Bios setup | Asus P5VDC-MX specification

This chapter tells how to change

the system settings through the BIOS

Setup menus. Detailed descriptions2 of the BIOS parameters are also

provided.

BIOS setup

ASUS P5VDC-MX

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Asus P5VDC-MX manual Bios setup

Contents

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 Operation safety Safety informationElectrical safety How this guide is organized Where to find more informationAbout this guide Conventions used in this guide Typography P5VDC-MX specifications summary Bios Page Product introduction Welcome Package contentsSpecial features AGP 8X support Onboard RAID solutionBit CPU support Dual-Core CPU Asus Q-Fan technology Innovative Asus featuresCrashFree Bios Asus EZ Flash Bios Onboard LED Before you proceed Screw holes Placement directionMotherboard overview 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 Overview Memory ConfigurationsSystem memory 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 Expansion slots Installing an expansion cardConfiguring an expansion card IRQ assignments for this motherboard Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignments AGP slot PCI slotsPCI Express x1 slot Clear RTC RAM Clrtc Jumpers USB device wake-up 3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78 Keyboard power 3-pin Kbpwr LAN port LED indications ConnectorsRear panel connectors Floppy disk drive connector 34-1 pin Floppy Internal connectorsAudio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration 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 Hard disk drive activity Red 2-pin Ideled System panel connector 20-1 pin FpanelSystem power LED Green 3-pin Pled Reset button Blue 2-pin Reset 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 Navigation keys Bios menu screenMenu bar Pop-up window Configuration fieldsMenu items Sub-menu items Legacy Diskette a 1.44M, 3.5 Main menuSystem Time System Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Block Multi-sector Transfer M Auto LBA/Large Mode AutoPrimary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave Type Auto System Information Advanced menu JumperFree ConfigurationOverclock Mode Auto USB 2.0 Controller Mode Hispeed USB ConfigurationUSB 1.1 Ports Configuration Enabled USB 2.0 Ports Enable Enable Max Cpuid Value Limit Disabled CPU ConfigurationBios Ehci Hand-Off Enabled Ratio Cmos Setting Chipset Execute Disable Function DisabledHyper-Threading Technology Disabled NorthBridge Configuration Dram Timing Auto Dram Frequency/Timing ConfigurationDram Frequency Auto Primary Graphics Adapter AGP AGP & P2P Bridge ConfigurationAGP 3.0 Mode AGP Fast Write Disabled AC’97 Audio Controller Enabled SouthBridge ConfigurationOnboard LAN Enabled LAN Optional ROM Disabled Onboard Devices Configuration PCI PnP Onboard Game Port DisabledOnboard Midi Port Disabled PCI Latency Timer IRQ-xx assigned to PCI Device Palette Snooping DisabledAllocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Repost Video on S3 Resume No Power menuSuspend Mode Auto Acpi Apic Support Enabled APM Configuration CPU Fan Speed xxxxRPM or N/A Resume On RTC Alarm DisabledCPU Temperature xxxC/xxxF MB Temperature xxxC/xxxF Hardware Monitor Boot Device Priority Boot menu Boot Settings Configuration Security Change Supervisor Password Clear User Password User Access Level Full AccessChange User Password Exit & Save Changes Password Check SetupExit menu Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Discard Changes Bios setup Software3 support Running the support CD Installing an operating systemSupport CD information Drivers menu Utilities menu Make VIA Sata Driver Disk Intel LGA775 CPU Install User’s ManualMake Disk menu Manuals menu Asus Contact information RAID configurations Entering VIA Tech RAID Bios Utility Installing hard disksInstalling Serial ATA Sata hard disks 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