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... P5VDC-MX 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 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installling the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13 1.7 System memory 1-15 1.7.1 Overview 1-15 1.7.2 Memory...
... P5VDC-MX 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 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installling the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13 1.7 System memory 1-15 1.7.1 Overview 1-15 1.7.2 Memory...
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P5VDC-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage LAN Audio Other ASUS Special Features Back panel I/O Ports LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/ Celeron CPU Compatible with Intel..., PCI 2.2 Integrated VIA UniChrome Graphics, up to 64MB shared memory South Bridge: VT8251 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & JBOD function Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN controller Realtek ALC653 AC'97 6-channel Audio CODEC ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo 1 x Parallel port 1 x RJ-45 4 x USB ...
P5VDC-MX specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage LAN Audio Other ASUS Special Features Back panel I/O Ports LGA775 socket for Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/ Celeron CPU Compatible with Intel..., PCI 2.2 Integrated VIA UniChrome Graphics, up to 64MB shared memory South Bridge: VT8251 2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s with RAID 0, 1, 0+1 & JBOD function Realtek RTL8201CL 10/100 LAN controller Realtek ALC653 AC'97 6-channel Audio CODEC ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo 1 x Parallel port 1 x RJ-45 4 x USB ...
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... 3-7~3-12 for details. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more powerful processing capability. Refer to replace current 32-bit architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access and increased productivity. Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the VIA VT8251... up to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 1.1 to 2.12 GB/s. Dual-Core CPU Enjoy the extraordinary CPU power from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 2.0. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-3
... 3-7~3-12 for details. The SATA specification allows for thinner, more powerful processing capability. Refer to replace current 32-bit architecture, delivers advanced system performance, faster memory access and increased productivity. Serial ATA II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA II technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the VIA VT8251... up to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 1.1 to 2.12 GB/s. Dual-Core CPU Enjoy the extraordinary CPU power from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 2.0. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-3
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... sockets: Color Blue Yellow Sockets DDR_1 and DDR_2 DDR2_1 and DDR2_2 P5VDC-MX DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR_1 DDR_2 ® P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets • To prevent damage to the motherboard, d o n o t u s e D D R a n d DDR2 memory simultaneously. • Due to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-15 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two 240-pin Double Data Rate...
... sockets: Color Blue Yellow Sockets DDR_1 and DDR_2 DDR2_1 and DDR2_2 P5VDC-MX DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR_1 DDR_2 ® P5VDC-MX DDR DIMM sockets • To prevent damage to the motherboard, d o n o t u s e D D R a n d DDR2 memory simultaneously. • Due to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-15 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two 240-pin Double Data Rate...
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... 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.Remove the onboard battery. 3.Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking. P5VDC-MX ® P5VDC-MX Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) CLEAR You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to pins 2-3. For.... 6.Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-23 Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins ...
... 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.Remove the onboard battery. 3.Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking. P5VDC-MX ® P5VDC-MX Clear RTC RAM CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) CLEAR You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to pins 2-3. For.... 6.Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. ASUS P5VDC-MX 1-23 Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins ...
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... the screen. Select Screen Select Item +- A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is not user-configurable. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/PCI...:10:19] [Thu 03/27/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in the sections below may cause system to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-13 To display the sub-menu, select the item and press . 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for that item. 2.2.8 ...
... the screen. Select Screen Select Item +- A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is not user-configurable. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/PCI...:10:19] [Thu 03/27/2003] [1.44M, 3.5 in the sections below may cause system to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-13 To display the sub-menu, select the item and press . 2.2.6 Configuration fields These fields show the values for that item. 2.2.8 ...
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.... AMIBIOS Version : 0110 Build Date : 10/05/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.80GHz : 3914 MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size : 192MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System... Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.5 System Information This ...
.... AMIBIOS Version : 0110 Build Date : 10/05/05 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.80GHz : 3914 MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size : 192MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System... Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.5 System Information This ...
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... MHz] [400 MHz]; Configuration options when install DDR2 memory modules: [Auto] [400 MHz] [533 MHz] DRAM Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items only appear when the DRAM Timing item is set to Command (Trcd) [4T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] [4T] [5T] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-21 DRAM CAS# Latency [DDR/DDR2] [2.5/4] Configuration...
... MHz] [400 MHz]; Configuration options when install DDR2 memory modules: [Auto] [400 MHz] [533 MHz] DRAM Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items only appear when the DRAM Timing item is set to Command (Trcd) [4T] Configuration options: [2T] [3T] [4T] [5T] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-21 DRAM CAS# Latency [DDR/DDR2] [2.5/4] Configuration...
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... includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-25 When set to change the advanced settings for the PCI device latency timer register. Configuration options: [No...
... includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot. Configuration options: [32] [64] [96] [128] [160] [192] [224] [248] ASUS P5VDC-MX 2-25 When set to change the advanced settings for the PCI device latency timer register. Configuration options: [No...