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- Page 1 P4VP-MX User Guide...
- Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Creating a bootable floppy disk ......2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...... 2-2 2.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS .... 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2 ..2-5 2.2 BIOS Setup program ............2-6 2.2.1... - Page 4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Install an operating system ..........3-2 3.2 Support CD information ............3-2 3.2.1 Running the support CD ........3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu ............3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu ............3-3 3.2.4 ASUS Contact Information ........3-4...
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Page 5: Notices
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 interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 6: Safety Information
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 cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. -
Page 7: About This Guide
1. ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS Contact Information on page viii. 2. Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. -
Page 8: Asus Contact Information
Web site usa.asus.com Technical Support Telephone (General) +1-502-995-0883 (Notebook) +1-510-739-3777 Support fax +1-502-933-8713 Support e-mail tsd@asus.com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) Address Harkort Str. 25, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany Telephone +49-2102-95990 +49-2102-959911 Online contact www.asuscom.de/sales Technical Support Telephone +49-2102-95990 +49-2102-959911 Online support www.asuscom.de/support... -
Page 9: P4Vp-Mx Specifications Summary
P4VP-MX specifications summary Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 CPUs ® Supports Intel Prescott CPU ® Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ® Chipset NorthBridge: VT8751A (P4M266A) SouthBridge: ® VT8235 Front Side Bus (FSB) 533/400 MHz Memory 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for up to 2GB memory... - Page 10 Form Factor ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 8.0 in (24.5 cm x 20.5 cm) Device drivers Support CD contents ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Anti-virus utility * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Page 11: Chapter 1: Product Introduction
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4VP- MX motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the motherboard components, and illustrations of the layout, jumper settings, and connectors. Product introduction... -
Page 12: Welcome
Supporting up to 2GB of system memory with PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM, high-resolution graphics via integrated VIA S3 ProSavage8 graphics and an AGP 4X slot, USB 2.0, and 6-channel audio features, the P4VP-MX is your affordable vehicle to enter the world of computing! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below. -
Page 13: Special Features
5.1 surround sound. See page 1-6. ASUS EZ Flash BIOS With the ASUS EZ Flash, you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. No need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from a floppy disk. -
Page 14: Motherboard Components
Motherboard components Before you install the motherboard, learn about its major components and available features to facilitate the installation and future upgrades. Refer to the succeeding pages for the component descriptions. Chapter 1: Product introduction... - Page 15 PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. RJ-45 port. This port allows connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard...
- Page 16 Line In jack. This Line In (light blue) jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out. Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or a speaker.
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Page 17: Motherboard Layout
® Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In 3Mbit AUDIO1 Flash Accelerated Graphics Port BIOS (AGP) P4VP-MX GAME1 PCI Slot 1 LED1 CHA_FAN1 PCI Slot 2 VT8235 MODEM1 CLRCMOS1 PCI Slot 3 AUX1 Audio Codec FLOPPY1 USB56 PANEL1 ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard... -
Page 18: Before You Proceed
The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. ® LED1 P4VP-MX Standby Powered Power P4VP-MX Onboard LED Chapter 1: Product introduction... -
Page 19: Motherboard Installation
Place seven (7) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard... -
Page 20: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.8.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) ® ® socket. The socket is designed for the Intel Pentium 4 and Prescott processors in the 478-pin package. This processor supports 533/400MHz front side bus (FSB), and allows data transfer rates of up to 4.3GB/s. -
Page 21: Installing The Cpu
CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. 6. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package. 7. Connect the CPU fan cable to the CPU_FAN1 connector on the motherboard. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 1-11... -
Page 22: System Memory
104 Pins ® P4VP-MX 80 Pins P4VP-MX 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets 1.9.1 Installing a DIMM 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. -
Page 23: Expansion Slots
— — — shared — — — EHCI — — — — shared — — — Onboard LAN — — — — — used — — Onboard audio — — — — — — used — ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 1-13... -
Page 24: Pci Slots
This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that supports AGP 4X (1.5V) cards. Note the notches on the card golden fingers to ensure that they fit the AGP slot on your motherboard. ® P4VP-MX P4VP-MX Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP ) 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction... -
Page 25: Jumper
Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on the jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! CLRTC1 ® P4VP-MX Normal Clear CMOS (Default) P4VP-MX Clear RTC RAM Setting ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 1-15... - Page 26 Otherwise, the system does not power up. 2. The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal or in sleep mode. USBPWR12 USBPWR34 +5VSB (Default) ® USBPWR56 P4VP-MX +5VSB P4VP-MX USB Device Wake Up (Default) 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction...
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Page 27: Connectors
PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. P4VP-MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2. GAME/MIDI connector (16-1 pin GAME1) This connector supports a GAME/MIDI module. Connect the GAME/MIDI cable with yellow connector to the yellow header onboard. 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. - Page 28 This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices. AUDIO1 ® MIC2 AGND MICPWR +5VA Line out_R BLINE_OUT_R P4VP-MX Line out_L BLINE_OUT_L P4VP-MX Front Panel Audio Connector 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction...
- Page 29 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! CPU_FAN1 ® CHA_FAN1 P4VP-MX P4VP-MX 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 1-19...
- Page 30 P4VP-MX PLED1 PLED- PLED+ P4VP-MX Power LED 8. USB header (10-1 pin USB56) If the USB ports on the rear panel are inadequate, two USB headers are available for additional USB ports. The USB header complies with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. This speed advantage over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 allows faster Internet...
- Page 31 Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel ® MODEM1 P4VP-MX P4VP-MX Internal Audio Connectors 10. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER1) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker and allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. SPEAKER1 ® Speak Out...
- Page 32 P4VP-MX IDE_LED Reset SW Requires an ATX power supply. P4VP-MX Front Panel Audio Connector • System Power LED Lead (2-pin PWR LED) This 2-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
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Page 33: Chapter 2: Bios Information
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: Managing And Updating Your Bios
2.1.2 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. -
Page 35: Using Asus Ez Flash To Update The Bios
5. Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2.1.3 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a diskette and using a DOS-based utility. - Page 36 5. At the prompt, “Please Enter File Name for NEW BIOS: _”, type in the BIOS file name that you downloaded from the ASUS website, then press <Enter>. EZ Flash will automatically access drive A to look for the file name that you typed.
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Page 37: Recovering The Bios With Crashfree Bios 2
4. When the BIOS update process is complete, reboot the system. The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard... -
Page 38: Bios Setup Program
The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest product and BIOS information. Chapter 2: BIOS information... -
Page 39: Bios Menu Screen
At the bottom right corner of 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. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard... -
Page 40: Menu Items
Primary IDE Master :[ST320413A] Use [+] or [-] to Primary IDE Slave :[ASUS CD-S340] configure system time. Secondary IDE Master :[Not Detected] For example, selecting Main shows the Secondary IDE Slave... -
Page 41: Main Menu
This item allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A, B [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets 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.] ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard... -
Page 42: Primary/Secondary Ide Master/Slave
2.3.4 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave 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 then press Enter to display the IDE device information. Primary IDE Master Select the type Device : Hard Disk of device connected... -
Page 43: System Information
Select Item Change Option General Help Save and Exit Exit 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. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-11... -
Page 44: Advanced Menu
Advanced 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. Configure CPU. CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration... -
Page 45: Chipset
This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available. Configuration options: [2.0 Clocks] [2.5 Clocks] Precharge to Active (Trp) [3T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] Active to Precharge (Tras) [6T] Configuration options: [5T] [6T] ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-13... - Page 46 Active to CMD (Trcd) [3T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] SDRAM Bank Interleave [Disabled] This item controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2-Way] [4-Way] SDRAM Burst Length [4QW] Configuration options: [8QW] [4QW] SDRAM Command Rate [2T] Configuration options: [2T] [1T]...
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Page 47: Onboard Devices Configuration
Allows selection of the EPP version. This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP. Configuration options: [DMA0] [DMA1] [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] Allows you to select the Parallel Port IRQ. Configuration options: [IRQ5] [IRQ7] ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-15... - Page 48 OnBoard Game Port [Disabled] This item enables or disables the onboard Game port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard MIDI Port [Disabled] This item disables or sets the onboard MIDI port address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [300] [330] MIDI IRQ Select [IRQ10] Allows you to select the MIDI Port IRQs.
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Page 49: Pci Pnp
Configuration options: [Yes] [No] IRQ xx [Available] When set to [Available], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Available] [Reserved] ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-17... -
Page 50: Power Menu
Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. Suspend Mode [Auto] Configure CPU. Repost Video on S3 Resume [Yes] ACPI 2.0 Support [No] ACPI APIC Support... -
Page 51: Apm Configuration
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 set the hard disk power down mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Standby] [Suspend] ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-19... - Page 52 Power On Ring [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] The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running.
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Page 53: Hardware Monitor
If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-21... -
Page 54: Boot Menu
Specifies the boot sequence from the 1st Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive] available devices. 2nd Boot Device [PM-ST330620A] 3rd Boot Device [SM-ASUS CD-S360] A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu. Select Screen Select Item... -
Page 55: Boot Settings Configuration
This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use the ASUS MyLogo feature. Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for option ROM. -
Page 56: Security
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set to Enabled, the system allows option ROMs to trap interrupt 19. This is required by some PCI cards that provide a ROM based setup utility. - Page 57 To change the user password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Clear User Password Select this item if you wish to clear the user password. Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the boot sector virus protection. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard 2-25...
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Page 58: Exit Menu
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 Options Exit system setup after saving the Exit & Save Changes changes. -
Page 59: Chapter 3: Software Support
Chapter 3 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support... -
Page 60: Install An Operating System
The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website for updates. 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. -
Page 61: Drivers Menu
This item installs the VIA 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet driver to support 10/100 Mbps networking. USB 2.0 Driver This item installs the USB 2.0 driver. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS P4VP-MX motherboard... -
Page 62: Asus Contact Information
ASUS Update This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website.