Document Outline

• Notices
• Safety information
• About this guide
• System package contents
• Chapter 1: System introduction
  • 1.1 Welcome!
  • 1.2 Front panel
    • 1.2.1 T3-P5P43 front panel
    • 1.2.2 T4-P5P43 front panel
  • 1.3 Rear panel
  • 1.4 Internal components
• Chapter 2: Basic installation
  • 2.1 Preparation
  • 2.2 Before you proceed
  • 2.3 Removing the cover
  • 2.4 Power supply unit
  • 2.5 CPU installation
    • 2.5.1 Installing the CPU
    • 2.5.2 Installing CPU fan and heatsink assembly
  • 2.6 Installing a DIMM
    • 2.6.1 Memory configurations
    • 2.6.2 DIMM installation
  • 2.7 Installing an expansion card
    • 2.7.1 Expansion slots
    • 2.7.2 Expansion card installation
  • 2.8 Installing an optical drive
  • 2.9 Installing a Serial ATA disk drive
  • 2.10 Replacing the power supply unit
    • Voltage selector
  • 2.11 Replacing the cover
• Chapter 3: Starting up
  • 3.1 Installing an operating system
  • 3.2 Powering up
  • 3.3 Support CD information
    • 3.3.1 Running the support CD
    • 3.3.2 Drivers menu
    • 3.3.3 Utilities menu
    • 3.3.4 Make Disk menu
    • 3.3.5 ASUS contact information
  • 3.4 Software information
    • ASUS Express Gate
• Chapter 4: Motherboard info
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Motherboard layout
  • 4.3 Jumpers
  • 4.4 Connectors
• Chapter 5: BIOS setup
  • 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
    • 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
    • 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
    • 5.1.3 AFUDOS utility
    • 5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
    • 5.1.5 ASUS Update utility
  • 5.2 BIOS setup program
    • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
    • 5.2.2 Menu bar
    • 5.2.3 Navigation keys
    • 5.2.4 Menu items
    • 5.2.5 Sub-menu items
    • 5.2.6 Configuration fields
    • 5.2.7 Pop-up window
    • 5.2.8 Scroll bar
    • 5.2.9 General help
  • 5.3 Main menu
    • 5.3.1 System Time
    • 5.3.2 System Date
    • 5.3.3 SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4
    • 5.3.4 Configure SATA as
    • 5.3.5 System Information
  • 5.4 Advanced menu
    • 5.4.1 CPU Configuration
    • 5.4.2 Chipset
    • 5.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration
    • 5.4.4 USB Configuration
  • 5.5 Power menu
    • 5.5.1 Suspend Mode
    • 5.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume
    • 5.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support
    • 5.5.5 APM Configuration
    • 5.5.4 ACPI APIC Support
    • 5.5.6 Hardware Monitor
  • 5.6 Boot menu
    • 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority
    • 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
    • 5.6.3 Security
  • 5.7 Tools menu
    • 5.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2
    • 5.7.2 Express Gate
    • 5.7.3 LED Poster Configuration
  • 5.8 Exit menu
• Appendix
  • A.1 Power supply specifications
  • A.2 Dubug code table
  • A.3 Using the Remote Control (optional)
  • A.4 Integrating AHCI driver to Windows® XP installation