Asus P5GDC 30

2.Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal

sequence to secure the	B
sequence to secure the
heatsink and fan assembly in	A
place.	A
place.
	B

3.Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1.

P5GDC PRO

CPU_FAN1

CPU FAN PWM

CPU FAN IN

CPU FAN PWR

GND

Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.

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Chapter 2: Hardware information

Contents

Page E1799 First Edition September Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup Page Chapter 5: Software support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety P5GDC Pro specifications summary Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5GDC Pro motherboard 1.2Package contents Motherboard I/O module 1.3.1Product highlights PCI Express™ interface 8-channelhigh definition audio Dolby® Digital Live™ SATA RAID solution Gigabit LAN 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive features 1.3.3Innovative ASUS features Page Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed Onboard LED 2.2.1Placement direction 2.2.2Screw holes 2.2.3Motherboard layout 2.2.4Layout Contents Page 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory Configurations Recommended DDR memory configurations Recommended DDR2 memory configurations DDR (400 MHz) Qualified Vendors List Page Page DDR2 (533MHz) Qualified Vendors List DDR2-533with 600 MHz capability (overclocking) 2.4.3Installing a DDR DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DDR DIMM 2.4.5Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2.4.6Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x16 slot 2.5.6PCI Express x1 slot 2.6 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78) 3 . Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) 2.7.1Rear panel connectors 8 . Microphone port (pink) Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 10 . USB 2.0 ports 3 and 11 . USB 2.0 ports 1 and 12 . Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 2.7.2Internal connectors 2 . Primary IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE1) 3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black]) Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors 4 . CPU, Chassis, and Power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2) 5 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 6 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 7 . ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 8 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 9 . GAME/MIDI port connector (16-1pin GAME) 10 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1) 11 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 12 . System panel connector (20-pinPANEL) •System power LED (Green 3-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinIDE_LED) System warning speaker (Orange •Power/Soft-offbutton (Yellow 2-pinPWRSW) Page Page 3.1Starting up for the first time AMI BIOS beep codes 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function 3.2.2Using the dual function power switch Page Page 4.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 4.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility 4.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file afudos /i[filename] 4.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 4.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file Open Save 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:xxxx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave 4.3.5IDE Configuration only if SATA IDE Detect Time Out [35] 4.3.6System Information 4.4.1JumperFree Configuration Standard Overclock Profile CPU Frequency [XXX] FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization DRAM Frequency [Auto] Memory Voltage [Auto] Chipset Core Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] Overclock Options [Overclock 5%] N.O.S Mode [Auto] Sensitive Heavy Load Turbo N.O.S [Overclock 3%] 4.4.2LAN Cable Status 4.4.3USB Configuration 4.4.4CPU Configuration VID CMOS Setting [ 62] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Enhanced C1 Control [Auto] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] 4.4.5Chipset Hyper Path 2 [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI-Express/PCI] PEG Buffer Length [Auto] Link Latency [Auto] PEG Link Mode [Auto] 4.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Parallel Port Mode EPP Onboard Game/MIDI Port [Disabled] 4.4.7PCI PnP PCI IDE BusMaster [Enabled] IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] 4.5.1Suspend Mode [S1 (POS) only] 4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 4.5.5APM Configuration Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Keyboard Wakeup Password Keyboard Wakeup Password Not Installed 4.5.6Hardware Monitor CPU Fan Ratio [Auto] CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Chassis Fan1 Speed [Ignored] or [N/A] Power Fan Speed [Ignored] or [N/A] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 4.6.1Boot Device Priority 4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 4.6.3Security User Access Level (Full Access] No Access View Only Limited Full Access Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] 4.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Ye s Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes Page Software5 support Page 5.2.1Running the support CD 5.2.2Drivers menu 5.2.3Utilities menu ASUS Update AI Booster Microsoft DirectX 9.0b Anti-virusUtility ADOBE Acrobat Reader 5.2.4Manuals menu 5.2.5ASUS Contact information 5.2.6Other information Browse this CD Technical support Form Filelist 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo™ Ratio 5.3.2AI Net Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ 5.3.3C-Media3D audio configuration Page Effect Environment More Option Environment Size Equalizer Device Setting Information Using Dolby® Digital Live™ 5.4RAID configurations RAID Intel Matrix Storage 5.4.1Installing hard disks 5.4.2Intel® RAID configurations Creating a RAID Volume 1. Create RAID Volume 4. Exit Deleting a RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume Resetting RAID Disks Drives 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 5.5Creating a RAID driver disk Intel® RAID Driver Disk: \Drivers\Chipset\Intel\IAA\F6 Install Floppy\F6flpy32