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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix P5GC-MX/1333 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...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix P5GC-MX/1333 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...
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... signal cables are not damaged. Do not place the product in any damage, contact your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are using an adapter or extension cord. Check local regulations for the devices...are correctly connected and the power cables are connected. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that the power cables for disposal of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that came with the product, contact a qualified service ...
... signal cables are not damaged. Do not place the product in any damage, contact your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are using an adapter or extension cord. Check local regulations for the devices...are correctly connected and the power cables are connected. If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that the power cables for disposal of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that came with the product, contact a qualified service ...
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... menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. viii Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are not part of the jumpers and connectors on ASUS hardware and... when installing system components. This chapter also lists the hardware setup procedures that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Optional documentation Your product package may have to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes...
... menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. viii Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are not part of the jumpers and connectors on ASUS hardware and... when installing system components. This chapter also lists the hardware setup procedures that you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Optional documentation Your product package may have to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes...
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction
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... on the Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture and built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check 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...
... on the Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture and built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check 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...
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... performance, eliminating bottlenecks with 1333(O.C)/1066/800 MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of up the PCI bus. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology...MB/s data transfer rate. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I /O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for a processor in packets. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1- 64-bit CPU support The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that provides high‑performance computing...
... performance, eliminating bottlenecks with 1333(O.C)/1066/800 MHz front side bus (FSB), dual channel DDR2 at speeds of up to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of up the PCI bus. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology...MB/s data transfer rate. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I /O controller hub provide the vital interfaces for a processor in packets. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1- 64-bit CPU support The motherboard supports 64-bit processors that provides high‑performance computing...
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... edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. • Whenever you uninstall any motherboard component. This is a reminder that the system is detached from the power supply. P5GC-MX/1333 R SB_PWR ON Standby Power P5GC-MX/1333 Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1- Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you install or remove any component..., in sleep mode, or in any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with a standby power LED that the ATX power supply is switched off mode.
... edges to avoid touching the ICs on them. • Whenever you uninstall any motherboard component. This is a reminder that the system is detached from the power supply. P5GC-MX/1333 R SB_PWR ON Standby Power P5GC-MX/1333 Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1- Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you install or remove any component..., in sleep mode, or in any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with a standby power LED that the ATX power supply is switched off mode.
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...Doing so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles... the motherboard to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Make sure to the chassis. Failure to do so can damage the motherboard. 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you place it . The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis P5GC-MX/1333 R ...
...Doing so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles... the motherboard to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Make sure to the chassis. Failure to do so can damage the motherboard. 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you place it . The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis P5GC-MX/1333 R ...
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..., fan and heatsink assembly. P5GC-MX/1333 R P5GC-MX/1333 CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on the socket and the socket pins are not bent. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with installation instructions...
..., fan and heatsink assembly. P5GC-MX/1333 R P5GC-MX/1333 CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on the socket and the socket pins are not bent. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with installation instructions...
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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! 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 6. B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation.
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! 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 6. B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation.
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... 1. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-11 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® Core™2 Duo/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 and Celeron® D processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • Install the motherboard to the... groove directed outward. If you install the heatsink and fan assembly. Fastener Motherboard hole Make sure each fastener is properly applied to install. Place the heatsink on the motherboard. If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that...
... 1. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-11 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® Core™2 Duo/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 and Celeron® D processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • Install the motherboard to the... groove directed outward. If you install the heatsink and fan assembly. Fastener Motherboard hole Make sure each fastener is properly applied to install. Place the heatsink on the motherboard. If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that...
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A A A B B B A 3. CPU_FAN GND +12V CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM P5GC-MX/1333 R P5GC-MX/1333 CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to install the chassis fan for better thermal state. 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction Hardware monitoring errors can occur ... fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.
A A A B B B A 3. CPU_FAN GND +12V CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM P5GC-MX/1333 R P5GC-MX/1333 CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to install the chassis fan for better thermal state. 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction Hardware monitoring errors can occur ... fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.
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B A B B A ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-13 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink B and fan assembly from the connector on the motherboard. 2. 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the A A motherboard. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3.
B A B B A ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-13 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink B and fan assembly from the connector on the motherboard. 2. 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the A A motherboard. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3.
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4. Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 5. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) Narrow end of the groove 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation.
4. Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 5. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) Narrow end of the groove 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation.
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...• This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of memory module(s) installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 = DIMM_B1). • Always install DIMMs with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-15 The... figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: DIMMA1 DIMMB1 112 Pins P5GC-MX/1333 R 128 Pins P5GC-MX/1333 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 1.7.2 ...
...• This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of memory module(s) installed per channel must be the same (DIMM_A1 = DIMM_B1). • Always install DIMMs with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-15 The... figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: DIMMA1 DIMMB1 112 Pins P5GC-MX/1333 R 128 Pins P5GC-MX/1333 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 1.7.2 ...
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... table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Make sure to choose the right QVLs (Qualified Vendors List) from ASUS website according to your mother board. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR2 DIMM modules for version information. Refer to the version...
... table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Make sure to choose the right QVLs (Qualified Vendors List) from ASUS website according to your mother board. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR2 DIMM modules for version information. Refer to the version...
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... DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. • The DDR2 DIMM sockets do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Do not force a DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in only one direction. Simultaneously press the... fingers when pressing the retaining clips. Align a DIMM on the socket. 1 3. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-19 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do not support DDR DIMMs. ...
... DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. • The DDR2 DIMM sockets do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Do not force a DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in only one direction. Simultaneously press the... fingers when pressing the retaining clips. Align a DIMM on the socket. 1 3. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 1-19 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do not support DDR DIMMs. ...
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...slot. 5. Make sure to the card. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on BIOS setup. 2. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with the slot and press firmly until... to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier. 6. 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Secure the card to the tables on the system and change the necessary...
...slot. 5. Make sure to the card. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on BIOS setup. 2. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with the slot and press firmly until... to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier. 6. 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Secure the card to the tables on the system and change the necessary...