User manual ASUS P5Q SE2 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Motherboard P5Q SE2 E4200 First Edition V1 September 2008 Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. P5Q SE2 Chassis Signal GND +5VSB_MB CHASSIS P5Q SE2 Chassis intrusion connector 1-24 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L Chapter 1: Product introduction NC 10. . Optical. drive. audio. connector. (4-pin. CD) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. CD Left Audio Channel GND GND Right Audio Channel P5Q SE2 P5Q SE2 Internal audio connector 11. . ATX. power. connectors. (24-pin. EATXPWR, . 4-pin. EATX12V) These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit. ATX12V +12V DC +12V DC EATXPWR PIN 1 P5Q SE2 PIN 1 +3 Volts -12 Volts GND PSPN# GND GND GND -5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts GND +3 Volts +3 Volts GND +5 Volts GND +5 Volts GND Power OK +5V Staudby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts P5Q SE2 ATX power connectors · For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2. 0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W. · Do not forget to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. · Use of a PSU with a higher power output is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate. · The ATX 12 V Specification 2. 0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3. 73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW ASUS P5Q SE2 GND GND 1-25 12. . System. panel. connector. (20-8. pin. PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PLED SPEAKER PANEL PIN 1 PWR Ground PWRSW P5Q SE2 IDE_LED IDE_LED+ IDE_LED- RESET * Requires an ATX power supply P5Q SE2 System panel connector ·. System. power. LED. (2-pin. PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard. disk. drive. activity. LED. (2-pin. IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. System. warning. speaker. (4-pin. SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. ATX. power. button/soft-off. button. (2-pin. PWRSW) This connector is for the system power button. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. Reset. button. (2-pin. RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. ·. ·. ·. ·. 1-26 Reset Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker PLED+ PLED- Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 11. 1. 11. 1. Software. support Installing. an. operating. system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista Operating Systems (OS). [. . . ] The ASUS Express Gate feature is a unique instant-on environment that provides quick access to the Internet browser and Skype. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Express. Gate. [Enabled] 2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds] Sets countdown duration that the system waits at the Express Gate's first screen before starting Windows or other installed OS. Choose [Prompt. User] to stay at the first screen of Express Gate for user action. Configuration options: [Prompt User] [1 second] [3 seconds] [5 seconds] [10 seconds] [15 seconds] [20 seconds] [30 seconds] Reset User Data [No] Allows you to clear Express Gate's user data. [. . . ]