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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P5GC-VM 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 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-7 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-9 1.6.1 Installling the CPU 1-9 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-12 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P5GC-VM 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 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-7 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-9 1.6.1 Installling the CPU 1-9 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-12 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink...
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... extremes. If you are connected. 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 add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the... motherboard, ensure that the product (electrical and electronic equipment, Mercury-containing button cell battery) should not be placed in your retailer. This symbol...
... extremes. If you are connected. 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 add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the... motherboard, ensure that the product (electrical and electronic equipment, Mercury-containing button cell battery) should not be placed in your retailer. This symbol...
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...This Appendix describes the CPU features that may have to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to perform when installing system components. Optional documentation...the information you have been added by your dealer. Where to find more information Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. It includes description of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. About this guide is organized This manual contains the following ...
...This Appendix describes the CPU features that may have to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to perform when installing system components. Optional documentation...the information you have been added by your dealer. Where to find more information Refer to the ASUS contact information. 2. It includes description of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. About this guide is organized This manual contains the following ...
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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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Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any of the...Union's Restriction on the environment. This is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5GC-VM motherboard! LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processor in the long line...
Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS P5GC-VM motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Serial ATA power cable 1 x Ultra DMA 100/66/33 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I/O shield Application CDs ASUS motherboard support CD Documentation User guide If any of the...Union's Restriction on the environment. This is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5GC-VM motherboard! LGA775 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processor in the long line...
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..., and Internet applications. The GMCH features the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics engine for the motherboard. Through a dual-independent display technology, different content can be displayed on each monitor or stretched across both displays for ...the rising demand for a processor in graphics performance. ASUS P5GC-VM 1- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 The Intel Graphics engine has new capabilities that provides the interface for details. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 667...
..., and Internet applications. The GMCH features the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950, an integrated graphics engine for the motherboard. Through a dual-independent display technology, different content can be displayed on each monitor or stretched across both displays for ...the rising demand for a processor in graphics performance. ASUS P5GC-VM 1- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 The Intel Graphics engine has new capabilities that provides the interface for details. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of 667...
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..., dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to different destinations. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to a fast 480 Mbps on the ...enhanced data protection, security via high-level encryption / decryption, and ensures platform integrity. Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® ICH7 chipset. High Definition Audio Enjoy ...
..., dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to different destinations. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that simultaneously sends different audio streams to a fast 480 Mbps on the ...enhanced data protection, security via high-level encryption / decryption, and ensures platform integrity. Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® ICH7 chipset. High Definition Audio Enjoy ...
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... system BIOS even before loading the operating system. ASUS P5GC-VM 1- This protection eliminates the need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds...
... system BIOS even before loading the operating system. ASUS P5GC-VM 1- This protection eliminates the need to use a DOS-based utility or boot from the support CD in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to ensure quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the fan speeds...
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...on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with a standby power LED that lights up to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Failure to do so may cause severe ... is switched off mode. The illustration below shows the location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard component. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you should shut down the system and unplug the power ...
...on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with a standby power LED that lights up to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction Failure to do so may cause severe ... is switched off mode. The illustration below shows the location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard component. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you should shut down the system and unplug the power ...
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... it . Place this side towards the rear of the chassis R P5GC-VM ASUS P5GC-VM 1- 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles to secure...
... it . Place this side towards the rear of the chassis R P5GC-VM ASUS P5GC-VM 1- 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that the motherboard fits into it into the holes indicated by circles to secure...
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...4 or Celeron® D LGA775 processor package should come with the cap on your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is on the motherboard. R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the...CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the motherboard, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS P5GC-VM 1- Contact your left. Locate the CPU socket on the...
...4 or Celeron® D LGA775 processor package should come with the cap on your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is on the motherboard. R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the...CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the motherboard, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS P5GC-VM 1- Contact your left. Locate the CPU socket on the...
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The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper‑Threading Technology. 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! ASUS P5GC-VM 1-11 DO NOT force the CPU into the retention tab. B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. 6.
The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper‑Threading Technology. 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! ASUS P5GC-VM 1-11 DO NOT force the CPU into the retention tab. B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. 6.
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.... To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. 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 install. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that a Thermal Interface Material is oriented as shown, with the ...
.... To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. If you buy a CPU separately, make sure that the four fasteners match the holes on the motherboard. 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 install. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that a Thermal Interface Material is oriented as shown, with the ...
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When the fan and heatsink assembly is in B place. A A A B B B A 3. ASUS P5GC-VM 1-13 CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN +12V GND R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to install the chassis fan for better thermal state. Push down two 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. 2. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. • We recommend you to connect the CPU fan connector!
When the fan and heatsink assembly is in B place. A A A B B B A 3. ASUS P5GC-VM 1-13 CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN +12V GND R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM CPU Fan Connector • Do not forget to install the chassis fan for better thermal state. Push down two 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. 2. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. • We recommend you to connect the CPU fan connector!
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1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. 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. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the A A motherboard. B A B B A 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. 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. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the A A motherboard. B A B B A 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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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 ASUS P5GC-VM 1-15 4. Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation.
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 ASUS P5GC-VM 1-15 4. Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation.
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... as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to prevent installation on next page for single-channel configuration, this motherboard only supports single-sided memory modules. • When installing four DDR2 DIMM modules, install the single-sided memory modules. •... Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB,...
... as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to prevent installation on next page for single-channel configuration, this motherboard only supports single-sided memory modules. • When installing four DDR2 DIMM modules, install the single-sided memory modules. •... Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: R P5GC-VM P5GC-VM 240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 1.7.2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB,...
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1.7.3 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List The following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for this motherboard. DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component A BC 256MB Kingston KVR533D2N4/256 Elpida SS...• 512MB VERITECH GTP512HLTM46DG VERITECH SS VTD264M8PC6G01A164129621 • • • 1G VERITECH GTP01GHLTM56DG VERITECH DS VTD264M8PC6G01A164129621 • • ASUS P5GC-VM 1-17 Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR2 DIMM modules for use with this motherboard.
1.7.3 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List The following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for this motherboard. DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List DIMM support Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component A BC 256MB Kingston KVR533D2N4/256 Elpida SS...• 512MB VERITECH GTP512HLTM46DG VERITECH SS VTD264M8PC6G01A164129621 • • • 1G VERITECH GTP01GHLTM56DG VERITECH DS VTD264M8PC6G01A164129621 • • ASUS P5GC-VM 1-17 Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the latest DDR2 DIMM modules for use with this motherboard.