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2 E1745Revised Edition August 3 ContentsChapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5: Software support7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safetyOperation safety 9 How this guide is organizedWhere to find more information 10 Conventions used in this guide11 P5GD1 specifications summary14 Chapter summary15 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® P5GD1 motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application CDs Documentation 16 1.3.1Product highlights17 Dual RAID solution8-channelhigh definition audio S/PDIF digital sound ready USB 2.0 technology Temperature, fan, and voltage monitoring 18 1.3.2ASUS Proactive features1.3.3Innovative ASUS features 19 Hardware2 information21 2.1Before you proceedOnboard LED 22 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 23 2.2.3Motherboard layout24 2.2.4Layout Contents26 2.3.1Installling the CPU28 Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology29 2.3.2Installling the CPU heatsink and fan31 2.4.1Overview2.4.2Memory Configurations 32 Recommended memory configurationsDDR400 Qualified Vendors List 34 2.4.3Installing a DIMM2.4.4Removing a DIMM 35 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 36 2.5.3Interrupt assignments37 2.5.4PCI slots2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot 38 2.6 Jumpers1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 39 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)40 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)41 2.7.1Rear panel connectors42 Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration10 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 11 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 12 . Serial connector 13 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 14 . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard 43 2.7.2Internal connectors44 3 . IDE RAID connectors(40-1pin PRI_RAID [blue], SEC_RAID [black]) 45 4 . Serial ATA connectors(7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors 46 5 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN) 47 6 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2)7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 48 8 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)49 9 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)10 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 50 11 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 51 13 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL)•System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange •Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW) •Reset button (Blue 2-pinRESET) 55 3.1Starting up for the first timeAMI BIOS beep codes 56 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 59 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk60 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility61 4.1.3AFUDOS utility62 Updating the BIOS fileafudos /i[filename] 63 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility64 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD65 4.1.5ASUS Update utility66 Updating the BIOS through the Internet67 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS fileOpen Save 68 4.2BIOS setup program69 4.2.1BIOS menu screen4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 70 4.2.4Menu items4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.2.9General help 71 4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xxxx]4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 72 4.3.5Primary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave73 4.3.6IDE Configuration74 Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]only if S-ATA ALPE and ASP [Disabled] 75 4.3.7System Information76 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration77 Performance Mode [Auto]Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] NOS Mode [Auto] Sensitive Heavy Load Turbo NOS [Disabled] Twin Turbo NOS [Disabled] Turbo NOS 78 Memory Voltage [Auto]Chipset Core Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected) 79 4.4.2LAN Cable Status80 4.4.3USB Configuration81 4.4.4CPU Configuration82 4.4.5Chipset83 Hyper Path 2 [Auto]Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] Link Latency [Auto] PEG Link Mode [Auto] PEG Root Control [Auto] Slot Power [Auto] 84 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration85 Serial Port2 Address [2F8/IRQ3]Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Parallel Port Mode EPP Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 86 4.4.7PCI PnP87 PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]OffBoard PCI/ISA IDE Card [Auto] IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] 88 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 89 4.5.5APM Configuration90 Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Wakeup Password Keyboard Wakeup Password Not Installed Installed Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 91 4.5.6Hardware Monitor92 CPU Fan Ratio [Auto]CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 93 4.6.1Boot Device Priority94 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration95 4.6.3Security96 User Access Level (Full Access]No Access View Only Limited Full Access Change User Password Clear User Password 97 Password Check [Setup]Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Yes 98 Exit & Discard ChangesDiscard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes 99 Software5 support101 5.2.1Running the support CD102 5.2.2Drivers menu103 5.2.3Utilities menu104 ASUS PC ProbeASUS Update Microsoft DirectX Anti-virussoftware ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver 105 5.2.4Manuals menu106 5.2.5ASUS Contact information5.2.6Other information 107 Browse this CDTechnical support Form Filelist 108 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™109 Ratio110 5.3.2AI NETUsing the Virtual Cable Tester™ 111 5.3.3Audio configurations112 EnvironmentEqualizer Karaoke Speaker Configuration 113 3D Audio DemoPlay Stop General 114 SPDIFAudio Wizard Front Panel Back Panel 115 Rear panel audio ports function variation116 5.4RAID configurationsRAID RAID 0+1 JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks 117 5.4.1Installing hard disks118 5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations119 Creating a RAID Volume1. Create RAID Volume 120 4. ExitDeleting a RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 121 Resetting RAID Disks Drives3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 122 5.4.3ITE® 8212F RAID configurations123 Auto-configuringa RAID array124 Defining a RAID array125 Deleting a RAID array126 Rebuilding a RAID array127 Viewing your RAID configurationAuto-rebuild 128 5.5Creating a RAID driver diskMake ITE8212 Driver Disk
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