Asus P1P5945GCBLK manual About this guide, Audience, How this guide is organized

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About this guide

Audience

This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G system. This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

1. Chapter 1: System introduction

This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS P1-P5945G/P2- P5945G. The chapter lists the system features, including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components.

2. Chapter 2: Basic installation

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system.

3. Chapter 3: Starting up

This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD.

4. Chapter 4: Motherboard information

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the system. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.

5. Chapter 5: BIOS information

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

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Contents P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G E2798 First Edition October Table of contents Chapter Bios Information Introduction Motherboard layout Jumpers ConnectorsChapter Starting up Motherboard InfoUSB Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian Ices Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement Operation safety Safety informationElectrical safety About this guide AudienceHow this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts System introductionWhere to find more information Conventions used in this guideSystem package contents System introduction Close WelcomeFront panel Open Power connector Rear panelAudio 2, 4, 6 or 8-channel configuration Port Headset ChannelAsus motherboard Dimm sockets CPU fan and heatsink assemblyInternal components Basic installation Basic components to install PreparationBefore you proceed ToolRemoving the chassis cover and front panel assembly Removing the storage drive assembly Installing CPUTo install a CPU Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Central Processing Unit CPURetention tab Load lever Removing and Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly Installing a Dimm Memory configurationsQualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-533 Size Vendor Model Sides ComponentDDR2-667 Remove the Dimm from the socket Installing a DDR2 DimmRemoving a DDR2 Dimm Expansion card installation Lift the PCI riser card assembly to removeExpansion slots PCI slotsPage Standard interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboardPage Asus Pundit P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G Installing the foot stand Reinstalling the front panel cover Reinstalling the cover Starting up Installing an operating system Powering upPress the system power button to enter the OS Support CD informationRunning the support CD Utilities menu Asus Contact information Installing PC Probe Using PC ProbeSoftware information Asus PC ProbePreferences Sensor alertHardware monitor panels Changing the monitor panels positionWMI browser DMI browserPCI browser UsageConfiguring PC Probe Memory usageInfoMotherboard Introduction Motherboard layoutJumpers Clear RTC RAM ClrtcUSB Device Wake Up Connectors Sata ConnectorsIDE Connector CPU Fan connector 3-pin Cpufan CPU FAN ConnectorATX Power Connector Back audio connector 20-1 pin BackAudio Connector BackaudioSystem Panel Connector Bios setup Managing and updating your Bios Asus EZ Flash 2 utilityAfudos utility Copying the current BiosTo copy the current Bios file using the Afudos utility Utility verifies the file and starts updating the Bios Updating the Bios fileTo update the Bios file using the Afudos utility Asus CrashFree Bios 2 utility Recovering the Bios from a floppy diskRecovering the Bios from the support CD Asus Update utility Installing Asus UpdateUpdating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Bios menu screen ConfigurationMenu bar Navigation keysConfiguration fields Menu itemsSub-menu items Pop-up windowMain menu System TimeSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Allows you to set the system timeLBA/Large Mode Auto Primary and Third IDE Master/SlaveType Auto Block Multi -sector Transfer AutoIDE Configuration IDE Detect Time Out System Memory System InformationProcessor AI Overclocking Auto JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu USB Configuration USB Function EnabledUSB 2.0 Controller Enabled Overlock Options Overlock 5%USB 2.0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Bios Ehci Hand -off EnabledUSB Mass Storage Reset Delay 20 Sec USB Mass Storage DeviceMicrocode Updation Enabled CPU ConfigurationRatio Cmos Setting Max Cpuid Value Limit Disabled Execute Disable Function DisabledHyper Threading Technology Disabled Enhanced C1 Control AutoConfigure Dram Timing by SPD Enabled ChipsetOnboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address 3F8/IRQ4 PCI Latency Timer Palette Snooping DisabledPCI PnP Plug and Play O/S NoPower menu Suspend Mode AutoAcpi Apic Support Enabled Acpi 2.0 Support NoPower Button Mode On/Off Restore on AC Power Loss Power OffPower On By RTC Alarm Disabled Power On By External Modems DisabledPower On By PS/2 Mouse Disabled Power On By Pcie Devices DisabledPower On By PS/2 Keyboard Disabled AI Quiet Disabled CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF MB Temperature xxxC/xxxFCPU Q-Fan Control Disabled CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N/A or IgnoredBoot menu Boot Device PriorityRemovable Drives 1st ~ 4th Device USBGeneric 2.0ReQuick Boot Enabled Full Screen Logo EnabledAdd On ROM Display Mode Force Bios Bootup Num-Lock OnSecurity Interrupt 19 Capture DisabledChange Supervisor Password User Access Level Full Access Change User PasswordClear User Password No Access prevents user access to the Setup utilityExit & Save Changes Password Check SetupExit menu Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Discard Changes Asus P1 -P5945G/P2 -P5945G