Asus P5KPL-VM manual

Motherboard P5KPL-VM[...]

ii E3423 Revised Edition V2 September 2007 Copyright © 2007 ASUST eK 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[...]

iii Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... vi Safety information ..................................................................................... vii P5KPL-VM specications summary ........................................................... x Chapter 1: Produ[...]

iv Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable oppy disk ....................................... 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility .........................................[...]

v Contents 2.5.4 APM Conguration ....................................................... 2-28 2.5.5 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 2-29 2.6 Boot menu .................................................................................. 2-30 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ......................................[...]

vi 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 b[...]

vii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical 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 possible, disconnect al[...]

viii About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This manual contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. It also lists the hardware setu[...]

ix Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Key s encl osed i n the less- than a nd gre ater-t han s ign mea ns tha t you[...]

x P5KPL-VM specications summary (continued on the next page) CPU LGA775 socket for Intel ® Core™2 Quad/ Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® Processors Compatible with Intel ® 05B / 05A / 06 processors Supports Intel ® next generation 45nm CPU Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology ready ( Refer to www .a[...]

xi P5KPL-VM specications summary Internal connectors 2 x U SB 2 .0 con nec tor s sup port s a ddi tio nal 4 U SB 2.0 po rt s 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 4 x Serial A T A connectors 1 x I nter nal Sp eak er co nne ctor 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Power fan connector 1 x S/PDIF Out conn[...]

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1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5KPL-VM motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your pac[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-3 Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready Th is mot her bo ar d s upp or ts th e l ate st I nte l ® Cor e™2 pr oce ss or in th e L GA 77 5 pa cka ge. Wi th t he new I nt el ® Co re™ mi cro arc hi te ctu re tec hn ol ogy an d 1333 / 1 06 6 / 800 MH z F SB , the Int el ® Co re™ 2 p ro ce sso r i s designed to provide powerful and en[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction High Denition Audio Enjoy high-end sound quality on your PC! The onboard 6-channel HD audio (High Denition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output, jack-detect feature. 1.3.2 ASUS Special features ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjus[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction P5KPL-VM R 1.5 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sur e that you place it[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-7 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 20.3cm (8in) 24.5cm (9.6in ) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) P5KPL-VM LAN_USB12 AUDIO LGA775 CPU_FAN Super I/O PWR_FAN CHA_FAN FLOPPY PRI_IDE SA TA 1 SA TA 2 SA TA 3 SA TA 4 Intel ICH7 Intel G31 CLRTC CHASSIS USB56 F_PANEL 8 Mb B IO S SPDIF_OUT SPEAKER CD AAFP PCI2[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.5.4 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 1-16 2. PCI slots 1-24 3. PCI Express x1 slot 1-24 4. PCI Express x16 slot 1-24 Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC) 1-25 2 . USB device wake-up (3-pin PS2_USBPW) 1-26 Rear panel connectors Page 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 1-27 2 . Parallel port 1-27 3 . L[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 and Celeron ® processors. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are [...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you. PnP cap A B T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-1 1 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket then t the socket alignment key into the CPU notch. Alignment key Gold triangle mark 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. 7. If installing a dual-core C[...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction Fastener Motherboard hole 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that [...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-13 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN. 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. B A A A B B Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector . A B [...]

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the mother[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-15 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded [...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installatio[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-17 1.7.2 Memory congurations Y ou may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • Y ou 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 conguration. Any excess memory from the higher-siz[...]

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) Size V endor Model Brand Side(s) Part No. A B DIMM support DDR2 667 DIMM support 256MB Kingston KVR667D2N5/256 Elpida SS E2508AB-6E-E • • 256MB Kingston KVR667D2N5/256 Kingston SS D3216TLSAKL3U • • 256MB Kingston KVR667D2N5/256 Inneon SS HYB18T256800AF3SW65 33154 • ?[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-19 DDR2 667 1G PSC AL7E8E63B-6E1K PSC DS A3R12E3GEF637BLC5N • • 256MB Nanya NT256T64UH4A1FY -3C Nanya SS NT5TU32M16AG-3C • • 512MB Nanya NT512T64U88A1BY -3C Nanya SS NT5TU64M8AE-3C • • 512MB MDT MDT 512MB MDT SS 18D51280D-30648 • • 1G MDT MDT 1024MB MDT DS 18D51200D-30646 • • 1G MDT MDT 1024MB MDT DS 18D51280D-30[...]

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction Side(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided DIMM support: A - Supports one module inserted into any slot as Single-channel memory conguration. B - Supports one pair of modules inserted into the yellow slots as one pair of Dual-channel memory conguration. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for the lates[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-21 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket by pressing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 1.7.4 R[...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it [...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-23 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 — Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 10 Communications Port (COM1) 4 1 1 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 5 12 Standard Floppy Disk Controller 6 13 Printer Port (LPT1) 7 3 System CMOS/Real T ime Clock 8 4 IRQ hold[...]

1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specications. The gure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-25 1.9 Jumpers 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system[...]

1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin PS2_USBPW) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in r[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-27 1.10 Connectors 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer , a scanner , or other devices. 3. LAN (RJ-45) port. Supported by L1 PCIE Gigabit LAN controller , this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN)[...]

1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction 7. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 9. Video Graphics Adapter port. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor o[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-29 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the oppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is removed to preven[...]

1-30 Chapter 1: Product introduction 3. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 100/66/33 signal cable: blue, black, and gray . Connect the blue connector to the motherboard’s IDE connector , then select one of the following modes to con?[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-31 4. ICH7 Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2, SA T A3, SA T A4) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. P5KPL-VM R P5KPL-VM SATA Connectors GN D RS A TA_T XP1 RS A TA_T XN1 GN D RS A TA_R XN1 RS A TA_R XP1 GN D SA T A1 GN D RS A TA_T XP2 RS A TA_T XN2 GN D RS A TA_R XN[...]

1-32 Chapter 1: Product introduction 6. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) 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 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection s[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-33 8. CPU, chassis and power fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN, 3-pin PWR_F AN) The fan c onnect ors su pport co oling fans o f 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[...]

1-34 Chapter 1: Product introduction 10. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Th is con nec to r is for a c has sis -mo un te d f ron t pa nel au dio I /O mo dul e t ha t su ppo rts ei th er HD Au di o or leg acy A C’ 97 aud io s tan dar d. P5KPL-VM R P5KPL-VM Front Panel Audio Connector HP_HD MIC2_L HP_R HP_L MIC2_JD Jack_Sense MIC2_R PRE[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 1-35 • For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with A TX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W . • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin A TX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with a higher power out[...]

1-36 Chapter 1: Product introduction 12. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_P ANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. P5KPL-VM R P5KPL-VM System Panel Connector F_PANEL PLED- PWR PLED+ Ground GND Reset IDELED+ IDELED- + H D L E D RESET PLED PWRBTN • System power LED (2-pin PWRLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system po[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-1 2 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a oppy disk or USB ash disk.) 2. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable oppy disk.) 3. ASUS C[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-3 Windows ® Vista environment a. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive. b. Click from the Windows ® desktop, then select Computer . c. Right-click Floppy Disk Drive then click Format to display the Format 3 1/2 Floppy dialog box. d. Select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box. e. Cl[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the curr[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-5 Updating the BIOS le T o update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) and download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. Save the BIOS le to a bootable oppy disk. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable oppy disk you creat[...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 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 le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support CD , the oppy disk or the USB ash disk that contains the up[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-7 Recovering the BIOS from the support CD T o recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. Remove any oppy disk from the oppy disk drive, then turn on the system. 2. Insert the support CD to the optical drive. 3. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the oppy disk for the original or updated BIOS ?[...]

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Installing ASUS Update T o install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update . See page 2-3 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. 2.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-9 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS U[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-down menu, [...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-1 1 • The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability . Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit Menu. See section “2.8 Exit Men[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system conguration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) conguration Boot For changing the system boot conguration T ools For conguring [...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-13 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, T ool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu scr[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the [...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-15 2.3.4 Primary , Third and Fourth IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the IDE device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed it[...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data T ransfer [En[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-17 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory . AMIBIOS Vers[...]

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to m[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-19 FSB / CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus CPU External Frequency FSB 1333 333 MHz FSB 1066 266 MHz FSB 800 200 MHz DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency . Conguration options (for 1333MHz FSB CPU): [Auto] [667MHz] [800 MHz] [1000 MHz] [1 1 10MHz] Conguration options (for 1066[...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS setup USB Functions [8 USB Ports] Allows you to disable or select the different values of the USB functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [2 USB Ports] [4 USB Ports] [6 USB Ports] [8 USB Ports] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable USB 2.0 controller . Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Le[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-21 2.4.3 CPU Conguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Congure advanced CPU settings Module Version: 3C.0E Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Genuine Intel(R) CPU 2.80GHz Frequency : 2.80GHz FSB Speed : 800MHz Cache L1 : 32 KB Cache L2 : 2048 KB Ratio Status: Unlock[...]

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Max CPUID V alue Limit [Disabled] Enable this item to boot legacy operating systems that cannot support CPUs with extended CPUID functions. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPU TM function [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU internal thermal control function. In TM mode, the CPU power consumption[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-23 2.4.4 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Advanced Chipset Settings WARNING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. North Bridge Conguration South Bridge Conguration North Bridge chipset[...]

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Video Function Conguration Video Function Conguration DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] DVMT/FIXED Memory [256MB] DVMT Mode Select [DVMT Mode] Allows you to select the DVMT Mode. Conguration options: [Fixed Mode] [DVMT Mode] DVMT/FIXED Memory [256MB] Allows you to select the amount of the DVMT/FIXED Memory . Congur[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-25 2.4.5 Onboard Devices Conguration Congure Win627DHG-A Super IO Chipset Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] LAN Option ROM [Disabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] ASm4131 Mode [Disabled] Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] Allo[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.4.6 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items.[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-27 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advan[...]

2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.5.4 APM Conguration APM Conguration Power Button Mode [On/Off] Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] P[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-29 Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to use specic keys on the keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this pa[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] T he o nb oa rd h ar dw ar e mo n i to r au to ma ti ca ll y de te c ts a nd d is pl ay s th e ch a s si s fa n sp ee d i n ro ta ti on s pe r mi nu te ( RP M) . If t he f an i s no[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-31 2.6.2 Boot Settings Conguration Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Boot Settings Conguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock [On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Wait For ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL’[...]

2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup If you forget your BIOS password, you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “1.9 Jumpers” for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled] When set to Enabled, the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST . Conguratio[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-33 After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] No Access prevents user access to the Se[...]

2-34 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.7 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to launch special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILIT[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 2-35 Exit system setup after saving the changes. F10 key can be used for this operation. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub-screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit Exit & Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. If you made changes to eld[...]

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ASUS P5KPL-VM 3-1 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.[...]

3-2 Chapter 3: Software support If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. Click an item to install 3.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 2000/2000 Server/2003 Server/32-bit XP[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 3-3 3.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs the ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel ® chipset Inf up[...]

3-4 Chapter 3: Software support 3.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in a Windows ® e[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM 3-5 3.2.4 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. Y ou can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.[...]

3-6 Chapter 3: Software support[...]

A CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports.[...]

A-2 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EM64T . Y ou can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www .asus.com/support/download/) if you need to updat[...]

ASUS P5KPL-VM A-3 A.2.2 Using the EIST T o use the EIST feature: 1. Tu rn on the co mpu te r, the n e nte r t he BIO S Se tup . 2. Go to th e A dva nce d Men u, hig hli ght CP U C on g ura tio n, then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep T echnology item to [Automatic], then press <Enter>. 4. Pr ess <F 10> to sa ve yo u[...]

A-4 Appendix: CPU features A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading T echnology . • Hy per -Thr ead ing Te chn ol ogy is sup por ted und er Win dow s ® XP/2003 Server and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only . Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading com[...]