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... Make disk menu 3-5 3.2.5 Manual 3-6 3.2.6 ASUS contact information 3-6 3.2.7 Other information 3-7
Chapter 4: Motherboard info 4.1 Motherboard overview 4-2 4.2 Jumpers 4-3 4.3 Connectors 4-5
4.3.1 Rear panel connectors 4-5 4.3.2 Internal connectors 4-5
Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 5-2
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 5-2 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility...
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About this guide
Audience
This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS Pundit P3-PH5X 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 ...
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...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 find 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...
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...tab A
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B This side of the cam box should face you.
To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU.
3. Lift the load lever in ...the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.
4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º...
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When using a PCI card on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share...
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... to upgrade or replace a defective optical drive. To uninstall the optical drive:
1. Remove the front panel assembly following the instructions in section "2.3.2 Removing the front panel assembly".
2. Locate the optical drive screw lock.
3. Push the lock to release the optical drive screw (A), then slightly pull the drive out from the bay (B).
B A
4. Disconnect the IDE, audio, and power cables...
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... Pin 1 on the IDE interface. 3. Connect a power cable from the power supply unit to the power connector at
the back of the drive. 4. Follow steps 5 to 6 of the previous section to complete installation.
2.9.4 Uninstalling a hard disk drive
In the future, you may have to upgrade or replace a defective hard disk drive.
To uninstall the hard disk drive:
1. Press the HDD screw lock (A), then...
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Getting started
Chapter 3
This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD.
ASUS Pundit P3-PH5X
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... time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
3.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
Click an icon to display support CD / motherboard information
Click an item to install
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the...
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JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. Realtek RTL8111b 10/100/1000M LAN Driver Executes the wizard to install the Realtek® RTL811b 10/100/1000M LAN driver.
USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver.
The screen display and drivers option may not be the same for different operating system versions.
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... and other software that the motherboard supports.
ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities Launches the ASUS InstallAll utilities installation wizard.
ASUS Update 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...
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... scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for detailed information.
USB 2.0 Card Reader Software Installs the USB 2.0 card reader software.
The screen display and utilities option may not be the same for different operating system versions.
3.2.4 Make disk menu
The Make disk menu contains items to create the JMicron® JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/ AHCI driver disk...
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...-VM SATA Connectors
• You must install Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using the connectors in standard IDE mode, you can connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to any of the SATA connectors.
5. CPU, and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1) The fan connectors support cooling...
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... floppy disk or a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities.
5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB floppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A:/S then press . Windows®...
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... disk drive or the USB port. Press + during POST to display the following.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.00
FLASH TYPE: SST 49LF008 FWH
Current ROM
BOARD: P5B-VM VER: 0024 [0101] DATE: 05/16/06
Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown
PATH: A:\
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Note [Enter] Select or Load
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[B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move
(2) Enter BIOS setup program...
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...VM.ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
WARNING!! Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file ....... done Reading flash ...... done
Advance Check ...... Erasing flash ...... done Writing flash ...... done Verifying flash .... done
Please restart your computer
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...with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update To 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 3-3 for the
Utilities screen menu. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to...
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... the BIOS version that you wish to download. Click Next.
5. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features.
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:
1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by...
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.... For example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the SPI chip.
The firmware chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
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...Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition or
Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from
the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on...