4.5.1 Power Up Control... 70 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor.. 71 4.6 Boot Menu... 72 4.7 Exit Menu... 74 5. SOFTWARE SETUP... 77 5.1 Install Operating System... 77 5.2 Start Windows... 77 5.3 P4T-F Motherboard Support CD.. 78 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE... 80 6.1 ASUS Live Update.. 80 6.2 ASUS PC Probe.. 81 6.3 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE.. 86 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail.. 87 7. APPENDIX.... 89 7.1 Glossary... 89 INDEX.... 95

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 tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washington DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numrique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

1. INTRODUCTION

This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. INTRODUCTION FEATURES HARDWARE SETUP BIOS SETUP SOFTWARE SETUP SOFTWARE REFERENCE APPENDIX Manual information and checklist Production information and specifications Intructions on setting up the motherboard. Intructions on setting up the BIOS Intructions on setting up the included software Reference material for the included software Optional items and general reference

1.2 Item Checklist

Check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or missing items, contact your retailer.
Package Contents (1) ASUS Motherboard (1) 40-pin 80-conductor ribbon cable for internal UltraDMA33/ 66/100 IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for master and slave IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 5.25 and (2) 3.5 floppy disk drives (1) ASUS 2-port USB connector set with bracket (1) Bag of spare jumpers (1) Support drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard Users Manual (1) CPU Retention Module (2) ASUS C-RIMM Continuity RIMM Optional Items ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module Rambus LAN Card 1394 Card
1. INTRODUCTION Manual / Checklist
1.1 How This Manual Is Organized

2. FEATURES

2.1 The ASUS P4T-F
The ASUS P4T-F motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants advanced features processed by the fastest processors.

2.1.1 Specifications

Intel Processor Support: Intel Socket 423 Pentium 4 processors, 1.3 to 1.8 GHz and higher. Intel 850 Chipset: Features the Intel 850 chipset (82850 Tehama Memory Controller Hub, I/O Controller and Firmware Hub) with support for AGP 4X Pro Mode, (1.5 volt only); 400MHz Front Side Bus (FSB); and dual channel RDRAM. Intel ICH2: The Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (82801 ICH2) features support for UltraDMA/100, which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 100MB/ sec; and two USB controllers for a total of 4 USB ports. PC800 Memory Support: Equipped with four Rambus Inline Memory Module (RIMM) sockets to support Intel PC800/PC600-compliant Rambus DRAMs (RDRAMs) (available in 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 512MB) up to 2GB. These RDRAMs are necessary to meet the increase in processor performance and multimedia and 3D functions, especially where high bandwidth is required. Intel Accelerated Hub Architecture: Features a dedicated high speed hub link between the ICH2 and MCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec twice the maximum bandwidth of the PCI bus. AGP Pro Slot: Comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port Pro slot that supports AGP cards for high performance, component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical applications using a 4X mode bus. The slot is keyed to support only the latest 1.5 volt AGP cards: i.e.: ASUS V3800 and newer versions. JumperFree Mode: Now processor settings and easy overclocking of frequency and Vcore voltage can be controlled through the BIOS firmware if JumperFree mode is enabled. Easy-to-Use DIP Switches: As an alternative to JumperFree Mode, jumpers and DSW switches are included to allow manual adjustment of the processors external frequency. UltraDMA/100 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100, UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives. More USB Ports: Supports a total of 4 USB ports for exceptiona peripheral connectivity options.

2. FEATURES Specifications

2.1.4 Intelligence

Auto CPU Throttling 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 when temperature lowers to normal level. This function ensures the best performance and reliability. Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, MAIN, and PCI fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, this motherboard supports processor thermal sensing and auto-protection. Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. System Resources Alert: Todays operating systems, such as Windows 98/ 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. Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently. Dual Function Power Button: Through BIOS, the power button can be defined as the Stand by (ie.: Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead in 3.8 Connectors for more information) button. Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode. Peripheral Power Up: Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or disabled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse click.

2. FEATURES Intelligence

2.2 P4T-F Motherboard Components
See opposite page for locations.

The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket for the P4 Socket 423 CPU. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If not, then purchase a fan before turning on the system.

Socket 423 Pentium 4

Gold Arrow

3.6.1 CPU Installation

1. Locate the P4 Socket 423 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 outer corner of the socket base nearest to the tip of the lever handle. 3. Once completely inserted, press the CPU firmly and close the socket lever until it snaps into its locked position. CAUTION! The CPU fits in one orientation and should drop easily into place. Do not force the CPU into the socket to avoid bending the pins. If the CPU does not fit, check its alignment and look for bent pins.

3. H/W SETUP CPU

P4T-F Socket 423
3.6.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation

Parts Inventory:

1. Two black plastic heatsink support braces have built-in retaining clips, below left. An alternate heatsink support brace with two separate retaining clips may be included with this package, below right. Both types of supports may be affixed to the motherboard using the plastic plugs and shown in #2 below.

3. H/W SETUP Heatskink

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Step 1: Mount the Black Plastic Heatsink Support Braces:
1. Insert the four black plastic collars from the top through to the bottom of the motherboard. Insert the white plastic plugs into the middle of the black plastic collars and pop them firmly out the bottom of the motherboard. This instruction applies to both types of heatsink support clips in steps 2a and 2b.
1. Open the retaining clips. Place the heatsink on the CPU. The heatsink should entirely cover the CPU. The plastic heatsink support braces have built-in retaining clips, right. Close and snap the clips into the locked position. With the added weight of the CPU fan and heatsink locking brace, no extra force is required to keep the CPU in place. 2. Connect the CPU fan cable to the fan connector. (See 3.1 Motherboard Layout / 3.8 Connectors). CAUTION! Take care not to scrape the motherboard surface when mounting a clamp-style processor fan, or else damage may occur. When mounting a heatsink onto your CPU, make sure that exposed CPU capacitors do not touch the heatsink, or else damage may occur! Refer to heatsink/CPU documentation. WARNING! Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processors heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. You may install an auxiliary fan, if necessary.

Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard
PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 PCI slot 4 PCI slot 5 AGP slot USB HC0 USB HC1 SMB AC97 INT-A used INT-B shared shared INT-C shared INT-D used INT-E used INT-F shared INT-G used INT-H shared shared
IMPORTANT: If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support Share IRQ or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable.
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.
AGP Card without Retention Notch

TOP VIEW

20-pin bay Rib (inside slot) 28-pin bay Rib
P4T-F Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP PRO)
An early 3.3V AGP card: Do not use.
A new 1.5 / 3.3V AGP card: OKAY to use.
3.7.4 Communications and Networking Riser (CNR)
This connector supports specially designed network, audio, or modem riser cards. Main processing is done through software adn controlled by the motherboards system chipset. This provides upgradeable network, audio, and/or modem solutions at an incredibly low cost.
P4T-F Communication & Networking Riser Connectors
IMPORTANT: Only 1.5V AGP cards are supported. ASUS AGP 4X cards are rated for both 1.5 and 3.3 Volts. Early AGP cards only operate at 3.3 volts and will not fit properly into the new AGP 4X slots. See examples of both types below:

3.8 External Connectors

WARNING! 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. IMPORTANT: Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors. Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connector on hard drives and CD-ROM drives, but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives. Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions. IDE ribbon cables must be less than 46 cm (18 in.), with the second drive connector no more than 15 cm (6 in.) from the first connector.

3. H/W SETUP Connectors

1) PS/2 Mouse Connector (Green 6-pin PS2KBMS) The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse if one is detected. If one is not detected, expansion cards can use IRQ12. See PS/2 Mouse Function Control in 4.4 Advanced Menu.

1: USB Power 2: USBP2 3: USBP2+ 4: GND 5: NC
6: USB Power 7: USBP3 8: USBP3+ 9: GND
12) Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin MODEM, CD_IN, AUX) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such audio-visual sources as a VIDEO or CD-ROM input, or MPEG card.
Modem-Out Ground Ground Modem-In
VIDEO (Green) AUX (White) CD1 (Black)
Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel
P4T-F Internal Audio Connectors

P4T-F USB Headers

13) Internal Microphone Connector (3 pin MIC2) (optional) Microphone audio may be directly input through this connector.

MIC Input

MIC Power

Ground

P4T-F Internal Microphone Connector
14) Headphone (3 pin HEADPHONE) (optional) An external headphone feeds from the motherboard using this connector.

Headphone Left

Headphone Right
P4T-F True-Level Line Out Header
15) Standard and Consumer Infrared (SIR) Module Connector (5-pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature. You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA. Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboards SIR connector according to the pin definitions.

+5V (NC) IRRX GND IRTX

Front View

Back View

IRTX GND IRRX +5V (NC)
P4T-F Infrared Module Connector
16) IDE Activity LED (2-pin HDLED) This connector supplies power to the cabinets IDE activity LED. Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary/Secondary IDE and Primary/ Secondary ATA100 connectors will cause the LED to light up.
TIP: If the case-mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug.

P4T-F HDD Activity LED

17) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block ATXPWR) (4-pin ATX12V) (6 pin block AUXPWR (optional) These connectors supply ATX 12V power. Each power supply plug inserts in one orientation only. Push down firmly and make sure the pins are aligned. IMPORTANT: For typical system configurations, an ATX12V power supply that can supply at least 230W and at least 8.5A on the +12V lead is required. For heavily-loaded configurations, an ATX12V power supply that can supply at least 300W is required. Your system may become unstable/unreliable and may experience difficulty in powering up if your power supply is inadequate. For WakeOn-LAN support, your ATX power supply (minimum recommended wattage: 230watts) must supply at least 720mA +5VSB.

AUXPWR

Pin 1 Key

ATXPWR

ATX12V
COM +12V DC Pin 1 COM +12V DC
+12.0VDC +5VSB PWR_OK COM +5.0VDC COM +5.0VDC COM +3.3VDC +3.3VDC
+5.0VDC +5.0VDC -5.0VDC COM COM COM PS_ON# COM -12.0VDC +3.3VDC
P4T-F ATX & Auxiliary Power Connectors
The following diagram is for items 2026:

Keyboard Lock Power LED

PLED Keylock Ground +5 V

Speaker Connector

+5V Ground Ground Speaker
+5 V MLED ExtSMI# Ground PWR Ground

Message LED SMI Lead

Reset SW ATX Power Switch*
P4T-F System Panel Connectors
* Requires an ATX power supply.
20) System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PWRLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects the system power LED, which lights when the system is powered on and blinks when it is in sleep mode. 21) Keyboard Lock Switch Lead (2-pin KEYLOCK) This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted key switch to allow keyboard locking. 22) System Warning Speaker Connector (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. Two sources (LINE_OUT and SPEAKER) will allow you to hear system beeps and warnings. Only SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps before the integrated audio has been properly initialized. 23) System Message LED Lead (2-pin MSG.LED) This indicates whether a message has been received from a fax/modem. The LED will remain lit when there is no signal and blink when there is data received. This function requires an ACPI OS and driver support. 24) System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode, where system activity is decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system is not in use. This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted suspend switch. 25) ATX Power Switch Lead (2-pin PWRSW) The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead. Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF. Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The system power LED shows the status of the systems power. 26) Reset Switch Lead (2-pin RESET) 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 systems power supply.

Reset Ground

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3.9 Starting Up the First Time
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 110-120V). 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system users manual. 4. Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector. 5. You may then turn on your devices in the following order: a. Your monitor b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain) c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to switch on the power supply as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case. 6. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. For ATX power supplies, the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the systems if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature. The system will then run power-on tests. While the tests are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.

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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 Your BIOS. The utility is used if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to Run Setup. This section describes how to configure your system using this utility. Even if you are not prompted to use the Setup program, at some time in the future you may want to change the configuration of your computer. For example, you may want to enable the Security Password Feature or make changes to the power management settings. It will then be necessary to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the EEPROM. The EEPROM on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. This appears during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Press <Delete> to call up the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late in pressing the mentioned key, POST will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from calling up Setup. If you still need to call Setup, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the Reset button on the system chassis. You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on again. But do so only if the first two methods fail. The Setup program has been designed to make it as easy to use as possible. It is a menu-driven program, which means you can scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. 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.
4. BIOS SETUP Program Information

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. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. Use this menu to configure the default system device used to loBOOT cate and load the Operating System. EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the Setup program. To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ] This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off] Video Off Method [DPMS OFF] This field defines the video off features. The DPMS (Display Power Management System) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen (use this for monitors without power management or green features. If set up in your system, your screen saver will not display with [Blank Screen] selected). [V/ H SYNC+Blank] blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON] HDD Power Down [Disabled] Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not affect SCSI hard drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [3 Min].[15 Min] Suspend-to-RAM Capability [Disabled] This field lets you to enable or disable the Suspend-to-RAM (STR) feature allowing the system to go into suspend mode after the specified time in the Suspend Mode parameter. Configuration options: [Disabled] [enabled]
PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off] When set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power-off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows the button to have a dual function where pressing less than 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]
4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control
Suspend Mode [Disabled] Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [30 Sec] [1 Min] [2 Min].[1 Hour]

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 off and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State]

PWR Up On external Modem Act [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. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made on the first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake On LAN or PCI Modem card [Disabled] Wake-On-LAN or a PCI modem card prermits PC bootup from another computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake On PS2 KB / PS2 Mouse [Disabled] Wake On PS2 KB / PS2 Mouse permits PC bootup from the keyboard or mouse. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-OnLAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.
Wake On USB Device [Disabled] Wake 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. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [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]

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

MB, CPU, TR Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. CPU Fan, PCI Fan, Main Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. 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-F Users Manual 71
4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor

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. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration fields include Removable Devices, IDE Hard Drive, ATAPI CDROM, and Other Boot Device. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP] [ATAPI MO] [USB-FDD] [USB ZIP] IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. ATAPI CD-ROM 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 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)]

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 [Yes] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector. The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus-free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and fourth time. 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]

4.7 Exit Menu

Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, 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. You must select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.

4. BIOS SETUP Exit Menu

Exit Saving Changes
Once you are finished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. The CMOS RAM is sustained by an onboard backup battery and stays on even when the PC is turned off. Once this option is selected, a confirmation is asked. Select [Yes] to save changes and exit. NOTE: If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program will prompt you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Pressing <Enter> will then save changes while exiting.

Exit Discarding Changes

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 exiting.

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 [Yes] to load default values. You can now select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM.

Discard Changes

This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the values you previously saved. After selecting this option, a confirmation is requested. Select [Yes] to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.

Save Changes

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.
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5. SOFTWARE SETUP

5.1 Install Operating System
You should always use the latest operating system and updates when using new hardware to ensure full compliancy. You may use any version of Windows 98/2000/ Millenium, but for Windows 95, you must use OSR 2.0 or later. For Windows NT 4.0, you must use Service Pack 3.0 or later.

5.2 Start Windows

When you start Windows 98 for the first time after installing your motherboard, Windows will detect all plug-and play devices. Follow the Add New Hardware Wizard to install all necessary device drivers. When prompted to restart, select No and then follow the setup procedures in this section. 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.

5. S/W SETUP Install OS

5.3 P4T-F Motherboard Support CD
NOTE: The support CD contents are subject to change at any time without notice. To 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, doubleclick or run E:\ASSETUP.EXE (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive E:).

5.3.1 Installation Menu

INF Update Utility for Intel 850 Chipset: Installs INF files in Windows for the following items: System and Graphics, LPC Interface, SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host, and Controllers. Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver: Installs Intels storage driver. Intel AC97 Audio Controller - SigmaTel Codec: Installs Intels audio driver. ASUS PC Probe Vx.xx: Installs a utility to monitor your computers fan, temperature, and voltages. ASUS Update Vx.xx: Installs a program to help you update your BIOS or download a BIOS image file. Microsoft DirectX x.x Driver: Installs Microsoft DirectX driver. Adobe Acrobat Reader Vx.x: Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader software necessary to view users manuals saved in PDF format. Updated or other language versions of this motherboard's manual is available in PDF format at any of our web sites. Cyberlink Video and Audio Applications: Installs Cyberlink PowerPlayer SE and Cyberlink VideoLive Mail. ASUS Screen 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. (TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, CLICK RIGHT ARROW ON THE LOWERRIGHT CORNER OF THE MAIN MENU)

Backup. A copy of a file, directory, or volume on a separate storage device from the original. This copy is for the purpose of data retrieval in case the original is accidentally erased, damaged, or destroyed. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) BIOS is a set of routines that affect how the computer transfers data between computer components, such as memory, disks, and the display adapter. The BIOS instructions are built into the computers read-only memory. BIOS parameters can be configured by the user through the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS can be updated using the provided utility to copy a new 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.

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 Windows 95 or later, selecting Restart from Start | Shut Down. will reboot your computer. Bus Master IDE PIO (Programmable I/O) IDE requires that the CPU be involved in IDE access and waiting for mechanical events. Bus master IDE transfers data to/from the memory without interrupting the CPU. Bus master IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary Term) One byte is a group of eight contiguous bits. A byte is used to represent a single alphanumeric character, punctuation mark, or other symbol. Cache Memory. A type of RAM that allows a faster from the CPU than a regular RAM. The cache memory eliminates the CPU wait state. When the CPU reads data from the main memory, a copy of this data is stored in the cache memory. The next time the same address, the data is transferred from the cache memory instead of from the main memory. CODEC (Compressor/Decompressor). A software component that translates video or audio between its uncompressed form and the compressed form in which it is stored. COM Port COM is a logical device name used by to designate the computer serial ports. Pointing devices, modems, and infrared modules can be connected to COM ports. Each COM port is configured to use a different IRQ and address assignment. Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI maximizes system performance with simultaneous CPU, PCI and ISA bus activities. It includes multi-transaction timing, enhanced write performance, a passive release mechanism and support for PCI 2.1 compliant delayed transactions. Concurrent PCI provides increased bandwidth, reduced system latencies, improves video and audio performance, and improves processing of host based applications. CPU (Central Processing Unit) The CPU, sometimes called Processor, actually functions as the brain of the computer. It interprets and executes program commands and processes data stored in memory. Currently, there are socket 370 (for Pentium III FC-PGA and Celeron-PPGA), socket 7 (for Pentium, AMD, Cyrix, IBM), slot 1 (for Pentium II and III), slot 2 (for Xeon), and slot A (for AMD) processors. Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computers operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, printer, or modem. DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory, CPU time, disk space, and access to peripheral devices. For this reason, DOS constitutes the basic interface between you and your computer. DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION.... 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized.. 7 1.2 Item Checklist.... 7 2. FEATURES... 8 2.1 The ASUS P4T-M... 8 2.2 P4T-M Motherboard Components.. 12 3. HARDWARE SETUP... 14 3.1 P4T-M Motherboard Layout... 14 3.2 Layout Contents.. 15 3.3 Getting Started... 16 3.4 System Memory.. 17 3.5.1 CPU Installation.. 19 3.5 Central Processing Unit (CPU).. 19 3.5.2 CPU Heatsink Retention Module Installation.. 20 3.6 Expansion Cards... 23 3.6.1 Installing an Expansion Card... 23 3.6.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards.. 24 3.7 External Connectors... 26 3.8 Starting Up the First Time... 37 4. BIOS SETUP... 39 4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS... 39 4.1.1 Upon First Use of the Computer System.. 39 4.1.2 Updating BIOS Procedures.. 40 4.2 BIOS Setup Program... 42 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar... 43 4.2.2 Legend Bar... 43 4.3 Main Menu... 45 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave.. 46 4.3.2 Keyboard Features.. 49 4.4 Advanced Menu.. 51 4.4.1 Chip Configuration... 54 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration... 56 4.4.3 PCI Configuration.. 58 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration... 60 4.5 Power Menu... 61 4.5.1 Power Up Control... 63

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor.. 64 4.6 Boot Menu... 65 4.7 Exit Menu... 67 5. SOFTWARE SETUP... 69 5.1 Install Operating System... 69 5.2 Start Windows... 69 5.3 P4T-M Motherboard Support CD.. 70 6.1 ASUS Live Update.. 72 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE... 73 6.2 ASUS PC Probe.. 73 6.3 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE.. 78 6.4 CyberLink VideoLive Mail.. 79 7. APPENDIX.... 81 7.1 Glossary... 81 INDEX.... 85

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 tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
WARNING! Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations #47, part 15.193, 1993. Washington DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement

2. FEATURES Specifications
Low Pin Count (LPC) Multi-I/O: Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. Enhanced ACPI & Anti-Boot Virus Protection: Programmable BIOS (Flash EEPROM), offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98/2000/Millenium compatibility, built-in firmware-based virus protection, and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup. Smart BIOS: 4Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface which provides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides Vcore and CPU/ RDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection. IrDA: Supports an optional infrared port module for a wireless interface. Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master bus to the memory and processor.
2.1.2 Optional Components
Realtek RTL8139C Ethernet: (optional) Single chip fast ethernet controller for 100/10 Mbps data transfer capacity. (See 4.4.2: I/O Device Configuration in BIOS setup). IEEE 1394 Controller Interface: (optional) Integrated 3 Port TI 400Mbps capable link-layer controller and 400Mbps physical layer controller provides the fastest available digital interface for throughput intensive consumer electronics devices like: DV camcorders, digital cameras, scanners, and printers. The IEEE-1394 supports traditional asynchronous data transfer as well as isochronous (real-time) data transfer. Up to 63 peripheral devices may be connected simultaneously. The IEEE 1394 is the fastest available interface for the latest consumer electronics devices.
2. FEATURES Optional Components
2.1.3 Performance Features
High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: Onboard IDE Bus Master controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices in two channels. Supports UltraDMA/100/66, UltraDMA/33 (IDE DMA Mode 2), PIO Modes 3 & 4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives. UltraDMA/100 is backward compatible with DMA/66, DMA/33, and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE/IDE drives and host systems. (UltraDMA/66/100 requires a 40-pin 80-conductor cable to be enabled.) RDRAM Optimized Performance: This motherboard supports the new generation memory, Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (RDRAM). While PC100 SDRAM modules operate at 100MHz with a peak bandwidth of 0.8GB/s, MCH dual channel Rambus DRAMs can operate at up to 400MHz with a peak bandwidth of 3.2GB/s. ACPI Ready: ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is also implemented 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. To realize the benefits of ACPI, an ACPI-supported OS, such as Windows 98/ 2000/Millenium, must be used. Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and QuickStart so that you do not have to wait for a long time for system bootup. New Compliancy: Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the motherboard meet the stringent requirements for PC 99 certification. The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/NT and later. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99.

2. FEATURES Performance

2.1.4 Intelligence
Auto CPU Throttling 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 when temperature lowers to normal level. This function ensures the best performance and reliability. Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, PWR, and CHASSIS fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. Temperature Monitoring and Alert: To prevent system overheat and system damage, this motherboard supports processor thermal sensing and auto-protection. Voltage Monitoring and Alert: System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage specifications are more critical for future processors, so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management. System Resources Alert: Todays operating systems, such as Windows 98/ 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. Suggestions will give the user information on managing their limited resources more efficiently. Dual Function Power Button: Through BIOS, the power button can be defined as the Stand by (ie.: Suspend or Sleep) button or as the Soft-Off (see ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead in 3.8 Connectors for more information) button. Regardless of the setting, pushing the power button for more than 4 seconds will enter the Soft-Off mode. Peripheral Power Up: Keyboard or Mouse power up can be enabled or disabled through BIOS setup to allow the computer to be powered ON using your keyboard or mouse click.

2. FEATURES Intelligence

2.2 P4T-M Motherboard Components
See opposite page for locations.

3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents

3.3 Getting Started

IMPORTANT: Due to Pentium 4 CPUs power consumption requirement, an ATX12V power supply is recommended for this motherboard. For typical system configurations, an ATX12V power supply that can supply at least 230W and at least 8.5A on the +12V lead is required. For heavily-loaded configurations, an ATX12V power supply that can supply at least 300W is required. 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
3. H/W SETUP Getting Started
WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case. 3. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components. 4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. 5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard. WARNING! Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

3.4 System Memory

NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory. This motherboard has four 184-pin Rambus Inline Memory Modules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and 256Mbit Direct RDRAM technologies.
Location RIMMA1 (Rows 0&1) RIMMA2 (Rows 2&3) RIMMB1 (Rows 4&5) RIMMB2 (Rows 6&7) Memory Module RDRAM C-RIMM (use when socket will not be populated) RDRAM C-RIMM (use when socket will not be populated) RDRAM C-RIMM (use when socket will not be populated) RDRAM C-RIMM (use when socket will not be populated) TOTAL SYSTEM MEMORY

(2GB Max)

Subtotal x1 x1 x1 x1 =
IMPORTANT 1. The memory configuration of channel A (RIMMA1 and RIMMA2) and channel B (RIMMB1 and RIMMB2) must be identical (see below). 2. C-RIMMs (Continuity RIMM) must be used to complete the sockets that are not populated by RDRAMs. A C-RIMM is necessary to avoid breaking the signal lines, which are a serial connection in a Rambus interface, such as used in this motherboard. This assures the electrical integrity of a Rambus interface. 3. When C-RIMMs are required, it is recommended that they be inserted into RIMMA2 and RIMMB2.

7) IEEE-1394 Controller Interface Connector (6-pin 1394_CON) (optional) This connector supports external digital devices.

IEEE-1394 (6 pins)

8) Joystick/MIDI Connector (15-pin Female GAME_AUDIO) You 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)
Line Out Line In Mic 1/8" Stereo Audio Connectors
10) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged).
NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1.
P4T-M Floppy Disk Drive Connector
9) Audio Port Connectors (Three 1/8 Female) Line Out can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speakers. Line In allows tape players or other audio sources to be recorded by your computer or played through the Line Out. Mic allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice.
11) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (Two 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cables blue connector to the motherboards primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector. Then connect the gray connector to your UltraDMA/100 slave device (hard disk drive) and the black connector to your UltraDMA/100 master device. It is recommended that non-UltraDMA/100 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector. If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode. Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS now supports specific device bootup (see 4.6 Boot Menu). (Pin 20 is removed to prevent wrong orientations). TIP: You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector. You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4.6 Boot Menu. IMPORTANT: UltraDMA/100 IDE devices must use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable for 100MByte/sec transfer rates.

Secondary IDE Connector Primary IDE Connector
NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1.

P4T-M IDE Connectors

12) 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 provided 2-port USB connector set to the midboard 10-1 pin USB header and mount the USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis.
1: USB Power 2: USBP2 3: USBP2+ 4: GND 5: NC
6: USB Power 7: USBP3 8: USBP3+ 9: GND

P4T-M USB Headers

13) Internal Audio Connectors (4-pin VIDEO, CD_IN, AUX) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such audio-visual sources as a VIDEO or CD-ROM input, or MPEG card.

VIDEO AUX_CON

Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel
P4T-M Internal Audio Connectors
14) IEEE-1394 Headers (8-pin 1394HEAD2/1394HEAD3) (optional) These headers support an IEEE-1394 serial connector cable set that mounts to a standard expansion slot in the computer case. 1394-compliant internal fixed disk drives may also be connected to these headers.
+12V Ground TPB2TPB2+ TPA2TPA2+ Ground Ground

1394HEAD2 1394HEAD3

P4T-M IEEE-1394 Headers
15) Chassis (CHA_FAN), CPU (CPU_FAN), Power Supply (PWR_FAN) Fan Connectors (3 pins) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) 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 fan manufacturer, the wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fans plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the 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. Damage may occur to the motherboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins.

Rotation +12V GND

GND +12V Rotation

CHA_FAN

P4T-M 12-Volt Cooling Fan Power
16) Digital Audio Interface Connector (3-pin SPDIFOUT) This connector is used to send audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like mini CD player/recorders.

+5V SPDIFOUT Ground

Program Information

3. H/W SETUP Program Information

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. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to locate and load the Operating System. EXIT Use this menu to exit the current menu or specify how to exit the Setup program. To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted.

4.2.2 Legend Bar

At the bottom of the Setup screen you will notice a legend bar. The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding alternates and functions.
<Esc> or (keypad arrow) or (keypad arrow) - (minus key) + (plus key) or spacebar <Enter> <Home> or <PgUp> <End> or <PgDn> <F5> <F10>
Moves the cursor to the first field Moves the cursor to the last field Resets the current screen to its Setup Defaults Saves changes and exits Setup
4. BIOS SETUP Menu Introduction
Navigation Key(s) <F1> or <Alt + H>
Function Description Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the BIOS Setup Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a sub-menu Selects the menu item to the left or right Moves the highlight up or down between fields Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field

Menu Introduction

General Help
In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. This screen can be called up from any menu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. The General Help screen lists the legend keys with their corresponding alternates and functions.
Saving Changes and Exiting the Setup Program
See 4.7 Exit Menu for detailed information on saving changes and exiting the setup program.

Scroll Bar

When a scroll bar appears to the right of a help window, it indicates that there is more information to be displayed that will not fit in the window. Use <PgUp> and <PgDn> or the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the entire help document. Press <Home> to display the first page, press <End> to go to the last page. To exit the help window, press <Enter> or <Esc>.

Forgot the Password?

Operational Default Position CLEAR CMOS

P4T-M Clear RTC RAM

Halt On [All but keyboard] This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt. Configuration 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 conventional memory detected by the system during bootup. You do not need to make changes to this field. 50 ASUS P4T-M Users Manual

Keyboard Features

If you forgot the password, clear the password by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To erase the RTC RAM: (1) Unplug your computer, (2) Move jumpers from the operational default position [1-2] to Clear CMOS [2-3], then immediately return the jumper cap to the Normal position [1-2], (3) Turn ON your computer, (4) Hold down <Delete> during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re-enter user preferences.

4. BIOS SETUP CLRTC

4.4 Advanced Menu
CPU Internal Frequency [1400MHz] This field allows you to select the internal frequency of your CPU. Select the frequencies that you desire. Notes: The speed of locked processors may not be adjusted. Selecting a frequency higher than the CPU manufacturer recommends may cause the system to hang or crash. See System Hangup.
CPU Level 1 Cache, CPU Level 2 Cache [Enabled] These fields allow you to choose from the default of [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or off the CPUs Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Fast String [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], the CPU has direct access to the memory. Leave on default setting for best performance. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] FPU OPCODE Compatible Mode [Disabled] Leave on default setting for optimized performance of Pentium 4 processor. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu
RDRAM Frequency (MHz) [Auto] This feature tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the RDRAM. The default setting [Auto] seeks to balance optimal performance with stability. This default setting is show only; no options are available.

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 off and [Enabled] reboots your system. [Previous State] sets your system back to the state it is before the power interruption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Previous State] PWR Up On external Modem Act [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. NOTE: The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Thus connection cannot be made on the first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that will also cause the system to power on. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Wake On LAN or PCI Modem card [Disabled] Wake-On-LAN or a PCI modem card allows your computer to be booted from another computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IMPORTANT: This feature requires an optional network interface with Wake-OnLAN and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA +5V standby power.
4. BIOS SETUP Power Up Control

Power Up Control

Automatic Power Up [Disabled] This allows an unattended or automatic system power up. You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selecting [Everyday] or at a certain time and day by selecting [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]

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor

4. BIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor
MB Temperature, CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. CPU Fan, Power Fan [xxxxRPM] The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed, power supply fan speed, and the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). The presence of the fans is automatically detected. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. VCORE Voltage, +3.3V Voltage, +5V Voltage, +12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the onboard voltage regulators. Set to [Ignore] only if necessary. 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.

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. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up. Configuration fields include Removable Devices, IDE Hard Drive, ATAPI CD-ROM, and Other Boot Device. Removable Device [Legacy Floppy] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy Floppy] [LS120] [ZIP] [ATAPI MO] [USB-FDD] [USB ZIP] IDE Hard Drive This field allows you to select which IDE hard disk drive to use in the boot sequence. Pressing [Enter] will show the product IDs of all connected IDE hard disk drives. ATAPI CD-ROM 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 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)]

4. BIOS SETUP Boot Menu

Hardware Monitor
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 [Yes] is selected, interrupts may be reassigned by the OS. When a non-PnP OS is installed or you want to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings, select the default setting of [No]. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Boot Virus Detection [Enabled] This field allows you to set boot virus detection, ensuring a virus-free boot sector. The system halts and displays a warning message when it detects a virus. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or use a virus-free bootable floppy disk to restart and investigate your system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] This field speeds up the Power-On-Self Test (POST) routine by skipping retesting a second, third, and fourth time. 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]
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Boot Menu

4.7 Exit Menu
Once you have made all of your selections from the various menus in the Setup program, 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. You must select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit this menu.

Memory Shows the PCs memory load, memory usage, and paging file usage.
Device Summary Shows a summary of devices in your PC.
DMI Explorer Shows information pertinent to the PC, such as CPU type, CPU speed, and internal/external frequencies, and memory size.

Utility

Lets you run programs outside of the ASUS Probe modules. To run a program, click Execute Program. NOTE: This feature is currently unavailable.
6.2.3 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 system monitoring.
When the ASUS PC Probe senses a problem with your PC, portions of the ASUS PC Probe icon changes to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor is displayed.
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 need to waste time identifying your file types.
6. S/W REFERENCE Cyberlink
6.3.1 Starting CyberLink PowerPlayer SE
To start CyberLink Power Player, click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and then CyberLink PowerPlayer SE, and then click PowerPlayer.
6.3.2 CyberLink PowerPlayer Control Panel
Minimize Zoom About Eject Help Power Off
Stop Backward Scan Backstep Frame Previous Stop Forward Scan Step Frame Next Play
Configuration i-Power! CD Mode Shuffle
Increase Volume Mute Decrease Volume

Karaoke

Next angle

Next audio stream

Next subtitle Add bookmark

Capture frame

Repeat

Go to bookmark

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Removable Device 65 Reset Switch Lead 36
Save Changes 68 Sector 48 Serial Port Connectors 27 SMART Monitoring 48 SMI Lead 36 Starting Up 37 Supervisor Password 50 Suspend Mode 62 Suspend-to-RAM Capability 62 System Date 45 System Memory 17 System Message LED Lead 36 System Power LED Lead 36 System Time 45
Wake On LAN 63 Wake On Ring 63 Wake-On-LAN Connector 15, 33
Translation Method 47 Type 46
UART2 Use Standard Infrared 57 Ultra DMA Mode 48 Universal Serial Bus Ports 28 Updating BIOS 39