Asus P5RD1-VM 13

This chapter describes the motherboard

features and the new technologies1 it supports.

Product introduction

ASUS P5RD1-VM

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Contents

Page Page Contents 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 P5RD1-VMspecifications summary Page Page Page 1.3.1Product highlights ATI Radeon® XPRESS 200/ULI M1573 chipset Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) PCI Express™ interface 6-channelaudio Serial ATA technology 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features 1.4Before you proceed Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.6.1Installling the CPU Page Page 1.6.2Installling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations 1.7.3DDR Qualified Vendors List DDR400 Qualified Vendors List Page 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 1.8.4PCI slots 1.8.6PCI Express 1.8.5PCI Express 1.9 Jumpers Page Page 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration 1.10.2 Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility 2.1.3AFUDOS utility Updating the BIOS file 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 2.1.5ASUS Update utility 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:xxxx] 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 2.3.5System Information 2.4.1USB Configuration USB Controller [USB OHCI + EHCI] Legacy USB Support [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled] 2.4.2JumperFree Configuration Memory Clock Mode [Auto] 2.4.3CPU Configuration 2.4.4Chipset Advanced NB DRAM 1T/2T Command [2T] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] SouthBridge Configuration Azalia LINK A [Enabled] Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN [Enabled] 2.4.5Onboard Devices Configuration 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 2.5.6Hardware Monitor Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] CPU Voltage Selection VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled] 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.3Security User Access Level (Full Access] 2.7Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu 3.2.4Make Disk 3.2.5Manuals menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology