Asus T3-P5G965 Basic installation

Chapter 2

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system.

Basic installation

Contents

T3-P5G965 E3290 June Chapter 1:System introduction Chapter 2:Basic installation Chapter 3:Starting up Chapter 4:Motherboard info Chapter 5:BIOS setup Appendix FederalCommunications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electricalsafety Operation safety CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Audience How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information System package contents Check your T3-P5G965system package for the following items If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately System introduction 1.1Welcome Thank you for choosing the ASUS T3-P5G965 1.2Front panel (external) 1.Drive door. Open this door to access the disk drive 2.Power button . Press this button to turn the system on 1.3Front panel (internal) 1.4Rear panel Page 1.5Internal components Basic installation Basic components to install Tool 2.3Removing the cover 2.4Removing the power supply unit To remove the PSU: 1. Lay the system chassis on its side on a flat and stable surface 2.Disconnect the optical drive power connector 2.5.1 Installing the CPU 3.Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle 2.5.2 Reinstalling the CPU fan and heatsinkassembly 2.6.1 Memory configurations Recommended memory configurations DDR2 (667 MHz) Qualified Vendors List Page 2.6.2 DIMM installation 2.7.1 Expansion slots PCIslot PCIExpress™ x16 slot 2.7.2 Expansion card installation Standardinterrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.9Installing a Serial ATA disk drive Voltage selector 2.11Replacing the cover Starting up 3.1Installing an operating system 3.2Powering up 3.3Support CD information 3.3.1 Running the support CD 3.3.2 Drivers menu ASUS InstAll- Drivers Installation Wizard Intel(R) Chipset INFUpdate Program Intel(R) Graphics Accelerator Driver 3.3.3 Utilities menu ASUS InstAll- Installation Wizard for Utilities ASUS PC Probe ASUS Update Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.3.4 ASUS contact information Page infoMotherboard 4.1Introduction 4.2Motherboard layout 4.3Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) To erase the RTC RAM: 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2.Remove the onboard battery 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW910) USB device Wake up USBPW910 USBPW34 USBPW12 4.4Connectors This section describes and illustrates the connectors on the motherboard 1. CPU fan connector (4-pin CPU_FAN) CPU_FAN CPU Fan Connector 3. RAID connector (40-1pin PRI_RAID) RAID Connector SerialATA hard disk drive connection Page BIOS setup 5.1Managing and updating your BIOS ASUS 2.ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk in DOS mode.) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 4.ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 5.1.1 ASUSEZFlash 2 utility 5.1.2 AFUDOS utility Copying the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file 5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk Recovering the BIOS from the support CD 5.1.4 ASUS Update utility Installing ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 5.2BIOS setup program 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen 5.2.2 Menu bar 5.2.3 Navigation keys 5.2.4 Menu items 5.2.5 Sub-menu items 5.2.6 Configuration fields 5.2.7 Pop-upwindow 5.2.8 Scrollbar 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 5.3.3 SATA1, SATA2, and SATA3 Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi -sector Transfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 5.3.4 IDEConfiguration SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDEDetect Time Out [35] 5.3.5 System Information AMIBIOS Processor System Memory 5.4.1 USB Configuration USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] 5.4.2 CPU Configuration CPU ratio adjustment[Auto] C1ESupport [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] CPU TM function [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Technology [Automatic] 5.4.3 Chipset Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/IGD] Initiate Graphics Mode Select [Enabled,8MB] PEG Force x1 [Disabled] HD Audio Controller [Enabled] CPU Throttling Duty [Disable] 5.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] OnBoard PCIELAN [Enabled] 5.4.5 PCIPnP Plug and Play O/S [No] PCILatency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCIVGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] I RQ-XXassigned to [PCIDevice] 5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] 5.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled] 5.5.3 ACPI2.0 Support [Disabled] 5.5.4 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled] 5.5.5 APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By ExternalModems [Disabled] Power On By PCIEDevices [Disabled] 5.5.6 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM], [N/A], or [Ignored] VCOREVoltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~xxth Boot Device 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] FullScreen Logo [Enabled] Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] 5.6.3 Security Change Supervisor Password User Access Level(FullAccess] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 5.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 5.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile Save to Profle 1/2 Load from Profile 1/2 Start O.C. Profile Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults