Product introduction | Asus P5VDC-MX specs

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Product introduction

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Motherboard Copyright 2006 ASUSTeK Computer INC. All Rights Reserved E2545 Revised Edition March Contents Bios setup Software support Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Electrical safety Safety informationOperation safety About this guide Where to find more informationHow this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Typography P5VDC-MX specifications summary Bios Page Product introduction Special features Package contentsWelcome Bit CPU support Onboard RAID solutionDual-Core CPU AGP 8X support CrashFree Bios Innovative Asus featuresAsus EZ Flash Bios Asus Q-Fan technology Onboard LED Before you proceed Motherboard overview Placement directionScrew holes MX-P5VDC Motherboard layout Central Processing Unit CPU Installling the CPU Load plate Reboot the computer Installling the CPU heatsink and fan P5VDC-MX CPU fan connector To disengage the heatsink Fan assembly from Motherboard Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Narrow end of the groove System memory Memory ConfigurationsOverview DDR2-533 Qualified Vendors List DDR Qualified Vendors List Micron MT46V32M8TG-5BC MT16VDDT6464AG-40BCB DDR400 Qualified Vendors List Removing a DDR Dimm Installing a DDR DIMMblue slots Removing a DDR2 Dimm Installing a DDR2 DIMMyellow slots Configuring an expansion card Installing an expansion cardExpansion slots Standard interrupt assignments Interrupt assignmentsIRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI Express x1 slot PCI slotsAGP slot Clear RTC RAM Clrtc Jumpers USB device wake-up 3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78 Keyboard power 3-pin Kbpwr Rear panel connectors ConnectorsLAN port LED indications Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Internal connectorsFloppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin Floppy Primary/Secondary IDE connector 40-1 pin PRIIDE, Secide Internal audio connectors 4-pin CD, AUX Serial ATA connectors 7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4 Digital Audio connector 4-1 pin Spdif CPU and Chassis fan connectors 4-pin CPUFAN, 3-pin Chafan Eatxpwr ATX power connectors 24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V USB connectors 10-1 pin USB56, USB78 GAME/MIDI port connector 16-1 pin Game Chassis intrusion connector 4-1 pin Chassis Front panel audio connector 10-1 pin Fpaudio System power LED Green 3-pin Pled System panel connector 20-1 pin FpanelReset button Blue 2-pin Reset Hard disk drive activity Red 2-pin Ideled Product introduction Bios setup Creating a bootable floppy disk Managing and updating your Bios Asus EZ Flash utility Afudos utility Copying the current Bios To update the Bios file using the Afudos utility Updating the Bios file Recovering the Bios from a floppy disk Asus CrashFree Bios 2 utility Recovering the Bios from the support CD Installing Asus Update Asus Update utility Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios setup program Menu bar Bios menu screenNavigation keys Menu items Configuration fieldsSub-menu items Pop-up window System Time Main menuSystem Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Legacy Diskette a 1.44M, 3.5 Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave LBA/Large Mode AutoType Auto Block Multi-sector Transfer M Auto System Information Overclock Mode Auto JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu USB 1.1 Ports Configuration Enabled USB ConfigurationUSB 2.0 Ports Enable Enable USB 2.0 Controller Mode Hispeed Bios Ehci Hand-Off Enabled CPU ConfigurationRatio Cmos Setting Max Cpuid Value Limit Disabled Hyper-Threading Technology Disabled Execute Disable Function DisabledNorthBridge Configuration Chipset Dram Frequency Auto Dram Frequency/Timing ConfigurationDram Timing Auto AGP 3.0 Mode AGP & P2P Bridge ConfigurationAGP Fast Write Disabled Primary Graphics Adapter AGP Onboard LAN Enabled SouthBridge ConfigurationLAN Optional ROM Disabled AC’97 Audio Controller Enabled Onboard Devices Configuration Onboard Midi Port Disabled Onboard Game Port DisabledPCI Latency Timer PCI PnP Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Palette Snooping DisabledIRQ-xx assigned to PCI Device Suspend Mode Auto Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled Repost Video on S3 Resume No APM Configuration CPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF Resume On RTC Alarm DisabledHardware Monitor CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N/A Boot Device Priority Boot menu Boot Settings Configuration Security Change Supervisor Password Change User Password User Access Level Full AccessClear User Password Exit menu Password Check SetupExit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsDiscard Changes Bios setup Software3 support Support CD information Installing an operating systemRunning the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Make Disk menu Intel LGA775 CPU Install User’s ManualManuals menu Make VIA Sata Driver Disk Asus Contact information RAID configurations Installing Serial ATA Sata hard disks Installing hard disksEntering VIA Tech RAID Bios Utility RAID 0 for performance Create Array RAID 1 for data protection If you select N, the following confirmation message appears Creating a RAID driver disk