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P4B-MX
User Guide
Motherboard
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Checklist E810 First Edition August 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 be extended
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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 2.7 Switches and jumpers ....................................................... 2-16 2.7.1 Switch settings...................................................... 2-16 2.7.2 Jumper settings .................................................... 2-18 2.8 Connectors ....................................................................... 2-21 Chapter 3: Powering up ........................................................ 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the first time......................
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Contents 5.2.5 DOS Utilities menu ................................................. 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact Information ...................................... 5-6 5.2.7 Other information .................................................... 5-7 5.3 Software information ........................................................... 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS Update ......................................................... 5-9 Glossary ...............................................................................
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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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Safet y 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 cab
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About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing the ASUS P4B-MX motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4B-MX 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 w
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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) Marketing Address: 150 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 112 Telephone: +886-2-2894-3447 Fax: +886-2-2894-3449 Email: info@asus.com.tw Technical Support Tel (English): +886-2-2890-7123 Tel (Chinese): +886-2-2890-7113 Fax: +886-2-2890-7698 Email: tsd@asus.com.tw Newsgroup: cscnews.asus.com.tw WWW: www.asus.com.tw FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) Marketing Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Ce
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Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4B-MX motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Product introduction
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1.1 Welcome! ® Thank you for buying the ASUS P4B-MX motherboard! The ASUS P4B-MX motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technology making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! ® ® The P4B-MX 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
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1.3 Over view Before you install the P4B-MX 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. Ref
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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 along with the south bridge Intel I/O Controller Hub 2 (ICH2) are interconnected through the Intel proprietary Hub interface. The MCH provides
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South bridge controller. Referred to as the Intel I/O Controller 10 Hub 2 (ICH2) of the Intel 845 chipset, this controller provides the I/O subsystem that allows access to the rest of the system. The ICH2 integrates I/O functions such as system bus interface, Ultra ATA/100, Low Pin Count (LPC) interface, Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 interface, PCI interface, and CNR interface. 11 AGP slot. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 1.5V AGP4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applic
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Game/MIDI connector. This connector supports a joystick or a 22 game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio files. 23 Serial ports. These two 9-pin COM1/COM2 ports are for pointing devices or other serial devices. 24 Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices. PS/2 keyboard port. This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 25 keyboard. 26 PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. 1.3.2 Pre-installed
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1.4 Special features Latest processor technology The P4B-MX 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 2.4GHz frequency. The P4 offers optimized performance for audio, video, and Internet ap
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Chapter 2 This chapter describes the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes details on the switches, jumpers, and connectors on the motherboard. Hardware information
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