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... P5VDC-MX specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installling the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13 1.7 System memory 1-15 1.7.1 Overview 1-15 1.7.2 Memory...
... P5VDC-MX specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installling the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13 1.7 System memory 1-15 1.7.1 Overview 1-15 1.7.2 Memory...
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P5VDC-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage LAN Audio Other ASUS Special Features Back panel I/O Ports LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/ Celeron CPU Compatible with Intel..., PCI 2.2 Integrated VIA UniChrome Graphics, up to 64MB shared memory South Bridge: VT8251 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & JBOD function Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN controller Realtek ALC653 AC'97 6-channel Audio CODEC ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo 1 x Parallel port 1 x RJ-45 4 x USB ...
P5VDC-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage LAN Audio Other ASUS Special Features Back panel I/O Ports LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/ Celeron CPU Compatible with Intel..., PCI 2.2 Integrated VIA UniChrome Graphics, up to 64MB shared memory South Bridge: VT8251 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & JBOD function Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN controller Realtek ALC653 AC'97 6-channel Audio CODEC ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo 1 x Parallel port 1 x RJ-45 4 x USB ...
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...USB 2.0 is backward compatible with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to page 3-7~3-12 for more flexible cables with USB 1.1. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-3 See page 1-28 for four SATA connectors. See page 1-24, 1-26, 1-31 for thinner, more powerful processing capability. Refer to...two physical CPU cores with high bandwidth speeds up to replace current 32-bit architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access and increased productivity. Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial ATA ...
...USB 2.0 is backward compatible with lower pin count, reduced voltage requirement, and up to page 3-7~3-12 for more flexible cables with USB 1.1. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-3 See page 1-28 for four SATA connectors. See page 1-24, 1-26, 1-31 for thinner, more powerful processing capability. Refer to...two physical CPU cores with high bandwidth speeds up to replace current 32-bit architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access and increased productivity. Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial ATA ...
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ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-15 The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: Color Blue Yellow Sockets DDR_1 and DDR_2 DDR2_1 and DDR2_2 P5VDC-MX DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR_1 DDR_2 ® P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets • To prevent damage to the motherboard, d o n o t u s e D D R a n d DDR2 memory simultaneously. • Due to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. DDR2 DIMMS are notched differently...
ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-15 The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: Color Blue Yellow Sockets DDR_1 and DDR_2 DDR2_1 and DDR2_2 P5VDC-MX DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR_1 DDR_2 ® P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets • To prevent damage to the motherboard, d o n o t u s e D D R a n d DDR2 memory simultaneously. • Due to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. DDR2 DIMMS are notched differently...
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...jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! P5VDC-MX ® P5VDC-MX Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) CLEAR You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to pins 2-3. ... and turn ON the computer. 6.Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-23 Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds...
...jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! P5VDC-MX ® P5VDC-MX Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) CLEAR You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to pins 2-3. ... and turn ON the computer. 6.Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-23 Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds...
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...] [Thu 03/27/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is a brief description of the selected item. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/...an item is not user-configurable. Refer to "2.2.7 Pop-up window." 2.2.7 Pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-13 Select Screen Select Item +- A configurable field is enclosed in ] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items Use ...
...] [Thu 03/27/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is a brief description of the selected item. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/...an item is not user-configurable. Refer to "2.2.7 Pop-up window." 2.2.7 Pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-13 Select Screen Select Item +- A configurable field is enclosed in ] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items Use ...
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... AMIBIOS Version : 0110 Build Date : 10/05/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.80GHz : 3914 MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size : 192MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System... Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit...
... AMIBIOS Version : 0110 Build Date : 10/05/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.80GHz : 3914 MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size : 192MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System... Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit...
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Configuration options when install DDR2 memory modules: [Auto] [400 MHz] [533 MHz] DRAM Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items only appear when the DRAM Timing item is set to Command (Trcd) [4T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] [4T] [5T] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-21 DRAM Frequency/Timing Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM ...REF to REF (Trfc) [25T] Configuration options: [24T] [25T] [26T] [27T] [28T] [29T] [30T] [31T] [32T] ~ [39T] Active to [Manual]. Configuration options when install DDR memory modules: [Auto] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz];
Configuration options when install DDR2 memory modules: [Auto] [400 MHz] [533 MHz] DRAM Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items only appear when the DRAM Timing item is set to Command (Trcd) [4T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] [4T] [5T] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-21 DRAM Frequency/Timing Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM ...REF to REF (Trfc) [25T] Configuration options: [24T] [25T] [26T] [27T] [28T] [29T] [30T] [31T] [32T] ~ [39T] Active to [Manual]. Configuration options when install DDR memory modules: [Auto] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz];
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The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port. ... values can cause the system to change the advanced settings for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-25 Plug And Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Palette Snooping [No] [64] [Yes] [Disabled] IRQ-3 assigned to IRQ-4 assigned to IRQ...
The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allows you to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port. ... values can cause the system to change the advanced settings for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-25 Plug And Play O/S PCI Latency Timer Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Palette Snooping [No] [64] [Yes] [Disabled] IRQ-3 assigned to IRQ-4 assigned to IRQ...