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Summary of Contents for V Series

Page 1: ...V Series P5945G ASUS PC Desktop Barebone Installation Manual R ...

Page 2: ...CULAR 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 SPECIFICATIO...

Page 3: ...t CPU 2 4 2 4 1 Overview 2 4 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 10 2 5 3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2 10 2 6 Expansion slots 2 11 2 6 1 Installing an expansion card 2 11 2 6 2 Configuring an expansion card 2 11 2 6 3 PCI Express x1 slot 2 13 2 6 4 PCI slots 2 13 2 6 5...

Page 4: ...4 Motherboard Info 4 1 Introduction 4 2 4 2 Motherboard layout 4 2 4 3 Jumpers 4 3 4 4 Connectors 4 6 Chapter 5 BIOS Information 5 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5 2 5 1 1 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 AwardBIOS Flash utility 5 7 5 1 5 Saving the current BIOS file 5 9 5 1 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 5 10 5 2 BIOS setu...

Page 5: ... First Second SATA Master 5 18 5 3 7 HDD SMART Monitoring 5 19 5 3 8 Installed Memory 5 19 5 3 9 Usable Memory 5 19 5 4 Advanced menu 5 19 5 4 1 CPU Configuration 5 20 5 4 2 Chipset 5 21 5 4 3 PCIPnP 5 23 5 4 4 Onboard Device Configuration 5 24 5 4 5 USB Configuration 5 25 5 5 Power menu 5 26 5 5 1 ACPI Suspend Type 5 26 5 5 2 ACPI APIC Support 5 26 5 5 3 APM Configuration 5 27 5 5 4 Hardware Moni...

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: ...tures 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 P5945G 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: ...ter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V Series P5945G 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 667 533 400 DIMMs High resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 6 channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing 1 2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive...

Page 13: ...ED lights up when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive 6 USB 2 0 ports These Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 7 Headphone port This Line In green port connects a headphone with a stereo mini plug 8 Microphone port This Mic pink port connects a microphone This V series provide V2 ...

Page 14: ...you to adjust the system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area See the section Voltage selector on page 1 6 before adjusting this switch 3 PS 2 mouse port This green 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 mouse 4 PS 2 keyboard port This purple 6 pin connector is for a PS 2 keyboard 5 IEEE 1394 port This 6 pin IEEE 1394 port provides high speed connectivity for audio video devices stora...

Page 15: ...ayer or other audio sources 12 Power supply unit fan vent This vent is for the PSU fan that provides ventilation inside the power supply unit 13 Chassis fan vent This vent is for the fan that provides ventilation inside the system chassis 14 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub 15 Expansion slot covers Remove these covers when install...

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

Page 17: ...s are labeled for your reference Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components 2 1 3 5 4 1 Front panel cover 2 5 25 inch optical drive bays 3 Hard disk drive bay 4 Floppy 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 ...

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

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

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

Page 22: ...ket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installati...

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

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

Page 25: ... 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: ...ockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 For dual channel configuration the total size of memory module s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details S...

Page 27: ... M378T2953CZ0 CE6 V V V 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 V V V 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 V V V 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB 6E E SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E V V 512MB ELPIDA E5108AE 6E E SS EBE51UD8AEFA 6E E V V V 512MB A DATA AD29608A8B 3EG SS M20AD5Q3H3163J1C52 V V V 512MB crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA663 8FD V V V 1024MB crucial Heat Sink Package DS BL12864AA663 ...

Page 28: ...ning clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 Unlock a DDR2 DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward 2 Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket Locked Retaining Clip Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the mother...

Page 29: ...eep the screw for later use 4 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is completely seated on the slot 5 Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components 2 6 2 Configu...

Page 30: ... holder for PCI steering 6 Floppy Disk Controller 7 Printer Port LPT1 8 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 IRQ holder for PCI steering 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering 12 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 Numeric Data Processor 14 Primary IDE Channel 15 Secondary IDE Channel IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 shared PCI Express x16...

Page 31: ...PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 6 5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a graphics card installed on the ...

Page 32: ...pper 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 4 4 3 IDE ribbon cable Power cable 5 Connect a power cable from the power supply to the power connector at the back of the optical drive 6 Connect one end of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE inte...

Page 33: ...t the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the secondary IDE connector labeled SEC_IDE on the motherboard See page 4 7 for the location of this connector 8 Remove the dummy drive slot cover from the front panel 9 Replace the front panel ...

Page 34: ...erial ATA or IDE hard disk drive s To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive 4 Secure the drive with two screws on both sides 4 4 3 1 Place the chassis upright 2 Use a screw driver to remove the HDD drive slot metal plate cover 3 With the HDD label side up carefully insert the drive into the 3 5 inch bay and push the drive into the bay until its screw holes align with the holes on the drive bay ...

Page 35: ...nd 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 Serial ATA connectors 6 Connect a 15 pin Serial ATA power plug from the power supply unit to the 15 pin power connector at the back of the drive OR Connect a 4 pin female power plug from the power supply unit to the 4...

Page 36: ...er 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 3 Connect the gray interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the IDE connector on the drive 4 If you install two IDE hard disk drives connect the black interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the ...

Page 37: ...n with the holes on the bay 3 Secure 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 3 3 2 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 sup...

Page 38: ...se 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 P5L VM 1394 R System Panel Connector F_PANEL PLED PWR PLED Ground GND Reset IDELED IDELED HDLED RESET PLED PWRSW I ...

Page 39: ...emove the 3 5 drive bay cover To reinstall the front panel assembly and side cover 1 Insert the front panel assembly hinge like tabs to the holes on the right side of the chassis 2 Swing the front panel assembly to the left then insert the hooks to the chassis until the front panel assembly fits in place 3 Insert the six side cover hooks into the chassis tab holes 4 Push the side cover to the dire...

Page 40: ...R Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD ...

Page 41: ...e motherboard settings and hardware 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 O...

Page 42: ...hipset INF Update Program This driver enables Plug n Play INF support for the Intel chipset components on the motherboard When installed to the target system this driver provides the method for configuring the chipset components You can install this utility using three different modes interactive silent or unattended preload Installing the driver in interactive mode requires user input during inst...

Page 43: ...ronment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP 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 Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Installs the Microsoft DirectX 9 0c driver The Microsof...

Page 44: ...information on the inside front cover of this user guide Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file 3 2 3 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual ...

Page 45: ...run feature Click to close the Preference panel 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS PC Probe II The PC Probe II main window appea...

Page 46: ...ge window Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference sect...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...isplays 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 and...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...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 ...

Page 52: ...4 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module CHA_FAN1 Super I O FLOPPY PRI_EIDE EATXPWR SATA3 SATA4 SATA1 SATA2 COM1 PANEL CHASSIS CLRTC USB56 USB78 USBPW56 SPI_J1 4MB BIOS IE1394_2 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Intel GMCH945G Intel ICH7 SPDIF_OUT CD AAFP PCI2 PCI1 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 SB_PWR VIA VT6308P Attansic L1 A...

Page 53: ...p 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 clear th...

Page 54: ...T exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 3 USB device wake up 3 pin USBPW12 USBPW56 Set these jumpers to 5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode CPU stopped DRAM refreshed system running in low power mode using the connected USB devices Set to 5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes no power to CPU DRAM in slow refresh power supply in reduc...

Page 55: ...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 P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 Floppy Disk Drive Connector NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 FLOPPY ...

Page 56: ... device s connector Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cable Select Master Black Slave Gray Master Master Slave Slave P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 IDE Connector NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the ID ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_IDE PIN1 Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion w...

Page 57: ...gnal cable to SATA device Or you may connect the right angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with a long card in PCI2 slot right angle side Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use SATA1 2 Red Master Boot disk SATA3 4 Black Slave Data Disk P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 ...

Page 58: ...ng fans of a total of 1A 2 2A 26 4W max at 12V Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan conne...

Page 59: ...ctor Doing so will damage the motherboard P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 IEEE 1394a Connector IE1394_2 GND 12V TPB1 GND TPA1 12V TPB1 GND TPA1 1 7 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial port module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 COM Port Connector PIN 1 ...

Page 60: ...r plugs make sure that the 20 pin power plug can provide at least 15A on 12V and that the PSU has a minimum power rating of 350 W The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate The ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration CPU Intel Pentium 4 3 6 GHz Memory 512 MB DDR x 4 Graphics card PCI E...

Page 61: ...ors 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 P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 Internal Audio Connector CD black Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM...

Page 62: ...s for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 Front Panel Audio Connector SENSE2_RETUR PORT1L PORT1R PORT2R SEBSE_SEND PORT2L SENSE1_RETUR PRESENSE GND AAFP Legacy AC 97 compliant definition NC MIC2 Line out_R Line out_L NC NC MICPWR NC AGND HD audio compliant pin definition P5L VM 1394 R P5L VM 1394 Intr...

Page 63: ...n 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 Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT OFF mode...

Page 64: ... R Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters ...

Page 65: ...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 startup disk from the format options field then click St...

Page 66: ... press Enter to enable it You can switch between 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 ...

Page 67: ...then at the prompt type afudos o filename where the filename is any user assigned filename not more than eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name A afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The ac...

Page 68: ...cess is completed Reboot the system from the hard disk drive A afudos iP5LVM139 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 a...

Page 69: ...d BIOS file to the floppy disk drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy found Reading file P5LVM139 ROM Complete...

Page 70: ...se system boot failure Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checking for floppy Floppy not found Checking for CD ROM CD ROM found Reading file P5LVM139 ROM Completed Start flashing When no floppy disk is found the utility automatically checks the optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Bad BIOS checksum Starting BIOS recovery Checkin...

Page 71: ...the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet and View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ASUS Update requires an Internet con...

Page 72: ...ext 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: ...date BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open...

Page 74: ... 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 design...

Page 75: ...n 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 5 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select i...

Page 76: ...enu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 5 2 9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item Scroll bar Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Advanced Chipset settings WARNING Setting ...

Page 77: ...ppy 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 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field System Time 11 51 19 System Date Thu 05 07 2004 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST320413A Primary IDE Slave ...

Page 78: ...PI Removable Media Device if your device is either a ZIP LS 120 or MO drive Configuration options Not Installed Auto CDROM ARMD 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...

Page 79: ...nfiguration options Disabled Enabled 5 3 5 IDE Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set or change the configurations for the IDE devices installed in the system Select an item then press Enter if you wish to configure the item IDE Configuration Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Enhanced Mode Support On S ATA IDE Detect Time Out Sec 35 Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Disabl...

Page 80: ...his setting you may use legacy OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you did not install any Serial ATA device The P ATA S ATA and P ATA options are for advanced users only If you set to any of these options and encounter problems revert to the default setting S ATA Configuration options S ATA P ATA S ATA P ATA IDE Detect Time Out 35 Selects the time out value for detecting ATA ATAPI devices Config...

Page 81: ... 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 detected system memory AMIBIOS Version 0106 Build Date 07 26 06 Processor Type Genuine Intel R CPU 3 20GHz Speed 3200 MHz Count 1 System Memory Size 512MB Appropriated 0MB Available 504MB ...

Page 82: ...e Configuration AI Overclocking Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options Manual allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto loads the optimal settings for the system Standard loads the standard settings for the system Configure System Frequency Voltage AI Overclocki...

Page 83: ...tor to the system bus The value of this item is auto detected by the BIOS The values range from 200 to 450 PCI Express Frequency Auto Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency This item is set to Auto by default Configuration options Auto 90 150 CPU VCore Voltage Auto Sets the operating VCore voltage Configuration options Auto 1 6000V 1 5875V 1 5750V 1 5625V 1 5500V 1 5375V 1 5250V 1 5125V 1 500...

Page 84: ...onfigure the USB 2 0 controller in HiSpeed 480 Mbps or Full Speed 12 Mbps Configuration options HiSpeed Full Speed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto detected values If no USB device is detected the item shows None 5 4 2 U...

Page 85: ...atio is set in CMOS then actual and setpoint values may differ Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Hyper Threading Technology Disabled Virtualization Technology Enabled Intel R SpeedStep tm Tech Automatic CPU Ratio Adjustment Auto Allows you to set adjust the CPU ratio Configuration options Auto Manual Ratio CMOS Setting 14 Sets the ratio between the ...

Page 86: ...Control Auto Disables or sets the CPU internal thermal control Configuration options Disabled Auto Hyper Threading Technology Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper Threading Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled Virtualization Technology Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the processor Virtualization Technology Configuration options Disabled Enabled The foll...

Page 87: ...ppear when this item is Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled DRAM CAS Latency 5 Clocks Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options 6 Clocks 5 Clocks 4 Clocks 3 Clocks DRAM RAS Precharge 4 Clocks Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to the DDR SDRAM Configuration options 2 Clocks 3 Clocks...

Page 88: ... 8MB Sets the internal graphics mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled 1MB Enabled 8MB Graphics memory type Auto Sets the graphics memory type Configuration options Auto DVMT FIX DVMT FIX HD Audio Controller Enabled Enables or disables the Azalia AC 97 CODEC Configuration options Enabled Disabled Front Panel Support Type AC97 Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to lega...

Page 89: ...78 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 278 3BC Parallel Port Mode ECP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options Normal Bi directional EPP ECP ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP This item allows you to set the Parallel Port ECP DMA Configuration options DMA0 DMA1 DMA3 EPP Versi...

Page 90: ...d to PCI Device IRQ 10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI Device Plug and Play O S No When set to No BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes PCI L...

Page 91: ...or system suspend Configuration options S1 POS Only S3 Only Auto 5 5 2 Repost Video on S3 Resume No Allows you to determine whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3 STR resume Configuration options No Yes 5 5 3 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 5 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you...

Page 92: ...ou to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event When this item is set to Enabled the items RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute and RTC Alarm Second appear with set values Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power On By External Modems Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer when the external modem receives a call while the compute...

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

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

Page 95: ... Security 5 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st xxth Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options xxxxx Drive Disabled Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device 1st FLOPPY DRIVE 2nd Boot Device PM ST330620A 3rd Boo...

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

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

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

Page 99: ...e 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 page 2 3 section 2 1 2 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select or Load B Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move FLA...

Page 100: ...tem allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings Save to Profle 1 2 Allows you to save the current BIOS file to the BIOS Flash Press Enter to save the file Load from Profile 1 2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press Enter to load the file Start O C Profile Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS Press Enter to run the utility ASUSTek O C Prof...

Page 101: ...d Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit Save Changes Once you are finished making your selections choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Ok to save changes and exit This f...

Page 102: ...discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select Ok to l...

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