User manual ASUS P5GDC DELUXE

[. . . ] Motherboard P5GDC E1758 First Edition V1 August 2004 Copyright © 2004 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. [. . . ] By default, the pins labeled "Chassis Signal" and "GND" (Ground) are shorted with a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. CHASSIS1 Chassis Signal GND +5VSB_MB P5GDC (Default) P5GDC Chassis intrusion connector ASUS P5GDC 1-35 1 1 . Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC `97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. Azalia-compliant pin definition GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR Legacy AC'97-compliant pin definition AGND NC NC NC P5GDC AAFP PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L P5GDC Analog front panel 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. By default, this connector is set to legacy AC`97 audio. If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the F r o n t P a n e l S u p p o r t T y p e item in the BIOS setup to [Azalia]. See page 2-23 for details. · 1-36 Chapter 1: Hardware information 1 2 . SI panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL1) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PWRSW F_PANEL1 IDE_LED+ IDE_LEDGround Reset PWR GND P5GDC IDE_ LED RESET P5GDC System panel connector * Requires an ATX power supply. · · · Hard disk drive activity (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. Power/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. ASUS P5GDC 1-37 1-38 Chapter 1: Hardware information This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS setup 2 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. A S U S E Z F l a s h (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST. ) A S U S A F U D O S (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy disk. ) A S U S C r a s h F r e e B I O S 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. ) A S U S U p d a t e (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. ) 4. 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 Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk into the drive. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press <Enter>. Insert a 1. 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive. Click S t a r t from the Windows® desktop, then select M y r. Click F i l e from the menu, then select F o r m a t A F o r m a t 3 1 / 2 t. [. . . ] Configuration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] N o A c c e s s prevents user access to the Setup utility. V i e w O n l y allows access but does not allow change to any field. L i m i t e d allows changes only to selected fields, such as Date and Time. F u l l A c c e s s allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility. Change User Password Select this item to set or change the user password. [. . . ]