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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii P5K-VM 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 ASUS AI Lifestyle features 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS Stylish features 1-6 1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features 1-6 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-11 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii P5K-VM 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 ASUS AI Lifestyle features 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS Stylish features 1-6 1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features 1-6 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-11 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13...
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...placed in any damage, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Make... cord. Check local regulations for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the ...
...placed in any damage, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Make... cord. Check local regulations for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the ...
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...• Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the jumpers and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. It includes description of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. About this guide is organized This guide contains the following ... It also lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package. 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. How this guide This user guide contains the...
...• Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the jumpers and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. It includes description of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. About this guide is organized This guide contains the following ... It also lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with the motherboard package. 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. How this guide This user guide contains the...
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ASUS Noise Filter VIA controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 at mid-board, 6 at back panel) (continued on the next ... featuring AI NET2 Realtek® ALC883 8-channel High-Definition Audio CODEC - Coaxial S/PDIF out port at midboard; Refer to www.asus.com or this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 800MHz. P5K-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel®...
ASUS Noise Filter VIA controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 at mid-board, 6 at back panel) (continued on the next ... featuring AI NET2 Realtek® ALC883 8-channel High-Definition Audio CODEC - Coaxial S/PDIF out port at midboard; Refer to www.asus.com or this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 800MHz. P5K-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel®...
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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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... the long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application CD Documentation ASUS P5K-VM Serial ATA signal cable for 2 devices Serial ATA power cable for buying an ASUS® P5K-VM motherboard! Before you for 2 devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive...
... the long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application CD Documentation ASUS P5K-VM Serial ATA signal cable for 2 devices Serial ATA power cable for buying an ASUS® P5K-VM motherboard! Before you for 2 devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive...
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...and recyclable products/packaging to meet the changing display requirements of 256 MB. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. With the new Intel® Core™...75 Hz and a maximum shared memory of visually rich applications. Furthermore, this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. ASUS P5K-VM 1- Intel® Quad-core Processor Ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Quad-core processors in the LGA775 package and ...
...and recyclable products/packaging to meet the changing display requirements of 256 MB. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. With the new Intel® Core™...75 Hz and a maximum shared memory of visually rich applications. Furthermore, this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. ASUS P5K-VM 1- Intel® Quad-core Processor Ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Quad-core processors in the LGA775 package and ...
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... of FSB 1333, providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. ASUS Super Memspeed Technology To attain top performance, ASUS has managed to unleash the true potential of DDR2 memory. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the headphone while playing multi-channel...
... of FSB 1333, providing great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications. ASUS Super Memspeed Technology To attain top performance, ASUS has managed to unleash the true potential of DDR2 memory. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the headphone while playing multi-channel...
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... update the BIOS or back up to ensure quiet, cool and efficient operation. ASUS EZ DIY ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you to choose profiles to adjust the CPU frequency and Vcore voltage to the motherboard. AI Gear 2 AI Gear 2 allows you easy ways to the OS environment,... simply click the mouse or press a key. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you are temporarily away. See page 1-33, 1-34, and 1-39 for details. ASUS P5K-VM 1- AI Nap With AI Nap,...
... update the BIOS or back up to ensure quiet, cool and efficient operation. ASUS EZ DIY ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you to choose profiles to adjust the CPU frequency and Vcore voltage to the motherboard. AI Gear 2 AI Gear 2 allows you easy ways to the OS environment,... simply click the mouse or press a key. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you are temporarily away. See page 1-33, 1-34, and 1-39 for details. ASUS P5K-VM 1- AI Nap With AI Nap,...
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... that detects and reports Ethernet cable faults and shorts. See page 1-26 for details. 1.3.3 ASUS Stylish features ASUS MyLogo2™ This feature allows you can easily monitor the condition of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to... restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file. ASUS EZ Flash 2 EZ Flash 2 is a BIOS-based ...
... that detects and reports Ethernet cable faults and shorts. See page 1-26 for details. 1.3.3 ASUS Stylish features ASUS MyLogo2™ This feature allows you can easily monitor the condition of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to... restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file. ASUS EZ Flash 2 EZ Flash 2 is a BIOS-based ...
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... . • Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the power supply. P5K-VM ® P5K-VM Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS P5K-VM 1- This is a reminder that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off...
... . • Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the power supply. P5K-VM ® P5K-VM Onboard LED SB_PWR ON Standby Power OFF Powered Off ASUS P5K-VM 1- This is a reminder that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off...
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... chassis in the correct orientation. 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 the chassis P5K-VM ® 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you place it . Make sure to the chassis. Failure to do so...
... chassis in the correct orientation. 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 the chassis P5K-VM ® 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you place it . Make sure to the chassis. Failure to do so...
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24.4cm (9.6in) 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 24.4cm (9.6in) KB_USB56 KBPWR ATX12V USBPW5-8 LGA775 CPU_FAN Super I/O CHA_FAN1 DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) P5K-VM SPDIF PARALLEL PORT ® EATXPWR FLOPPY VGA F_USB34... COM1 SATA2 SATA1 USB1112 SATA4 USB910 PANEL USB78 CLRTC CHASSIS SATA3 Refer to 1.10 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. ASUS P5K-VM 1-
24.4cm (9.6in) 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 24.4cm (9.6in) KB_USB56 KBPWR ATX12V USBPW5-8 LGA775 CPU_FAN Super I/O CHA_FAN1 DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) P5K-VM SPDIF PARALLEL PORT ® EATXPWR FLOPPY VGA F_USB34... COM1 SATA2 SATA1 USB1112 SATA4 USB910 PANEL USB78 CLRTC CHASSIS SATA3 Refer to 1.10 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. ASUS P5K-VM 1-
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ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® ...CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that all power cables are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. 1-10 Chapter 1: ...
ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® ...CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that all power cables are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. 1-10 Chapter 1: ...
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Locate the CPU socket on your thumb (A), then move it is released from the retention tab. ASUS P5K-VM 1-11 To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you and the load lever is facing towards you are ...installing a CPU. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the socket box should face you. P5K-VM ® P5K-VM CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is on the motherboard. Retention tab A Load lever PnP cap B This side of the arrow to the left . 2. 1.6.1 Installing the...
Locate the CPU socket on your thumb (A), then move it is released from the retention tab. ASUS P5K-VM 1-11 To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you and the load lever is facing towards you are ...installing a CPU. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the socket box should face you. P5K-VM ® P5K-VM CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is on the motherboard. Retention tab A Load lever PnP cap B This side of the arrow to the left . 2. 1.6.1 Installing the...
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... plate with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to...
... plate with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading Technology. 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle (A), then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to...
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To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel®‑certified multi...match the holes on top of the groove pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ASUS P5K-VM 1-13 Narrow end of the groove Motherboard hole Fastener Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the installed CPU, making sure ... and performance. • When you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. Place the heatsink on the motherboard.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Make sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you buy a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel®‑certified multi...match the holes on top of the groove pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ASUS P5K-VM 1-13 Narrow end of the groove Motherboard hole Fastener Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the installed CPU, making sure ... and performance. • When you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. Place the heatsink on the motherboard.
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2. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P5K-VM ® P5K-VM CPU fan connector Do not forget to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in a diagonal sequence to connect the CPU fan connector! Push down two fasteners at a time in place. B A A A B B B A 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to plug this connector. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.
2. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P5K-VM ® P5K-VM CPU fan connector Do not forget to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in a diagonal sequence to connect the CPU fan connector! Push down two fasteners at a time in place. B A A A B B B A 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to plug this connector. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.