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1.2.1. The P4 Mainboard Series The mainboards in the P4 series are Pentium™ 4 SDRAM platforms. They come with two onboard SDRAM DIMM slots that are able to support a maxi- mum memory of 1GB. They also come with 3 PCI slots and 1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot.
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Introduction Model P4MAS-MNB P4M2S-MVB P4XES-MVB Feature Onboard VGA 400 / 533 MHz 400 MHz 400 / 533 MHz Northbridge VIA P4M266A VIA P4M266 VIA P4X266E Southbridge VIA VTA8235 (CD) VIA VT8233A (CE) USB Port USB 2.0 x 6 USB 1.1 x 4 I/O Chipset Windbond W83697HF 1.2.4.
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Introduction Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The mainboard comes with DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The DMI utility in the BIOS will automatically record different information about your system configuration and store this information in the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play BIOS.
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The mainboard is capable of monitoring the following health conditions of your system: Processor temperature. It has an overheat alarm. VCORE/3.3V/5V/12V/-12V voltages and failure alarm. Processor and chassis fan speeds. It has a failure alarm for these fans. Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed.
Hardware Installation
$""&'" The following is a checklist of all the expansion slots, jumpers and connectors that should be configured on your mainboard before you can run your PC. Installation Checklist Expansion Slots and Sockets ®...
Hardware Installation Installation Checklist (Continued) Speaker and Power LED Connector Power On/Off and Suspend Switch Connector. Standby LED Connector HDD LED Connector Reset Button Connector Speaker and Power LED Connector PWRLED Power LED Speaker Connector Jumpers and Switches K/B Power CPU FSB (This jumper only available for the P4XES-MVB) USB Power Clear CMOS...
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*+ " 2.3.1. Installation of the CPU To install your processor, please complete the following set of instructions Locate a small dot marked on the top of the CPU. This mark indicates Pin 1 of the CPU. Locate Pin 1 for the Socket on the mainboard. There is a lever on the side of the socket.
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Hardware Installation 2.3.4. AGP (Accelerated Graphics AGP Slot Port) Slot AGP is a dedicated bus slot. It oper- ates at 66 MHz and transfers data at a rate up to 266 MB/s. This allows 3D " applications to run more smoothly. The mainboards each come with one AGP slot.
Hardware Installation 2.4.3. CPU Fan and Chassis Fan Connectors Connector: CN13 (CPU Fan)/CN17 (Chassis Fan) Type: 3 pin The cooling fans must be connected to their respective power connectors. If you have installed the hardware-monitoring feature you will be able to monitor the rotating speed of the CPU cooling fan in your Windows operating system.
Hardware Installation ATX Power Supply Connectors CN15-D CN15-B Pin 1 Pin 1 CN15-A Pin 1 2.4.5. CD-IN/AUX-IN Connector Connector: CN 21 (CD-IN/ CN 45 (AUX-IN) Type: 4 pin un-housed The P4 mainboards have one CD-IN connector and one AUX-IN connector . The CD-IN connector is used to connect the CD ROM audio out and allows the system to receive audio input from the CD ROM.
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Hardware Installation 2.4.7. USB 3, USB 4, USB5 and USB6 connectors Connector: CN 30 /CN 31 Type: 4 pin/ 5 pin You already have two USB ports available, USB 1 and 2 (see external connec- tors). The internal USB connectors allow you to add on an optional kit to ex- pand the total number of USB ports available.
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Hardware Installation
System Panel and LED Connectors PW SL Buttons and Connectors Pin 1 Pin 2 Power On/OFF and Suspend Switch Connector +5V DC Pull Up Ground Standby LED Connector Standby DC Pull UP Ground HDD LED Connector +5V DC Pull Up Ground Reset Button Connector Reset Control...
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SPEAKER +5V DC No Con- No Con- Speaker nector nector Signal PIN 1 PIN 1 +5V DC No Con- Ground No Con- nector nector POWER LED 2.6.1. Speaker Connector Connect your chassis speaker to this four pin connector. It allows you to hear systems beeps and warnings sound.
Hardware Installation 2.7.4. Parallel Port Connector (LPT) Connector: CN 5 Type: 25 pin female. This parallel port is used by printers which support the SPP, EPP and ECP modes IRQ7 or IRQ5 can be se- lected. The ECP mode will use either DMA 3 or DMA 1 (which can be se- lected by the BIOS setup program).
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Hardware Installation Pins Frequency Pin 1 and Pin 2 short Auto Detect FSB Clock Speed Pin 1 and Pin 2 open 533MHZ 2.8.3. JP2: USB 1 and USB 2 power Type: 3 pin Default: Pin 1 and Pin 2 Short This jumper allows you to select the voltage that is supplied to USB 1 and USB 2.
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Managing The PC BIOS Navigation Keys You will notice a legend bar at the bottom of the main menu. The keys in this legend bar show you how to navigate through the setup menus. The table be- low lists the control keys with their corresponding functions: -
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Managing The PC BIOS CPU L1 & L2 Cache This field can be used to enable or disable the system’s primary (L1) or secon- dary (L2) cache. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled, the ECC checking will ensure that the data stored on the L2 cache is accurate.
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Managing The PC BIOS Typematic Rate The rate a character will repeat itself on the screen when you hold down a key. Typematic Delay This is the delay time (Msec) before the repetition of characters starts. Security Option This field allows you to select the “Setup” or “System” security option. It works concurrently with the “...
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