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- Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 1
Motherboard ® P4B-M User Guide - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 2
Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 3
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 ix ASUS contact information x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Overview - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 4
17 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 4-19 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 4-21 4.5 Power Menu 4-24 4.5.1 Power Up Control 4-26 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 4-28 4.6 Boot Menu 4-29 4.7 Exit Menu 4-31 Chapter 5: Software support 5-1 5.1 Install an operating system 5-1 5.1.1 Windows 98 first time installation - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 5
Contents 5.2.3 Software menu 5-3 5.2.4 Drivers menu 5-5 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 G-1 Index I-1 v - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 6
. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 7
Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with . • If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. vii - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 8
ASUS P4B-M motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the P4B-M motherboard. It includes brief descriptions of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 9
in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. WARNING: ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. The ASUS websites are listed in the ASUS - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 10
Center, Building 2 Newark, CA 94560, USA +1-510-608-4555 [email protected] Technical Support Fax: +1-510-608-4555 BBS: +1-510-739-3774 Email: [email protected] WWW: www.asus.com FTP: ftp.asus.com/pub/ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe) Marketing Address: Fax: Email: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 11
Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of the P4B-M motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Product introduction - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 12
ASUS P4B-M motherboard - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 13
P4B-M motherboard (micro-ATX form factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in) ASUS P4B-M support CD ASUS 2-port USB module 80-conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA/33/66/100 IDE drives Ribbon cable for a 3.5-inch floppy drive Bag of extra jumper caps User Guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 14
1.3 Over view Before you install the P4B-M 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 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 15
MIDI/game port, and a Flash ROM interface. 6 IDE connectors. These dual-channel bus master IDE connectors support up to four Ultra DMA/100/66, PIO Modes 3 & 4 IDE devices. Both the primary (blue) Package (DIP) allows you to set the CPU external frequency. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 1-3 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 16
Bus (USB) 1.1 interface, PCI interface, and CNR interface. 11 ASUS ASIC. This chip performs multiple system functions that include hardware and interface. 15 PCI slots. These three 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum throughput. 16 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 17
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 ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 1-5 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 18
. PCI-based HRTF 3D positional audio Audio models include the C-Media CMI8738 audio chip with high speed PCI V2.1 bus controller. The audio chip supports the legacy audio SBPRO™, FM emulator/DLS Wave music synthesis, and HRTF 3D positional audio functions. The CMI8738 meets PC99 requirements and - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 19
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 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 20
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not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis Figure 2-1 Motherboard placement and screw holes ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-1 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 22
Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) CLEAR CMOS 2Mbit Firmware Hub BUZZER MODEM C-Media CMI8738 6CH Audio Controller PCI3 CNR_SLOT LED1 ASUS ASIC USBPWR23 CNRUSB0 CNRUSB1 USB23 HDDLED PANEL DIP_SW Figure 2-2 Motherboard Layout The audio controller, external GAME/AUDIO connectors, internal - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 23
or soft-off mode, not powered OFF. See the illustration below. P4B-M ® P4B-M Onboard LED ON Standby Power Figure 2-3 Onboard Power LED OFF Powered Off ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-3 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 24
bus, and execution trace cache. Together, these attributes improve system performance by allowing higher processor frequencies, faster execution of integer instructions, and a data transfer rate of 3.2GB/s. Gold Mark Figure 2-4 Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor Note in the illustration that - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 25
at 90° -100° Angle Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-5 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 26
3. Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever. 4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place. The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 27
CPU Heatsink Your boxed Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor package should come with installation instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the instructions in this section do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-7 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 28
2. Position the fan with the retention mechanism on top of the heatsink. Align and snap the four hooks of the retention mechanism to the holes on each corner of the module base. Make sure that the fan and retention mechanism assembly perfectly fits the heatsink and module base, otherwise you cannot - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 29
are in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN. CPU Fan Connector (CPUFAN) Figure 2-12 CPU Fan Connector ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-9 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 30
2.5 System memor y 2.5.1 Overview The motherboard comes with three Single Data Rate (SDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 3GB system memory using unbuffered ECC or non-ECC PC100/133 DIMMs. 88 Pins P4B-M ® P4B-M 168-Pin DIMM Sockets 60 Pins 20 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 31
until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. Figure 2-14 Installing a DIMM Unlocked Retaining Clip Figure 2-15 Installed DIMM ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide Locked Retaining Clip 2-11 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 32
2.5.4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force. 2. Remove the - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 33
Riser (CNR) slot. The following subsections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to 6. Replace the system cover. Figure 2-17 Installing a PCI Card ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-13 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 34
Audio/Modem - used - - - - - - Onboard Audio - - - - - shared - - Onboard LAN - - - - 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 the two PCI groups, making - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 35
2-18 Installed PCI Card 2.6.4 AGP slot This motherboard has an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot that supports +1.5V AGP cards. When you buy an AGP card, make sure that you ask for one with for 1.5V Figure 2-19 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot Location ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-15 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 36
interface cards that integrates audio, modem, and network functionality. The CNR specification supports interfaces including: • Audio Codec '97 (AC '97) - for audio and/or modem functions • Local Area Network (LAN) - for networking functions • Universal Serial Bus (USB) - for - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 37
Frequency Settings Set the CPU frequency only to the recommended settings. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies are not guaranteed to be stable. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-17 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 38
, power supply in reduced power mode). Both jumpers are set to pins 1-2 (+5V) by default because not all computers have the appropriate power supply to support this feature. The USBPWR01 jumper is for the rear USB ports. The USBPWR23 jumper is for the internal USB header that you can connect to - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 39
4.5.1 Power Up Control). The default is setting is on pins 1-2 (+5V). P4B-M KBPWR 2 1 +5V (Default) 3 2 +5VSB ® P4B-M Keyboard Power Setting Figure 2-25 Keyboard Power Settings ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-19 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 40
Center (pins 1-2) to reroute signals on the internal leads of the Line-In, Line-Out, and Mic ports. Use the audio driver included in the support CD to install the multichannel audio feature. BCS P4B-M BCS1 BCS2 12 (BASS/CENTER) ® P4B-M Bass Center Setting Figure 2-27 Bass Center Settings BCS1 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 41
to re-enter data. P4B-M ® P4B-M Clear RTC RAM Figure 2-28 Clear RTC RAM Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) CLRCMOS Short the pads to clear CMOS ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-21 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 42
2.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the internal connectors on the motherboard. Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins may damage your motherboard. - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 43
its jumper accordingly. Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. BIOS supports specific device bootup. If you have more than two UltraDMA/100/66 devices, purchase /66 cable included in the motherboard package also supports UltraDMA/100. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-23 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 44
to PIN 1. ® P4B-M Floppy Disk Drive Connector Figure 2-31 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 4. CPU and system fan connectors (3-pin CPUFAN, SYSTEMFAN) The fan connectors support a CPU fan (750mA) and a system fan (500mA) at +12V. Orient the fans so that the heat sink fins allow air flow to go across - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 45
module connector (two 5-1 pin IR_CON) This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. small opening on system chassis that support this feature. You must also motherboard SIR connector according to the pin definitions.. P4B-M IRTX GND IRRX KBPWR SIR - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 46
7. Power supply connectors (20-pin ATXPWR, 4-pin ATX+12V) These connectors connect to an ATX 12V power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. In - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 47
on the front panel. P4B-M HPHONE 1 Left Headphone GND Right Headphone ® P4B-M True-Level Line Out Connector Figure 2-37 Headphone True-level Line Out Connector ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-27 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 48
10. Internal microphone connector (3-pin INT_MIC) (optional) This connector connects to an optional front panel audio module using a 3-pin audio cable. If your chassis has this audio module, you can connect a headphone/speaker on the front panel. The front panel microphone may not work properly if - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 49
onboard. Some PCI cards, such as those with PCMCIA function, require this feature. SERIRQ_CON P4B-M SERIRQ GND ® P4B-M SERIRQ Connector Figure 2-41 Serial IRQ Connector ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-29 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 50
) This connector accommodates 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. P4B-M SMARTCON SCRRES# SCRUI RFU2 SCRREST NC LED NC2 GND RFU1 SCRCLK SCRFET# NC VCC - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 51
message LED feature requires an ACPI OS and driver support. • System Management Interrupt Lead (2-pin SMI) This 2-pin connector allows you to manually place the system into a suspend mode, or " for rebooting the system without turning off the system power. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 2-31 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 52
2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 53
Chapter 3 This chapter describes the power up sequence and gives information on the BIOS beep codes. Powering up - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 54
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found or video card memory bad CPU overheated; System running at a lower frequency 7. At power on, hold down to enter BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 3-1 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 56
3.3 Powering off the computer You must first exit the operating system and shut down the system before switching off the power. For ATX power supplies, you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down the operating system. If you use Windows 95/98/2000/XP, click the Start button, - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 57
Chapter 4 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 58
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mode, type A:\AFLASH to run AFLASH. If the word "unknown" appears after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 60
5. Select 1. Save Current BIOS to File from the Main menu and press . The Save Current BIOS To File screen appears. 6. Type a filename and the path, for example, A:\XXX-XX.XXX, then press . 4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 61
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 to confirm the BIOS update, press Y to start the update. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-3 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 62
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, the system may not boot. If this happens, call the ASUS service center for support. 4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 63
4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you can update using the provided utility described in section "4.1 Managing and updating are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-5 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 64
4.2.1 BIOS menu bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections: MAIN Use this menu to make changes to the basic system configuration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to configure and enable Power Management - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 65
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. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-7 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 66
. Configuration options: [None] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] This is required to support older Japanese floppy drives. The Floppy 3 Mode feature allows reading and writing of 1.2MB (as opposed to 1.44MB) on - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 67
an older system, Setup may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [User Type HDD] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. Refer to the next section for details. Before attempting to to fail to recognize the installed hard disk. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-9 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 68
[User Type HDD] Manually enter the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track for the drive. Refer to the drive documentation or on the drive label for this - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 69
Table] [Manual] Cylinders This Translation Method field to [Manual]. Head This field configures Translation Method field to [Manual]. Sector This field configures Method field to [Manual]. CHS Capacity This field that the drive supports. Note that optimum value and set it manually. To make changes to - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 70
SMART Monitoring [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) system that utilizes internal hard disk drive monitoring technology. This parameter is normally disabled because the resources used in the SMART monitoring - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 71
/Sec] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Delay [1/4 Sec] This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. Configuration options: [1/4 Sec] [1/2 Sec] [3/4 Sec] [1 Sec] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-13 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 72
Main menu items continued... Language [English] This field displays the BIOS language version. Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password, highlight the appropriate field and press . Type in a password then press - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 73
from the default of [Enabled] or choose [Disabled] to turn on or off the CPU Level 1 and Level 2 built-in cache. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-15 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 74
[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 detect a USB device at startup. If detected - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 75
critical information about the module, such as memory type, size, speed, voltage interface, and module banks. Configuration options: [User Defined] [By SPD] SDRAM CAS Latency [3T] This item controls the when you set the SDRAM Configuration to [User Defined]. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-17 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 76
. It can greatly improve the display speed by caching the display data. You must set this to UC (uncacheable) if your display card does not support this feature, otherwise the system may not boot. Configuration options: [UC] [USWC] 4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS Setup - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 77
disks by allowing reads from, but not writes to, the floppy disk drive. The default setting [R/W] allows both reads and writes. Configuration options: [R/W] [Read Only] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-19 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 78
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8H/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8H/IRQ3] These fields allow you to set the addresses for the onboard serial connectors. Serial Port 1 and Serial Port 2 must have different addresses. Configuration options: [3F8H/IRQ4] [2F8H/IRQ3] [3E8H/IRQ4] [2E8H/ IRQ10] [Disabled] UART2 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 79
properly. Setting this field to [Enabled] corrects this problem. If you are using standard VGA cards, leave this for best performance and stability. USB Function [Both] This motherboard supports Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices. Set this field to [Primary ] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-21 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 80
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the option ROM on the onboard LAN chipset. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.3.1 Onboard PCI Devices Control Onboard PCI Audio [Enabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the option ROM on the onboard - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 81
IRQ field to [Yes] if you install a legacy ISA card that requires a unique IRQ and you are NOT using ICU. Configuration options: [No/ICU] [Yes] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-23 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 82
4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automatic power saving features. When set to - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 83
[Disabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend-to-RAM feature. To support this feature, the +5VSB of the power supply should have the capacity to provide more than 720mA off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off] [Suspend] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-25 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 84
4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after power interruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off while [Enabled] reboots the system. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state it was before the power interruption. - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 85
feature does not work if the system is powered down by an operating system, such Windows 98, that has Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support enabled. Refer to the Glossary for a description of ACPI specification. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-27 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 86
4.5.2 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the MB (motherboard) and CPU temperatures. CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] System Fan Speed The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the CPU and chassis fan speeds in rotations per minute (RPM). - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 87
IDs of all your connected ATAPI CD-ROM drives. Other Boot Device Select [INT18 Device (Network)] Configuration options: [Disabled] [SCSI Boot Device] [INT18 Device (Network)] ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-29 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 88
feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Make sure that the above item is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. Interrupt Mode [APIC] The Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) setting allows you to distribute interrupt routings other than the 16 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 89
to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than system date, system time, and password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 4-31 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 90
Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press , a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to load default values. Select Exit Saving Changes or make other changes before saving - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 91
Chapter 5 This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 92
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. Visit the ASUS website for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support CD To begin using the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically displays the welcome screen and the installation menus if Autorun is enabled in your computer. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 5-1 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 94
an image of the motherboard, and the buttons and icons that link you to the software, drivers, utilities, and other information contained in the support CD. Place your mouse cursor on an icon and click to display the specified item Click on a button to display the available options 5-2 Chapter - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 95
motherboard supports. The instructions. Intel® LDCM Administrator Setup This program is for monitoring PC systems on the network within the same bridge as the installed Client software. The administrator should install both the Administrator and the Client software. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 96
Intel LDCM Administrator. ASUS PC Probe This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you on any detected problems. This utility to deliver true vibrant colors. ASUS Screen Saver This item installs the ASUS screen saver. 5-4 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 97
This item installs the Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility that enables Plug-n-Play INF support for Intel chipset components. This utility installs to the target system the Windows INF Reader This item installs the Smart Card Reader device driver. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 5-5 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 98
5.2.5 DOS Utilities menu The DOS utilities menu includes items that you can run in DOS mode. These items are also present in the software menu. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact Information Clicking the ASUS Contact Information button displays as stated. You may also find this information on page x of this user - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 99
side of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD. This section shows the pop-up windows that appear when you click the icons . Browse this CD The window displays the support CD contents in graphical format. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide 5-7 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 100
Technical Support Form The window displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill up when requesting technical support. Readme The window displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format. 5-8 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 101
the new software applications that the motherboard supports. 5.3.1 ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility that 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 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 102
the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next. 5. Follow the instructions on the succeeding screens to complete the update process. If you selected the option Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. 5-10 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 103
Glossary This part lists the technical terms that you may encounter when reading this document. - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 104
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3-D multiplayer gaming and interactive music. The specification also defines new extensions supporting modem and docking to help both desktop and mobile manufacturers adopt these new in case the original is accidentally erased, damaged, or destroyed. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide G-1 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 106
means to start the computer operating system by loading it into system memory. When the manual instructs you to "boot" your system (or computer), it means to turn ON your IDE driver and bus master IDE hard disk drives are required to support bus master IDE mode. Byte (Binary Term). One byte is a - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 107
the output devices like a printer or the monitor screen. I/O Address. The specific memory location for a particular device. Two devices cannot share the same I/O address space. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide G-3 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 108
a walk-up, point-to-point model. The IrDA protocol is designed to support transmission of data between two devices over short-range point-to-point infrared at speeds between 9.6Kbps and 4Mbps. ISP (Internet Service Provider). A company that provides customer access to the Internet and the World - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 109
). The computer's primary storage area used to write, store, and retrieve information and program instructions which are passed to the CPU for processing. The information in RAM can be repeatedly re type and various SDRAM organization and timing parameters. ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide G-5 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 110
to share bandwidth through a host scheduled token-based protocols. This allows attaching or detaching while the host and other peripherals are in operation. Supports synchronous and asynchronous transfer types over the same set of wires up to 12Mbit/ sec. USB 2.0 provides 40 times the transfer rate - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 111
Index This part contains an alphabetical list of the topics found in this document. - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 112
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A Accelerated Graphics Port 2-15 Acrobat Reader 5-4 ASUS ASIC 1-4 ASUS PC Probe 5-4 ASUS Update 5-9 ATAPI CD-ROM 4-29 B BIOS Advanced Menu 4-15 Beep Codes 13 IRQ assigments 2-14 Expansion slots 1-4 AGP 1-4, 2-15 CNR 1-4, 2-16 PCI 1-4, 2-15 F Floppy 3 Mode 4-8 ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide I-1 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 114
H Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) CHS Capacity 4-11 Cylinders 4-11 Heads 4-11 LBA Capacity 4-11 Primary/Secondary Master 4-9 Primary/Secondary Slave 4-9 Sectors 4-11 Types 4-9 Hardware Monitor 4-28 Heatsink installation 2-7 Heatsink retention module 1-5 I Interrupt Assignments 2-14 IRQ assignments 2-14 J - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 115
5-3 Technical Support Form 5-8 Welcome screen 5-1 Suspend Mode 4-25 System Controller north bridge 1-3 south bridge 1-3 System Date 4-8 System Memory configurations 2-10 System Time 4-8 U UART2 4-20 Ultra DMA Mode 4-12 USB Ports 1-5 USWC 4-18 Z ZIF socket 2-4 ASUS P4B-M motherboard user guide I-3 - Asus D700-NIB | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 116
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