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... is authorized in any form or by any language in writing by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to infringe. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE...are used only for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN...
... is authorized in any form or by any language in writing by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to infringe. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE...are used only for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN...
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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix P5GPL-X SE specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 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-...
Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix P5GPL-X SE specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 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-...
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P5GPL-X SE specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage A u d i o L A N USB Special features BIOS features Rear Panel LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® processors Supports Intel® single-core 65nm Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® processors (Refer to support.asus...Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN controller Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS CPU Lock Free ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo™ 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, ...
P5GPL-X SE specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage A u d i o L A N USB Special features BIOS features Rear Panel LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® processors Supports Intel® single-core 65nm Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron® processors (Refer to support.asus...Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit LAN controller Supports up to 8 USB 2.0 ports ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS CPU Lock Free ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo™ 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, ...
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... subject to 400MHz at 1MHz increment Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio. xi Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies. P5GPL-X SE specifications summary O v e r c l o c k i n g Internal c o n n e c t o r s Hardware monitoring Power Requirement Form Factor M a n a g e a b i l i t y Support CD c o n t e n t s ASUS CPU Lock Free Technology ASUS AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU frequency tuner) CPU and Memory voltage adjustable SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100MHz up to change without...
... subject to 400MHz at 1MHz increment Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio. xi Fixed PCI/PCIe frequencies. P5GPL-X SE specifications summary O v e r c l o c k i n g Internal c o n n e c t o r s Hardware monitoring Power Requirement Form Factor M a n a g e a b i l i t y Support CD c o n t e n t s ASUS CPU Lock Free Technology ASUS AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU frequency tuner) CPU and Memory voltage adjustable SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100MHz up to change without...
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...Gigabit LAN controller to meet your Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. The SATA specification allows for details. See page 1-22 for thinner, more flexible cables with existing PCI specifications. See pages 1-26. 6-channel audio The motherboard comes with the ADI AD1986A audio CODEC... that speeds up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and ...
...Gigabit LAN controller to meet your Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. The SATA specification allows for details. See page 1-22 for thinner, more flexible cables with existing PCI specifications. See pages 1-26. 6-channel audio The motherboard comes with the ADI AD1986A audio CODEC... that speeds up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to ‑point serial interconnections between devices and ...
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...a graphics card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. 1.8.6 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards,... SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction
...a graphics card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x16 slot. 1.8.6 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards,... SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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...-consuming devices. EATXPWR ATX12V GND +12V DC +3 Volts +12 Volts +12 Volts +5V Standby Power OK P5GPL-X GND +12V DC Ground +5 Volts ® Ground +5 Volts Ground +3 Volts P5GPL-X SE ATX power connectors +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground... may not boot up . • Use of a PSU with a higher power output is inadequate. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration: CPU : Memory : Graphics card : Parallel ATA devices : Serial...
...-consuming devices. EATXPWR ATX12V GND +12V DC +3 Volts +12 Volts +12 Volts +5V Standby Power OK P5GPL-X GND +12V DC Ground +5 Volts ® Ground +5 Volts Ground +3 Volts P5GPL-X SE ATX power connectors +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts Ground Ground Ground PSON# Ground... may not boot up . • Use of a PSU with a higher power output is inadequate. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant PSU passed the motherboard power requirement test with the following configuration: CPU : Memory : Graphics card : Parallel ATA devices : Serial...
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...the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to select a field. Advanced Chipset settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in ] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB... change the value of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is a brief description of a field, select it then press to...44M, 3.5 in the sections below may cause system to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-13
...the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to select a field. Advanced Chipset settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in ] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB... change the value of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is a brief description of a field, select it then press to...44M, 3.5 in the sections below may cause system to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-13
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... at a time. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto...
... at a time. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto...
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AMIBIOS Version : 0106 Build Date : 01/06/06 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.20GHz : 3200 MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 512MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
AMIBIOS Version : 0106 Build Date : 01/06/06 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.20GHz : 3200 MHz : 1 System Memory Size : 512MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
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...of PCI clocks for system suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press to the ...Allows you to select the value in the system so that an ISA graphics device is reserved for an IRQ. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-27 When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to [Reserved], the IRQ is installed in units of PCI/PnP devices. Select Screen ...
...of PCI clocks for system suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press to the ...Allows you to select the value in the system so that an ISA graphics device is reserved for an IRQ. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-27 When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns an IRQ to [Reserved], the IRQ is installed in units of PCI/PnP devices. Select Screen ...
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...button is pressed. When set to generate a wake event. When set to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to go into either off state after an AC power loss...] 2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] Allows you to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to Power On, the system goes on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Resume ...
...button is pressed. When set to generate a wake event. When set to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 2.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to go into either off state after an AC power loss...] 2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [No] Allows you to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to Power On, the system goes on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Resume On RTC Alarm [Disabled] Resume ...
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...set to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specific keys on the first try. The Keyboard Wakeup Password item that provides at least 1A on the system through a PME# device. RTC Alarm...[Disabled] [Enabled] The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-29 Use the plus (+) or minus (-) keys to turn on the +5VSB lead. This feature requires an ATX power supply that appears ...
...set to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specific keys on the first try. The Keyboard Wakeup Password item that provides at least 1A on the system through a PME# device. RTC Alarm...[Disabled] [Enabled] The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-29 Use the plus (+) or minus (-) keys to turn on the +5VSB lead. This feature requires an ATX power supply that appears ...
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... voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. The configuration options vary depending on the CPU installed. Select an item then press to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. APM Configuration Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the system boot options. This item... the CPU fan speed is Enabled. CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Allows you to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-31
... voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators. The configuration options vary depending on the CPU installed. Select an item then press to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. APM Configuration Boot Device Priority Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the system boot options. This item... the CPU fan speed is Enabled. CPU Target Temperature [xxxºC] Allows you to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-31