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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
Software support
Appendix:
CPU features
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
P5E-VMHDMI specifications summary
CPU
Chipset
System bus
Memory
USB
AI Lifestyle Unique features
Other features
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features:
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:
BIOS features
Manageability
Form factor
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Product1 introduction
Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
1.2Package contents
1.3.1Product highlights
Intel® Quad-coreProcessor Ready
Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Intel® Core™2 Extreme CPU support
Intel G35 Chipset
DDR2 memory support
HDMI/DVI Interface
SPLENDID
Dual Display
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology
IEEE 1394a support
1.3.2ASUS AI Exclusive features
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS EZ DIY
1.3.3ASUS Stylish features
ASUS MyLogo3™
AI NET
Smart Support CD
1.3.4ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout contents
Internal connectors
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2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
Notes on memory limitations
64-bit
P5E-VMHDMI Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability
P5E-VMHDMI Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability
P5E-VMHDMI Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-533MHzcapability
2.4.3Installing a DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DIMM
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3Interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slot
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots
2.5.6PCI Express x16 slot
2.6Jumper
1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC)
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-RayDiscs
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz
DIMM: DDR2-8001GB
Playback software - CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra
PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
2.7.2Internal connectors
3.ICH9R Serial ATA connectors
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
4.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB78, USB 910, USB1112)
P5E-VMHDMI
USB 2.0 connectors
6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
7.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
8.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
9.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
10.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5E-VMHDMI Analog front panel connector
12.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
13.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
•ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW)
Q-Connector(system panel)
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AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2Turning off the computer
4.5 Power Menu
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4.1.1ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.4AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
afudos /i[filename]
4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Navigation keys
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scroll bar
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.4Language [English]
4.3.5SATA 1~6; PATA Primary Master/Slave
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
4.3.6SATA Configuration
SATA Configuration [Enhanced]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
4.3.7System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
4.4.1Jumperfree Configuration
Ai Overclocking [Auto]
CPU Ratio Control [Auto]
FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto]
FSB Frequency [333]
PCIE Frequency [Auto]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Clock Over-ChargingMode [Auto]
CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]
CPU Voltage [Auto]
CPU Voltage Reference [Auto]
CPU Voltage Damper [Auto]
PLL Voltage [Auto]
DRAM Voltage [Auto]
4.4.2USB Configuration
USB Functions [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled]
4.4.3CPU Configuration
C1E Support [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
CPU TM Function [Enabled]
4.4.4Chipset
North Bridge Configuration
PEG Force x1 [Disabled]
Internal Graphics Mode Select
DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode]
DVMT/FIXED Memory [256MB]
4.4.5Onboard Devices Configuration
High Definition Audio [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled]
J-MicronPATA Controller [Enabled]
4.4.6PCIPnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled]
4.5.3ACPI 2.0 support [Disabled]
4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
4.5.5APM Configuration
Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off]
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled]
4.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled]
CPU Fan Profile [Optimal]
Chassis Fan 1 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled]
Chassis Fan Ratio [Auto]
Chassis Target Temperature [37°C]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]
4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
4.6.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash
4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile
Save to Profle 1/2
Load from Profile 1/2
Start O.C. Profile
4.7.3AI Net
Marvell POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
Realtek Audio Driver
Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS Update
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS AI Suite
Anti-VirusUtility
Anti-VirusUtility Download
Corel Snapfire Plus SE
DVD Copy5 Trial
Adobe Acrobat Reader
5.2.4Make disk menu
Make Intel ICH9R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk
5.2.5Manual menu
5.2.6ASUS Contact information
5.2.7Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo3™
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5.3.2Audio configurations
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Information
Minimize
Exit
Configuration options
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5.3.3ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMI browser
DMI browser
PCI browser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
5.3.4ASUS AI Suite
Installing AI Suite
Launching AI Suite
Using AI Suite
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5.3.5ASUS AI Gear
5.3.6ASUS AI Nap
5.3.7ASUS AI N.O.S
5.3.8ASUS Q-Fan2
5.3.9ASUS AI Booster
5.3.10ASUS Splendid
Launching ASUS Splendid
Using ASUS Splendid
Using a predefined Splendid mode
Creating a user-definedSplendid mode
Other ASUS Splendid options
5.3.11ASUS AI Direct Link
Using AI Direct Link
Incoming folder > Open incoming folder
AIDirectLinkIncoming
Connect
Refresh
5.4.1RAID definitions
5.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks
5.4.3Intel® RAID configurations
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)
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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)
Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)
Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)
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Deleting a RAID set
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
Intel ICH9R
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology