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... 2-2 2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-4 2.4.1 Overview 2-4 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 2-4 2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly......... 2-6 2.5 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.5.1 Memory configurations 2-8 2.5.2 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List 2-9 2.5.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2-12 2.5.4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2-12 2.6 Expansion slots 2-13 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-13 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card...
... 2-2 2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-4 2.4.1 Overview 2-4 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 2-4 2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly......... 2-6 2.5 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.5.1 Memory configurations 2-8 2.5.2 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List 2-9 2.5.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2-12 2.5.4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2-12 2.6 Expansion slots 2-13 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-13 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card...
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1.1 Welcome! The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard that supports the Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processors in the world of power computing. ... 2 GB of system memory using DDR2-667/533/400 DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot, Serial ATA, USB 2.0, and 6-channel audio feature the system and take you for choosing the ASUS V-Series P5945GC! Thank you ahead in the 775-land package. The ASUS V-Series P5945GC is an all-in...
1.1 Welcome! The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard that supports the Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processors in the world of power computing. ... 2 GB of system memory using DDR2-667/533/400 DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot, Serial ATA, USB 2.0, and 6-channel audio feature the system and take you for choosing the ASUS V-Series P5945GC! Thank you ahead in the 775-land package. The ASUS V-Series P5945GC is an all-in...
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DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive 6. This LED lights up to indicate that the standby power LED is ON, in sleep mode or in ...
DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive 6. This LED lights up to indicate that the standby power LED is ON, in sleep mode or in ...
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Refer to 2 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs. • Always install DIMMs with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: DIMMA1 DIMMB1 112 Pins...DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 2.5.1 Memory configurations You may install up to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips. 2- Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.5 Installing a DIMM The...
Refer to 2 GB system memory using 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs. • Always install DIMMs with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The following figure illustrates the location of the sockets: DIMMA1 DIMMB1 112 Pins...DDR2 DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 2.5.1 Memory configurations You may install up to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List for details. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips. 2- Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.5 Installing a DIMM The...
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...your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for version information. Make sure to choose the right QVLs (Qualified Vendors List) from ASUS website according to your mother board. DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component 256MB Kingston KVR533D2N4... RML1040EG38D6F-533 Elpida SS E5108AG-5C-E DIMM support A B (continued on the next page) ASUS V-Series P5945GC 2- Visit the ASUS website (www.asus. 2.5.2 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List The following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard.
...your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for version information. Make sure to choose the right QVLs (Qualified Vendors List) from ASUS website according to your mother board. DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component 256MB Kingston KVR533D2N4... RML1040EG38D6F-533 Elpida SS E5108AG-5C-E DIMM support A B (continued on the next page) ASUS V-Series P5945GC 2- Visit the ASUS website (www.asus. 2.5.2 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List The following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard.
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ASUS V-Series P5945GC 2-11 supports one pair of Dual‑channel memory configuration. Make sure to choose the right QVLs according to your mother board. supports one pair of your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the latest memory Qualified Vendor List (QVL). Single Sided DS... modules inserted into the yellow slots as one module inserted into either slot, in a Single-channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for version information. Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component 512MB VDATA M2GVD5G3H31A4I1C52 VDATA SS VD29608A8A-...
ASUS V-Series P5945GC 2-11 supports one pair of Dual‑channel memory configuration. Make sure to choose the right QVLs according to your mother board. supports one pair of your Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for the latest memory Qualified Vendor List (QVL). Single Sided DS... modules inserted into the yellow slots as one module inserted into either slot, in a Single-channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for version information. Size Vendor Model Brand Side(s) Component 512MB VDATA M2GVD5G3H31A4I1C52 VDATA SS VD29608A8A-...
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ASUS V-Series P5945GC 3- Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window. When displayed, the monitor panel for details. Click the box before ... Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right...
ASUS V-Series P5945GC 3- Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window. When displayed, the monitor panel for details. Click the box before ... Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right...
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... at the bottom of the two logical processors. This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. CPU usage The CPU tab displays real-time CPU usage in line graph representation. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on your...
... at the bottom of the two logical processors. This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. CPU usage The CPU tab displays real-time CPU usage in line graph representation. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on your...
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... and the available physical memory. The Sensor/Threshold tab enables you to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration ASUS V-Series P5945GC 3-11 The pie chart ...at the bottom of the window represents the used and available physical memory.
... and the available physical memory. The Sensor/Threshold tab enables you to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration ASUS V-Series P5945GC 3-11 The pie chart ...at the bottom of the window represents the used and available physical memory.
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...the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Re-install the battery. 5. ASUS V-Series P5945GC 4- You can automatically reset parameter settings to pins 2-3. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! For system failure due to re-enter ... 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. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to pins 1-2. 4. The onboard ...
...the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Re-install the battery. 5. ASUS V-Series P5945GC 4- You can automatically reset parameter settings to pins 2-3. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! For system failure due to re-enter ... 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. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to pins 1-2. 4. The onboard ...
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... 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 ATA device : Optical drive : SCSI devices : Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz 512 MB DDR (x 4) PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive (x 2) SATA hard disk drive CD-ROM...
... 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 ATA device : Optical drive : SCSI devices : Intel® Pentium® 4 3.6 GHz 512 MB DDR (x 4) PCI Express x16 Nvidia EN5900 IDE hard disk drive (x 2) SATA hard disk drive CD-ROM...
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... Pop-up window Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-13 Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display the other items (Advanced, ...in the sections below may cause system to configure system time. 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] [ 64 MB] [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option...
... Pop-up window Select a menu item then press to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-13 Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display the other items (Advanced, ...in the sections below may cause system to configure system time. 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] [ 64 MB] [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option...
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AMIBIOS Version : 0202 Build Date : 07/09/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 2.66GHz : 2801MHz : 2 System Memory Total : 512MB Appropriated : 8MB Available : 504MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-17 5.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
AMIBIOS Version : 0202 Build Date : 07/09/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 2.66GHz : 2801MHz : 2 System Memory Total : 512MB Appropriated : 8MB Available : 504MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-17 5.3.6 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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... Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/Int-VG] Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB] DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Model] DVMT/FIXED Memory [128MB] Boot Display Device [Auto] TV Connector [Auto] HDTV Output [Auto] TV Standard [VBIOS-Default] PEG Buffer Length ...[Auto] High Priority Port Select [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-21 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Disabled] Single Logical Processor Mode [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] ...
... Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/Int-VG] Internal Graphics Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB] DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Model] DVMT/FIXED Memory [128MB] Boot Display Device [Auto] TV Connector [Auto] HDTV Output [Auto] TV Standard [VBIOS-Default] PEG Buffer Length ...[Auto] High Priority Port Select [Disabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-21 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Disabled] Single Logical Processor Mode [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] ...
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... enable DRAM Thermal Throttling to make your system more stable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/Int-VGA] Allows selection of memory bandwidth. Configuration options: [6 Clocks] [5 Clocks] [4 Clocks] [3 Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks] Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to Precharge timing. Configuration options: [Disabled...
... enable DRAM Thermal Throttling to make your system more stable. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Boot Graphic Adapter Priority [PCI Express/Int-VGA] Allows selection of memory bandwidth. Configuration options: [6 Clocks] [5 Clocks] [4 Clocks] [3 Clocks] DRAM RAS# Precharge [4 Clocks] Controls the idle clocks after issuing a precharge command to Precharge timing. Configuration options: [Disabled...
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Configuration options: [Auto] [Slow] [Normal] PEG Root Control [Auto] Enables, disables or set to select the graphics memory type. Configuration options: [Disabled] [PCI Express Port 2] ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-23 Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Slot Power [Auto] Sets the slot power. DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Allows you to Auto of the link ...
Configuration options: [Auto] [Slow] [Normal] PEG Root Control [Auto] Enables, disables or set to select the graphics memory type. Configuration options: [Disabled] [PCI Express Port 2] ASUS V-Series P5945GC 5-23 Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Slot Power [Auto] Sets the slot power. DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Allows you to Auto of the link ...
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... required for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot. Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI...
... required for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot. Plug And Play O/S [No] PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI...