ASUS P4S533-VM User Manual

P4S533-VM

User Manual

Motherboard

P4S533-VM

Checklist

E1058 June 2002

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About this guide

This user manual contains complete information for installing the ASUS P4S533-VM motherboard.

How this guide is organized

• Chapter 1: Product introduction. A summary of product features and

special attributes of new technologies.

• Chapter 2: Hardware information. A list of hardware setup procedures and descriptions of all jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.

• Chapter 3: Powering up. Describes the power up sequence with information on BIOS beep codes.

• Chapter 4: BIOS setup. How to change system settings using onboard BIOS firmware. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are supplied.

• Chapter 5: Software support. A summary of contents on the motherboard support CD ROM.

• Appendix and Glossary . Optional components and technical definitions.

• Index

Conventions used in this guide

Features

T o make sure that you perform set-up tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.

WARNING! Information to prevent injury to yourself.

CAUTION! Information to prevent damage to the components.

IMPORTANT! Information that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE! T ips and helpful information.

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Safeguards

Contents

About this guide .............................................................................. iii

How this guide is organized.................................................... iii

Conventions used in this guide............................................... iii

Safety information ...........................................................................vi

FCC/CDC statements .................................................................... vii

ASUS contact information ............................................................. viii

Chapter 1: Product introduction ............................................. 1

Welcome!........................................................................................ 1

1.1 Package contents .................................................................. 1

1.2 Core Specifications ................................................................ 2

1.3 Value-added Solutions ........................................................... 3

1.4 Motherboard Components...................................................... 4

1.4.1 Component Locations................................................ 5

Chapter 2: Hardware information ............................................ 1

2.1 Motherboard installation ......................................................... 7

2.1.1 Placement direction ................................................... 7

2.1.2 Screw holes............................................................... 7

2.2 Motherboard layout ................................................................ 8

2.2.1 Layout contents ......................................................... 9

2.3 Before you proceed...............................................................10

2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)..............................................11

2.4.1 Overview .................................................................. 11

2.4.2 Installing the CPU .................................................... 12

2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan.................................. 14

2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable................................. 16

2.5 System memory ....................................................................17

2.5.1 Overview ..................................................................17

2.5.2 Memory configurations ............................................ 18

2.5.3 Installing a DIMM ..................................................... 19

2.5.4 Removing a DIMM................................................... 20

2.6 Expansion slots.....................................................................21

2.6.1 Installing an expansion card..................................... 21

2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ................................ 22

2.6.3 PCI slots ...................................................................23

2.6.4 AGP slot ...................................................................23

2.7 Jumpers ................................................................................24

Contents

2.8 Connectors ...........................................................................29

Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 41

3.1 Starting up for the first time................................................... 41

3.3 Powering off the computer.................................................... 42

Chapter 4: BIOS setup ........................................................... 43

4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS....................................... 43

4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time ............ 43

4.1.2 Updating BIOS procedures ...................................... 45

4.2 BIOS Setup program.............................................................47

4.2.1 BIOS menu bar.........................................................48

4.2.2 Legend bar ...............................................................48

4.3 Main menu ............................................................................50

4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ......................... 51

4.3.2 Keyboard Features .................................................. 55

4.4 Advanced Menu ....................................................................57

4.4.1 Chip Configuration ................................................... 59

4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration.......................................... 62

4.4.3 PCI Configuration .................................................... 64

4.5 Power Menu..........................................................................67

4.5.1 Power Up Control .................................................... 69

4.5.2 Hardware Monitor .................................................... 71

4.6 Boot Menu ............................................................................72

4.7 Exit Menu..............................................................................74

Chapter 5: Software support ................................................. 77

5.1 Install an operating system................................................... 77

5.2 Support CD information.........................................................77

5.3 P4S533-VM Motherboard Support CD ................................. 78

5.4 ASUS PC Probe....................................................................80

5.5 ASUS Live Update ................................................................85

5.6 3Deep Color Tuner................................................................86

5.7 ITE GSM Editor.....................................................................88

Glossary .................................................................................. 93

Index ........................................................................................ 97

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. 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 cables are unplugged.

• Seek professional assistance before using an adpater or extension cord. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit.

• Make sure that your power supply is set to the voltage available in your area.

• If the power supply is broken, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer.

Operational safety

• Before installing the motherboard and adding new devices, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package.

• Before use ensure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact the dealer immediately .

• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry.

• Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet.

• Mount the motherboard inside a standard PC enclosure.

• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified

service technician or the dealer.

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 reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Canadian Department of Communications Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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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 INTERNATIONAL (America)

Address: 6737 Mowry Avenue, Mowry Business Center,

Building 2, Newark, CA 94560, USA General Fax: +1-510-608-4555 General Email: tmd1@asus.com

Technical Support:

Support Fax: +1-510-608-4555 General Support: +1-502-995-0883 Notebook Support: +1-877-918-ASUS (2787) Web Site: www.asus.com Support Email: tsd@asus.com

ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Europe)

Address: Harkortstr. 25, 40880 Ratingen, BRD, Germany General Fax: +49-2102-442066 General Email: sales@asuscom.de (for marketing requests only)

Technical Support:

Support Hotline: MB/Others: +49-2102-9599-0 Notebook (Tel): +49-2102-9599-10 Support Fax: +49-2102-9599-11 Support (Email): www.asuscom.de/de/support (for online support) Web Site: www.asuscom.de

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Chapter 1

Product introduction

ASUS P4S533-E motherboard

Welcome!

Thank you for buying the ASUS® P4S533-VM motherboard!

The ASUS ensure long-lasting, superlative performance. The ASUS motherboard is the prime choice for home PCs and workstations.

The P4S533-VM incorporates the Intel with the SiS 651 chipset to set a new benchmark for an effective desktop platform solution.

Before installing the motherboard, check the items in your package:

P4S533-VM motherboard delivers a host of new features to

P4S533-VM

Pentium® 4 Processor coupled

~ CPU Thermal Protection ~ Up to 2GB of system memory of PC 2700 / 2100 / 1600 DDR ~ High-resolution graphics via an AGP 4X slot ~ Digital Audio Interface for 3D sound

™

~ Realtek ~ Two USB ports plus two headers for four more

LAN Controller onboard

1.1 Package contents

Check your P4S533-VM package for the following items.

ASUS P4S533-VM motherboard (micro-ATX 24.4 cm x 20.9 cm) ASUS P4S533-VM support CD ASUS 4-port USB 2.0 module 40 pin conductor ribbon cable for UltraDMA/33/66/100/133 IDE drives 9 pin COM2 cable 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 your retailer.

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1.2

The P4S533-VM motherboard is designed and assembled according to the highest standards. This ASUS motherboard represents the latest advances to supply users the finest componentry available today...

Latest 533MHz P4 Processor Technology: Intel Pentium 4 Socket 478

Northwood Processor. The Pentium 4 processor utilizes the advanced

0.18 micron processor core in FC-PGA2 package for a 2.0GHz frequency , while the Northwood processor uses the 0.13 micron processor core with 512KB L2 cache for up to a speedy 2.53+ GHz frequency and a 533 MHz FSB. The P4 offers optimized performance for audio, video, and Internet applications.

North Bridge Chipset: the SiS

133/100MHz Front Side Bus, and the fastest 333 MHz memory bus.

South Bridge Chipset: the SiS

supports UltraDMA133/100/66/33 for burst mode data transfer rates up to 133MB/sec, and USB controller with three root hubs for six USB ports.

PC 2700 / 2100 / 1600 DDR Support: Equipped with two Double Data Rate

Dual Inline Memory Module (DDR DIMM) sockets to support up to 2GB of DDR DRAM, the newest memory standard with the highest bandwidth and lowest latency currently available. This new memory technology increases performance by executing two actions per clock cycle, resulting in data transfer rates of up to 2.7 GB/s for 166MHz DDR SDRAM and

2.1GB/s for 133MHz DDR SDRAM.

Core Specifications

651 supports AGP 4X/2X mode,

962L integrated peripheral controller

UltraDMA133 Support: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE

controller with two connectors that support four IDE devices on two channels. Supports UltraDMA133/100/66/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4, Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVDROM, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.

Multi-I/O Chipset: The ITE 8707F chip offers complete support for a variety

of I/O functions. Provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UAR T2 can switch from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections. The Super I/O controller supports a floppy disk drive.

Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware enables boot block write protection, and HD/

SCSI/MO/ZIP/CD/Floppy boot selection.

Expansion: One AGP 4X, four USB ports, one COM port, one COM header ,

three PCI slots, SPDIF digital audio, front audio panel, headers, smart card header, CIR infrared, serial IRQ header.

Connections: Parallel, PS/2 mouse, PS/2 keyboard, 2 USB, VGA, RJ45

(optional), Microphone, Line-In / Line-Out jacks, Standard A TX, AUX and 12V power.

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1.3 Value-added Solutions

SoftwareAudio: On audio models, a digital audio CODEC, CMI-9738

supports 4-Ch output, and the SiS962L supports the Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) Output module for coaxial and fiber interfaces. Experience surround sound and enhanced 3D audio.

Smart Card Reader Support: A special connector for the Smart Card Reader

comes onboard to support the cutting-edge technology for increased security in authenticating online transactions, editing IC-based information.

USB2.0: The latest connection standard for next generation components

and peripherals. Compatible with 1.1 USB, the new 2.0 USB protocol delivers transfer speeds up to 40 times faster at 480Mb/s.

NOTICE: USB 2.0 functions are not supported under Win98 and WinME.

T emperature, Fan and V oltage Monitoring: CPU temperature is monitored

by the ASUS ASIC through the CPU’s internal thermal diode to prevent overheating and damage. All system fans are monitored for RPM and failure. System voltage levels are monitored to ensure stable voltage to critical motherboard components.

Auto Fan Off: The system fans powers off automatically even in sleep mode. ACPI Ready: Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more

Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management (OSPM).

Onboard LAN (Optional): The motherboard incorporates the RTL8201L

PHY chip to support 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet networking.

Concurrent PCI: Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI

master busses to the memory and processor.

Dual Function Power Button: Push the power button for less than 4 seconds

when the system is operating places the system into sleep or soft-off modes, depending on the BIOS or OS setting. If the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, the system enters soft-off mode.

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1.4

Motherboard Components

Before installing the P4S533-VM motherboard, take time to familiarize yourself with its configuration: understanding the motherboard makes upgrading easy . Sufficient knowledge of specifications prevents accidental damage.

Location

Processor Support Socket 478 for Intel

Chipsets SiS

Main Memory 2 DDR SDRAM DIMM Sockets (2GB) ............................5

Expansion Slots 3 PCI Slots .................................................................... 20

System I/O Floppy Disk Drive Connector ........................................15

Hardware Monitoring System Voltage Monitor (integrated in ASUS ASIC) .....10

Special Feature Onboard LED ................................................................13

Network Feature Realtek 100/10 Mbps LAN PHY ....................................26

Audio Features (on audio models only)

Power ATX 12V Power Supply Connector .................................1

Form Factor micro-ATX

651 North Bridge .....................................................3

SiS

962L South Bridge................................................. 12

2Mbit Programmable Flash EEPROM ..........................18

Multi-I/O Controller ........................................................ 19

Audio Controller ............................................................22

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 4X Slot.....................23

2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA133 Support) ..................... 6

Serial IRQ Connector ...................................................... 7

System Panel Connector ................................................9

Infrared Connector ........................................................ 11

USB Headers (USB_34, USB_56) ................................ 14

Serial (COM2) Header ..................................................16

Smart Card Connector .................................................. 17

Modem Connector.........................................................25

Parallel Port...................................................................29

Game Port .....................................................................30

Serial Port (COM1)........................................................35

USB Connectors (Port 1/2) .......................................... 36

PS/2 Mouse Connector ....................................(green) 27

PS/2 Keyboard Connector ............................. (purple) 37

RJ45 Connector (Optional) ...........................................28

Audio Controller Chipset ............................................... 22

SPDIF-out Connector ...................................................... 8

Front Panel Audio Header ............................................. 21

Audio Connectors..........................................................24

Line Out Connector ............................................ (lime) 33

Line In Connector ...................................... (light blue) 32

Microphone Connector ....................................... (pink) 31

ATX Power Supply Connector ......................................... 4

P4™ Processors .............................2

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2.1 Motherboard installation

Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it. The P4S533-VM uses the microATX form factor that measures 24.4 cm (9.6 in.) x 20.9 cm (8.2 in.), a standard fit for most chassis.

Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.

2.1.1 Placement direction

When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis. Refer to the image below.

2.1.2 Screw holes

Place six (6) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.

Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.

Place this side towards the rear of the chassis

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2.2 Motherboard layout

20.9cm (8.2in)

PS/2

T: Mouse B: Keyboard

Bottom:

Top:

USB1

RJ-45

USB2

COM1

PARALLEL PORT

VGA

Line Out

Line

Mic

GAME_AUDIO

CD1 Audio

Codec

FP_AUDIO1

Super I/O

ITE 8707F

USBPWR_12

CPU_FAN1

RTL

8201

MODEM

AUX1

FP_LO_SWR FP_LO_SWL

P4S533-VM

SiS651

ATX12V1

FSJ1

Accelerated Graphics Port

HOST/

Memory

Controller

(AGP)

PCI Slot 1

PCI Slot 2

ATX Power Connector

Socket 478

CHA_FAN1

BUZZER1

DDR DIMM2 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

DDR DIMM1 (64/72 bit, 184-pin module)

24.4cm (9.6in)

2 3

0 1

PRI_IDE1

SEC_IDE1

SiS962L MuTLOL

Media

I/0

2Mbit Flash BIOS

SMARTCON1

COM2

PCI Slot 3

FLOPPY1

BATTERY1

CLRTC1

USB_56USB_34

SB_PWR1

USBPWR_56 USBPWR_34

SIRQ1

PANEL1

IR_CON1

ASUS

Mozart

IDE_LED1

SPDIF_OUT1

The audio and LAN features are optional. These components are grayed out in the above motherboard layout.

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2.2.1 Layout contents

CPU, Memory and Expansion Slots

1) Socket 478 p. 12 Installing the CPU

2) Heatsink p. 14 Installing the Heatsink and Fan

3) Memory p. 17 System Memory Support

4) PCI 1/2/3 p. 21 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots

5) AGP 4x p. 23 Accelerated Graphics Slot

Motherboard Settings (Switches and Jumpers)

1) FSJ1 p. 24 Frequency Selection (Jumpers 1–5) USBPWR_12, _34, _56

4) FP_LO_SWR, _SWL p. 26 Line out selector (2x2 pin)

5) CLRTC1 p. 27 Clear RTC RAM (Solder Points)

Connectors

1) PS2KBMS p. 29 PS/2 Mouse Port (6 pin female)

2) PS2KBMS p. 29 PS/2 Keyboard Port (6 pin female)

3) USB p. 30 U

4) PRINTER p. 30 Parallel Port (25 pin female)

5) COM1/ 2 p. 30 Serial Port and Header (9 pin male, 10-1 pin male)

6) GAME_AUDIO p. 31 Game/MIDI Ports (Gold 15 pin)

7) AUDIO p. 31 Audio Connectors (Three 1/8” jacks)

8) VGA p. 32 Monitor Output Connector (15 pin)

9) RJ45 p. 32 Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (4 pin female)

10) IDELED p. 32 IDE Activity LED (2 pin)

11) PRIMARY / SEC. IDE p. 33 IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1 pin)

12) FLOPPY p. 34 Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1 pin) CHAS, CPUFAN1

13)

p. 25 USB Device Wake-up (+5V / +5VSB)

niversal Serial Bus Ports 1 & 2 (2 x 4 pin female)

p. 34

Chassis and CPU Fan Connectors (Two 3 pin)

14) ATXPWR p. 35 ATX Power Supply Connector (20 pin)

15) USB34, 56 p. 36 USB Headers (Two 10-1 pin)

16) CD1, AUX1, MODEM p. 36 Internal Audio Connectors

17 SPDIF_OUT1 p. 37 Digital Audio Connector (4-1 pin)

18) IR1_CON1 p. 37 Infrared module connector (5-1 pin)

19) SMARTCON1 p. 38 Smart Card Reader Connector (14-1 pin)

20) FP_AUDIO1 p. 38 Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin)

21) SIRQ1 p. 39 Serial IRQ connector (2 pin) (optional)

22) PLED p. 40 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin)

23) SPEAKER p. 40 System Warning Speaker Lead (4 pin)

24) MLED p. 40 System Message LED Lead (2 pin)

25) SMI p. 40 System Management Interrupt Lead (2 pin)

26) PWRSW p. 40 ATX Power Switch / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pin)

27) RESET p. 40 Reset Switch Lead (2-pin)

(Three 4-1 pin) (optional)

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2.3 Before you proceed

Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity.

3. Hold components by the edges and do not to touch the ICs on them.

4. Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component.

5. Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the

ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause

severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.

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2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

2.4.1 Overview

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.

The Intel Pentium 4 Processor in the 478-pin package uses the Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array 2 (FC-PGA2) package technology, and includes the Intel NetBurst™ micro-architecture. The Intel NetBurst micro-architecture features the hyper-pipelined technology, rapid execution engine, 400MHz system 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

Note in the illustration that the CPU has a gold triangular mark on one corner. This mark indicates the processor Pin 1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket.

Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU!

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2.4.2 Installing the CPU

Follow these steps to install a CPU.

1. Locate the 478-pin ZIF socket on the motherboard.

2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle.

Socket Lever

90 -100

Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely.

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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 CPU!

Gold Mark

5. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

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2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan

The Intel® Pentium® 4 478/Northwood Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.

When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor, the package includes the heatsink, fan, and retention mechanism.

In case you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel certified heatsink and fan.

Follow these steps to install the CPU heatsink and fan.

1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the heatsink fits properly on the retention module base.

The retention module base is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase.

You do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components.

CPU Heatsink

Retention Module Base

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.

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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 snap the hooks into the holes.

Retention Hole

Retention Lock

Keep the retention locks lifted upward while fitting the retention mechanism to the module base.

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Retention Hook Snapped to the Retention Hole

3. Push down the locks on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base.

When secure, the retention locks should point to opposite directions.

2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable

When the fan, heatsink, and the retention mechanism are in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPUFAN1.

CPU Fan Connector (CPUFAN1)

Don’t forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors may occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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2.5 System memory

2.5.1 Overview

The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2GB system memory using 184-pin unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DIMMs.

104 Pins

P4S533-VM

P4S533-VM 184-Pin DDR DIMM Sockets

A DDR DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction. DO NOT force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.

80 Pins

The DDR SDRAM technology evolved from the mainstream PC66, PC100, PC133 memory known as Single Data Rate (SDR) SDRAM. DDR memory however, has the ability to perform two data operations in one clock cycle, thus providing twice the throughput of SDR memory.

DDR Data Transfer Rate DDR Base Frequency

2.7 GB/s 166MHz

2.1 GB/s 133MHz

1.6 GB/s 100MHz

A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM, but it has a 184-pin footprint compared to the 168-pin of the SDR DIMM. Also, a DDR DIMM is single notched while an SDR DIMM is double notched. Therefore, a DDR DIMM is not backward compatible with SDR, and should be installed only in a socket specially designed for DDR DIMMs.

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2.5.2 Memory configurations

You may install any DDR DIMMs with 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB densities into the two DIMM sockets.

Use the following three combinations to install DDR DIMMs.

DIMM Location 184-pin DDR DIMM Total Memory

Socket 1 (Rows 0&1) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB x1 = Socket 2 (Rows 2&3) 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB x1 =

Total system memory (Max. 2GB) =

DDR333 DIMM Qualified Vendor List

The following table lists the DDR333 memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard.

Vendor Model Type/Size

Nanya NT5DS16M8AT-6 PC2700/256MB Samsung K4H280838D-TCB3 PC2700/128MB Samsung K4H280838D-TCB3 PC2700/256MB Micron MT8VDDT1664AG-335B1 PC2700/128MB Micron MT16VDDT3264AG-335B1 PC2700/256MB KINGMAX MPMA82D-68KX3 PC2700/128MB

KINGMAX MPM62D-68KX3 PC2700/256MB

Use only the tested and qualified DDR333 DIMMs listed above. Other DDR DIMMs manufactured by other vendors may not be suitable for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website for the latest qualified DDR module list.

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