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P4SDR-VM
User Guide
Motherboard
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Checklist E1104 First Edition August 2002 Copyright © 2002 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 be extende
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Contents Contents ......................................................................................... iii Notices ............................................................................................ v Safety information .......................................................................... vi About this guide ............................................................................. vii ASUS contact information ............................................................ vii
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Safeguards Contents Chapter 3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................ 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer ................................................. 3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Using the computer for the first time ...................... 4-1 4.1.2 Updating the BIOS ................................................. 4-3 4.2 BIOS Setup program ..........
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Notices 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 reasonable p
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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 P4SDR-VM motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4SDR-VM 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 perfo
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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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P4SDR-VM specifications summary ® ® CPU Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 On-die 512KB/256KB L2 cache Chipset SiS650GL Host Memory Controller SiS961B0 MuTIOL Media I/O Front Side Bus (FSB) 100 MHz Memory 2 x 168-pin DIMM sockets for up to 2GB system memory Supports unbuffered non-ECC PC100/PC133 DIMMs Expansion slots 3 x PCI IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33 Audio (optional) Realtek ALC201A AC’97 audio CODEC Special features ASUS JumperFree™ mode Adjustable CPU, PCI, and memory frequency ratios STR (S
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4SDR-VM motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Product introduction
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Chapter summary 1.1 Welcome! ........................................................ 1-1 1.2 Package contents .......................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................. 1-2 1.4 Motherboard overview................................... 1-4 ASUS P4SDR-VM motherboard
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1.1 Welcome! ® Thank you for buying the ASUS P4SDR-VM motherboard! The ASUS P4SDR-VM motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! ® ® The P4SDR-VM incorporates the Intel Pentium 4 Processor in 478-pin package coupled with the SiS SIS650GL chipset to deliver a cost-effective desktop platform solution. Supporting up to 2GB of system memory with PC133/100 SDRAM, high- speed data transfers using the A
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1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology ® ® The P4SDR-VM motherboard supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 Processor via a 478-pin surface mount ZIF socket. The Pentium 4 processor with 512KB ® L2 cache on 0.13 micron process features the Intel NetBurst™ micro- architecture that includes hyper-pipelined technology, a rapid execution engine, a 100MHz system bus, and an execution trace cache to offer a significant increase in performance. See page 2-4 for more infor
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1.3.2 Value-added solutions Easy overclocking • adjustable CPU frequency multiple in BIOS using the ASUS JumperFree™ solution • adjustable FSB/PCI/memory frequency ratios • Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) for fine-tuning system bus at 1MHz increments Concurrent PCI This feature allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI master buses to the memory and processor. Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring The CPU temperature is monitored by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU’s internal diode to prevent ov
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1.4 Motherboard overview Before you install the P4SDR-VM motherboard, familiarize yourself with its physical configuration and available features to 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. 1.4.1 Major components The following are the major components of the P4SDR-VM motherboard as pointed out in the picture on page 1-5. 1. ATX 12V connecto
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1.4.2 Core specifications 1 ATX 12V connector. This power connector connects the 4-pin 12V plug from the ATX 12V power supply. 2 CPU socket. A 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) ® ® socket for the Intel Pentium 4 Processor, with 400 MHz system bus that allows 3.2GB/s data transfer rates. 3 North bridge controller. The SiS650GL Host Memory Controller integrates a high performance host interface for the Intel Pentium 4 processor, a 2D/3D graphic engine, a memory controller, and the
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Super I/O controller. This Low Pin Count (LPC) interface provides 12 the commonly used Super I/O functionality. The chipset supports a high-performance floppy disk controller for a 360K/720K/1.44M/ 2.88M floppy disk drive, a multi-mode parallel port, two standard compatible UARTs, a Standard Infrared (SIR), one MPU-401 UART mode compatible MIDI/game port, and a Flash ROM interface. 13 PCI slots. These three 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 1
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1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
