Asus P4PE2-X manual

Motherboard P4PE2-X User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Copyright © 2004 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, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes[...]

iii Features Contents Notices ............................................................................................ v Safety information .......................................................................... vi About this guide ............................................................................. vii P4PE2-X specifications summar[...]

iv Safeguards Contents 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-5 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ....... 2-6 2.2 BIOS Setup program .......................................................... 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen ................................................ 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar ............................[...]

v Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. Canadian Department o[...]

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. If possible, disconnect all[...]

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. W ARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPOR[...]

viii P4PE2-X specif ications summary (continued on the next page) CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio LAN Special features Rear panel I/O Internal I/O Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 / Celeron processors with speeds of up to 3.06+ GHz Intel ® Hyper-Threading technology ready Intel 82845PE MCH Intel 82801DB ICH4 8[...]

ix * Specifications are subject to change without notice. BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 3Mb Flash EEPROM, AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI, DMI, PnP , TCA V , SM BIOS2.3, ASUS C.P .R., ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 PCI 2.2, USB 2.0 WOL/WOR by PME A TX form factor: 12 in x 7.0 in (30.5 cm x 17.8 cm) D[...]

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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors. Product introduction[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 . 1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4PE2-X motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! The motherboard incorporates the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor in 478-pin package coupled with t[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-3 DDR400 memory support Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology , the P4PE2-X motherboard supports up to 2GB of system memory using unbuf fered non-ECC PC3200*/2700/2100 DDR DIMMs. Memory support depends on the CPU FSB and DDR type. See page 1-12 for the CPU and DIMM requirements. *Overclocking mode Onboard[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .4 Before you pr oceed 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. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or discharge any static electr[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-5 1 .5 Motherboard over view 1.5.1 Motherboard layout PCI1 P ANEL P4PE2-X ® CD AUX Super I/O 3Mbit BIOS Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) CPU_F AN FP_AUDIO GAME FLOPPY PRI_IDE SEC_IDE A TX Power Connector DDR DIMM1 (64 bit,184-pin module) CHA_F AN SB_PWR USB56 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power USBPW34 CLRTC USBPW56 DDR DIM[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. 1.5.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below . 1.5.3 Screw ho[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-7 1 .6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor . T ake note of the marked corner (with gold triangle) on the CPU. This mark should match a specific corner on the socket to ensure corre[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.6.2 Installing the CPU Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle; otherwise, the CPU does not fit in completely . 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°- 100°[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-9 1 .7 System memor y 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location Y ou can install 64MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets of this motherboard. The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. • Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Fai[...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction T able 2 Qualified DDR 400 DIMMs 1.7.3 DIMM Qualified V endors List The following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. This motherboard supports different memory frequencies depending on the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) and the type of DDR DIMM. CPU FSB DD[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-11 1 .8 Expansion slots T o install and configure an expansion card: 1. Install an expansion card following the instructions that came with the chassis. 2. T urn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any . See Chapter 2 for BIOS information. 3. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables next page. 4[...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.1 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 (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Rea[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-13 1.8.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP 4X (+1.5V) cards. When you buy an AGP card, make sure that you ask for one with +1.5V specification. Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on the motherboard. Install only +1.5V AGP cards. 1.8.3 PCI slots The[...]

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1 .9 Jumper s 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (R TC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is powe[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-15 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power su[...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 10 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the motherboard rear panel and internal connectors. 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer , a scanner , or other devices. 3. RJ-45 port[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-17 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) This connector supports the provided Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , then connect the black connector to the Ultra DMA 100/66 slave device [...]

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 3. A TX power connectors (20-pin A TXPWR, 4-pin A TX12V) 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. In addition to the 20[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-19 5. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_F AN, CHA_F AN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the con[...]

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction 8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 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. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this [...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 1-21 10. System panel connector (20-1 pin P ANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. 9. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME) This connector supports a GAME/MIDI module. If a GAME/MIDI module is available, connect the GAME/MIDI cable to this connector . The GAME/MIDI port on the module connects [...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction The System Panel connector is color-coded for easy and foolproof connection. T ake note of the specific connector colors as described. • Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning of f the system power . • A TX [...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS - Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode. 2. ASUS EZ Flash - Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST . 3. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - Upd[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-3 A:>afudos /iP4PE2-X.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading file ..... done Erasing flash .... done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only . What you see on your screen may not be exa[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Main filename Extension name A:>afudos /oMYBIOS03.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading flash ..... 0x0008CC00 (9%) The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only . What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as sho[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-5 3. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy disk. Make sure that the floppy disk has at least 600KB of free disk space and is not write- protected. A:>afudos /oMYBIOS03.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Readi[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as “ P4PE2-X.ROM ”. 2.1.5 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 The CrashFree BIOS 2 auto recovery tool allows you to restore BIOS from the motherboard support CD, or from a floppy disk that contains the BIOS file, in case the current BIOS on the motherboar[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-7 T o recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Boot the system. 2. When a corrupted BIOS is detected, the following screen message appears. 3. Place the support CD in the CD-ROM. The support CD contains the a working BIOS for this motherboard. If there is no floppy disk found in the drive, the system automatically checks [...]

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.2 BIOS Setup progr am This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip 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”. This sec[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-9 System Time [11:51:19] System Date [Thu 08/05/2003] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] Primary IDE Master : [ST320413A] Primary IDE Slave : [ASUS CD-S340] Secondary IDE Master : [Not Detected] Secondary IDE Slave : [Not Detected] System Information 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main i[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2.2.5 Sub-menu items An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen is dis[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-11 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2.3.1 System T ime [xx:xx:xxxx] Allows you to set the system time 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets [...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press Enter to display the IDE device information. The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-13 PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMAR T Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, [...]

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Overclock Option [Standard] Allows you to select from the available overclocking options. When set to Manual, the CPU Frequency , DRAM Frequency , DDR Reference V oltage , CPU VCore V oltage , and Spread Spectrum fields appear . Adjust these fields to your desired settings. Configuration options: [Manual] [Standard] [FSB8[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-15 DDR Reference V oltage [Auto] Allows selection of the DDR SDRAM operating voltage. Configuration options: [2.69V] [2.55V] [Auto] CPU VCore V oltage [Auto] Allows you to select a specific CPU VCore voltage. The configuration options depend on the CPU installed. Spread Spectrum [Enabled] Enables or disables the clock gen[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup DRAM CAS# Latency [2.5 Clocks] This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available. Configuration options: [2.0 Clocks] [2.5 Clocks] [3.0 Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks] This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM. [...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-17 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard AC’97 audio controller . Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller . Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] OnBoard LA[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup USB Function [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the USB function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller [...]

ASUS P4PE2-X motherboard 2-19 ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Sets the ECP Mode DMA channel. This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP . Configuration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] EPP V ersion [1.9] Sets the EPP V ersion. This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP . Configuration options: [1.9] [1.7] Parall[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register . Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Y es] When set to [Y es], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an IRQ. When set to [N[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X Motherboard 2-21 2.5 P ower menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend. Configuration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Onl[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Thus, connection cannot be made on the first try . T urning an external modem of f and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on. 2.5.6 APM Configuration Power Man[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X Motherboard 2-23 Power On PME# [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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On by PS/2 Device [Disabled] Allows you to use a PS/2[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] 2.6.1 Boot Device Pri[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X Motherboard 2-25 Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Configu[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “2.6 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. 2.6.3 Security The Security menu ite[...]

ASUS P4PE2-X Motherboard 2-27 User Access Level (Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility . V iew Only allows access but does not allow change to any field. Limited allows change to[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup Exit & Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections yo[...]

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/2000/XP operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. 3.2 Suppor t CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and[...]

ASUS P4S800-X motherboard 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. 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. Intel Chipset Inf Update program This it[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Software support ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you on any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition. ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Befo[...]