Asus P4S533 manual

Motherboard ® P4S533 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, 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 About this guide This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS P4S533 motherboard. How this guide is organized • Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and special attributes of new technologies. • Chapter 2: Hardware information. A list of hardware setup procedures and descriptions [...]

iv Safeguards Contents About this guide .............................................................................. ii i How this guide is organized .................................................... ii i Conventions used in this guide ............................................... ii i Safety information .....................................[...]

v Contents Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 45 3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................... 45 3.2 V ocal POST Messages ......................................................... 46 3.3 Powering off the computer .................................................[...]

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. Disconnect all power cables[...]

vii FCC/CDC statements 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. This equipment [...]

viii ASUS contact information ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support T el (English): +886-2-2890-7123 T el (Chinese): +886-2-2890-71 13 Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup:[...]

Chapter 1 Product introduction[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4S533 motherboard! The ASUS P4S533 motherboard delivers a host of new features to ensure long-lasting, superlative performance. The ASUS ® P4S533 motherboard is the prime choice for home PCs and workstations. The P4S533 incorporates the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor[...]

2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.2 Core Specifications The P4S533 motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances to supply users the finest componentry available today ... Latest 533MHz P4 Processor T echnology : Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478 Northwood Processor . The P[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 3 1.3 Special Features Easy Overclocking • Quickly adjust CPU frequency multiples with BIOS in JumperFree ™ Mode • Adjustable FSB/MEM/PCI frequency ratio • Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) for fine-tuning system bus frequency from at 1MHz increments • Optimal system performance available with BIOS buil[...]

4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Location Processor Support Socket 478 for Intel ® P4 ™ Processors ............................. 2 Chipsets SiS ® 645DX North Bridge ................................................ 7 SiS ® 961B South Bridge ................................................ 18 Speech Module ......................................[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 5 1.4.1 Component Locations 23 4 22 23 1 17 5 21 18 29 9 8 6 16 19 7 20 26 24 30 10 11 12 13 15 14 25 27 28 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 40 39 38[...]

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Chapter 2 Hardware information[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 7 2.1 Motherboard installation Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The P4S533 uses the A TX form factor that measures 21.9 cm (8.6 in.) x 30.5 cm (12.0 in.), a standard fit for most chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so[...]

8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2 Motherboard layout The audio and LAN features are optional. These components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout. 21.9cm (8.6in) 30.5cm (12.0in) PWRF AN1 IR PRIMARY IDE P4S533 ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power ALIN1 CD1 AUX1 MODEM1 IAP ANEL1 BCS1 IDELED1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP BCS2 C-Media [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 9 2.2.1 Layout contents CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots 1) Socket 478 p. 12 Installing the C PU 2) Heatsink p. 14 Installing the Heatsink and Fan 3) Memory p. 17 System Memory Support 4) PCI 1/2/3/4/5/6 p. 21 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AGP 4x p. 23 Accelerated Graphics Slot Motherboard Settings (Switches an[...]

10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 11 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. This socket is specifically designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 478/Northwood Processor . The Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 478-pin package uses the Flip-Chip Pin Grid Arr[...]

12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.2 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. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 ° -100 ° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in co[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 13 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. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! 5. When[...]

14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 478/Northwood Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. Y ou do not have to remove the retent[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 15 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. Make sure that the fan and retention [...]

16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 CPUF AN1. 3. Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base. When secure, the retention locks [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 17 2.5 System memory 2.5.1 Overview The motherboard comes with three Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 3GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DIMMs. ( Only 4 banks of PC2700 are supported.) A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so t[...]

18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.2 Memory configurations Y ou may install any DDR DIMMs with 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB densities into the three DIMM sockets. Use the following three combinations to install DDR DIMMs. DIMM Location 184-pin DDR DIMM T otal Memory Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) 6 4MB, 1 2 8MB, 2 56 MB, 512MB, 1 G B x 1 = Socke[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 19 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. Locked Retaining Clip 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 [...]

20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket.[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 21 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. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an[...]

22 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 (COM2) 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7* 15 Printer Port (LPT1) 8 3 System CMOS/Real T ime [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 23 2.6.3 PCI slots There are six 32-bit PCI slots in this motherboard. The slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. The following figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 2.6.4 AGP slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics[...]

24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7 Jumpers The jumpers on the motherboard allow you to change some feature settings to suit your customized system configuration. Before changing any DSW or jumper setting, make sure to read the jumper descriptions and setting requirements in this section. P4S533 ® P4S533 DIP Switches DSW1 1. Frequency Selection[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 25 P4S533 ® P4S533 CPU External Frequency Selection CPU DSW1 DRAM 100MHz ON 12345 100MHz ON 12345 100MHz 133MHz ON 12345 100MHz 150MHz ON 12345 100MHz 166MHz ON 12345 100MHz 160MHz CPU DRAM 105MHz ON 12345 140MHz ON 12345 108MHz 144MHz ON 12345 1 12MHz 149MHz ON 12345 133MHz 166MHz ON 12345 133MHz 133MHz ON 12345[...]

26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. USB Device W ake-Up (3x3 pin USBV1, USBV2, USBV3) The default setting, [1-2] (+5V) disables the USB wake-up feature. Reset these jumpers to pins [2-3] (+5VSB) to wake up the computer using USB devices. The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. If this[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 27 4. DDR V oltage Setting (4 pin DDRVOL1) This jumper controls the voltage output to the DDR memory DRAMS. Setting VDDR 2.9V [3-4] 2.7V [2-3] 2.5V [1-2] (default) P4S533 ® P4S533 DDRVOL Setting DDRVOL1 2.5V 2.7V 12 2 3 2.9V 3 4 (Default) P4S533 ® P4S533 Bass Center Setting (CENTER/BASS) (BASS/CENTER) BCS1 BCS2 [...]

28 Chapter 2: Hardware information P4S533 ® P4S533 Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR1 +5V (Default) 1 2 +5VSB 2 3 P4S533 ® P4S533 CPU V oltage Setting VEN1 Normal (Default) CPU Rise 0.2V 12 23 6. Keyboard W ake Up (3 pin KBPWR1) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. Set this jumper to Enable if you wish to use your keybo[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 29 P4S533 ® P4S533 Speaker Selector SPEECH1 LINEOUT BUZZER (Default) 12 23 8. Speaker Selector (3 pin SPEECH) This jumper specifies which speaker to use for the ASUS POST Reporter function. Set to pins [1-2] to use the internal buzzer (usually included in the chassis). Set to pins [2-3] to feed an external speake[...]

30 Chapter 2: Hardware information P4S533 ® P4S533 Clear RTC RAM CLRCMOS1 Normal Clear CMOS (Default) 1 2 2 3 9. Clear RTC RAM (CLRCMOS1) These solder points allow 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. The RAM data in CMOS, th[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 31 2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. IMPORT ANT! Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 in the connector scoket. 1. PS/2 Mouse Port (Green, 6-pin PS2KBMS) The system automatically directs IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one i[...]

32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Universal Serial Bus Ports 1 and 2 (Black, T wo x 4-pin USB) Four USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. 5. Serial Ports (T eal/T urquoise T wo, x 9-pin COM1) T wo serial ports can be used for pointing devices, printers or other serial devices. T o enable these ports, see Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 33 Mic Line In Line Out 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors 7. Audio Connectors (Three 1/8 ” AUDIO) (optional) The Line Out (lime) connects a headphone or speakers. The Line In (light blue) connects a tape players or other audio sources. The Mic (pink) connects a microphone. NOTE! The functions of the audio connec[...]

34 Chapter 2: Hardware information Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 35 10. IDE Connectors (40-1 pin IDE1 / IDE2) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA133/100/66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the IDE1 (recommended) or to the IDE2 connector; then connect the gray connector to the UltraDMA133/100/66 slave device (hard disk drive) and th[...]

36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 1 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug). P4S533 ® NOTE: Orie[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 37 13. A TX power connectors (20-pin A TXPWR1, 4-pin A TX12V , 4-pin AUX12V1) 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[...]

38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 15. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1, MODEM) (optional) 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 . It also allows the sh[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 39 16. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF1) (optional) This connector connects an 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. P4S533 ® P4S533 Digital Audio Con[...]

40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 19. Smart Card Reader connector (14-1 pin SMARTCON1) (optional) This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make transactions such as financial, health care, telephony , or traveling services through a Smart Card user interface software. When using this connector , configure the[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 41 P4S533 ® P4S533 LINE_IN Connector ALIN1 GND ALIN1_LINR2 ALIN1_LINR1 ALIN1_LINL1 ALIN1_LINL2 1 P4S533 ® P4S533 ALOUT Connector ALOUT1 1 ALOUT1_LOUTL1 BLOUT1_LOUTR2 ALOUT1_LOUTR1 BLOUT1_LOUTL2 21. Line-out Selector Jumpers (4 pin ALOUT1) By default, these jumpers are shorted (jumpers on) to route the signal fro[...]

42 Chapter 2: Hardware information P4S533 ® P4S533 Audio Panel Connector IAP ANEL1 LineOut_RL MIC LineOut_FR LineOut_FL NC MICPWR NC AGND 1 LineOut_RR 22. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin IAP ANEL1) (optional) This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that supports convenient connection and control of audio devices. Make sure[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 43 P4S533 ® P4S533 SD MS Connectors MS1 1 SD1 SDALED SDAPWCTL# SDACLK SDA5 SDA3 SDA4 MSDA2 +3V MSDA1 GND SDBLED SDBPWCTL# SDBCLK SDB5 SDB3 SDB4 SDB2 +3V SDB1 GND 1 P4S533 ® P4S533 Thermal Sensor Connector PWRTMP1 Power Supply Thermal Sensor 23. SD and MS Connector (10-1 pin SD, MS) These connectors support sophi[...]

44 Chapter 2: Hardware information Panel Connector (20 pin P ANEL) The following diagram illustrates items 25-30: P4S533 P4S533 System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED Ground MLED PWR +5 V +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground +5 V Reset SW SMI Lead Message LED ExtSMI# Ground Reset Ground Ground A TX Power Switch* 25[...]

Chapter 3 Powering up[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 45 3.1 Starting up for the first time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are of f. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector .[...]

46 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. In case of a boot failure, you will hear the specific cause of the problem. [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 47 No keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. • See section “ 1.4.1 Component Locations ” for the location of the connector . No floppy disk detected • Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk connector on the moth[...]

48 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.3 Powering off the computer 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. If you use Windows 95/98/2000/XP , click the Start button, click Shut Down, then[...]

Chapter 4 BIOS setup[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 49 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Mem[...]

50 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. 6. T ype a filename and the path, for example, A:XXX-XX.XXX, then press <Enter>.[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 51 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (see the ASUS Contact Information 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. At the Main Menu, type 2 then press <[...]

52 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. 8. Follow the onscreen instru[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 53 4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS. ” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ” . [...]

54 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. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. BOOT Use this menu [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 55 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. The General Help screen lists the legend keys and their corresponding functi[...]

56 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). Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T ab> keys to move between the hour , mi[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 57 4.3.1 Primary & 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. If automatic detection fails, this may be because the hard disk d[...]

58 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP] - for ZIP-compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other A T API Device] - f[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 59 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 . Configurati[...]

60 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting T echnology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology . This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring feature may decrease system[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 61 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: [Of f] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [6/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 character[...]

62 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. 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>. T ype in a password then press <Enter>. Y ou can type up to eight alphanumeri[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 63 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field is for unlocked processors only . If your processor frequency multiple is locked, you cannot access this field. This field allows you to set the frequency multiple between the CPU ’ s internal frequency (CPU speed) and ext[...]

64 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup CPU/Memory Frequency Ratio [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/PCI frequency and the type of DDR memory installed. Configuration options: [Au[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 65 4.4.1 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. Th[...]

66 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup SDRAM Command Lead-off Time [Auto] When set to [2T], memore read/write commands are issued 1 clock cycle behind the memory address (MA). When set to [1T], read/write commands and MA are issued simultaneously . Configuration options: [2T] [1T] [Auto] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 67 PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the PCI 2.1 features. Keep the default setting [Enabled] if you installed PCI 2.1 compliant cards. Set to [Disabled] if you installed any card that is not PCI 2.1 compliant. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [B[...]

68 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. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read Only] Onboard S[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 69 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 only; [EPP] allows bidirectional parallel port operation; [ECP] allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional DMA mode; [ECP+EPP] allows normal sp[...]

70 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Slot 1/5 IRQ, Slot 2/6, Slot 3, Slot 4 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. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [1 1] [12] [14] [15] PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabl[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 71 Onboard PCI Audio [Enabled] [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any audio device. If an audio device is detected, the onboard audio controller is enabled; if no audio device is detected, the controller is disabled. If there are conflicts with the onboard modem/audio controller , set the appro[...]

72 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. Set the IRQ f[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 73 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. When set to [Disabled],[...]

74 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 75 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 of f while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption. Configuratio[...]

76 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup W ake On LAN [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to turn on the system through the onboard LAN. 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 Keyboard [Disabled] This parameter allows you to use specific[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 77 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Q-F AN Function [Disabled] The default enables automatic F AN control. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Lowest Level [10/15] The default F AN speed is set to the lowest fan speed when the Q-F AN function is enabled. Configuration options: [10/15] [1 1/15] [12/15] [13/15] [14/15[...]

78 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 79 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. When [Y es] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. If you installed a non- PnP OS or if you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, keep[...]

80 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu. Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 81 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. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the val[...]

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Chapter 5 Software support[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 83 5.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and OS/2 operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware. 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation When you start Windows for the first time [...]

84 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.3 P4S533 Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , double-click or run D:ASSETUP .EXE (assuming that your [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 85 • ITE GSM Editor: Installs the GSM SIM card editing application. • ASUS Screen Saver: Installs a nifty ASUS screen saver . • E-Color 3Deep: Installs graphical driver and an application for tuning the quality of color output from CRT and LCD monitors. • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view in[...]

86 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.4 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, V oltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 87 5.4.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature. T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Fan Monitor Shows the PC[...]

88 Chapter 5: Software reference Information 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 current monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC ’ s [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 89 Device Summary Shows a summary of devices 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. T o run a program, click Execute Program . Memory Shows the [...]

90 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.4.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed. Right-clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 91 5.5 ASUS Live Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard ’ s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly connected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update. Launch the utility from your Windows Start me[...]

92 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.6 3Deep Color T uner The 3-Deep color tuner is designed to match your CR T or LCD color monitor to maximize the color quality of all graphical applications. Users may also tune their internet applications to match “ true ” internet source colors with the color displayed on the monitor . Simply run the setup pr[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 93 4. Select the color squares which most closely blend and match with the background. 5. The next step repeats the color matching process to achieve full color quality . 6. The tuning process is complete. Click on the bottom left button to connect to the internet and follow the instructions. 5.6.2 The 3Deep Contr[...]

94 Chapter 5: Software reference 5. 8 ITE GSM Editor The ITE GSM Editor is a useful application for editing and managing the data contained on a GSM cell phone SIM card chip . This unique software supports access of the SIM card “ phone book. ” The editor helps you to add or delete data including new names and phone numbers. The software also e[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 95 The ITE GSM menu: Using the basic ITE GSM Editor: 1. Carefully remove the SIM chip from your mobile phone. The most convenient method to read the SIM chip is to use a conversion card: slip the SIM chip into the conversion card and then insert it into the card reader . 2. T o access the phone book contained in t[...]

96 Chapter 5: Software reference Using the Command field: 1. W rite All Entries into SIM Card , and the program writes all new data appearing in the fields onto the SIM card. 2. Write Revised Entry into SIM Card , and the program writes all updated entries into the existing SIM card phone book. After revising the data, an icon appears in front of t[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 97 Using the PIN Manager: 1. Enable PIN Set-Up : This function is used to set the PIN. This function is effective only if the PIN set-up is disabled and the SIM card is not blocked . First enter the PIN set previously to enable the PIN set-up function. New users may find the default PIN in the SIM card user manual[...]

98 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.7 Winbond 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 ” . Follow these steps to use the Winbond V oice Editor . Launching the program Launch the program either [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 99 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. For some languages, not all events have a corresponding message due t[...]

100 Chapter 5: Software reference 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. Follow these steps to custo[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 101 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. 7. Click a POST ev[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 103 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data transfers at 100/200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable version is the integration of I/O connectivity at t[...]

104 Appendix: Glossary Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary T erm) [...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 105 I/O (Input/Output) The data transfers from the input devices like a keyboard, mouse, or scanner , to the output devices like a printer or the monitor screen. I/O Address The specific memory location for a particular device. T wo devices cannot share the same I/O address space. IrDA (Infrared Data Association) [...]

106 Appendix: Glossary RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as, CMOS DRAMs, memory controllers, and graphics/video ICs. RAM (Random Access Memory). The computer ’[...]

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ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 107 Index Symbols 3Deep Color T uner Using 92 A Accelerated Graphics Port 23 ASUS PC Probe Using 86 ASUS Update Using 91 A T API CD-ROM 78 Automatic Power Up 77 B BIOS Advanced Menu 63 Beep Codes 45 Boot Menu 78 Boot Sequence 78 Exit Menu 80 Language 62 Legend Bar 54 Main Menu 56 Menu Bar 54 Power Menu 73 Setup De[...]

108 Index DIP Switches 24 E expansion card installation 21 IRQ assigments 22 Expansion slots 21 F Floppy 3 Mode 56 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 9 H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 59 Cylinders 59 Heads 59 LBA Capacity 59 Primary/Secondary Master 57 Primary/Secondary Slave 57 Sectors 59 T ypes 57 Hardware Monitor 77 Heatsink installation 14 I In[...]

ASUS P4S533 motherboard user guide 109 PCI Latency T imer 70 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop 70 PIO Mode 60 Plug & Play O/S 79 POST Messages 46 POST messages customizing 100 Power Management 73 Power On Self T est 79 PS/2 Keyboard 31 PS/2 Keyboard Port 3 PS/2 Mouse 31 Function Control 64 PS/2 Mouse Port 3 S SDRAM Active to Precharge T ime 66 CAS Latency [...]

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