Asus P4T533 manual

Motherboard ® P4T533 User Manual[...]

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 P4T533 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 ......................................................... 47 3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................... 47 3.2 V ocal POST Messages ......................................................... 48 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) Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 General T el: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (T el): +8[...]

ix P4T533 specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) Special features Rear panel I/O Internal I/O BIOS features Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 On-die 512/256KB L2 cache Intel 82850E MCH Intel 82801BA ICH2 (B4) 533 / 400 MHz 2 x 232-pin 32-bit RIMM4200/3200-compliant Rambus DRAMs (RDRAMs[...]

x Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 4Mb Flash ROM, A ward BIOS, TCA V , PnP , DMI2.0, WIM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ASUS EZ Flash PCI 2.2, USB 2.0, USB 1.1 WfM 2.0. DMI 2.0, WOL/WOR by PME, chassis intrusion, SMBus A TX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm) Device drivers ASUS PC Probe ™ ASUS LiveUpdate ™ Winbond [...]

Chapter 1 Product introduction[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard Special Notice! Please refer to page 18 for special information about the requirements for the RIMM memory configuration.[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4T533 motherboard! The ASUS P4T533 motherboard delivers a host of new features to ensure long-lasting, superlative performance. The ASUS ® P4T533 motherboard is the prime choice for home PCs and workstations. The P4T533 incorporates the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor[...]

2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.2 Core Specifications The P4T533 motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances and supplies users the finest components available today ... Latest P4 Processor T echnology : Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Socket 478 Northwood Processor . The [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 3 1.3 Special Features ASUS EZ Plug ™ ( See page 38. ) This patented ASUS technology uses the existing power supply instead of having to buy a new A TX 12V power supply: ASUS EZ Plug ™ is a 4- pin +12V connector that provides additional power required by P4 CPUs. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS ( See page 51. ) With the AS[...]

4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Location Processor Support Socket 478 for Intel ® P4 ™ Processors ........................................ 2 Feature setting DSW1 External Frequency Selection ................ 9 Feature setting DSW Clock Multiplier ....................................... 15 Chipsets Intel 850E North Bridge ......................[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 5 1.4.1 Component Locations 23 4 22 26 1 5 6 21 10 8 23 14 19 28 7 9 11 13 15 24 32 31 30 16 18 17 20 12 25 29 27 33 34 42 41 40 39 36 37 38 35[...]

1.5 V alue-added solutions Easy Overclocking • Quickly adjust CPU frequency multiples with BIOS in JumperFree ™ Mode • Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) for fine-tuning system bus frequency from at 1MHz increments ( See page 66. ) • Adjustable FSB/AGP/PCI frequency ratio and Clock Multiplier ( See page 23, 24 and 66. ) • Adjustable Vcore[...]

Chapter 2 Hardware information[...]

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ASUS P4T533 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 P4T533 uses the A TX form factor that measures 24.5 cm (9.6 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. 24.5cm (9.6in) 30.5cm (12.0in) PWRF AN PCI1 P ANEL FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) P4T533 CH_F AN ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CPU_F AN A TX12V TR[...]

ASUS P4T533 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. 13 Installing the Heatsink and Fan 3) Memory p. 16 System Memory Support 4) PCI 1/2/3/4/5/6 p. 19 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AGP Pro p. 21 Accelerated Graphics Slot Motherboard Settings (Switches a[...]

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 P4T533 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 Processor . Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner . This mark ind[...]

12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 90 - 100 Gold Arrow 3. Once completely inserted, press the CPU firmly and close the socket lever until it snaps into its locked position. 4. Install an Intel fan heatsink. 5. Place the CPU fan and heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. Carefully attach the heatsink locking brace to the pl[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 13 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 478 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 retention mod[...]

14 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 mec[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 15 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 loc[...]

16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 System memory 2.5.1 Overview This motherboard has two 232-pin R ambus I nline M emory M odules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 32-bit RIMMs in the following sizes: 128, 256 and 512Mbit RDRAM RIMMs. a. b. c. C-RIMM 128 / 256 / 512 MB RDRAM 128 / 256 / 512 MB RDRAM C-RIMM 128 / 256 / 512 MB RDRAM 128 / 256[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 17 2.5.2 Installing Memory The memory module (RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the memory module ’ s connectors. Handle the module only by the edges. P4T533 ® P4T533 184-Pin RIMM Sockets RIMM Sockets RIMM with Heat Spreader C-RIMM 2. With the ejectors in the open position (as sh[...]

18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.3 Removing Memory: T o release a memory module, push both ejectors outward and pull the module straight up and out of the RIMM sockets. RIMM modules become extremely hot during operation. T o reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the modules to cool off before removing them. 2.5.4 General[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 19 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[...]

20 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 Time C[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 21 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[...]

22 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. P4T533 ® P4T533 DIP Switches ON OFF DSW DSW1 ON OFF 1.Fr[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 23 2. CPU External Frequency Selection (DSW1 Switches 1-5) This option tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM and AGP clock, and sets the CPU ’ s External frequency . (The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU ’ s Internal frequency , or , the advertised CPU[...]

24 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. CPU Frequency Multiple Setting (DSW Switches 1-4) Set DSW switches (1-4) to use the clock multiplier to coordinate the ratio of bus speeds with CPU settings. Set the DSW switches according to the internal speed of your processor and the bus frequency (133/100MHz). IMPORT ANT : 1. T o use this feature, JEN must [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 25 5. USB Device W ake-Up (2x3 pin USBPWR_12, 34) The default setting, [1-2] (+5V) enables the USB wake-up feature. Reset these jumpers to pins [2-3] (+5VSB) to disable the wake up feature. The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can provide at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. If this requirement is[...]

26 Chapter 2: Hardware information P4T533 ® P4T533 Keyboard Power Setting KBPWR +5V (Default) 12 +5VSB 23 7. Keyboard W ake Up (3 pin KBPWR) This allows you to disable or enable the keyboard power up function. The default is set to [1-2], +5V , which disables keyboard power up. Select +5VSB to enable keyboard power up (by pressing <Spacebar>[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 27 P4T533 ® P4T533 Speaker Selector SPEECH LINEOUT BUZZER (Default) 12 2 3 9. 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). Retain the default, pins [2-3] to feed an ex[...]

28 Chapter 2: Hardware information P4T533 ® P4T533 RAID IDE Setting RAID_SW Enable Onboard RAID Disable (Default) 12 23 10. RAID IDE Setting (3 pin RAID_SW) This jumper controls the IDE circuit to enable or disable the RAID protocol. By default, [1-2], the system enables the use of RAID. Reset the jumper to [2-3] to entirely disable the use of the[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 29 P4T533 ® P4T533 Clear RTC RAM Short jumper to clear CMOS CLRTC 1 1. Clear RTC RAM (2 pin CLRTC) 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 [...]

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ASUS P4T533 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 is[...]

32 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Universal Serial Bus Ports: USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 (four 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 or other serial devices. T o enable these ports, see Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4.4.2 [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 33 In Mic Out 6. 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 connectors Line Out, Line In, and Mic change when t[...]

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 P4T533 motherboard user guide 35 P4T533 ® P4T533 IDE Connectors NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PRI_IDE PIN 1 SEC_IDE 9. Primary (Blue) / Secondary (Black) IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1 pin PRI_IDE and SEC_IDE) The Primary and Secondary IDE connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cables supplie[...]

36 Chapter 2: Hardware information 10. Primary RAID IDE (Blue) / Secondary RAID IDE (Black) IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1 pin PRI_RAID and SEC_RAID) The P4T533 motherboard is supplied with two extra onboard IDE connectors: one Promise IDE1 and one Promise IDE2. Use them to setup the RAID 0 or 1 arrays and to support extra A T API devices. A total of ei[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 37 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). P4T533 ® NOTE: O[...]

38 Chapter 2: Hardware information 13. A TX Power Connectors (20-pin A TXPWR, 4-pin 12V EZ_PLUG, 4- pin A TX12V) These connectors are intended for 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 f[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 39 15. USB Header (10-1 pin USB1 1_34) If the USB port connectors on the rear panel are inadequate, a USB header is available for additional USB port connectors. Connect the bundled 2-port USB connector set to this header and mount the USB bracket to an open slot in the chassis. P4T533 ® P4T533 USB 1.1 Header USB[...]

40 Chapter 2: Hardware information 17. Internal audio connectors (Three 4-pin CD, AUX, 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 th[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 41 19. Smart Card Reader Connector (14-1 pin SMARTCON) (Optional) This connector accommodates a Smart Card Reader that enables convenient transactions involving finance, health care, telephony , and travel services using a Smart Card user interface software. When using this connector , enable the field: “ Onboar[...]

42 Chapter 2: Hardware information 21. ASUS iPanel / Infrared Connector ( 24- 1 pi n AFP ANEL) This connector supports an optional ASUS iPanel, an easy to access drive bay with front I/O ports, status LEDs, and space reserved for a hard disk drive. Alternatively , if not using an ASUS iPanel, connect an optional wireless transmitting and receiving [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 43 P4T533 ® P4T533 LINE_IN Connector LINE_IN AGND BLINE_LIN_L ALINE_LIN_L BLINE_IN_R LINE_IN_R 22. Front Panel Audio Line In Header (5 pin LINE_IN) This connector suports audio input on left and right stereo audio channels. NOTE : The motherboard ships with Jumper caps over pins 1-2 and 4-5. Remove them only when[...]

44 Chapter 2: Hardware information P4T533 ® P4T533 Game Connector GAME 1 GND J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN GND J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1B2 GND 9 8 16 25. Game Header (16-1 pin GAME) This header supplies an external standard game connector to support joysticks and gamepads. 24. Digital Audio Connector (4-1 pin SPDIF) (Optional) This connecto[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 45 P4T533 ® P4T533 Power Supply Thermal Connector Ground TRPWR TRPWR 26. Power Supply Thermal Sensor Connector (2 pin TRPWR) If the power supply supports thermal monitoring, attach the thermal sensor cable to this connector .[...]

46 Chapter 2: Hardware information Panel Connector (20 pin P ANEL) The following diagram illustrates items 27-33: P4T533 ® P4T533 System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED Ground MLED PWR +5 V Keylock +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground +5 V Reset SW SMI Lead Message LED ExtSMI# Ground Reset Ground Ground Ground Key[...]

Chapter 3 Powering up[...]

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ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 47 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 .[...]

48 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 P4T533 motherboard user guide 49 No keyboard detected • Check your keyboard if properly connected to the purple PS/2 connector on the rear panel. • See section “ 1.4 Identifying the motherboard components ” for the location of the connector . No floppy disk detected • Make sure you have connected a floppy disk to the floppy disk conn[...]

50 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 P4T533 motherboard user guide 51 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS It is recommended that you save a copy of the motherboard ’ s original BIOS to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the original BIOS later . 4.1.1 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without [...]

52 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 5. At the prompt, “ Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _ ” , type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter>. EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed. When found, the following message appears on screen. If you accidentally type[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 53 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>. 4. In DOS mode, type A:AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORT ANT! If the word “ unknow[...]

54 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (see the ASUS website: www .asus.com ) 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 <Enter>. The Update BIOS Inc[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 55 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 on[...]

56 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Flash ROM 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 ” . This secti[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 57 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 U[...]

58 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 functions. Saving c[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 59 System T ime [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[...]

60 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 drive is too o[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 61 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 AP[...]

62 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 . Configuration options: [[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 63 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 SMAR T monitoring feature may d[...]

64 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes. Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 65 Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. (This product does not support multi-language BIOS programs.) 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[...]

66 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Frequency Multiplier (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 external frequ[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 67 AGP/PCI Frequency Setting [Auto] When set to [Auto], this field allows automatic selection of AGP/PCI frequency to enhance system performance and overclocking capability . The setting [Manual] allows you to manually select the AGP/PCI frequency . If the system becomes unstable, return to the default setting [Au[...]

68 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup CPU Level 1 / 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] BIOS Update [Enabled] This field functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the p[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 69 4.4.1 Chip Configuration RDRAM T urbo Mode This feature maximizes the performance of the RDRAM memory . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] This feature allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic data. Configuration options: [4MB] [8MB] [16MB] [32MB] [64[...]

70 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 P4T533 motherboard user guide 71 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[...]

72 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup Slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4, 6 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 [Disabled] Some non-stand[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 73 Onboard PCI Audio Controller [Enabled] The motherboard supports PCI audio cards. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 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 indicate[...]

74 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off 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], the power man[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 75 V ideo Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] V ideo Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The Display Power Management System (DPMS) feature al[...]

76 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 off while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Di[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 77 Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] This parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled[...]

78 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor MB T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] CPU T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] Power T emperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Q-Fan Control [Disabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q-Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan s[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 79 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 prior[...]

80 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 the default [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 81 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 th[...]

82 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup 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 values to the no[...]

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ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 83 5.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware. 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation When you start Windows for the first time after ins[...]

84 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.3 P4T533 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. 5.3.1 Installation [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 85 Contact: • A list of addresses, phone numbers and ASUS website locations. Software: • Winbond V oice Editor: Installs a convenient utility to customize vocal POST messages. • ASUS PC Probe: Installs a smart utility to monitor your computer ’ s fan, temperature, and voltages. • ASUS Update: Instals a p[...]

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 P4T533 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 P4T533 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 P4T533 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 P4T533 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 5.7 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 P4T533 motherboard user guide 95 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[...]

96 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 custom[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 97 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 eve[...]

98 Chapter 5: Software reference 4. From the selection that appears, choose a logo image. Click Next. 5. When you click on an image, it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen. 5.8 ASUS MyLogo2 ™ The ASUS MyLogo2 ™ is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu. See section “ 5.2.3 Software menu ” .[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 99 6. The next screen prompts you to flash the original BIOS to update it with the new boot logo. Click Flash to update the BIOS. 7 . When finished, click Exit, then reboot your computer . Y our system boots with the new boot logo. MyLogo2 may not support too complex images. If you encounter any problems using com[...]

100 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.9.2 The C-Media Applications 1. Activate the Multi-Channel Audio Demo program from the PCI Audio Applications group on the Main Program menu. Access various applications: the AudioRack, CD Player , MIDI Player , Mixer , and MP3 Player . LiveUpdate 2. The T ools button activates the S/PDIF , Speaker , V olume, Sou[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 101 2. The PCI Multi-Channel Audio Demo has several Demos to help fine tune your PC speaker system. The Help menu features several pages of instructions and hardware diagrams to help configure and test the system. T o activate the Speaker Channel Configuration Menu , point your mouse arrow and click on the TV box [...]

102 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.10 Using the Promise Chip for RAID 0 or 1 The Promise ® chip, PDC20276, onboard the P4T533, offers a high performance Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) configuration that supports only UltraDMA-133/100/66/33, EIDE or FastA T A-2 hard disks. After connecting two hard disks to the motherboard, activating[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 103 5.10.1 Installing the Hard Disks The RAID 0 setting allows users to reformat two hard disks with the same new OS simultaneously . RAID 1 arrays can use a pre-existing hard disk along with a blank hard disk, or two new hard disks. F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. Auto Setup [...]

104 Chapter 5: Software reference 5.10.3 Creating a RAID 0 Array F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Keys Available ] [ Auto Setup Options Menu ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ , ,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save [ ] Up [ ] Down [ , ,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save Mode .............................[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 105 F astBuild (tm) Utility 1.31 (c) 1996-2000 Promise T echnology , Inc. [ Source DiSk ] [ Please Select A Source Disk ] [ Keys Available ] [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [ ] Up [ ] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Channel:ID Channel:ID ------ ------ Drive Model Drive Model --------- --------- Capacity ([...]

106 Chapter 5: Software reference NOTES for T roubleshooting Array Set Ups : Always use two separate UltraDMA/100 cables for linking each of two hard disks to the Primary A T A-100 and the Secondary A T A-100 connectors. Usually , a two disk array will set up properly if both sets of hard disk jumpers are set to Master . However , it may be necessa[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 107 5.10.5 Other FastBuild Utility Commands Command options 3-6 on the FastBuild ™ Utility Main Menu are not required for setting up an array , but they are useful for reconfiguring an array: V iew Array (3): V iew the drive assignments of hard disks in an array . Delete Array (4): Deletes an array to reconfigur[...]

108 Chapter 5: Software reference 8. Confirm the command to copy data from the intact source hard disk onto a new replacement hard disk. A progress gauge displays the copy progress for the duration of the task. 9. After the rebuild is complete, the user is prompted to reboot the system. Controller Configuration (6): Default for Controller Configura[...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 109 The P4T533 support CD contains several IDE and RAID 0 or 1 drivers in the Promise folder , including Windows, NetW are and Nt4. Below follow two popular OS installations. The others are available on the support CD. 5.1 1.1 Win9x-ME Promise ® MBFastT rak133 ™ Lite BIOS 1. Ensure the Support CD-ROM is in the [...]

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ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 111 Index Symbols 3Deep Color T uner Using 92 A Accelerated Graphics Port 21 ASUS MyLogo ™ 9 8 ASUS PC Probe Using 86 ASUS Update Using 91 A T API CD-ROM 78 Automatic Power Up 77 B BIOS Advanced Menu 66 Beep Codes 47 Boot Menu 78 Boot Sequence 78 Exit Menu 80 Language 65 Legend Bar 57 Main Menu 59 Menu Bar 57 Po[...]

112 Index Sectors 62 T ypes 60 Hardware Monitor 77 Heatsink installation 13 I Interrupt Assignments 20 J JumperFree ™ Mode 22 Jumpers Clear R TC RAM 29 CPU external frequency 23 DDR V oltage 9, 24 JumperFree mode 22 USB device wake-up 25 K Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay 64 Auto-Repeat Rate 64 Features 64 L Legacy Diskette 59 LiveUpdate 92 Using 92 M [...]

ASUS P4T533 motherboard user guide 113 PDIF) 6 Support CD 83 Welcome screen 83 Winbond V oice Editor 94 Suspend Mode 74 System Date 59 System memory configurations 16 System T ime 59 U UART2 71 Ultra DMA Mode 63 USB Legacy Support 68 Using 3Deep Color T uner 92 ASUS Update 91 LiveUpdate 92 Multi-Channel Audio Feature 100 PC Probe 86 USWC 68 Z ZIF s[...]

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