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E1881
Revised Edition
March
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
BIOS setup
Chapter 3:
Software support
Appendix:
CPU features
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
P5GD1-VMspecifications summary
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1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
Intel¨ EM64T
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep¨ Technology (EIST)
Intel¨ 915G
Dual display technology support (optional)
Dual-channelDDR memory support
PCI Expressª interface
1.3.2Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS
ASUS Q-Fantechnology
ASUS EZ Flash BIOS
ASUS MyLogoª
Onboard LED
1.5.1Motherboard layout
1.5.2Placement direction
1.5.3Screw holes
1.6.1Installing the CPU
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1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.7.1DIMM sockets location
1.7.2Memory Configurations
DDR (400 MHz) 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 x1 slot
1.8.5PCI Express x16 slot
1.9 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR1)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
1.10.2 Internal connectors
3 . PCI IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_PCIIDE1)
Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors
5 . CPU and Chassis Fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN1)
6 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
Important notes on the motherboard power requirements
8 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD1)
9 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP1)
10 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)
11 . Speaker Out connector (4-pinSPEAKER1)
12 . Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT1)
1 3 Power LED Lead (3-1pin PLED1)
14 . System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL1)
¥Hard disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pinIDELED)
ATX power
¥Reset button (Blue 2-pinRESET)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
2.1.3ASUS EZ Flash utility
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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) [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.5IDE Configuration
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
2.3.6System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1USB Configuration
USB Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
2.4.2CPU Configuration
Ratio CMOS Setting [ 8]
VID CMOS Setting [ 62]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Enhanced C1 Control [Auto]
2.4.3Chipset
Advanced Chipset Settings
2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration
Azalia Controller [Enabled]
OnBoard LAN [Enabled]
ITE8211 Controller [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
2.4.5PCI PnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled]
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
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]
2.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxx¼C/xxx¼F]
MB Temperature [xxx¼C/xxx¼F]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
CPU Fan Ratio [Auto]
CPU Target Temperature [xxx¼C]
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]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]
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
Intel(R) PRO/100 and PRO/1000 Adapters Driver
3.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
Microsoft DirectX
Anti-virusutility
3.2.4ASUS Contact information
3.2.5Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support form
Filelist
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Using the Intel¨ EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology