User manual ASUS P5K

[. . . ] SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi P5K specifications summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 P5K ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) EATXPWR +3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground Ground -5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts Ground +3 Volts +3 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground +5 Volts Ground Power OK +5V Standby +12 Volts +12 Volts +3 Volts +12V DC GND +12V DC GND P5K ATX Power Connector · · · · 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 ATX12V 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. ASUS P5K R 1-35 12. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. P5K PLED PWRBTN F_PANEL IDELED+ IDELEDGround Reset PLED+ PLEDPWR GND R P5K System Panel Connector +HD LED RESET · · This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. 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. This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. Reset button (2-pin RESET) ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRBTN) Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin +HDLED) System power LED (2-pin PWRLED) · · 1-36 Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1. rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. ok A:\> The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file. 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS file 1. To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility: Visit the ASUS website (www. asus. com) and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Save the BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk. Write the BIOS filename on a piece of paper. 3. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos. exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[filename] where [filename] is the latest or the original BIOS file on the bootable floppy disk. A:\>afudos/iP5KPLVM. ROM 4. The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS. A:\>afudos/iP5KPLVM. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! 5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive. A:\>afudos/iP5KPLVM. ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1. 19(ASUS V2. 07(03. 11. 24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. done Please restart your computer A:\> ASUS P5K 2-5 2. 1. 4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD , the floppy disk or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. · · Prepare the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. Make sure that you rename the original or updated BIOS file in the floppy disk or the USB flash disk to P5KPLVM. ROM. Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk: 1. Turn on the system. Insert the floppy disk with the original or updated BIOS file to the floppy disk drive. [. . . ] Installs the Intel® chipset Inf update program. Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Intel Graphics Accelerator driver. Installs the Realtek audio driver and application. L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the L1 Gigabit Ethernet driver and application. ASUS P5K 3-3 3. 2. 3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities ASUS Update Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard. 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). ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. [. . . ]