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E2464
First Edition
March
Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved
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
P5LD2-VMDH specifications summary
C P U
Chipset
Front Side Bus
Memory
BIOS features
Special features
Industry standard
Manageability
Internal
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1.3.1Product highlights
Latest processor technology
Intel® 65nm Dual-CoreTechnology CPU support
Intel® 945G chipset
Intel® Viiv™ Technology support
DDR2 memory support
PCI Express™ interface
64-bitCPU support
Serial ATA technology
8-channelhigh definition audio
S/PDIF digital sound ready
1.3.2Innovative ASUS features
CrashFree BIOS
ASUS MyLogo™
ASUS EZ Flash BIOS
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
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
P5LD2-VMDH CPU fan connector
1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.7.1Overview
1.7.2 Memory Configurations
1.7.3DDR2 Qualified Vendors List
DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List
DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List
1.7.4Installing a DIMM
1.7.5Removing 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 slots
1.8.6PCI Express
1.8.5PCI Express
1.9 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
P5LD2-VMDH Clear RTC RAM (Default)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
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 . VGA port
1.10.2 Internal connectors
P5LD2-VMDH IDE connector
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3 . ITE IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_EIDE [red])
P5LD2-VMDH PRI_EIDE connectorcable to PIN
4 . Serial ATA connectors
(7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
P5LD2-VMDH SATA connectors
5 . Speaker connector (4-pinSPEAKER)
P5LD2-VMDH Speaker out connector
6 . CPU, Power and Chassis fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinPWR_RAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN)
P5LD2-VMDH Fan connectors
7 . Digital Audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
8 . Power LED connector (3-pinPLED)
9 . ATX power connectors
(24-pinEATXPWR and 4-pinATX12V)
10 . Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
11 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
12 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5LD2-VMDH Analog front panel connector
13 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5LD2-VMDH Chassis intrusion connector
14 . System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL)
P5LD2-VMDH System panel connector
•Power/Soft-offbutton (Black 2-pinPWRSW)
•System Power LED connector (2-pinPWRLED)
•Reset button (Blue 2-pinRESET)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility
2.1.3AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
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
Load Default Settings
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
Configure SATA As [Standard IDE]
Onboard IDE Operate Mode [Enhanced Mode]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
2.3.6System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Overclocking [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCI Express Frequency [Auto]
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [To PCI Express]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
MCH Chipset Voltage [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
Overclock Options [Overclock 5%]
2.4.2USB Configuration
USB Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
2.4.3CPU Configuration
CPU Lock Free [Auto]
Ratio CMOS Setting [16]
VID CMOS Setting [62]
Microcode Updation [Enabled]
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic]
2.4.4Chipset
Advanced Chipset Settings
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Booting Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/Int-VGA]
Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB]
2.4.5Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
OnBoard PCIEX GbE LAN [Enabled]
ITE8211F Controller [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]
2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
2.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.5APM Configuration
Power Button Mode [On/Off]
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]
Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled]
2.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
2.5.7 Energy Lake Feature [Enabled]
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]
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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Software3 support
3.2.1Running the support CD
3.2.2Drivers menu
QFE Driver
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
Make Intel RAID Driver Disk
Intel(R) Graphics Accelerator Driver
3.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS Screen Saver
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
Adobe Reader
Anti-VirusUtility
Intel Quick Resume Technology Driver
3.2.4Manuals menu
3.2.5ASUS Contact information
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology