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...may not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification 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...only for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of alteration is defaced or missing. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE,...
...may not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification 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...only for backup purposes, without intent to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of alteration is defaced or missing. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE,...
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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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xi 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 notice. ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x CPU fan connector...
xi 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 notice. ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x CPU fan connector...
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... sharing requirements. See page 1-26 for your growing networking needs. 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 allows higher... controller to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. See page 1-16 for thinner, more flexible cables with existing PCI specifications. The SATA specification allows for details. See pages 1-24, 1-27, 1-30 and 2-21 for details. 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction
... sharing requirements. See page 1-26 for your growing networking needs. 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 allows higher... controller to 150 MB/s data transfer rate. See page 1-16 for thinner, more flexible cables with existing PCI specifications. The SATA specification allows for details. See pages 1-24, 1-27, 1-30 and 2-21 for details. 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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...PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a network 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 PCI specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that...
...PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a network 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 PCI specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that...
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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 -12 Volts ...for an ATX power supply. otherwise, the system will not boot up if the power 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 : ...
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 -12 Volts ...for an ATX power supply. otherwise, the system will not boot up if the power 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 : ...
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... corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. A configurable field is enclosed in ] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-...menu item then press to configure system time. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is userconfigurable, you can change the value of a field, ...configurable. Refer to "2.2.7 Pop-up window." 2.2.7 Pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-13
... corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. A configurable field is enclosed in ] [English] :[ST320413A] :[ASUS CD-S340] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-...menu item then press to configure system time. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is userconfigurable, you can change the value of a field, ...configurable. Refer to "2.2.7 Pop-up window." 2.2.7 Pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-13
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These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. When set to Auto, the data transfer ... this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Setting to display the IDE device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-15 Select a device item then press to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable...
These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. When set to Auto, the data transfer ... this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Setting to display the IDE device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-15 Select a device item then press to Auto allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable...
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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 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
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 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
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...[Disabled] When set to the PCI VGA card even if requested. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to [Reserved], the ... CPU. Select an item then press to PCI VGA card if the card requests for the PCI device latency timer register. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-27 Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns ...
...[Disabled] When set to the PCI VGA card even if requested. When set to [No], BIOS does not assign an IRQ to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to [Reserved], the ... CPU. Select an item then press to PCI VGA card if the card requests for the PCI device latency timer register. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-27 Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] When set to [Yes], BIOS assigns ...
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When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.5 APM Configuration APM Configuration Power button Mode [On/Off] Restore on state, whatever the system...Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Change Option F1 General Help Allows the system to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer ...
When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.5 APM Configuration APM Configuration Power button Mode [On/Off] Restore on state, whatever the system...Alarm Hour, RTC Alarm Minute, and RTC Alarm Second appear with set to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. Change Option F1 General Help Allows the system to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer ...
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... Sets the RTC alarm second. Resume On By PCI/PCIEX Devices [Disabled] When set a password, this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. This feature requires an ATX power supply that turns the system power on ...supply that appears below shows the default Not Installed. The Keyboard Wakeup Password item that provides at least 1A on . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-29 Configuration options: [00] [01] ~ [59] Resume On By External Modems [Disabled] This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled...
... Sets the RTC alarm second. Resume On By PCI/PCIEX Devices [Disabled] When set a password, this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. This feature requires an ATX power supply that turns the system power on ...supply that appears below shows the default Not Installed. The Keyboard Wakeup Password item that provides at least 1A on . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-29 Configuration options: [00] [01] ~ [59] Resume On By External Modems [Disabled] This allows either settings of [Enabled] or [Disabled...
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... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-31 The configuration options vary depending on the CPU installed. Configuration options: [Ignored] [X.XXXV] 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to set the CPU temperature threshold when the CPU fan speed is not connected to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A.
... General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS P5GPL-X SE 2-31 The configuration options vary depending on the CPU installed. Configuration options: [Ignored] [X.XXXV] 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to set the CPU temperature threshold when the CPU fan speed is not connected to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A.