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9. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO)

This is an interface for the front panel cable that allows convenient connection

and control of audio devices.

P5VD1-X

P5VD1-X Front panel audio connector

FP_AUDIO

BLINE_OUT_L

MIC2

Line out_R

Line out_L

BLINE_OUT_R

MICPWR

+5V

AGND

Be default, the pins labeled LINE OUT_R/BLINE_OUT_R and the pins

LINE OUT_L/BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps. Remove

the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable.

Summary of Contents for P5VD1-X

Page 1: ...Motherboard User Guide P5VD1 X ...

Page 2: ...ARTICULAR 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 SPECIFIC...

Page 3: ... 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 3 1 Installling the CPU 2 4 2 3 2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 7 2 4 System memory 2 9 2 4 1 Overview 2 9 2 4 2 Memory Conﬁgurations 2 9 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM 2 12 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 2 12 2 5 Expansion slots 2 13 2 5 1 Installing an expansion card 2 13 2 5 2 Conﬁguri...

Page 4: ...AFUDOS utility 4 3 4 1 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 4 5 4 1 5 ASUS Update utility 4 7 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 11 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 11 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 11 4 2 4 Menu items 4 12 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 12 4 2 6 Conﬁguration ﬁelds 4 12 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 12 4 2 8 Scroll bar 4 12 4 2 9 General help 4 12 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 3 1 System Time 4 13 4 3 2 System Date...

Page 5: ...oot Device Priority 4 29 4 6 2 Boot Settings Conﬁguration 4 30 4 6 3 Security 4 31 4 7 Exit menu 4 33x Chapter 5 Software support 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 2 1 Running the support CD 5 1 5 2 2 Drivers menu 5 2 5 2 3 Utilities menu 5 3 5 2 4 Manuals menu 5 4 5 2 5 ASUS Contact information 5 5 5 2 6 Other information 5 5 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 ...

Page 6: ...ause 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...

Page 7: ...ces could interrupt the grounding circuit Make sure that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in your area If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you are using contact your local power company If the power supply is broken do not try to ﬁx it by yourself Contact a qualiﬁed service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and ...

Page 8: ... vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to ﬁnd more information Refer to the following source...

Page 9: ...at you MUST follow to complete a task Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase Key Keys enclosed in the less than and greater than sign means that you must press the enclosed key Example Enter means that you must press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sig...

Page 10: ...memory modules 1 x AGP8X slot 1 x Universal PCI Express x16 slot max x4 mode 3 x PCI slots VT8237R South Bridge 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 2 x Serial ATA with RAID 0 1 JBOD ADI AD1888 SoundMAX 6 channel CODEC S PDIF out on back I O port Intel 82540EM Gigabit LAN Controller ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall CPU voltage adjustable SFS Stepless Frequency Selection from 133 MHz up to 400 MHz at 1 MHz incremen...

Page 11: ...hone port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 x USB 2 0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x GAME MIDI port connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector System panel connector CD AUX audio in connectors Front panel Audio connector Drivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS Live Update Utility Anti virus software OEM version 1 x Serial ATA ...

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Page 13: ...1 Product Introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 14: ...ASUS P5VD1 X Motherboard Chapter Summary 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 15: ...therboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5VD1 X motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x FDD cable Accessories I O shield Application CDs ASUS Motherboard Support CD Documentation User guide...

Page 16: ...slot running at PCI Express x4 speed outperforms PCI interface with its exceptional high bandwidth up to 2GB s Serial ATA RAID technology Serial ATA is the next generation ATA specification that provides scalable performance for today and tomorrow With up to 150MB s data transfer rate Serial ATA is faster than current Parallel ATA while providing 100 software compatibility The onboard VIA VT8237R ...

Page 17: ...tivity This motherboard provides excellent compatibility and ﬂexibility by supporting either 64 bit or 32 bit architecture S PDIF out on Back I O Port The motherboard supports the S PDIF Out function through the S PDIF interfaces on the rear panel The S PDIF technology turns your computer into a high end entertainment system with digital connectivity to powerful audio and speaker systems See page ...

Page 18: ... for an optional ROM ASUS Q Fan technology ASUS Q Fan technology intelligently and automatically adjusts CPU fan speeds according to system load and temperature enabling users to work in a distraction free environment with minimal noise ASUS MyLogo 2 You can convert your favorite photo into a 256 color boot logo for a more colorful and vivid image on your screen C P R CPU Parameter Recall When the...

Page 19: ... Hardware Information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 20: ...VD1 X Motherboard Chapter Summary 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 4 2 4 System memory 2 9 2 5 Expansion slots 2 13 2 6 Jumpers 2 16 2 7 Connectors 2 18 ...

Page 21: ...r cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to 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 Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag th...

Page 22: ...jury and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place Six 6 screws into the holes indicated by ci...

Page 23: ...in 30 5cm 12 0in USB12 PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard SPDIF_O PARALLEL PORT COM1 VIA PT880Ultra ATX12V CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power USB78 Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In SATA1 USBPW56 FLOPPY USBPW12 USBPW34 LAN_USB34 LGA775 DDR DIMM_A2 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B1 64 bit 184 pin module DDR DIMM_B2 64 bit 184 pin module VIA VT8237R EATXPWR PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCIEX16 SATA2 AGP Intel 8254...

Page 24: ...rboard make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket pins are not bent Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing or if you see any damage to the PnP cap socket pins 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...

Page 25: ...ns do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should ﬁt into the CPU notch Load plate A B 2 Press the load lever with your thumb A and move it to the left B until it is released from the retention tab Retention tab Load lever This side of the cam ...

Page 26: ... are using any other operating systems disable the Hyper Threading Technology item in the BIOS to ensure system stability and performance Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later version is recommended Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hypert...

Page 27: ...e Install the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly 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 directional heatsink and fan Your Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no t...

Page 28: ...ector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector 2 Push each of the pins downward to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place P5VD1 X P5VD1 X CPU Fan connector CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM ...

Page 29: ... error or system boot failure Use any of the recommended conﬁgurations in Table 1 In dual channel configurations install only identical the same type and size DDR DIMM pairs for each channel Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than...

Page 30: ...12MB333 Value select DS VS32M8 6 2B0412 512MB MICRON MT16VDDT6464AG 335GB MICRON DS MT46V32M8TG 6TG 256MB MICRON MT8VDDT3264AG 335GB MICRON SS MT46V32M8TG 6TG 256MB MICRON MT8VDDT3264AG 40BGB MICRON SS MT46V32M8TG 5BG 512MB MICRON MT16VDDT6464AG 40BCB MICRON DS MT46V32M8TG 5BC 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223FTN CCC SAMSUNG SS K4H560838F TCCC 512MB SAMSUNG M368L6423FTN CCC SAMSUNG DS K4H560838F TCCC 256MB ...

Page 31: ... TwinMOS M2G9I08A TT TwinMOS SS TMD7608F8E501 512MB TwinMOS M2G9J16A TT TwinMOS DS TMD7608F8E501 256MB Promos V826632K24SCTG D0 Promos SS V58C2256804SCT5B 512MB Promos V826664K24SCTG D0 Promos DS V58C2256804SCT5B 512MB BiaoXing BXXC22D 38KT3B BiaoXing DS VM256D328BT 5 512MB Patriot PDC1G3200 XBLK DS Heat Sink Package 256MB Vdata MDYVD6F4G2880B1E0H Vdata SS VDD9616A8A 5C Legend A supports one modul...

Page 32: ...ning clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a 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 33: ...e Keep 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 2 5 2 Conﬁguring an expansion card After installing the expansion card conﬁgure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS...

Page 34: ...ller 2 Re direct to IRQ 9 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 IRQ holder for PCI steering 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 5 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 6 IRQ holder for PCI steering 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 15 10 Second...

Page 35: ...16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the universal PCI Express x16 slot Install only 1 5V or 0 8V AGP cards 2 5 5 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot supports AGP 8X 4X 1 5V cards When you buy an AGP card make sure that you ask for one with 1 5V speciﬁcation Note the notches on the card golden ﬁngers to ensure that...

Page 36: ...256D B Pass MSI RX600XT TD128 Pass Rev B Rev V2 00 BIOS V5 40 02 36 09 BIOS V8 015 Abit RX600XT PCIE Pass ASUS EAX800XT Pass Rev B Rev V1 00 BIOS V008 015 BIOS V5D57 9 4 1 8 AS ASUS EAX800PRO Pass ASUS EN6200TC128 T 16M Pass Rev V1 00 Rev V1 01 BIOS V5549 9 4 1 10 AS BIOS V5 44 02 11 ASUS EN5900 Pass ASUS EN6800GT Pass Rev 1 01 Rev V1 02 BIOS V04 35 20 45 BIOS V5 40 02 26 AS05 ASUS EN6800 Pass Gig...

Page 37: ...6 100 AS BIOS V5 43 02 16 Gigabyte GV NX66T128D Pass Albatron PC6200 Pass BIOS V5 43 02 16 BIOS V5 43 02 27 ASUS EN6800ULTRA Pass ASUS EAX700 Pass BIOS V5 40 02 32 AS07 BIOS V5E4D 9 7 1 3 A901 Albatron PCX5750 Pass Albatron PC6600GT Pass BIOS V4 36 20 38 BIOS V5 43 02 16 PowerColor R43 TVD3B Pass ASUS EAX850PRO Pass Rev PN 109 A31900 00 BIOS V5D4F 9 7 1 4 AS02 BIOS V5d57 9 3 1 20 Note Some PCI Exp...

Page 38: ...ins 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 need ...

Page 39: ...de The USBPWR12 and USBPWR34 jumpers are for the rear USB ports The USBPWR56 and USBPWR78 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports The USB device wake up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500mA on the 5VSB lead for each USB port otherwise the system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability...

Page 40: ... the function of this jack becomes Bass Center 5 Line Out jack This Line Out lime jack connects a headphone or a speaker In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out 6 Microphone jack This Mic pink jack connects a microphone In 6 channel mode the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out 1 11 4 5 6 7 2 3 9 10 8 SPEED LED ACT LINK LED LAN port LAN port LED indications ...

Page 41: ... 0 devices 9 Serial connector This 9 pin COM1 port is for serial devices 10 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 11 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard Audio 2 4 or 6 channel conﬁguration Light Blue Line In Line In Bass Center Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Rear Speaker Out Rear S...

Page 42: ...Y PIN 1 2 Primary Secondary IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_IDE SEC_IDE This connector supports the provided UltraATA133 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cableʼs blue connector to the primary recommended or secondary IDE connector the black connector for the UltraATA133 master device 1 Follow the hard disk drive documentation when setting the device in master or slave mode 2 Pin 20 on each IDE co...

Page 43: ...TA VIA 8237 8237R Southbridge chipsets do not provide forwards compatibility with SATA II hard disk drives at 300MB s The HDDs might not be detected at POST To install a SATA II hard drive users need to lock the drive at 150MB s data transfer rate by hard drive jumper setting Refer to HDDs manufacturesʼ website for more information P5VD1 X P5VD1 X SATA connectors SATA2 SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_T...

Page 44: ...er caps on the fan connectors P5VD1 X P5VD1 X Fan connectors CPU_FAN CHA_FAN GND Rotation 12V GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM 1 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard 2 The USB module is purchased separately 5 USB connectors 10 1 pin USB56 USB78 These connectors are for USB 2 0 ports Connect the USB GAME module cable to any of these connectors ...

Page 45: ...X 12 V power plug otherwise the system will not boot up Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when conﬁguring a system with more power consuming devices 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 Mem...

Page 46: ...en install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The GAME MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games and MIDI devices for playing or editing audio ﬁles P5VD1 X P5VD1 X Internal audio connectors CD Black AUX White Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground P5VD1 X P5VD1 X Game connector GAME 5V ...

Page 47: ...onnection and control of audio devices P5VD1 X P5VD1 X Front panel audio connector FP_AUDIO BLINE_OUT_L MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L BLINE_OUT_R NC MICPWR 5VA AGND Be default the pins labeled LINE OUT_R BLINE_OUT_R and the pins LINE OUT_L BLINE_OUT_L are shorted with jumper caps Remove the caps only when you are connecting the front panel audio cable ...

Page 48: ... or ﬂashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker Orange 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings Power Soft off button Yellow 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...

Page 49: ...3 Powering Up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 50: ...ASUS P5VD1 X Motherboard Chapter Summary 3 1 Starting up for the ﬁrst time 3 1 3 2 Powering off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 51: ...ndards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the sys...

Page 52: ...indows XP 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power swi...

Page 53: ...4 BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 54: ...S P5VD1 X Motherboard Chapter Summary 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 3 Main menu 4 13 4 4 Advanced menu 4 16 4 5 Power menu 4 25 4 6 Boot menu 4 29 4 7 Exit menu 4 33 ...

Page 55: ...nvironment a Insert a 1 44MB ﬂoppy disk into the drive b At the DOS 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 s...

Page 56: ...oard and rename the same to P5VD1 X 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 done E...

Page 57: ...BIOS1 ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading ﬂash done A Main ﬁlename Extension name 1 Copy the AFUDOS utility afudos exe from the motherboard support CD to the bootable ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 2 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos o ﬁlename where the filename is any user assigned filename not ...

Page 58: ... ﬂoppy disk you created earlier 3 Boot the system in DOS mode then at the prompt type afudos i ﬁlename where ﬁlename is the latest or the original BIOS ﬁle on the bootable ﬂoppy disk A afudos iP5VD1 X ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 10 Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved Reading ﬁle done Erasing ﬂash done Writing ﬂash 0x0008CC00 9 Updating the BIOS ﬁle To update ...

Page 59: ...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 P5VD1 X ROM Completed Start ﬂashing When found the utility reads the BIOS ﬁle and star...

Page 60: ...omatically checks the ﬂoppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ﬁle 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for ﬂoppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading ﬁle P5VD1 X ROM Completed Start ﬂashing Wh...

Page 61: ... you to manage save and update 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 Upd...

Page 62: ...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 63: ... 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 2 Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Locate the BIOS ﬁle from the Open window then click Save...

Page 64: ... 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 is designe...

Page 65: ...d loading default settings 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen To select an item on the menu bar press 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 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigatio...

Page 66: ... you can change the value of the ﬁeld opposite the item You cannot select an item that is not user conﬁgurable A conﬁgurable ﬁeld is enclosed in brackets and is highlighted when selected To change the value of a ﬁeld select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the conﬁgu...

Page 67: ...of ﬂoppy drive installed Conﬁguration 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 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them System Time 11 51 19 System Date Sun 01 16 2005 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Legacy Diskette B Disabled Primary IDE Master ST340014A Primary IDE Slave Not Detected S...

Page 68: ...ables 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 M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supp...

Page 69: ...nabled 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled Enables or disables 32 bit data transfer Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled 4 3 6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu AMI BIOS Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU speciﬁcation System Memory Displays the auto...

Page 70: ... 5 Overclock 10 Overclock 20 Overclock 30 CPU Frequency 200 When you select Manual option in AI Overclocking Tuner the CPU frequency is 200 which is ﬁxed AGP PCI Frequency Auto Allows you to select AGP PCI Frequency Configuration options Auto 66 6 33 3 75 0 37 5 88 0 44 0 Spread Spectrum OverSpectrum 0 30 Allows you to enable or disable the clock generator spread spectrum Conﬁguration options Disa...

Page 71: ...2 0 Controller Mode FullSpeed Allows you to configure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Conﬁguration options Full Speed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand Off Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 function Configuration options Disabled Enabled The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows...

Page 72: ...ting 45 Allows you to set the VID CMOS setting at which the processor is to run The default value of this item is auto detected by BIOS Use the or keys to adjust the values Microcode Updation Enabled Disables or enables the microcode updation function Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with...

Page 73: ...nﬁguration SouthBridge VIA VT8237R Conﬁguration Options for VIA PT880U v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Options for DRAM v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit DRAM Clock Timing Conﬁ...

Page 74: ...onﬁguration options 5T 6T 7T 8T 9T 10T 11T 12T 13T 14T 15T 16T 17T 18T 19T 20T Active to CMD Trcd 5T Conﬁguration options 2T 3T 4T 5T DRAM BUS Selection Single Channel Conﬁguration options Auto Single Channel Dual Channel Manual DRAM Frequency Setting or AUTO by SPD v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Ex...

Page 75: ... Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit AGP 3 0 Mode 8x AGP Fast Write Enabled AGP Aperture Size 128MB Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Express V Link PCI Bus Conﬁguration V Link mode selection Mode 1 Conﬁguration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 V Link Data 2X Support Disabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Select V Link Mode v02 5...

Page 76: ...cute Enabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled OnBoard ACʼ97 Audio Enabled Conﬁguration options Enabled Disabled Selet Enable Or Disable To Set PCI Delayed Transaction v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2004 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit PCI Delay Transaction Disabled OnBoard SATA IDE RAID RAID BIOS Execute Enabled Onboard AC 97...

Page 77: ...d LAN Boot ROM Disabled Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Allows you to select the Serial Port2 base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Allows you to select the Parallel Port2 mode Conﬁguration options Normal IrDA ASK IR Parallel Port Address 378 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Conﬁguration options Disabled 378 278 ...

Page 78: ... 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 timer register Conﬁguration options 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 248 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes When set to Yes BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card requests for an ...

Page 79: ... Only S3 Only Auto 4 5 2 ACPI 2 0 Support No Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI 2 0 speciﬁcations Conﬁguration options No Yes 4 5 3 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conﬁguration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is in...

Page 80: ...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 Resume On Ring Disabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Resume On PME Disabled Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled Resume On KB Disabled Allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the system This fea...

Page 81: ...er minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the ﬁeld shows Ingnored 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 The CPU Q Fan Mode CPU Fan Ratio CPU Target Temperature and Chassis Q Fan Control items appear when you enable the CPU Q Fan...

Page 82: ...e xxºC Allows you to set the CPU temperature threshold when the CPU fan speed is increased to lower the CPU temperature This item appears only when the CPU Q Fan Control item is Enabled The conﬁguration options vary depending on the CPU installed Configuration options 35ºC 38ºC 41ºC 44ºC 47ºC 50ºC 53ºC 56ºC 59ºC 62ºC 65ºC Chassis Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N A Ingnored N A The onboard hardware monitor a...

Page 83: ...reen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Conﬁguration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device CDROM SM ASUS CD S 3rd Boot Device HDD PM ST340014A Speciﬁes the Boot Device Priority sequence A virtual ﬂoppy disk drive Floppy Drive...

Page 84: ... Enabled This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Conﬁguration options Disabled Enabled AddOn 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 power on state for the NumLock Conﬁguration options Off On PS 2 Mouse Support Auto Allows you to enable or disable supp...

Page 85: ...et or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed After you have set a password this item shows Installed To set a Supervisor Password 1 Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press Enter 2 From the password box type a password combination of at least six 6 letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password wh...

Page 86: ...nge User Password item and press Enter 2 On the password box that appears type a password combination of at least six 6 letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you have successfully set your password The User Password item now shows Installed To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user pass...

Page 87: ... not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made changes to ﬁelds other than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a conﬁrmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a conﬁrmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the ...

Page 88: ...4 34 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ...

Page 89: ...5 Software Support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 90: ...S P5VD1 X Motherboard Chapter summary 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 7 5 4 VIA RAID conﬁgurations 5 14 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 18 ...

Page 91: ... and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 5 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information ...

Page 92: ...vers VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Install VIA 4 in 1 Drivers Make VIA RAID Driver Disk Make VIA RAID Driver Disk Allow you to browse the path Drivers Chipset DrvDisk to refer the uncompressed ﬁles ADI Audio Driver Installl ADI Audio Driver Intel Gigabit Ethernet Driver Install Intel Gigabit Ethernet Driver USB 2 0 Driver Installl the USB 2 0 driver The screen display and drivers option may not be the same f...

Page 93: ...stall Network Card and TCP IP network driver ﬁrst otherwise ASUS Update can not work properly ASUS Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7 0 Installs the Adobe Acrobat Reader V7 0 Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver Anti virus Utility Installs the anti virus program View the online help for detailed information The screen display and utilit...

Page 94: ...s 5 2 4 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Intel LGA775 CPU Install Userʼs Manual Allows you to open the Intel LGA775 CPU installation userʼs manual Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening the manual ﬁles ...

Page 95: ...d this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 5 2 6 Other information The icons on the top right corner of 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 ...

Page 96: ... 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 Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 97: ... 1 4 ASUS Update utility for details 2 Select Options from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Check the option Launch MyLogo2 to replace system boot logo before ﬂashing BIOS then click Next 4 Select Update BIOS from a ﬁle from the drop down menu then click Next 5 When prompted locate the new BIOS ﬁle then click Next The ASUS MyLogo2 window appears 6 From the left window pane select the folder th...

Page 98: ... BIOS to load the new boot logo 10 After ﬂashing the BIOS restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 7 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it ...

Page 99: ...ll applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive This RAID conﬁguration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive JBOD Spanning stands for Just a Bunch of Disks and r...

Page 100: ...ility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press Tab to enter VIA RAID conﬁguration utility The following menu options will appear The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen Create Array From the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu select Create Array then press Enter The main menu items on the upper left corner of the s...

Page 101: ...n bar on items and press Enter to select 7 Select Start Create Process and press Enter to set up hard disk for RAID system The following conﬁrmation message appears 8 Press Y to conﬁrm or N to return to the conﬁguration options 9 Press Esc to go back to main menu The data on the selected disks will be destroyed Continue Y N 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K TIP For server systems use of a lower array block size i...

Page 102: ... skip to step 6 4 Select Auto Setup for Data Security and press Enter The following conﬁrmation message appears Auto create array will destroy all data on disks Continue Y N 5 Press Y to confirm or N to return to the configuration options If you selected Y proceed to step 11 6 Select Select Disk Drives then press Enter Use arrow keys to select disk drive s then press Enter An asterisk appears befo...

Page 103: ...Browse the contents of the support CD to locate the driver disk utility and go to Drivers MakeDisk MakeDisk for the VIA RAID driver disk utility 3 Insert ﬂoppy disk to ﬂoppy disk drive 4 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 5 Write protect the ﬂoppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the...

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