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2 E1716Revised 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-VDeluxe specifications summary12 Chapter summary13 1.1WelcomeThank you for buying an ASUS® P5GDC-VDeluxe motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O module Cables Accessory Application CDs Documentation 14 1.3.1Product highlights15 Dual-channelDDR and DDR2 memory supportPCI Express™ interface 8-channelhigh definition audio Dolby® Digital Live™ IEEE 1394a support 16 1.3.2ASUS Proactive features17 ASUS Stack Cool™AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System) 18 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 2.5.4 PCI slots2.5.5 PCI Express slot 2.5.6PCI Express x16 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 14 . Optical S/PDIF Out port 15 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 16 . 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 Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/Int-VGA]Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8 MB] 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 [Auto]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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