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V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 2
... 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. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 3
... Memory configurations 2-8 2.5.2 Installing a DIMM 2-11 2.5.3 Removing a DIMM 2-11 2.6 Expansion slots 2-12 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-12 2.6.2 Configuring an expension card 2-12 2.6.3 AGP slot 2-14 2.6.4 PCI slots 2-14 2.7 Installing an optical drive 2-15 2.8 Installing a hard disk drive 2-17 2.9 Installing a floppy disk drive 2-20 2.10 Re-connecting cables...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 4
... Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Powering up 3-2 3.3 Support CD information 3-2
3.3.1 Running the support CD 3-3 3.3.2 Utilities menu 3-4 3.3.3 Make disk 3-5 3.3.4 ASUS contact information 3-5 3.4 Software information 3-6
Chapter 4: Motherboard Info 4.1 Introduction 4-2 4.2 Motherboard layout 4-2 4.3 Jumpers 4-3 4.4 Connectors 4-5
Chapter 5: BIOS setup 5.1 Managing and updating...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 7
... V2-PE3. The chapter lists the system features, including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components. 2. Chapter 2: Basic installation This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system. 3. Chapter 3: Starting up This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD. 4. Chapter 4: Motherboard...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 8
...of the standard package.
System package contents
Check your Vintage V2-PE3 system package for the following items.
If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately.
Item description 1. ASUS Vintage V2-PE3 barebone system with
• ASUS motherboard • 300 W PFC power supply unit • ASUS chassis 2. Cable • AC power cable 3. Support CD 4. User guide
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V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 18
... Unit (CPU) 2. DDR or DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive 6. Floppy disk drive
Tool Phillips (cross) screw driver
2.2 Before you proceed
Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system.
• Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal object, such as the power supply case...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 28
... cover.
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 5 for information on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
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Chapter 2: Basic...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 33
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:
1. Place the chassis upright. 2. Use a screw driver to remove the HDD drive slot metal plate cover.
3. With the HDD label side up, carefully insert the drive ...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 39
Chapter 3
This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD.
ASUS Vintage V2-PE3
Starting up
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 40
...;oppy disk when installing Windows XP OS to a Serial ATA hard drive.
• From the Windows XP setup screen, press F6 when prompted then follow succeeding screen instructions to install the SATA drivers.
3.2 Powering up
Press the system power button ( ) to enter the OS.
Press to turn ON the system
3.3 Support CD information
The support CD that came with the system contains useful software and...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 41
... Chipset Driver Program Installs the VIA chipset driver program.
VIA S3G Display driver Installs the S3G diaplay driver.
Realtek ACʼ97 Audio Driver Installs the ACʼ97 audio driver.
Realtek RTL8169/8110 Ethernet Driver Installs the Realtek RTL8169/8110 ethernet Driver.
USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver file that came with the utility for details.
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V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 42
.... This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition.
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 Screen Saver Installs the ASUS screen saver.
Adobe Reader V7.0 Installs the Adobe® Acrobat®...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 44
... operating condition.
Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe II on your computer:
1. Place the support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 45
... Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you to view the current status of your system and change the utility configuration. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. You can close or restore the Preference section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle.
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Click...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 49
...
browser provides information on
the PCI devices installed on your
system. Click the plus sign (+)
before the PCI Information item to
display available information.
Usage
The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard disk
drive space, and memory usage. Click
to display the Usage browser.
CPU usage The CPU tab displays real-time CPU usage in line graph representation...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 55
...
RSATA_RXP2
GND
RSATA_TXN2
RSATA_TXP2
GND
SATA Connectors
Important notes on Serial ATA: • 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, connect the primary
(boot) hard disk drive to the SATA1 or SATA2 connector.
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V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 64
...case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AWDFLASH 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® XP environment a. Insert...
V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 65
... (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility.
1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Rename the file
to P5VDCTVM.BIN and save it to a floppy disk.
Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file.
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V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 69
.... Select the Load Optimized Defaults from the BIOS menu screen. See section "2.2 BIOS menu screen."
• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
• Visit the system builderʼs website to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.
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V2-PE3 English Edition User's Manual - Page 76
... allow you to change the advanced BIOS settings.
Take caution when changing the settings of the Advanced BIOS Features items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction.
Phoenix - Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features
CPU Feature Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot up...