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FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITH- OUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (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.
Firmware PCI2 (ICH2) CR2032 3V Lithium Cell WOLCON NO_REBOOT CMOS Power CHA_FAN PCI3 AFPANEL CLRTC Audio USB2 Codec P4T-M IDELED PANEL COM2 Grayed components are available only on certain models at the time of purchase. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
Failure to do so may cause severe damage to your motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. The onboard LED when lit acts as a reminder that the system is in suspend or soft-off mode and not powered OFF. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
RIMM sockets. WARNING! RIMM modules become extremely hot during operation. To re- duce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the modules to cool off before removing them. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
Before you start, you should check to see that you have the following items: (NOTE: Motherboard layout is not identical to the example.) Rubber Pad Metal Baseboard 2 Metal heatsink retaining clips 4 Copper captive nuts 4 Washers 4 Pan Head screws 2 Heatsink support bases ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
If not, check its orientation or check for bent pins. E. Secure the CPU into the socket by pushing the socket lever all the way down. You will hear a click indicating that the lever is in place. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
Place the two heatsink support base as shown and screw in the four pan head screws. Step 4: Install the Heatsink Carefully place the fan heatsink on top of the heatsink support base and connect the fan power cable to the CPU fan connector. Connect to the CPU fan connector. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
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Socket 423 pro- cessor or else boot-up may not be possible. Socket 423 processors provide internal thermal sensing so that a socket mounted thermal resistor is not needed. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel *These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
Remove ONLY when you will be using an AGP Pro card. Use a rigid tip, such as a pen tip, to dislodge and remove the tab from the bay. Removing the tab ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
UltraDMA/100 IDE devices must use a 40-pin 80-conductor IDE cable for 100MByte/sec transfer rates. NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. P4T-M PIN 1 P4T-M IDE Connectors ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
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NOTE: The “Rotation” signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal. The Rotations per Minute (RPM) can monitored using a utility such as ASUS PC Probe or Intel LDCM. WARNING! The CPU and/or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks.
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4) Wake-On-LAN Connector (3-pin WOL) This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake-On-LAN output, such as the ASUS PCI-L101 Ethernet card (see 7. Appendix). The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card.
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P4T-M Internal Audio Connectors 7) Front-Panel Connectors (12-pin AFPANEL) Theis connector allows you to setup an optional ASUS ipanel, an easy to access operational console mounted in a standard front drive bay. The iPanel offers front I/O ports, status LEDs and space reserved for a hard disk drive. If you are...
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230watts) must supply at least 720mA +5VSB. Pin 1 +12V DC +12V DC ATX12V ATXPWR Pin 1 +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC -12VDC +5VDC PS_ON# +5VDC P4T-M PWR_OK -5VDC +5VSB +5VDC +12VDC +5VDC P4T-M ATX & Auxiliary Power Connectors ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...
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This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system’s power supply. ASUS P4T-M Quick Setup Manual...