Asus P5GV-MX manual PCI slots, PCI Express x16 slot, Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

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1.8.4 PCI slots

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 PCI Express x16 slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot.

Due to chipset limitation, a PCI Express graphics card inserted to this slot may run at x4 mode only.

Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

Model

ASUS EAX600XT*

ASUS EAX600XT/TD*

ASUS EAX600Pro*

ASUS EAX800XT*

ASUS EN6200GE

ASUS EN6600GT

ASUS EN5750

ASUS EN6600

ASUS EN6800/TD

Leadtek WinFast PX360TD (NVIDIA GF PCX 5750)

Install only qualiﬁed PCI Express graphics cards on this motherboard. Other graphics cards may cause graphics display errors or system boot failure.

* Due to GPU limitation, PCI Express x4 mode is not supported on some versions of these graphics cards. Inquire your graphics card dealer or manufacturer for your graphics card model version.

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Contents Motherboard E2580 Revised Edition April Copyright 2006 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights ReservedContents Bios setup Intel EM64T Using the Intel EM64T feature Appendix CPU featuresSoftware support Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission StatementThis class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian Ices Electrical safety Safety informationOperation safety About this guide Where to find more informationHow this guide is organized Typography Conventions used in this guideP5GV-MX speciﬁcations summary LAN USBP5GV-MX speciﬁcations summary Xii Product Package contents WelcomeSpecial features Product highlightsSerial ATA technology PCI Express interface Max 2GB/s transfer rate, x4 modeDual -channel DDR memory support 10/100 Mbps LAN supportInnovative Asus features Onboard LED Before you proceedP5GV-MX Onboard LED Motherboard overview Placement directionScrew holes Motherboard layout SuperCentral Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPUTo install a CPU Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard P5GV-MX CPU SocketLoad plate Asus P5GV-MX Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5GV-MX CPU Fan Connector Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Narrow end of the groove Overview Memory ConfigurationsSystem memory P5GV-MX 184-pin DDR Dimm SocketsRecommended memory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors ListMPMB62D-38LT3R Socket.1 Installing a DimmRemoving a Dimm Remove the Dimm from the socketTo install an expansion card Installing an expansion cardConfiguring an expansion card Expansion slotsIRQ assignments for this motherboard Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devicesPCI Express x16 slot PCI slotsQualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards Clear RTC RAM Clrtc JumpersP5GV-MX Clear RTC RAM P5GV-MX USB Device Wake-Up P5GV-MX Keyboard Power Setting Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration ConnectorsRear panel connectors LAN port LED indicationsInternal connectors P5GV-MX IDE ConnectorP5GV-MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector P5GV-MX Fan ConnectorsP5GV-MX Sata Connectors Serial ATA connectorsP5GV-MX USB 2.0 Connectors P5GV-MX CD Audio ConnectorCPU P5GV-MX Analog Front Panel Connector P5GV-MX Digital Audio ConnectorPower/Soft-off button Yellow 2-pin Pwrsw P5GV-MX System Panel ConnectorProduct introduction Bios setup Managing and updating your Bios Creating a bootable floppy diskAsus EZ Flash utility From the Open ﬁeld, typeTo copy the current Bios ﬁle using the Afudos utility Copying the current BiosAfudos utility To update the Bios ﬁle using the Afudos utility Updating the Bios fileUtility veriﬁes the ﬁle and starts updating the Bios 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 Default Bios settings for this motherboard apply to mostNavigation keys Bios menu screenMenu bar ConﬁgurationSub-menu items Configuration fieldsMenu items Pop-up windowSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Main menuSystem Time Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5Type Auto LBA/Large Mode AutoPrimary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave Block Multi -sector Transfer Auto32Bit Data Transfer Disabled PIO Mode AutoDMA Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Conﬁguration options Auto 0 1 2 3Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode IDE ConfigurationIDE Detect Time Out Processor System InformationSystem Memory AI Overclocking Standard JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu CPU FrequencyDDR Voltage Auto CPU Vcore Over Voltage Control DisabledDram Frequency Auto FSB/CPU External Frequency SynchronizationUSB Configuration Max Cpuid Value Limit Disabled CPU ConfigurationRatio Cmos Setting Execute Disable Function DisabledChipset Pre-allocated Graphics Memory Enabled, 8MB Configure Dram Timing by SPD EnabledBooting Graphic Adapter Priority PCI/Int -VGA Graphics Memory Type AutoOnboard Devices Configuration Plug and Play O/S No PCI Latency TimerPCI PnP Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA YesBootup Num-Lock On Full Screen Logo EnabledAdd On ROM Display Mode Force Bios Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error EnabledChange Supervisor Password SecurityUser Access Level Full Access Change User PasswordSelect this item to clear the user password Clear User PasswordPassword Check Setup Exit menuExit & Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes Bios setup Software3 support Support CD information Installing an operating systemRunning the support CD Installs the Quick Fix Engineering QFE driver updates QFE UpdateIntel Chipset Inf Update Program Drivers menuUtilities menu Anti -virus utility Asus Contact informationMicrosoft DirectX Adobe Acrobat ReaderSoftware support CPU features Features that the motherboard SupportsEnhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Eist Using the Intel EM64T featureIntel EM64T System requirementsUsing the Eist Using the Hyper -Threading Technology Intel Hyper-Threading Technology