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Contents Notices...v Safety information vi About this guide vi P5KPL-AM SE specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product information 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-2 1.2.1 Motherboard layout 1-2 1.2.2 Layout contents 1-2 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-3 1.4 System memory 1-3 1.4.1 Overview 1-3 1.4.2 ... information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 2.3 Main menu 2-4 2.3.1 System Time 2-4 2.3.2 System Date 2-4 iii
Contents Notices...v Safety information vi About this guide vi P5KPL-AM SE specifications summary viii Chapter 1: Product information 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-2 1.2.1 Motherboard layout 1-2 1.2.2 Layout contents 1-2 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-3 1.4 System memory 1-3 1.4.1 Overview 1-3 1.4.2 ... information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 2.3 Main menu 2-4 2.3.1 System Time 2-4 2.3.2 System Date 2-4 iii
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...) should not be placed in municipal waste. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in municipal waste. DO NOT throw the motherboard in a particular installation. Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should...
...) should not be placed in municipal waste. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in municipal waste. DO NOT throw the motherboard in a particular installation. Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should...
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...If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. If you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Detailed descriptions of the motherboard and the new technology it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or ...2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS setup menus. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a flat and stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the...
...If the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. If you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Detailed descriptions of the motherboard and the new technology it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or ...2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS setup menus. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a flat and stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the...
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...do so may cause severe damage to page ix for buying an ASUS® P5KPL-AM SE motherboard! SB_PWR P5KPL-AM SE ON Standy Power P5KPL-AM SE Onboard LED OFF Powered Off 1-1 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE If any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is a ...proceed Take note of the onboard LED. The illustration below shows the location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard component. Chapter 1 Product introduction Thank you for the list of accessories. Before you install or remove any of the...
...do so may cause severe damage to page ix for buying an ASUS® P5KPL-AM SE motherboard! SB_PWR P5KPL-AM SE ON Standy Power P5KPL-AM SE Onboard LED OFF Powered Off 1-1 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE If any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is a ...proceed Take note of the onboard LED. The illustration below shows the location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard component. Chapter 1 Product introduction Thank you for the list of accessories. Before you install or remove any of the...
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...174; G31 PCIEX16 RTM870T-954 Super I/O Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCIEX1_1 P5KPL-AM SE SPEAKER Intel® ICH7 ALC662 AAFP F_PANEL CD PCI1 SB_PWR USBPW5-8 USB78... CLRTC USB56 PRI_IDE 8Mb BIOS SATA2 SATA1 Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation. ATX ... Page 1-11 1-7 1-14 1-14 1-12 1-9 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.2.2 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. CD) Optical drive audio connector (4-pin 1-10 13. Internal speaker...
...174; G31 PCIEX16 RTM870T-954 Super I/O Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCIEX1_1 P5KPL-AM SE SPEAKER Intel® ICH7 ALC662 AAFP F_PANEL CD PCI1 SB_PWR USBPW5-8 USB78... CLRTC USB56 PRI_IDE 8Mb BIOS SATA2 SATA1 Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation. ATX ... Page 1-11 1-7 1-14 1-14 1-12 1-9 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2 Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.2.2 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. CD) Optical drive audio connector (4-pin 1-10 13. Internal speaker...
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...Upon purchase of repair only if the damage is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the motherboard, make sure that all power cables are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is on the... install 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. 1-3 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE The figure illustrates the location of the PnP cap. 1.4 System memory 1.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
...Upon purchase of repair only if the damage is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the motherboard, make sure that all power cables are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is on the... install 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. 1-3 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE The figure illustrates the location of the PnP cap. 1.4 System memory 1.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
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...efficient cooling system to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you install 4GB or more memory installed on the motherboard. • The default memory operation frequency depends on its SPD. Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List Size ...Y5 SS E5108AE-6E-E SS KKEA88B4LAUG-29DX DS KKEA88B4LAUG-29DX SS E5108AE-6E-E SS AM4B5708MIJS7E0627B SS AM4B5708GQJS7E06332F DS AM4B5708GQJS7E0636B (continued on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for single-channel operation. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. The system maps ...
...efficient cooling system to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you install 4GB or more memory installed on the motherboard. • The default memory operation frequency depends on its SPD. Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2 667 Qualified Vendors List Size ...Y5 SS E5108AE-6E-E SS KKEA88B4LAUG-29DX DS KKEA88B4LAUG-29DX SS E5108AE-6E-E SS AM4B5708MIJS7E0627B SS AM4B5708GQJS7E06332F DS AM4B5708GQJS7E0636B (continued on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for single-channel operation. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. The system maps ...
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...with the PCI Express specifications. 1.6 Jumpers 1. 1.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 PCI slot The PCI slot supports cards such as LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI specifications...modes (no power to wake up (3-pin USBPW5-8) Set this to +5V to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in sleep mode. 1-7 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Set to +5VSB to wake up from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices...
...with the PCI Express specifications. 1.6 Jumpers 1. 1.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 PCI slot The PCI slot supports cards such as LAN cards, SCSI cards, USB cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI specifications...modes (no power to wake up (3-pin USBPW5-8) Set this to +5V to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in sleep mode. 1-7 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Set to +5VSB to wake up from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices...
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...and gray. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are three connectors on the IDE connector is purchased separately. 1-11 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for USB 2.0 ports. PRI_IDE ...PIN 1. GND USB_P7+ USB_P7- Connect the USB module cable to configure your device. Doing so will damage the motherboard! There are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one of the system chassis. 2.
...and gray. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are three connectors on the IDE connector is purchased separately. 1-11 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for USB 2.0 ports. PRI_IDE ...PIN 1. GND USB_P7+ USB_P7- Connect the USB module cable to configure your device. Doing so will damage the motherboard! There are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one of the system chassis. 2.
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... CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CHA_FAN Rotation +12V GND P5KPL-AM SE fan connectors Only the CPU_FAN connector support the ASUS Advanced Q-Fan feature. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-12 4. CPU, chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) The fan...
... CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND CHA_FAN Rotation +12V GND P5KPL-AM SE fan connectors Only the CPU_FAN connector support the ASUS Advanced Q-Fan feature. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-12 4. CPU, chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) The fan...
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Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to the optical drive. To run the DVD. 1-15 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to install If Autorun is enabled in this section ...for better compatibility and system stability. 1.8.2 Support DVD information The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software...
Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to the optical drive. To run the DVD. 1-15 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to install If Autorun is enabled in this section ...for better compatibility and system stability. 1.8.2 Support DVD information The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software...
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... need to restore the BIOS in the Support DVD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through the Internet. Updating the BIOS: 1. b. Always update the utility to... avail all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility.. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. Click the Utilities > Install...
... need to restore the BIOS in the Support DVD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through the Internet. Updating the BIOS: 1. b. Always update the utility to... avail all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility.. 2.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. Click the Utilities > Install...
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... system while updating the BIOS to display the following: ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.25 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: P5KPL-AM SE VER: 0309 (H:00 B:01) DATE: 09/28/2008 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] ... of these two ways: (1) Press + during POST to prevent system boot failure! 2-2 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Press to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found. 2. Download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2. 1.
... system while updating the BIOS to display the following: ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.25 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: P5KPL-AM SE VER: 0309 (H:00 B:01) DATE: 09/28/2008 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] ... of these two ways: (1) Press + during POST to prevent system boot failure! 2-2 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE Press to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found. 2. Download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2. 1.
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... disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition supports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. Starting BIOS recovery... Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-3 Bad BIOS checksum. Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using this motherboard. If no optical drive is an auto recovery tool that...the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard Support DVD or a USB flash disk that allows you to the SATA1 / SATA2 connector; Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. Start Erasing...! 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is found, the ...
... disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition supports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. Starting BIOS recovery... Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-3 Bad BIOS checksum. Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using this motherboard. If no optical drive is an auto recovery tool that...the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard Support DVD or a USB flash disk that allows you to the SATA1 / SATA2 connector; Starting BIOS recovery... Completed. Start Erasing...! 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is found, the ...
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... the power button, reset button, or the ++ keys to force reset from the operating system. • The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply to most conditions to configure your system using this utility. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [14:14:35...Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system date. 2-4 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE 2.2 BIOS setup program Use the BIOS Setup program when you are for reference only. Use [+] or [-] to "Run Setup." Storage Configuration System ...
... the power button, reset button, or the ++ keys to force reset from the operating system. • The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply to most conditions to configure your system using this utility. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [14:14:35...Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system date. 2-4 ASUS P5KPL-AM SE 2.2 BIOS setup program Use the BIOS Setup program when you are for reference only. Use [+] or [-] to "Run Setup." Storage Configuration System ...
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...Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU temperatures. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Disable/Enable RI to ...ASUS P5KPL-AM SE CPU Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Disable/Enable PME to the motherboard,...
...Monitor CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU temperatures. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Disable/Enable RI to ...ASUS P5KPL-AM SE CPU Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Disable/Enable PME to the motherboard,...