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E2419
Revised Edition
January
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
P5S800-VMspecifications summary
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1.3.1Product highlights
SIS Advanced HyperStreamingª Architecture
SIS Ultra-AGPIIªTechnology
Serial ATA technology
Onboard RAID solution
AI Audio
1.3.2Innovative ASUS features
1.4Before you proceed
Onboard LED
1.5.1Placement direction
1.5.2Screw holes
1.5.3Motherboard layout
1.6.1Installling the CPU
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Notes on Intel¨ Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
1.6.2Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.7.1Overview
1.7.2DDR Qualified Vendors List
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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
1.8.5AGP slot
1.9 Jumpers
1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
4 . Line In port (light blue)
5 . Line Out port (lime)
6 . Microphone port (pink)
Audio 2, 4, or 6-channelconfiguration
1.10.2 Internal connectors
3 . Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2)
4 . Speaker connector (4-pinSPEAKER1)
5 . CPU and Chassis fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN1)
6 . Digital Audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF1)
7 . ATX power connectors (20-pinATXPWR1, 4-pinATX12V1)
8 . Power LED connector (3-1pin PLED1)
9 . Internal audio connectors (4-pinCD1, AUX1)
10 . USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78)
11 . Front panel audio connector (10-1pin FP_AUDIO1)
12 . Serial port connector (10-1pin COM2)
13 . Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS1)
14 . System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL1)
¥System power LED (Green 2-pinPLED)
¥Hard disk drive activity (Red 2-pinHDLED)
¥Power/Soft-offbutton (Black 2-pinPWRBTN)
¥Reset button (Blue 2-pinRESET)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash utility
2.1.3AFUDOS utility
Updating the BIOS file
afudos /i[filename]
2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
2.1.5ASUS Update utility
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
Open
Save
2.2BIOS setup program
2.2.1BIOS menu screen
2.2.2Menu bar
2.2.3Navigation keys
2.2.4 Menu items
2.2.5 Sub-menuitems
2.2.6Configuration fields
2.2.7Pop-upwindow
2.2.8Scroll bar
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
2.3.5OnChip SATA Controller [Raid Mode]
2.3.6System Information
2.4.1JumperFree Configuration
2.4.2CPU Configuration
Execute Disable Function [Disabled]
Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled]
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled]
CPU Internal Thermal Control [Auto]
Hyper-ThreadingFunction [Enabled]
2.4.3Chipset
2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
Parallel Port Address
3BC
Parallel Port Mode
2.4.5PCI PnP
2.4.6USB Configuration
2.4.7Instant Music Configuration
2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
2.5.5APM Configuration
2.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
CPU Fan Ratio [Auto]
CPU Target Temperature [xxx ¼C]
Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]
VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage
2.6.1Boot Device Priority
2.6.2Hard Disk Drives
2.6.3Boot Settings Configuration
2.6.4Security
User Access Level (Full Access]
No Access
View Only
Limited
Full Access
Password Check [Setup]
2.7Exit menu
Exit & Save Changes
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Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Exit & Save Changes
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Software3 support
3.2.1Running the support CD
3.2.2Drivers menu
3.2.3Utilities menu
3.2.4ASUS Contact information
