V-Series V2-PE2
E2506
First Edition
March
Chapter 1:System Introduction
Chapter 2:Basic Installation
Chapter 3:Starting up
Chapter 4:Motherboard Info
Chapter 5:BIOS Information
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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 Vintage V2-PE2system package for the following items
If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately
System introduction
1.1Welcome
1.2Front panel
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1.3Rear panel
Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration
Voltage selector
1.4Internal components
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Basic installation
Basic components to install
Tool
2.3Removing the side cover and front panel assembly
2.4.1 Overview
2.4.2 Installing CPU
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2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, making sure that
the four fasteners match the
holes on the motherboard
2.5.1 Memory configurations
Qualified VendorsLists (QVL)
DDR2-533
DDR2-400
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM
2.5.3 Removing aDDR2 DIMM
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
Standardinterrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.6.3 PCIExpress x1 slot
2.6.4 PCIslots
2.6.5 PCIExpress x16 slot
2.7Installing an optical drive
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2.8Installing a hard disk drive
Connect a
-OR
To install an IDE hard disk drive:
1.Follow steps 1-4of the previous section
2.9Installing a floppy disk drive
LED cables
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Starting up
3.1Installing an operating system
•Windows XP OS setup cannot recognize Serial ATA hard drives
3.2Powering up
Press the system power button () to enter the OS
3.3Support CD information
3.3.1 Running the support CD
ASUS InstAll- Installation Wizard for Drivers
VIA 4 in 1 Drivers
VIA/S3G UniChrome Family Display Driver
SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver
3.3.2 Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll -Installation Wizard for Utilities
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
ASUS Screen Saver
3.2.3 Make Disk
VIA RAID Driver Disk
Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID Driver
3.3.4 ASUS Contact information
ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMIbrowser
DMIbrowser
PCIbrowser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
Motherboard introduction
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 battery
2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)
USBPW12
USBPW34
USBPW56
USBPW78
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4.4Connectors
1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
2. SerialATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2)
SATA Connectors
3IDEconnectors (40-1pin PRI_IDE,SEC_IDE)
IDE Connectors
4. CPU and Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN)
Fan Connectors
5. USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
USB2.0 Connectors
6. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)
7. Internalaudio connectors (4-pin CD, 4-pin AUX)
Internal Audio Connectors
8. Front panelaudio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
Azalia Analog Front Panel Connector
9. Digitalaudio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT)
Digital Audio Connector
10. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
Chassis Intrusion Connector
11. Serialport connector (10-1pin COM2)
COM Port Connector
12. System panelconnector (10-1pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mountedfunctions
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Harddisk drive activity (2-pin HDLED)
This 2-pinconnector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD
BIOS setup
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
5.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk
5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash utility
5.1.4 AwardBIOS Flash Utility
7.Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS file
The following screen appears
5.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file
5.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
5.2BIOS setup program
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen
5.2.2 Menu bar
5.2.3 Legend bar
5.2.4 Menu items
5.2.5 Sub-menu items
5.2.6 Configuration fields
5.2.7 Pop-upwindow
5.2.8 Generalhelp
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
5.3.5 Primary IDEMaster/Slave
PIO Mode [Auto]
UDMA Mode [Auto]
Primary IDEMaster/Slave [Auto]
Access Mode [Auto]
Transfer Mode
5.3.6 First/ Second SATA Master
Extended IDEDrive [Auto]
Landing Zone
5.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled]
5.3.8 Installed Memory [xxx MB]
5.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB]
5.4.1 CPU Configuration
ThermalManagement[TM 1]
Limit CPUID MaxVal[Disabled]
Enhanced C1 (C1E) [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
5.4.2 Chipset
DRAM Clock/Drive Control
Frequency/voltage control
Top Performance [Disabled]
Primary Display Adapter [PCI -E]
VGA Share Memory Size [64M]
5.4.3 PCIPnP
Plug & Play O/S [No]
Resources Controlled By [Auto]
IRQ Resources
Assign IRQ for VGA [Enabled]
5.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration
JMicron RAID controller [IDE]
SATA Controller [Enabled]
SATA Controller Mode [IDE]
Ex-SATA/PCI -E*1Option [Ex-SATA]
5.4.5 USB Configuration
USB Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Legacy support [Auto]
5.5.1 ACPISuspend Type [S1&S3]
5.5.2 ACPIAPIC Support [Enabled]
5.5.3 APM Configuration
Power Up By PS/2 Mouse[Disabled]
Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On By PCIDevices [Disabled]
Power on By ExternalModem [Disabled]
Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]
PWR Button < 4 secs [I nstant-Off]
5.5.4 Hardware Monitor
Q-FanController[Enabled]
Vcore Voltage [Enabled]
3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
CPU Temperature, M/B Temperature
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority
1st~ 4th Boot Device
Removable Drives
Hard Disk Drives
5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration
Case Open Warning[Enabled]
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Boot Up Num-Lock [On]
5.6.3 Security
Supervisor Password
User Password
Password Check
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
ASUS EZ Flash
Load Setup Defaults
Discard Changes