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Chapter 1: System introduction

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Welcome!

Thank you for choosing the ASUS V-Series P5G33!
The ASUS V-Series P5G33 is an all-in-one barebone system with a versatile 

home entertainment feature.
The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS 

motherboard that supports the Intel

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 D processors in the 775-land package.

The system supports up to 4 GB of system memory using  

 

DDR2-800/667 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.

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Front panel 

The front panel includes the optical drive bays, floppy disk drive slot, power 

button, and several I/O ports are located at the front panel.

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Summary of Contents for P5G33 V Series

Page 1: ...V Series P5G33 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: ... 2 4 2 Installing 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 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2 13 2 5 3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2 13 2 6 Expansion slots 2 14 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 2 14 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 14 2 6 3 PCI slots 2 16 2 6 4 PCI Express x4 slot 2 16 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot 2 16 2...

Page 4: ...3 4 Software information 3 9 Chapter 4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Introduction 4 2 4 2 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 3 Jumpers 4 3 4 4 Connectors 4 5 Chapter 5 BIOS Information 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 ASUS Update utility 5 2 5 1 2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5 5 5 1 3 ASUS EZ Flash utility 5 6 5 1 4 AFUDOS Flash utility 5 7 5 1 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 9 5 2 BIOS setup prog...

Page 5: ... 16 5 4 Advanced menu 5 17 5 4 1 Jumperfree Configuration 5 17 5 4 2 USB configuration 5 20 5 4 3 CPU configuration 5 22 5 4 4 Chipset 5 23 5 4 5 Onboard Device Configuration 5 25 5 4 6 PCIPnP 5 26 5 5 Power menu 5 27 5 5 1 Suspend Mode 5 27 5 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume 5 27 5 5 3 ACPI Version 5 27 5 5 4 ACPI APIC Support 5 27 5 5 5 APM configuration 5 28 5 5 6 Hardware Monitor 5 29 5 6 Boot me...

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: ...ures 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 the ...

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 P5G33 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: ...apter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series P5G33 The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components ...

Page 12: ...2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D processors in the 775 land package The system supports up to 4 GB of system memory using DDR2 800 667 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 drive bays...

Page 13: ... 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 Line In green port connects a headphone with a stereo mini plug 8 Microphone port This Mic pink port connects a microphone 9 IEEE1394 port This V series prov...

Page 14: ...is for a PS 2 keyboard 2 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices 3 IEEE1394a port This 6 pin IEEE 1394a port provides high speed connectivity for audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 4 LAN RJ 45 port Supported by Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer...

Page 15: ...configuration 11 USB 2 0 ports These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 USB 2 0 ports These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 VGA port This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible devices 14 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S...

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: ...ents are labeled for your reference Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components 2 1 3 5 4 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 9 6 7 12 8 10 11 ...

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

Page 20: ...nd 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 them W...

Page 21: ...ooks 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: ...ent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap 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 socke...

Page 23: ...ver in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle A B Load lever Retention tab 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb 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 Al...

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: ... 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 fail to plug...

Page 26: ...MM sockets The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets P5K VM P5K VM 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 Mode Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 Single Channel Populated Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated Dual channel 2 Populated Populated Populated Populated You may install 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered non ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIM...

Page 27: ...a total memory of less than 3GB is recommended This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips 64 bit Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista x64 Edition Notes on memory limitations Due to chipset limitation this motherboard can only support up to 8 GB on the operating systems listed below You may install a maximum of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot Some old version DDR2...

Page 28: ...te for the latest DDR2 1066 800 667MHz QVL Size Vendor SS DS Part No DIMM support A B C 2048MB OCZ SS OCZ2FX11502GK PC2 9200 1G Dual CH FlexXLC 1024MB OCZ DS OCZ2P10002GK PC2 8000 1G EL Dual CH Gold XTC 1024MB OCZ DS OCZ2N11001G 1024MB CORSAIR SS CM2X1024 8500 1024MB Crucial DS BL12864AA1005 16FD CL111R9MX 65182 512MB Crucial SS BL646AA1005 8FD CL111R5W6 65183 2048MB Kingston DS KHX8500D2K2 2GN 99...

Page 29: ...512A 6400 1024MB CORSAIR Heat Sink Package DS CM2X1024 6400C4 1024MB ELPIDA E1108AB 8E E ECC SS EBE10EE8ABFA 8E E 2048MB ELPIDA E1108AB 8E E ECC DS EBE21EE8ABFA 8E E 512MB Crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA804 8FD 512MB Crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA804 8FD3 1024MB Crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AA804 16FD 1024MB Crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AL804 16FD3 1024MB Crucial Heat Si...

Page 30: ...S HYS64T64000HU 3S B 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800BF3S DS HYS64T128020HU 3S B 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ0 CE6 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC DS M378T2953CZ0 CE6 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE6 SS M378T3354CZ3 CE6 512MB SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ3 CE6 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC DS M378T2953CZ3 CE6 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QE ZCE6 SS M378T3354EZ3 CE6 512MB SAMSUNG K4T51083QE DS M3...

Page 31: ...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 motherboard...

Page 32: ...y 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 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn...

Page 33: ...r PCI steering 12 7 PS 2 compatible mouse port 13 8 Numeric data processor 14 9 Primary IDE channel 15 10 Secondary IDE channel These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared LAN Marvell8056 shared PATA 368 shared PCIE x16_1 shared PCIE x4 shared USB controller 0 shared USB controller 1 shared USB controller...

Page 34: ... Express x16 slot that supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card complying with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot PCI Express x16_1 slot PCI slot PCI slot PCI Express x4 slot In default BIOS settings the internal graphics mode is enabled When so the PCI Express x16 blue slot supports ADD2 cards only Install any other PCI Express device to the PCI ...

Page 35: ...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 interface at th...

Page 36: ...disk into the 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 See page 4 6 for the location of the Seri...

Page 37: ...rial ATA HDD has both 4 pin and 15 pin connectors at the back use either the 15 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 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 primary IDE connector blu...

Page 38: ...s If 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 avai...

Page 39: ...sert 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 40: ...re 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 b...

Page 41: ...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 P5K VM P5K VM System panel connector Requires an ATX power supply F_PANEL PLED PWR 5V Speaker Ground RESET Ground Reset Ground Ground PWRSW PLED IDE_LED IDE_LED IDE_LED PLED SPEAKER R M2N NM System Panel Connector F_PANEL PLED PWR PLED Ground GND Res...

Page 42: ...over 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 direction of the front panel ...

Page 43: ...Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD R R ...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...Click an item to install Click an icon to display support CD motherboard information ASUS InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard Installs the ASUS InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel chipset Inf update program Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver Installs the Intel graphics accelerator driver Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC883 audio drive...

Page 46: ...d the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website ASUS AI Gear2 Installs the ASUS AI Gear2 application ASUS AI Nap Installs the ASUS AI Nap application ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected pr...

Page 47: ...tX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Symantec Norton Internet Security The anti virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that destroys data WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version Corel Snapfi...

Page 48: ...r manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD before opening a user manual file 3 3 4 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 49: ... the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 50: ...echnical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 51: ...un 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 appear...

Page 52: ...sage 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 se...

Page 53: ...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 54: ... 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 a...

Page 55: ...emory 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 Cli...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...MM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module Super I O CD PCIEX4_1 CLRTC Intel ICH9 EATXPWR CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Intel MCH G33 PCI1 PCIEX16_1 CHA_FAN1 SPDIF_OUT LGA775 IE1394_2 BIOS SATA1 ATX12V ALC883 PWR_FAN PCI2 F_USB34 KB_USB56 LAN1_USB12 VIA VT6308S PRI_EIDE KBPWR USB78 SB_PWR COM1 USBPW1 4 US...

Page 59: ...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 need to cle...

Page 60: ...t 5VSB 1 2 2 3 5V Default 5VSB USBPW5 8 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW1 4 USBPW5 8 USBPW9 12 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 The USBPW1 4 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPW5 8 and USBPW910 jumpers are for the in...

Page 61: ...ne 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 P5K VM P5K VM Floppy disk drive connector NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 FLOPPY ...

Page 62: ...tch 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 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting Drive jumper setting Mode of device s Cable connector Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cab...

Page 63: ... SATA device Or you may connect the right angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards right angle side P5K VM P5K VM SATA connectors SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 G...

Page 64: ...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 P5K VM P5K VM USB 2 0 connectors USB1112 NC GND USB_P12 USB_P12 USB 5V GND USB_P11 USB_P11 USB 5V pin1 USB910 ...

Page 65: ...e IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard You can connect the front panel 1394 cable to the ASUS Q Connector 1394 red first and then install the Q Connector 1394 to the 1394 connector onboard if your chassis supports front panel 1394 ports The IEEE 1394a module cable is purchased separately 7 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD These connectors allow you to receive stereo audi...

Page 66: ...Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors Only the CPU FAN connectors support the ASUS Q FAN feature P5K VM P5K VM Fan connectors CPU_FAN CHA_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V PWR_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM GND Rotation 12V 9 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a seria...

Page 67: ... is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector 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 If you want to connect a high definition front panel a...

Page 68: ...U Intel Pentium Extreme 3 73GHz Memory 512 MB DDR2 x4 Graphics card ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device SATA hard disk drive x2 Optical drive DVD RW If you want to use two high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 500W to 600W power or above to ensure the system stability 12 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin ATX12V These connectors are for ATX power...

Page 69: ...ystem power LED lights up when you turn on the system power and blinks when the system is in sleep mode Hard disk drive activity 2 pin HDLED This 2 pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED Connect 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...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...estore the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support CD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system 5 1 1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you...

Page 72: ...k traffic or click Auto Select Click 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 73: ...rom 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 4 Follow t...

Page 74: ...er 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 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboar...

Page 75: ...n drives by pressing Tab before the correct file is found Then press Enter 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods 1 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only...

Page 76: ...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 actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying th...

Page 77: ...M 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 iP5K VM ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24...

Page 78: ...utomatically checks the CD for the BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8GB DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure When found the utility reads the BIOS fil...

Page 79: ...is program Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility 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...

Page 80: ...vigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tool...

Page 81: ...ge the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 5 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 5 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up...

Page 82: ... 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time System Time 10 55 25 S...

Page 83: ...e device LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sector...

Page 84: ...tions Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA As IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands IDE Configuration SATA Configuraton Enhanced Configu...

Page 85: ...n AMIBIOS Version 0115 Build Date 05 03 07 Processor Type Genuine Intel R CPU 2 40GHz Speed 1200 MHz Count 1 System Memory Available 503 MB If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices keep the defaul setting IDE If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI set this item to AHCI Hard Disk Write Protect...

Page 86: ...em Frequency Voltage AI Overclocking Auto CPU Ratio Control Auto DRAM Frequency Auto DRAM Timing Control Auto DRAM Static Read Control Auto Transaction Booster Disabled CPU Spread Spectrum Auto PCIE Spread Spectrum Auto Select the target CPU frequency and the relevant parameters will be auto adjusted Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recomends are not guaranteed to be stable If the system b...

Page 87: ... Refer to the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings FSB CPU External Frequency Synchronization PCIE Frequency Auto Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency Configuration options Auto 100 101 149 150 DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency Configuration options Auto DDR2 667MHz DDR2 800MHz DDR2 1066MHz Selecting a very high DRAM...

Page 88: ...Configuration options Auto 20 DRAM Clocks 25 DRAM Clocks 30 DRAM Clocks 35 DRAM Clocks 42 DRAM Clocks TWTR Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks TRRD Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks TRTP Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks DRAM Static Read Control Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Transaction Booster Disabl...

Page 89: ...0V 2 00V 2 10V Refer to the DDR2 documentation before adjusting the memory voltage Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module s 5 4 2 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options The USB Devices Enabled item shows auto detected values If no USB device is detected the ...

Page 90: ...llSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the I O port 60h 64h emulation support This item should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes Configuration options Disabled Enable...

Page 91: ...pool Technology Enabled CPU TM function Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled PECI Enabled Options Auto MANUAL BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Ratio Control Auto Configuration options Auto Manual The following item appears when the item CPU Ratio Control is set to Manual Ratio CMOS Setting 12 Use the and keys to select the CMOS ratio values from 6 to 12 C1E Support Enabled Allows you to enable or di...

Page 92: ... Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction North Bridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure North Bridge features North Bridge Configuration Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Meg...

Page 93: ...n options Disabled Enabled 1MB Enabled 8MB Set this item to Disabled if you intend to install a PCIE x16 graphics card to the PCIE x16 slot PEG Port Control Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled PEG Force x1 Disabled This item appears when the PEG Port Control item is set to Auto Configuration options Enabled Disabled The following item appears when the Internal Graphics Mode Select item is set...

Page 94: ...nabled Disabled Front Panel Type HD Audio Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports Configuration options AC97 HD Audio Marvell GigaBit LAN Enabled Configuration options Enabled Disabled LAN Boot ROM Disabled This item appears only when you enable the previous item ...

Page 95: ...when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No NO lets the BIOS configure...

Page 96: ...vanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI version supported Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled En...

Page 97: ...hen the external modem receives a call while the computer is in Soft off mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on ...

Page 98: ...ends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Temperature v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Power On By PCIE Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable the Power On by PS 2 keyboard functi...

Page 99: ...ys the chassis fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want to detect this item ...

Page 100: ...riority 1st xxth Boot Device xxx 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 xxx Drive Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatre...

Page 101: ...for F1 If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap ...

Page 102: ...rd select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumper for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings 5 6 3 Security The Security m...

Page 103: ...ssword 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 your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user passwor...

Page 104: ...update BIOS This utility doesn t support 1 NTFS format 5 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press Enter to confirm your choice Please see section 2 1 3 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 05 Current ROM Update ROM A C Note Enter Select or Load B Backup...

Page 105: ...lf Test POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Pair Status Length 1 2 N A 3 6 N A 4 5 N A 7 8 N A POST Check LAN cable Disabled Check LAN cable during POST Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ...

Page 106: ...ation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made cha...

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