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Motherboard P4P800-X User Guide ...

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ii Checklist Copyright © 2003 ASUSTeK 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 l...

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iii Features Contents Notices ........................................................................................... vi Safety information ......................................................................... vii About this guide...............

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iv Safeguards Contents Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS ........

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v 2.5.5 BIOS -> AML ACPI Table ..................................... 2-24 2.5.6 APM Configuration ............................................... 2-25 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor ................................................ 2-27 2.6 Boot menu ........

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vi Notices 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 i...

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vii Safety information Electrical safety •To 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 cable...

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viii About 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 in...

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ix P4P800-X specification summary (continued on the next page) CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN Special features AI Overclocking Rear panel I/O Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® processors S...

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x P4P800-X specification summary * 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/...

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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4P800-X motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors. Product introduction ...

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1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1Welcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® P4P800-X motherboard! The ASUS P4P800-X motherboard, based on the Intel ® 865PE chipset supporting 800FSB that delivers a host of new features and latest technolo...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-3 Serial ATA solution The motherboard supports two interfaces compliant to the Serial ATA (SATA) specification, an evolutionary replacement of the Parallel ATA storage interface. The Serial ATA specification allows for thi...

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1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.4 Before you proceed Take 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 componen...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1.5.1 Motherboard layout PCI1 PANEL P4P800-X ® CD AUX Super I/O 3Mb FWH Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) CPU_FAN FP_AUDIO AD1888 GAME CLRTC FLOPPY SEC_IDE ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM A 1 (64 bit...

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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 ...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1 Overview The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Northwood/Prescott processors has a gold triangular mark on one corner. This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific co...

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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 s...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-9 1.7System memory 1.7.1 DIMM sockets location The following figure illustrates the location of the DDR DIMM sockets. 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM s...

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1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction Table 2 Memory frequency/CPU FSB synchronization This motherboard supports different memory frequencies depending on the CPU FSB (Front Side Bus) and the type of DDR DIMM. Table 1 Recommended memory configurations...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-11 DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component A B C 256MB BRAIN POWER B6U808-256M-SAM-400 SAMSUNG SS K4H560838D-TCC4 • • • 512MB BRAIN POWER B6U808-512M-SAM-4...

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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...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-13 1.8.1 Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N/A Programmable Interrupt 3* 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering 4* 12 Communications Port (COM1) 5* 13 IR...

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1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support PCI cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that supports A...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-15 1.9 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Th...

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1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connec...

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ASUS P4P800-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. PS/2 mouse port. This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin po...

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1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.10.2 Internal connectors 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...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-19 3. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial ATA cables for primary internal storage devices. The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transf...

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1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations Following are the Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations supported by Intel ICH5 specifications. Native operating systems (OS) are Windows 2000/XP. ICH5...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-21 4. ATX power connectors (20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper or...

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1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 6. CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pin CPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) 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 connec...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-23 9. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 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. Whe...

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1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction 11. Digital Audio connector (6-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector and the other end to the S/...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 1-25 13. System panel connector (10-1 pin PANEL) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. P4P800-X R P4P800-X System panel connector PANEL * Requires an ATX power supply. PLED PWRBIN +5 V +5V Speaker...

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1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction • Reset Switch Lead (Blue 2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting the system without turning off the system power. •ATX Power Switch/Soft-off Switch Lead (Ligh...

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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 ...

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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 m...

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ASUS P4P800-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 fail...

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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 inform...

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ASUS P4P800-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 ...

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2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information Make sure that the BIOS file in the floppy disk is renamed as “P4P800X.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 s...

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ASUS P4P800-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 f...

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2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.2 BIOS Setup program 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 progr...

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ASUS P4P800-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 man...

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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...

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ASUS P4P800-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 Time [xx:xx:xx] This item allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 S...

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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 the...

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ASUS P4P800-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] [...

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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 ATA/AT...

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ASUS P4P800-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 A...

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2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information When you set the AI Overclocking Tuner 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 bu...

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ASUS P4P800-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 Technology appears only if you installed an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports this feature....

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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 ...

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ASUS P4P800-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] DR...

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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] [Enab...

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ASUS P4P800-X Motherboard 2-21 ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA. This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP. Configuration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Configurati...

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2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS Setup 2.4.6 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the configuration options. USB Configuration Module Version : 2.22.4-5.3 USB D...

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ASUS P4P800-X Motherboard 2-23 Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable support for legacy USB devices. Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode i...

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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 [Auto] A...

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ASUS P4P800-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] Video Power Dow...

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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. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer i...

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ASUS P4P800-X motherboard 2-27 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU and motherboard temperatures. Select Disabled if you do not wish to d...

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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 Devi...

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ASUS P4P800-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. Con...

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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 chan...

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ASUS P4P800-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 Setu...

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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 ...

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Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support ...

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3-2 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Install an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features o...

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ASUS P4P800-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 instal...

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3-4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab displays as stated. You may also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. Screen display and utilities option may not ...