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P4B-E
User Guide
Motherboard
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Checklist E862 First Edition 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 be extende
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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-E motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4B-E 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 whe
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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-E 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-E motherboard
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1.1 Welcome! ® Thank you for buying the ASUS P4B-E motherboard! The ASUS P4B-E motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technology making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! ® ® The P4B-E 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 S
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1.3 Overview Before you install the P4B-E 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
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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 called mPGA478 B. This socket accommodates the Intel ® Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor with 400MHz system bus. 3 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 Cont
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AGP slot. This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 1.5V 10 AGP4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications. Flash EEPROM. This 4Mb firmware contains the programmable 11 BIOS program. South bridge controller. Referred to as the Intel I/O Controller 12 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) inte
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PCI slots. These six 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus 22 master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum throughput. 23 Audio controller. This C-Media 6-channel PCI audio chip supports legacy audio and HRTF 3D positional audio functions. The chip also supports 24-bit SPDIF In (0.5~5V) and SPDIF Out (44.1K and 48K formats) professional digital audio interface. 24 LAN controller. This RealTek 8100 PCI LAN controller fully supports 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet networking. (on
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1.3.2 Pre-installed accessory This motherboard is shipped with the heatsink retention module base already installed. This module should fit the retention mechanism that comes with a boxed CPU. You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. Retention Module Base Figure 1-2 Pre-installed Heatsink Retention Module Base 1.4 Special features 1.4.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The P4B-E motherboard supports the
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ASUS EZ Plug™ This patented ASUS technology lets you use your existing power supply rather than buying a new ATX 12V power supply. The ASUS EZ Plug™ is a 4-pin auxillary +12V connector mounted on the motherboard that connects a regular 4-pin device power connector from the power supply. This connector is necessary to provide the additional power required by the P4 CPU. ASUS MyLogo™ This new feature present in the P4B-E motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system using cust
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1.4.2 Value-added solutions Overclocking The P4B-E 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 ASUS iPanel support The motherboard supports the ASUS iPanel to provide easy connectivity, one-touch man
