User manual ASUS P5K-VM

[. . . ] Motherboard P5K-VM E3172 First Edition V1 May 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. [. . . ] Insert one end of the cable to this connector, then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) P5K-VM PIN 1 FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. P5K-VM Floppy disk drive connector 1-30 ® Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one of the following modes to configure your device. Drive jumper setting Single device Two devices Cable-Select or Master Cable-Select Master Slave · Mode of device(s) Master Slave Master Slave Cable connector Black Black Gray Black or gray IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE) Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector. Use the 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. · If any device jumper is set as "Cable-Select, " make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. ® P5K-VM PRI_EIDE PIN 1 P5K-VM IDE connector NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. ASUS P5K-VM 1-31 3. ICH9 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 [red], SATA2 [black], SATA3 [red], SATA4 [black]) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. P5K-VM GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND ® SATA2 SATA4 GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND SATA1 SATA3 P5K-VM SATA connectors Connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to SATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side 1-32 Chapter 1: Product introduction 4. This connector is for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port(s). If you are using an ASUS HDMI-equipped graphics card, connect the HDMI card to this connector with a S/PDIF Out cable. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT for ASUS HDMI VGA card) ® P5K-VM GND SPDIFOUT SPDIF_OUT P5K-VM Digital audio connector +5V The ASUS HDMI-equipped graphics card and the S/PDIF Out cable are purchased separately. 5. These connectors are for USB 2. 0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2. 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB 910, USB1112) ® P5K-VM USB1112 USB910 NC GND USB_P10+ USB_P10USB+5V NC GND USB_P12+ USB_P12USB+5V pin1 USB78 NC GND USB_P8+ USB_P8USB+5V P5K-VM USB 2. 0 connectors pin1 pin1 Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to the USB connector onboard if your chassis supports front panel USB ports. ASUS P5K-VM 1-33 GND USB_P11+ USB_P11USB+5V GND USB_P9+ USB_P9USB+5V GND USB_P7+ USB_P7USB+5V 6. This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) ® P5K-VM GND +12V TPB2GND TPA2- IE1394_2 P5K-VM IEEE 1394a connector PIN 1 Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector. You can connect the front panel 1394 cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (1394, red) first, and then install the Q-Connector (1394) to the 1394 connector onboard if your chassis supports front panel 1394 ports. The IEEE 1394a module cable is purchased separately. +12V TPB2+ GND TPA2+ 7. These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) ® P5K-VM CD Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel P5K-VM Internal audio connector 1-34 Chapter 1: Product introduction 8. CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1, 3-pin PWR_FAN) The fan connectors support cooling fans of 350 mA~2000 mA (24 W max. ) or a total of 1 A~7 A (84 W max. ) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! CPU_FAN P5K-VM CHA_FAN1 GND +12V Rotation CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND PWR_FAN Rotation +12V GND P5K-VM Fan connectors Only the CPU-FAN connectors support the ASUS Q-FAN feature. 9. This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) P5K-VM ® COM1 PIN 1 P5K-VM COM port connector The serial port module is purchased separately. ASUS P5K-VM ® 1-35 10. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high-level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced. By default, the pin labeled "Chassis Signal" and "Ground" are shorted with a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. P5K-VM CHASSIS P5K-VM Chassis intrusion connector (Default) 11. This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. [. . . ] If you made changes to fields other than System Date, System Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting. Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values. Select YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select this option or if you press <F5>, a confirmation window appears. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non-volatile RAM. ASUS P5K-VM 2-37 2-38 Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. Software support 3 3-1 ASUS P5K-VM 3. 1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/64-bit XP/Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). [. . . ]