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This chapter tells how to change the	2
system settings through the BIOS Setup
menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS
parameters are also provided.
	BIOS setup

ASUS P5VD2-X

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Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support 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 P5VD2-Xspecifications summary Page Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights Intel® Core™2 Processor support PCI Express™ interface Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology Dual RAID solution USB 2.0 technology 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS MyLogo™ 1.4Before you proceed 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3P5VD2-XMotherboard layout 1.6.1Installling the CPU Page Notes on Intel® Hyper-ThreadingTechnology 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 DDR2-533Qualified Vendors List Page 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3Interrupt assignments 1.8.4PCI slots 1.8.5PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.6PCI Express x16 slot 1.9Jumpers Page Page 1.10.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration 1.10.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.1.1ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 2.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.4 Updating the BIOS Page 2.1.5Saving the current BIOS file 2.1.6ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Legend bar 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8General help 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 and Secondary IDE Master/Slave PIO Mode [Auto] UDMA Mode [Auto] Transfer Mode 2.3.5SATA 1/2 2.3.6HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] 2.3.7Installed Memory [xxx MB] 2.3.8Usable Memory [XXX MB] 2.4.1CPU Configuration Chipset DRAM Timing Selectable [By SPD] Frequency/Voltage control 2.4.3PCIPnP IRQ Resources Assign IRQ For VGA [Enabled] Maximum Payload Size [4096] 2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [Bi-Directional] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] 2.4.5USB Configuration 2.5.1ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] 2.5.2ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.3APM Configuration Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By External Modem [Disabled] Power On By On-boardLAN [Disabled] Alarm Time (hh:mm) Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] 2.5.4Hardware Monitor Start Up Temperature(ºC) [50] Full Speed Temperature(ºC) [70] Start Up PWM [60] Slope PWM [4 PWM/ºC] 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Removable Drives 2.6.3Hard Disk Drives 2.6.4Boot Settings Configuration Bootup Num-Lock[On] Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled] Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) [6] Typematic Delay (Msec) [250] OS Select for DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] 2.6.5Security Password Check 2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 2.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu 3.2.4Make Disk menu 3.2.5Manuals menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information 3.3RAID configurations 3.3.1Installing hard disks Create Array Page Page 3.3.2JMicron® RAID Configuration Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility Creating a RAID set Page Page Deleting a RAID set Resetting disks to non-RAID Repairing a Mirror conflict Saving the settings and exiting setup 3.4Creating a RAID driver disk