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Asus P5BV-C 2L User Manual (161 pages)
P5BV-C Series
Brand:
Asus
| Category:
Motherboard
| Size: 6.78 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
7
Federal Communications Commission Statement
7
Notices
7
Electrical Safety
8
Operation Safety
8
Safety Information
8
About this Guide
9
How this Guide Is Organized
9
Where to Find more Information
9
Conventions Used in this Guide
10
P5BV-C Series Specifications Summary
11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
13
Welcome
15
Package Contents
15
Special Features
16
Product Highlights
16
Innovative ASUS Features
18
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
19
Before You Proceed
21
Motherboard Overview
22
Placement Direction
22
Screw Holes
22
Motherboard Layout
23
Layout Contents
25
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
26
Installing the CPU
26
Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan
29
Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan
31
System Memory
32
Overview
32
Memory Configurations
32
Installing a DIMM
34
Removing a DIMM
34
Expansion Slots
35
Installing an Expansion Card
35
Configuring an Expansion Card
35
Interrupt Assignments
36
PCI Express X16 Slot (X8 Link)
37
PCI Express X8 Slot (X1 Link for P5BV-C/4L X4 Link for P5BV-C)
37
PCI Slots
38
Jumpers
39
Connectors
42
Rear Panel Connectors
42
Internal Connectors
43
Hard Disk Activity LED/USB Connector
46
System Panel Connector (20-Pin PANEL)
51
Chapter 3: Powering up
53
Starting up for the First Time
55
Powering off the Computer
56
Using the os Shut down Function
56
Using the Dual Function Power Switch
56
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
57
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
59
Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk
59
AFUDOS Utility
60
ASUS Crashfree BIOS 2 Utility
63
BIOS Setup Program
64
BIOS Menu Screen
65
Menu Bar
65
Navigation Keys
65
Menu Items
66
Sub-Menu Items
66
Configuration Fields
66
Pop-Up Window
66
Scroll Bar
66
General Help
66
Main Menu
67
System Time
67
System Date
67
Legacy Diskette a
67
Primary IDE Master/Slave, and SATA 1/2/3/4
68
IDE Configuration
69
System Information
71
Advanced Menu
72
USB Configuration
72
Usb Mass Storage Device Configuration
73
Remote Access Configuration
74
Trusted Computing
75
MPS Configuration
75
CPU Configuration
76
Chipset Configuration
78
Southbridge Configuration
80
Onboard Devices Configuration
81
PCI Pnp
82
Power Configuration
83
Apm Configuration
84
Hardware Monitor
85
Boot Menu
87
Boot Device Priority
87
Hard Disk Drives
87
Boot Settings Configuration
88
Security
89
Change User Password
90
Clear User Password
91
Exit Menu
92
Load Setup Defaults
93
Chapter 5: RAID Configuration
97
RAID Configurations
97
RAID Definitions
97
Installing Serial ATA Hard Disks
98
Setting the RAID Item in BIOS
98
RAID Configuration Utility
98
(For P5BV-C / 4L Only)
99
Creating a RAID Set (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, or RAID 5)
100
Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
102
Creating a RAID 0 Set (Stripe)
103
Creating a RAID 1 Set (Mirror)
105
Creating a RAID 10 Set (RAID 10)
106
Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity)
107
Deleting a RAID Set
109
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID
110
Exiting the Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Utility
110
Rebuilding the RAID
111
Setting the Boot Array in the BIOS Setup Utility
112
LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Setup Utility (for P5BV-C / 4L Only)
113
Creating a RAID Set
114
Using Easy Configuration
115
Using New Configuration
119
Adding or Viewing a RAID Configuration
120
Initializing the Logical Drives
123
Rebuilding Failed Drives
128
Checking the Drives for Data Consistency
130
Deleting a RAID Configuration
133
Selecting the Boot Drive from a RAID Set
134
Enabling the Writecache
135
Global Array Manager
135
Chapter 6: Driver Installation
137
RAID Driver Installation
139
Creating a RAID Driver Disk
139
Installing the RAID Controller Driver
140
Suse Linux
148
LAN Driver Installation
150
Windows ® 2000/2003 Server
150
Red hat ® Enterprise Ver. 3.0
151
VGA Driver Installation
152
Windows ® 2003 Server
152
Management Applications Andutilities Installation
154
Management Applications and Utilities Installation
154
Running the Support CD
154
Drivers Menu
154
Management Software Menu
155
Utilities Menu
155
Contact Information
156
Appendix A: Reference Information
158
P5BV-C Block Diagram
160
P5BV-C / 4L Block Diagram
161
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