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              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              
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information              
Conventions used in this guide
Typography              
P5KPL-AMspecifications summary
CPU                
Chipset
Front Side Bus                
Memory
              Internal connectors
BIOS features                
Manageability
Accessories                
Form factor
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              Product1 introduction
              1.3.1Product highlights
Green ASUS                
LGA775 Intel® Quad-coreProcessor Ready
              Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
Intel® G31 chipset                
Dual-ChannelDDR2 1066 (OC)
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology                
PCI Express Architecture
              1.3.2ASUS Special features
ASUS Q-Fantechnology                
ASUS MyLogo2™
ASUS EZ Flash                
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
              C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
ASUS O.C. Profile              
Onboard LED
              1.5.1Placement direction
1.5.2Screw holes              
1.5.3Motherboard layout
              1.6.1Installing the CPU
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              1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
              P5KPL-AMCPU Fan Connector
              1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
              1.7.1Overview
              1.7.2Memory configurations
              Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List              
DDR2 800 Qualified Vendors List
              DDR2 1066 Qualified Vendors List
              1.7.3Installing a DIMM
Removing a DIMM              
1.8.1Installing an expansion card
1.8.2Configuring an expansion card              
1.8.3Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments                
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
              1.8.4PCI slot
1.8.5PCI Express x1 slot                
1.8.6PCI Express x16 Slot
              1.9Jumpers
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)                
P5KPL-AMClear RTC RAM
              1.10.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications              
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
              1.10.2Internal connectors
              3.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
Mode of                
P5KPL-AM 240-pinIDE Connector
              4.ICH7 Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
P5KPL-AMSATA Connectors              
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
P5KPL-AMUSB 2.0 Connectors                
6.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5KPL-AMInternal Audio Connector              
7.CPU, chassis, power fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN, 3-pinPWR_FAN)                
P5KPL-AMFan Connectors
              8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5KPL-AMIntrusion Connector                
9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5KPL-AMFront Panel Audio Connector                
Front Panel Support Type
              10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
              11.System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL)
P5KPL-AMSystem Panel Connector                
•System power LED (2-pinPWRLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin+HDLED)                
•ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRBTN)
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              2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
              2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
              2.1.3AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS              
Updating the BIOS file
              2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk              
Recovering the BIOS from the support DVD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk              
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) M [Auto]                
PIO Mode [Auto]
              2.3.5IDE Configuration
ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]                
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
              2.3.6System Information
AMI BIOS                
Processor
System Memory              
JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclocking [Auto]              
Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]                
1.8V Dual Over Voltage [Auto]
VTT_CPU Over Voltage [Auto]                
Memory Over Voltage [Auto]
              2.4.2USB Configuration
USB Functions [Enabled]                
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]                
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
              2.4.3CPU Configuration
CPU ratio adjustment [Auto]                
C1É Support [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]                
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
              CPU TM function [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]                
Intel® SpeedStep Technology [Enabled]
              2.4.4Chipset
North Bridge Configuration                
Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]                
Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI]
              Video Function Configuration
South Bridge Configuration                
HD Audio Controller [Azalia]
              2.4.5Onboard Devices Configuration
Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled]                
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]                
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
              2.4.6PCI PnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]                
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]                
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
              2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]                
2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
              2.5.4APM 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]
              2.5.5Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]                
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored]                
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
              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 User Password                
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]              
2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash
2.7.2AI NET2:              
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes                
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults              
Software3 support
              3.2.1Running the support DVD
              3.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard                
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver                
VIA Audio Driver
              3.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities                
ASUS Update
ASUS PC Probe                
Realtek Diagnostics
              3.2.4ASUS Contact information
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              A.1.1 System requirements
A.1.2 Using the EIST            
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              Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology