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About this guide

Audience

This guide provides general information and installation instructions about 

the ASUS Vintage V-Series P5G45 barebone system. This guide is intended 

for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal 

computers.

How.this.guide.is.organized

This guide contains the following parts:

1.. Chapter.1:.System.introduction

This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS  

V-Series P5G45. The chapter lists the system features, 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 DVD.

4.. Chapter.4:.Motherboard.information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the 

system. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and 

connector locations.

5.. Chapter.5:.BIOS.information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup 

menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

Summary of Contents for V*-P5G45 Series

Page 1: ...V Series P5G45 ASUS PC Desktop Barebone Installation Manual R R ...

Page 2: ...ICULAR 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 SPECIFICATI...

Page 3: ...lling 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 Overview 2 8 2 5 2 Memory configurations 2 9 2 5 3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2 15 2 5 4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2 15 2 6 Expansion slots 2 16 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 2 16 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 16 2 6 3 PCI slots 2 18 2 6 4 PCI Express x1 slot 2 18 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot 2 1...

Page 4: ... 4 1 Introduction 4 2 4 2 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 3 Jumpers 4 3 4 3 Connectors 4 6 Chapter 5 BIOS setup 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 2 utility 5 6 5 1 4 AFUDOS utility 5 7 5 1 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 5 9 5 2 BIOS setup program 5 10 5 2 1 BIOS menu screen 5 11 5 2 2 Menu bar 5 11 5 2 3 Na...

Page 5: ...5 5 5 2 Chipset 5 27 5 5 3 Onboard Devices Configuration 5 28 5 5 4 USB Configuration 5 29 5 5 5 PCIPnP 5 30 5 6 Power menu 5 31 5 6 1 Suspend Mode 5 31 5 6 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume 5 31 5 6 3 ACPI 2 0 Support 5 31 5 6 4 ACPI APIC Support 5 31 5 6 5 APM Configuration 5 32 5 6 6 Hardware Monitor 5 33 5 7 Boot menu 5 35 5 7 1 Boot Device Priority 5 35 5 7 2 Boot Settings Configuration 5 36 5 7 3 ...

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 DVD 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: ...lowing items If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately Item description 1 ASUS V Series P5G45 barebone system with ASUS motherboatd Power supply unit ASUS chassis 2 Cable AC power cable 3 Support DVD 4 User guide 5 Telecom Adapter Card Optional ...

Page 11: ...stem introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series P5G45 The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components Chapter 1 ...

Page 12: ...ore 2 Quad Pentium dual core Celeron processors in the 775 land package The system supports up to 8 GB of system memory using DDR2 1066 800 667 DIMMs High resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 8 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: ... 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: ...se 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 3 Video Graphics Adapter VGA port This 15 pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA compatible 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 to the table below for the LAN port LED indications SPDIF OUT 10 1...

Page 15: ...ects a microphone 10 Side Speaker Out port gray This port connects the side speakers in an 8 channel audio configuration 11 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 12 USB 2 0 ports 5 and 6 These 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 DVI D Out port This port is for any DVI D compatib...

Page 16: ...solution options that your monitor does not support When you set a resolution not supported by your monitor it will black out If this happens wait 15 seconds for the system to return to its original setting or restart the system and press F8 to enter Safe Mode In Safe Mode change the display setting to 800 x 600 and then restart the system to adjust the monitor resolution from the Windows Display ...

Page 17: ...etting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115V environment will seriously damage the system 115V 230V Voltage selector 15 Expansion slot covers Remove these covers when installing expansion cards 16 Power supply unit fan vent This vent is for the PSU fan that provides ventilation inside the power supply unit 17 Optical S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output ...

Page 18: ...onents 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 2 1 3 5 4 9 6 7 12 8 10 11 ...

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

Page 20: ... sleep mode or in soft off 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...

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: ...ontacts are not bent 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...

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: ...he heatsink on top of the installed 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 monitori...

Page 26: ... DIMM sockets A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 ...

Page 27: ...u obtain memory modules from the same vendor When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more Windows 32 bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB Hence a total installed memory of less than 3 GB is recommended This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 256 Mb chips Due to chipset limitation this motherboard can only support up to 16 GB on the operating systems lis...

Page 28: ... Kit of 4 SS Heat Sink Package 5 5 5 15 GEIL GB24GB8500C5DC 4096MB Kit of 2 DS GL2L128M88BA25AB 5 5 5 15 GEIL GB24GB8500C5QC 4096MB Kit of 4 DS GL2L128M88BA25AB 5 5 5 15 GEIL GE24GB1066C5DC 4096MB Kit of 2 DS Heat Sink Package N A GEIL GX24GB8500C5UDC 4096MB Kit of 2 DS Heat Sink Package 5 5 5 15 Hynix HYMP564U64FP8 G7 512MB SS HY5PS12821FFP G7 7 Hynix HYMP 512U64FP8 G7 1024MB DS HY5PS12821FFP G7 ...

Page 29: ...400CL4D 2GBHK 1024MB DS Heat Sink Package N A G SKILL F2 6400CL4D 2GBPK 1024MB DS Heat Sink Package N A G SKILL F2 6400CL4D 4GBPK 4096MB Kit of 2 DS Heat Sink Package 4 G SKILL F2 6400CL5D 2GBNQ 1024MB DS Heat Sink Package N A G SKILL F2 6400CL5D 4GBPQ 4096MB Kit of 2 DS Heat Sink Package 5 G SKILL F2 6400CL6D 4GBMQ 4096MB Kit of 2 DS Heat Sink Package 6 G SKILL F2 6400CL6D 8GBNQ 8192MB Kit of 2 D...

Page 30: ...25A N A KINGSTON KHX6400D2 512 512MB SS Heat Sink Package N A KINGSTON KHX6400D2ULK2 1G 1024MB Kit of 2 SS Heat Sink Package N A KINGSTON KVR800D2N5 512 512MB SS E5108AJBG 8E E N A KINGSTON KVR800D2N6 512 512MB SS E5108AJBG 8E E 1 8 KINGSTON KHX6400D2 2G 2048MB DS Heat Sink Package N A KINGSTON KHX6400D2LL 1G 1024MB DS Heat Sink Package 4 4 4 12 KINGSTON KVR800D2N5 1G 1024MB DS E5108AJBG 8E E N A ...

Page 31: ...4MB DS TQ123PJF8 5 Transcend JM800QLU 2G 2048MB DS TQ243PCF8 5 P5Q EM Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2 667MHz capability Vendor Part No Size SS DS Chip No CL DIMM support A B C Apacer 78 01G9O 9K5 1024MB SS AM4B5808CQJS7E N A Apacer 78 91G92 9K5 512MB SS AM4B5708JQJS7E N A Apacer 78 A1G9O 9K4 2048MB DS AM4B5808CQJS7E N A CORSAIR VS 512MB667D2 512MB SS 64M8CFEG N A CORSAIR VS1GB667D2 10...

Page 32: ... 512MB SS D6408TEBGGL3U 5 KINGSTON KVR667D2E5 1G 1024MB DS E5108AGBG 6E E ECC N A KINGSTON KVR667D2E5 2G 2048MB DS D9HNL ECC N A KINGSTON KVR667D2N5 1G 1024MB DS E5108AGBG 6E E N A KINGSTON KVR667D2N5 1G 1024MB DS E5108AJBG 8E E N A KINGSTON KVR667D2N5 1G 1024MB DS HY5PS12821CFP Y5 N A KINGSTON KVR667D2N5 2G 2048MB DS E1108AB 6E E N A KINGSTON KVR667D2N5 2G 2048MB DS HY5PS1G831CFP Y5 N A NANYA NT ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...g 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 IRQ holder for PCI steering 15 10 IRQ holder for PCI steering IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H 1394 FW3227 shared LAN 8111C shared Marvell 6102 shared PCIEX16_1 shared PCIEX1_1 shared PCIEX1_2 shared PCI1 shared USB controller 1 used USB controlle...

Page 36: ...6 4 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 ...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...u were installing components You must re connect 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 ...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support DVD Chapter 3 Starting up R R ...

Page 46: ...ardware 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 DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website for updates Windows XP OS setup cannot recognize Se...

Page 47: ...ck an icon to display support DVD motherboard information ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Anti Virus and Drivers Utility Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard Norton Internet Security 2008 Installs the Norton Internet Security 2008 Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel chipset Inf update program Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC1200 audio driver and ap...

Page 48: ...the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS AI Suite The ASUS AI Suite is an innovative application to do overclocking fan contro...

Page 49: ...ng TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Ulead Burn Now Installs the Ulead Burn Now application for Audio DVD CD and data disc creation Corel MediaOne Starter Installs the Corel MediaOne Starter application to easily manage edit share and protect your multimedia data CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerB...

Page 50: ...an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library DVD before opening a user manual file ASUS Motherboard Installation Guide Allows you to open the ASUS Motherboard Installation Guide NIS 2008 Subscription Renewal Guide Allows you to open the NIS 2008 Subscription Renewal Gu...

Page 51: ...S contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide 3 3 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu allows you to make a RAID AHCI driver disk Intel ICH 10R 32 64bit RAID ACHI Driver Disk Allows you to create IntelICH 10R 32 64bit RAID ACHI driver disk ...

Page 52: ...the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format ...

Page 53: ...chnical 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 DVD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 54: ...utorun 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 ap...

Page 55: ...age 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 sec...

Page 56: ...top 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 t...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...nsor 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 changes...

Page 60: ...3 16 Chapter 3 Starting up ...

Page 61: ...his chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations Chapter 4 Motherboard introductiomn R R ...

Page 62: ...fo 4 1 Introduction The Vintage V Series P5G45 barebone system comes with an ASUS motherboard This chapter provides technical information about the motherboard for future upgrades or system reconfiguration 4 2 Motherboard layout ...

Page 63: ...the power cord 2 Remove the onboard battery 3 Move the jumper cap from pins 1 2 default to 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 CL...

Page 64: ...ord before rebooting the system 2 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW1 4 USB7 10 USB1112 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 USBPW1 4 jumper is for the rear...

Page 65: ...s jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB you can wake up the computer by pressing a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar or using a USB device This feature requires an ATX power supply that can supply at least 1A on the 5VSB lead and a corresponding setting in the BIOS The USBPW56 jumper is for the internal USB connectors that you can connect to additional USB ports ...

Page 66: ... is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable 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 ...

Page 67: ... 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 2 IDE connector 40 1 pin PRI_EIDE The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA133 100 66 signal cable There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133 100 66 signal cable blue black and g...

Page 68: ...re creating a RAID set refer to the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD You must install the Windows XP Vista Service Pack before using Serial ATA hard disk drives The Serial ATA RAID feature RAID 0 1 5 and 10 is available only if you are using Windows XP Vista When using hot plug and NCQ set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to AHCI See section 2 3 5 Storage Configuration for details ri...

Page 69: ...panel USB cable to these connectors Connect the USB cable to ASUS Q Connector USB blue first and then install the Q Connector USB to the USB connector onboard We highly recommend that you connect this eSATA port to an eSATA external hard disk drive using an eSATA to eSATA cable DO NOT connect the eSATA port to a SATA hard disk drive using a eSATA to SATA cable The bundled eSATA module allows you t...

Page 70: ...ou can attach a FireWire 1394 cable to this connector if your chassis suppots the front panel IEEE1394 port Connect the 1394 cable to ASUS Q Connector 1394 red first and then install the Q Connector 1394 to the 1394 connector onboard The IEEE 1394a module cable is purchased separately 6 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable...

Page 71: ... 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 jumper caps on the fan connectors Only the CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN 1 connectors support th...

Page 72: ...high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature 9 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for an additional Sony...

Page 73: ...le to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector make sure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is set to HD Audio If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module to this connector set the item to AC97 Refer to 5 5 3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details 11 Opti...

Page 74: ...with ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 or later version and provides a minimum power of 400 W Do not forget to connect the 4 pin ATX12V power plug otherwise the system will not boot 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 If you are uncertain about the mi...

Page 75: ...g speaker 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 ATX power button 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 ...

Page 76: ...4 16 Chapter 4 Motherboard info ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 DVD 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 yo...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ... 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 Windows Vista environment a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click from the Windows desktop then select Computer c Right click Floppy Disk Drive then click For...

Page 82: ... 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 Do not shu...

Page 83: ...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 84: ...M ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 02 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 iP5QEM ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 02 11 24B...

Page 85: ...e Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains BIOS file to the USB port 2 Turn on the system 3 The utility will automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating pr...

Page 86: ...m 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 desig...

Page 87: ...t corner of a menu screen are the navigation 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 The navigation keys may 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 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILI...

Page 88: ...ected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 2 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 ke...

Page 89: ...section 2 2 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 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time 11 55 25 System Date Tue 07 15 2008 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 2 5 i...

Page 90: ...MA and SMART monitoring These values are 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...

Page 91: ... Detect Time Out Sec 35 Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main SATA Configuration Enhanced Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI If you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices...

Page 92: ...d 5 3 6 AHCI Configuration This menu is the section for AHCI configuration It appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as from the sub menu of SATA Configuration to AHCI AHCI CD DVD Boot Time out 35 Selects the boot time out value for ACHI CD DVD devices Congifuration options 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 SATA Port1 6 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices Some SATA CD DVD in ...

Page 93: ...rocessor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Bios Information Version 0131 Build Date 07 14 08 Processor Type Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E6750 2 66GHz Speed 2666MHz Count 1 System Memory Inst...

Page 94: ...61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure System Performance Settings Ai Overclock Tuner Auto CPU Ratio Setting Auto FSB Strap to North Bridge Auto DRAM Frequency Auto DRAM Timing Control Auto 1st Information 5 5 5 15 3 44 5 3 2nd Information 8 3 5 4 6 4 6 3rd Information 13 5 1 6 6 DRAM Static Read Control Auto DRA...

Page 95: ...hronization Front Side Bus FSB 1600 FSB 1333 FSB 1066 FSB 800 CPU External Frequency 400 MHz 333 MHz 266 MHz 200 MHz PCIE Frequency Auto Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency Use the and keys to adjust the frequency or t ype the desired frequency using the numeric keypad The values range from 100 to 180 FSB Strap to North Bridge Auto When set to Auto the FSB Strap will be adjusted automatica...

Page 96: ...RAS Precharge Time 5 DRAM Clocks Configuration options 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 17 DRAM Clocks 18 DRAM Clocks DRAM RAS Activate to Precharge Time 15 DRAM Clocks Configuration options 3 DRAM Clocks 4 DRAM Clocks 17 DRAM Clocks 18 DRAM Clocks RAS to RAS Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks Row Refresh Cycle Time Auto Configuration options Auto 20 DRAM Clocks 25 DRAM ...

Page 97: ...1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks PRE to PRE Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 3 DRAM Clocks ALL PRE to ACT Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks ALL PRE to REF Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks DRAM Static Read Control Auto Adjusting this item might enhance DRAM overclocking ability Configuration options Auto Disabled Enab...

Page 98: ... items are adjusted by typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and press the Enter key You can also use the and keys to adjust the value To restore the default setting type auto using the keyboard and press the Enter key CPU Voltage Auto Allows you to set the CPU VCore voltage The values range from 0 85000V to 1 60000V with a 0 00625V interval Refer to the CPU documentation before setti...

Page 99: ... 1 80V 1 98V 2 00V 2 20V 2 22V 2 40V 2 42V 2 70V NB Voltage 1 10V 1 26V 1 28V 1 40V 1 42V 1 58V 1 60V 1 70V PCIE SATA Voltage Auto Allows you to set the PCI Express SATA voltage The values range from 1 50V to 1 80V with a 0 10V interval Load Line Calibration Auto Allows you to select the CPU Load Line mode Set to Disabled to follow Intel specifications or to Enabled to improve CPU VDroop directly ...

Page 100: ...figuration options Auto Normal Delay 100ps Delay 200ps Delay 1500ps NB Clock Skew Auto Configuration options Auto Normal Delay 100ps Delay 200ps Delay 1500ps CPU Margin Enhancement Optimized Configuration options Optimized Compatible Performance Mode ...

Page 101: ...2 66GHz Frequency 2 66GHz FSB Speed 1333 MHz Cache L1 64 KB Cache L2 4096 KB Ratio Status Unlocked Min 06 Max 08 Ratio Actual Value 8 CPUID 6FB CPU Ratio Setting Auto C1E Support Enabled Intel R Virtualization Tech Enabled CPU TM Function Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Intel R SpeedStep TM Tech Enabled Intel R C STATE Tech Enabled Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency NO...

Page 102: ...abled CPU TM Function Enabled This function enables the overheated CPU to throttle the clock speed to cool down Configuration options Disabled Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the No Execution Page Protection Technology Setting this item to Disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items ap...

Page 103: ...led 32MB Enabled 64MB Enabled 128MB GTT Graphics Memory Size No VT mode 2MB This item is not available PAVP Function Disabled Allows you to set the GMCH Protected Audio Video Path PAVP BIOS support Configuration options Disabled Lite Mode Paranoid DVMT Memory 256MB Configuration options 128MB 256MB Maximum DVMT The Maximum DVMT option appears only when you install DIMM modules more than 1 GB Advan...

Page 104: ...d Disabled SPDIF Mode Setting HDMI Output Allows you to set the digital audio connector SPDIF mode to SPDIF or HDMI depending on the device you use Configuration options HDMI Output SPDIF Output 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 Con...

Page 105: ... detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None USB Functions Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers Configuration options Disabled Enabled The following items appear only when you set USB Functions to Enabled Marvell IDE Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onboard Marvell IDE controller Configuration options Enabled Disabled RealTek L...

Page 106: ...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 5 5 5 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices 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 instal...

Page 107: ...es as per ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options Disabled Enabled 5 6 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 Enabled Select Screen Select Ite...

Page 108: ...ode 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 Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME t...

Page 109: ... appears only when you enable the CPU Q Fan Control item Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 47ºC 116 5ºF MB Temperature 32ºC 89 5ºF CPU Fan Speed 4500RPM CPU Q Fan Control Enabled CPU Fan Profile Standard Chassis Fan 1 Speed N A Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled Power F...

Page 110: ...tion options Disabled Enabled The following item appears only when you enable the Chassis Q Fan Control item Chassis Fan Profile Standard Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the ASUS Q Fan When set to Standard the chassis fan automatically adjusts depending on the chassis temperature Set this item to Silent to minimize fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation or Turbo to achiev...

Page 111: ...it v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device Hard Drive 3rd Boot Device ATAPI CD ROM Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save...

Page 112: ...llows you to select the power on state for the NumLock Configuration options Off On Wait 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 Select...

Page 113: ...after you successfully set your password To change the supervisor password follow the same steps as in setting a user password To clear the supervisor password 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 1 9 Jumpers for information on how to ...

Page 114: ...d 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 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 ...

Page 115: ...er Data No ASUS O C Profile AI Net 2 Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This utility doesn t support 1 NTFS format 5 8 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 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility for detai...

Page 116: ...on options Prompt User 1 second 3 seconds 5 seconds 10 seconds 15 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds Reset User Data No Allows you to clear Express Gate s user data Configuration options No Reset When setting this item to Reset make sure to save the setting to the BIOS so that the user data will be cleared the next time you enter the Express Gate User data includes the Express Gate s settings as well a...

Page 117: ...urrent CMOS Restore CMOS A Note Enter Select or Load Tab Switch V Drive Info Up Down Home End Move B Backup Esc Exit PATH A BOARD P5Q EM V P5G45 VER 0138 DATE 07 07 2008 BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk or a floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format and single partition only DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to pre...

Page 118: ...nfiguration options Disabled Enabled v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2008 American Megatrends Inc AI NET 2 Pair Status Length Check Realtek LAN cable Disabled Realtek Check LAN cable during POST It will take 3 to 10 seconds to diagnose LAN cable BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools Select Screen Select Item Change Field Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ...

Page 119: ...ot 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 Ok to discard any changes and load the ...

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