Asus P5VDC-MX - Manual

Asus P5VDC-MX

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; R e v i s e d E d i t i o n V 2
  • Page 3 – 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 – 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
  • Page 6 – Notices
  • Page 7 – Safety information
  • Page 8 – About this guide
  • 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; Typography; I M P O R T A N T :; Command
  • Page 10 – P5VDC-MX specifications summary
  • Page 13 – Product
  • Page 14 – Package contents; 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 – I n n o v a t i v e A S U S f e a t u r e s; AUDIO CODEC
  • Page 17 – Before you proceed
  • Page 18 – Motherboard overview
  • Page 19 – M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t; AGP
  • Page 20 – Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
  • Page 23 – The Intel
  • 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; To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:
  • Page 27 – System memory; The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:; P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets
  • Page 28 – D D R 2 - 5 3 3 Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t; D D R Q u a l i f i e d V e n d o r s L i s t
  • Page 29 – 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 – Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.
  • Page 32 – Expansion slots; To install an expansion card:
  • Page 33 – 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.
  • Page 35 – Jumpers; C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ); P5VDC-MX Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 37 – Connectors; . 1 0 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s; P a r a l l e l p o r t .; L A N p o r t L E D i n d i c a t i o n s
  • Page 38 – . 1 0 . 2 I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s; 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
  • Page 40 – I n t e r n a l a u d i o c o n n e c t o r s ( 4 - p i n C D , A U X )
  • Page 41 – P5VDC-MX Fan connectors; P5VDC-MX Digital audio connector
  • Page 42 – A T X p o w e r c o n n e c t o r s ( 2 4 - p i n E A T X P W R ,
  • Page 43 – P5VDC-MX Game connector
  • Page 44 – P5VDC-MX Front panel audio connector
  • Page 47 – BIOS setup
  • Page 48 – 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
  • Page 49 – To update the BIOS using EZ Flash:; A S U S E Z F l a s h u t i l i t y
  • Page 50 – 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; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type:
  • Page 51 – 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:
  • Page 52 – 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:
  • Page 54 – A S U S U p d a t e u t i l i t y
  • 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
  • Page 57 – BIOS setup program
  • Page 59 – M a i n
  • Page 60 – Main menu; Allows you to set the system time.
  • Page 61 – P r i m a r y a n d S e c o n d a r y I D E M a s t e r / S l a v e
  • Page 62 – Displays the auto-detected BIOS information; S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n
  • Page 63 – Advanced menu; J u m p e r F r e e C o n f i g u r a t i o n; O v e r c l o c k M o d e [ A u t o ]
  • Page 64 – U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 66 – C h i p s e t
  • Page 70 – 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
  • Page 71 – P C I P n P
  • Page 73 – Power menu
  • Page 74 – A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n
  • Page 75 – H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r; R e s u m e O n R T C A l a r m [ D i s a b l e d ]; E n a b l e d
  • Page 76 – Boot menu; B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y
  • Page 77 – 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
  • Page 78 – 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 80 – Y e s; Exit menu
  • Page 83 – Software
  • Page 84 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support CD information; R u n n i n g t h e s u p p o r t C D; D r i v e r s
  • Page 85 – D r i v e r s m e n u; Install the VIA VT8251 Chipset Driver.
  • Page 86 – U t i l i t i e s m e n u; Installs the ASUS screen saver.
  • Page 88 – A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n; Click the C o n t a c t
  • Page 89 – RAID configurations
  • Page 90 – I n s t a l l i n g h a r d d i s k s; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
  • Page 91 – RAID 0 for performance
  • Page 92 – R A I D 1 f o r d a t a p r o t e c t i o n; RAID SPAN for capacity
  • Page 93 – The data on the selected disks will
  • Page 94 – Creating a RAID driver disk
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Summary

Page 2 - Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; R e v i s e d E d i t i o n V 2

i i i i i i i i i i Copyright © 2006 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 formor by any means, except do...

Page 3 - 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

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

Page 4 - C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p

i v i v i v i v i v Contents 1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-23 1.10 Connectors ......................................................................... 1-251.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-251.10....

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