User manual ASUS P4C800

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) This connector supports the provided floppy disk drive cable. After connecting one end of the cable to this connector, insert the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy drive. (Pin 5 is removed to prevent incorrect insertion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plug). FLOPPY1 P4C800 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1 P4C800 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 3. ATX power connectors (20-pin ATXPWR1, 4-pin ATX12V1) These connectors are for the ATX 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 addition to the 20-pin ATXPWR connector, this motherboard requires that you connect the 4-pin ATX +12V power plug to provide sufficient power to the CPU. Make sure that your ATX 12V power supply can provide 8A on the +12V lead and at least 1A on the +5-volt standby lead (+5VSB). The minimum recommended wattage is 230W, or 300W for a fully configured system. The system may become unstable and may experience difficulty powering up if the power supply is inadequate. ATX12V1 +12V DC GND ATXPWR1 +12. 0VDC +5VSB PWR_OK COM +5. 0VDC COM +5. 0VDC COM +3. 3VDC +3. 3VDC +5. 0VDC +5. 0VDC -5. 0VDC COM COM COM PS_ON# COM -12. 0VDC +3. 3VDC P4C800 +12V DC GND P4C800 ATX Power Connector 4. Internal audio connectors (4-pin CD1, AUX1) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a optical drive, TV tuner, or MPEG card. CD(Black) AUX(White) P4C800 Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel P4C800 Internal Audio Connectors ASUS P4C800 motherboard user guide 1-19 5. TV out connector (6-1 pin U38) This connect is for a front or rear panel I/O board with an audio TV-out port. TV_OUT1 1 P4C800 ASUS AV/S P4C800 TV Out Connector The ASUS AV/S module is purchased separately. 6. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk. ) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the support CD when the BIOS gets corrupted. ) 4. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. ) Refer to the corresponding section for each utility. Important notes · It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the AFUDOS or the ASUS Update utilities. Use this file only when you do not have a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file in a floppy disk. Visit the ASUS website and download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard using the ASUS Update utility. · · 2. 1. 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. From your Windows desktop, click on Start, point to Settings, then click on Control Panel. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs icon from the Control Panel window. Copy the original (or the latest) motherboard BIOS to the bootable floppy disk. 2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2. 1. 2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS is a DOS-based application that lets you update the BIOS file using a bootable floppy diskette. AFUDOS also allows you to copy the original BIOS file to a floppy diskette. You can use the current BIOS file as backup in case the system BIOS file fails or gets corrupted during the flashing process. [. . . ] Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. The User Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed. On the password box that appears, type a password composed of letters and/ or numbers, then press Enter. The message "Password Installed" appears after you have successfully set your password. [. . . ]