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Chapter 2: Basic installation

To install an IDE hard disk drive:

1. Follow steps 1-2 of the previous section.
2. Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE

connector on the motherboard.

IDE ribbon cable

Power cable

4. Connect a 5-pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to

the 5-pin power connector at the back of the drive.

- OR -

Connect a 4-pin (female) power plug from the power supply unit to

the 4-pin (male) power connector at the back of the drive.

Serial ATA cable

Serial ATA power

cable

If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4-pin and 5-pin connectors at the back,

use either the 5-pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy 4-pin power

connector. DO NOT use both to prevent damage to components and to

keep the system from becoming unstable.

Summary of Contents for P5945GC V Series

Page 1: ...V Series P5945GC ASUS PC Desktop Barebone Installation Manual R R ...

Page 2: ...RTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICA...

Page 3: ...ing the CPU 2 4 2 4 3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2 6 2 5 Installing a DIMM 2 8 2 5 1 Memory configurations 2 8 2 5 2 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List 2 9 2 5 3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2 12 2 5 4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2 12 2 6 Expansion slots 2 13 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 2 13 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 13 2 6 3 PCI Express x1 slot 2 15 2 6 4 PCI slots 2 15 2 6 5 PCI...

Page 4: ...Software information 3 6 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Introduction 4 2 4 2 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 3 Jumpers 4 3 4 4 Connectors 4 6 Chapter 5 BIOS Information 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 2 5 1 2 ASUS EZ Flash utility 5 3 5 1 3 AFDOS utility 5 4 5 1 5 ASUS Update utility 5 8 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 11 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 12 5 2 2 Menu bar...

Page 5: ...E configuration 5 16 5 3 6 System Information 5 17 5 4 Advanced menu 5 18 5 4 1 JumperFree Configuration 5 18 5 4 2 USB configuration 5 19 5 4 3 CPU configuration 5 20 5 4 4 Chipset 5 21 5 4 5 Onboard Devices configuration 5 24 5 4 6 PCI PnP 5 26 5 5 Power menu 5 27 5 5 1 Suspend Mode 5 27 5 5 2 ACPI 2 0 Support 5 27 5 5 3 ACPI APIC support 5 27 5 5 5 Hardware Monitor 5 30 5 6 Boot menu 5 31 5 6 1...

Page 6: ... 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 rec...

Page 7: ... contact your 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 Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Lithi...

Page 8: ...atures including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components 2 Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system 3 Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD 4 Chapter 4 Motherboard information This chapter gives information about th...

Page 9: ...n to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to the ASUS contact information 2 Optional Documentation Your product package may include optional documentation such as warran...

Page 10: ...llowing items If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately Item description 1 ASUS V Series P5945GC barebone system with ASUS motherboard Power supply unit ASUS chassis 2 Cable AC power cable 3 Support CD 4 User guide 5 Telecom Adapter Card Optional ...

Page 11: ...pter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series P5945GC The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components ...

Page 12: ...e 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors in the 775 land package The system supports up to 2 GB of system memory using DDR2 667 533 400 DIMMs High resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing 1 2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical driv...

Page 13: ...r button Press this button to turn the system on 4 Reset button Press this button to reboot the system without turning off the power 5 HDD LED This LED lights up when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive 6 USB 2 0 ports These Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 7 Headphone port This...

Page 14: ...tem input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area See the section Voltage selector on page 1 6 before adjusting this switch 3 PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse 4 PS 2 keyboard port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard 5 Serial port This 9 pin COM port is for serial devices 6 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a printer scanner or other d...

Page 15: ...des ventilation inside the power supply unit 13 Chassis fan vent This vent is for the fan that provides ventilation inside the system chassis 14 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows 10 100 connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 15 Expansion slot covers Remove these covers when installing expansion cards 16 Power Switch This switch is for switching on off the power supply unit Refe...

Page 16: ...e appropriate system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area If the voltage supply in your area is 100 127 V set this switch to 115 V If the voltage supply in your area is 200 240 V set this switch to 230 V Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115V environment will seriously damage the system 115V 230V Voltage selector ...

Page 17: ...s are labeled for your reference Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components 1 Front panel cover 2 5 25 inch optical drive bays 3 Floppy disk drive bay 4 Hard disk drive bay 5 Power supply unit 6 CPU socket 7 DIMM sockets 8 ASUS motherboard 9 PCI Express x16 slot 10 PCI Express x1 slot 11 PCI slots 12 Metal bracket lock R 2 1 3 5 4 9 6 7 12 8 10 11 ...

Page 18: ...1 Chapter 1 System introduction ...

Page 19: ...R R Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step by step instructions on how to install components in the system ...

Page 20: ...mode and not powered OFF Unplug the power cable from the power outlet and make sure that the standby power LED is OFF before installing any system component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on ...

Page 21: ...hooks disengage from the chassis tab holes Set the side cover aside 3 Locate the front panel assembly hooks then lift them until they disengage from the chassis 4 Swing the front panel assembly to the right until the hinge like tabs on the right side of the assembly are exposed 5 Remove the front panel assembly then set aside 1 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 3 3 Chassis tab holes Air duct 4 ...

Page 22: ... is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the ...

Page 23: ...and forefinger to a 100º angle 4A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove 4B 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket then fit the socket alignment key into the CPU notch Gold triangle mark Alignment key CPU notch Load plate PnP cap 4A 4B 3 ...

Page 24: ...fessional medical help 2 4 3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly The Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance When you buy a boxed Intel Pentium 4 processor the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use only Intel certified multi d...

Page 25: ...stalled CPU making sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard 3 When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard A B B 2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you f...

Page 26: ... up to 2 GB system memory using 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB unbuffered non ECC DDR2 DIMMs Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 Channel B DIMM_B1 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chip...

Page 27: ...S12821CFP C4 512MB Micron MT 16HTF6464AG 53EB2 Micron DS D9BOM 512MB Micron MT 16HTF6464AG 53EB2 Micron DS Z9BQT 1G Micron MT 16HTF12864AY 53EA1 Micron DS D9CRZ 512MB Corsair VS512MB533D2 Corsair DS MIII0052532M8CEC 512MB Elpida EBE51UD8ABFA 5C E Elpida SS E5108AB 5C E 512MB Kingmax KLBC28F A8KB4 Kingmax SS KKEA88B4IAK 37 256MB Kingmax KLBB68F 36EP4 Elpida SS E5116AB 5C E 512MB Kingmax KLBC28F A8E...

Page 28: ...PS12821AFP Y5 1G HY HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 AB Hynix DS HY5PS12821AFP Y5 1G HY HYMP512U64CP8 Y5 AB Hynix DS HY5PS12521CFP Y5 512MB Kingmax KLCC28F A8EB5 Elpida SS E5108AE 6E E 512MB Kingmax KLCC28F A8KB5 Kingmax SS KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX 1G Kingmax KLCD48F A8KB5 Kingmax DS KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX 512MB Apacer 78 91092 420 Elpida SS E5108AE 6E E 512MB Apacer AU512E667C5KBGC Apacer SS AM4B5708MIJS7E0627B 512MB Apacer...

Page 29: ...00 30DB97X AENEON DS AET93R300B 0639 512MB VERITECH GTP512HLTM45EG VERITECH SS VTD264M8PC6G01A164129621 1G VERITECH GTP01GHLTM55EG VERITECH DS VTD264M8PC6G01A164129621 512MB TEAM TVDD512M667C5 TEAM SS T2D648MT 6 1G TEAM TVDD1 02M667C4 TEAM DS T2D648PT 6 512MB Century CENTURY 512MB Nanya SS NT5TU64M8AE 3C 512MB Century CENTURY 512MB Hynix SS HY5PS12821AFP Y5 1G Century CENTURY 1G Hynix DS HY5PS1282...

Page 30: ...ning clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a DDR2 DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Locked Retaining Clip Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the mother...

Page 31: ...eep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 6 2 Configu...

Page 32: ...ller 7 Printer Port LPT1 8 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering 12 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 Numeric Data Processor 14 Primary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 non shared PCI Express x16 slot shar...

Page 33: ...PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the ...

Page 34: ... the upper 5 25 inch drive bay and carefully push the optical drive into the bay until its screw holes align with the holes on the bay as shown 4 Secure the optical drive with two screws on both sides of the bay IDE ribbon cable Power cable 5 Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of the optical drive 6 Connect one end of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE inte...

Page 35: ...he the lowest 3 5 inch drive slot without the metal plate cover 2 Fasten the screws to secure the hard disk to the drive slot the lowest 3 5 inch drive slot without the metal plate cover 3 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the SATA connector at the back of the drive then connect the other end to a Serial ATA connector on the motherboard If you do not need to install the optional card read...

Page 36: ...e power supply unit to the 5 pin power connector at the back of the drive OR Connect a 4 pin female power plug from the power supply unit to the 4 pin male power connector at the back of the drive Serial ATA cable Serial ATA power cable If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4 pin and 5 pin connectors at the back use either the 5 pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy 4 pin power connector DO NOT use ...

Page 37: ... you will install only one hard disk drive make sure to configure your hard disk drive as Master device before connecting the IDE cable and power plug Refer to the HDD documentation on how to set the drive as a Master device If you will install two IDE hard disk drives configure the other device as Slave 2 9 Installing the card reader An optional card reader module see the figure below is availabl...

Page 38: ...y insert the card reader module into the 3 5 inch bay until the screw holes align with the holes on the bay 3 Secure the card reader module with two screws on both sides 4 Connect the USB cable of the card reader to the USB connector on the motherboard remove the metal plate cover and install the card reader module here ...

Page 39: ...the floppy disk drive with two screws on both sides 4 Connect the floppy disk drive signal cable to the signal connector at the back of the drive 5 Connect the other end of the signal cable to the floppy disk drive connector on the motherboard See page 4 6 for the location of the floppy disk drive connector 6 Connect a 4 pin power cable from the power supply unit to the power connector at the back...

Page 40: ...these cables before you replace the chassis cover LED cables Connect the reset button power switch power LED and HDD LED cables to their respective leads in the system panel connector on the motherboard HDD LED Power LED Power Switch Reset button I R System Panel Connector F_PANEL Ground PLED PWR PLED GND Reset IDELED IDELED HD LED RESET PWR LED PWR BTN ...

Page 41: ...remove the 3 5 drive bay cover To reinstall the front panel assembly and side cover 1 Insert the front panel assembly hinge like tabs to the holes on the right side of the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly to the left then insert the hooks to the chassis until the front panel assembly fits in place 3 Insert the six side cover hooks into the chassis tab holes 4 Push the side cover to the dir...

Page 42: ...Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD R R ...

Page 43: ...rdware options vary use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information Screen display and driver options may not be the same for different operating system versions The contents of the support CD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates Windows XP OS setup cannot recognize Seri...

Page 44: ...This driver enables Plug n Play INF support for the Intel chipset components on the motherboard When installed to the target system this driver provides the method for configuring the chipset components You can install this utility using three different modes interactive silent or unattended preload Installing the driver in interactive mode requires user input during installation User input is not...

Page 45: ...tem voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP You can also install the following utilities from the ASUS Superb...

Page 46: ...s that destroys data WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version Corel Snapfire Plus SE Installs the Corel Snapfire Plus SE software ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia te...

Page 47: ...run feature Click to close the Preference panel 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS PC Probe II The PC Probe II main window appea...

Page 48: ...ge window Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference sect...

Page 49: ...op click the arrow down button of the Scheme options then select another position from the list box Click OK when finished Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect If you want to detach a monitor panel from the group click the horseshoe magnet icon You can now move or reposition the panel independently Adjusting the sensor threshold value You can adjust th...

Page 50: ...displays various Windows management information Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel Click the plus sign before WMI Information to display the available information You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click to display the DMI Desktop Management Interface browser This browser displays various desktop an...

Page 51: ...memory usage Click to display the Usage browser CPU usage The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives Cl...

Page 52: ...ensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts change temperature scale or enable the Q Fan feature Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your change...

Page 53: ...Chapter 4 Motherboard introduction This chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations R R ...

Page 54: ... reconfiguration 4 2 Motherboard layout LGA 5 Intel ICH R Intel MCH 945GC DDR2 DIMM_A1 4 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 4 bit 240 pin module CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power EATXPWR ATX12V PRI_IDE CPU_FAN CHA_FAN 4Mb BIOS F_PANEL SPEAKER SATA1 SATA2 SATA4 SATA3 USB5 USB FLOPPY AAFP ALC 3 CD SPDIF_OUT PS2_USBPWR RTM 0 CLRTC CHASSIS PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN_USB12 COM1 PARALLEL PORT VGA1 USB...

Page 55: ... pins 2 3 Keep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure You do not nee...

Page 56: ... 3 pin USBPW12 USBPW56 Set these jumpers to 5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduced power mode The USBPW12 jumper is for the rear USB ports USB port 1 4 The USBPW56 jumper is for the internal...

Page 57: ...Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 R Floppy Disk Drive Connector NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN1 FLOPPY ...

Page 58: ...ce s Black or gray Drive jumper Mode Cable setting of device s connector Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cable Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Slave Slave Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 1...

Page 59: ...e of SATA signal cable to SATA device Or you may connect the right angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with a long card in PCI2 slot right angle side Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use SATA1 2 Red Master Boot disk SATA3 4 Black Slave Data Disk R SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND SATA1 GN...

Page 60: ...fan connectors support cooling fans of a total of 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place ...

Page 61: ...ble to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard The USB module is purchased separately R Internal Audio Connector CD black Right Audio Channel Left Audio ...

Page 62: ...d 4 pin power plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 350 W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate The ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration CPU Intel Pentium 4 3 6 GHz Memory 512 MB DDR x 4 Graphic...

Page 63: ... 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability By default this connector is set to AC97 Audio If you want to connect a High Definition front panel audi...

Page 64: ...the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD Power Soft off button 2 pin PWRSW This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT OFF mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON...

Page 65: ...BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters Chapter 5 R R ...

Page 66: ...OS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Wind...

Page 67: ...d and rename the same to VP5945GC ROM 2 Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk then restart the system 3 Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy 4 Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive When the correct BIOS file is found EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when d...

Page 68: ...then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name A afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The ac...

Page 69: ...drive A afudos iP5GCMX ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash done Verifying flash done Please restart your computer A A afudos iP5GCMX ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 1...

Page 70: ...d BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file VP5945GC ROM Complete...

Page 71: ...r floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file VP5945GC ROM Completed Start flashing When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this...

Page 72: ...the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet con...

Page 73: ...Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 74: ...date BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open...

Page 75: ...otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible Being a menu driven program it l...

Page 76: ...ess the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Navigation keys General help Menu bar Sub menu items Configuration fields Menu items 5 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu ...

Page 77: ...menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Scroll bar Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Chipset settings WARNING Setting...

Page 78: ...ation options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Refer to section 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system time System Time 11 51 19 System Date Wed 02 05 2007 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master Not Detected Primary IDE...

Page 79: ...re not user configurable These items show N A if no IDE device is installed in the system Type Auto Selects the type of IDE drive Setting to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type Select CDROM if you are specifically configuring a CD ROM drive Select ARMD ATAPI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed A...

Page 80: ... that you installed Set to Enhanced Mode if you are using native OS such as Windows 2000 XP Vista Configuration options Disabled Compatible Mode Enhanced Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA The default setting S ATA allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA and Parallel ATA ports We recommend that you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility In this setting you may use legacy ...

Page 81: ...he items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory AMIBIOS Version 0202 Build Date 07 09 07 Processor Type Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU 2 66GHz Speed 2801MHz Count 2 System Memory Total 512MB Appropriated 8MB Available 504MB ...

Page 82: ...ause the system to malfunction JumperFree Configuration USB Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Ajust System frequency voltage 5 4 1 JumperFree Configuration Configure System Frequency Voltage AI Overclocking Auto AI Overclocking Auto Allows selection of CPU frequency and auto adjustment of relevant parameters Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recomm...

Page 83: ...ns Disabled Enabled Legacy USB Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems OS Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Enabl...

Page 84: ...Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer Intel Brand String Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU 2 66GHz Frequency 2801MHz FSB Speed 1401MHz Cache L1 32 KB Cache L2 4096 KB Cache L3 0 KB Ratio Status Unlocked Max 08 Min 06 Ratio Actual Value 8 CPU Ratio adjustment Auto Hardware Prefet...

Page 85: ...p F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Chipset Settings Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled Hyper Path 3 Auto DRAM Throttling Threshold Auto Boot Graphic Adapter Priority PCI Express Int VG Internal Graphics Mode Select Enabled 8MB DVMT Mode Select DVMT Model DVMT FIXED Memory 128MB Boot Display Device Auto TV Conne...

Page 86: ...ad write command Configuration options 2 Clocks 3 Clocks 4 Clocks 5 Clocks 6 Clocks DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge 15 Clocks Sets the RAS Activate timing to Precharge timing Configuration options 4 Clock 5 Clocks 18 Clocks DRAM Write Recovery Time 4 Clocks Sets the DRAM Write Recover Time Configuration options 2 Clocks 3 Clocks 4 Clocks 5 Clocks 6 Clocks Hyper Path 3 Auto Sets this item to enabled...

Page 87: ...ART Compos RGB SCART Compos S Vdo SMPTE2353 Compon RGB HDTV Output Auto Configuration options Auto 480i60 480p60 576i50 576p50 720p60 1080i50 1080i60 1080p24 1080p25 1080p30 1080p50 1080p60 TV Standard VBIOS Default Configuration options VBIOS Default NTSC PAL SECAM SMPTE240M ITU R television SMPTE295M SMPTE296M ETA 770 2 EIA 770 3 PEG Buffer Length Auto Sets PCIEX graphics card buffer length Conf...

Page 88: ...o depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports Configuration options AC97 HD Audio Onboard PCIEX 10 100Mb LAN Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard PCIEX 10 100Mb LAN controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled LAN Option ROM Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the option ROM in the onboard LAN controller This item appears only when the Onboar...

Page 89: ...ort mode Configuration options Normal Bi Directional EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 Configuration options IRQ5 IRQ7 ...

Page 90: ...Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI Latency Timer 64 Allows you to select the value in units of PCI clocks for the PCI device latency ti...

Page 91: ...I state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 5 5 2 ACPI 2 0 Support Disabled Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 3 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application ...

Page 92: ...oss When set to Last State the system goes into either off or on state whatever the system state was before the AC power loss Configuration options Power Off Power On Last State Power On By RTC Alarm Enabled Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set valu...

Page 93: ...This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl Esc Power Key Power On By PS 2 Mouse Dis...

Page 94: ...rd hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Configuration options Ignored xxxRPM CPU Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled Ch...

Page 95: ...on Security 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boo...

Page 96: ...stem When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enabled Full Screen Logo Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Add On ROM Display Mode Force BIOS Sets the display mode for option ROM Configuration options Force BIOS Keep Current Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the po...

Page 97: ...rd Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Enter to change password Enter again to disabled password Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and pr...

Page 98: ...word item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you set a password this item shows Installed To set a User Password 1 Select the Change User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set yo...

Page 99: ... changes to the BIOS items Exit Options Exit Save Changes Exit Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a ...

Page 100: ...discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Ok to l...

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