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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Asus P4T-E. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Asus P4T-E o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Asus P4T-E se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Asus P4T-E, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Asus P4T-E debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Asus P4T-E
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Asus P4T-E
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Asus P4T-E
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Asus P4T-E no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Asus P4T-E y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Asus en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Asus P4T-E, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Asus P4T-E, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Asus P4T-E. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    ® P4T -E Intel ® 850 A TX Motherboard USER ’ S MANUAL[...]

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    2 ASUS P4T -E User’s Manual USER'S NOTICE Product Name: ASUS P4T -E Manual Revision: 1.01 E837 Release Date: September 2001 No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be repro- duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, exce[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User’s Manual 3 ASUS CONT ACT INFORMA TION ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Marketing Address: 150 Li-T e Road, Peitou, T aipei, T aiwan 1 12 T elephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw T echnical Support MB/Others (T el): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (T el): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Deskto[...]

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    4 ASUS P4T -E User’s Manual CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Or ganized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEA TURES ................[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User’s Manual 5 CONTENTS 4.7 Exit Menu ................................................................................. 74 5.1 Install Operating System ........................................................... 76 5.2 Start W indows ........................................................................... 76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ...[...]

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    6 ASUS P4T -E User’s Manual FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. 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. This equipment has been te[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEA TURES Production information and specifications 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Intructions on setting up the motherboard. 4. BIOS SETUP Intructions on setting up the BIOS 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP[...]

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    8 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Core Specifications 2. FEA TURES 2.1 The ASUS P4T -E The ASUS P4T -E motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors. 2.1.1 Core Specifications 2. FEA TURES • Intel Processor Support: Intel Socket 478 Pentium ® 4 / Northwood ™ processors[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 9 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Connections 2.1.2 Connections • CPU socket: 478-pin surface mount, ZIF socket mPGA478 B . • PCI Expansion Slots: Provides five 32-bit PCI slots, (PCI 2.2 compliant) with no ISA, eliminating bottlenecks and system memory management issues. All PCI slots can support Bus Master PCI cards, s[...]

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    10 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 2.1.3 Optional Components • AC ’ 97 Codec: The latest high-performance mini-chipset supports hi-fidelity 18-bit stereo, full duplex audio performance, up to four analog line inputs, two stereo outputs, and one mono output channel, 3D stereo enhancement. • Auxillary Power Connector: Extra power is available wit[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 11 • Auto CPU Thr ottling Function: Incorporated into this motherboard is a new technology to enable Pentium 4 processors auto throttling function. When auto throttling is enabled, the CPU with throttle down to 50% of its duty cycle when the CPU temperature reaches the threshold and return to 100% of its duty cycle w[...]

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    12 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 2. FEA TURES 2.2 P4T -E Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Socket 478 for Pentium 4 Processors ....................................... 2 Chipsets Intel 850 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) ............................... 4 Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) .................[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 13 2. FEA TURES 2. FEA TURES Component Locations 2.2.1 Component Locations 2 14 8 13 17 21 12 25 26 27 28 23 5 11 7 4 6 10 9 1 3 15 16 20 24 18 19 22[...]

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    14 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.1 P4T -E Motherboard Layout Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. Motherboard Layout 3. H/W SETUP Socket 478 24.4cm (9.60in) 30.5cm (12.0in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard MAIN_F AN CHASSIS P ANEL FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE Intel I/O Controller Hub [...]

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    15 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p . 18 JumperFree ™ Mode (JEN) (Disable / Enable) 2) SW1 (Switches 6-10) p. 19 CPU Ext. Freq. Selection (SW1 Switches 6-10) 3) SW1 (Switches 1-4) p. 20 Manual CPU Ratio Settings (SW1 Switches 1-4) 4) USBPWR p. 21 USB Device W ake-up (USBPWR) 5) ADN[...]

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    16 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Getting Started 3. H/W SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure IMPORT ANT : Due to Pentium 4 CPU ’ s power consumption requirement, an A TX12V power supply is recommended for this motherboard. For typical system configurations, an A TX12V power supply that can supply at least 230W and at least 8.5A o[...]

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    17 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section tells you how to change motherboard function settings through the switches and/or jumpers. P4T-E P4T -E Onboard LED ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off W ARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Int[...]

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    18 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP P4T-E P4T -E DIP Switches 1. Frequency Multiple 2. Frequency Multiple 3. Frequency Multiple 4. Frequency Multiple 5. Reserved 6. Frequency Selection 7. Frequency Selection 8. Frequency Selection 9. Frequency Selection 10. Frequency Selection OFF ON 123456789 1 0 ON SW1 P4T-E Jumper Mode 12 P4T -E [...]

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    19 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 2) CPU External Frequency Selection (SW1 Switches 6-10) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, DRAM, and the PCI bus. This allows the selection of the CPU ’ s External frequency (or BUS Clock ). The BUS Clock multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU ?[...]

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    20 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP P4T-E P4T -E CPU Frequency Multiple Selection SW1 8.0x 10.0x 1 1.0x 12.0x ON 1234 56789 1 0 ON 1234 56789 1 0 ON 1234 56789 1 0 ON 1234 56789 1 0 13.0x 14.0x 15.0x 16.0x ON 1234 56789 1 0 ON 1234 56789 1 0 ON 1234 56789 1 0 ON 1234 56789 1 0 17.0x 18.0x 19.0x 20.0[...]

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    21 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP P4T-E P4T -E USB Device W ake Up USBPWR +5V 1 2 +5VSB 2 3 (Default) 4) USB Device W ake-up (USBPWR) The jumpers are set to +5V as the default to allow wake up from the S1 sleep state (CPU stopped; RAM refreshed; system running in low power mode) using the connecte[...]

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    22 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. H/W SETUP P4T-E P4T -E AUDIO Setting ENABLE AUDIO (Default) DISABLE AUDIO ADN 2 3 1 2 P4T-E P4T -E CNR/USB Selection USB2 (Default) CNRUSB 12 J3- J3+ 23 J3- J3+ 12 OC3 23 OC3 6) USB2 / CNRUSB Selection (J3-J3+, OC3) The CNR slot can support an optional USB hub CNR card. Thr[...]

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    23 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3.5 System Memory NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard has four 184-pin R ambus I nline M emory M odules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and 256Mbit Direct RDRAM technologies. RIMMA1 RIMMA2 RIMMB1 RIMMB2 128MB RDRAM 1[...]

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    24 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5.1 Installing Memory The memory module (RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the memory module ’ s connectors. Handle the mod- ule only by the edges. 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets. 2. W ith t[...]

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    25 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 1. Locate the Socket 478 and open it by pulling the lever gently sideways away from the socket. Then lift the lever upwards. The socket lever must be fully opened (90 to 100 degrees). 2. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation. The gold arrow of the CPU must be oriented toward the inner corner[...]

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    26 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Heatsink 3. H/W SETUP Step 1: Mount the Heatsink 3.6.1 Installing the Heatsink and Fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 478 / Northwood Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. The Intel Pentium 4 478 / Northwood Processor [...]

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    27 3. HARDW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual CPU Heatsink 3. H/W SETUP Step 2: Mount the Fan Position the fan with the r etention mechanism on top of the heatsink. Align and snap the four hooks of the retention mechanism to the holes on each corner of the module base. Carefully fit the fan and retention mechanism assembly perfectly to the he[...]

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    28 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP CPU Heatsink 3. H/W SETUP Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base. When secure, the retention locks should point to opposite directions. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. W ith the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking b[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 29 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7 Expansion Cards 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard- ware or software settings for your expansion card, such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computer system ’ s cover and the bracket[...]

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    30 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally , an IRQ must be exclu- sively assigned to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard ha[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 31 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Expansion Cards 3. H/W SETUP 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP Pro) This motherboard provides an accelerated graphics port (AGP Pro) to support a new generation of AGP graphics cards with ultra-high memory bandwidth. IMPORT ANT : Only 1.5V AGP cards are supported. ASUS ® AGP 4X cards are rated[...]

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    32 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.8 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected w[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 33 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) . NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. 5) Universal Serial Bus Ports (Black t[...]

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    34 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 6) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15 pin Female GAME_AUDIO) Y ou may connect game joysticks or game pades to this connector for playing games. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio. Game/MIDI (15-pin Female) 7) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 ” Female LINE IN, LINE[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 35 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 9) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or second- ary IDE connector . Then connect the gray conne[...]

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    36 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 10) Fan Connectors (3 pin MAIN_F AN, CPU_F AN, PCI_F AN) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the f[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 37 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 1 1) USB Headers (10-1 pin USB2) If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate, a USB header is available for two additional USB ports. Connect the 10-1 pin ribbon cable from the pro- vided 2-port USB connector set to the midboard 10-1 pin USB header and mount the USB [...]

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    38 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP P4T-E P4T -E T rue-Level Line Out Header HEADPHONE 1 Headphone Left GND Headphone Right P4T-E P4T -E Internal Microphone Connector MIC2 MIC Power 1 MIC Input Ground 13) Internal Microphone Connector (3 pin MIC2) (optional) Microphone audio may be directly input through this[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 39 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP P4T-E P4T -E Infrared Module Connector Front View Back View +5V IRTX IRRX (NC) GND +5V IRRX IRTX (NC) GND IR 1 16) Standard and Consumer Infrar ed (SIR) Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This[...]

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    40 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP 19) Device Thermal Sensor Connector (2-pin TR1) If you have a device (e.g. power supply) with thermal monitoring, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector . 18) SMB Connector (5-1 pin SMB) This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) de- vice[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 41 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Connectors 3. H/W SETUP P4T-E P4T -E A TX & Auxiliary Power Connectors A TX12V A TXPWR AUXPWR Pin 1 COM +3V +5V Key +12V DC COM +12V DC COM Pin 1 Pin 1 +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 20) Power Su[...]

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    42 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual Connectors 3. H/W SETUP 3. HARDW ARE SETUP P4T-E P4T -E System Panel Connectors * Requires an A TX power supply . PLED Ground MLED PWR +5 V Keylock +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground +5 V Reset SW SMI Lead Message LED ExtSMI# Ground Reset Ground Ground Ground Keyboard Lock A TX Power Switch* The followin[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 43 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 3.9 Starting Up the First T ime 1. After all connections are made, close the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off (in some systems, marked with ), and the power input voltage is set to comply with the standard used in your country (220V -240V or 1 10-12[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 44 3. HARDW ARE SETUP Powering Up 3. H/W SETUP 7. During power-on, hold down <Delete> to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in 4. BIOS SETUP . * Powering Off your computer: Y ou must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching of f the power switch. For A TX power supplies, you can press[...]

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    4. BIOS SETUP 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash Memory W riter utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later . AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory W riter utility that updat[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 46 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 5. Select 1. Save Curr ent BIOS to File from the Main menu and press <Enter>. The Save Current BIOS T o File screen appears. 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures W ARNING! Only update your BIOS if you have problems with your mother - board and you know that the new BIOS revi[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 47 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 6. When prompted to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the up- date. Updating BIOS NOTE: When you see the message “ Boot Block is dif ferent ” , you may still press <Y> to update the BIOS. Y et if the update fails, your system will run a greater risk of boot failure depen[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 48 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. W ARNING! If you encounter problems while updating the new BIOS, DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up. Just repeat the process, and if the problem still per - sists, update the origi[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 49 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2 BIOS Setup Program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that can be updated using the provided utility as described in 4.1 Managing and Updating Y our BIOS . The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “ Run Setup ”[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 50 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADV ANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Mana[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 51 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP General Help In addition to the Item Specific Help window , the BIOS setup program also pro- vides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by sim- ply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys wi[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 52 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets your system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). The format is hour , minute, second. V alid values for hour , minute and sec- ond are Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59) . Use the <T ab> or <Shift> + <T a[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 53 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP NOTE: Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of the drive. Incorrect settings may cause your system to not recognize the in- stalled hard disk. T o allow the BIOS to detect the drive type automati- ca[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 54 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP IMPORT ANT : If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system, incorrect parameters may be detected. Y ou will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low-level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk. If the parameters listed dif fer fro[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 55 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Master/Slave Drives Head This field configures the number of read/write heads. Refer to your drive documentation to determine the correct value to enter into this field. NOTE: T o make changes to this field, the T ype field must be set to [User T ype HDD] and the T ranslation Method field[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 56 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Other options for “ Type: ” are: [CD-ROM] - for IDE CD-ROM drives [LS-120] - for LS-120 compatible floppy disk drives [ZIP] - for ZIP compatible disk drives [MO] - for IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After using the legend keys to[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 57 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Main Menu Halt On [All Errors] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configura- tion options: [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 con[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 58 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4 Advanced Menu Advanced Menu CPU Internal Frequency [Manual] When the motherboard is set to JumperFree ™ mode, this field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select [Manual] if you want to make changes to the subsequent 2 fields. Note that selecting a frequency h[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 59 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu RDRAM Frequency:FSB Ratio (MHz) [Auto] This feature tells the clock generator which frequency to send to the RDRAM. The default setting [Auto] makes the system detect and set the ratio according to the type of RDRAM module. The [Auto] default bal- ances performance with stab[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 60 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP JumperFree Notes OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Notes for JumperFree Mode CPU Upg[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 61 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration 4.4.1 Chip Configuration RDRAM Pool B State [Standby] This sets the operating state of the RDRAM devices in Pool B. Selecting [Nap] allows the RDRAM in Pool B to enter power -saving mode. [Standby] allows the RDRAM in Pool B to return to the working state quickly . Con-[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 62 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Chip Configuration PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This function allows you to enable or disable PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed transaction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Onboard PCI IDE Enable [Both] Y ou can select to enable the primary IDE channel, secon[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 63 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration I/O Device Config Onboard AC97 Modem Controller [Enabled] The motherboard of fers an AC97 Modem Controller chip. BIOS automatically activates the Modem Controller if it is available. Configuration options; [Enabled] [Disabled] Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 64 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP I/O Device Config Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4], Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/ IRQ3] These fields set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have dif ferent addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/IRQ10][...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 65 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP 4.4.3 PCI Configuration PCI Configuration Slot 1 IRQ, Slot 2 IRQ, Slot 3, Slot 4, Slot 5 IRQ [Auto] These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot. The default setting for each field is [Auto], which uses auto-routing to dassign IRQs. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 66 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP PCI Configuration PCI/PNP IRQ Resource Exclusion IRQ XX Reserved for Legacy Device [No/ICU] These fields indicate whether or not the displayed IRQ for each field is being used by an onboard legacy (non-PnP) device. The default value indi- cates either that the displayed IRQ is not used or[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 67 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Shadow Configuration 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration Video ROM BIOS Shadow [Enabled] This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Relocating to RAM enhances system performance, as information access is faster than the ROM. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled][...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 68 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity . Power Management [User Define] This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving feature[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 69 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Menu Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video of f feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Of f] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video of f features. The DPMS (Display Po[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 70 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after the power has been interrupted. [Disabled] leaves your system of f and [En- abled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the [...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 71 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor Wake On USB Device [Disabled] W ake On USB permits PC bootup from a USB device. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. Y ou may config- ure your system to pow[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 72 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu 4.6 Boot Menu Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or <Space> key , you can promote devices and by using the <-> key , you can demote devices. Pr[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 73 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu Plug & Play O/S [No] This field allows you to use a Plug-and-Play (PnP) operating system to configure the PCI bus slots instead of using the BIOS. When [Y es] is se- lected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassig[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 74 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu 4.7 Exit Menu Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup pro- gram, you should save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from the menu bar to display the following menu: NOTE: Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. Y ou must select o[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 75 4. BIOS SETUP 4. BIOS SETUP Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When this option is selected or if <F5> is pressed, a confirmation is requested. Select [Y es] to load default values. Y ou can now select Exit Saving Changes or make[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 76 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5. S/W SETUP Install OS 5.1 Install Operating System Y ou should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy . Y ou may use any version of W in- dows 98/2000/Millenium, but for W indows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later . For W indows NT 4.0[...]

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    77 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP 5.3 P4T -E Motherboard Support CD NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. T o begin using your support CD disc, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive and the support CD installation menu should appear . If the menu does not appear , double- clic[...]

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    78 5. SOFTW ARE SETUP ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 5. S/W SETUP • ASUS Scr een Saver: Installs the ASUS screen saver . • Show Motherboard Information: Allows you to view information about your motherboard, such as product name, BIOS version, and CPU. • Browse Support CD: Allows you to view the contents of the CD. • ReadMe: Allows you to vi[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 79 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe 6.1 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your com- puter system ’ s vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and tem- peratures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer , such as hard disk spac[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 80 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.2 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor Summary Shows a summary of the items being monitored. T emperature Monitor Shows the PC ’ s temperature (for supported processors only). T emperature W arning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decr[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 81 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE ASUS PC Probe Settings Lets you set threshold levels and poll- ing intervals or refresh times of the PC ’ s temperature, fan rotation, and voltages. History Lets you record the monitoring activ- ity of a certain component of your PC for future reference. Information Hard Dri[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 82 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC. DMI Explor er Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and in- ternal/external frequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. T o run a program, click Execute Pr ogr[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 83 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.1.3 ASUS PC Probe T ask Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probe icon will bring up a menu to open o r exit ASUS PC Probe and pause or resume all sys- tem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probe senses a p rob lem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, [...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 84 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6.2 ASUS Live 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 I nternet S ervice P rovider (ISP). 1. Start ASUS Update Launch the utility from yo[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 85 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cybelink 6.3 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE CyberLink PowerPlayer SE is an intelligent software player that can automatically detect and playback all kinds of video/audio files, CD and MP3 files as well. This is the only software you need for all types of video and audio files. No n[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 86 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink 6.4 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail CyberLink ’ s V ideoLive Mail Plus V er 3.0 (a.k.a. VLM 3) is a convenient and excel- lent way to create professional quality video mails from PC video/audio input de- vices and to send the mails to any recipients via VLM 3 ’ s built[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 87 6. SOFTW ARE REFERENCE 6. S/W REFERENCE Cybelink 6.4.4 CyberLink V ideoLive Mail User Interface 6.4.3 Starting V ideoLive Mail T o start V ideoLive Mail , click the W indows Start button, point to Pr ograms , and then CyberLink V ideoLive Mail , and then click V ideoLive Mail x.x . VLM 3 ’ s Setup W izard will sta[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 89 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX 7.1 Glossary 1394 1394 is the IEEE designation for a high performance serial bus tht of fers data transfers at 100/ 200/400 Mbps. This serial bus defines both a back plane physical layer and a point-to-point cable-connected virtual bus. The primary application of the cable version i[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 90 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary Boot Boot means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory . When the manual instructs you to “ boot ” your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your computer . “ Reboot ” means to restart your computer . When using W indows 95 or later , sel[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 91 7 . APPENDIX Glossary 7. APPENDIX IDE (Integrated Drive Electr onics) IDE devices integrate the drive control circuitry directly on the drive itself, eliminating the need for a separate adapter card (in the case for SCSI devices). UltraDMA/33 IDE devices can achieve up to 33MB/Sec transfer . I/O (Input/Output) The d[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 92 7. APPENDIX 7. APPENDIX Glossary PS/2 Port PS/2 ports are based on IBM Micro Channel Architecture. This type of architecture transfers data through a 16-bit or 32-bit bus. A PS/2 mouse and/or keyboard may be used on A TX motherboards. RDRAM (Rambus DRAM) Developed by Rambus, Inc., this type of memory can deliver up [...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 93 INDEX A AC PWR Loss Restart 70 Accelerated Graphics Port 31 Accessories. See also Leads AGP 31 AGP Slots 31 ASUS PC Probe Using 79 ASUS Update Using 84 A T API CD-ROM 72 A TX Power Switch Lead 42 Automatic Power Up 71 B BIOS Beep Code 43 Shadow Configuration 67 System Hangup 60 BIOS Beep Codes 43 Boot Sequence 72 Bo[...]

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    94 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual INDEX H Halt On 57 Hardware Setup CPU Installation 25 Procedure 16 Head 55 Headers USB 37, 38 Heatsink installation 26 I IDE Activity LED Lead 15, 39 IDE Connectors 35 IDE Hard Drive 72 Infrared Module Connector 15, 39 Installation CPU 25 Installed Memory 57 Internal Audio Connector 37 Interrupts Request T able 30 S[...]

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    ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual 95 INDEX Q Quick Power On Self T est 73 R Removable Device 72 Reset Switch Lead 42 S Save Changes 75 Sector 55 Serial Port Connectors 33 Serial ports 9 Settings Onboard Audio 22 SMAR T Monitoring 55 SMB Connector 40 SMI Lead 42 Starting Up 43 Supervisor Password 57 Suspend Mode 69 System Date 52 System Memory 23 System[...]

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    96 ASUS P4T -E User ’ s Manual NOTES[...]