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    Motherboard P4SE User Guide
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    express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL
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    more information vii ASUS contact information vii Specifications summary ix Chapter 1 - Motherboard Info 1-1 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Motherboard components 1-3 1.4 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5 Before you proceed 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.7 System memory
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    2.5.2 Hardware Monitor 2-22 2.6 Boot Menu 2-22 2.7 Exit Menu 2-24 Chapter 3 - Starting Up 3-1 3.1 Install an operating system 3-3 3.2 Support CD information 3-3 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-3 3.2.2 Software drivers and installation menus 3-4 3.3 Software Information 3-5 3.3.1 ASUS Update
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    used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance
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    signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and
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    this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING updates. 1. ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS
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    CA 94560, USA General Fax: +1-510-608-4555 General Email: [email protected] Technical Support Support Fax: +1-510-608-4555 General Support: +1-502-933-8713 Web Site: www.asus.com Support Email: [email protected] ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany
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    P4SE specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus (FSB) Memory Expansion slots IDE Audio (optional) Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4/Celeron Northwood/ Willamette processors with frequency up to 2.6+ GHz Northbridge: SiS 645
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    : 12 in x 8.6 in (30.5 cm x 21.9 cm) Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe Trend Microtm PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Accessories User's manual Support CD 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable FDD cable * Specifications are subject to change without notice. x
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    Chapter 1 This chapter gives information about the ASUS P4SE motherboard that came with the system.This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations. Motherboard Info ASUS P4SE Motherboard 1-1
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    graphics via an AGP 4X slot ~ Digital Audio Interface for 3D sound ~ Two USB ports plus headers for four more 1.2 Package contents Check your ASUS P4SE package for the following items. ASUS P4SE motherboard ATX form factor: 12 in x 8.6 in ASUS P4SE support CD 1 pc. 80-conductor ribbon cable for
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    1.3 Motherboard components 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 16 15 17 14 13 12 11 18 19 25 24 23 ASUS P4SE Motherboard 22 21 20 1-3
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    . 2 CPU Sockets. A 478-pin surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket for the Intel® Pentium® 4 478/Northwood Processor with 400 CPU external frequency. 11 ASUS ASIC. This chip performs multile system functions that include hardware and system voltage monitoring. 1-4 Chapter 1: Motherboard
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    port connects to your serial mouse and other serial devices. 24 USB port. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus 1.1 (USB 1.1) ports are available for connecting USB devices such as a mouse and PDA. 25 PS/2 keyboard port. This purple 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 keyboard. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 1-5
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    SMB1 SMARTCON1 IR CHASFAN1 ASUS ASIC with Hardware Monitor SECONDARY IDE 2Mbit Firmware Hub MODEM1 PCI6 USBV2 USBV3 USB3 USB2 Super I/O IDELED1 PANEL1 The audio feature is optional.The components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout. 1-6 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information
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    precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. plugging in any motherboard component P4SE ® P4SE Onboard LED LED1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS P4SE Motherboard 1-7
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    1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. This socket is specifically designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 478/Northwood Processor. P4SE ® Gold Arrow P4SE Socket 478 1.7 System memory The motherboard has three Double Data
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    USB controller HC0 - - - shared Onboard USB controller HC1 - - - shared AGP shared - - - When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between two PCI groups. ASUS P4SE Motherboard
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    enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The JumperFree mode allows you to change CPU settings through the BIOS setup instead of using the DIP switches. JEN1 OFF ON DSW1 ON 12345 P4SE ® 2 1 Jumper Mode P4SE JumperFree™ Mode Setting 3 2 Jumper Free (Default) The JEN jumper is set in conjunction
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    by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU's internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). To select the CPU external frequency using the DIP switches, BIOS (see section 4.5.1 Power Up Control). P4SE ® KBPWR1 2 1 +5V 3 2 +5VSB (Default) P4SE Keyboard Power Setting ASUS P4SE Motherboard 1-11
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    an increase of CPU voltage of 0.2 volts. It is recommended that you keep the default setting (Normal) for system stability. Raising the CPU voltage may cause system failure. P4SE ® VEN1 12 23 CPU Rise 0.2V Normal (Default) 1-12 P4SE CPU Voltage Setting Chapter 1: Motherboard Information
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    cap to the Normal postion, [1-2]. 5. Replace the battery. 6. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 7. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. P4SE ® P4SE Clear RTC RAM ASUS P4SE Motherboard CLRCMOS1 2 1 Normal (Default) 3 2 Clear CMOS 1-13
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    will cause damage to your motherboard. 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRIMARY IDE/SECONDARY IDE) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA133/100/ . Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS supports specific device bootup. If you have more than two UltraDMA133/100/66
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    mounted LED does not light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. IDELED1 P4SE IDE Activity LED 3. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting one end to the motherboard, connect the other end to the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is
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    USB3 USB2 USB Power USBP2- USBP2+ GND OC1# USB Power USBP2- USBP2+ GND OC1# P4SE ® 1 51 5 6 10 6 10 USB Power USBP3- USBP3+ GND USB Power USBP3- USBP3+ GND P4SE Front Panel USB Headers The two-port USB connector is not included in the package. 1-16 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information
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    SMBus interface. SMBus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus, a multi-device bus that allows multiple chips to connect to the same bus and enable each one to act as a master by initiating data transfer. P4SE ® P4SE SMBus Connector ASUS P4SE Motherboard SMB 1 FLOATING SMBCLK Ground SMBDATA
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    your power supply has a thermal monitoring feature, connect its thermal sensor cable to this connector. PWRTMP1 P4SE ® Power Supply Thermal Sensor P4SE Thermal Sensor Connector 9. Infrared module connector (two 5-1 pin IR) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving
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    20-pin ATXPWR connector, this motherboard requires that you connect the 4-pin ATX +12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU. If you are using a +5.0VDC COM +3.3VDC +3.3VDC P4SE ® +12V DC ATX12V1 P4SE ATX & Auxiliary Power Connectors +12V DC COM Pin 1 COM ASUS P4SE Motherboard 1-19
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    connector, make sure that your audio cable and the front panel audio module (if available) comply with the Intel Front Panel I/O specification. IAPANEL1 LineOut_FL NC LineOut_FR MICPWR MIC LineOut_RL LineOut_RR NC AGND 1 P4SE ® P4SE Audio Panel Connector 1-20 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information
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    . SPDIF_OUT1 P4SE ® P4SE Digital Audio Connector 14. Line out connector (5-pin ALOUT1) (on audio models only) This connector supplies a front panel Line out jack for stereo output. ALOUT1 1 P4SE ® P4SE ALOUT Connector ALOUT1_LOUT_R BLOUT1_LOUT_L ALOUT1_LOUT_R BLOUT1_LOUT_L ASUS P4SE Motherboard
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    a Smart Card Reader that allows you to conveniently make transactions such as financial, health care, telephony, or traveling services through a Smart Card user interface software. P4SE ® P4SE Smartcard SCRRES# SCIO NC SCRREST NC NC NC2 GND NC SCRCLK SCPWR NC VCC SMARTCON1 1 16. System panel
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    pin SMI) This 2-pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode, or turns the system between ON and SLEEP, or ON and SOFT OFF, depending on the BIOS or OS settings. Pressing the power switch while in the ON mode for more than the system power. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 1-23
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    1-24 Chapter 1: Motherboard Information
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    Chapter 2 This chapter gives information about the ASUS P4SE Binary Input/Output System (BIOS).This chapter includes updating the BIOS using the ASUS AFLASH BIOS that is bundled with the support CD. BIOS Information ASUS P4SE Motherboard 2-1
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    bootable disk AFLASH.EXE is a Flash Memory Writer utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard. This file works only in DOS mode. To determine the BIOS version of your motherboard, check the last four numbers of the code displayed on the
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    you are sure that the new BIOS revision will solve your problems. Careless updating may result to more problems with the motherboard! 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW or FTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details) and save to the boot floppy disk you created
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    while updating the BIOS. This may cause boot problems. Just repeat the process, and if the problem persists, load the original BIOS file you saved to the boot disk. If the Flash Memory Writer utility is not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file, call the ASUS service center for support
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    the predetermined choices. Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management features. BOOT Use this menu to configure the default system device used to ASUS P4SE Motherboard 2-5
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    you to navigate through the various setup menus. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions. changes and exits Setup General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program also provides a General Help screen. You may
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    the Setup program, note that explanations appear in the Item Specific Help window located to the right of each menu. This window displays the help text for the currently highlighted field. 2.3 + keys to move between the hour, minute, and second fields. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 2-7
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    to support older Japanese floppy drives. The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on a 3.5-inch diskette. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User
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    Errors] [No Error] [All but Keyboard] [All but Disk] [All but Disk/Keyboard] Installed Memory [XXX MB] This field automatically displays the amount of conventional memory detected by the system during the boot select [User Type HDD] to manually enter the manufacturer. [User Type HDD] Manually enter
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    IDE magneto optical disk drives [Other ATAPI Device] - for IDE devices not listed here After making your selections on this sub-menu, press the User Type HDD] and the Translation Method field to [Manual]. CHS Capacity This field shows the drive's maximum CHS capacity as calculated by the BIOS
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    drive to determine the optimum value and set it manually. To make changes to this field, set the Type field to [User Type HDD]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 Sectors] [4 Sectors] [8 Sectors] [16 Sectors] [32 Sectors] [Maximum] SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or
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    the current speed of the CPU installed. CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field displays frequency multiple value between the CPU's internal frequency (CPU speed) and external frequency. CPU/PCI Frequency (MHz) (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This feature tells the
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    expansion cards. When you set this field to [Enabled], BIOS reserves IRQ12, whether or not a PS/2 mouse is detected at startup. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Auto] USB Legacy Support [Auto] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. The default of [Auto] allows the system to
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    such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks. Configuration options: [User Defined] [By SPD] The SDRAM parameters (items 2~5) become configurable only when you set the MA are issued simultaneously. Configuration options: [Auto] [2T] [1T] 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
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    video memory of the processor. It can greatly improve not support this feature, otherwise the system may not boot. Configuration Support [Enable] This field enables or disables the IDE Bus Master Capability under the DOS environment. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4SE Motherboard
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    the selected ECP mode. This selection is available only if you select [ECP] or [ECP+EPP] in Parallel Port Mode above. Configuration options: [1] [3] 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
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    [Enabled] corrects this problem. If you are best performance and stability. Primary VGA BIOS [PCI VGA Card] This field USB Function [Enabled] This field allows you to select the number of USB 1.1 controllers that you wish to activate. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4SE Motherboard
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    4.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control Onboard AC97 Audio Controller [Auto] [Auto] allows the BIOS to detect whether you are using any modem/audio device. If a modem/audio device is detected, the onboard modem/audio controller is enabled; if no modem/audio device is detected, the controller is
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    item "Advanced" in the Power Management Properties dialog box. 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] ASUS P4SE Motherboard 2-19
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    BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this for monitors 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: [
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    options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power Up on USB [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a USB device activity. This feature requires an ATX power selecting [By Date]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Everyday] [By Date] ASUS P4SE Motherboard 2-21
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    voltage regulators. 2.6 If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: "Hardware Monitor found an error. Enter Power setup menu for details". You will then be prompted to "Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP". Boot Menu 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
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    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] ASUS P4SE Motherboard
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    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
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    made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to this option, a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to save any changes to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 2-25
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    2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS Information
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    Chapter 3 This chapter helps you power up your system and install drivers and utilities that came with the support CD. Starting Up ASUS P4SE Motherboard 3-1
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    3.1 Install an operating system The P4SE motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup
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    you keep your computer at a healthy operating condition. ASUS Update This item installs the ASUS Update. This program allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website. Microsoft Direct X 8.0a Driver This item installs the Microsoft V8.0a driver. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 3-3
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    files saved in Portable Document Format (PDF). ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver. E-Color 3Deep This item installs Motherboard Information Click this item to display the general specifications for the P4SE motherboard. Browse Support CD Click this item to display the support
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    allows you to update the motherboard BIOS and drivers. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Follow these steps to use the ASUS Update. 1. Launch the utility from your Windows Start menu: Programs/AsusUpdate Vx.xx.xx/ AsusUpdate
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    Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor your computer system's vital components, such as fan rotations, voltages, and temperatures. It also has a utility that lets you review useful information about your computer, such as hard disk space, memory usage, and CPU type, CPU
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    Threshold Adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold level or down to decrease the threshold level) Temperature Monitor Shows the PC temperature (for supported processors only). Fan Monitor Shows the PC fan rotation. Voltage Monitor Shows the PC voltages. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 3-7
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    Cooling System Setup Lets you select when to enable software CPU cooling. When When CPU Overheated is selected, the CPU cooling system is enabled whenever the CPU temperature reaches the threshold value. History Lets you record the monitoring activity of a certain component of your PC for future
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    PC Probe icon brings 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 change to red, the PC speaker beeps, and the ASUS PC Probe monitor appears. ASUS P4SE Motherboard 3-9
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    3-10 Chapter 3: Starting-Up
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