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E1969
First Edition
February
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Chapter 3: Software support
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
P4GPL-Xspecifications summary
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1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
Intel¨ 915PL and Intel¨ ICH6 chipset
Dual-channelDDR memory support
PCI Expressª interface
Serial ATA technology
8-channelhigh definition audio
1.3.2ASUS AI Proactive features
AI NET2
ASUS Hyper Path 2 technology
1.3.3Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash BIOS
ASUS MyLogo2ª
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Onboard LED
1.5.1Motherboard layout
1.5.2Placement direction
1.5.3Screw holes
1.6.1Overview
1.6.2Installing the CPU
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Notes on Intel¨ Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
1.6.3Installing the heatsink and fan
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1.7.1Overview
1.7.2Memory configurations
Recommended memory configurations
DDR400 Qualified Vendors List
1.7.3Installing a DIMM
1.7.4Removing a DIMM
1.8.1Installing an expansion card
1.8.2Configuring an expansion card
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.8.3PCI slots
1.8.4PCI Express x16 slot
1.8.5PCI Express x1 slot
1.9 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
1.10.2 Internal connectors
2 . Primary IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors
4 . CPU and Chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN)
5 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
6 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
7 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
13 . System panel connector (20-1pin PANEL)
¥System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED)
¥Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED)
System warning speaker (Orange
¥Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility
2.1.3AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
2.1.5ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
2.2BIOS setup program
2.2.1BIOS menu screen
2.2.2Menu bar
2.2.3Navigation keys
2.2.4Menu items
2.2.5Sub-menuitems
2.2.6Configuration fields
2.2.7Pop-upwindow
2.2.8Scroll bar
2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
2.3.4Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.5IDE Configuration
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
2.3.6System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclocking [Auto]
Performance Mode [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX] (value is auto-detected)
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCI Express Frequency [Auto]
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto]
Spread Spectrum [Auto]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
Chipset Core Voltage [Auto]
2.4.2LAN Cable Status
POST Check LAN cable [Disabled]
2.4.3USB Configuration
USB Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
2.4.4CPU Configuration
Ratio CMOS Setting [ 8]
VID CMOS Setting [ 62]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Enhanced C1 Control [Auto]
2.4.5Chipset
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Hyper Path 2 [Auto]
Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/PCI]
PEG Buffer Length [Auto]
Link Latency [Auto]
PEG Link Mode [Auto]
2.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Onboard LAN [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [2F8/IRQ3]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
2.4.7PCI PnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
2.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.5APM Configuration
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By PCI/PCIEX Devices [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Wakeup Password
Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled]
2.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxx¼C/xxx¼F]
MB Temperature [xxx¼C/xxx¼F]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
2.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st Floppy Drive]
2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
2.6.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level (Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Software3 support
3.2.1Running the support CD
3.2.2Drivers menu
QFE Update
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
Realtek Audio Driver
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver
3.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
Microsoft DirectX
Anti-virusutility
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
ASUS Screen Saver
3.2.4ASUS Contact information
3.2.5Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist