ..............................................
v Notices 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.
vi 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.
vii About this guide 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.
viii 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.
ix P4PE-X specifications summar y (continued on the next page) CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) LAN (optional) Special features Rear panel I/O Internal I/O .
x P4PE-X specif ications summar y * Specifications are subject to change without notice. BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 2Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCA V , PnP , DMI2.0, SM BIOS2.3, CrashFree BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash PCI 2.
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4PE-X motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors.
1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 . 1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4PE-X motherboard! The ASUS P4PE-X motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it a.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-3 1 .3 Special features Latest processor technology The P4PE- X motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor via a 478- pin surface mount ZIF socket.
1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .4 Motherboard com ponents Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-5 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 800/ 533/400 MHz system bus that allows 6.
1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Audio CODEC. The ADI AD1980 is an AC ’ 97 CODEC that allows 6-channel audio playback. The audio CODEC provides six DAC channels for 5.1 surround sound, S/PDIF output, AUX and Line In stereo inputs, integrated headphone amplifier , greater than 90dB dynamic range, and stereo Mic PREAMP support.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-7 1 .5 Motherboard layout 22.86cm (9.0in) 30.5cm (12.0in) PCI1 P ANEL1 FLOPPY1 PRI_IDE Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH4) P4PE-X ® A TX12V1 COM1 P ARALLEL PORT COM2 .
1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .6 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.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-9 1 .7 Motherboard ins tallation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The motherboard uses the A TX form factor that measures 12 inches x 9 inches (30.
1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .8 Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 1.8.1 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-X motherboard user guide 1-11 1.8.2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard. 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90 ° - 100 ° angle. 3.
1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .9 System memor y 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 PC3200/2700/2100/1600 DDR DIMMs.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-13 This motherboard supports different memory frequencies depending on the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) and the type of DDR DIMM. Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components.
1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 10 Expansion slots The motherboard has six PCI slots and one Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot. T o install and configure an expansion card: 1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-15 1. 11 J u m p e r s P4PE-X ® P4PE-X Clear RTC RAM CLRTC Disable Enable (Default) 12 23 P4PE-X ® P4PE-X 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.
1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 . 1 2 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. P4PE-X ® P4PE-X HD Activity LED TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light up, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDE_LED1 1.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-17 3. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable.
1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 5. A TX power connectors (20-pin A TX_POWER1, 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. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-19 7. CPU, Chassis, and Power Fan Connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN1, CHA_F AN1) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.
1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction P4PE-X ® P4PE-X Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO1 BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR +5V A AGND 9. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO1) This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 1-21 1 1. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1) This connector supports a GAME/MIDI module. Connect an optional GAME/MIDI cable to this connector . The GAME/MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files.
1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction • 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.
Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.
2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2. 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 .
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-3 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.
2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1.2 Using AFLASH to update the BIOS Creating a bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer 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.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-5 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX, then press <Enter>.
2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. 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.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-7 2.1.3 CrashFree BIOS feature The CrashFree BIOS feature allows you to boot the computer from a floppy disk and update the BIOS in case the original BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. Y ou must have a bootable floppy disk ready before updating the BIOS.
2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.2 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. ” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ” .
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-9 2.2.2 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar . The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.
2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.3 Main Menu When you enter the Setup program, the following screen appears. Sub-menu Note that a right pointer symbol (as shown on the left) appears to the left of certain fields. This pointer indicates that you can display a sub-menu from this field.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-11 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the type of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [None] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives.
2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.3.1 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-X motherboard user guide 2-13 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 dr.
2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information Maximum LBA Capacity This field shows the drive ’ s maximum LBA capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. Multi-Sector T ransfers [Maximum] This option automatically sets the number of sectors per block to the highest number that the drive supports.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-15 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 [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes.
2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information CPU External Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the system bus and PCI bus. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-17 CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache.
2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2 – 5, depending on the memory modules that you are using. The default setting is [By SPD], which configures items 2 – 5 by reading the contents in the SPD (Serial Presence Detect) device.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-19 System Performance Mode [Auto] This item allows you to enhance system performance when set to T urbo mode. If you encounter any problems with the T urbo setting, set to Optimal or Auto.
2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.2 I/O Device Configuration Delay T ransaction [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], this feature frees the PCI bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. This process normally consumes about 50-60 PCI clocks without PCI delayed transaction.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-21 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 o.
2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information The option [Onboard VGA] appears only when the onboard VGA is either used or enabled. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Some non-standard VGA cards, like graphics accelerators or MPEG video cards, may not show colors properly .
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-23 2.4.3.1 PCI IRQ Resource Exclusion 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.
2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS information Even if installed, your screen saver does not display when you select [Blank Screen] for the above field. Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-25 Suspend Mode [Disabled] Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1~2 Min] [2~3 Min] [4~5 min] [8~9 Min].
2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information Power Up On PCI Device [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-27 2.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures.
2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.6 Boot Menu 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.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 2-29 Reset Configuration Data [No] The Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) contain information about non- PnP devices. It also holds the complete record of how the system was configured the last time it was booted.
2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, save your changes and exit Setup.
Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support.
3-2 Chapter 3: Software support 3. 1 Install an oper ating system This motherboard supports Windows 98SE/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.
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 3-3 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
3-4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. 4. On the window that appears, click the item W ake Up Capabilities under Property . The default value is W ake Up Frame .
ASUS P4PE-X motherboard user guide 3-5 PC-CILLIN 2002 This item installs the PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus program. View the PC-cillin online help for detailed information. Adobe Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader . The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format (PDF).
3-6 Chapter 3: Software support.
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