Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product P5V900 Asus
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V-Series P5V900 ASUS PC (Desktop B ar ebone) R R.
i i Copyright © 2006 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 r.
iii Table of contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ..............................................................................vii About this guide ...
i v Table of contents Chapter 3: Starting up 3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2 3.2 Powering up .......................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Support CD information .
v Table of contents 5.2.4 Menu items ........................................................... 5-13 5.2.5 Sub-menu items .................................................... 5-13 5.2.6 Conguration elds .........................................
v i Notices.
vii Safety information Electrical safety • To 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.
viii About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS V-Series P5V900 barebone system. This guide is intended for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers.
i x Conventions used in 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.
x System package contents Check your V-Series P5V900 system package for the following items. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. Item description 1. ASUS V-Series P5V900 barebone system with • ASUS motherboard • 300 W (peak) PFC power supply unit • ASUS chassis 2.
R R Chapter 1 System introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS V-Series P5V900. The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components.
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1-3 ASUS V-Series P5V900 1. Two empty 5.25-inch bays. These bays are for IDE optical drives. 2. 3.5-inch drive bays. These slots are for 3.5-inch oppy or hard disk drives. 3. Power button. Press this button to turn the system on. 4. Reset button. Press this button to reboot the system without turning off the power.
1-4 Chapter 1: System introduction 1.3 Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow convenient connection of devices.
1-5 ASUS V-Series P5V900 6. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a printer, scanner, or other devices. 7. VGA port. This port connects a VGA monitor. 8. USB 2.0 ports 1, 2, 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.
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1-7 ASUS V-Series P5V900 R 1.4 Internal components The illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the top cover and the power supply unit. The installed components are labeled for your reference. Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components.
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R R Chapter 2 Basic installation This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system..
2-2 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system..
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2-4 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU).
2-5 ASUS V-Series P5V900 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).
2-6 Chapter 2: Basic installation 7. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. 6. Apply Thermal Interface Material on the CPU before closing the load plate. A B DO NOT eat the Thermal Interface Material.
2-7 ASUS V-Series P5V900 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: 1.
2-8 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.5 Installing a DIMM The system motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. The following gure illustrates the location of the sockets: • Install only identical (the same type and size) DDR2 memory modules.
2-9 ASUS V-Series P5V900 Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL).
2-10 Chapter 2: Basic installation Size Vendor Model S i d e ( s ) Component A B.
2-11 ASUS V-Series P5V900 2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM. 1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. Support the DIMM lightly with your ngers when pressing the retaining clips.
2-12 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.6 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. 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1.
2-13 ASUS V-Series P5V900 * These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
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2-15 ASUS V-Series P5V900 2.7 Installing an optical drive Refer to the instructions in this section if you wish to install a new optical drive. Follow these steps to install an optical drive: 1. Place the chassis upright. 2. Remove the drive slot metal plate cover.
2-16 Chapter 2: Basic installation 7. Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the secondary IDE connector (labeled SEC_IDE) on the motherboard. See page 4-7 for the location of this connector. 8. Remove the dummy drive slot cover from the front panel.
2-17 ASUS V-Series P5V900 2.8 Installing a hard disk drive The system may have one pre-installed 3.5-inch Serial ATA or IDE hard disk drive. Refer to this section to install additional Serial ATA or IDE hard disk drive(s). To install a Serial ATA hard disk drive: 4.
2-18 Chapter 2: Basic installation If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4-pin and 15-pin connectors at the back, use either the 15-pin SATA power adapter plug OR the legacy 4-pin power connector. DO NOT use both to prevent damage to components and to keep the system from becoming unstable.
2-19 ASUS V-Series P5V900 To install an IDE hard disk drive: 1. Follow steps 1-4 of the previous section. 2. Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon cable to the primary IDE connector (blue connector labeled PRI_IDE) on the motherboard. See page 4-7 for the location of the connector.
2-20 Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.9 Installingaoppydiskdrive The V-Series P5V900 system comes with one 3.25-inch drive bay for a oppy disk drive.
2-21 ASUS V-Series P5V900 2.10 Re-connecting cables You may have disconnected some cables when you were installing components. You must re-connect these cables before you replace the chassis cover.
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R R Chapter 3 Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD..
3-2 Chapter 3: Starting up R Press to turn ON the system 3.1 Installing an operating system The barebone system supports Windows ® 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates so you can maximize the features of your hardware.
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3-4 Chapter 3: Starting up 3.3.2 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities I n st al ls t he A SU S In st Al l- In st al la ti on W iz ar d U ti li ti es .
3-5 ASUS V-Series P5V900 3.3.3 Make Disk Make VIA VT8237 RAID Driver Disk M a ke t he V IA V T8 2 37 RA ID D ri ve r Di sk . 3.3.4 Manual Intel LGA775 CPU install User’s Manual I n st al l th e In te l LG A7 75 CP U in st al l us er m an ua l. VIA VT8237 RAID User’s Manual I n st al l th e VI A VT 82 3 7 R AI D us er m an ua l.
3-6 Chapter 3: Starting up 3.3.5 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also nd this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
3-7 ASUS V-Series P5V900 3.4 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme le that came with the software for more information.
3-8 Chapter 3: Starting up Button Function Opens the Conguration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Open.
3-9 ASUS V-Series P5V900 Hardware monitor panels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation, CPU temperature, and voltages. The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes: hexagonal (large) and rectangular (small).
3-10 Chapter 3: Starting up Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below. Large display Small display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser.
3-11 ASUS V-Series P5V900 PCI browser Click to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser. This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system. Click the plus sign (+) before the PCI Information item to display available information.
3-12 Chapter 3: Starting up Memory usage The Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available physical memory. Configuring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values.
R R Chapter 4 Motherboard introduction This chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and connector locations.
4-2 Chapter 4: Motherboard info 4.1 Introduction The V-Series P5V900 barebone system comes with an ASUS motherboard. This chapter provides technical information about the motherboard for future upgrades or system reconguration. 4.2 Motherboard layout 21.
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4-4 Chapter 4: Motherboard info 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, U S B P W 7 8 ) 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.
4-5 ASUS V-Series P5V900 3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pins 2-3 (+5VSB) if you wish to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar).
4-6 Chapter 4: Motherboard info 4.4 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.
4-7 ASUS V-Series P5V900 3 IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE) The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable(s). There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray.
4-8 Chapter 4: Motherboard info Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!.
4-9 ASUS V-Series P5V900 6. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from the power supply are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t.
4-10 Chapter 4: Motherboard info 8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Th is con nec tor is fo r a ch ass is- mou nte d f ron t p ane l a udi o I /O mod ule th at sup por ts eit her HD Au dio or le gac y A C’9 7 a udi o s tan dar d.
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1 R R Chapter 5 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters..
5-2 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment) 2. ASUS EZ Flash (Updates the BIOS during the Power-On Self Test) 3.
5-3 ASUS V-Series P5V900 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select. Click Next. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate.
5-4 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To 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.
5-5 ASUS V-Series P5V900 5.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A: / S then press <Enter>.
5-6 Chapter 5: BIOS setup To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or a USB ash disk, then restart the system. 5.1.
5-7 ASUS V-Series P5V900 5.1.4 AwardBIOS Flash Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. 1. Download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS web site.
5-8 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 7. Press <N> when the utility prompts you to save the current BIOS le. The following screen appears. 8. The utility veries the BIOS le in the oppy disk and starts ashing the BIOS le. Do not turn off or reset the system during the ashing process! AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.
5-9 ASUS V-Series P5V900 4. The utility saves the current BIOS le to the oppy disk, then returns to the BIOS ashing process. 3. Type a lename for the current BIOS le in the Save current BIOS as eld, then press <Enter>. To save the current BIOS le using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility: 1.
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5-11 ASUS V-Series P5V900 5.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low-Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to“Run Setup.
5-12 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century. Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub-menu items Configuration fields Menu ite.
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5-14 Chapter 5: BIOS setup System Time 15 : 30 : 36 System Date Thu, Apr 6 2006 Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE Master [None] Primary IDE Slave [None] Secondary IDE Master [None] Secondary IDE Slave [None] First SATA Master [None] Second SATA Master [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 447MB 5.
5-15 ASUS V-Series P5V900 F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Change the day, month, year and century.
5-16 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.3.3 Primary 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.
5-17 ASUS V-Series P5V900 Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. This item is not congurable. Cylinder Shows the number of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not congurable. Head Shows the number of the hard disk read/write heads.
5-18 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5 . 3 . 4 S A T A 1 / 2 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial ATA devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the SATA device information.
5-19 ASUS V-Series P5V900 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Adjust system frequency/ voltage. CPU Conguration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Conguration USB Conguration 5.
5-20 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.4.1 CPU Configuration Select Menu Item Specic Help DRAM timing and control. CPU Conguration CPU Type Intel Genuine Processor CPU Speed 3.80GHz Cache RAM 2048K Current FSB Frequency 200MHz Delay Prior to Thermal [4 Min] Thermal Management [TM 1] TM2 Bus Ratio 14 X TM2 Bus VID 0.
5-21 ASUS V-Series P5V900 5.4.2 Chipset F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Spec.
5-22 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help PCIPnP Plug & Play O/S [No] Resources Controlled By [Auto] x IRQ Resources Assign IRQ For VGA [Enabled] ** PCI Express relative items ** Maximum Payload Size [4096] Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 5 .
5-23 ASUS V-Series P5V900 SATA Controller [Enabled] Enable/Disable Onchip SATA. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Controller Mode [IDE] Select SATA mode. Conguration options: [IDE] [RAID] HDA Controller [Auto] Enable/Disable High Denition Audio controller.
5-24 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Select Menu Item Specic Help Enable or Disable the USB Controller. USB Conguration USB Controller [Enabled] USB2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy support [Auto] Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features.
5-25 ASUS V-Series P5V900 5.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options.
5-26 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.3 APM Configuration Select Menu Item Specic Help APM Conguration Power Up By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] Power Up By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Power on By PCI/PCIE Device.
5-27 ASUS V-Series P5V900 Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] Allows you to select to/not to restart the system after AC power loss. Conguration options: [Power Off] [Power On] [Last State] PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off] When sets to [Instant-Off], the system will go to Soft-off instantly when power-button pressed for less than 4 seconds.
5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.5.4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to enable or disable.
5-29 ASUS V-Series P5V900 CPU Fan Speed warning [ 800 RPM] Allows you to disable or set the CPU fan warning speed. Conguration options: [Disabled] [800 RPM] [1200 RPM] [1600 RPM].
5-30 Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu.
5-31 ASUS V-Series P5V900 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration F1:Help ↑↓ : Select Item -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults ESC: Exit →← : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-menu F10: Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specic Help Press [Enter] to enable or disable.
5-32 Chapter 5: BIOS setup OS Select for DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2] Set this item to OS2 only when you are running on an OS/2 operating system with an installed RAM of greater than 64 KB. Conguration options: [Non-OS2] [OS2] Full Screen LOGO [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the full screen logo display feature.
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5-34 Chapter 5: BIOS setup Exit & Save Changes Once you are nished making your selections, choose this option from the Exit menu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off.
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