User manual ASUS P5G41C-M

[. . . ] SPECIFICATIONSANDINFORMATIONCONTAINEDINTHISMANUALAREFURNISHEDFOR INFORMATIONALUSEONLY, ANDARESUBJECTTOCHANGEATANYTIMEWITHOUTNOTICE, ANDSHOULDNOTBECONSTRUEDASACOMMITMENTBYASUS. ASUSASSUMESNO RESPONSIBILITYORLIABILITYFORANYERRORSORINACCURACIESTHATMAYAPPEARINTHIS MANUAL, INCLUDINGTHEPRODUCTSANDSOFTWAREDESCRIBEDINIT. Productsandcorporatenamesappearinginthismanualmayormaynotberegisteredtrademarksor copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software ThisproductmaycontaincopyrightedsoftwarethatislicensedundertheGeneralPublicLicense("GPL") andundertheLesserGeneralPublicLicenseVersion("LGPL"). TheGPLandLGPLlicensedcodeinthis productisdistributedwithoutanywarranty. Copiesoftheselicensesareincludedinthisproduct. You may obtain the complete corresponding source code (as defined in the GPL) for the GPL Software, and/orthecompletecorrespondingsourcecodeoftheLGPLSoftware(withthecompletemachinereadable"workthatusestheLibrary")foraperiodofthreeyearsafterourlastshipmentoftheproduct includingtheGPLSoftwareand/orLGPLSoftware, whichwillbenoearlierthanDecember1, 2011, either (1)forfreebydownloadingitfromhttp://support. asus. com/download; or (2)forthecostofreproductionandshipment, whichisdependentonthepreferredcarrierandthelocation whereyouwanttohaveitshippedto, bysendingarequestto: ASUSTeKComputerInc. [. . . ] Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, makingthesystemunstableandthecardinoperable. Configuring an expansion card 1. 5. 3 ThePCIslotsupportscardssuchasaLANcard, SCSIcard, USBcard, andothercardsthat comply with PCI specifications. PCI slots 1. 5. 4 ThismotherboardsupportsaPCIExpressx16graphicscardthatcomplieswiththePCI Express specifications. PCI Express x16 slot Chapter1:Productintroduction 1-6 1. 6 1. Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) ThisjumperallowsyoutocleartheRealTimeClock(RTC)RAMinCMOS. Youcan cleartheCMOSmemoryofdate, time, andsystemsetupparametersbyerasing theCMOSRTCRAMdata. TheonboardbuttoncellbatterypowerstheRAMdatain CMOS, whichincludesystemsetupinformationsuchassystempasswords. CLRTC 1 P5G41C-M/GB/LPT 2 2 3 Normal (Default) Clear RTC P5G41C-M/GB/LPT Clear RTC RAM ToerasetheRTCRAM: 1. TurnOFFthecomputerandunplugthepowercord. Movethejumpercapfrompins1-2(default)topins2-3. Keepthecaponpins2-3 forabout5-10seconds, thenmovethecapbacktopins1-2. Holddownthe<Del>keyduringthebootprocessandenterBIOSsetuptore-enter data. ExceptwhenclearingtheRTCRAM, neverremovethecaponCLRTCjumperdefault position. Removingthecapwillcausesystembootfailure!· Ifthestepsabovedonothelp, removetheonboardbatteryandmovethejumperagain tocleartheCMOSRTCRAMdata. AfterclearingtheCMOS, reinstallthebattery. · YoudonotneedtocleartheRTCwhenthesystemhangsduetooverclocking. For systemfailureduetooverclocking, usetheCPUParameterRecall(C. P. R. )feature. Shut downandrebootthesystem, thentheBIOSautomaticallyresetsparametersettingsto defaultvalues. 1-7 ASUSP5G41T-MLX2Series 2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) Thisjumperallowsyoutoenableordisablethekeyboardwake-upfeature. Whenyou setthisjumpertopins2­3(+5VSB), youcanwakeupthecomputerbypressingakey onthekeyboard. ThisfeaturerequiresanATXpowersupplythatcansupplyatleast1A onthe+5VSBlead, andacorrespondingsettingintheBIOS. KBPWR 1 2 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB P5G41C-M/GB/LPT P5G41C-M/GB/LPT Keyboard Power Setting 3. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, USBPW5-8) Setthesejumpersto+5VtowakeupthecomputerfromS1sleepmode(CPUstopped, DRAMrefreshed, systemrunninginlowpowermode)usingtheconnectedUSB devices. Setthesejumpersto+5VSBtowakeupthecomputerfromS3andS4sleep modes(nopowertoCPU, DRAMinslowrefresh, powersupplyinreducedpower mode). USBPW1-4 1 2 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) USBPW5-8 1 P5G41C-M/GB/LPT 2 23 +5V (Default) +5VSB P5G41C-M/GB/LPT USB Device Wake Up Chapter1:Productintroduction 1-8 1. 7 1. 7. 1 1 Connectors Rear panel ports 2 3 45 11 1. 2. 10 9 8 7 6 PS/2 mouse port (green). ThisportisforaPS/2mouse. LPT port. This25-pinportconnectstoaparallelprinter, ascanner, orotherdevices. TheLPTportisanoptionalitemforP5G41T-MLX2andP5G41T-MLX2/GB. 3. LAN (RJ-45) port. ThisportallowsconnectiontoaLocalAreaNetwork(LAN) throughanetworkhub. RefertothetablebelowfortheLANportLEDindications. P5G41C-M LAN port LED indications LED (Orange) Status OFF ORANGE Description Nolink 100Mbpsconnection LED (Green) Status OFF GREEN Description Nolink 10Mbpsconnection LED LED (Orange) (Green) LAN port P5G41C-M/GB and P5G41C-M/GB/LPT LAN port LED indications Activity/Link LED Status OFF ORANGE BLINKING Description Nolink Linked Dataactivity Speed LED Status OFF ORANGE GREEN Description 10Mbpsconnection 100Mbpsconnection 1Gbpsconnection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port 4. 6. Line In port (light blue). Thisportconnectsatape, CD, DVDplayer, orotheraudio sources. · The floppy disk drive signal cable is purchased separately. · TheFloppydiskdriveconnectorisanoptionalitemforP5G41T-MLX2and P5G41T-MLX2/GB. FLOPPY PIN1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. P5G41C-M/GB/LPT P5G41C-M/GB/LPT Floppy disk drive connector 1-13 ASUSP5G41T-MLX2Series USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC 8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedfrontpanelaudioI/Omodulethatsupports eitherHDAudioorlegacyAC`97audiostandard. Connectoneendofthefrontpanel audioI/Omodulecabletothisconnector. GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC PIN 1 AAFP PIN 1 P5G41C-M/GB/LPT HD-audio-compliant pin definition PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L Legacy AC'97 compliant definition P5G41C-M/GB/LPT Front panel audio connector · We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. · If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set theFront Panel TypeitemintheBIOSsetupto[HD Audio]. Ifyouwanttoconnectan AC'97frontpanelaudiomoduletothisconnector, settheitemto[AC97]. Bydefault, this connectorissetto[HD Audio]. Seesection2. 4. 2 Chipsetfordetails. 9. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) Thisconnectorisforachassis-mountedintrusiondetectionsensororswitch. Connect oneendofthechassisintrusionsensororswitchcabletothisconnector. Thechassis intrusionsensororswitchsendsahigh-levelsignaltothisconnectorwhenachassis componentisremovedorreplaced. Thesignalisthengeneratedasachassisintrusion event. Bydefault, thepinslabeled"ChassisSignal"and"GND"areshortedwithajumpercap. Removethejumpercapsonlywhenyouintendtousethechassisintrusiondetection feature. TheChassisintrusionconnectorisanoptionalitemforP5G41T-MLX2and P5G41T-MLX2/GB. CHASSIS Chassis Signal GND +5VSB_MB P5G41C-M/GB/LPT P5G41C-M/GB/LPT Chassis intrusion connector Chapter1:Productintroduction 1-14 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L NC 10. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) Thisconnectorsupportsseveralchassis-mountedfunctions. F_PANEL PWR LED PWR BTN PIN 1 P5G41C-M/GB/LPT HD LED P5G41C-M/GB/LPT System panel connector · System power LED (2-pin PLED) This2-pinconnectorisforthesystempowerLED. ConnectthechassispowerLED cabletothisconnector. ThesystempowerLEDlightsupwhenyouturnonthesystem power, andblinkswhenthesystemisinsleepmode. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin +HDLED) This2-pinconnectorisfortheHDDActivityLED. ConnecttheHDDActivityLEDcable to this connector. The HD LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to theHDD. ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRBTN) This2-pinconnectorisforthesystempowerbutton. Reset button (2-pin RESET) This2-pinconnectorisforthechassis-mountedresetbuttonforsystemrebootwithout turningoffthesystempower. · · · 1-15 IDE_LED+ IDE_LEDGround Reset RESET PLED+ PLEDPWR GND ASUSP5G41T-MLX2Series 1. 8 1. 8. 1 Software support Installing an operating system ThismotherboardsupportsWindows®XP/Vista/7operatingsystems(OS). Alwaysinstallthe latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. · Motherboardsettingsandhardwareoptionsvary. RefertoyourOSdocumentationfor detailedinformation. [. . . ] · ToaccessWindows®OSinSafeMode, doanyofthefollowing: · Press<F5>whenASUSLogoappears. · Press<F8>afterPOST. 2. 6. 2 Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot [Enabled] EnablingthisitemallowstheBIOStoskipsomepoweronselftests(POST)whilebootingto decreasethetimeneededtobootthesystem. Whensetto[Disabled], BIOSperformsallthe POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Setthisitemto[Enabled]tousetheASUSMyLogo2TMfeature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for option ROM. [. . . ]