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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....

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

v vv vv Contents 2.4.6 PCI PnP ................................................................. 2-25 2.5 Power menu ........................................................................ 2-272.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] .......................................... 2-27 2.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume ...

Page 6 - Notices

v i v i v i v i 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 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 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 F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c a ...

Page 7 - Safety information

v i i v i i v i i v i i v i i Safety information E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y E l e c t r i c a l s a f e t y 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...

Page 8 - About this guide

v i i i v i i i v i i i v i i i v i i i About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing andconfiguring 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 H o w t h i s g u i d e i s o r g a n i z e d H o w t h i s g u i d e i s o r g a n i z e d H o w t...

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

i x i x i x i x 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 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 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 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 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 yo...

Page 10 - P5VDC-MX specifications summary

xxxxx P5VDC-MX specifications summary C P U C P U C P U C P U C P U C h i p s e t C h i p s e t C h i p s e t C h i p s e t C h i p s e t F r o n t S i d e B u s F r o n t S i d e B u s F r o n t S i d e B u s F r o n t S i d e B u s F r o n t S i d e B u s M e m o r y M e m o r y M e m o r y M e m ...

Page 13 - Product

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboardfeatures and the new technologiesit supports.

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

1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 2 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u ...

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

1 - 4 1 - 4 1 - 4 1 - 4 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u ...

Page 17 - Before you proceed

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 5 1 - 5 1 - 5 1 - 5 1 - 5 O n b o a r d L E D O n b o a r d L E D O n b o a r d L E D O n b o a r d L E D O n b o a r d L E D The motherboard comes with a standby power LED tha...

Page 18 - Motherboard overview

1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 1 - 6 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u ...

Page 19 - M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t; AGP

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 - 7 1 . 5 . 3 1 . 5 . 3 1 . 5 . 3 1 . 5 . 3 1 . 5 . 3 M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u t M o t h e r b o a r d l a y o u ...

Page 20 - Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

1 - 8 1 - 8 1 - 8 1 - 8 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n t r o d u ...

Page 23 - The Intel

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 . 6 . 2 1 . 6 . 2 1 . 6 . 2 1 . 6 . 2 1 . 6 . 2 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 I n s t a l l l i n g t h e ...

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:

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 1 3 1 - 1 3 1 - 1 3 1 - 1 3 1 - 1 3 1 . 6 . 3 1 . 6 . 3 1 . 6 . 3 1 . 6 . 3 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 U n i n s t a l l i n g t ...

Page 27 - System memory; The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets:; P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 1 5 1 - 1 5 1 - 1 5 1 - 1 5 1 - 1 5 1.7 System memory 1 . 7 . 1 1 . 7 . 1 1 . 7 . 1 1 . 7 . 1 1 . 7 . 1 O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r v i e w O v e r ...

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

1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 1 - 1 6 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n ...

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

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 1 7 1 - 1 7 1 - 1 7 1 - 1 7 1 - 1 7 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 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 D D R 4 0 0 Q u a l i f i e d V e n ...

Page 30 - Follow these steps to remove a DIMM.

1 - 1 8 1 - 1 8 1 - 1 8 1 - 1 8 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n ...

Page 32 - Expansion slots; To install an expansion card:

1 - 2 0 1 - 2 0 1 - 2 0 1 - 2 0 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n ...

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.

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 . 8 . 3 1 . 8 . 3 1 . 8 . 3 1 . 8 . 3 1 . 8 . 3 I n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s I n t e r r u p t a s s i g n m e n t s I n t e r ...

Page 35 - Jumpers; C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ); P5VDC-MX Clear RTC RAM

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 2 3 1 - 2 3 1 - 2 3 1 - 2 3 1 - 2 3 1.9 Jumpers 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ) C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ) C l e a r R T C R A M ( C L R T C ) ...

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

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 2 5 1 - 2 5 1 - 2 5 1 - 2 5 1 - 2 5 1.10 Connectors 1 . 1 0 . 1 1 . 1 0 . 1 1 . 1 0 . 1 1 . 1 0 . 1 1 . 1 0 . 1 R e a r p a n e l c o n n e c t o r s R e a r p a n e l c o n n ...

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

1 - 2 6 1 - 2 6 1 - 2 6 1 - 2 6 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i 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 )

1 - 2 8 1 - 2 8 1 - 2 8 1 - 2 8 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n ...

Page 41 - P5VDC-MX Fan connectors; P5VDC-MX Digital audio connector

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 2 9 1 - 2 9 1 - 2 9 1 - 2 9 1 - 2 9 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . C P U a n d C h a s s i s f a n c o n n e c t o r s C P U a n d C h a s s i s f a n c o n n e c t o r s C P U a n d C h ...

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 ,

1 - 3 0 1 - 3 0 1 - 3 0 1 - 3 0 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n ...

Page 43 - P5VDC-MX Game connector

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 1 - 3 1 1 - 3 1 1 - 3 1 1 - 3 1 1 - 3 1 9 . 9 . 9 . 9 . 9 . U S B c o n n e c t o r s ( 1 0 - 1 p i n U S B 5 6 , U S B 7 8 ) U S B c o n n e c t o r s ( 1 0 - 1 p i n U S B 5 6 , ...

Page 44 - P5VDC-MX Front panel audio connector

1 - 3 2 1 - 3 2 1 - 3 2 1 - 3 2 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 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 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 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 C h a p t e r 1 : P r o d u c t i n ...

Page 47 - BIOS setup

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to changethe system settings through the BIOSSetup menus. Detailed descriptionsof the BIOS parameters are alsoprov...

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

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

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

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 3 2 - 3 2 - 3 2 - 3 2 - 3 e. Press <Enter>, then follow screen instructions to continue. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootablefloppy di...

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:

2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4 2 - 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 1 . 3 2 . 1 . 3 2 . 1 . 3 2 . 1 . 3 2 . 1 . 3 A F U D O S u t i l i t y A F U D O S u ...

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:

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 5 2 - 5 2 - 5 2 - 5 2 - 5 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process iscompleted. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos /iP5VDCM...

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:

2 - 6 2 - 6 2 - 6 2 - 6 2 - 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 1 . 4 2 . 1 . 4 2 . 1 . 4 2 . 1 . 4 2 . 1 . 4 A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 u t ...

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:

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 7 2 - 7 2 - 7 2 - 7 2 - 7 The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for thismotherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download thelatest BIOS file. R e ...

Page 54 - A S U S U p d a t e u t i l i t y

2 - 8 2 - 8 2 - 8 2 - 8 2 - 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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 I n s t a l l i n g A S U S U p d a t e I n s t a ...

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 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 9 2 - 9 2 - 9 2 - 9 2 - 9 3. Select the ASUS FTP sitenearest you to avoid networktraffic, or click A u t o S e l e c t A u t o S e l e c t A u t o S e l e c t A u t o S e l e c...

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

2 - 1 0 2 - 1 0 2 - 1 0 2 - 1 0 2 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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 U p d a t i n g t ...

Page 57 - BIOS setup program

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 1 2 - 1 1 2.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you canupdate using the provided utility described in sec...

Page 59 - M a i n

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 1 3 2 - 1 3 2 - 1 3 2 - 1 3 2 - 1 3 2 . 2 . 4 2 . 2 . 4 2 . 2 . 4 2 . 2 . 4 2 . 2 . 4 M e n u i t e m s M e n u i t e m s M e n u i t e m s M e n u i t e m s M e n u i t e m s ...

Page 60 - Main menu; Allows you to set the system time.

2 - 1 4 2 - 1 4 2 - 1 4 2 - 1 4 2 - 1 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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 appear...

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

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 1 5 2 - 1 5 2 - 1 5 2 - 1 5 2 - 1 5 2 . 3 . 4 2 . 3 . 4 2 . 3 . 4 2 . 3 . 4 2 . 3 . 4 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 P r i m a r y a n d S ...

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

2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6 2 - 1 6 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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 ] P I O M o d e [ A u t o ] P I O M o d e [ A u t o ] P ...

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 ]

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7 2 - 1 7 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPUand other system devices. Take caution when changing t...

Page 64 - U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o n

2 - 1 8 2 - 1 8 2 - 1 8 2 - 1 8 2 - 1 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 4 . 2 2 . 4 . 2 2 . 4 . 2 2 . 4 . 2 2 . 4 . 2 U S B C o n f i g u r a t i o ...

Page 66 - C h i p s e t

2 - 2 0 2 - 2 0 2 - 2 0 2 - 2 0 2 - 2 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 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 ] E x e c u t e D ...

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

2 - 2 4 2 - 2 4 2 - 2 4 2 - 2 4 2 - 2 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S S e t u p 2 . 4 . 5 2 . 4 . 5 2 . 4 . 5 2 . 4 . 5 2 . 4 . 5 O n b o a r d D e v i c e s C ...

Page 71 - P C I P n P

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5 2 - 2 5 2 . 4 . 6 2 . 4 . 6 2 . 4 . 6 2 . 4 . 6 2 . 4 . 6 P C I P n P P C I P n P P C I P n P P C I P n P P C I P n P The PCI PnP menu items allow y...

Page 73 - Power menu

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 2 7 2 - 2 7 2 - 2 7 2 - 2 7 2 - 2 7 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the AdvancedConfiguration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanc...

Page 74 - A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o n

2 - 2 8 2 - 2 8 2 - 2 8 2 - 2 8 2 - 2 8 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2 . 5 . 5 2 . 5 . 5 2 . 5 . 5 2 . 5 . 5 2 . 5 . 5 A P M C o n f i g u r a t i o ...

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

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 2 9 2 - 2 9 2 - 2 9 2 - 2 9 2 - 2 9 2 . 5 . 6 2 . 5 . 6 2 . 5 . 6 2 . 5 . 6 2 . 5 . 6 H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r H a r d w a r e M o n i t o r ...

Page 76 - Boot menu; B o o t D e v i c e P r i o r i t y

2 - 3 0 2 - 3 0 2 - 3 0 2 - 3 0 2 - 3 0 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. S...

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

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 2 - 3 1 2 - 3 1 2 - 3 1 2 - 3 1 2 - 3 1 2 . 6 . 2 2 . 6 . 2 2 . 6 . 2 2 . 6 . 2 2 . 6 . 2 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 B o o t S e t t i n g s C o n f i g u r ...

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

2 - 3 2 2 - 3 2 2 - 3 2 2 - 3 2 2 - 3 2 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p 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 clear it by erasing theCMOS Real...

Page 80 - Y e s; Exit menu

2 - 3 4 2 - 3 4 2 - 3 4 2 - 3 4 2 - 3 4 C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p C h a p t e r 2 : B I O S s e t u p E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s E x i t & S a v e C h a n g e s E x i t ...

Page 83 - Software

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 3 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 1 3 - 1 3 Software support This chapter describes the contentsof the support CD that comes withthe motherboard package.

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

3 - 2 3 - 2 3 - 2 3 - 2 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 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t If A u t o r u n A u t o r u n...

Page 85 - D r i v e r s m e n u; Install the VIA VT8251 Chipset Driver.

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 . 2 . 2 3 . 2 . 2 3 . 2 . 2 3 . 2 . 2 3 . 2 . 2 D r i v e r s m e n u D r i v e r s m e n u D r i v e r s m e n u D r i v e r s m e n u D r i v e r ...

Page 86 - U t i l i t i e s m e n u; Installs the ASUS screen saver.

3 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 4 3 - 4 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 2 . 3 3 . 2 . 3 3 . 2 . 3 ...

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

3 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 6 3 - 6 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 2 . 6 3 . 2 . 6 3 . 2 . 6 ...

Page 89 - RAID configurations

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 3 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 7 3 - 7 3.3 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. R A I D 0 R A I D 0 R A I D 0 R A I D 0 R A I D 0 (Data striping) ...

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:

3 - 8 3 - 8 3 - 8 3 - 8 3 - 8 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3 . 3 . 1 3 . 3 . 1 3 . 3 . 1 ...

Page 91 - RAID 0 for performance

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 3 - 9 3 - 9 3 - 9 3 - 9 3 - 9 C r e a t e A r r a y C r e a t e A r r a y C r e a t e A r r a y C r e a t e A r r a y C r e a t e A r r a y From the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu...

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

3 - 1 0 3 - 1 0 3 - 1 0 3 - 1 0 3 - 1 0 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t Use arrow keys to mo...

Page 93 - The data on the selected disks will

A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X A S U S P 5 V D C - M X 3 - 1 1 3 - 1 1 3 - 1 1 3 - 1 1 3 - 1 1 8. If you select <Y> the utility will duplicate your data. Press <Y>anytime if you want to exit the duplication process. 3. From...

Page 94 - Creating a RAID driver disk

3 - 1 2 3 - 1 2 3 - 1 2 3 - 1 2 3 - 1 2 C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t C h a p t e r 3 : S o f t w a r e s u p p o r t 3.4 Creating a RAID ...