PCI slots, PCI Express x16 slot | Asus P5GV-MX guide

1.8.4 PCI slots

The PCI slots support cards that comply with PCI speciﬁcations, such as a LAN card, SCSI card and USB card. The ﬁgure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot.

1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot

This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express speciﬁcations. The ﬁgure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot.

Due to chipset limitation, a PCI Express graphics card inserted to this slot may run at x4 mode only.

Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

Model

ASUS EAX600XT*

ASUS EAX600XT/TD*

ASUS EAX600Pro*

ASUS EAX800XT*

ASUS EN6200GE

ASUS EN6600GT

ASUS EN5750

ASUS EN6600

ASUS EN6800/TD

Leadtek WinFast PX360TD (NVIDIA GF PCX 5750)

Install only qualiﬁed PCI Express graphics cards on this motherboard. Other graphics cards may cause graphics display errors or system boot failure.

* Due to GPU limitation, PCI Express x4 mode is not supported on some versions of these graphics cards. Inquire your graphics card dealer or manufacturer for your graphics card model version.

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Asus P5GV-MX manual PCI slots, PCI Express x16 slot, Qualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards

Contents

Motherboard E2580 Revised Edition April Copyright 2006 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights Reserved Contents Bios setup Intel EM64T Using the Intel EM64T feature Appendix CPU featuresSoftware support Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission StatementThis class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian Ices Electrical safety Safety informationOperation safety About this guide Where to find more informationHow this guide is organized Typography Conventions used in this guide P5GV-MX speciﬁcations summary LAN USB P5GV-MX speciﬁcations summary Xii Product Package contents Welcome Special features Product highlights Serial ATA technology PCI Express interface Max 2GB/s transfer rate, x4 modeDual -channel DDR memory support 10/100 Mbps LAN support Innovative Asus features Onboard LED Before you proceedP5GV-MX Onboard LED Motherboard overview Placement directionScrew holes Motherboard layout Super Central Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPUTo install a CPU Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard P5GV-MX CPU Socket Load plate Asus P5GV-MX Installing the CPU heatsink and fan P5GV-MX CPU Fan Connector Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Narrow end of the groove Overview Memory ConfigurationsSystem memory P5GV-MX 184-pin DDR Dimm Sockets Recommended memory configurations DDR400 Qualified Vendors List MPMB62D-38LT3R Socket.1 Installing a DimmRemoving a Dimm Remove the Dimm from the socket To install an expansion card Installing an expansion cardConfiguring an expansion card Expansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignments These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices PCI Express x16 slot PCI slotsQualified PCI Express x16 graphics cards Clear RTC RAM Clrtc JumpersP5GV-MX Clear RTC RAM P5GV-MX USB Device Wake-Up P5GV-MX Keyboard Power Setting Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration ConnectorsRear panel connectors LAN port LED indications Internal connectors P5GV-MX IDE Connector P5GV-MX Floppy Disk Drive Connector P5GV-MX Fan Connectors P5GV-MX Sata Connectors Serial ATA connectors P5GV-MX USB 2.0 Connectors P5GV-MX CD Audio Connector CPU P5GV-MX Analog Front Panel Connector P5GV-MX Digital Audio Connector Power/Soft-off button Yellow 2-pin Pwrsw P5GV-MX System Panel Connector Product introduction Bios setup Managing and updating your Bios Creating a bootable floppy disk Asus EZ Flash utility From the Open ﬁeld, type To copy the current Bios ﬁle using the Afudos utility Copying the current BiosAfudos utility To update the Bios ﬁle using the Afudos utility Updating the Bios fileUtility veriﬁes the ﬁle and starts updating the Bios Asus CrashFree Bios 2 utility Recovering the Bios from a floppy disk Recovering the Bios from the support CD Asus Update utility Installing Asus Update Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Default Bios settings for this motherboard apply to most Navigation keys Bios menu screenMenu bar Conﬁguration Sub-menu items Configuration fieldsMenu items Pop-up window System Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Main menuSystem Time Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5 Type Auto LBA/Large Mode AutoPrimary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave Block Multi -sector Transfer Auto 32Bit Data Transfer Disabled PIO Mode AutoDMA Mode Auto Selects the PIO mode Conﬁguration options Auto 0 1 2 3 Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode IDE ConfigurationIDE Detect Time Out Processor System InformationSystem Memory AI Overclocking Standard JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu CPU Frequency DDR Voltage Auto CPU Vcore Over Voltage Control DisabledDram Frequency Auto FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization USB Configuration Max Cpuid Value Limit Disabled CPU ConfigurationRatio Cmos Setting Execute Disable Function Disabled Chipset Pre-allocated Graphics Memory Enabled, 8MB Configure Dram Timing by SPD EnabledBooting Graphic Adapter Priority PCI/Int -VGA Graphics Memory Type Auto Onboard Devices Configuration Plug and Play O/S No PCI Latency TimerPCI PnP Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Bootup Num-Lock On Full Screen Logo EnabledAdd On ROM Display Mode Force Bios Wait for ʻF1ʼ If Error Enabled Change Supervisor Password Security User Access Level Full Access Change User Password Select this item to clear the user password Clear User PasswordPassword Check Setup Exit menu Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes Bios setup Software3 support Support CD information Installing an operating systemRunning the support CD Installs the Quick Fix Engineering QFE driver updates QFE UpdateIntel Chipset Inf Update Program Drivers menu Utilities menu Anti -virus utility Asus Contact informationMicrosoft DirectX Adobe Acrobat Reader Software support CPU features Features that the motherboard Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Eist Using the Intel EM64T featureIntel EM64T System requirements Using the Eist Using the Hyper -Threading Technology Intel Hyper-Threading Technology