Page 2 - Disclaimer/Copyrights
2 Checklist Disclaimer/Copyrights Product Name: ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System Manual Revision: 1.00 E1032 Release Date: June 2002 Copyright © 2002 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may bereproduced, transm...
Page 3 - Table of contents
3 Features Table of contents Disclaimer/Copyrights .................................................................... 2FCC/CDC statements ..................................................................... 5Safety information .........................................................................
Page 5 - Federal Communications Commission Statement; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
5 FCC/CDC statements Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to thefollowing two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received includinginterference that may ...
Page 6 - Safety information; Electrical safety
6 Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable fromthe electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensurethat the power cables for the devices are unplugged before thesignal cables a...
Page 7 - About this guide; Audience
7 About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions aboutthe ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System. This guide is intended forexperienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personalcomputers. How this guide is organized This document conta...
Page 8 - Conventions used in this guide; Where to find more information
8 Safeguards Conventions used in this guide WARNING! Information to prevent injury to yourself whentrying to complete a task. CAUTION! Information to prevent damage to thecomponents when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT Information that you MUST follow to complete atask. NOTE Tips and additional...
Page 9 - ASUS contact information; Technical Support
9 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: [email protected] Technical Support MB/Others (Tel): +886-2-2890-7121 (English) Notebook (Tel): +886-2-2890-71...
Page 10 - System package contents
10 System package contents Check your ASUS Terminator P4 533 pacakge for the following items: 1. Barebone system 2. Motherboard 3. Switching power supply 4. 1.44MB floppy disk drive 5. CD-ROM Drive (optional) 6. 56K PCI modem card (optional) 7. Support CD 8. User’s guide IMPORTANTIf you are assembli...
Page 11 - System Introduction; Chapter 1
11 ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System This chapter gives a general description ofthe ASUS Terminator P4 533 barebonesystem. It includes introduction on the frontand rear panel features, and the internalfeatures. System Introduction Chapter 1
Page 12 - Front Panel Features; Chassis 1
12 Chapter 1: System Introduction 1.1 Front Panel Features The ASUS Terminator P4 533 barebone system is composed of the ASUSP4SC motherboard, a power supply, and a floppy disk drive in the ASUSTriOptix form factor chassis. The chassis front bezel may vary as shown. NOTEThe CD-ROM drive and modem ca...
Page 13 - Rear Panel Features; Voltage Selector
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 13 1.2 Rear Panel Features The rear panel of the ASUS Terminator P4 533 barebone system includesthe standard PC99 I/O connectors for external devices, power supplysocket, and optional modem connectors. The following figure shows the rear panel features. CAUTION...
Page 14 - Internal Features
14 Chapter 1: System Introduction 1.3 Internal Features The figure below shows the internal view of the system when you removethe cover and flip out the drive frame. You will see here the standardcomponents that come already installed in the system and the placeswhere you can install the other requi...
Page 15 - Basic Installation; Chapter 2
15 ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System This chapter tells how to install componentsinto the barebone system through illustratedstep-by-step instructions. Basic Installation Chapter 2
Page 16 - Remove the cover
16 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2.1 Remove the cover The chassis cover is secured by a thumbscrew located on the rear panel. Follow these steps to remove thechassis cover. 1. Turn the captive thumbscrewcounter-clockwise to releasethe cover. You don’t have toremove the thumbscrew fromthe chassis. 2....
Page 17 - Detach the drive frame
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 17 2.2 Detach the drive frame IMPORTANTYou must release the power socket module from the rear panel beforedetaching the drive frame to avoid breaking the power cable. Follow these steps to detach thedrive frame. 1. Place the chassis on a flatsurface and turn it...
Page 19 - Install a CPU
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 19 2.3 Install a CPU The P4SC-E motherboard comes with a surface mount 478-pin ZeroInsertion Force (ZIF) socket. This socket is specifically designed for theIntel ® Pentium ® 4 478/Northwood Processor. Follow these steps to install a CPU. 1. Locate the 478-pin ...
Page 21 - Install the CPU heatsink and fan
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 21 2.4 Install the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 478/Northwood Processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal conditionand performance. When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 478/Northwood Processor, the...
Page 23 - Install system memory
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 23 2.5 Install system memory The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual InlineMemory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2GBsystem memory using unbuffered ECC or non-ECC PC2700/1600/2100DIMMs. Follow these steps to install a DDRDI...
Page 24 - Install a hard disk drive
24 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2.6 Install a hard disk drive The chassis has one 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) bay right under the5.25-inch bay. The following figures show the internal and external viewsof the HDD bay location. 5.25-inch Drive Bay 3.5-inch HDD Drive Bay Internal View External Vie...
Page 26 - Install a CD-ROM drive
26 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2.7 Install a CD-ROM drive A CD-ROM drive is an optional item in this barebone system. Refer to theinstructions in this section if you acquired a model without a CD-ROM. Follow these steps to install aCD-ROM drive. 1. Place the chassis upright. 2. Insert the CD-ROM d...
Page 28 - Install a PCI expansion card
28 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2.8 Install a PCI expansion card The motherboard has two 32-bit PCI slots. If you wish to install a PCI card,follow the instructions in this section. The figure on the right shows asample PCI network card that youcan install on the PCI slot. Follow these steps to ins...
Page 29 - LED cables
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 29 2.9 Re-connect cables You may have disconnected some cables when you were installingcomponents. You must re-connect these cables before you replace thechassis cover. 2.9.1 LED cables • Connect the power switch and power LED cables to their respectiveleads in...
Page 30 - UAEX and USB-CF extension modules; Connector locations on the motherboard
30 Chapter 2: Basic Installation USB_CF ® J1 LED3 LED2 CON1 2.9.2 UAEX and USB-CF extension modules Connect to USB_34 connectoron the motherboard Connect to MIC_LOUT1 connectoron the motherboard ® USB2P MIC2 USB T : Port0 B: Port1 MIC LOUT LO2 UAEX Connect to USB_56 connectoron the motherboard MIC_L...
Page 31 - Replace the cover
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 31 2.10 Replace the cover After you have installed all the internal components and you haveconnected all the necessary cables, you are now ready to put the systemback together. Follow these steps to re-assemblethe system. 1. With the chassis lying on itsside, h...
Page 33 - Connect External Devices
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 33 2.11 Connect External Devices The figure below shows the specific connectors and devices that you canconnect to the rear panel ports. Serial PS/2 KB VGA Line Out Line In Mic Game/MIDI PS/2 Mouse AC Parallel USB RJ-45
Page 34 - Power Supply Specifications
34 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2.12 Power Supply Specifications 2.12.1 Input Characteristics 2.12.2 Output Characteristics 2.12.3 Over-Voltage Protection (OVP) Input Voltage Range Min Nom Max Range 1 90V 115V 135V Range 2 180V 230V 265V Input Frequency Range 47 Hz to 63 Hz Maximum Input ac Current...
Page 35 - Motherboard Info; Chapter 3
35 ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System This chapter gives information about theASUS P4SC-E motherboard that came withthe system.This chapter includes themotherboard layout, jumper settings, andconnector locations. It also includesinformation on the USB/audio board locatedon the front panel. Mothe...
Page 36 - Introduction
36 Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3.1 Introduction The ASUS P4SC-E motherboard comes already installed in the ASUSTerminator P4 533 barebone system. For future upgrades or systemreconfiguration, this chapter provides technical information about themotherboard. 3.2 Motherboard components 13 14 20...
Page 39 - Motherboard layout
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 39 3.3 Motherboard layout 23cm (9.06in) CR2032 3VLithium Cell CMOS Power SiS651 3C Integration Single Chip CHA_FAN1 FLOPPY1 CD1 Audio Codec MODEM1 AUX1 PANEL1 USB_34 IDE_LED1 USB_PWR12 P4SC-E MIC_LOUT1 ® IOC_MB DDR DIMM2 (64/72-bit, 184-pin module) PCI Slot 1 S...
Page 41 - Memory configurations
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 41 3.5System memory The motherboard has two Double Data Rate (DDR) DIMM sockets thatsupports up to 2GB unbuffered non-ECC PC2700/2100/1600 DDRDIMMs. A DDR DIMM has the same physical dimensions as an SDR DIMM, but ithas a 184-pin footprint compared to the 168-pi...
Page 42 - Expansion slots; Configuring an expansion card; Standard Interrupt Assignments; IRQ assignments for this motherboard
42 Chapter 3: Motherboard information 3.6 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The motherboardhas two PCI slots. 3.6.1 Configuring an expansion card After physically installing the expansion card, configure the card byadjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on the...
Page 43 - Jumpers
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 43 3.7 Jumpers This section describes and illustrates the jumpers on the motherboard. 1. USB device wake-up (3-pin USB_PWR12, USB_PWR34,USB_PWR56) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleepmode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in...
Page 45 - Connectors
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 45 3.8 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard. 1. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE1, SEC_IDE1) This connector supports the provided UltraDMA/133/100/66 IDE harddisk ribbon cable. Connect the cable’s blue connector to...
Page 53 - BIOS Information; Chapter 4
53 ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System This chapter tells how to change systemsettings through the BIOS Setup menus. Itincludes detailed descriptions of the BIOSparameters. BIOS Information Chapter 4
Page 54 - Managing and updating the BIOS; Using the computer system for the first time
54 Chapter 4: BIOS information 4.1 Managing and updating the BIOS 4.1.1 Using the computer system for the first time It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOSalong with a Flash Memory Writer utility (AFLASH.EXE) to a bootablefloppy disk in case you need to reinstall the...
Page 56 - Updating BIOS procedures
56 Chapter 4: BIOS information 1. Download an updated ASUS BIOS file from the Internet (WWW orFTP) (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION on page x for details)and save to the boot floppy disk you created earlier. 2. Boot from the floppy disk. 3. At the “A:\” prompt, type AFLASH and then press <Enter>....
Page 58 - BIOS Setup program
58 Chapter 4: BIOS information 4.2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable EEPROM that you canupdate using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard,reconfiguring your system, ...
Page 59 - BIOS menu bar; Legend bar
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 59 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 systemconfiguration. ADVANCED Use this menu to enable and make changes to the advanced features. POWER Use this menu to co...
Page 60 - General help; Scroll bar
60 Chapter 4: BIOS information General help In addition to the Item Specific Help window, the BIOS setup program alsoprovides a General Help screen. You may launch this screen from anymenu by simply pressing <F1> or the <Alt> + <H> combination. TheGeneral Help screen lists the lege...
Page 61 - Main Menu
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 61 System Time [XX:XX:XX] Sets the system to the time that you specify (usually the current time). Theformat is hour, minute, second. Valid values for hour, minute and secondare Hour: (00 to 23), Minute: (00 to 59), Second: (00 to 59). Use the <Tab>or <...
Page 62 - A note about passwords
62 Chapter 4: BIOS information Supervisor Password [Disabled] / User Password [Disabled] These fields allow you to set passwords. To set a password, highlight theappropriate field and press <Enter>. Type in a password then press<Enter>. You can type up to eight alphanumeric characters. S...
Page 63 - Primary and Secondary Master/Slave
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 63 4.3.1 Primary and Secondary Master/Slave Type [Auto] Select [Auto] to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive. If automaticdetection is successful, Setup automatically fills in the correct values forthe remaining fields on this sub-menu. If automatic det...
Page 65 - Cylinders
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 65 Translation Method [LBA] Select the hard disk drive type in this field. When Logical Block Addressing(LBA) is enabled, the 28-bit addressing of the hard drive is used withoutregard for cylinders, heads, or sectors. Note that LBA Mode is necessaryfor drives w...
Page 67 - Keyboard Features
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 67 4.3.2 Keyboard Features Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon systemboot. Configuration options: [Off] [On] Keyboard Auto-Repeat Rate [12/Sec] This controls the speed at which the system registers repe...
Page 68 - Advanced Menu; CPU Frequency Multiple
68 Chapter 4: BIOS information 4.4 Advanced Menu CPU Frequency Multiple (when CPU Speed is set to [Manual]) This field is for unlocked processors only. If your processor frequencymultiple is locked, you cannot access this field. This field sets thefrequency multiple between the CPU’s internal freque...
Page 70 - Chip Configuration
70 Chapter 4: BIOS information 4.4.1 Chip Configuration SDRAM Configuration [By SPD] This parameter allows you to set the optimal timings for items 2–5,depending on the memory modules that you are using. The default settingis [By SPD], which configures items 2–5 by reading the contents in theSPD (Se...
Page 72 - I/O Device Configuration
72 Chapter 4: BIOS information PCI 2.1 Support [Enabled] This field allows you to enable or disable the PCI 2.1 features. Keep thedefault setting [Enabled] if you installed PCI 2.1 compliant cards. Set to[Disabled] if you installed any card that is not PCI 2.1 compliant.Configuration options: [Disab...
Page 74 - PCI Configuration
74 Chapter 4: BIOS information Slot 1, Slot 2 IRQ [Auto] These fields automatically assign the IRQ for each PCI slot. The defaultsetting for each field is [Auto], which utilizes auto-routing to determine IRQassignments. Configuration options: [Auto] [NA] [3] [4] [5] [7] [9] [10] [11][12] [14] [15] P...
Page 77 - Power Menu
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 77 4.5 Power Menu The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This featureturns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period ofinactivity. Power Management [User Defined] This field allows you to activate or deactivate the automa...
Page 79 - Power Up Control
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 79 4.5.1 Power Up Control AC PWR Loss Restart [Disabled] This allows you to set whether or not to reboot the system after powerinterruptions. [Disabled] leaves your system off while [Enabled] reboots thesystem. [Previous State] sets the system back to the state...
Page 81 - Hardware Monitor
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 81 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor CPU Q-Fan Function [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q-Fan feature thatsmartly adjusts the CPU fan speed for more efficient system operation.Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Temperature Thresho...
Page 83 - Boot Sequence
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 83 Boot Sequence The Boot menu allows you to select among the four possible types of bootdevices listed using the up and down arrow keys. By using the <+> or<Space> key, you can promote devices and by using the <-> key, you candemote devices. ...
Page 85 - Exit Menu; Exit Saving Changes
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 85 4.7 Exit Menu When you have made all of your selections from the various menus in theSetup program, save your changes and exit Setup. Select Exit from themenu bar to display the following menu. Exit Saving Changes Once you are finished making your selections...
Page 86 - Load Setup Defaults
86 Chapter 4: BIOS information Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of theparameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if youpress <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select [Yes] to load defaultvalues. Select Exit Saving Changes or m...
Page 87 - Starting up; Chapter 5
87 ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System This chapter helps you power up yoursystem and install drivers and utilities thatcame with the support CD. Starting up Chapter 5
Page 88 - Install an operating system; Running the support CD
88 Chapter 5: Starting up 5.1 Install an operating system The P4SC-E motherboard supports Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP andOS/2 operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version andcorresponding updates so you can maximize the features of yourhardware. NOTEBecause motherboard settings and hard...
Page 89 - Installation menus
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 89 5.2.2 Installation menus The support CD menu is composed of two screens. Click on the Right Arrow on the lower right corner of the first screen to display the second menu screen. To return to the first menu screen, click on the Left Arrow on the lower right ...
Page 90 - Software and drivers description; SiS AGP Driver; LAN Driver; Microsoft Direct X 8.1 Driver
90 Chapter 5: Starting up 5.2.3 Software and drivers description The menu lists the drivers and applications that are available for thismotherboard. Simply click on a specific item then follow the installationwizard to install it. SiS 650/651 Display Driver Click this item to load the installation w...
Page 92 - Software information; ASUS Update
92 Chapter 5: Starting up 5.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that willconveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help orreadme file that came with the software for more information. 5.3.1 ASUS Update The ASUS Update is a utility tha...
Page 94 - ASUS PC Probe; Starting ASUS PC Probe
94 Chapter 5: Starting up The PC Probe icon appears on the taskbar system tray indicating that ASUS PC Probe is running. Clicking the icon allows you to see thestatus of your PC. 5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe ASUS PC Probe is a convenient utility to continuously monitor yourcomputer system’s vital components,...
Page 95 - Using ASUS PC Probe; Monitoring
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 95 Using ASUS PC Probe Monitoring Monitor SummaryShows a summary of the itemsbeing monitored. Temperature MonitorShows the PC temperature (forsupported processors only). Temperature Warning threshold adjustment (Move the slider up to increase the threshold leve...
Page 97 - Utility
ASUS Terminator P4 533 Barebone System 97 Device SummaryShows a summary of devicespresent in your PC. DMI ExplorerShows information pertinent to thePC, such as CPU type, CPUspeed, and internal/externalfrequencies, and memory size. Utility Lets you run programs outside ofthe ASUS Probe modules. To ru...
Page 98 - ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon
98 Chapter 5: Starting up ASUS PC Probe Task Bar Icon Right clicking the PC Probeicon brings up a menu toopen or exit ASUS PC Probeand pause or resume allsystem monitoring. When the ASUS PC Probesenses a problem with your PC,portions of the ASUS PC Probeicon change to red, the PCspeaker beeps, and t...
