Asus MAXDATA P4S800-MX/S, User Manual

Page 1: ...Motherboard P4S800 MX Maxdata User Guide ...

Page 2: ... A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPEC...

Page 3: ...ory 1 10 1 7 1 DIMM sockets location 1 10 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 10 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 11 1 8 Expansion slots 1 12 1 8 1 Installing an expansion card 1 12 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion card 1 12 1 8 3 PCI slots 1 14 1 8 4 AGP slot 1 14 1 9 Jumpers 1 15 1 10 Connectors 1 17 1 10 1 Rear panel connectors 1 17 1 10 2 Internal connectors 1 18 Chapter 2 BIOS information 2 1 Managing and u...

Page 4: ... Advanced menu 2 14 2 4 2 CPU Configuration 2 15 2 4 3 Chipset 2 16 2 4 4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2 18 2 4 5 PCI PnP 2 19 2 4 5 USB Configuration 2 20 2 5 Power menu 2 21 2 5 1 ACPI Aware O S 2 21 2 5 2 Suspend Mode 2 21 2 5 3 Repost Video on S3 Resume 2 21 2 5 4 ACPI APIC Support 2 21 2 5 5 APM Configuration 2 22 2 5 6 Hardware Monitor 2 23 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 2 24 2 6 Boot menu 2 24...

Page 5: ... harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the rec...

Page 6: ...your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product ma...

Page 7: ...rated graphics 2 x UltraATA133 PIO Mode 0 4 ADI AD1888 6 channel audio CODEC Integrated MAC with VIA 6103L 10 100 LAN PHY Super I O integrated monitoring of CPU chassis fan rotation and MB CPU temperature Power loss restart Digital audio via an S PDIF out inteface 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x Video port 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x RJ 45 port 4 x USB 2 0 USB 1 1 ports Li...

Page 8: ...Microsoft DirectX 8 1 BIOS features Industry standard Manageability Form Factor Support CD contents 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 guide WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components ...

Page 9: ...ter 1 This chapter describes the features of the motherboard It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components and illustrations of the layout jumper settings and connectors Product introduction ...

Page 10: ...n cable for a 3 5 inch floppy drive I O shield Bag of extra jumper caps User Guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 3 Special features Intel 800MHz FSB CPU support The motherboard comes with a 478 pin surface mount Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket for the Intel Pentium 4 processor and 512 256KB L2 cache on 0 13 micron process This motherboard supports 800 533 ...

Page 11: ...256E integrated graphics Embedded in the northbridge is the SiS Real256E integrated graphics with a 256 bit 3D engine and 2D graphics accelerator with a maximum 64MB shared display memory The Real256E integrated graphics engine incorporates the UltraAGPII technology to provide a faster link between the built in graphic engine and the northbridge memory controller This technology boosts VGA through...

Page 12: ...teractive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See pages 1 17 and 1 20 ASUS CrashFree BIOS CrashFree BIOS allows users to restore BIOS data from a floppy diskette even when BIOS code and data are corrupted during upgrade or invaded by a virus Unlike other competing vendors products ASUS motherboards now enable users to enjoy this pro...

Page 13: ... component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component 5 Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The P4S800 MX comes with a stand by power LED When lit the g...

Page 14: ...er Connector DDR DIMM1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM2 64 bit 184 pin module CHA_FAN1 USB1 USB2 USB56 24 5cm 9 6in USBPWR12 USBPWR34 USBPW56 PARALLEL PORT COM1 VGA1 PCI2 PCI3 SPDIF VIA VT6103 SiS 661FX SiS 963L SB_PWR1 KBPWR1 Socket 478 ATX12V1 F_PANEL1 SPEAKER1 PLED1 CHASSIS1 COM2 KBPWR1 Default 5V 5VSB 2 3 1 2 5V Default 5VSB 2 1 3 2 USBPW12 USBPW34 2 3 2 1 5V Default 5VSB USBPW56 1 2 2 3 CLRTC ...

Page 15: ... the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 5 3 Screw holes Place eight 8 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ...

Page 16: ...g Technology is supported under Windows XP and Linux 2 4 x kernel and later versions only Under Linux use the Hyper Threading compliler to compile the code If you are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Techonology item in BIOS to ensure system stability and performance 2 It is recommended that you install WinXP Service Pack 1 3 Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Tec...

Page 17: ...hat its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever 4 Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place The CPU fits only in one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU 5 When the CPU is in place push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 6 Install...

Page 18: ...omponents When installing long AGP cards it is recommended to install the memory modules first Long AGP cards when installed may interfere with the memory sockets 1 7 2 Memory configurations You may install 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB DDR DIMMs into the DIMM sockets Obtain DDR DIMMs only from ASUS qualified vendors Refer to the Qualified DDR400 vendors list next page Visit the ASUS website www ...

Page 19: ...838D TCC4 256MB ATP AG32L64T8SQC4S SAMSUNG SS K4H560838D TCC4 256MB NANYA NT256D64S88B1G 5T NANYA SS NT5DS32M8BT 5T 256MB MICRON MT8VDDT3264AG 40BC4 MICRON SS MT46V32M8TG 5BC 512MB elixir M2U25664DS8HB3G 5T elixir DS N2DS25680BT 5T 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 n...

Page 20: ...d to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 8 Expansion slots In the future you may need to install expansion cards The following sub sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 1...

Page 21: ... 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices When using PCI cards on shared slots ensure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Otherwise conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups making the system unstable and the card inoperable...

Page 22: ...specification Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on the motherboard This motherboard does not support 3 3V AGP cards Install only 1 5V AGP cards 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 P4S800 MX P4S800 MX Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v ...

Page 23: ... cell battery To erase the RTC RAM 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 3 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 4 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remo...

Page 24: ...wake up from S3 sleep mode no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode Both jumpers are set to pins 1 2 5V by default because not all computers have the appropriate power supply to support this feature The USBPW_12 and USBPW_34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPW_56 jumper is for the internal USB header that you can connect to the front USB ports 1 This feature...

Page 25: ...s a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out Audio 2 4 or 6 channel configuration Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Light Blue Line In Line In Bass Center Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out The functions of the Line Out Line In and Microphone jacks change when you select the 6 channel audio co...

Page 26: ...y IDE connector then connect the gray connector to the UltraATA133 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to the UltraATA133 master device 1 Follow the hard disk drive documentation when setting the device in master or slave mode 2 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraATA cable connector This prevents incorrect orientation when you connect the...

Page 27: ...age is 230W or 300W for a fully configured system The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate 4 Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO1 This is an interface for the front panel cable that allows convenient connection and control of audio devices Be default the pins labeled LINE OUT_R BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE OUT_L BLINE_OUT...

Page 28: ...nnectors 3 pin CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 740mA 8 88W max or a total of 1A 2 22A 26 64W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may...

Page 29: ...d 8 Speaker out connector 4 pin SPEAK1 This connector connects to the case mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings P4S800 MX P4S800 MX Speaker Out Connector 1 SPEAKER1 5V GND GND Speak Out 9 Power LED Lead 3 1 pin PLED1 This 3 1 pin connector is for the system power LED Connect the 3 pin power LED cable from the system chassis to this connector The LED lights up when you t...

Page 30: ...ng or editing audio files The GAME module is purchased separately 10 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT1 An S PDIF Out connector is available for an S PDIF audio module Connect one end of the S PDIF audio module cable to this connector and the other end to the S PDIF module The S PDIF module is purchased separately P4S800 MX P4S800 MX Digital Audio Connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_OUT1 P4S80...

Page 31: ...y default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to use the chassis intrusion detection feature remove the jumper cap from the pins P4S800 MX P4S800 MX Chassis Alarm Lead CHASSIS1 5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND Default 12 Serial connector 10 1 pin COM2 This connector accommodates a second serial port using an optional serial port module Connect the COM2 mo...

Page 32: ...hat controls the system power Pressing the power switch turns the system between ON and SLEEP or ON and SOFT OFF depending on the BIOS or OS settings Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds turns the system OFF IDE LED Lead 2 pin IDE_LED This 2 pin connector supplies power to the hard disk drive activity LED The read or write activities of any device connected to the...

Page 33: ...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 ...

Page 34: ... Add Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window c Click on the Startup Disk tab then on Create Disk button d Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk when prompted Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk into the floppy disk drive b From your Windows desktop click on Start then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy ...

Page 35: ...ghts reserved Reading flash done A 2 1 2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS EXE utility can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to a floppy or hard disk The copy can be used as a backup in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted 1 At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos o filename where filename can be any user provided filename of not more than eight 8 ...

Page 36: ... rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasing flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 When the BIOS update process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt A afudos iP4S800 MX rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading file done Erasin...

Page 37: ...he system 3 To launch EZ Flash press Alt F2 during POST to display the following User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy If there is no floppy disk found in the drive the error message Floppy not found appears If the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk the error message P4S800MX ROM not found 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file If the P4S80...

Page 38: ...ard BIOS to a bootable floppy disk you may also use this disk to restore the BIOS See section 2 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk 1 Boot the system 2 When a corrupted BIOS is detected the following message appears Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 3 Insert a floppy disk that contains the original or the latest BIOS file for this m...

Page 39: ...orrupted BIOS is detected the following screen message appears Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 3 Place the support CD in the CD ROM The support CD contains the original BIOS for this motherboard DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so may cause system boot failure 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system Bad BIOS checksu...

Page 40: ...ogram Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility Otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is d...

Page 41: ...nt APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted 2 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use th...

Page 42: ...a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 2 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 2 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief descript...

Page 43: ... the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system date System Time 01 29 59 System Date Thu 01 01 2004 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave Pioneer CD ROM ATA Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE...

Page 44: ...options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the ...

Page 45: ...d Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Configuration options Disabled Enabled 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 AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the aut...

Page 46: ...ed menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction 2 4 1 JumperFree Configuration JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Configure System Frequency Voltage ...

Page 47: ...hen actual and setpoint values may differ VID CMOS Setting 62 Allows you to set the VID CMOS setting at which the processor is to run Use the arrow keys to adjust the value Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Enable this item is you want to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions Configuration options Disabled Enabled CPU Internal Thermal Control Auto This i...

Page 48: ...comes available Configuration options By SPD 2T 2 5T 3T DRAM Precharge Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 6T 7T 5T 4T 8T 9T DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 4 Clocks This item controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the read write command Configuration options Auto 3T 2T 4T 5T DRAM RAS Precharge 4 Clocks This item controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR ...

Page 49: ... options Enabled Disabled OnBoard SiS900 LAN DEVICE Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard SiS900 LAN device Configuration options Enabled Disabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the optional ROM in the onboard LAN controller This item appears only when the Onboard SiS900 LAN DEVICE item is set to Enabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Graphic Wi...

Page 50: ... Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode This item appears only when the Parallel Port Address is not Disabled Configuration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Sets the ECP Mode DMA channel This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 EPP Version 1 9 Sets the EPP...

Page 51: ...RQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you installed a Plug Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency timer register C...

Page 52: ...n options Enabled Disabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disables 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 module is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Auto Enabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows...

Page 53: ...o select the ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options Auto S1 POS Only S3 Only 2 5 3 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 2 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI support in the ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer li...

Page 54: ... On by Internal MAC LAN Disabled Enables or disables MAC wake from sleep state Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On by PCI Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On by External Mode...

Page 55: ...for more efficient system operation When this field is set to Enabled the Q Fan Control Temperature and Q Fan Control Tolerance items appear Configuration options Enabled Disabled VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Configuration options Ignored x xxxV Hardware Monitor CPU Tem...

Page 56: ...320413A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S340 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 Boot Settings Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security If any of the monitored items is out of range the following error message appears Hardware Monitor found an error Enter Power setup menu ...

Page 57: ...u to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled AddOn ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for PS 2 mouse C...

Page 58: ...f the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password combination of at least six 6 letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successf...

Page 59: ...f the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password combination of at least six 6 letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfu...

Page 60: ...s before saving the values to the non volatile RAM If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are s...

Page 61: ...Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Software support ...

Page 62: ...rmation The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Click on an item to install The contents of the support CD are sub...

Page 63: ... Driver and Application The item installs the AD1888 audio driver and SoundMAX application SiS PCI LAN Driver This item installs the driver for the onboard SiS PCI LAN controller USB 1 1 Driver This item installs the USB 1 1 driver 3 2 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed ...

Page 64: ...e Microsoft DirectX 8 1 PC CILLIN 2002 This item installs the Tren Micro PC CILLIN 2002 anti virus program View the PC CILLIN online help for details Adobe Acrobat Reader This item installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 The Acrobat Reader software is for viewing files saved in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver 3 2 4 ASUS contact information Cli...