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... BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY... FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. No part of this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by ...
... BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY... FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. No part of this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by ...
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... support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 Contents 4.4 Advanced menu 4-16 4.4.1 Jumperfree Configuration 4-16 4.4.2 USB Configuration 4-20 4.4.3 CPU Configuration 4-21 4.4.4 Chipset 4-22 4.4.5 Onboard... menu 4-30 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4-30 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-31 4.6.3 Security 4-32 4.7 Tools menu 4-34 4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-34...
... support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 Contents 4.4 Advanced menu 4-16 4.4.1 Jumperfree Configuration 4-16 4.4.2 USB Configuration 4-20 4.4.3 CPU Configuration 4-21 4.4.4 Chipset 4-22 4.4.5 Onboard... menu 4-30 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4-30 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-31 4.6.3 Security 4-32 4.7 Tools menu 4-34 4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-34...
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...circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are using, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to the correct voltage ...power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your area. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are unplugged. •...
...circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are using, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to the correct voltage ...power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your area. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are unplugged. •...
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... two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are connected with a plus sign (+). NOTE: Tips and additional information to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /iP5E-VM.ROM DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.
... two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are connected with a plus sign (+). NOTE: Tips and additional information to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /iP5E-VM.ROM DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task.
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... happens, contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value. • Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-800 with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. 2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information • You may not match Intel®'s On‑Die‑Termination (ODT) requirement and will be downgraded to... run at DDR2-667 by default setting. The system maps the total size of 128 Mb chips. If this motherboard can only support up of the lower-sized channel for other critical functions. Any excess memory from the same vendor. • If you ...
... happens, contact your memory vendor to check the ODT value. • Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-800 with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. 2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information • You may not match Intel®'s On‑Die‑Termination (ODT) requirement and will be downgraded to... run at DDR2-667 by default setting. The system maps the total size of 128 Mb chips. If this motherboard can only support up of the lower-sized channel for other critical functions. Any excess memory from the same vendor. • If you ...
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... RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND ® P5E-VM HDMI SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND P5E-VM HDMI SATA connectors SATA6 SATA5 • ...motherboard support CD. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black], SATA5 [red], SATA6 [red]) These connectors are set , refer to 5.4.3 Intel RAID Configuration or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. • Pin 20 on the Ultra DMA cable connector. ASUS P5E-VM...
... RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND ® P5E-VM HDMI SATA2 SATA1 SATA4 SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND P5E-VM HDMI SATA connectors SATA6 SATA5 • ...motherboard support CD. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [red], SATA3 [black], SATA4 [black], SATA5 [red], SATA6 [red]) These connectors are set , refer to 5.4.3 Intel RAID Configuration or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. • Pin 20 on the Ultra DMA cable connector. ASUS P5E-VM...
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Ai Overclocking [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to change the settings for the system. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the system. 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow ... CPU and other system devices. Allows you to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Standard N.O.S.
Ai Overclocking [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to change the settings for the system. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the system. 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow ... CPU and other system devices. Allows you to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Standard N.O.S.
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...FSB Strap will be adjusted automatically by FSB Frequency and DRAM Frequency. If this item is set the DRAM timing control. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 4-17 Use the and keys to the default setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2-667MHz] [DDR2-800MHz] [DDR2-834MHz] [DDR2-...and keys to 800. The value of the following items appear when you set AI Overclocking to [Manual] and [N.O.S.] CPU Ratio Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following two items only appear when you set the Ai Overclocking item to set the PCI Express...
...FSB Strap will be adjusted automatically by FSB Frequency and DRAM Frequency. If this item is set the DRAM timing control. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 4-17 Use the and keys to the default setting. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2-667MHz] [DDR2-800MHz] [DDR2-834MHz] [DDR2-...and keys to 800. The value of the following items appear when you set AI Overclocking to [Manual] and [N.O.S.] CPU Ratio Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following two items only appear when you set the Ai Overclocking item to set the PCI Express...
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... set the DRAM Timing Control item to enable or disable the PCIE spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] Allows you to [Manual].
... set the DRAM Timing Control item to enable or disable the PCIE spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] Allows you to [Manual].
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...detected, the USB controller legacy mode is set to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 4-21 CPU Ratio Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item appears when the item CPU Ratio... KB Cache L2 :4096 KB CPUID :6F9 Ratio Status:Unlocked (Max:09, Min:06) Ratio Actual Value :9 Options Auto MANUAL CPU Ratio Control C1E Support Max CPUID Value Limit: Vanderpool Technology CPU TM function Execute Disable Bit Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech...
...detected, the USB controller legacy mode is set to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 4-21 CPU Ratio Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item appears when the item CPU Ratio... KB Cache L2 :4096 KB CPUID :6F9 Ratio Status:Unlocked (Max:09, Min:06) Ratio Actual Value :9 Options Auto MANUAL CPU Ratio Control C1E Support Max CPUID Value Limit: Vanderpool Technology CPU TM function Execute Disable Bit Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech...
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You can also find this user guide. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of this information on the inside front cover of the user manual.
You can also find this user guide. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of this information on the inside front cover of the user manual.
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drop-down menu button Click the drop-down menu button and select Disable or Manual. 5.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S. button on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI N.O.S. select an N.O.S. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the AI Suite main window. mode Click Apply at the bottom to save the configuration. ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 5-25 This ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks.
drop-down menu button Click the drop-down menu button and select Disable or Manual. 5.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S. button on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI N.O.S. select an N.O.S. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the AI Suite main window. mode Click Apply at the bottom to save the configuration. ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 5-25 This ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks.
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ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 5-27 The options on the AI Suite main window. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS.
ASUS P5E-VM HDMI 5-27 The options on the AI Suite main window. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS.