ASUS V4-P5G43 User Manual
V-Series P5G43
®
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
User Manual
E4172
First Edition V1
November 2008
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ASUS contact information
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259
Telephone +886-2-2894-3447
Fax +886-2-2890-7798
E-mail info@asus.com.tw
Web site www.asus.com.tw
Technical Support
Telephone +86-21-38429911
Online support support.asus.com
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Address 800 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA
Telephone +1-510-739-3777
Fax +1-510-608-4555
Web site usa.asus.com
Technical Support
Telephone +1-812-282-2787
Support fax +1-812-284-0883
Online support support.asus.com
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Address Harkort Str. 21-23, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany
Telephone +49-2102-95990
Fax +49-2102-959911
Web site www.asus.de
Online contact www.asus.de/sales
Technical Support
Telephone +49-1805-010923
Support Fax +49-2102-9599-11
Online support support.asus.com
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Contents
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
System package contents .......................................................................... xi
Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel ....................................................................................
1.3 Rear panel .....................................................................................
Voltage selector .............................................................................. 1-5
1.4 Internal components ....................................................................
Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .....................................................................
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly ................
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................
2.4.1 Overview .........................................................................
2.4.2 Installing CPU .................................................................
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................
2.4.4 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ...........
2.5 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................
2.5.1 Memory congurations ...................................................
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ...............................................
2.5.3 Removing a
2.6 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
2.6.1 PCI slots ........................................................................
2.6.2 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................
2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
2.6.4 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2.6.5 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2.6.6 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
2.7 Installing storage drives ............................................................
2.7.1 Installing an optical drive ...............................................
DIMM ........................................................ 2-17
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2.7.2 Installing a oppy disk drive .......................................... 2-21
2.7.3 Installing a hard disk drive ............................................
2.8 Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover ...........
Chapter 3: Starting up
3.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 3-2
3.2 Powering up ..................................................................................
3.3 Support DVD information ............................................................
3.3.1 Running the support DVD ...............................................
3.3.2 Utilities menu ..................................................................
3.3.3 Manual menu ..................................................................
3.3.4 ASUS Contact information ..............................................
3.3.5 Other information ............................................................
3.4 Software information .................................................................
ASUS PC Probe II ........................................................................ 3-10
Chapter 4: Motherboard information
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2
4.2 Motherboard layout ......................................................................
4.3 Jumpers ........................................................................................
4.3 Connectors ...................................................................................
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Chapter 5: BIOS setup
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 5-2
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................
5.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk .......................................
5.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ...................................................
5.1.4 AFUDOS utility ................................................................
5.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ......................................
5.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen .........................................................
5.2.2 Menu bar ........................................................................
5.2.3 Navigation keys ..............................................................
5.2.4 Menu items ...................................................................
5.2.5 Sub-menu items ............................................................
5.2.6 Conguration elds .......................................................
5.2.7 Pop-up window .............................................................
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5.2.8 Scroll bar ....................................................................... 5-12
5.2.9 General help .................................................................
5.3 Main menu ..................................................................................
5.3.1 System Time .................................................................
5.3.2 System Date .................................................................
5.3.3 Legacy Diskette A .........................................................
5.3.4 SATA 1~6 ......................................................................
5.3.5 Storage Conguration ...................................................
5.3.6 System Information .......................................................
5.4 Advanced menu .........................................................................
5.4.1 Jumperfree Conguration .............................................
5.4.2 CPU Conguration ........................................................
5.4.3 Chipset ..........................................................................
5.4.4 Onboard Devices Conguration ....................................
5.4.5 USB Conguration ........................................................
5.4.6 PCI PnP ........................................................................
5.5 Power menu ................................................................................
5.5.1 Suspend Mode ..............................................................
5.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support ..........................................................
5.5.3 ACPI APIC Support .......................................................
5.5.4 APM Conguration ........................................................
5.5.5 Hardware Monitor .........................................................
5.6 Boot menu ..................................................................................
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority ......................................................
5.6.2 Boot Settings Conguration ..........................................
5.6.3 Security .........................................................................
5.7 Tools menu .................................................................................
5.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ..........................................................
5.7.2 Express Gate ................................................................
5.7.3 AI NET 2
5.8 Exit menu ....................................................................................
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Notices
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
•
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
•
This device must accept any interference received including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
•
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
•
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is
required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modications
to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions
from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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Safety information
Electrical safety
•
To prevent electric shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the
electrical outlet before relocating the system.
•
When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power
cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected.
•
If the power supply is broken, do not try to x it by yourself. Contact a qualied
service technician or your retailer.
Operation safety
• Before installing devices into the system, carefully read all the documentation
that came with the package.
• Before using the product, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and
the power cables are not damaged. If you detect any damage, contact your
dealer immediately.
• To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from
connectors, slots, sockets, and circuitry.
• Avoid dust, humidity, and extreme temperatures. Do not place the product in
any area where it may become wet. Place the product on a stable surface.
• When using the product, do not block any air inlet/outlet in the chassis.
• The maximum environmental temperature is 35ºC.
• If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualied
service technician or your retailer.
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Lithium-Ion Battery Warning
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace
only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
VORSICHT: Explosionsgetahr bei unsachgemäßen Austausch der Batterie.
Ersatz nur durch denselben oder einem vom Hersteller empfohlenem
ähnljchen Typ. Entsorgung gebrauchter Batterien nach Angaben des
Herstellers.
LASER PRODUCT WARNING
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
About this guide
Audience
This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the
ASUS Vintage V4-Series P5G43 barebone system. This guide is intended
for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal
computers.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts:
1. Chapter 1: System introduction
This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS
V4-Series P5G43. The chapter lists the system features, including
introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components.
2. Chapter 2: Basic installation
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components
in the system.
3. Chapter 3: Starting up
This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities
from the support DVD.
4. Chapter 4: Motherboard info
This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the
system. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and
connector locations.
5. Chapter 5: BIOS setup
This chapter tells you how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup
menus and describes the BIOS parameters.
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Conventions used in this guide
To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following
symbols used throughout this guide.
WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to
complete a task.
CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when
trying to complete a task.
IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.
NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.
Where to nd more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and
software updates.
1. ASUS Websites
The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated information on ASUS
hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.
2. Optional Documentation
Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty
yers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not
part of the standard package.
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System package contents
Check your V4-Series P5G43 system package for the following items.
Item description
1. ASUS V4-Series P5G43 barebone system with
• ASUS motherboatd
• Power supply unit
• ASUS chassis
2. Cable
• AC power cable
3. Support DVD
4. User guide
5. Telecom Adapter Card (Optional)
If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately.
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Chapter 1
This chapter gives you a general
description of the ASUS
V4-Series P5G43. The chapter lists the
system features including introduction
on the front and rear panel, and
internal components.
System introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying the ASUS V4-Series P5G43!
The ASUS V4-Series P5G43 is an all-in-one barebone system with a versatile
home entertainment feature.
The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard that
supports the Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Core™2 Quad / Pentium® D /
Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processors in the 775-land package.
The system supports up to 8 GB of system memory using DDR2-1066/800/667
DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express
x16 slot, Serial ATA, USB 2.0, and
8-channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power
computing.
1.2 Front panel
The front panel includes the optical drive bays, hard disk drive bay, power button,
and I/O ports.
1. 5.25-inch drive bay cover
2. 3.5-inch drive bay cover
3. 2.5-inch portable hard
disk drive*
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4. MemoryStick
/Memory
Stick Pro™ card slot
5. Secure Digital™/
Multimedia Card slot
6. Card reader LED
7. Infrared window*
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8. CompactFlash
/
Microdrive™ card slot
9. Microphone port
10. Headphone port
11. USB 2.0 ports**
12. HDD LED
13. Power LED
14. Power button
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• The portable hard disk drive and the
Infrared function are optional.
• Some models may have two additional
USB 2.0 ports and/or one IEEE 1394a
port.
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1.3 Rear panel
1394
SATA
HDMI
DVI
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The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that
allow convenient connection of devices.
1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
2. VGA por
3. USB 2.0 ports.
t. This port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
. This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
4. LAN (RJ-45) port.
Supported by Gigabit LAN controller, this port allows
Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub.
Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
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LAN port LED indications
LED
LAN port
SPEED
LED
Activity LED Link Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection
ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection
BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection
5. Rear Speaker Out port (black).
This port connects the rear speakers in a
ACT/LINK
4-channel, 6-channel, or 8-channel audio conguration.
6. Center/Subwoofer port (orange).
This port connects the center/subwoofer
speakers.
7. Line In port (light blue).
This port connects the tape, CD, DVD player, or
other audio sources.
8. Line Out port (lime).
This port connects a headphone or a speaker. In
4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel conguration, the function of this port
becomes Front Speaker Out.
9. Microphone port (pink).
10. Side Speaker Out port (gray).
This port connects a microphone.
This port connects the side speakers in an
8-channel audio conguration.
Refer to the audio conguration table below for the function of the audio ports in
2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration.
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration
drive.
Headset
2-channel
4-channel 6-channel 8-channel
This port connects to an external Serial ATA hard disk
Port
Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In
Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out
Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In
Orange – – Center/Subwoofer Center/Subwoofer
Black – Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Ou Rear Speaker Out
Gray – – – Side Speaker Out
11. External SATA port.
DO NOT insert different connectors to the external SATA port.
12. USB 2.0 ports. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
13. DVI port.
This port is for any DVI-D compatible device. DVI-D can’t be
converted to output RGB Signal to CRT and isn’t compatible with DVI-I.
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14. HDMI port. This port is for a High-Denition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
connector, and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray
and other protected content.
Expansion slot covers. Remove these covers when installing expansion
15.
cards.
Power supply unit fan vent. This vent is for the PSU fan that provides
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ventilation inside the power supply unit.
17. IEEE1394a port.
This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed
connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or portable
devices.
18. USB 2.0 ports.
These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are
available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.
Voltage selector
The PSU has a 115 V/230 V voltage selector switch located beside the power
connector. Use this switch to select the appropriate system input voltage according
to the voltage supply in your area.
If the voltage supply in your area is 100-127 V, set this switch to 115 V.
If the voltage supply in your area is 200-240 V, set this switch to 230 V.
115V/230V
Voltage selector
Setting the switch to 115V in a 230V environment or 230V in a 115V
environment will seriously damage the system!
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1.4 Internal components
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1. Front panel cover
2. 5.25-inch optical drive bays
3. 2.5-inch portable hard disk drive bay
(optional)
4. 3.5-inch hard disk drive bay
5. Power supply unit
6. Chassis fan slot
7. ASUS motherboard
8. Expansion slot metal brackets
9. 3.5-inch hard disk drive holder
(optional)
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Chapter 2
This chapter provides step-by-step
instructions on how to install components
into the system.
Basic installation
2.1 Preparation
Before you proceed, ensure that you have all the components you plan to install
into the system.
Basic components to install
1. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2. DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM)
3. Expansion cards
4. Hard disk drive
5. Optical disk drive
Tool
Phillips (cross) screw driver
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2.2 Before you proceed
P5QL-EM Onboard LED
P5QL-EM
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SB_PWR
ON
Standby
Power
OFF
Powered
Off
Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the
system.
• Unplug the power cables before you touch any component in the system.
•
Use a grounded wrist strap, or touch a safely grounded object or a metal
object, such as the power supply case, before handling components to
avoid damaging them due to static electricity.
•
Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them.
•
Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a grounded antistatic
pad or in the bag that came with the component.
• Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power
supply is switched off or the power cable is detached from the power
supply. Failure to do so may lead to personal injury and cause severe
damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and components.
Onboard LED
The system motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to
indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This a reminder
that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before
removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows
the location of the onboard LED.
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2.3 Removing the side cover and front
panel assembly
Follow the steps below to remove the side cover and front panel assembly.
1. Remove the cover screws on the rear panel.
2. Pull the side cover toward the rear panel until its hooks disengage from the
chassis tab holes. Set the side cover aside.
3. Locate the front panel assembly hooks, then lift them until they disengage
from the chassis.
4. Swing the front panel assembly to the right, until the hinge-like tabs on the
right side of the assembly are exposed.
5. Remove the front panel assembly, then set it aside.
Air duct
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Chassis tab holes
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2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
P5QL-EM
CPU Socket 775
P5QL-EM
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2.4.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the
Intel® Core™2 Quad / Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme /
Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4 / Celeon® processors.
• Make sure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU.
• Connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure
system stability.
•
Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on
the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer
immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP
cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost
of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related.
•
Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return
Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes
with the cap on the LGA775 socket.
• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts
resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or misplacement/loss/
incorrect removal of the PnP cap.
2.4.2 Installing CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you
and the load lever is on your left.
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2. Press the load lever with your thumb
(A), then move it to the left (B) until it
is released from the retention tab.
To prevent damage to the
socket pins, do not remove
the PnP cap unless you are
installing a CPU.
Retention tab
A
B
Load lever
3. Lift the load lever in the direction of
the arrow to a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your thumb
and forenger to a 100º angle (4A),
then push the PnP cap from the
load plate window to remove (4B).
5. Position the CPU over the socket,
ensuring that the gold triangle is on
the bottom-left corner of the socket
then t the socket alignment key
into the CPU notch.
PnP cap
Load plate
4B
4A
3
CPU notch
Gold
triangle
mark
Alignment key
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6. Apply several drops of Thermal
Interface Material to the exposed
area of the CPU that the heatsink will
be in contact with, ensuring that it is
spread in an even thin layer.
Some heatsinks come with
preapplied thermal paste. If so,
skip this step.
DO NOT eat the Thermal Interface Material. If it gets into your eyes or touches
your skin, ensure that you wash it off immediately, and seek professional
medical help.
To prevent contaminating the thermal paste, DO NOT spread it with your nger
directly.
7. Close the load plate (A), then push
the load lever (B) until it snaps into
the retention tab.
A
B
The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced
Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) and Hyper-Threading Technology.
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2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly
The Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink
and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• When you buy a boxed Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, the package
includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you buy a CPU separately,
make sure that you use only Intel®-certied multi-directional heatsink and
fan.
®
• Your Intel
push-pin design and requires no tool to install.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that
the Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink or CPU
before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
Pentium® 4 LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a
1. Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, ensuring that the four
fasteners match the holes on the
motherboard.
B
A
B
2. Push down two fasteners at a time
in a diagonal sequence to secure
A
the heatsink and fan assembly in
place.
A
B
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A
1
Orient the heatsink and fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to
the CPU fan connector.
3. When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan cable
P5QL-EM CPU
Fan Connector
P5QL-EM
R
CPU_FAN
GND
CPU FAN PWR
CPU FAN IN
CPU FAN PWM
to the connector on the motherboard.
Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors
can occur if you fail to plug this connector.
2.4.4 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:
A
1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable
from the CPU_FAN connector on
B
the motherboard.
2. Rotate each fastener
counterclockwise.
A
3. Pull up two fasteners at a time
in a diagonal sequence to
disengage the heatsink and fan
assembly from the motherboard.
A
B
4. Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.
B
A
B
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2.5 Installing a DIMM
P5QL-EM
240-pin DDR2 DIMM Sockets
P5QL-EM
R
128 Pins
112 Pins
DIMM_A2
DIMM_B1
DIMM_B2
DIMM_A1
The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory
Modules (DIMM) sockets.
The gure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets:
Channel Sockets
Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2
Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
• This chipset ofcially supports DDR2-800 MHz. With the ASUS Super
Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to
DDR2-1066 MHz. See the table below.
FSB DDR2
1333 1066*
1333 800
1333 667
1066 1066*
1066 800
1066 667
• *If you install a DDR2-1066 memory module whose SPD is DDR2-800,
make sure that you set the DRAM Frequency item in BIOS to
[DDR2-1066MHz]. See section 5.4.1 Jumperfree Conguration for
details.
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2.5.1 Memory congurations
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
Recommended Memory Congurations
Mode DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2
One DIMM DS/SS - - -
- DS/SS - -
- - DS/SS -
- - - DS/SS
Two DIMMs DS/SS - DS/SS -
DS/SS - - DS/SS
- DS/SS DS/SS -
- DS/SS - DS/SS
Three DIMMs SS SS DS/SS -
SS SS - DS/SS
DS/SS - SS SS
- DS/SS SS SS
Four DIMMs SS SS SS SS
• You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The
system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel
conguration. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is then
mapped for single-channel operation.
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility,
we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you
install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory
for the OS can be about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we
recommend that you install a 64-bit Windows OS when having 4GB or more
memory installed on the motherboard.
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Notes on memory limitations
• Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up to
8 GB on the operating systems listed below. You may install a maximum of
2 GB DIMMs on each slot.
64-bit
Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows® Vista x64 Edition
• Some old-version DDR2-800/667 DIMMs may not match Intel®’s
On-Die-Termination (ODT) requirement and will automatically downgrade
to run at DDR2-533. If this happens, contact your memory vendor to check
the ODT value.
• Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-800 with CL=4 will be downgraded to run
at DDR2-667 by default setting. If you want to operate with lower latency,
adjust the memory timing manually.
• Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-667 with CL=3 will be downgraded to run
at DDR2-533 by default setting. If you want to operate with lower latency,
adjust the memory timing manually.
P5QL-EM Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL)
DDR2-1066 MHz capability
Size Vendor Part No. CL Chip Brand
512MB Kingston KHX8500D2/512 N/A Kingston SS Heat-Sink Package • •
512MB Kingston KVR1066D2N7/512 N/A Elpida SS E5108AJBG-1J-E • •
512MB Kingston KHX8500D2K2/1GN N/A Kingston SS Heat-Sink Package • •
1G Kingston KVR1066D2N7/1G N/A Elpida DS E5108AJBG-1J-E •
1G Kingston KHX8500D2/1G N/A Kingston DS Heat-Sink Package • •
1G Qimonda HYS64T128020EU-
1G Kingmax KLED48F-A8K15 N/A Kingmax DS KKA8FFIXF-JFS-18A • •
1G Corsair CM2X1024-8500C5 N/A Corsair DS Heat-Sink Package • •
1G GEIL GB24GB8500C5QC 5 GEIL SS GL2L128M88BA25AB • •
1G GEIL GE22GB1066C5DC 5 GEIL DS Heat-Sink Package •
4G(kit of 2) GEIL GX24GB8500C5UDC 5 N/A DS Heat-Sink Package • •
2G(kit of 2) G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-2GBPK 5-5-5-15 N/A DS Heat-Sink Package • •
4G(kit of 2) G.SKILL F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK 5-5-5-15 N/A DS Heat-Sink Package •
1G G.SKILL F2-8500CL5S-1GBPK 5-5-5-15 G.SKILL DS Heat-Sink Package • •
19F-C
6 Qimonda DS HYB18T512800CF19FF
SS/
Chip No.
DS
SS24313
DIMM •upport
A* B*
• •
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