Asus P5LD2-DH- Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 2 – F i r s t E d i t i o n
• Page 3 – i i i; Contents; Product introduction
• Page 4 – i v; BIOS setup
• 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; Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.; 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; configuring the motherboard.; H o w t h i s g u i d e i s o r g a n i z e d; This manual contains the following parts:
• 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
• Page 12 – x i i
• Page 13 – This chapter describes the motherboard
• Page 14 – 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; Special features; P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s; L a t e s t p r o c e s s o r t e c h n o l o g y
• Page 16 – - c h a n n e l h i g h d e f i n i t i o n a u d i o; The onboard Realtek; S / P D I F d i g i t a l s o u n d r e a d y
• Page 17 – Before you proceed; components or change any motherboard settings.
• Page 18 – Motherboard overview; to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; motherboard components.; 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.; S c r e w h o l e s; motherboard to the chassis.
• Page 19 – M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t
• Page 20 – I n s t a l l l i n g t h e C P U; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
• Page 22 – snaps into the retention tab.
• Page 23 – I n s t a l 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 24 – When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan
• Page 25 – 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 26 – Remove the heatsink and fan; The narrow end of the groove
• Page 27 – System memory; O v e r v i e w; prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.; M e m o r y c o n f i g u r a t i o n s; the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details.
• Page 28 – I n s t a l l i n g a D I M M; force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM.
• Page 29 – R e m o v i n g a D I M M; Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.; Support the DIMM lightly with
• Page 30 – Expansion slots; 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 31 – 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.; “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise,; 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 32 – P C I s l o t s
• Page 33 – Jumpers; Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC
• Page 36 – LAN port; L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s; Connectors; R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s
• Page 37 – I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s; . F l o p p y d i s k d r i v e c o n n e c t o r ( 3 4 - 1 p i n F LO P P Y ); when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.
• Page 40 – output. Connect one end of the S/PDIF audio cable to this connector; The S/PDIF out module is purchased separately.; This 3-pin connector is for the system power LED. The system power
• Page 41 – . AT X p o w e r c o n n e c t o r s; Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when
• Page 42 – . O p t i c a l d r i v e a u d i o c o n n e c t o r ( 4 - p i n A U X ); Enable the CD-IN function in the audio utility when using this; These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional
• Page 43 – Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394 port connectors. Doing so
• Page 44 – PWRLED
• Page 45 – This chapter tells how to change
• Page 46 – C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p; Managing and updating your BIOS; 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; motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
• Page 47 – A S U S E Z F l a s h u t i l i t y; To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:; update process and automatically reboots the system when done.
• Page 48 – A F U D O S u t i l i t y; 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 49 – U p d a t i n g t h e B I O S f i l e; BIOS filename at the DOS prompt.
• Page 50 – 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; 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 floppy disk:; motherboard BIOS before using this utility.
• Page 51 – BIOS setup program
• Page 52 – M e n u b a r; Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.; N a v i g a t i o n k e y s
• Page 54 – Main menu; When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears,; L e g a c y D i s k e t t e A [ D i s a b l e d ]; Refer to section “2.2.1 BIOS menu screen” for information on the menu
• Page 55 – P r i m a r y a n d S ATA I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e; item then press to display the IDE device information.
• Page 56 – S M A R T M o n i t o r i n g [ A u t o ]; I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n; C o n f i g u r e S ATA A s [ S t a n d a r d I D E ]
• Page 57 – 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 58 – 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 59 – Advanced menu; and other system devices.; Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.; U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n; The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the
• Page 60 – U S B Fu 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; 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 set the USB 2.0 controller mode.
• Page 61 – 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; V I D C M O S S e t t i n g [ 6 2 ]; keys to adjust the values.; 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 62 – 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 Fu n c t i o n [ E n 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 ]; Disables or sets the CPU internal thermal control.
• Page 63 – C h i p s e t; 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 64 – 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; 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 E x p r e s s / P C I ]
• Page 65 – P C I P n P; 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 ]
• Page 66 – I R Q - x x a s s i g n e d t o [ P C I D e v i c e ]
• Page 67 – Power menu; Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power; S u s p e n d M o d e [ S 3 o n l y ]
• Page 68 – A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n; Allows the system to go into On/Off mode or suspend mode when the; R e s t o r e o n A C P o w e r L o s s [ L a s t S t a t e ]; loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.; P o w e r O n B y R T C A l a r m [ D i s a b l e d ]; item is set to Enabled, the items RTC Alarm Date, RTC Alarm Hour, RTC; P o w e r O n B y E x t e r n a l M o d e m s [ D i s a b l e d ]; first try. Turning an external modem off and then back on while the
• Page 69 – 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 ]; 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 ]; When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system
• Page 70 – H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r; display the detected temperatures.; The CPU FAN PROFILE MODE item appears when you enable the CPU
• Page 71 – 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.; C P U FA N P R O F I L E [ O p t i m a l ]; Sets the CPU fan profile mode.
• Page 72 – 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; Fu l l S c r e e n L o g o [ E n a b l e d ]; Boot menu
• Page 73 – A d d O n R O M D i s p l a y M o d e [ F o r c e B I O S ]; Sets the display mode for option ROM.; W a i t f o r ‘ F 1 ’ I f E r r o r [ D i s a b l e d ]
• Page 74 – 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 ]; S e c u r i t y; 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 76 – 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; Pressing does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the; 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 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