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... menu 2-31 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-31 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-32 2.6.3 Security 2-33 2.7 Exit menu 2-35 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 ASUS Contact information 3-6 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel® EM64T A-2 Using the Intel® EM64T feature A-2 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST A-2 A.2.1 System...
... menu 2-31 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 2-31 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-32 2.6.3 Security 2-33 2.7 Exit menu 2-35 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 ASUS Contact information 3-6 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel® EM64T A-2 Using the Intel® EM64T feature A-2 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST A-2 A.2.1 System...
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P5GC-MX/1333 specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN USB Rear panel BIOS features LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors Supports...Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Northbridge: Intel® 945GC Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 1333(O.C)*/1066/800 MHz (* when O.C and CPU support 1333MHz FSB) Dual-channel memory architecture 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 2GB of ...
P5GC-MX/1333 specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN USB Rear panel BIOS features LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors Compatible with Intel® 06/05B/05A processors Supports...Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Northbridge: Intel® 945GC Southbridge: Intel® ICH7 1333(O.C)*/1066/800 MHz (* when O.C and CPU support 1333MHz FSB) Dual-channel memory architecture 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support up to 2GB of ...
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P5GC-MX/1333 specifications summary Special features Manageability Internal connectors Power Requirement ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo™ ASUS Q-Fan WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME 2 x USB 2.0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector...
P5GC-MX/1333 specifications summary Special features Manageability Internal connectors Power Requirement ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo™ ASUS Q-Fan WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME 2 x USB 2.0 connectors for 4 additional USB 2.0 ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector...
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... Overclock to 1333MHZ when using a 1333MHZ CPU. 1.1 Welcome! Intel® Core™2 Duo is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any...
... Overclock to 1333MHZ when using a 1333MHZ CPU. 1.1 Welcome! Intel® Core™2 Duo is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any...
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...of up to 667 MHz. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® ICH7 chipset. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1- PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that provides high‑...data in the 775-land package with peak bandwidths of 667/533 MHz to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. 64-bit CPU support The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that speeds up the PCI bus. The Intel® ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I /O ...
...of up to 667 MHz. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® ICH7 chipset. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1- PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that provides high‑...data in the 775-land package with peak bandwidths of 667/533 MHz to 300 MB/s data transfer rate. 64-bit CPU support The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that speeds up the PCI bus. The Intel® ICH7 Southbridge represents the seventh generation I /O ...
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B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. 6. DO NOT force the CPU into the retention tab. The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper‑Threading Technology. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction Close the load plate (A), then push A the load lever (B) until it snaps into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. 6. DO NOT force the CPU into the retention tab. The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper‑Threading Technology. 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction Close the load plate (A), then push A the load lever (B) until it snaps into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU!
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...motherboard components. Digital Audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is purchased separately. CPU_FAN GND +12V CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CHA_FAN GND +12V Rotation P5GC-MX/1333 R P5GC-MX/1333 Fan Connectors 5. Connect one end of 1A~2.2A (26.4W max.) at +12V. CPU and Chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) The fan connectors support... the fan cables to the fan connectors. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-29
...motherboard components. Digital Audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) This connector is purchased separately. CPU_FAN GND +12V CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CHA_FAN GND +12V Rotation P5GC-MX/1333 R P5GC-MX/1333 Fan Connectors 5. Connect one end of 1A~2.2A (26.4W max.) at +12V. CPU and Chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) The fan connectors support... the fan cables to the fan connectors. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-29
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... auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 2-17 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this setting, you may use native OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility. In this menu. Enhanced Mode Support On...
... auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 2-17 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this setting, you may use native OS on the Parallel ATA ports only if you do not change the default setting for better OS compatibility. In this menu. Enhanced Mode Support On...
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... Screen Select Item +- The BIOS auto-detects the default value of this menu show the CPU-related information that cannot support CPUs with the Execute Disable function. Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 2.66GHz Frequency : 2801MHz FSB Speed : 1401MHz Cache L1 Cache L2 Cache L3 : 32 KB...
... Screen Select Item +- The BIOS auto-detects the default value of this menu show the CPU-related information that cannot support CPUs with the Execute Disable function. Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 2.66GHz Frequency : 2801MHz FSB Speed : 1401MHz Cache L1 Cache L2 Cache L3 : 32 KB...
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... item then press to enable the C1E support. In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is lower when idle. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 2-21 When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check the CPU's capability to display the sub-menu. ... appears only when you do not want to [Disabled] if you installed an Intel® Pentium® 4 and later processors that supports the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST). Set this item to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled...
... item then press to enable the C1E support. In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is lower when idle. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 2-21 When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check the CPU's capability to display the sub-menu. ... appears only when you do not want to [Disabled] if you installed an Intel® Pentium® 4 and later processors that supports the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST). Set this item to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled...
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... for system suspend. When set to be used for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 2-27 Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] ACPI APIC support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Configure CPU. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and...
... for system suspend. When set to be used for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 2-27 Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] ACPI APIC support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Configure CPU. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and...
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...CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in healthy operating condition. Atheros L2 Utility The Atheros L2 Utility allows you keep your computer in a Windows® environment. You can also install the following utilities from the ASUS... Superb Software Library CD. 3- Chapter 3: Software support ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to set LAN related settings. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports....
...CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in healthy operating condition. Atheros L2 Utility The Atheros L2 Utility allows you keep your computer in a Windows® environment. You can also install the following utilities from the ASUS... Superb Software Library CD. 3- Chapter 3: Software support ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to set LAN related settings. 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports....
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CPU featAures The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.
CPU featAures The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.
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...: 1. Install an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports EM64T. A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) • The motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) A- Appendix: CPU features A.2.1 System requirements Before using EIST, check your system...bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition). 3. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to your mother board. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on Windows®...
...: 1. Install an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports EM64T. A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) • The motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) A- Appendix: CPU features A.2.1 System requirements Before using EIST, check your system...bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition). 3. You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to your mother board. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on Windows®...
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...the Hyper-Threading Technology To use the HyperThreading compiler to Enabled. Install an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports Hyper‑Threading Technology. 3. Restart the computer. com/info/hyperthreading. Power up the system and ... sure that the item Hyper‑Threading Technology is supported under Windows® XP and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only. If you installed a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology. 2. A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors with ...
...the Hyper-Threading Technology To use the HyperThreading compiler to Enabled. Install an Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports Hyper‑Threading Technology. 3. Restart the computer. com/info/hyperthreading. Power up the system and ... sure that the item Hyper‑Threading Technology is supported under Windows® XP and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only. If you installed a CPU that supports Hyper-Threading Technology. 2. A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors with ...