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ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 1 ® P4T -CM Intel ® 850 Micro-A TX Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

2 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P4T -CM Manual Revision: 1.00 E795 Release Date: July 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, excep[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Des[...]

4 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES .............[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.6 Boot Menu ................................................................................ 63 4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 65 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ....................................................................... 67 5.1 Install Opera[...]

6 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE 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 has been[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SETU[...]

8 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual Performance 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS P4T -CM The ASUS P4T -CM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Specifications • Intel Pr ocessor Support: Intel Socket 423 Pentium ® 4 processors. • Intel 850 Chipset: Features the [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES • Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UAR T compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UAR T2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. • Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot V irus Pr otection: Programmable BIOS (Fl[...]

10 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2.1.3 Performance Features • High-Speed Data T ransfer Interface: Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100/66, UltraDMA/33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-RO[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 11 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Intelligence 2.1.4 Intelligence • Auto CPU Thr ottling Function: Incorporated into this motherboard is a new technology to enable Pentium 4 processors auto throttling function. When auto throttling is enabled, the CPU with throttle down to 50% of its duty cycle when the CPU temperature r[...]

12 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2.2 P4T -CM Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket 423 for Pentium 4 Processors ....................................... 1 Chipsets Intel 850 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ............................... 2 Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) ...............[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Locations 2.2.1 Component Locations 14 16 8 14 17 19 12 20 21 22 23 6 3 11 7 25 10 9 13 18[...]

14 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 P4T -CM Motherboard Layout Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP 24.4cm (9.60in) 24.4cm (9.6in) ® PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: K eyboard PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 P ANEL FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) P4[...]

15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3.2 Layout Contents Memory , CPU and Expansion 1) RI MM A1 / B1 p.17 184-Pin System Memory Support 2) CPU p.19 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3) Heatsink p.20 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation 4) PCI1/2/3 p.22 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 5) AGP 4X p.23 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP 4X[...]

16 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electric- ity , you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer . 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a[...]

17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual System Memory 3. H/W SETUP 3.4 System Memory NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard has t w o 184-pin R ambus I nline M emory M odules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and 256Mbit Direct RDRAM technologies. IMPORT ANT 1[...]

18 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.4.1 Installing Memory The memory module (RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the memory module ’ s connectors. Handle the mod- ule only by the edges. 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets. 2. W ith [...]

19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual CPU 3. H/W SETUP 3.5 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket for the P4 Socket 423 CPU. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If not, then purchase a fan before turning on the system. P4T-CM ® P4T -CM Socket 42[...]

20 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 1. Mount the heatsink support braces : insert the four black plastic collars from the top through to the bottom of the motherboard. Insert the white plastic plugs into the middle of the black plastic collars and pop them firmly out the bottom of the motherboard. CPU Heatsink 3. H/W SETUP Step 1: [...]

21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual CPU Heatsink 3. H/W SETUP 1. Open the retaining clips. Place the heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. Then close and snap the clips into the locked position plastic heatsink support braces have built-in retaining clips , right. W ith the added weight of the CPU fan and[...]

22 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.6 Expansion Cards W ARNING ! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Proce- dure for more information).[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP Interrupt Request T able for this Motherboard INT -A INT -B INT -C INT -D INT -E INT -F INT -G INT -H PCI slot 1 —— — —— shared —— PCI slot 2 ————— — used — PCI slot 3 ————— — — shared AGP slot used ———— — — — US[...]

24 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7 External Connectors W ARNING! 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. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) . NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. Parallel (Printer) Port (25-pin femal[...]

26 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) ( optional ) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Lo- cal Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. RJ-45 5) Universal[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 8) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15 pin Female GAME_AUDIO) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pades to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio. Game/MIDI (15-pin Female) 9) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” Female LINE IN, LIN[...]

28 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 1 1) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or second- ary IDE connector . Then connect the gray co[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 12) Internal Audio Connectors ( 4 -pin VIDEO, CD_IN, AUX) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such audio-vi- sual sources as a VIDEO or CD-ROM input, or MPEG card. P4T-CM ® P4T -CM Internal Audio Connectors CD IN AUX_CON Right Audio Channel Left [...]

30 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 14) Chassis (CHA_F AN), CPU (CPU_F AN), Power Supply (PWR_F AN) Fan Connectors (3 pins) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the exp[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 15) W ake-On-LAN Connector ( 3 -pin W O L ) This connector supports a LAN card with a W ake-On-LAN output. The connec- tor powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. IMPORT ANT : This feature requires that W ake On LAN or PCI Mode[...]

32 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP P4T-CM ® P4T -CM Front Panel Connectors +5VSB NC CHASSIS# +5 V PCIRST# GND CIRRX EXTSMI# MLED- NC BA TT NC SMBDA T A GND +3VSB IRRX IRTX LOCKKEY NC NC +5V SMBCLK NC AFP ANEL +5VSB NC +5 V GND CIRRX NC GND IRRX IRTX CIR SIR IR_CON 18) Front Panel Connectors ( 24-1 p i n AF[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 19) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) (4-pin A TX12V) These connectors supply A TX 12V power . Each power supply plug inserts in one orientation only . Push down firmly and make sure the pins are aligned. IMPORT ANT : Make sure that your A TX 12V power supply [...]

34 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP P4T-CM ® P4T -CM 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 Keyboard Lock A TX Power Switch* The fo[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ), and the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your country (220V -240V or 1 10-1[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 36 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can pres[...]

4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updat[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 38 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother- board and you know that the new BIOS revis[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 39 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. Updating BIOS NOTE: When you see the message “ Boot Block is dif ferent ” , you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS. Y et if the update fails, your system will run a greater risk of boot failure depe[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 40 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still per - sists, update the orig[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 41 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ?[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 42 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Man[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 43 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys w[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 44 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 45 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- c[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed dif fer fr[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method fiel[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “Type:” 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 ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configura- tion options: [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of co[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency [1400MHz] This field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select the frequencies that you desire. Notes: The speed of locked processors may not be adjusted. Selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manufac- turer[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu BIOS Update [Enabled] This functions as an update loader integrated into the BIOS to supply the processor with the required data. In the default position of [Enabled], the BIOS will load the update on all processors during system bootup. Con- figuration options: [Disabled] [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes System Hangup If your system crashes or hangs due to improper frequency settings, power OFF your system and restart. The system will start up in safe mode running and enter BIOS setup.[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration Data Integrity Mode [Non-ECC] This setting establishes the type of RDRAM memory installed on the com- puter . Configuration options: [Non-ECC] [ECC] RDRAM Pool B State [Standby] This sets the operating state of the RDRAM devices in Pool B. Sele[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration Memory Hole At 15M-16M [Disabled] This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that require it. Setting the address space to a particular setting will make that memory space unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration I/O Device Config Onboard AC97 Controller [Auto] The motherboard of fers an AC97 Audio Controller chip. BIOS will auto- matically activate the Audio Controller if it is available. Configuration op- tions; [Auto] [Disabled] Onboard Lan Controller [Enabled] ([...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config UART2 Use Standard Infrared [Disabled] When enabled, this field activates the onboard standard infrared feature and sets the second serial UAR T to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard. If your system already has a second serial port con- nected to t[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration Slot 1 IRQ, Slot 2 IRQ, Slot 3 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQ use. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5][...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ XX Reserved for Legacy Device [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) device. The default value indi- cates either that the displayed IRQ is not used o[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] C8000-DF[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 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 Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving featur[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system off and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou may config- ure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Ev- eryday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [By Date]. NOTE: Aut[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.6 Boot Menu 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 dev[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 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 se- lected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassi[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro- gram, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. Y ou must select [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Chan[...]

67 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP Install OS 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W indows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0[...]

68 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5.3 P4T -CM Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time 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- cl[...]

69 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP • Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software nec- essary to view user ’ s manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. • Cyberlink V ideo and Audi[...]

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ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 71 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk spa[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 72 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature (for supported processors only). T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to dec[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 73 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Settings Lets you set threshold levels and poll- ing intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the monitoring activ- ity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Dr[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 74 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explor er Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, click Execute Pr og[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 75 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open o r exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a p robl em with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps,[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 76 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.2 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 con- nected to the Internet through an I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update Launch the utility from S[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 77 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.4 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well. This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files. No[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 78 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.5 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excel- lent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input de- vices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 ’ s buil[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 79 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.6.2 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 6.6.1 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Programs , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will st[...]

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ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 81 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data trans- fers at 100/200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable version[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 82 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . “ Reboot ” means to restart your computer . When using W in- dows 95 or later , [...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 83 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX LPT Port (Line Printer Port) Logical device name reserved by DOS for the computer parallel ports. Each LPT port is configured to use a dif ferent IRQ and address assignment. MMX A set of 57 new instructions based on a technique called Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD), which[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 84 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary ROM (Read Only Memory) ROM is nonvolatile memory used to store permanent programs (called firmware) used in certain computer components. Flash ROM (or EEPROM) can be repro- grammed with new programs (or BIOS). SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) High speed multi-threaded I/O inte[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 85 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 61 Accelerated Graphics Port 23 AGP 23 AGP Slots 23 ASUS PC Probe Using 71 ASUS Update Using 76 A T API CD-ROM 63 A TX Power Switch Lead 34 Automatic Power Up 62 B BIOS Beep Code 35 Shadow Configuration 59 System Hangup 52 BIOS Beep Codes 35 Boot Sequence 63 Boot Up Floppy Seek 64 Boot U[...]

86 ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual INDEX CPU Installation 19 Head 47 Headers USB 31 I IDE Activity LED Lead 15, 33 IDE Connectors 28 IDE Hard Drive 63 IEEE-1394 Connector 26 IEEE-1394 Header 29 Infrared Module Connector 15, 32 Installed Memory 49 Installing CPU 19 Internal Audio Connector 29 Interrupts Request T able 23 Standard Assignments 22 iPane[...]

ASUS P4T -CM User ’ s Manual 87 INDEX Serial Port Connectors 25 SMAR T Monitoring 47 SMI Lead 34 Starting Up 35 Supervisor Password 49 System Date 44 System Memory 17 System Message LED Lead 34 System Power LED Lead 34 System T ime 44 T T ranslation Method 46 T ype 45 U UAR T2 Use Standard Infrared 56 Ultra DMA Mode 47 Universal Serial Bus Ports [...]

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