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...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5BV-C Series specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-5 2.3 ...Express x16 slot (x8 link 2-17 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link for P5BV-C/4L, x4 link for P5BV-C 2-17 2.5.6 PCI slots 2-18 iii
...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5BV-C Series specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-5 2.3 ...Express x16 slot (x8 link 2-17 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link for P5BV-C/4L, x4 link for P5BV-C 2-17 2.5.6 PCI slots 2-18 iii
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... check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5BV-C Series motherboard! ASUS P5BV-C Series 1- Before you for the following items. Cables Accessories Application CD Document Packing quantity... long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in -1 cable set I/O shield Support CD User guide P5BV-C P5BV-C/4L Gift Box Content 4 8 Bulk Pack Content - 2 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 1...
... check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5BV-C Series motherboard! ASUS P5BV-C Series 1- Before you for the following items. Cables Accessories Application CD Document Packing quantity... long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in -1 cable set I/O shield Support CD User guide P5BV-C P5BV-C/4L Gift Box Content 4 8 Bulk Pack Content - 2 4 - 1 - - - 1 - 1...
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..., ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off mode. The illustration below shows the location of the above articles. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components, or all of the onboard LED. ® P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L Onboard LED SB_PWR1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS P5BV-C Series 2- 2.1 Before...
..., ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off mode. The illustration below shows the location of the above articles. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components, or all of the onboard LED. ® P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L Onboard LED SB_PWR1 ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS P5BV-C Series 2- 2.1 Before...
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...holes Place nine (9) screws into the chassis in an ATX 2.2 compliant chassis. Make sure to the chassis. 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles to ...secure the motherboard to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ® P5BV-C/4L 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install...
...holes Place nine (9) screws into the chassis in an ATX 2.2 compliant chassis. Make sure to the chassis. 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles to ...secure the motherboard to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ® P5BV-C/4L 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information To optimize the motherboard features, we highly recommend that you install...
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Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. ® P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is on your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or ... sure that the PnP cap is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 in the 775-land package. • Upon purchase of the PnP...
Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. ® P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is on your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or ... sure that the PnP cap is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 in the 775-land package. • Upon purchase of the PnP...
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... monitoring errors. Connect the CPU fan cable to "2.6 Jumpers" for details. 2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information Refer to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1. CPU_FAN1 GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 ® P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to use a 3-pin or 4-pin fan cable plug. Set the CPU fan pin selection jumper...
... monitoring errors. Connect the CPU fan cable to "2.6 Jumpers" for details. 2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information Refer to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1. CPU_FAN1 GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 ® P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to use a 3-pin or 4-pin fan cable plug. Set the CPU fan pin selection jumper...
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The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: ® P5BV-C/4L 128 Pins 112 Pins DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 P5BV-C/4L 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non‑ECC... DDR DIMM socket. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on the ASUS web site. • When installing one or two DIMMs, install the DIMM(s) to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with the same CAS latency. A DDR2 module has the same physical ...
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: ® P5BV-C/4L 128 Pins 112 Pins DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 P5BV-C/4L 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered ECC or non‑ECC... DDR DIMM socket. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on the ASUS web site. • When installing one or two DIMMs, install the DIMM(s) to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with the same CAS latency. A DDR2 module has the same physical ...
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ASUS P5BV-C Series 2-17 The following figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link for P5BV-C/4L, x4 link for P5BV-C) This motherboard supports PCI Express x8 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with PCI Express 1.0a specifications. PCI Bus Number, IDSEL, ...Onboard VGA PIRQF# INTD REQ# PIRQE# REG0 PIRQF# REG1 PIRQG# REG2 PIRQD# GNT# GNT0 GNT1 GNT2 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.
ASUS P5BV-C Series 2-17 The following figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link for P5BV-C/4L, x4 link for P5BV-C) This motherboard supports PCI Express x8 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with PCI Express 1.0a specifications. PCI Bus Number, IDSEL, ...Onboard VGA PIRQF# INTD REQ# PIRQE# REG0 PIRQF# REG1 PIRQG# REG2 PIRQD# GNT# GNT0 GNT1 GNT2 2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.
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... 12 23 Normal (Default) BIOS recovery P5BV-C/4L BIOS Recovery Setting 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) This jumper allows you create disk arrays. Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility. 2. Place the jumper caps over pins...
... 12 23 Normal (Default) BIOS recovery P5BV-C/4L BIOS Recovery Setting 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1) This jumper allows you create disk arrays. Prepare a floppy disk that contains the latest BIOS for the motherboard (xxxx-xxx.ROM) and the AFUDOS.EXE utility. 2. Place the jumper caps over pins...
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...must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. 2. PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical drive/hard disk drive), and a gray connector for Ultra DMA 100 / ... IDE connector on the IDE ribbon cable to the hard disk documentation for Ultra DMA 100 / 66 IDE devices. 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5BV-C/4L IDE Connectors • Pin 20 on the Ultra DMA cable connector. If you install two hard disk drives, you connect the IDE cable. ...
...must configure the second drive as a slave device by setting its jumper accordingly. 2. PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the motherboard, a black connector for an Ultra DMA 100/66 IDE slave device (optical drive/hard disk drive), and a gray connector for Ultra DMA 100 / ... IDE connector on the IDE ribbon cable to the hard disk documentation for Ultra DMA 100 / 66 IDE devices. 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5BV-C/4L IDE Connectors • Pin 20 on the Ultra DMA cable connector. If you install two hard disk drives, you connect the IDE cable. ...
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... the back of the connector. These are not jumpers! 6. CPU_FAN1 ® P5BV-C/4L GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 P5BV-C/4L CPU Fan Connector ASUS P5BV-C Series 2-27 Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! Do not place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground...
... the back of the connector. These are not jumpers! 6. CPU_FAN1 ® P5BV-C/4L GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 P5BV-C/4L CPU Fan Connector ASUS P5BV-C Series 2-27 Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors! Do not place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground...
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... FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND ® GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L Fan Connectors FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 FRNT_FAN3 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND • Only CPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1, and CHA_FAN2 connectors support the ASUS Q-Fan2 feature. • If you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better...
... FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND ® GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 P5BV-C/4L P5BV-C/4L Fan Connectors FRNT_FAN2 REAR_FAN1 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND GND FANPWR2 FANOUT4 FRNT_FAN3 FANOUT4 FANPWR2 GND • Only CPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1, and CHA_FAN2 connectors support the ASUS Q-Fan2 feature. • If you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better...
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... ...... Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Write the BIOS filename on the bootable floppy disk. You need to prevent system boot failure! ...ASUS P5BV-C Series 4- Save the BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to a bootable floppy disk. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the DOS prompt. 2. A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM 4. A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L...
... ...... Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Write the BIOS filename on the bootable floppy disk. You need to prevent system boot failure! ...ASUS P5BV-C Series 4- Save the BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to a bootable floppy disk. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the DOS prompt. 2. A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM 4. A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L...
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A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Reading flash ...... From the Windows desktop, click Start, then select My computer. 3. At the DOS prompt, replace the prompt ... click the Start button. Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port, then place the motherboard support CD to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Erasing flash ...... Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Writing flash ...... done Verifying flash...
A:\>afudos /iP5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - done Reading flash ...... From the Windows desktop, click Start, then select My computer. 3. At the DOS prompt, replace the prompt ... click the Start button. Insert the USB flash drive to an available USB port, then place the motherboard support CD to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Erasing flash ...... Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Writing flash ...... done Verifying flash...
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...the BIOS! Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Reading file "P5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM". Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from ASUS website (www.support.asus.com/download). 3. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... Doing... the updated motherboard BIOS before using this motherboard from a floppy disk: 1. When found ! Completed. Turn on the system. 2. You can cause system boot failure! 4. Download the original or the latest BIOS file for floppy... 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS ...
...the BIOS! Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Reading file "P5BV-C-ASUS-4L.ROM". Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from ASUS website (www.support.asus.com/download). 3. Bad BIOS checksum. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... Doing... the updated motherboard BIOS before using this motherboard from a floppy disk: 1. When found ! Completed. Turn on the system. 2. You can cause system boot failure! 4. Download the original or the latest BIOS file for floppy... 4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS ...
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... fault-tolerance as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the entire system. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. RAID 10 achieves high input/output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. ASUS P5BV-C Series 5- Use two new drives... you to the surviving drive as a single drive but at 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for P5BV-C / 4L only) and the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager.
... fault-tolerance as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the entire system. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. RAID 10 achieves high input/output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. ASUS P5BV-C Series 5- Use two new drives... you to the surviving drive as a single drive but at 1.5 Gb/s or 3.0 Gb/s. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for P5BV-C / 4L only) and the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager.
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...to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. To install the SATA hard disks for details. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Go to display the configuration options. 4. Select RAID from the options. 6. Select the item Onboard Serial...want to boot the system from the support CD to a floppy disk before you to create a RAID set (s). Refer to section "2.6 Jumpers" for P5BV-C / 4L only) 5- Chapter 5: Driver installation Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Enter the BIOS ...
...to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. To install the SATA hard disks for details. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Go to display the configuration options. 4. Select RAID from the options. 6. Select the item Onboard Serial...want to boot the system from the support CD to a floppy disk before you to create a RAID set (s). Refer to section "2.6 Jumpers" for P5BV-C / 4L only) 5- Chapter 5: Driver installation Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Enter the BIOS ...
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...ASUS P5BV-C Series 5-17 Press + to the GAM user guide in a Windows® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. During POST, the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set (s) in the motherboard support CD for P5BV-C / 4L... RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. 5.4 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (for details. You may also create a RAID set (s)....
...ASUS P5BV-C Series 5-17 Press + to the GAM user guide in a Windows® operating environment using the Global Array Manager (GAM) application. During POST, the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility automatically detects the installed SATA hard disk drives and displays any existing RAID set (s) in the motherboard support CD for P5BV-C / 4L... RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 set(s) from SATA hard disk drives connected to the SATA connectors supported by the motherboard Southbridge chip. 5.4 LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (for details. You may also create a RAID set (s)....