Asus P5GV-MX- Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – i i; Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE
• Page 3 – i i i; Contents; C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u c t i o n
• Page 4 – i v; C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p
• Page 5 – C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t; Using the Intel
• Page 6 – v i; 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; or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
• Page 7 – v i i; Safety information; E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y
• Page 8 – v i i i; About this guide; H o w t h i s g u i d e i s o r g a n i z e d
• Page 9 – i x; 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; Typography; Command
• Page 10 – P5GV-MX specifications summary; C P U
• Page 11 – *Specifications are subject to change without notice.; I n t e r n a l
• Page 12 – x i i
• Page 13 – A S U S P 5 G V - M X; Product; This chapter describes the motherboard
• Page 14 – Package contents
• Page 15 – Special features; . 3 . 1 P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s
• Page 16 – motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using DDR400/333
• Page 17 – . 3 . 2 I n n o v a t i v e A S U S f e a t u r e s; C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2; the need to buy a replacement ROM chip. See details on page 2-6.; A S U S Q - F a n t e c h n o l o g y; The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0; T e m p e r a t u r e , f a n , a n d v o l t a g e m o n i t o r i n g; overheating and damage. The system fan rotation per minute (RPM) is
• Page 18 – Onboard LED; The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to; Before you proceed; components or change any motherboard setting.
• Page 19 – Motherboard overview; to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; to the motherboard components.; . 5 . 1 P l a c e m e n t d i r e c t i o n; rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below.; motherboard to the chassis.
• Page 20 – . 5 . 3 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t
• Page 21 – . 6 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
• Page 23 – snaps into the retention tab.
• Page 24 – . 6 . 2 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U h e a t s i n k a n d f a n
• Page 25 – P5GV-MX CPU Fan Connector
• Page 26 – . 6 . 3 U n i n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U h e a t s i n k a n d f a n
• Page 27 – Remove the heatsink and; When reset, each fastener
• Page 28 – System memory; The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual; . 7 . 2 M e m o r y C o n f i g u r a t i o n s; You may install 256 MB, 512 MB and 1 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR DIMMs
• Page 29 – R e c o m m e n d e d m e m o r y c o n f i g u r a t i o n s; installed per channel must be the same to ensure optimum; Channel A; T a b l e 2 D D R 4 0 0 Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t
• Page 30 – D D R 4 0 0 Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t
• Page 31 – . 7 . 4 R e m o v i n g a D I M M; to both the motherboard and the components.; clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out with extra force.
• Page 32 – Expansion slots; . 8 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g a n e x p a n s i o n c a r d; Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing
• Page 33 – . 8 . 3 I n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s; * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.; 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; “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise,
• Page 34 – . 8 . 5 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 s l o t; Model; Q u a l i f i e d P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 g r a p h i c s c a r d s
• Page 35 – Jumpers; Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC; P5GV-MX Clear RTC RAM; CLRTC
• Page 36 – mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power; • The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can
• Page 37 – This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up; P5GV-MX Keyboard Power Setting; KBPWR
• Page 38 – A u d i o 2 , 4 , o r 6 - c h a n n e l c o n f i g u r a t i o n; . 1 0 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s; Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table below; LAN port; L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s
• Page 39 – . 1 0 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s; • Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole; P5GV-MX IDE Connector
• Page 40 – This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal; when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.; CPU and chassis fan connectors; Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors.; P5GV-MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector; FLOPPY
• Page 41 – Serial ATA connectors; S e r i a l A T A M a s t e r / S l a v e c o n n e c t o r s; P5GV-MX SATA Connectors
• Page 42 – slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; P5GV-MX CD Audio Connector
• Page 43 – P5GV-MX ATX Power Connectors
• Page 44 – that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC ʻ97 audio standard.; The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.; P5GV-MX Digital Audio Connector; P5GV-MX Analog Front Panel Connector; AAFP; • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio
• Page 45 – P5GV-MX System Panel Connector
• Page 47 – This chapter tells how to change; BIOS setup
• Page 48 – Managing and updating your BIOS; motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.; . 1 . 1 C r e a t i n g a b o o t a b l e f l o p p y d i s k; format
• Page 49 – . 1 . 2 A S U S E Z F l a s h u t i l i t y; file for the motherboard and rename the file as P5GVMX.ROM.
• Page 50 – C o p y i n g t h e c u r r e n t B I O S; • Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and has at
• Page 51 – completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.; 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:; Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. You need to type the exact
• Page 52 – . 1 . 4 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; process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard; 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 floppy disk:
• Page 53 – 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:; DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing; When no floppy disk is found, the utility automatically checks the
• Page 54 – I n s t a l l i n g A S U S U p d a t e; . 1 . 5 A S U S U p d a t e u t i l i t y; Quit all Windows
• Page 55 – 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 56 – 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; The ASUS Update utility is
• Page 57 – BIOS setup program; reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section
• Page 58 – . 2 . 1 B I O S m e n u s c r e e n; Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.; . 2 . 3 N a v i g a t i o n k e y s
• Page 59 – . 2 . 6 C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d s
• Page 60 – Main menu; When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,; Refer to section “2.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu
• Page 61 – . 3 . 4 P r i m a r y , T h i r d a n d F o u r t h I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e; item then press to display the IDE device information.
• Page 62 – 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 [ D i s a b l e d ]; Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer.
• Page 63 – . 3 . 5 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 ]; native OS including Windows; 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 64 – . 3 . 6 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 65 – Advanced menu; and other system devices.; Incorrect field values can cause system malfunction.; . 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 [ S t a n d a r d ]; CPU frequency using the numeric keypad. The values range from 100
• Page 66 – C P U V c o r e O v e r V o l t a g e C o n t r o l [ D i s a b l e d ]; Enables or disables the CPU Vcore over voltage control.; Refer to the DDR documentation before setting the memory voltage.; D R A M F r e q u e n c y [ A u t o ]; Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency.
• Page 67 – U S B F u n c t i o n [ X U S B P o r t s ]; 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; 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 ]; Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or; . 4 . 2 U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n
• Page 68 – . 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 4 ]; Sets the ratio between the CPU Core Clock and the Front Side Bus; 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.
• Page 70 – The following sub-items appear when this item is Disabled.; B o o t i n g G r a p h i c A d a p t e r P r i o r i t y [ P C I / I n t - V G A ]; Disables or sets the amount of system memory pre-allocated by the; G r a p h i c s M e m o r y T y p e [ A u t o ]; Sets the graphics memory type.
• Page 71 – . 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; A z a l i a C o n t r o l l e r [ E n a b l e d ]
• Page 72 – for legacy ISA devices.; Take caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items.; 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
• Page 73 – 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 ʻ F 1 ʼ I f E r r o r [ E n a b l e d ]; When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap
• Page 74 – 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 75 – 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 ]
• Page 76 – C l e a r U s e r P a s s w o r d; Select this item to clear the user password.; P a s s w o r d C h e c k [ S e t u p ]; When set to [Setup], BIOS checks user password when accessing the; E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s; menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An; Exit menu; Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the
• Page 77 – 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
• Page 79 – Software; This chapter describes the contents
• Page 80 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support CD information; motherboard features.; . 2 . 1 R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
• Page 81 – This item installs the Intel; S o u n d M A X A u d i o D r i v e r
• Page 83 – . 2 . 4 A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n; M i c r o s o f t D i r e c t X
• Page 85 – CPU features; The Appendix describes the CPU
• Page 86 – U s i n g t h e I n t e l; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep; A . 2 . 1 S y s t e m r e q u i r e m e n t s
• Page 88 – U s i n g t h e H y p e r - T h r e a d i n g T e c h n o l o g y; Pentium