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... NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.
Copyright © 2001 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Product Name: ASUS P4T-EM Manual Revision: 1.00 E903 Release Date: November 2001
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CONTENTS
4.5.1 Power Up Control 68 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 69 4.6 Boot Menu 70 4.7 Exit Menu 72 5.1 Install Operating System 74 5.2 Start Windows 74
5. SOFTWARE SETUP 75 5.3 P4T-EM Motherboard Support CD 75
6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE 77 6.1 Winbond Smart Manager 77 6.2 ASUS PC Probe 81 6.3 ASUS Live Update 86 6.4 CyberLink PowerPlayer SE 87 6.5 CyberLink VideoLive Mail 88
7. APPENDIX 91 ...
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... floppy disk drives
(1) ASUS 2-port USB connector set with bracket
(1) Bag of spare jumpers
(1) Support drivers and utilities
(1) This Motherboard User's Manual
(1) CPU Retention Module
(Preinstalled on motherboard)
(2) ASUS C-RIMM Continuity RIMM
Optional Items ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module Two Rambus Memory Modules LAN Card: PCI-L3C920 1394 Card: PCI-1394E
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• Smart BIOS: 2Mbit firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface for more control and protection for the motherboard. Supports Vcore and CPU/RDRAM frequency adjustments, boot block write protection, and HD/SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/ Floppy boot selection.
• Suspend and Go: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power savings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and...
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... and components are based on the following high-level goals: support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/NT and later. Color-coded connectors and descriptive icons make identification easy as required by PC 99.
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... 4.4.3 PCI Configuration) 7. Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card.
WARNING! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion Cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards. (See 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure for more information).
3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards
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... disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence.
4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH to run AFLASH.
4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS
IMPORTANT! If "unknown" is displayed 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 A7A266 User's Manual...
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... make your selections among the predetermined choices.
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key after the computer has run through its POST.
NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly.
4. BIOS SETUP Program Information
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...to add the statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power Management" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Properties dialog box.
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... New Hardware Wizard to install all necessary device drivers. When prompted to restart, select No and then follow the setup procedures in this section. NOTE: Because there are various motherboard settings, options, and expansion cards, the following can only be used as a general reference and may not be an exact reflection of your system.
5. S/W SETUP Install OS
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... that your CD-ROM drive is drive E:).
5.3.1 Installation Menu
5. S/W SETUP Support CD
• INF Update Utility for 850 Chipset: Installs INF files in Windows for the following items: System and Graphics, LPC Interface, SM Bus, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host, and Controllers.
• Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver: Installs Intel's storage driver. • Avance AC'97 Audio Controller and...
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...TO RETURN TO THE FIRST MENU)
5.3.2 Installation Procedure
On the Installation Items Menu, click on the name of the driver or program group to begin installation. Follow the instructions that appear on the setup screens. All drivers and programs install automatically. Refer to the Software Reference section for software operating instructions.
5. S/W SETUP Support CD
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...Read, save and exit.
Finish booting up. Insert the ASUS Support CD and click on the selection: Winbond Smart Manager Application. The auto-installer prompts to install the Base Components and after doing show displays a readme file. Next, immediately install the Smart Card Driver Library as prompted. Finally, install the Winbond Smart Manager application as prompted.
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... drivers.
NOTE: Do not install system components or Winbond applications unless you install a smart card reader. Smart card system software components support various types of smart card applications; all system components are compatible with Windows 98, ME and 2000. However, the Windbond Smart Manager application is readily compatible only with Windows 98 and ME.
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... type of card you are using. Insert the smart card into the card reader, then enter your name and any remarks into the fields. Click OK.
The card reader detects the smart card ID. Smart Manager registers the smart card for security capability and prompts to click OK. The card's security status is displayed in the main program window.
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..., select 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 to update the BIOS from a file, a window pops up prompting you to locate the file. Select the file, click Save, then follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
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... of memory, making it easy to transmit and save mail. Users may always adjust resolution and recording parameters for different purpose.
VLM 3 supports all the hardware devices that are compliant with Video for Windows standard. Video for Windows is a well-accepted and well-tested standard. Thus, users do not have to worry about compatibility issues.
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... the environmental setting procedure.
6.5.2 CyberLink VideoLive Mail User Interface
Snapshot to File Video Configuration
Start Playback Stop Recording / Playback
Start Recording Pause
Exit Minimize Help Video Mail Wizard
Save Video File Send Mail
Load Video File
Send Mail Increase MIC volume Decrease MIC volume Increase speaker volume Decrease speaker volume
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... processors.
Device Driver A device driver is a special set of instructions that allows the computer's operating system to communicate with devices such as VGA, audio, printer, or modem.
DOS (Disk Operating System) DOS is the foundation on which all other programs and software applications operate, including Windows. DOS is responsible for allocating system resources such as memory, CPU time, disk...
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... the Bus Masters. PCI 2.1 supports concurrent PCI operation to allow the local CPU and bus master to work simultaneously.
POST (Power On Self Test) Powering on the computer initiates the POST, a series of software-controlled diagnostic tests. The POST checks system memory, the motherboard circuitry, the display, the keyboard, the diskette drive, and other I/O devices
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