Asus P5GC-VM- User Manual

Asus P5GC-VM

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; P5GC-VM specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • Page 4 – iv; Chapter 2: BIOS setup
  • Page 5 – Chapter 3: Software support; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
  • Page 6 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 7 – vii; Safety information; Electrical safety
  • Page 8 – viii; About this guide; How this guide is organized; This manual contains the following parts:; description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.; Where to find more information; software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.; Optional documentation; part of the standard package.
  • Page 9 – ix; Conventions used in this guide; CAUTION; Typography; Bold text
  • Page 10 – CPU
  • Page 11 – ASUS Special features
  • Page 12 – xii
  • Page 13 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 14 – Package contents; Product highlights; Green ASUS
  • Page 15 – The Intel; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
  • Page 16 – PCI ExpressTM interface; interfaces and the Intel; High Definition Audio; headphone while playing multi-channel network games.; TPM support; hardware requirement for a more secure working environment.
  • Page 17 – Innovative ASUS features; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2; need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 2-6 for details.; ASUS EZ Flash; system loading to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation.; ASUS MyLogoTM; your system with customizable boot logos. See details on page 2-32.
  • Page 18 – Onboard LED; shows the location of the onboard LED.; Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.
  • Page 19 – Motherboard overview; ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; motherboard components.; Placement direction; chassis as indicated in the image below.; Screw holes
  • Page 20 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 21 – Installling the CPU; and Celeron
  • Page 24 – Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 25 – errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.; to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.; P5GC-VM CPU Fan Connector
  • Page 26 – Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 27 – The narrow end of the
  • Page 28 – System memory; Overview; You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2; • When installing two or three DDR2 DIMM modules for single-channel
  • Page 29 – DDR2 Qualified Vendors List; latest DDR2 DIMM modules for this motherboard.; DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List
  • Page 30 – DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List
  • Page 31 – DS; one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration.
  • Page 33 – Expansion slots; describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.; Installing an expansion card; it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card.; Configuring an; Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup.
  • Page 34 – Interrupt assignments; Standard interrupt assignments; * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.; IRQ assignments for this motherboard
  • Page 35 – If you install a PCI graphics
  • Page 36 – Jumpers; This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in; default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure!; Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 37 – P5GC-VM USB Device Wake Up; • The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can
  • Page 38 – LAN port; LAN port LED indications; hub. Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
  • Page 39 – available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.; using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.; Floppy Disk Drive Connector; FLOPPY
  • Page 40 – Drive jumper setting
  • Page 41 – Serial ATA hard disk drive connection; P5GC-VM SATA Connectors; speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings.; P5GC-VM Speaker Out Connector
  • Page 42 – P5GC-VM Fan Connectors; P5GC-VM Digital Audio Connector
  • Page 44 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable; The USB module is purchased separately.; P5GC-VM Internal Audio Connector
  • Page 45 – • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio; Front; Onboard Devices Configuration” for details.; P5GC-VM Front Panel Audio Connector; P5GC-VM Intrusion Connector; CHASSIS
  • Page 46 – of the system chassis.; TPM; • This motherboard only supports Sinosun TPM.
  • Page 47 – P5GC-VM System Panel Connector; HD LED RESET
  • Page 49 – BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 50 – Managing and updating your BIOS; Creating a bootable floppy disk; format
  • Page 51 – ASUS EZ Flash utility; drive. A “P5GCVM.ROM not found!” error message appears if the correct; Computer
  • Page 52 – AFUDOS utility; corrupted during the updating process.; Copying the current BIOS; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.; 024KB free space to save the file.
  • Page 53 – Updating the BIOS file; the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk.; filename at the DOS prompt.; completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.; The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
  • Page 54 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility; that contains the updated BIOS file.; updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility.; Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk; floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file.; cause system boot failure!
  • Page 55 – Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
  • Page 56 – Installing ASUS Update; ASUS Update utility; Quit all Windows
  • Page 57 – Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Start
  • Page 58 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; The ASUS Update utility is; Open
  • Page 59 – Load Setup Defaults; BIOS setup program; following procedures:; power button, reset button
  • Page 60 – Menu bar; Main; BIOS menu screen; Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.; Navigation keys
  • Page 62 – Main menu; you an overview of the basic system information.; items and how to navigate through them.
  • Page 63 – Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave; N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
  • Page 64 – Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.; such as Windows
  • Page 65 – Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.; System Information; automatically detects the items in this menu.; AMI BIOS; Displays the auto-detected BIOS information; Processor; Displays the auto-detected CPU specification; System Memory; Displays the auto-detected system memory
  • Page 66 – Advanced menu; field values can cause the system to malfunction.; USB Configuration; item then press to display the configuration options.; The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the
  • Page 68 – CPU Configuration; automatically detects.
  • Page 69 – Chipset
  • Page 70 – Controls the latency between the DDR SDRAM active command and the
  • Page 71 – Enables, disables or set to Auto of the link latency.
  • Page 72 – Onboard Devices Configuration; Enables or disables the Azalia/AC’97 CODEC.
  • Page 73 – PCI PnP
  • Page 74 – Computing innovations.; motherboard only supports Sinosun TPM.
  • Page 75 – Power menu; Displays the TPM enable or disable status.
  • Page 76 – APM Configuration; causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.
  • Page 78 – Hardware Monitor; the onboard voltage regulators.
  • Page 79 – Boot menu; Boot Device Priority; Hard Disk Drives
  • Page 80 – Boot Settings Configuration; Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock.
  • Page 81 – to erase the RTC RAM.; Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Change Supervisor Password
  • Page 82 – change other security settings.; Change User Password; Select this item to clear the user password.
  • Page 83 – Exit menu; BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
  • Page 84 – Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.
  • Page 85 – This chapter describes the contents
  • Page 86 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support CD information; Running the support CD; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
  • Page 87 – Drivers menu; ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard
  • Page 88 – Utilities menu; ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities; Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.; ASUS PC Probe II; in healthy operating condition.; ASUS Update; Windows
  • Page 89 – ASUS Contact information; this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
  • Page 91 – CPU features; The Appendix describes the CPU
  • Page 92 – Appendix: CPU features; Using the EIST; Screen Saver; • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can; System requirements
  • Page 93 – OK
  • Page 94 – Using the Hyper-Threading Technology; Pentium
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Summary

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ii Copyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kep...

Page 3 - iii; Contents; P5GC-VM specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction

iii Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... viSafety information ..................................................................................... viiAbout this guide .................................................

Page 4 - iv; Chapter 2: BIOS setup

iv Contents 1.10 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-26 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 1-261.10.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-27 Chapter 2: BI...

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