User manual ASUS P5GC-VM

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Refer to the hard disk documentation for the jumper settings. · Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. Use an 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 100/66/33 IDE devices. · PRI_IDE ® NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. P5GC-VM P5GC-VM IDE Connector PIN 1 ASUS P5GC-VM 1-27 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using an FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. ® P5GC-VM PIN 1 P5GC-VM Floppy Disk Drive Connector 3. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350mA~2000mA (24W max. ) or a total of 1A~3. 48A (41. 36W max. ) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. CHA_FAN GND +12V Rotation 1 ® CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM 1 P5GC-VM P5GC-VM Fan Connectors 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction 4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND ® SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND P5GC-VM Important notes on Serial ATA · · Install the Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA. Plug your Serial ATA boot disk on the master port (SATA1 and SATA2) to support S3 function. Refer to the table below for details. Serial ATA Master/Slave connectors Connector SATA1, SATA2 SATA3, SATA4 Setting Master Slave Use Boot disk Data disk ASUS P5GC-VM GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND P5GC-VM SATA Connectors SATA1 1-29 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are for USB 2. 0/1. 1 ports. Connect the USB/GAME module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. ® USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC P5GC-VM USB56 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND P5GC-VM USB 2. 0 Connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 6. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that connects to the audio connector at the back of the optical drive. P5GC-VM Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel ® 1 P5GC-VM CD Audio Connector CD 1-30 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC 7. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for an ATX power supply. The plugs from the power supply are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk. ) ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST. ) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. ) ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. ) Refer to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 2. 1. 1 1. Creating a bootable floppy disk Choose one of the following methods to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Windows® XP environment a. Select Create an MS-DOS startup disk from the format options field, then click Start. Windows® 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 2. 1. 2 ASUS EZ Flash utility The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility. The EZ Flash utility is built-in the BIOS chip so it is accessible by pressing <Alt> + <F2> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard and rename the file as P5GVMX. ROM. Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy. . . 4. Insert the floppy disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. EZFlash starting BIOS update Checking for floppy. . . Rebooting. · · DO NOT shutdown or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! [. . . ] Download the latest OS patch for normal audio operation from http://support. microsoft. com/?kbid=901105. · ASUS P5GC-VM 3-3 Realtek RTL8100C Ethernet Device Driver Installs the Realtek® RTL8100C Ethernet LAN driver. Intel ® Graphics Accelerator Driver Installs the Intel® graphics accelerator driver. USB 2. 0 Driver Installs the USB 2. 0 driver. 3. 2. 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other softwares that the motherboard supports. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). See page 2-8 for details. 3-4 Chapter 3: Software support Microsoft DirectX Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9. 0c driver. Anti-virus utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. [. . . ]