Asus P5GD1-VM 50

¥Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure!

¥A ÒFloppy not found!Ó error message appears if there is no floppy disk in the drive. A ÒP5GD1-VM.ROM not found!Ó error message appears if the correct BIOS file is not found in the floppy disk. Make sure that you rename the BIOS file to P5GD1-VM.ROM.

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

Contents

Page 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 Page Page Page 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 Page Page 1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 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) Page 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 Page 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 Page Page Using the Intel¨ EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology