Asus P5V-VM 41

Chapter 2

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus, and provides detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters.

BIOS Information

Contents

Page First Edition September Chapter 1: Product Introduction Chapter 2: BIOS Information Chapter 3: Software Support This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Electrical safety Operational safety CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots BIOS features Manageability Support CD Form factor Page Page 1.3.1 Product highlights Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready Intel® Dual/Single-Core65nm Processors VT8237A chipset DDR2 memory support PCI Express™ interface Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2 ASUS unique features Onboard LED 1.5.1 Motherboard layout P5V-VM ULTRA 1.5.2 Placement direction 1.5.3 Screw holes 1.6.1 Installling the CPU Page Page 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan P5V-VMULTRA CPU Fan Connector 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.7.1 Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations Qualified DDR2 533 DIMMs Legend: 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM 1.7.5Removing a DIMM 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.8.3 PCI slots 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) P5V-VMULTRA Clear RTC RAM 2.USB device wake-up (3-pinPS2_USB_PWR) P5V-VMULTRA USB Device Wake Up 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1.10.2 Internal connectors 2.IDE connectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) P5V-VMULTRA IDE Connectors 3.Internal audio connector (4-pinCD) P5V-VMULTRA Internal Audio Connector 4.CPU and chassis fan connectors (3-pinCPU_FAN, CHA_FAN) P5V-VMULTRA Fan Connectors 5.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) P5V-VMULTRA ATX Power Connectors 6.Speaker out connector (4-pinSPEAKER) P5V-VMULTRA Speaker Out Connector 7.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2) P5V-VMULTRA SATA Connectors 8.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) Analog Front Panel Connector 9.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78) 1394 cable P5V-VMULTRA USB 2.0 Connectors 10.System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL) P5V-VMULTRA System Panel Connector •Power/Soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) •Hard disk drive activity (2-pinIDELED) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) Page 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS afudos /i[filename.rom] 2- 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Page 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS To update the BIOS using ASUS EZ Flash: Page BIOS menu screen 2.2.2 Menu bar 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2.2.4 Menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menuitems 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2.2.7 Pop-upwindow 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4Primary, Secondary Master/Slave, Third, Fourth IDE Master Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 2.3.5 System Information AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 2.4.1 USB Configuration USB 1.1 Ports Configuration [USB 8 Ports] USB 2.0 Ports Enable [Enable] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] 2.4.2 CPU Configuration Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Execute Disable Function [Disabled] CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto] 2.4.3 Chipset AGP & P2P Bridge Configuration Primary Graphics Adapter [PCIE] AGP Aperture Size [128MB] AGP 3.0 Mode [8X] OnChip VGA Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Serial ATA IDE Controller [SATA] LAN Controller [Enabled] OnChip LAN Boot Room [Disabled] High Definition Audio [Auto] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2.4.5 PCI PnP 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.1 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] 2.5.2 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration 2.5.4 Hardware Monitor Removable Drives 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.3 Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Page 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Driver 3.2.4Make disk menu 3.2.5Manuals menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information