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P4B
User Guide
Motherboard
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Checklist E888 Revised Edition 1.05 (October 2001) Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). Product warranty or service will not
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Contents FCC/CDC statements ..................................................................... vi Safety information .......................................................................... vii About this guide ............................................................................ viii How this guide is organized.................................................. viii Conventions used in this guide ............................................... ix Where to find more information ......
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Safeguards Contents 2.6 Expansion slots ................................................................. 2-13 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card.................................. 2-13 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................. 2-14 2.6.3 PCI slots ............................................................... 2-15 2.6.4 AGP slot ............................................................... 2-15 2.6.5 CNR slot ............................................................
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Contents Chapter 5: Software support ................................................. 5-1 5.1 Install an operating system .................................................. 5-1 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation ............................ 5-1 5.2 Support CD information ....................................................... 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD ......................................... 5-1 5.2.2 Main menu ............................................................. 5-2 5.2.
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FCC/CDC statements Federal Communications Commission Statement 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 r
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Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cabl
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About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing the ASUS P4B motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4B motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when in
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Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Information that you MUST follow to complete a task. NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task. Where to find more information Refer to the foll
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ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Asia-Pacific) Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 General Tel: +886-2-2894-3447 General Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 General Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support MB/Others (Tel): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-7122 (English) Desktop/Server (Tel): +886-2-2890-7123 (English) Support Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Support Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Web Site: www.asus.com.tw Newsgroup: cscnews.asus.com.tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNAT
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4B motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Product introduction
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ASUS P4B motherboard
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1.1 Welcome! ® Thank you for buying the ASUS P4B motherboard! The ASUS P4B motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technology making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! ® ® The P4B incorporates the Intel Pentium 4 Processor in 478-pin ® package/Northwood Processor coupled with the Intel 845 (Brookdale) chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution. Supporting up to 3GB of system memory with PC100/133 unbuffered SDRAM,
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1.3 Overview Before you install the P4B motherboard, take some time to familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features. This will facilitate the motherboard installation and future upgrades. A sufficient knowledge of the motherboard specifications will also help you avoid mistakes that may damage the board and its components. This section presents the motherboard components and points out their specific locations. A brief description of each component follows. Refer t
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1 CPU socket. A 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) ® socket called mPGA478 B. This socket accommodates the Intel ® Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor with 400MHz system bus. 2 North bridge controller. This controller called the Intel Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is one of the two major components of the Intel 845 (Brookdale) chipset. The MCH and the south bridge Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) are interconnected through the Intel proprietary Hub interface. The MCH provides the pro
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DIP switches. This 10-switch Dual Inline Package (DIP) allows you 10 to set the CPU external frequency. Speech controller. This Winbond speech controller supports 11 ASUS POST Reporter™ for configurable vocal POST alerts. Flash EEPROM. This 2Mb firmware contains the programmable 12 BIOS program. 13 Super I/O chipset. This Low Pin Count (LPC) interface provides the commonly used Super I/O functionality. The chipset supports a high-performance floppy disk controller for a 360K/720K/1.44M/ 2.88M fl
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Line Out jack. This Line Out (lime) jack connects a headphone or 23 a speaker. 24 Game/MIDI connector. This connector supports a joystick or a game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. 25 Serial ports. These two 9-pin COM1/COM2 ports are for pointing devices or other serial devices. 26 Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. 27 USB ports. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for con
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1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The P4B motherboard supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor, also known as P4, via a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor utilizes the advanced 0.18 micron processor core in FC-PGA2 package for a 2.0GHz frequency, while the Northwood processor uses the 0.13 micron processor core with 512KB L2 cache for up to a speedy 2.4+GHz frequency. The P4 offers optimized performance for audio,
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1.4.2 Value-added solutions Overclocking The P4B overclocking features: • adjustable CPU frequency multiple in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree™ solution • adjsutable FSB/MEM/PCI frequency ratio • Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) for fine-tuning system bus frequency from 100MHz up to 200MHz at 1MHz increments • optimized system performance through BIOS built-in Turbo Mode • adjustable Vcore and VIO ASUS iPanel support The motherboard supports the ASUS iPanel to provide easy connectivity, one-tou
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1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
