Asus P4S800-MX SE manual

Motherboard P4S800-MX SE User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Copyright © 2005 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 Contents Notices ............................................................................................ v Safety information .......................................................................... vi P4S800-MX SE specification summary ........................................ viii About this guide .......................................[...]

iv Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS ............. 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...................... 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Fla[...]

v 2.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-27 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............................................. 2-27 2.6.2 Removable Drives ............................................... 2-27 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 2-28 2.6.4 Security ..............[...]

vi N otices 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. This equipment has [...]

vii Safety infor mation 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 al[...]

viii P4S800-MX SE specification summar y CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage Audio LAN Special features Overclock Features Rear panel I/O Internal I/O (Continued on the next page.) Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4/Celeron processors Intel ® Hyper-Threading technology ready Supports Intel ® Prescott CPU SiS661 F[...]

ix P4S800-MX SE specification summar y 4Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP features, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2, ASUS MyLogo2, ASUS C.P .R. (CPU Parameter Recall), ASUS EZ Flash PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 WOL/WOR by PME, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0 Micro-A TX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.5 cm x 24.5 cm) Device drivers ASUS PC Probe AS[...]

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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. 1W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4S800-MX SE motherboard! The ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, chec[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-3 The SiS661FX chipset provides a high performance host interface for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor , and supports AGP 8X, 800MHz front side bus, and DDR400. The SiS661FX features the SiS HyperStreaming™ Engine that smartly manages data streams between peripherals, core logic chipsets, front side bus, memory [...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See page 1-17 and 1-22 for details. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-5 1. 4 Befor e 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 th[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 5 Motherboard over view 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 12 23 CLRTC1 Normal Clear CMOS (Default) USBPW34 USBPW12 +5V (Default) +5VSB 23 2 1 USBPW56 USBPW78 +5V (Default) +5VSB 23 2 1 (Default) +5V +5VSB KBPWR 23 12 P ANEL * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED- PWR +5V Speaker PLED Ground RESET Ground Reset Ground Gr[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-7 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 hole[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 6 Central Pr ocessing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Overview The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor has a gold triangular mark on one corner . This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket. Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage t[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-9 1.6.2 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 complete[...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 7S ystem memor y 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location 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. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. When install[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-11 T able 1 Qualified DDR400 vendors list This table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Size V endor Model Brand Side(s) Component A B 256 CORSAIR CMX256A-3200LL DDR400 N/A DS N/A V V 256 CORSAIR VS256MB400 N/A SS VS32M8-5 2B0409 V V 512 CORSAIR VS512MB400 N/A [...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps to install an expansion card. 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. [...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-13 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 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/Real T ime Clock 9* 4 IRQ holder for PCI stee[...]

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that supports AGP 8X/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. This motherboard does not support [...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-15 1. 9 J u m per s 1. 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. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is pow[...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR1) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). This feature requires an A TX power supply that can supply at lea[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-17 1. 10 Connector s 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 , scanner , or other devices. 3. RJ-45 port. T[...]

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. 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). 1.10.2 Internal conn[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-19 3. Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial A T A cables for primary internal storage devices. The current Serial A T A interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel A T A with 133MB/s (Ultra A T A/133). P4S800[...]

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction 4. 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 P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-21 6. CPU fan connector (3-pin CPU_F AN1) The CPU fan connector support cooling fans of 350mA~740mA (8.88W max.) or a total of 1A~2.22A (26.64W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cable to the fan connector on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector . Do not [...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 7. USB headers (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB ports. Connect the USB cable of an optional USB 2.0 module to this header . Y ou may install the USB module in the chassis front panel. The module has two USB 2.0 ports for conne[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 1-23 10. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1) This connector supports a GAME/MIDI module. Connect the GAME/MIDI cable with yellow connector to the yellow header onboard. 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. The GAME mo[...]

1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction 11 . System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. P4S800-MX SE P4S800-MX SE System panel connector P ANEL * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED- PWR +5V Speaker PLED Ground RESET Ground Reset Ground Ground PLED+ IDE_LED- IDE_LED+ IDE_LED SPEAKER PWRSW [...]

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 information 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. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST .) 3. CrashFree BIOS 2 ( Updates[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-3 2. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy disk. Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and have enough space (at least 600KB) to store the file. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only . What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown.[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information W rite down the BIOS file name to a piece of paper . Y ou need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility from the support CD to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. 3. Boot the system from the floppy disk. 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos / i<[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-5 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility . The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS LPC chip so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt> + <[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Re[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-7 The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. V isit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any floppy disk from the floppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. Ins[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX . See page 5- 3 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. 2.1.6 ASUS Update utility The A[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-9 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdat[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop-down menu[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-11 2.2 BIOS Se tup prog ram This motherboard supports a programmable Low Pin Count (LPC) 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 “R[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the Advanced Power Management (APM) configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting th[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-13 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 scree[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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] This item allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] This item allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette [...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-15 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, Bl[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] [UDMA6] SMAR T Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-17 Selecting a very high CPU frequency may cause the system to become unstable! If this happens, revert to the default setting. If you are using an unlocked CPU, the item CPU Ratio appears under the AI Overclock T uner item. Y ou may select your desired ratio from the available options. 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information AGP/PCI Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the AGP/PCI operating frequency . Configuration options: [Auto][ 66.6/33.3] [75.0/37.5] [85.7/42.8] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] Enables or disables the spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR operating frequ[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-19 2.4.2 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by BIOS. Max CPUID V alue Limit [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the maximum CPUID value limit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] When set to [Auto], the BIOS autom[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu. NorthBridge SiS661FX Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter [PCI] Allows selection of the graphics controller to use as primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI] [A[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-21 DRAM RAS# Precharge [Auto] Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM. Configuration options: [Auto] [3T] [2T] [4T] [5T] Graphics Win Size [64MB] Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [32MB] [64MB] [128MB] AGP Fast Write Control[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] Parallel Port Address [378] Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-23 2.4.5 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP men[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.4.6 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. OnBoard SiS USB 1.1 Device [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SiS USB 1.1 device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard [...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-25 2.5 Power 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[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.5.4 APM Configuration Power Button Mode [On/Off] Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the power button is pressed. Configuration options: [On/Off] [Suspend] Restore on AC Power Loss [Always OFF] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to Powe[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-27 Power On By External Modem [Disabled] This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled] for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft-off mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable R TC[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device [First Floppy Drive] 2nd Boot Device [PM-ST320413A] 3rd Boot Device [PS-ASUS CD-S340] Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequ[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-29 Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for option ROM. Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Configuration options: [Off] [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for PS/2 mo[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.6.4 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not [...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 2-31 Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed . After you have set a password, this item shows Installed . To set a User Password: 1. Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter>. 2. On the passw[...]

2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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 selecti[...]

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 so you can maximize the features of your hardware. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary , use the setup procedures presented in[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 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. SiS AGP driver Installs SiS AGP display driver . Onboard graphics driver Installs SiS graphics driver for the onboard graphics controller . 3.2.3 Uti[...]

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[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 3-5 3.3 RAID configur ations The SIS 964 southbridge comes with a RAID controller that allows you to configure Serial A T A hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, inter[...]

3-6 Chapter 3: Software support 3.3.2 SIS RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance Serial A T A RAID controller integrated in the SIS 964 southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 with two independent Serial A T A channels. Entering the SIS RAID BIOS utility 1. Boot your computer . 2. During POST , press <Ctrl>[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 3-7 Creating JBOD 1. From the RAID Setup, press <1> then <Enter> to select JBOD (Spanning) 2. Select <1> to auto-create a RAID array or press <2> to manually configure array then press <Enter> . 3. If you selected 1 proceed to step 5. 4. Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection bar[...]

3-8 Chapter 3: Software support 5. The current RAID set is displayed on the upper side of the screen. 6. Press <Q> to exit the RAID setup. 7. Press <Y> then <Enter> to save changes. 8 After the setup is complete, you can partition and format your hard disk as a single hard drive.[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 3-9 Creating RAID 0 for performance 1. From the RAID Setup, press <2> then <Enter> to select RAID 0 (Striping). 3. If you selected 1 proceed to step 7. 4. If you selected 2 , select the array block size by pressing the corresponding number beside the available block sizes then press <Enter> . 2. Selec[...]

3-10 Chapter 3: Software support 6. After selecting the drives, press <Q> to return to previous menu. 7. Press <N> then <Enter> to create a Stripe only configuration. Press <Y> if you wish to split the data on the source disk to other disks. 5. Use the up/down arrow keys to move the selection bar , then press <Enter> t[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 3-11 10. The current RAID setup is displayed on the upper side of the screen. Press <Q> to exit the RAID setup menu. 11 . Press <Y> then <Enter> to save changes. 12. When finished, you can partition and format the array as a single hard drive.[...]

3-12 Chapter 3: Software support Creating RAID 1 for capacity 1. From the RAID Setup, press <3> then <Enter> to select RAID 1 (Mirroring). 2. Select <1> to auto-create a RAID array or press <2> to manually configure array then press <Enter> . 3. If you selected 1 proceed to step 5. 4. Use the up/down arrow keys to move[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 3-13 5. Press <N> then <Enter> to create a mirrored set. Press <Y> if you wish to duplicate the source disk (DISK 1) data to the RAID disks. 6. If you selected Y , the followig screen appears. 7. When finished, press <Q> to return to previous menu. The current RAID set is displayed on the upper [...]

3-14 Chapter 3: Software support 8. Press <Q> to exit the RAID setup. 9. Press <Y> then <Enter> to save changes. 10. After the setup is complete, you can partition and format the array as a single hard drive.[...]

ASUS P4S800-MX SE motherboard 3-15 3.4 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows ® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Use the support CD that came with the motherboard package to create a RAID driver disk. To use the support CD: 1. Boot your compute[...]

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