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E2983
Revised Edition
December
Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved
Chapter 1:Product introduction
Chapter 2:BIOS setup
Chapter 3:Software support
Appendix:CPU features
FederalCommunications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electricalsafety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
P5L-MXspecifications summary
CPU
Chipset
Front Side Bus
Memory
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1.3.1 Product highlights
LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
64-bit CPU support
Intel® 945G chipset
DDR2 memory support
PCIExpress™ interface
SerialATA technology
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash BIOS
ASUS MyLogo
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Onboard LED
1.5.1 Placement direction
1.5.2 Screw holes
1.5.3 Motherboard layout
1.6.1 Installling the CPU
3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle
4.Lift the load plate with your
thumb and forefinger to a 100º
angle (A), then push the PnP cap
from the load plate window to
6. Close the load plate (A), then
push the load lever (B) until it
snaps into the retention tab
1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
P5L-MXCPU Fan Connector
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
4.Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard
5.Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation
1.7.1 Overview
1.7.2 Memory configurations
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1.7.3 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List
DDR2 667 Qualified VendorsList
DDR2 533 Qualified VendorsList
1.7.4 Installing a DIMM
1.7.5 Removing a DIMM
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
1.8.3Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.8.4 PCIslots
1.8.6 PCIExpress
1.8.5 PCIExpress
1.9Jumpers
1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
To erase the RTC RAM:
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord
2.Remove the onboard battery
2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1234, USBPW5678)
P5L-MXUSB Device Wake Up
USBPW1234
USBPW5678
The USB device
1.10.1 Rear panelconnectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration
1.10.2 Internalconnectors
2. IDEconnectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
P5L-MXIDE Connector
SerialATA hard disk drive connection
P5L-MXFan Connectors
5. DigitalAudio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
P5L-MXCPU Digital Audio Connector
6.ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWRand 4-pinATX12V)
7. Opticaldrive audio connector (4-pin CD)
P5L-MXInternal Audio Connector
8. USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the optional
P5L-MXUSB 2.0 Connectors
9. Front panelaudio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5L-MXFront Panel Audio Connector
10. System panelconnector (10-1pin F_PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mountedfunctions
PA NEL
P5L-MXSystem Panel Connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
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2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash utility
2.1.3 AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
2.2BIOS setup program
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen
2.2.2 Menu bar
2.2.3 Navigation keys
2.2.4 Menu items
2.2.5 Sub-menu items
2.2.6 Configuration fields
2.2.7 Pop-upwindow
2.2.8 Scrollbar
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
2.3.4 Primary, Third and Fourth IDEMaster/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi -sector Transfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.5 IDEConfiguration
Onboard IDEOperate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
IDEDetect Time Out [35]
2.3.6 System Information
AMIBIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration
AIOverclocking [Auto]
CPU Frequency [200]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCIExpress Frequency [Auto]
CPU Clock Spread Spectrum [Enabled]
PCIEClock Spread Spectrum [Disabled]
FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
MCHChipset Voltage [Auto]
Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]
2.4.2 USB Configuration
USB Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
2.4.3 CPU Configuration
Ratio CMOS Setting [6]
VID CMOS Setting [62]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
2.4.4 Chipset
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Hyper Path 3 [Auto]
DRAM Throttling Threshold [Auto]
Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCIExpress/I nt-VGA]
InternalGraphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB]
Graphics memory type [Auto]
PEG Buffer Length [Auto]
Link Latency [Auto]
PEG Root Control[Auto]
Slot Power [Auto]
High Priority Port Select [Disabled]
2.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
OnBoard PCIEX GbELAN [Enabled]
SerialPort1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
ParallelPort Address [378]
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2.4.6 PCIPnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCILatency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCIVGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2 ACPI2.0 Support [No]
2.5.3 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.4 APM Configuration
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled]
Power On By PCIDevices [Disabled]
Power On By PCIEDevices [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
2.5.5 Hardware Monitor
AIQuiet [Disabled]
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]or [N/A]
Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM]or [N/A]
VCOREVoltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority
1st ~xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
FullScreen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
2.6.3 Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level(FullAccess]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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Software3 support
3.2.1 Running the support CD
3.2.2 Drivers menu
Intel(R) Chipset Inf Update Program
Intel(R) Graphics Accelerator Driver
SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver
Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver
3.2.3 Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS Screen Saver
ADOBEAcrobat Reader
3.2.4 Make Disk menu
Make Intel® ICH7 32bit RAID Driver Disk
Make Intel® ICH7 64bit RAID Driver Disk
Make ITE8211 32/64bit IDEDriver Disk
3.2.5 Manuals menu
3.2.6 ASUS Contact information
features that the motherboard
supports
Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the H yper-Threading Technology