Asus P4P800, User Manual

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Page 3: ...hapter 2 Hardware information 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 1 1 Placement direction 2 1 2 1 2 Screw holes 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 2 4 2 Installing the CPU 2 5 2 4 3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2 7 2 4 4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2 9 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 5 1 Overview 2 10 2 5 2 Memory configurat...

Page 4: ...4 9 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 9 4 2 9 General help 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 10 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx 4 10 4 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in 4 10 4 3 4 Language English 4 10 4 3 5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave Third and Fourth IDE Master 4 11 4 3 6 IDE Configuration 4 12 4 3 7 System Information 4 14 4 4 Advanced menu 4 15 4 4 1 JumperFree Configuration ...

Page 5: ...menu 5 3 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information 5 4 5 2 5 Other information 5 5 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 3 1 ASUS Update 5 7 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 5 8 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe 5 10 5 3 4 ASUS Instant Music 5 14 5 3 5 SoundMAX 4 XL software 5 17 5 4 Intel RAID for Serial ATA configurations 5 21 5 5 1 BIOS Configuration 5 21 5 5 2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5 21 5 5 3 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAI...

Page 6: ... cause 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 t...

Page 7: ...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 8: ...2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the B...

Page 9: ...are products The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page x 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warranty flyers that may have been added by your dealer These documents are not part of the standard package WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage...

Page 10: ... 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Notebook Support 1 510 739 3777 x5110 Web Site usa asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests ...

Page 11: ...p to 4GB memory 1 x AGP 8X 1 5V only 5 x PCI 1 x WiFi slot Supported by South Bridge ICH5R 2 x UltraDMA100 support for 4 drives 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0 function ADI AD1985 6 channel audio CODEC 1 x S PDIF out 3COM 3C940 Gbit PCI LAN controller ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q Fan Technology Intelligent CPU frequency tuner ASUS JumperFree Adjustable CPU VCORE memory and AGP voltages SFS Stepless Fre...

Page 12: ...l 1 x S PDIF out port Line In Line Out Microphone ports 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 connector for 4 additional USB ports CPU Chassis Power fan connectors 20 pin 4 pin ATX 12V power connectors Chassis intrusion GAME connector S PDIF out connector CD AUX Modem audio connectors Front panel audio connector COM2 connector 4Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP DMI2 0 ACPI SM BIOS2 3 CrashFree BIOS 2 Multi language BIOS ASUS E...

Page 13: ...hapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4P800 motherboard It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports Product introduction ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P4P800 motherboard Chapter summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 1 4 Motherboard overview 1 7 ...

Page 15: ... PC3200 2700 2100 DDR SDRAM high resolution graphics via an AGP 8X slot Serial ATA support USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio features the P4P800 is your perfect tool to get ahead in the world of power computing Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below ASUS P4P800 motherboard ASUS support CD 2 x SATA cable 80 conductor ribb...

Page 16: ...applications See page 2 10 Serial ATA solution RAID 0 support 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 thinner more flexible cables with lower pin count reduced voltage requirement up to 150 MB s data transfer rate With the SATA support built in In...

Page 17: ...ch as high resolution video conferencing cameras next generation scanners and printers and fast storage units USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 See page 2 30 C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS previous settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to overclocking C P R eliminates t...

Page 18: ...Free BIOS 2 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the ASUS support CD in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip See details on page 4 5 ASUS J Panel This optional device is designed for ASUS motherboards with USB S PDIF or Intel Front Panel audio connector for additional front I O connectors Instant...

Page 19: ... by the ASUS ASIC to prevent overheating and damage The system fan rotations per minute RPM is monitored for timely failure detection The system voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable supply of current for critical components Chassis intrusion detection The motherboard supports chassis intrusion monitoring through the Winbond ASIC A chassis intrusion event is retained in CMOS for more prote...

Page 20: ... out in the picture on page 1 7 1 ATX 12V connector 2 CPU socket 3 North Bridge controller 4 DDR DIMM sockets 5 ATX Power connector 6 Super I O controller 7 Floppy disk connector 8 IDE connectors 9 AGP slot 10 Serial ATA connectors 11 Flash ROM 12 South Bridge controller 13 Standby Power LED 14 WiFi slot 15 PCI slots 16 Audio CODEC 17 Gigabit LAN controller 18 PS 2 Mouse 19 Parallel port 20 RJ 45 ...

Page 21: ...ASUS P4P800 motherboard user guide 1 7 4 3 17 2 12 5 8 11 15 16 1 7 9 13 10 6 14 18 28 21 22 23 24 19 20 26 27 25 ...

Page 22: ...1A on the 5V standby lead 5VSB Super I O controller The Winbond 83627THF Low Pin Count LPC interface provides the commonly used Super I O functionality The chipset supports a high performance floppy disk controller for a 360K 720K 1 44M 2 88M floppy disk drive a multi mode parallel port two serial ports a GAME port the mouse and keyboard interface and the LPC Low Pin Count interface Floppy disk co...

Page 23: ... bit PCI 2 2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB s maximum throughput Audio CODEC The ADI AD1985 is an AC 97 CODEC that allows 6 channel audio playback The audio CODEC provides six DAC channels for 5 1 surround sound S PDIF output AUX and Line In stereo inputs integrated headphone amplifier greater than 90dB dynamic range with the jack sense and jack enum...

Page 24: ...mes Bass Center Speaker Out 25 26 27 28 23 24 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices Serial port This 9 pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices S PDIF jack This jack connects to external au...

Page 25: ... Hardware information This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes details on the switches jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 26: ... Chapter summary 2 1 Motherboard installation 2 1 2 2 Motherboard layout 2 2 2 3 Before you proceed 2 3 2 4 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 5 System memory 2 10 2 6 Expansion slots 2 15 2 7 Jumpers 2 20 2 8 Connectors 2 23 ...

Page 27: ...lace 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 2 1 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Do not overtighten the screws Doing so may damage the motherboard Make sure to unplug t...

Page 28: ...Top RJ 45 GAME1 Socket 478 ATX12V1 CHASSIS1 DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 CLRTC1 FLOPPY1 PRI_IDE1 SEC_IDE1 PARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O SPDIF_OUT ATX Power Connector DDR DIMM_A1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module KBPWR CHA_FAN1 Intel ICH5R Intel 82865PE Memory Controller Hub 3Com 3C940 Gbit SATA1 COM2 USB_56 USB_78 SB_PWR...

Page 29: ... them due to static electricity 3 Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them 4 Whenever you uninstall any 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 dam...

Page 30: ...logy To use the Hyper Threading Technology on this motherboard 1 Buy an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technology Install the CPU 2 Power up the system and enter BIOS Setup see Chapter 2 Under the Advanced Menu make sure that the item CPU Configuration Hyper Threading Technology is set to Enabled The item appears only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper Threading Technolo...

Page 31: ...ket on the motherboard 2 Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways then lift it up to a 90 100 angle Socket Lever 90 100 Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90 100 angle otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely ...

Page 32: ...Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place 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 Gold Mark 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 ...

Page 33: ... Your boxed Intel Pentium 4 Processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU heatsink and the retention mechanism If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation follow the latter The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing oth...

Page 34: ... the holes on each corner of the module base Retention Hole Retention Hook Snapped to the Retention Hole Retention Lock Make sure that the fan and retention mechanism assembly perfectly fits the heatsink and module base otherwise you cannot snap the hooks into the holes Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to the module base ...

Page 35: ... to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN 3 Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN When secure the retention locks should point to opposite directions Don t forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector ...

Page 36: ...ved from the mainstream PC66 PC100 PC133 memory known as Single Data Rate SDR SDRAM DDR memory however has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM but it has a 184 pin footprint compared to the 168 pin of the SDR DIMM Also a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM...

Page 37: ... pairs for each channel 3 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor See list of qualified vendors on page 2 13 4 Make sure that the memory frequency matches the CPU FSB Front Side Bus Refer to Table 2 5 DIMMs installed into any three sockets will function in single channel mode 6 When all four sock...

Page 38: ... DDR DIMM Type Memory Frequency 800 MHz PC3200 PC2700 PC2100 400 333 266 MHz 533 MHz PC2700 PC2100 333 266 MHz 400 MHz PC2100 266 MHz For dual channel configuration 3 you may install identical DIMMs in all four sockets or install identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A1 and DIMM_B1 blue sockets and identical DIMM pair in DIMM_A2 and DIMM_B2 black sockets When using 800MHz CPU FSB PC2700 DDR DIMMs may run on...

Page 39: ...12MB Apacer 77 10736 464 SAMSUNG DS K4H560838D TCC4 256MB Corsair CMX256 3500C2 XMS3502v1 1 N A SS N A 512MB Corsair CMX512 3500C2 XMS3502v1 1 N A DS N A 256MB Hynix HYMD232646B8J D43AA Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT D43 512MB Hynix HYMD232646B8J D43AA Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT D43 128MB Infineon HYS64D16301GU 5 B Infineon SS HYB25D256160BT 5B 256MB Infineon HYS64D32300GU 5 B Infineon SS HYB25D256800BT 5B 512M...

Page 40: ...3 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket P4P800 P4P800 184 Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 80 Pins 104 Pins DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so tha...

Page 41: ...e bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software se...

Page 42: ...ompatible 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 IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared AGP slot used Onboard USB 1 1 2 0 controller shared shared shared shared Onboard LAN shared Onboard...

Page 43: ...g figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot The PCI 5 slot and the WiFi slot can not be used at the same time When installing long PCI cards it is recommended that to install in PCI slots 2 4 or 5 Long PCI cards installed in PCI slot 1 may interfere with the SATA connectors When installing 64 bit PCI cards it is recommended not to install in PCI slot 3 64 bit PCI cards installed in PCI slot ...

Page 44: ...ion Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard P4P800 P4P800 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and ...

Page 45: ...t data rates of up to 11 Mbps for direct sequence spread spectrum The IEEE 802 11b specification allocates the 2 4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating channels Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies If operating multiple 802 11b wireless PCI cards in the same vicinity the distance between the center frequencies must be at least 25 MHz to avoid interference The chan...

Page 46: ...lt 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 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data P4P800 P4P800 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal Clear CMOS Default 1 2 2 3 Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default...

Page 47: ...umper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default value is Disabled This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS see section 4 5 1 Power Up Control P4P800 P4P800 Keyboard Power Setting Default 5V 5VSB KBPWR 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 48: ...wer mode The USBPW12 and USBPW34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPW56 and USBPW78 jumpers are for the internal USB header that you can connect to the front USB ports P4P800 P4P800 USB Device Wake Up 3 2 2 1 5V Default 5VSB USBPW12 USBPW34 3 2 2 1 5V Default 5VSB USBPW56 USBPW78 1 The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB p...

Page 49: ...e bracket opposite the slot that you intend to use Keep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the card by adjusting the software se...

Page 50: ...ompatible 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 IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI slot 3 shared PCI slot 4 shared PCI slot 5 shared AGP slot used Onboard USB 1 1 2 0 controller shared shared shared shared Onboard LAN shared Onboard...

Page 51: ...g figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot The PCI 5 slot and the WiFi slot can not be used at the same time When installing long PCI cards it is recommended that to install in PCI slots 2 4 or 5 Long PCI cards installed in PCI slot 1 may interfere with the SATA connectors When installing 64 bit PCI cards it is recommended not to install in PCI slot 3 64 bit PCI cards installed in PCI slot ...

Page 52: ...ion Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard P4P800 P4P800 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Keyed for 1 5v Install only 1 5V AGP cards on this motherboard 3 3V AGP cards are not supported in this motherboard If installing the ATi 9500 or 9700 Pro Series VGA cards use only the card version PN xxx xxxxx 30 or later for optimum performance and ...

Page 53: ...t data rates of up to 11 Mbps for direct sequence spread spectrum The IEEE 802 11b specification allocates the 2 4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating channels Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies If operating multiple 802 11b wireless PCI cards in the same vicinity the distance between the center frequencies must be at least 25 MHz to avoid interference The chan...

Page 54: ...lt 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 4 Replace the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data P4P800 P4P800 Clear RTC RAM CLRTC1 Normal Clear CMOS Default 1 2 2 3 Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC1 jumper default...

Page 55: ...umper to pins 2 3 5VSB if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default value is Disabled This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS see section 4 5 1 Power Up Control P4P800 P4P800 Keyboard Power Setting Default 5V 5VSB KBPWR 2 3 1 2 ...

Page 56: ...wer mode The USBPW12 and USBPW34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPW56 and USBPW78 jumpers are for the internal USB header that you can connect to the front USB ports P4P800 P4P800 USB Device Wake Up 3 2 2 1 5V Default 5VSB USBPW12 USBPW34 3 2 2 1 5V Default 5VSB USBPW56 USBPW78 1 The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB p...

Page 57: ...herboard connect the other end to the floppy drive Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug P4P800 NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 P4P800 Floppy Disk Drive Connector PIN 1 FLOPPY1 Always connect ribbon cables with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on ...

Page 58: ...00 66 cable You may configure two hard disks to be both master devices with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector P4P800 P4P800 IDE Connectors NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 SEC_IDE1 PRI_IDE1 PIN 1 1 Pin 20 on each IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the UltraDMA cable connecto...

Page 59: ...D Important notes on Serial ATA solution In legacy operating system Win 98 WinME WinNT DOS environment using SATA will disable one of the IDE channels from ICH5R south bridge chipset See BIOS section for correct setting The Serial ATA cable is smaller and more flexible allowing easier routing inside the chassis The lower pin count of the Serial ATA cable eliminates the problem caused by the wide f...

Page 60: ... Refer to the following table for the appropriate BIOS settings of the above P ATA and S ATA device configurations See section 4 3 6 IDE Configuration for details on the related BIOS items Windows Windows 98 Me NT4 0 BIOS item 2000 XP A B C Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Compatible Mode Compatible Mode Compatible Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA IDE Port Settings Primary P ATA S ATA Sec...

Page 61: ...his lead is for a chassis designed with intrusion detection feature This requires an external detection mechanism such as a chassis intrusion sensor or microswitch When you remove any chassis component the sensor triggers and sends a high level signal to this lead to record a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap If you wish to ...

Page 62: ...connector P4P800 P4P800 12 Volt Fan Connectors CPU_FAN1 CHA_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V PWR_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V GND Rotation 12V Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Lack of sufficient air flow within the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors 8 Power supply thermal connector 2 pin TRPWR1 If your power ...

Page 63: ...ATX 12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU P4P800 P4P800 ATX Power Connector ATXPWR1 ATX12V1 3 3VDC 12 0VDC COM PS_ON COM COM COM 5 0VDC 5 0VDC 5 0VDC PWR_OK 12 0VDC 3 3VDC 3 3VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5 0VDC COM 5VSB 12V DC GND 12V DC GND 1 Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX 12V power plug Otherwise the system does not boot up 2 Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A ...

Page 64: ... Mbps on USB 1 1 allows faster Internet connection interactive gaming and simultaneous running of high speed peripherals P4P800 P4P800 USB 2 0 Header USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND 1 You must install the driver before you can use the USB 2 0 capability NEVER connect a 1394 cable to the USB_56 or USB_78 connect...

Page 65: ...ME MIDI connector 16 1 pin GAME1 This connector supports an optional GAME MIDI module If a GAME MIDI module is available connect the GAME MIDI cable to this connector The GAME MIDI port on the module connects a joystick or a game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files P4P800 P4P800 Game Connector GAME1 5V 5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN J1B1 J1CX GND GND ...

Page 66: ...anel audio connector 10 1 pin FP_AUDIO This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices By default the pins labeled LINE_OUT_R BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE_OUT_L BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable P4P800 P4P800 Front Panel Audio Connector FP_AUDIO ...

Page 67: ...ot included in this motherboard package 16 System panel connector 20 pin PANEL This connector accommodates several system front panel functions P4P800 P4P800 System Panel Connectors Requires an ATX power supply PLED Ground PWR 5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground Reset SW SMI Lead ExtSMI Ground Reset Ground Ground ATX Power Switch PLED IDE_LED IDE_LED IDE_LED System Power LED Lead 3 1 pin...

Page 68: ...o this 2 pin connector ATX Power Switch Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pin PWRBTN This connector connects a switch that 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 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector...

Page 69: ...Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes ...

Page 70: ...ASUS P4P800 motherboard Chapter summary 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 71: ...the system front panel case lights up For ATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power switch If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on tests While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional mess...

Page 72: ...The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than 4 seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than 4 seconds lets the system enter the soft off mode regardless of the BIOS setting See section 4 5 Power Menu in C...

Page 73: ...ter 4 BIOS setup This chapter gives information about the ASUS P4P800 Basic Input Output System BIOS This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility that is bundled with the support CD ...

Page 74: ...P4SDX Deluxe motherboard Chapter summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS Setup program 4 6 4 3 Main Menu 4 10 4 4 Advanced Menu 4 15 4 5 Power Menu 4 26 4 6 Boot Menu 4 31 4 7 Exit Menu 4 36 ...

Page 75: ... the suceeding screen instructions to complete the process 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk 4 1 2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS Update the BIOS using the AFUDOS EXE utility in DOS environment 1 Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file for your motherboard Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk 2 Copy the AFUDOS EXE u...

Page 76: ...flash done Writing flash 0x0008CC00 9 When the BIOS update process is complete the utility returns to the DOS prompt A afudos iP4P800 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 Verifying flash done A 5 Reboot the system from the hard disk The BIOS information on the screen...

Page 77: ...en is for reference only What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown 4 1 3 Using AFUDOS to copy BIOS from PC 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 A afudos oMYBIOS03 rom AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 Am...

Page 78: ...lt F2 during POST to display the following 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done User recovery requested Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P4P800 rom Completed Start flashing Flashed successfully Rebooting...

Page 79: ...ard If all the necessary files are found in the floppy disk the BIOS update process continues Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P4P800 rom Completed Start flashing 4 When the BIOS update process is complete reboot the system 1 Prepare the support CD that came with the motherboard or a floppy disk that contains the motherboard BIOS before proceed...

Page 80: ... update process is complete reboot the system Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file P4P800 rom Completed Start flashing The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard Visit ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS file DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the...

Page 81: ... this program Press Delete 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 p...

Page 82: ...a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Fourth I...

Page 83: ...side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press Up Down arrow keys or PageUp PageDown keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primar...

Page 84: ...glish This field allows you to choose the BIOS language version from the available options System Time 11 10 19 System Date Thu 03 27 2003 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Language English Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CD S340 Secondary IDE Master Not Detected Secondary IDE Slave Not Detected Third IDE Master Not Detected Fourth IDE Master Not Detected IDE Configuration System ...

Page 85: ...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 device occurs multiple sect...

Page 86: ...ion F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Enhanced Mode Support On P ATA S ATA Configure S ATA as RAID No IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 4 3 6 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you wish to configure the item Onboard IDE Operate ...

Page 87: ...ry P ATA port instead Setting to P ATA Ports Only disables the two Serial ATA ports supported by ICH5 Configuration options Primary P ATA S ATA Secondary P ATA S ATA P ATA Ports Only IDE Detect Time Out 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Configuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Refer to the section Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations on page 2 24 for the...

Page 88: ...R 4 CPU 1 73GHz Speed 1733 MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 256MB 4 3 7 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 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 ...

Page 89: ...ge Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AI Overclock Tuner Standard CPU Ratio 12 Performance Mode Auto Configure System Frequency Voltage AI Overclock Tuner Standard Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking options Configuration options Manual Standard Overclock 5 Overclock 10 Overclock 20 Overc...

Page 90: ...uency Voltage When you set the AI Overclocking Tuner item to Manual the related overclocking items appear CPU External Frequency MHz XXX value is auto detected Indicates the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus The bus frequency external frequency multiplied by the bus multiple equals the CPU speed The value of this item is auto detected by BIOS and is not manually c...

Page 91: ...y severely damage the CPU Selecting a very high AGP PCI frequency may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting CPU VCore Voltage Auto Allows you to select a specific CPU VCore voltage Configuration options Auto 1 6000V 1 4750V DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency Configuration options 266 MHz 333 MHz 400 MHz Auto AGP PCI Frequen...

Page 92: ...onfigure advanced CPU settings The item Hyper Threading Technology appears only if you installed an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that supports this feature 4 4 3 Chipset The Chipset menu items allow you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Chipset settings W...

Page 93: ...ation options Infinite 0T 8T 16T 64T Auto DRAM Refresh Mode Auto Configuration options Auto 15 6 uSec 7 8 uSec 64 uSec 64T Setting to Enabled may cause the system to become unstable If this happens revert to the default setting Auto DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 Clocks This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 2 0 Cl...

Page 94: ... MPS Revision 1 4 Configuration options 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 Onboard Devices Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto OnBoard LAN Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode DMA Ch...

Page 95: ...troller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the floppy disk controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Parallel...

Page 96: ...stem has a Plug and Play operating system IRQ3 Available IRQ4 Available IRQ5 Available IRQ7 Available IRQ9 Available IRQ10 Available IRQ11 Available IRQ14 Available IRQ15 Available Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to ...

Page 97: ...Configuration options Available Reserved 4 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 Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Module Version 2 22 4 5 3 USB Devices Enabled None USB Function 8 USB Ports Legacy USB Support Auto USB 2 0 Contro...

Page 98: ... detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to configure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed Full Speed USB Mass Storage Reset Delay...

Page 99: ... or disable the Instant Music feature in BIOS Configuration options Disabled Enabled Instant Music CD ROM Drive IDE Secondary Master Allows you to select the CD ROM drive that you wish to use for the Instant Music CD playback Configuration options IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave When Instant Music is enabled the PS 2 keyboard power up feature is automa...

Page 100: ...CPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 4 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options No Yes 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ACPI sup...

Page 101: ...sable the Advanced Power Management APM feature Configuration options Disbaled Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the video power down mode Configuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode Configuration options Disabled Standby Suspend Suspend Time Out Disabled Allows you to select the specif...

Page 102: ...External Modem Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode 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 tha...

Page 103: ...itor automatically detects and displays the motherboard CPU and power supply temperatures Select Disabled if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures Q Fan Control Disabled This item allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation When this field is set to Enabled the Fan Speed Ratio item appears to allow se...

Page 104: ...nitor automatically detects and displays the CPU chassis and power fan speeds in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the specific field shows N A VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators The above item appears only when the Q Fan Control ...

Page 105: ...Priority Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIV 2nd Boot Device PM ST320413A 3rd Boot Device PS ASUS CD S340 Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify...

Page 106: ...m Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled 4 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS ...

Page 107: ...ed Auto Typematic Rate Fast Allows you to select the keyboard typematic rate Configuration options Slow Fast Parity Check Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the memory parity error checking Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot to OS 2 No Allows you to specify the OS 2 compatibility mode Configuration options No Yes Wait for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for ...

Page 108: ...u have set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set y...

Page 109: ...et a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of letters and or numbers then press Enter Your password should have at least six characters 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows Installed Supervis...

Page 110: ...d Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection Configuration options Disabledc Enabled 4 7 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items Exit Save Changes Exit Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit system setup after saving the changes F10 key can be...

Page 111: ... for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you sele...

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Page 113: ...Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 114: ...er summary 5 1 Install an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 Intel RAID for Serial ATA configuration 5 21 5 5 Using Intel Makedisk exe 5 25 5 6 Marvell Virtual Cable Tester VCT 5 26 ...

Page 115: ... 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 an icon to display more information Click an item to install Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information The contents o...

Page 116: ...l be configured You may install this utility in three modes interactive silent and unattended preload The interactive mode requires user input during installation This is not required in the silent and unattended preload modes Refer to the online help or readme file that came with the utility Intel Application Accelerator Driver This item installs the Intel Application Accelerator Driver If you ar...

Page 117: ...thy operating condition Install ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Screen display and driver options may not be the same for other operating system versions Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website USB 2 0 Driver This item installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0...

Page 118: ...rtable Document Format PDF ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver E Color 3Deep This item installs the 3Deep software 3Deep is the first application that gives online gamers the competitive edge in multi player skirmishes This application removes dark washed out graphics to deliver true vibrant colors 5 2 4 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information tab disp...

Page 119: ...creen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info The window displays the general specifications of the P4P800 motherboard Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 120: ...l Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support Filelist The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 121: ...e The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update 2 Select your desired update method then click Next 1 Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu Programs AsusUpdate Vx xx xx AsusUpdate The ASUS Update init...

Page 122: ...e process 5 3 2 ASUS MyLogo2 The ASUS MyLogo2 is automatically installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the software menu See section 5 2 3 Utilities menu 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility See section 5 3 1 ASUS Update 2 When prompted for the BIOS update method select the option Update BIOS from a file 3 Specify the location of the BIOS file such as from a floppy disk Click Next Foll...

Page 123: ...oot logo 5 When you click on an image it displays larger on the MyLogo2 screen If you wish you may create your own boot logo image in GIF JPG or BMP file formats Instead of starting from ASUS Update you may also launch ASUS MyLogo2 directly from the Windows Start menu to change your BIOS boot logo After you have modified the BIOS file with the new logo use the ASUS Update utility to upload the new...

Page 124: ...nal external frequencies through the DMI Explorer Starting ASUS PC Probe When ASUS PC Probe starts a splash screen appears allowing you to select whether to show the screen again when you open PC Probe or not To bypass this startup screen clear the Show up in next execution check box The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running Clicking the icon all...

Page 125: ...perature for supported processors only Temperature Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages Fan Warning threshold adjustment Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level ...

Page 126: ...ws the used and free space of the PC s hard disk drives and the file allocation table or file system used CPU Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling When When CPU Overheated is selected the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value Fan Control Lets you enable disable Smart Fan Control Smart Fan Control adjusts the fan s...

Page 127: ...ation 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 To run a program click Execute Program NOTE This feature is currently unavailable Information Memory Shows the PC memory load memory usage and paging file usage ...

Page 128: ...optical drive CD ROM DVD ROM or CD RW 1 Instant Music only supports CDs in audio format 2 Instant Music would not work if you installed and enabled an add on sound card 3 Instant Music only supports PS 2 keyboard To enable ASUS Instant Music 1 Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive CD ROM DVD ROM or CD RW drive to the 4 pin CD In connector labeled CD1 on the motherboard See section ...

Page 129: ... Music feature turns OFF disabled automatically A beep indicates this condition To use ASUS Instant Music 1 Ensure that the power cord is plugged to a grounded power source so that the system has a standby power 2 Place the Instant Music keyboard label over Esc and other function keys on your keyboard top left corner The keys covered by the label identify the Instant Music special function keys In...

Page 130: ... ROM drive front panel 4 Place an audio CD on the drive 5 Press Esc to turn ON Instant Music 6 Press F1 or the Space Bar to play the first track on the CD If there is no CD on the drive and you press F1 or Space Bar the drive tray ejects 7 Refer to the Instant Music function key definitions on the previous page to select other tracks or control the volume 8 Press F2 or Enter once to stop playing t...

Page 131: ...lation wizard install the SoundMAX Audio Driver and Application from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the 6 channel audio feature You must use 4 channel or 6 channel speakers for this setup SoundMAX 4 XL requires Microsoft Winodws 98SE ME 2000 XP Make sure that one of these operating systems is installed before installing SoundMAX If the SoundMAX4 XL software is co...

Page 132: ...y launch the setup wizards by clicking the Configuration button when AudioESP detects and verifies a newly connected peripheral or by clicking on the icon from the SoundMAX control panel Speaker wizard Follow the screen instructions to configure the speakers to your desired settings Microphone wizard Follow the screen instructions to configure the microphone to your desired settings ...

Page 133: ...nces page of the SoundMAX4 XL allows you to change various audio settings Listening environment options The SoundMAX4 XL support several audio technologies including SoundMAX SPX Animated Audio 3DPA MultiDrive 5 1 EnvironmentFC MacroFX ZoomFX and Virtual Theater Surround ...

Page 134: ... blue and Mic pink ports on the rear panel change when you select the 4 channel or 6 channel audio configuration as shown in the following table Headphone 2 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker Light Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Bass Center ...

Page 135: ...TA connector on the motherboard Follow the given steps for correct cable installation 1 Attach either cable end to the SATA connector on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard disk Both the data and power SATA cables are new cables You cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives Carefully follow any technical instructions that c...

Page 136: ...n utility This configuration can be done by the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds Press Ctrl I to enter Raid Configuration Utility After this message appears press the Ctrl and I keys simultaneously the following screen menu appears DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model Serial Siz...

Page 137: ...ure you want to create this volume Y N 5 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the Enter key to exit the RAID configuration utility Confirm the exit by pressing Y key 5 4 5 Deleting a RAID Volume HELP Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks WARNING EXISTING DATA WITHING THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE I...

Page 138: ...using this option All data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures will be lost Resetting all RAID data will remove any internal RAID structures from all RAID disks including disks with working volumes These structures are used to maintain the RAID volumes By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk that can then be used or reallocated to a new RAID volum...

Page 139: ...es you to create a floppy disk with the RAID driver necessary when configuring RAID installations 2 The Makedisk exe utility for Intel RAID is located in Drivers chipset IAA Makedisk exe of the support CD The Makedisk exe utility for Intel RAID is supported in Windows XP only 3 During OS installation press the F6 key and insert the created driver floppy disk to upload RAID driver ...

Page 140: ...aps pair polarity problems and pair skew problems of up to 64ns VCT remarkably reduces networking and support costs complementing a highly manageable and controlled network system Also this tool can be incorporated in the network systems software making it ideal for field support as well as development diagnostics Using the Virtual Cable Tester 1 Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop...

Page 141: ...r button The following screen display appears 5 Click on Run to execute test The Virtual Cable Tester VCT feature is supported in Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems only The Run button on the VCT Tester dialogue box is disabled if no problem is detected on the network ...

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