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... a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2.........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-10 2.2.9 General...
... a bootable floppy disk 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS 2-2 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS 2-3 2.1.4 Recovering the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 2.........2-5 2.1.5 Using ASUS EZ Flash to update the BIOS 2-7 2.2 BIOS Setup program 2-8 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-9 2.2.2 Menu bar 2-9 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-9 2.2.4 Menu items 2-10 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 2-10 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-10 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-10 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-10 2.2.9 General...
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P5V-VM Ultra Specifications Summary BIOS features ASUS special features Manageability Support CD Form factor 4Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS MyLogo CPU Lock Free CPU Multiplier ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 WOR by PME, WOL by PME, WOR by Ring Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update VCT (Virtual Cable Tester) MicroATX 9.6" x 7.2"VCT (24.5cm x 19.2cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ix
P5V-VM Ultra Specifications Summary BIOS features ASUS special features Manageability Support CD Form factor 4Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ASUS EZ Flash, ASUS MyLogo CPU Lock Free CPU Multiplier ASUS MyLogo ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 WOR by PME, WOL by PME, WOR by Ring Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update VCT (Virtual Cable Tester) MicroATX 9.6" x 7.2"VCT (24.5cm x 19.2cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. ix
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... reboot the computer and perform an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. CrashFree BIOS 2 Whenever BIOS gets corrupted, ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 allows users to your system with customizable boot logos. See pages 2-31...
... reboot the computer and perform an smart auto-recovery procedure through the motherboard support CD. ASUS MyLogo™ This feature allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system. CrashFree BIOS 2 Whenever BIOS gets corrupted, ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 allows users to your system with customizable boot logos. See pages 2-31...
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1.5 Motherboard Overview 1.5.1 Motherboard layout PS2_USB_PWR PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard COM1 ATX12V 18.3cm(7.2in) CHA_FAN CPU_FAN EATXPWR DDR2 DIMM1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM2 (64 bit,240-pin module) PARALLEL PORT VGA1 LGA775 PRI_IDE USB12 LAN_USB34 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In REALTEK VIA P4M890 P5V-VM ULTRA CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCIEX16 SUPER I/O PCIEX1_1 AAFP 4Mb BIOS CD ALC660 USB78 PCI1 PCI2 FLOPPY VIA VT8237A SATA1 SB_PWR USB56 CLRTC 24.4cm(9.6in) SEC_IDE SATA2 SPEAKER F_PANEL 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.5 Motherboard Overview 1.5.1 Motherboard layout PS2_USB_PWR PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard COM1 ATX12V 18.3cm(7.2in) CHA_FAN CPU_FAN EATXPWR DDR2 DIMM1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM2 (64 bit,240-pin module) PARALLEL PORT VGA1 LGA775 PRI_IDE USB12 LAN_USB34 Top:Line In Center:Line Out Below:Mic In REALTEK VIA P4M890 P5V-VM ULTRA CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power PCIEX16 SUPER I/O PCIEX1_1 AAFP 4Mb BIOS CD ALC660 USB78 PCI1 PCI2 FLOPPY VIA VT8237A SATA1 SB_PWR USB56 CLRTC 24.4cm(9.6in) SEC_IDE SATA2 SPEAKER F_PANEL 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
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...for the expansion card. 1-18 Chapter 1: Product Introduction Refer to install expansion cards. Failure to do so may need to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps ... drivers for later use . Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Align the card connector with the screw you may cause you intend to install an expansion card. 1. Assign an...
...for the expansion card. 1-18 Chapter 1: Product Introduction Refer to install expansion cards. Failure to do so may need to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card Follow these steps ... drivers for later use . Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Align the card connector with the screw you may cause you intend to install an expansion card. 1. Assign an...
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... 1-2. 4. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to re-enter data. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 6. P5V-VM ULTRA CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) P5V-VM ULTRA Clear RTC RAM Clear CMOS ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 1-21 Keep the cap on the CLRTC jumper default position. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the... memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. 1.9 Jumpers 1. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3.
... 1-2. 4. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to re-enter data. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 6. P5V-VM ULTRA CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) P5V-VM ULTRA Clear RTC RAM Clear CMOS ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 1-21 Keep the cap on the CLRTC jumper default position. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the... memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by the onboard button cell battery. 1.9 Jumpers 1. Hold down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to pins 2-3.
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...the system power LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the system... connector is for system reboot without turning off the system power. 1-30 Chapter 1: Product Introduction F_PANEL PLED PWRSW IDELED RESET P5V-VM ULTRA GND PWR PLEDPLED+ Reset Ground IDELEDIDELED+ 1 P5V-VM ULTRA System Panel Connector • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. The ...
...the system power LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power button turns the system ON or puts the system in SLEEP or SOFT-OFF mode depending on the system... connector is for system reboot without turning off the system power. 1-30 Chapter 1: Product Introduction F_PANEL PLED PWRSW IDELED RESET P5V-VM ULTRA GND PWR PLEDPLED+ Reset Ground IDELEDIDELED+ 1 P5V-VM ULTRA System Panel Connector • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 3-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. The ...
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Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus, and provides detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters. BIOS Information
Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus, and provides detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters. BIOS Information
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...the floppy disk drive. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press . From your Windows® desktop, click on Start,... can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to restore the BIOS in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. • Refer to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS.EXE utility can be used as a ...
...the floppy disk drive. Windows® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. Select the 3 1/2 Floppy Drive icon. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 2. At the DOS prompt, type: format A:/S then press . From your Windows® desktop, click on Start,... can also be used to copy the current system BIOS settings to restore the BIOS in case the system BIOS fails or gets corrupted. 1. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using the AFUDOS utility. • Refer to copy the current BIOS The AFUDOS.EXE utility can be used as a ...
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...your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. Write the BIOS filename on the screen is for reference only. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- All rights reserved. What you to copy the original BIOS file to type the exact BIOS file name at least 600KB) to store the file. done A:\> ...When the BIOS copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. ...
...your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. Write the BIOS filename on the screen is for reference only. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- All rights reserved. What you to copy the original BIOS file to type the exact BIOS file name at least 600KB) to store the file. done A:\> ...When the BIOS copy process is complete, the utility returns to the DOS prompt. ...
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...prompt. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Reading file ..... Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS Information done Erasing flash .... Doing so can cause system boot failure! All rights reserved. done Writing...is complete, the utility returns to the bootable floppy disk. 5. done Erasing flash .... The BIOS information on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. A:\>afudos /iP5V-VM.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All ...
...prompt. done Writing flash .... 0x0008CC00 (9%) DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Reading file ..... Reboot the system from the hard disk. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS Information done Erasing flash .... Doing so can cause system boot failure! All rights reserved. done Writing...is complete, the utility returns to the bootable floppy disk. 5. done Erasing flash .... The BIOS information on your screen may not be exactly the same as shown. A:\>afudos /iP5V-VM.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.10 Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All ...
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... the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file. When found ! ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- Bad BIOS checksum. Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to...
... the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file. When found ! ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- Bad BIOS checksum. Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that you to...
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...When no floppy disk is found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the floppy drive, then turn on ...floppy disk for this motherboard. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for the original or updated BIOS file. Remove any floppy disk from the support CD: 1. Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Reading file" P5V-VM.ROM".
...When no floppy disk is found ! Starting BIOS recovery... Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to the optical drive. 3. Recovering the BIOS from the support CD To recover the BIOS from the floppy drive, then turn on ...floppy disk for this motherboard. Starting BIOS recovery... Start flashing... The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for the original or updated BIOS file. Remove any floppy disk from the support CD: 1. Checking for the original or updated BIOS file. Reading file" P5V-VM.ROM".
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... the system when done. Completed. The EZ Flash is no floppy disk in the BIOS LPC chip so it to a floppy disk. 2. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. User recovery requested. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Checking for floppy... • If there is built-in the...
... the system when done. Completed. The EZ Flash is no floppy disk in the BIOS LPC chip so it to a floppy disk. 2. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. User recovery requested. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- To update the BIOS using a DOS-based utility. Checking for floppy... • If there is built-in the...
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... as possible. The Setup program is constantly being updated so the BIOS setup screens and descriptions in section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." This section explains how to configure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that you can also restart by pressing the reset...This requires you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.2 BIOS Setup Program The BIOS software is designed to make it lets you to reconfigure your system using this last option only if the first ...
... as possible. The Setup program is constantly being updated so the BIOS setup screens and descriptions in section "2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS." This section explains how to configure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that you can also restart by pressing the reset...This requires you scroll through the various sub-menus and make your selections among the predetermined choices. 2- Chapter 2: BIOS Information 2.2 BIOS Setup Program The BIOS software is designed to make it lets you to reconfigure your system using this last option only if the first ...
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Some of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Go to configure System Time. Sub-menu items Navigation keys 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu...[TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to another. Use [+] or [-] to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C)Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master...
Some of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2- Enter F1 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Field Go to configure System Time. Sub-menu items Navigation keys 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu...[TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to another. Use [+] or [-] to Sub Screen General Help Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C)Copyright 1985-2003, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master...
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... highlighted when selected. You cannot select an item that do not fit on the screen. To change the value of the selected item. 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS Information To display the sub-menu, select the item, then press . 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item...
... highlighted when selected. You cannot select an item that do not fit on the screen. To change the value of the selected item. 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS Information To display the sub-menu, select the item, then press . 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for the menu items. If an item...
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.../xx/xxxx] Allows you an overview of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-11 Use [+] or [-] to select a field. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them.
.../xx/xxxx] Allows you an overview of floppy drive installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [360K, 5.25 in.] [1.2M , 5.25 in.] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [2.88M, 3.5 in.] ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-11 Use [+] or [-] to select a field. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them.
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... : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M PIO Mode DMA Mode SMART Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Select the type of IDE drive. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items ...(Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). Type [Auto] Selects the type of device connected to the ...
... : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M PIO Mode DMA Mode SMART Monitoring 32Bit Data Transfer [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] Select the type of IDE drive. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items ...(Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). Type [Auto] Selects the type of device connected to the ...
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... options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. The items in this menu are auto-detected by the BIOS. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.5 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2...
... options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. The items in this menu are auto-detected by the BIOS. ASUS P5V-VM Ultra Motherboard 2-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.5 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2...