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Asus P4T User’s User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® ® Intel 850 ATX Motherboard USER’S MANUAL...
  • 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.

  • Page 3: Asus Contact Information

    Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel):+886-2-2890-7123 (English) Fax: +886-2-2893-7775 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA Fax: +1-510-608-4555 Email: tmd1@asus.com Technical Support Fax:...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1.1 How This Manual Is Organized ..........7 1.2 Item Checklist ................7 2. FEATURES ..................8 2.1 The ASUS P4T ................8 2.2 P4T Motherboard Components ..........12 3. HARDWARE SETUP ..............14 3.1 P4T Motherboard Layout ............14 3.2 Layout Contents ................
  • Page 5 5.5 Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver ..........81 5.6 Intel LDCM Administrator Setup ..........83 5.7 Intel LDCM Client Setup ............85 5.8 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.0 ......... 86 5.9 ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx ............. 86 5.10 ASUS Update Vx.xx ..............88 5.11 Microsoft DirectX Driver ............
  • Page 6 Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    (2) Metal CPU heatsink retaining clips (4) Pan head screws (2) ASUS C-RIMM Continuity RIMM (1) ASUS 2-port USB connector set with bracket (1) I/O port bracket (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Features

    2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS P4T The ASUS P4T motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1Specifications • Latest Intel Processor Support ® Intel Socket 423 Pentium 4 processors ®...
  • Page 9 PC Health Monitoring: Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information, such as CPU and systerm voltages, temperatures, and fan status through the onboard hardware ASUS ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM software.
  • Page 10 • ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also imple- mented on all ASUS smart series motherboards. ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems (OS) supporting OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality. With these features implemented in the OS, PCs can be ready around the clock, yet satisfy all the energy saving standards.
  • Page 11 Millenium, and Windows NT/2000, require much more memory and hard drive space to present enormous user interfaces and run large applications. The onboard hardware ASUS ASIC in conjunction with either the bundled ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM will warn the user before the system resources are used up to prevent possible application crashes.

  • Page 12: P4T Motherboard Components

    Network Features LAN (RJ-45) Connector (optional) ......(Top) 20 Wake-On-LAN Connector ............15 Wake-On-Ring Connector ............17 Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitoring (integrated in ASUS ASIC) ..10 Power ATX Power Supply Connector ..........6 ATX 12V Power Supply Connector ......... 9 Auxiliary Power Supply Connector .........
  • Page 13 2. FEATURES 2.2.1 Component Locations 10 9 ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCI2 ASUS ASIC PCI3 4Mbit with Firmware Hardware Monitor SCSILED PCI4 PCI_FAN Multi USB2 PCI5 CHASSIS HDDLED PANEL Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Layout Contents

    System Message LED (2 pins) 24) SMI (PANEL) p.42 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 25) PWRSW (PANEL) p.42 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) RESET (PANEL) p.42 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Motherboard Settings

    Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF. ® Standby Powered Power P4T Onboard LED ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). NOTE: In JumperFree™ mode, all dip switches must be set to OFF. Setting Disable (Jumper) [1-2] Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) ® Jumper JumperFree P4T JumperFree™ Mode Setting ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 19 3. The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability (+5VSB) whether under normal working conditions or in the sleep mode. Setting USBPWR Disable [2-3] (default) Enable [1-2] USBPWR ® Enable Disable (Default) P4T USB Device Wake Up ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 36.0MHz ® CPU/DRAM 110.0MHz 112.0MHz 115.0MHz 118.0MHz 36.7MHz 37.3MHz 38.3MHz 39.3MHz PCI BUS P4T CPU External Frequency Selection CPU/DRAM 120.0MHz 122.0MHz 125.0MHz 128.0MHz PCI BUS 40.0MHz 40.7MHz 41.7MHz 42.7MHz CPU/DRAM 130.0MHz 133.0MHz PCI BUS 43.3.0MHz 44.3MHz ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 [OFF] [OFF] 39.0 78.0 [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] 26.5 53.2 [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] 30.0 60.0 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] For updated processor settings, visit ASUS’s web site (see ASUS CONTACT IN- FORMATION) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [ON] [ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [OFF] [ON] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: System Memory

    128MB RDRAM it is recommended that you use configuration a. C-RIMM RIMMA2 128MB RDRAM RIMMA1 128MB RDRAM RIMMB2 C-RIMM RIMMB1 128MB RDRAM RIMMA2 C-RIMM RIMMA1 128MB RDRAM RIMMB2 256MB RDRAM RIMMB1 RIMMA2 128MB RDRAM 256MB RDRAM RIMMA1 ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Rimm Sockets

    To release a memory module, push both ejectors outward and pull the module straight up and out of the RIMM sockets. WARNING! RIMM modules become extremely hot during operation. To re- duce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the modules to cool off before removing them. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Before you start, you should check to see that you have the following items: Rubber Pad Metal Baseboard 2 Metal heatsink retaining clips 4 Copper captive nuts 4 Washers 4 Pan Head screws 2 Heatsink support bases ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Cpu Installation

    Tighten the four copper captive screws on the baseboard. nuts over the washers. Copper captive nut Washer I M P O R T A N T : This step is a MUST! The washers are necessary to prevent shorting. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 If not, check its orientation or check for bent pins. E. Secure the CPU into the socket by pushing the socket lever all the way down. You will hear a click indicating that the lever is in place. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 Place the two heatsink support base as shown and screw in the four pan head screws. Step 4: Install the Heatsink Carefully place the fan heatsink on top of the heatsink support base and connect the fan power cable to the CPU fan connector. Connect to the CPU fan connector. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Socket 423 pro- cessor or else boot-up may not be possible. Socket 423 processors provide internal thermal sensing so that a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 3. HARDWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Expansion Cards

    ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Accelerated Graphics Port (Agp) Pro Slot

    Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card. Use a rigid tip, such as a pen tip, to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay. Removing the t a b ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 33: External Connectors

    This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards. PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices. For additional USB ports, you can use the USB headers (see USB Headers later in this section). NOTE: USB Function (see 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) must be Enabled to use these ports. USB 1 USB 2 ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/100 IDE devices must use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable for 100MByte/sec transfer rates. NOTE: Orient the red markings ® (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1 P4T IDE Connectors ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can monitored using a utility such as ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM. WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks.

  • Page 37: Ps/2 Mouse Connector

    The event can then be pro- cessed by software such as LDCM. If the chassis intrusion lead is not used, a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to close the circuit. ® CHASSIS P4T Chassis Open Alarm Lead ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Wake-On-Lan Connector

    12) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
  • Page 39 PCI SCSI card, connect the 4-pin connector on the PCI SCSI card to this lead. When connected, the cabinet’s IDE activity LED will indicate activity of the SCSI device. ® SCSILED P4T SCSI LED Connector ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 P4T Infrared Module Connector 18) Device Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin TR2) If you have a device (e.g. power supply) with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. Thermal Sensor Connector ® P4T Thermal Sensor Connector ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 230watts) must supply at least 720mA +5VSB. ATXPWR Pin 1 +12.0VDC +5.0VDC +5VSB +5.0VDC PWR_OK -5.0VDC +5.0VDC +5.0VDC PS_ON# +3.3VDC -12.0VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC ® Pin 1 Pin 1 +12V DC +12V DC ATX12V P4T ATX & Auxiliary AUXPWR Power Connectors ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Starting Up The First Time

    No DRAM installed or detected One long beep followed by Video card not found or video card three short beeps memory bad High frequency beeps when CPU overheated system is working System running at a lower frequency ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after Win- dows shuts down. NOTE: The message “You can now safely turn off your computer” will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Bios Setup

    4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH <Enter> to run AFLASH. IMPORTANT! If “unknown” is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and there- fore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Updating Bios Procedures

    BIOS revision will solve your problems. Care- less updating can result in your motherboard having more problems! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page 3 for details) and save to the disk you created earlier.
  • Page 47 If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, your system may not be able to boot up. If this happens, your system will need servicing. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 4. BIOS SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Bios Setup Program

    To access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key after the computer has run through its POST. NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Bios Menu Bar

    Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field <Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field <End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field <F5> Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults <F10> Saves changes and exits Setup ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: General Help

    Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. NOTE: The item heading in square brackets represents the default setting for that field. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Main Menu

    This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. Floppy 3 Mode support will allow reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B] [Both] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Primary & Secondary Master/Slave

    Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK). Other options for the Type field are: [None] - to disable IDE devices ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field must be set to [Manual]. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 IDE devices. Set to [Disabled] to suppress Ultra DMA capability. NOTE: To make changes to this field, the Type field must be set to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [Disabled] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Keyboard Features

    6 to 30 characters per second. Configuration options: [6/Sec] [8/Sec] [10/Sec] [12/Sec] [15/Sec] [20/Sec] [24/Sec] [30/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec] This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Con- figuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 [All Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This display-only field displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Advanced Menu

    CPU Vcore This field displays the core voltage supplied to the CPU. If you want to set it manually, always refer to the CPU documentation. The pictures shown here provide only examples of possible Vcore ranges. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 IRQ12 will be used for the PS/2 mouse. IRQ12 will be reserved for expan- sion cards only if a PS/2 mouse is not detected. [Enabled] will always reserve IRQ12, whether on startup a PS/2 mouse is detected or not. Configuration options: [En- abled] [Auto] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 100MHz and a fail- safe CPU internal frequency (8x100MHz). It will then automatically take you to the Advanced menu with a popup menu of all the officially possible CPU internal fre- quencies. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 The system will start up in safe mode running at a bus speed of 100MHz and enter BIOS setup. Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU Internal Frequency Cause for Hangup: Improper CPU External (FSB) Freq. (MHz) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 62: Chip Configuration

    This field allows you to reserve an address space for ISA expansion cards that re- quire it. Setting the address space to a particular setting will make that memory space unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 IEEE-1394 PCI card. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] You can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secondary IDE channel, both, or disable both channels. Configuration options: [Both] [Primary] [Secondary] [Dis- abled] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 64: I/O Device Configuration

    Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/ IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10] [Disabled] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 This field allows you to configure the parallel port DMA channel for the selected ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 66: Pci Configuration

    The setting [Enabled] should correct this problem. Otherwise, leave this on the default setting of [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PCI Latency Timer [32] Leave on default setting for best performance vs. stability. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 67: Shadow Configuration

    ROMs on them, you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically. Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose. Configura- tion options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 68: Power Menu

    3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled “Power Management” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Properties dialog box. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 4 seconds will place the system in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more than 4 seconds will power off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Power Up Control

    Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-On- LAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 [By Date]. NOTE: Automatic Power Up will not work if the system is powered down by operating systems, such as Windows 98/ 2000/Millenium, that have ACPI support enabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Hardware Monitor

    NOTE: If any of the monitored items is out of range, an error message will appear: “Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details”. You will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue, DEL to enter SETUP”. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Boot Menu

    This field allows you to select which ATAPI CD-ROM drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] [LANDesk (R) Service Agent] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 74 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Enabled] When enabled, the BIOS will seek the floppy disk drive to determine whether the drive has 40 or 80 tracks. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Exit Menu

    This option should only be used if you do not want to save the changes you have made to the Setup program. If you have made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the system will ask for confirmation before exit- ing. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 76: Load Setup Defaults

    This option saves your selections without exiting the Setup program. You can then return to other menus and make changes. After selecting this option, all selections are saved and a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Software Setup

    NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and may not be an exact reflection of your system. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 78: P4T Motherboard Support Cd

    ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a utility to monitor your computer’s fan, tem- perature, and voltages. • ASUS Update Vx.xx: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or down- load a BIOS image file. • Microsoft DirectX Driver: Installs Microsoft DirectX driver.
  • Page 79 ReadMe: Allows you to view the support CD file list and contact information. • Exit: Exits the CD installation menu. (TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, CLICK LEFT ARROW ON THE LOWER- RIGHT CORNER OF THE SECONDARY MENU) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 80: Inf Update Utility For Intel 850 Chipset

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. (5) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Intel Ultra Ata Storage Driver

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the license agreement. (4) Click here. (6) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. (5) Click here. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Intel Ldcm Administrator Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 83 NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t (10) To install other drivers/ have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.14 programs, click here and Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x on how to install then click Finish. the Acrobar Reader. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 84: Intel Ldcm Client Setup

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: LDCM will not run if another hardware monitoring utility, such as ASUS PC Probe, is installed. To uninstall any program, see 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.
  • Page 85 NOTE: This warning appears only if you don’t have the Acrobat Reader installed. See 5.14 Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x on how to install the Acrobar Reader. (11) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 86: Asus Bios Flash Utility For Ldcm 6.0

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.8 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility for LDCM 6.0 Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here.

  • Page 87: Asus Pc Probe Vx.xx

    Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. NOTE: ASUS PC Probe will not run if another hardware monitoring utility is in- stalled. To uninstall any program, see 5.16 Uninstalling Programs.

  • Page 88: Asus Update Vx.xx

    5. SOFTWARE SETUP 5.10 ASUS Update Vx.xx Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here.

  • Page 89: Microsoft Directx Driver

    Insert the Support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (4) Click here. (3) Click here. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 90: Yamaha S-Yxg50 Softsynthesizer

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Enter the information requested and click here. (4) Click here. (5) Click here. (6) Click here. (7) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click OK. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Pc-Cillin 98 Vx.xx

    (5) Click here. (9) To install other drivers/ programs, click here and then click Finish. (8) Insert a floppy disk and then click here. Once the Emergency Clean disk is created, click OK. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 92: Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x

    CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. (1) Click here. (2) Click here. (3) Click here only after you have read the License Agreement. (4) Click here. (5) Click here and then click Finish to restart. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 93: Install Cyberlink Video And Audio Applications

    4x speed or above CD-ROM drive • Sound card with a Windows wave audio driver • 256 (or above) color VGA card is required. A VGA card with • DirectDraw support • 8MB system memory 5.15.2 Cyberlink Contact Information ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Installation Procedures

    (4) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. (5) Click here to install (6) Click here and follow the PowerDVD. onscreen instructions to complete installation. (7) Click here and follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 95: Uninstalling Programs

    Add/Remove Programs is a basic component within Windows. You may use this function if a program does not provide its own uninstallation program. (1) Double-click here to open the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. (2) Select the program to remove and click Add/ Remove. (3) Click here. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 96 5. SOFTWARE SETUP (This page was intentionally left blank.) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Software Reference

    ASUS Utility, and then click Probe Vx.xx. The PC Probe icon will appear on the taskbar’s system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon will allow you to see the status of your PC. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 98: Using Asus Pc Probe

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. Temperature Monitor Shows the PC’s temperature (for supported processors only). Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the...
  • Page 99 CPU temperature and predefined thresh- old. Information Hard Drives Shows the used and free space of the PC’s hard disk drives and the file allo- cation table or file system used. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 100 CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/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. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 101: Asus Pc Probe Task Bar Icon

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open or exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe...

  • Page 102: Asus Update

    6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 6.2 ASUS Update ASUS LiveUpdate is a utility that allows you to update your motherboard’s BIOS and drivers. The use of this utility requires that you are properly con- nected to the Internet through an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • Page 103: Yamaha Xgplayer

    XGplayer. For details on the YAMAHA XGplayer, click the Help icon on the Main Panel. You may also right-click the YAMAHA SXG Driver icon on the taskbar and then click SoftSynthesizer Help. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 104 To open the Mixer Panel, click the Open Mixer icon on the Main Panel. Polyphony CPU Usage Rate Effects Block Exit Smart Arrangement Block Minimize Level Meter Display Effect Control Voice Select Channel Solo Channel Mute Pan Knob Master Channel Volume Volume Slider Slider ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 105: Troubleshooting

    Is there an SXG Driver being used with some other previously existing MIDI Player? • If a demonstration model’s use period has expired, it can be selected, but no music will be output. It cannot be used with an 8-bit sound card. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 106 If the CPU’s load is increased, there will be deviations in the timing of data transfer to the CODEC. As a result, noise may be generated. In such a case, open the SoftSynthesizer setting screen and click OK. The timing discrepancy will be reset. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 107: Cyberlink Powerplayer Se

    M u t e Shuffle Decrease Volume Karaoke Next angle Next audio stream Next subtitle Add bookmark Capture frame G o - U p R e p e a t M e n u Go to bookmark ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 108: Cyberlink Powerdvd

    CyberLink PowerDVD, and then click PowerDVD. 6.5.2 CyberLink PowerDVD User Interface Control Minimize W h e e l Main Display Functions Exit Full Screen / H e l p Control CD/File Eject Panel Video Window M o d e (closed) ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 109: Cyberlink Videolive Mail

    VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Win- dows standard. Video for Windows is a well-accepted and well-tested standard. Thus, users do not have to worry about compatibility issues. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 110: Cyberlink Videolive Mail User Interface

    Save Video File Snapshot to File Stop Recording / Playback Send Mail Start Recording Load Video File Video Configuration P a u s e Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker Decrease speaker volume ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 111: Appendix

    Motherboard type Other If you are using the ASUS PCI-L101 on an ASUS motherboard, leave the jumper on its defaut setting of “ASUS.” If you are using another brand of motherboard, set the jumper to “Other.” Connect the Wake on LAN (WOL) output signal to the motherboard’s WOL_CON in order to utilize the wake on LAN feature of the moth-...

  • Page 112: Software Driver Support

    A: To enable Wake-On-LAN function, your system requires Ethernet LAN adapter card that can activate Wake-On-LAN function, a client with Wake-On-LAN capa- bility, and software such as LDCM Rev. 3.10 or up that can trigger wake-up frame. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 113: Glossary

    BIOS file into the EEPROM. Bit (Binary Digit) Represents the smallest unit of data used by the computer. A bit can have one of two values: 0 or 1. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 114 IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, elimi- nating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/ 33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 115 Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up to 1.6GB of data per second. RDRAM is the first interface standard that can be directly implemented on high performance VLSI components such as, CMOS DRAMs, memory control- lers, and graphics/video ICs. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...
  • Page 116 USB 2.0 provides twice the transfer rate compared to USB 1.0 and competes with the 1394 standard. Wake-On-LAN Computer will automatically wake-up upon receiving a wake-up packet through a Network interface when it is under power soft-off, suspend or sleep mode. ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

  • Page 117: Index

    Adobe Acrobat Reader Setup 92 CPU Speed 58 AGP 32 CPU Temperature 72 AGP Slots 32 CyberLink Contact Information 92 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility PowerDVD 108 Installing 86 PowerPlayer SE 107 ASUS PC Probe VideoLive Mail 109 Installing 86 CyberLink PowerDVD...
  • Page 118 Installing 80, 81 Multi-Sector Transfers 55 Installed Memory 57 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 92 Onboard AC97 Modem Controlle 64 ASUS BIOS Flash Utility 86 Onboard Parallel Port 65 ASUS PC Probe 86 Onboard PCI IDE Enable 63 CPU 25 CyberLink PowerDVD 95...
  • Page 119 USB Function 67 Quick Power On Self Test 74 USB Headers 39 USB Legacy Support 60 Using Removable Device 73 ASUS PC Probe 97 Reset Switch Lead 40 ASUS Update 102 PowerPlayer SE 107 Save Changes 76 Sector 55 VCORE Voltage 72...
  • Page 120 INDEX Wake On LAN 70 Wake On PS2 KB/PS2 Mouse/CIR 71 Wake-On-LAN Connector 38 YAMAHA SoftSynthesizer Installing 91 ASUS P4T User’s Manual...

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