Asus P4P800S-X manual

Motherboard P4P800S-X 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 Features Contents Notices ........................................................................................... vi Safety information ......................................................................... vii About this guide ............................................................................ viii Conventions used in this guid[...]

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 update the BIOS ...................... 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC ................. 2-4 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Fla[...]

v 2.5.5 BIOS -> AML ACPI T able [Enabled] ..................... 2-24 2.5.6 Advanced Power Management Configuration ..... 2-25 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-27 2.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-28 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority .........................[...]

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 A bout this guide Conventions used in this guide To 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. 1. ASUS W ebsites The ASUS websites worldwide prov[...]

ix P4P800S-X specification summar y (continued on the next page) CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN Special features Overclocking Rear panel I/O Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 / Celeron with speeds up to 3.6+GHz Supports Intel ® Hyper-Threading technology New power design supports Intel ® Prescott CPU [...]

x P4P800S-X specification summar y * Specifications are subject to change without notice. Internal I/O BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Power Requirement Form Factor Support CD contents 2 x USB 2.0 connector for 4 additional USB ports CPU/Chassis fan connectors Chassis intrusion connector 20-pin/4-pin A TX 12V power connectors CD/AUX c[...]

Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4P800S-X 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 ® P4P800S-X motherboard! The ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard, based on the Intel ® 848P MCH chipset supporting 800FSB that delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start ins[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-3 Serial A T A solution The motherboard supports two interfaces compliant to the Serial A T A (SA T A) specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel A T A storage interface. The Serial A T A specification allows for thinner , more flexible cables with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, up to 150 [...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 4 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 t[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-5 1. 5 Motherboar d over view 1.5.1 Motherboard layout PCI1 P ANEL P4P800S-X ® CD AUX Super I/O 3Mb FWH Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) CPU_F AN FP_AUDIO AD1888 GAME CLRTC FLOPPY SEC_IDE A TX Power Connector DDR DIMM1 (64 bit,184-pin module) CHA_F AN Intel ICH5 USB56 SB_PWR USBPW3 18.2cm( 7.2in) 30.5cm (12.0in) 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 P4P800S-X motherboard 1-7 1. 6 Centr al Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Overview The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Northwood/Willamette/Prescott processors 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 [...]

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. 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 comple[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-9 1. 7S ys tem memory 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. 1.7.2 Memory configurations Y ou may install 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets using the memory configurations in this section. Important notes 1. Make sure to unplug [...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction This motherboard supports different memory frequencies depending on the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) and the type of DDR DIMM. CPU FSB DDR DIMM T ype Memory Frequency 800 MHz PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 400/320*/266 MHz 533 MHz PC2700/PC2100 333/266 MHz 400 MHz PC2100/PC1600 266/200 MHz T able 1 Memory frequency/CPU FSB sy[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-11 Obtain DDR DIMMs only from ASUS qualified vendors. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) for the latest QVL. T able 2 DDR400 Qualified V endor List (QVL) Legend: SS - Single-Sided DS - Double - Sided Size V endor Model Brand SS/DS Component 512MB T ranscend TS64MLD64V4F3 SAMSUNG DS K4H560838D-TCCC 1GB T ranscend TS1[...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM Follow these steps to install a DIMM. 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and [...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-13 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 IRQ holder for PCI steering 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 [...]

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. If installing the A T i 9500 or 97[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X 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 powere[...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1, USBPW2, USBPW3, USBPW4) Set these jumpers to +5VSB 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 sleep mode (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, po[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-17 1. 10 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the motherboard rear panel and internal connectors. 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1 11 8 4 5 6 7 2 3 9 10 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 dev[...]

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) This connector supports the provided UltraA T A 10 0 IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to the primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , then connect the gray connector to the UltraA T A100 slave dev[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-19 3. A TX power connectors (20-pin A TXPWR1, 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. In addition to the 20-pi[...]

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction 5. CPU, power 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 [...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-21 8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS1) This lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature. This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch. When you remove any chassis component, the sensor triggers and sends a high-level signal to this lead[...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 9. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1) 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 a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. The GA[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 1-23 11 . System panel connector (10-1 pin P ANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. • System Power LED Lead (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-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. • Sy[...]

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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. 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[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-3 The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only . What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so may cause system boot failure! 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using the AFUDOS.EXE utility: 1. V i[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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 [...]

ASUS P4P800S-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. Read[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as “ P4P800SX.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 mot[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-7 To 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 information 2.2 BIOS Setup prog r am This motherboard supports a programmable firmware hub (FWH) 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 P4P800S-X motherboard 2-9 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 the [...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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 [...]

ASUS P4P800S-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] 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 A[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.3.4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave; Third and Fourth IDE Master 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[...]

ASUS P4P800S-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 information 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The items in this menu are auto-detected by BIOS. IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for detecting A T A/A T API devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] Enhanced Mode Support [...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-15 AMI BIOS This item displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor This item displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory This item displays the auto-detected system memory . 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake ca[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information When you set the AI Overclocking T uner item to [Manual], the related overclocking items appear . CPU Frequency (MHz) [XXX] (value is auto-detected) Indicates the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus. The bus frequency (external frequency) multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU [...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-17 2.4.2 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information auto-detected by BIOS. The item Hyper-Threading T echnology appears only if you installed an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports this feature. See page1-7 for details. Max CPUID V alue Limit [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disa[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information The following sub-items appear only when the item Configure DRAM Timing by SPD is set to Disabled. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually set the DRAM timing parameters th[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-19 If the system becomes unstable after changing the settings of any of the above items, revert to the default settings. DRAM Precharge Delay [8 Clocks] Configuration options: [8 Clocks] [7 Clocks] [6 Clocks] [5 Clocks] DRAM Burst Length [8 Clocks] Configuration options: [4 Clocks] [8 Clocks] Memory Acceleration Mode [A[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller . This item appears only when the Onboard LAN item is set to Enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Auto] [Auto] allows the BIOS to det[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X Motherboard 2-21 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 menu i[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] Allows BIOS to use PCI bus mastering when reading/writing to IDE devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IRQ xx [A vailable] When set to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configurati[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X Motherboard 2-23 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] Allows you to select the number of seconds POST waits for the USB mass storage device after the start unit command. The message “No USB mass storage device detected” appears if none is installed in the system. Configuration options: [10 S[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) & S3 (STR)] Allows you to select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend. Configuration o[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-25 2.5.6 Advanced Power Management (APM) Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature. Configuration options: [Disbaled] [Enabled] V ideo Power Down Mode [Suspend] Allows you to select the video power down mode. Configuration options: [Disabled][...]

2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information 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. Restore on AC Power Loss [P[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-27 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor CPU T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] MB T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard temperatures. Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 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 ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devic[...]

ASUS P4P800S-X motherboard 2-29 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. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to enable or di[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.6.3 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 P4P800S-X motherboard 2-31 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 [...]

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 Allows you to discard the selections you made[...]

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 P4P800S-X 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. Intel ® Chipset Inf Update program This item installs the Intel ® Chipset INF Update Program that enables Plug-n-Play INF support for Intel chipset co[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. Y ou may also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. Screen display and utilities option may not be the same for other operating system version. Install ASUS Update This program allows you to down[...]