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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

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

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

i v Contents C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ........................................ 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable ﬂoppy disk .............................. 2-22.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility ............................................... 2-32.1.3 AFUDOS utility...

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

v Contents 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support ............................................... 2-272.5.5 APM Conﬁguration ................................................ 2-282.5.6 Hardware Monitor .................................................. 2-30 2.6 Boot menu ...............................................

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

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 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:• This device may not cause harmful interference, and• This device must accept any interference receive...

Page 7 - v i i; Safety information; E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y

v i i Safety information E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged befor...

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

v i i i About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and 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:• 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 This chapter describes the featu...

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

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 To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Typography DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to p...

Page 10 - P5GV-MX specifications summary; C P U

x P5GV-MX speciﬁcations summary (continued on the next page) C P U C h i p s e t F r o n t S i d e B u sM e m o r y E x p a n s i o n s l o t s V G A S t o r a g e A u d i o L A N U S B S p e c i a l f e a t u r e s B I O S f e a t u r e s R e a r P a n e l LGA775 socket for Intel ® Pentium ® 4/Cele...

Page 11 - *Specifications are subject to change without notice.; I n t e r n a l

x i *Speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice. P5GV-MX speciﬁcations summary I n t e r n a l c o n n e c t o r s M a n a g e a b i l i t y A c c e s s a r y F o r m F a c t o r S u p p o r t C D c o n t e n t s 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector ...

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Page 13 - A S U S P 5 G V - M X; Product; This chapter describes the motherboard

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 1 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.

Page 14 - Package contents

1 - 2 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 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5GV-MX motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!Before you start installing...

Page 15 - Special features; . 3 . 1 P r o d u c t h i g h l i g h t s

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 3 1.3 Special features 1 . 3 . 1 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 The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 or Intel ® Celeron ® processor in the 77...

Page 16 - motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using DDR400/333

1 - 4 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 D u a l - c h a n n e l D D R m e m o r y s u p p o r t Employing the Double Data Rate (DDR) memory technology, the motherboard supports up to 4GB of system memory using DDR400/333 DIMMs. The ultra-fast 400MHz memory bus delivers the requ...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 5 1 . 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 This feature allows you to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in case the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. This protection eliminates the need to buy a replacement ROM chip...

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.

1 - 6 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 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before rem...

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.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 7 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conﬁguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ﬁts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury...

Page 20 - . 5 . 3 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t

1 - 8 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 1 . 5 . 3 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t P5GV-MX CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CD S up er I/O 4Mb BIOS ATX12V FL O PP Y AAFP DDR DIMM_A1 (64 bit,184-pin module) SB_PWR USBPW34 USBPW12 USB78 USB56 USBPW78 USBPW56 CLRTC SATA1 PCI1 In...

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.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 9 1 . 6 . 1 I n s t a l l i n g t h e C P U To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor in the 775-land package. • Yo...

Page 23 - snaps into the retention tab.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 1 1 The CPU ﬁts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU! 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. A B The motherboard s...

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

1 - 1 2 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 1 . 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 The Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • Install the mo...

Page 25 - P5GV-MX CPU Fan Connector

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 1 3 Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. 3. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. 2. Push down two fa...

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

1 - 1 4 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 1 . 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 To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up...

Page 27 - Remove the heatsink and; When reset, each fastener

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 1 5 4. Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation. When reset, each fastener should be oriented as shown, with the narrow groove directed outward. N a r r o w e n d o f t h e g r o o v e

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

1 - 1 6 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 1.7 System memory 1 . 7 . 1 O v e r v i e w The motherboard comes with four 184-pin Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.The following ﬁgure illustrates the location of the sockets: 1 . 7 . 2 M e m o r y C o ...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 1 7 256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Kingston SS D3208DH1T-6 V V V 256MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/256 Hynix SS HY5DU56822BT-J V V V 512MB Kingston KVR333X64C25/512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT-J V V V 512MB Kingston KVR400X64C3A/512 Hynix DS HY5DU56822BT-D43 V V V 512MB Kingston KVR40...

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

1 - 1 8 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 DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component A B C 256MB Transcend DDR400-256 Mosel SS V58C2256804SAT5B V V V 512MB Transcend 102709-0001 PSC DS A2S56D3OATP V V V 512MB Transcend DDR400-512 Mosel DS V58C2256804SAT5B V V 512MB ...

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.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 1 9 1 . 7 . 4 R e m o v i n g a D I M M Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 1 . 7 . 3 I n s t a l l i n g a D I M M 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until t...

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

1 - 2 0 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 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the expansion slots and the cards that they support. 1 . 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 To install ...

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,

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 2 1 1 . 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 A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 — — — — — used — — PCI slot 2 — — — — — — used — PCI slot 3 — — — — us...

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

1 - 2 2 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 1 . 8 . 4 P C I s l o t s The PCI slots support cards that comply with PCI speciﬁcations, such as a LAN card, SCSI card and USB card. The ﬁgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 1 . 8 . 5 P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 s l o t This m...

Page 35 - Jumpers; Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on CLRTC; P5GV-MX Clear RTC RAM; CLRTC

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 2 3 1.9 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in ...

Page 36 - mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power; • The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can

1 - 2 4 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 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to ...

Page 37 - This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up; P5GV-MX Keyboard Power Setting; KBPWR

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 2 5 3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). This feature requires an ATX power ...

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

1 - 2 6 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 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 Light Blue Line In Surround Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center/LFE Out Port Headset 4-channel 6-...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 2 7 7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. VGA port. This 15-pin por...

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

1 - 2 8 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 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of t...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 2 9 4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Important notes on Serial ATA• Install the Windows ® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows ® XP Service Pack1 before using Seri...

Page 42 - slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; P5GV-MX CD Audio Connector

1 - 3 0 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 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are for USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Connect the USB/GAME module cable to any of these connectors, ...

Page 43 - P5GV-MX ATX Power Connectors

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 3 1 7. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to ﬁt these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down ﬁrmly until the connectors complet...

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

1 - 3 2 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 8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC ʻ97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable...

Page 45 - P5GV-MX System Panel Connector

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 1 - 3 3 10. System panel connector (20-pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. The sytem panel connector is color-coded for easy connection. Refer to the connector description below for details. • System power LED (Green 3-pin PLED) This 3-pin conn...

Page 47 - This chapter tells how to change; BIOS setup

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 1 This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 2 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

2 - 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable ﬂoppy disk.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS u...

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.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 3 d. From the Open ﬁeld, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive.e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS ﬁle to the bootable ﬂoppy disk. 2 . 1 . 2 A S U S E Z F l a ...

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

2 - 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 1 . 3 A F U D O S u t i l i t y The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS ﬁle in DOS environment using a bootable ﬂoppy disk with the updated BIOS ﬁle. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS ﬁle that you can use as backup when the B...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 5 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5GVMX.ROMAMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading ﬁ...

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:

2 - 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 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 The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS ﬁle when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS ﬁle using the ...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 7 The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS ﬁle. 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: 1. Remove any ﬂopp...

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

2 - 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See page 3-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The AS...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 9 3. Select the ASUS FTP site closest to you to avoid network trafﬁc, or click Auto Select. Click Next. 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 To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by...

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

2 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update mai...

Page 57 - BIOS setup program; reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This section

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 1 1 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable ﬁrmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.”Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconﬁguring your sys...

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

2 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p System Time [11:51:19] System Date [Thu 09/08/2005] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] Primary IDE Master :[ST320413A] Primary IDE Slave :[Not Detected] Third IDE Master :[Not Detected] Third IDE Slave :[Not Detected] Fourth IDE Master :[Not Detected] Fourt...

Page 59 - . 2 . 6 C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d s

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 1 3 2 . 2 . 4 M e n u i t e m s The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the speciﬁc items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items.The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2 . 2 . 5...

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

2 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2 . 3 . 1 S y s t e m T i m e [ x x : x x : x x ] Allows you to set the system time. 2 . 3 . 2 S y s t e m D a t e [ ...

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.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 1 5 2 . 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 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to displ...

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.

2 - 1 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p P I O M o d e [ A u t o ] Selects the PIO mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] D M A M o d e [ A u t o ] Selects the DMA mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDM...

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.

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 1 7 2 . 3 . 5 I D E C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu allow you to set or change the conﬁgurations for the IDE devices installed in the system. Select an item then press <Enter> if you wish to conﬁgure the item. IDE Conﬁguration Onboard IDE Operate Mode...

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.

2 - 1 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 3 . 6 S y s t e m I n f o r m a t i o n This menu gives you an overview of the general system speciﬁcations. The 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 th...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 1 9 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect ﬁeld values can cause system malfunction. Configure CPU. Select Screen Select I...

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.

2 - 2 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p D D R V o l t a g e [ A u t o ] Allows selection of the DDR SDRAM operating voltage. Set to Auto for safe mode. Conﬁguration options: [Auto] [2.50V] [2.60V] 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...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 2 1 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. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [2 USB ports] [4 USB ports] [6 USB ports] [8 USB ports] 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...

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.

2 - 2 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 4 . 3 C P U C o n f i g u r a t i o n The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Conﬁgure Advanced CPU settingsManuf...

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.

2 - 2 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p A d v a n c e d C h i p s e t S e t t i n g sC 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 ] When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). When disabled, you can manually...

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 ]

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 2 5 2 . 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 Conﬁgure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset Azalia Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP...

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

2 - 2 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 4 . 6 P C I P n P The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA d...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 2 7 F u l l S c r e e n L o g o [ E n a b l e d ] This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Conﬁguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 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. Conﬁgura...

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

2 - 2 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. 2 . 6 . 4 S e c u r i t y The Security menu items allow you to change the system securi...

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 ]

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 2 9 After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow 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 ] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conﬁguration options: [No Acc...

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

2 - 3 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Press <Enter> to save the changes while exiting. C l e a r U s e r P a s s w o r d Se...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 2 - 3 1 E x i t & D i s c a r d C h a n g e s Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to ﬁelds other than System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a conﬁrmation before exiting. D...

Page 79 - Software; This chapter describes the contents

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 3 - 1 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.

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.

3 - 2 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the ﬁle ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double- click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the CD. C l i c k a n i t e m t o i n s t a l l 3.1 Installing an operating ...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 3 - 3 3 . 2 . 2 D r i v e r s m e n u The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Q F E U p d a t e Installs the Quick Fix Engineering (QFE) driver updates. I n t e l C h i p...

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

A S U S P 5 G V - M X 3 - 5 3 . 2 . 4 A S U S C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also ﬁnd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. M i c r o s o f t D i r e c t X Installs the Microsoft ® DirectX 9.0c drive...

Page 85 - CPU features; The Appendix describes the CPU

A S U S P 5 G V - M X A - 1 A p p e n d i x : C P U f e a t u r e s A p p e n d i x : C P U f e a t u r e s A CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.

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

A - 2 A p p e n d i x : C P U f e a t u r e s A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS ﬁle that supports EM64T. You can download the latest BIOS ﬁle from the ASUS websit...

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

A - 4 A p p e n d i x : C P U f e a t u r e s A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading Technology. • Hyper-Threading Technology is supported under only Windows ® XP/2003 Server and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later vers...