ASUS P4SDX User Manual

Features

Contents

Notices ............................................................................................ v

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

About this guide ............................................................................. vii

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

P4SDX specifications summary ..................................................... ix

1.1

Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-2

1.2

Package contents ............................................................... 1-2

1.3

Motherboard components .................................................. 1-3

1.4

Special Features ................................................................ 1-6

1.5

Motherboard layout ............................................................ 1-7

1.6

Before you proceed ............................................................ 1-8

1.7

Motherboard installation ..................................................... 1-8
1.7.1

Placement direction ............................................... 1-8

1.7.2

Screw holes ........................................................... 1-9

1.8

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................... 1-9
1.8.1

Overview ................................................................ 1-9

1.8.2

Installing the CPU ................................................ 1-10

1.9

System memory ................................................................ 1-11
1.9.1

Overview ............................................................... 1-11

1.9.2

Qualified Vendor List .............................................1-11

1.9.3

Memory configurations ........................................ 1-12

1.10 Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-13

1.10.1 Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-13
1.10.1 IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................ 1-13

1.11 Jumpers ............................................................................ 1-14

1.12 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-16

2.1

Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2
2.1.1

Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS ............ 2-2

2.1.2

Using AFLASH to update the BIOS ....................... 2-4

2.1.3

CrashFree BIOS 2 feature ..................................... 2-7