Asus P1P5945GCBLK - Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 3 – Table of contents; C h a p t e r 1 : S y s t e m I n t r o d u c t i o n
• Page 4 – C h a p t e r 3 : S t a r t i n g u p
• Page 6 – Notices; F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t; interference that may cause undesired operation.; C a n a d i a n D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m m u n i c a t i o n s S t a t e m e n t
• Page 7 – Safety information; E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y; manufacturer’s instructions.; C L A S S 1 L A S E R P R O D U C T
• Page 8 – About this guide; A u d i e n c e
• Page 9 – C o n v e n t i o n s u s e d i n t h i s g u i d e; warranty flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These
• Page 10 – System package contents
• Page 11 – Chapter 1; System introduction; This chapter gives a general
• Page 12 – Front panel; Close
• Page 13 – Open; available for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as a mouse, printer,
• Page 14 – Rear panel; that allow convenient connection of devices.
• Page 15 – ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
• Page 16 – Internal components
• Page 17 – Chapter 2; Basic installation; instructions on how to install
• Page 18 – Preparation; to install in the system.; B a s i c c o m p o n e n t s t o i n s t a l l; The motherboard comes with an onboard standby power LED. This LED; Before you proceed; Onboard LED
• Page 20 – Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.; . 4 . 2 R e m o v i n g t h e s t o r a g e d r i v e a s s e m b l y
• Page 21 – socket then fit the socket alignment
• Page 22 – . 4 . 4 R e m o v i n g a n d I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U f a n a n d
• Page 23 – Installing a DIMM; The system motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual; . 5 . 1 M e m o r y c o n f i g u r a t i o n s; You may install up to 2 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1
• Page 24 – memory configuration.
• Page 26 – . 5 . 3 R e m o v i n g a D D R 2 D I M M; . 5 . 2 I n s t a l l i n g a D D R 2 D I M M
• Page 27 – Expansion slots; PCI raiser card that is connected to its slot on the motherboard.; . 6 . 2 E x p a n s i o n c a r d i n s t a l l a t i o n; Lift the PCI riser card assembly to remove.
• Page 28 – Remove the metal cover opposite the slot that you intend to use.
• Page 29 – S t a n d a r d i n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s; I R Q a s s i g n m e n t s f o r t h i s m o t h e r b o a r d
• Page 30 – Installing an optical drive and; it with two screws on both sides.
• Page 32 – Installing the foot stand; To install the foot stand:
• Page 33 – Reinstalling the front panel cover; front panel cover fits in
• Page 34 – Reinstalling the cover; To reinstall the cover:
• Page 35 – Chapter 3; Starting up; This chapter helps you power up
• Page 36 – Installing an operating system; The barebone system supports Windows; Support CD information; several utility drivers that enhance the system features.; Powering up
• Page 37 – . 3 . 1 R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D; To begin using the support CD, place the CD in your optical drive. The; A S U S I n s t A l l - I n s t a l l a t i o n W i z a r d f o r D r i v e r s; Service Pack 4/WinXP Service Pack1 first.; I n t e l ( R ) G r a p h i c s A c c e l e r a t o r D r i v e r; Allows you to install the SoundMAX AD1988B audio driver.
• Page 38 – A S U S I n s t A l l - I n s t a l l a t i o n W i z a r d f o r U t i l i t i e s; Installs the ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard Utilities.; A S U S P C P r o b e I I
• Page 39 – . 3 . 3 A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n; find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
• Page 40 – Software information; Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will; I n s t a l l i n g P C P r o b e I I; L a u n c h i n g P C P r o b e I I; configuration. By default, the main window displays the
• Page 41 – Sensor alert; P r e f e r e n c e s; You can customize the application using the
• Page 42 – H a r d w a r e m o n i t o r p a n e l s; Config
• Page 43 – W M I b r o w s e r; D M I b r o w s e r
• Page 44 – P C I b r o w s e r
• Page 45 – C o n f i g u r i n g P C P r o b e I I
• Page 46 – Chapter 4; Motherboard info; This chapter gives information
• Page 47 – Introduction; motherboard for future upgrades or system reconfiguration.; Motherboard layout
• Page 48 – Jumpers; Clear RTC RAM
• Page 49 – mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power; USB Device Wake Up
• Page 50 – Keyboard Power Setting; Connectors; . S e r i a l A T A c o n n e c t o r s; SATA Connectors
• Page 51 – The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal; IDE Connector
• Page 52 – This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB/GAME module; The fan connector support cooling fans of 350 mA~740 mA (8.88 W; CPU FAN Connector; USB7 Connector
• Page 53 – These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from; ATX Power Connector
• Page 54 – . B a c k a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 2 0 - 1 p i n B a c k _ A u d i o C o n n e c t o r ); then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system; Digital Audio Connector
• Page 55 – System Panel Connector; NEL
• Page 56 – Chapter 5; BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
• Page 57 – Managing and updating your BIOS; support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.); . 1 . 1 A S U S E Z F l a s h 2 u t i l i t y; When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash performs the BIOS
• Page 58 – the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process.; C o p y i n g t h e c u r r e n t B I O S; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; CD to the bootable USB Flash you created earlier.
• Page 59 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S f i l e; To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.; The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
• Page 60 – . 1 . 3 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 u t i l i t y; support CD, or the USB Flash that contains the updated BIOS file.; R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m a f l o p p y d i s k; To recover the BIOS from a USB Flash:
• Page 61 – R e c o v e r i n g t h e B I O S f r o m t h e s u p p o r t C D; To recover the BIOS from the support CD:
• Page 62 – I n s t a l l i n g A S U S U p d a t e; To install ASUS Update:; . 1 . 4 A S U S U p d a t e u t i l i t y; the motherboard BIOS in Windows
• Page 63 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h t h e I n t e r n e t
• Page 64 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S t h r o u g h a B I O S f i l e; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; Locate the BIOS file from the
• Page 65 – BIOS setup program; reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section
• Page 66 – . 2 . 1 B I O S m e n u s c r e e n; . 2 . 3 N a v i g a t i o n k e y s
• Page 67 – displays the specific items for that menu.; . 2 . 6 C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d s; These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item is user-
• Page 68 – Main menu; When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,
• Page 69 – . 3 . 3 P r i m a r y a n d T h i r d I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e; item then press to display the IDE device information.
• Page 70 – Selects the PIO mode.; S M A R T M o n i t o r i n g [ A u t o ]; Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.; 2 B i t D a t a T r a n s f e r [ E n a b l e d ]; Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.; . 3 . 4 I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n; if you wish to configure the item.; O n b o a r d I D E O p e r a t e M o d e [ E n h a n c e d M o d e ]; using native OS, such as Windows
• Page 71 – The default setting S-ATA allows you to use native OS on Serial ATA; I D E D e t e c t T i m e O u t [ 3 5 ]; Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
• Page 72 – . 3 . 5 S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n; BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.; A M I B I O S; Displays the auto-detected BIOS information; P r o c e s s o r; Displays the auto-detected CPU specification; S y s t e m M e m o r y; Displays the auto-detected system memory
• Page 73 – Advanced menu; and other system devices.; . 4 . 1 J u m p e r F r e e C o n f i g u r a t i o n; A I O v e r c l o c k i n g [ A u t o ]; Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired
• Page 74 – U S B F u n c t i o n [ E n a b l e d ]; Allows you to enable or disable the USB function.; L e g a c y U S B S u p p o r t [ A u t o ]; Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy; . 4 . 2 U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n
• Page 75 – U S B M a s s S t o r a g e D e v i c e; Allows you to configure the USB Mass Storage Class Devices.; U S B M a s s S t o r a g e R e s e t D e l a y [ 2 0 S e c ]; When it is set to [Auto], the USB devices that are less than 530MB will; U S B 2 . 0 C o n t r o l l e r M o d e [ H i S p e e d ]
• Page 76 – . 4 . 3 C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n; automatically detects.; R a t i o C M O S S e t t i n g [ 1 9 ]; Sets the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the Front Side Bus; M i c r o c o d e U p d a t i o n [ E n a b l e d ]; Allows you to enable or disable the microcode updation.
• Page 77 – M a x C P U I D V a l u e L i m i t [ D i s a b l e d ]; CPUs with extended CPUID functions.; E x e c u t e D i s a b l e F u n c t i o n [ D i s a b l e d ]; when you install a processor with the Execute Disable function.; E n h a n c e d C 1 C o n t r o l [ A u t o ]; to enable the C1E support. In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is; C P U I n t e r n a l T h e r m a l C o n t r o l [ A u t o ]; Disables or sets the CPU internal thermal control.; H y p e r - T h r e a d i n g T e c h n o l o g y [ D i s a b l e d ]
• Page 78 – C o n f i g u r e D R A M T i m i n g b y S P D [ E n a b l e d ]
• Page 79 – . 4 . 5 O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C o n f i g u r a t i o n; I n t e r n a l G r a p h i c s M o d e S e l e c t [ E n a b l e d , 8 M B ]; Sets the internal graphics mode.; G r a p h i c s m e m o r y t y p e [ A u t o ]; Enables or disables the Azalia/AC’97 CODEC.; O n B o a r d 1 3 9 4 C o n t r o l l e r [ E n a b l e d ]; Allows you to enable or disable the onboard 1394 controller.; O n B o a r d P C I E X G b E L A N [ E n a b l e d ]
• Page 80 – S e r i a l P o r t 1 A d d r e s s [ 3 F 8 / I R Q 4 ]; Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
• Page 81 – for legacy ISA devices.; system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.; P C I L a t e n c y T i m e r [ 6 4 ]; When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to PCI VGA card if the card; P a l e t t e S n o o p i n g [ D i s a b l e d ]; When set to [Enabled], the pallete snooping feature informs the PCI
• Page 82 – I R Q - x x a s s i g n e d t o [ P C I D e v i c e ]; Power menu; Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power
• Page 83 – . 5 . 4 A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n; R e s t o r e o n A C P o w e r L o s s [ P o w e r O f f ]; P o w e r O n B y P C I D e v i c e s [ D i s a b l e d ]; When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system
• Page 84 – P o w e r O n B y P C I E D e v i c e s [ D i s a b l e d ]; P o w e r O n B y P S / 2 K e y b o a r d [ D i s a b l e d ]
• Page 85 – . 5 . 5 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r; display the detected temperatures.; V C O R E V o l t a g e , 3 . 3 V V o l t a g e , 5 V V o l t a g e , 1 2 V V o l t a g e; through the onboard voltage regulators.
• Page 86 – Boot menu; . 6 . 1 B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y
• Page 87 – . 6 . 3 B o o t S e t t i n g s C o n f i g u r a t i o n; F u l l S c r e e n L o g o [ E n a b l e d ]; Sets the display mode for option ROM.; W a i t f o r ‘ F 1 ’ I f E r r o r [ E n a b l e d ]
• Page 88 – I n t e r r u p t 1 9 C a p t u r e [ D i s a b l e d ]; When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap; C h a n g e S u p e r v i s o r P a s s w o r d
• Page 89 – you to change other security settings.; U s e r A c c e s s L e v e l [ F u l l A c c e s s ]; No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.; C h a n g e U s e r P a s s w o r d; Select this item to clear the user password.
• Page 90 – P a s s w o r d C h e c k [ S e t u p ]; When set to [Setup], BIOS checks for user password when accessing the; Exit menu; E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s; An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even
• Page 91 – E x i t & D i s c a r d C h a n g e s; made to the Setup program. If you made changes to fields other than; D i s c a r d C h a n g e s; This option allows you to load the default values for each of the