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2 E1657First Edition July 3 ContentsChapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5:Software support 7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safety9 P5GDC Deluxe specifications summary12 Chapter summary13 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® P5GDC Deluxe motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O module Cables Accessory Application CDs Documentation 14 1.3.1Product highlights15 PCI Express™ interface8-channelhigh definition audio Dolby® Digital Live™ IEEE 1394a support 16 Dual RAID solutionGigabit LAN USB 2.0 technology 17 1.3.2ASUS Proactive features18 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features19 Hardware2 information21 2.1Before you proceedOnboard LED 22 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 23 2.2.3ASUS Stack Cool™24 2.2.4Motherboard layout25 2.2.5Layout Contents27 2.3.1Installing the CPU29 Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology30 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan33 2.4.1Overview2.4.2Memory Configurations 34 Recommended DDR memory configurationsRecommended DDR2 memory configurations DDR (400 MHz) Qualified Vendors List 37 DDR2 (533MHz) Qualified Vendors List38 DDR2-533with 600 MHz capability (overclocking)39 2.4.3Installing a DDR DIMM2.4.4Removing a DDR DIMM 40 2.4.5Installing a DDR2 DIMM2.4.6Removing a DDR2 DIMM 41 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 42 2.5.3Interrupt assignments43 2.5.4PCI slots2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot 44 2.6 Jumpers1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 45 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)46 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)47 2.7.1Rear panel connectors48 9 . Microphone port (pink)Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 11 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 12 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 13 . Optical S/PDIF Out port 14 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 15 . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard 49 2.7.2Internal connectors50 3 . IDE RAID connectors(40-1pin PRI_RAID1 [red], SEC_RAID1 [red]) 51 4 . Serial ATA connectors(7-pinSATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors 52 5 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2) 53 6 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)7 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 54 8 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)55 9 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)10 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 56 11 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)57 12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)13 . IEEE 1394a connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 58 14 . 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) 61 3.1Starting up for the first timeAMI BIOS beep codes 62 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 65 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk66 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility67 4.1.3AFUDOS utility68 Updating the BIOS fileafudos /i[filename] 69 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility70 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD71 4.1.5ASUS Update utility72 Updating the BIOS through the Internet73 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS fileOpen Save 74 4.2BIOS setup program75 4.2.1BIOS menu screen4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 76 4.2.4Menu items4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.2.9General help 77 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.] 78 4.3.4Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave79 4.3.5IDE Configuration80 only ifSATA IDE Detect Time Out [35] 81 4.3.6System Information82 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration83 CPU Frequency [XXX]FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization DRAM Frequency [Auto] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Auto] 84 Memory Voltage [Auto]Chipset Core Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] 85 Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]NOS Mode [Auto] Turbo NOS [Disabled] Twin Turbo NOS [Disabled] 86 4.4.2LAN Cable Status4.4.3USB Configuration 87 4.4.4CPU Configuration88 VID CMOS Setting [ 62]Microcode Updation [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] 89 4.4.5Chipset90 Hyper Path 2 [Auto]Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI-Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] Link Latency [Auto] PEG Root Control [Auto] Slot Power [Auto] 91 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration92 Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Parallel Port Mode EPP Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 93 4.4.7PCI PnP94 PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] 95 4.5.1Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) only]4.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 96 4.5.4APM Configuration97 Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Keyboard Wakeup Password Keyboard Wakeup Password Not Installed Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 98 4.5.5Hardware Monitor99 CPU Fan Ratio [Auto]CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Chassis Fan1 Speed [Ignored] or [N/A] Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled] Power Fan Speed [Ignored] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 100 4.6.1Boot Device Priority101 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration102 4.6.3Security103 User Access Level (Full Access]No Access View Only Limited Full Access Change User Password 104 Clear User PasswordPassword Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 4.7Exit menu 105 Exit & Save ChangesYe s Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes 107 Software5 support109 5.2.1Running the support CD110 5.2.2Drivers menu111 5.2.3Utilities menu112 ASUS PC ProbeASUS Update AI Booster Microsoft DirectX 9.0b PC-CILLIN ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver 113 5.2.4Manuals menu114 5.2.5ASUS Contact information5.2.6Other information 115 Browse this CDTechnical support Form Filelist 116 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™117 Ratio118 5.3.2AI NetUsing the Virtual Cable Tester™ 119 5.3.3C-Media3D audio configuration121 EffectEnvironment More Option Environment Size Equalizer User Defined 122 Device SettingInformation 123 Using Dolby® Digital Live™124 5.4RAID configurationsRAID RAID 0+1 JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks Intel Matrix Storage 125 5.4.1Installing hard disks126 5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations127 Creating a RAID Volume1. Create RAID Volume 128 4. ExitDeleting a RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 129 Resetting RAID Disks Drives3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 130 5.4.3ITE® 8212F RAID configurations131 Auto-configuringa RAID array132 Defining a RAID array133 Deleting a RAID array134 Rebuilding a RAID array135 Viewing your RAID configurationAuto-rebuild 136 5.5Creating a RAID driver diskMake ITE8212 Driver Disk O r •ITE8212 RAID Driver Disk: \Drivers\ITE8212\MakeDisk RAID Driver Disk
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2 E1799First Edition September 3 ContentsChapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3: Powering upChapter 4: BIOS setup 6 Chapter 5:Software support 7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safety9 P5GDC Pro specifications summary12 Chapter summary13 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® P5GDC Pro motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O module Cables Accessory Application CD Documentation 14 1.3.1Product highlights15 PCI Express™ interface8-channelhigh definition audio Dolby® Digital Live™ SATA RAID solution Gigabit LAN 16 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive features17 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features19 Hardware2 information21 2.1Before you proceedOnboard LED 22 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 23 2.2.3Motherboard layout24 2.2.4Layout Contents26 2.3.1Installing the CPU28 Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology29 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan31 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan33 2.4.1Overview2.4.2Memory Configurations 34 Recommended DDR memory configurationsRecommended DDR2 memory configurations DDR (400 MHz) Qualified Vendors List 37 DDR2 (533MHz) Qualified Vendors List38 DDR2-533with 600 MHz capability (overclocking)39 2.4.3Installing a DDR DIMM2.4.4Removing a DDR DIMM 40 2.4.5Installing a DDR2 DIMM2.4.6Removing a DDR2 DIMM 41 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 42 2.5.3Interrupt assignments43 2.5.4PCI slots2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot 44 2.6 Jumpers1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 45 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)46 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)47 2.7.1Rear panel connectors48 8 . Microphone port (pink)Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 10 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 11 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 12 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 13 . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard 49 2.7.2Internal connectors50 2 . Primary IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE1)51 3 . Serial ATA connectors(7-pinSATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors 52 4 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2) 53 5 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)6 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 54 7 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)55 8 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)9 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 56 10 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)57 11 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)58 12 . 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) 61 3.1Starting up for the first timeAMI BIOS beep codes 62 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 65 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk66 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility67 4.1.3AFUDOS utility68 Updating the BIOS fileafudos /i[filename] 69 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility70 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD71 4.1.5ASUS Update utility72 Updating the BIOS through the Internet73 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS fileOpen Save 74 4.2BIOS setup program75 4.2.1BIOS menu screen4.2.2Menu bar 4.2.3Navigation keys 76 4.2.4Menu items4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.2.9General help 77 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.] 78 4.3.4Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave79 4.3.5IDE Configuration80 only ifSATA IDE Detect Time Out [35] 81 4.3.6System Information82 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration83 StandardOverclock Profile CPU Frequency [XXX] FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization DRAM Frequency [Auto] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Auto] 84 Memory Voltage [Auto]Chipset Core Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] 85 Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]N.O.S Mode [Auto] Sensitive Heavy Load Turbo N.O.S [Overclock 3%] Twin Turbo N.O.S [Disabled] 86 4.4.2LAN Cable Status4.4.3USB Configuration 87 4.4.4CPU Configuration88 VID CMOS Setting [ 62]Microcode Updation [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] 89 4.4.5Chipset90 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] 91 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration92 Parallel Port Mode [ECP]Parallel Port Mode EPP Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 93 4.4.7PCI PnP94 PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] 95 4.5.1Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) only]4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 96 4.5.5APM Configuration97 Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Keyboard Wakeup Password Keyboard Wakeup Password Not Installed Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] 98 4.5.6Hardware Monitor99 CPU Fan Ratio [Auto]CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Chassis Fan1 Speed [Ignored] or [N/A] Power Fan Speed [Ignored] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 100 4.6.1Boot Device Priority101 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration102 4.6.3Security103 User Access Level (Full Access]No Access View Only Limited Full Access Change User Password 104 Clear User PasswordPassword Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 4.7Exit menu 105 Exit & Save ChangesYe s Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes 107 Software5 support109 5.2.1Running the support CD110 5.2.2Drivers menu111 5.2.3Utilities menu112 ASUS UpdateAI Booster Microsoft DirectX 9.0b Anti-virusUtility ADOBE Acrobat Reader ASUS Screen Saver 113 5.2.4Manuals menu114 5.2.5ASUS Contact information5.2.6Other information 115 Browse this CDTechnical support Form Filelist 116 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™117 Ratio118 5.3.2AI NetUsing the Virtual Cable Tester™ 119 5.3.3C-Media3D audio configuration121 EffectEnvironment More Option Environment Size Equalizer User Defined 122 Device SettingInformation 123 Using Dolby® Digital Live™124 5.4RAID configurationsRAID Intel Matrix Storage 125 5.4.1Installing hard disks126 5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations127 Creating a RAID Volume1. Create RAID Volume 128 4. ExitDeleting a RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 129 Resetting RAID Disks Drives3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 130 5.5Creating a RAID driver diskIntel® RAID Driver Disk: \Drivers\Chipset\Intel\IAA\F6 Install Floppy\F6flpy32
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