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xConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.Ty

ASUS P5M2 Series4-33CP U1 Temperature [XXX] Sy ste m1 Temperature [XXX]Displays the detected CPU and system threshold temperature when the Smart Fan

4-34Chapter 4: BIOS setupRe mot e Access [Disabled]Enables or disables the remote access feature. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Select S

ASUS P5M2 Series4-35Se ria l p ort nu mbe r [ COM 1]Allows you to select serial port for console redirection. Conguration options: [COM1] [COM2]Ba

4-36Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.6 Security menuThe Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Ent

ASUS P5M2 Series4-37 Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10SaveandExitESCExitv02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegat

4-38Chapter 4: BIOS setupPa ssw ord Ch eck [S etu p]This eld requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system. Selec

ASUS P5M2 Series4-394.7 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display

4-40Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10SaveandExitESCExitv02.58

ASUS P5M2 Series4-414.8 Exit menuThe Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard

4-42Chapter 4: BIOS setupLo ad Set up Def aul ts Select this option then press <Enter> to load the optimized settings for each of the Setup me

xiP5M2 Series specications summary(continued on the next page)CPU Chipset Front Side BusMemory Expansion slots

5RAID congurationThis chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.

ASUS P5M2 SeriesChapter summary55.1 Setting up RAID ... 5-15.2 LSI Logic E

ASUS P5M2 Series5-15.1 Setting up RAIDFor P5M2 model, the Intel® ICH7R Southbridge chip comes with the LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID Utility and the I

5-2Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.1.2 Setting the RAID item in BIOSYou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set fro

ASUS P5M2 Series5-33. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu, then press <Enter>. Ref

5-4Chapter 5: RAID configurationMenu DescriptionCongureAllows you to create RAID 0 or RAID 1 set using the Easy Conguration or the New

ASUS P5M2 Series5-54. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen.3. The ARRA

5-6Chapter 5: RAID configuration5. Press <F10>, select the congurable array, then press <SpaceBar>. Press <F10> again, the logica

ASUS P5M2 Series5-76. Select RAID from the Logical Drive menu, then press <Enter>.7. Select the RAID level from the menu, then press <Enter

5-8Chapter 5: RAID configuration10. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter&g

xiiP5M2 Series specications summaryStorage Internal connectors

ASUS P5M2 Series5-9Us ing Ne w C onf igu rat ionWhen a RAID set is already existing, using the New Conguration command erases the existing RAI

5-10Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.2.2 Creating a RAID 10 setYou can create a RAID 10 set using four identical hard disk drives.To create a RAID 10 s

ASUS P5M2 Series5-114. Select all the drives required for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen.5. Pres

5-12Chapter 5: RAID configuration Press <F10> again, the logical drive information appears including a Logical Drive menu that allows you to ch

ASUS P5M2 Series5-1310. When nished setting the selected logical drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, then press <Enter>.11. When

5-14Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.2.3 Adding or viewing a RAID configurationYou can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration usi

ASUS P5M2 Series5-154. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, then press <Enter>. The congurable array appears on screen

5-16Chapter 5: RAID configuration8. Follow steps 8 to 13 of the Creating a RAID set: Using Easy Conguration section.9. When prompted, save the con

ASUS P5M2 Series5-175.2.4 Initializing the logical drivesAfter creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the logical drives. You may initialize t

5-18Chapter 5: RAID configuration3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. You ma

xiii*Specications are subject to change without notice. P5M2 Series specications summaryRear panel BIOS features Special features Support CD c

ASUS P5M2 Series5-195. When initialization is completed, press <Esc>.Us ing th e O bje cts co mma ndTo initialize the logical drives using th

5-20Chapter 5: RAID configuration2. Select Logical Drive from the Objects sub-menu, then press <Enter>.3. Select the logical drive to initia

ASUS P5M2 Series5-215. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, then press <Enter>. You may also press

5-22Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.2.5 Rebuilding failed drivesYou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Mana

ASUS P5M2 Series5-233. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. The indicator for the selected drive now shows RBLD.4. When prompted

5-24Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.3 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM UtilityThe Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows y

ASUS P5M2 Series5-255.3.1 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)To create a RAID 0 set:1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then pre

5-26Chapter 5: RAID configuration6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press <Enter>. The available

ASUS P5M2 Series5-275.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirror)To create a RAID 1 set:1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then pre

5-28Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror)To create a RAID 10 set:1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Crea

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ASUS P5M2 Series5-295.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity)To create a RAID 5 set:1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then pre

5-30Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.3.5 Deleting a RAID setTake caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when

ASUS P5M2 Series5-315.3.7 Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage ManagerTo exit the utility:1. From the utility main menu, select 4. Exit, then press <

5-32Chapter 5: RAID configuration5.4 Global Array ManagerYou may also create a RAID set(s) in Windows® operating environment using the Global Array M

ASUS P5M2 Series5-335.5 LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility (For P5M2/SAS only)The LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility is an integrated RAID solution that allows

5-34Chapter 5: RAID configuration3. The following screen appears. Select a channel and press <Enter> to enter the setup.4. The Adapter Propert

ASUS P5M2 Series5-35Esc=ExitMenuF1/Shift+1=Help Enter = Choose array type to createLS I  Lo gi c  Co nf i g U ti l it y       

5-36Chapter 5: RAID configurationEsc=ExitMenuF1/Shift+1=Help SPACE/+/-=SelectdiskforarrayorhotspareC=CreatearrayLS I  Lo gi c 

ASUS P5M2 Series5-372. The Select New Array Type screen apprears. Use the arrow keys to select Create New IME Volume, then press <Enter>. 5.5.2

5-38Chapter 5: RAID configuration3. The Create New Array screen shows the disks you can add to make up the IME volume. Integrated Mirroring Enhance

1Product introductionThis chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.

ASUS P5M2 Series5-395.5.3 Integrated Striping (IS) VolumeOv erv iewThe Integrated Striping (IS) feature provides RAID 0 functionality, supporting vol

5-40Chapter 5: RAID configuration4. The Select New Array screen appears. Use the arrow keys to select Create IS Volume, then press <Enter>.5.

ASUS P5M2 Series5-416. Repeat step 5 to add the other disks to the volume.7. When done, press <C> to create the array, then select Save change

5-42Chapter 5: RAID configuration2. On the next screen that appears, select View Existing Array.3. The View Array screen appears. Here you can view

ASUS P5M2 Series5-43Ma nag ing ho t s par esYou may congure one disk as a global hot spare to protect critical data on the IM/IME volume(s). You may

5-44Chapter 5: RAID configuration3. Use the arrow key to select the disk you would want to congure as hot spare, then move the cursor to the Hot Spr

ASUS P5M2 Series5-45Ac tiv ati ng an arr ayIf an array is removed from one controller/computer or moved to another, the array is ocnsidered inactive

5-46Chapter 5: RAID configuration• You cannot recover lost data if you delete an array. Make sure you back up important data before deleting an array

ASUS P5M2 Series5-47Press <Alt+D) to display device properties, or <Alt+M) to display more keys. 2. Information about the volume and its member

5-48Chapter 5: RAID configuration4. To remove the boot designator, move the cursor to the disk and press Alt+B. This controller will no longer have a

ASUS P5M2 SeriesChapter summary11.1 Welcome! ... 1-11.2 Package

ASUS P5M2 Series5-49Bo ot Inf orm ati on Dis pla y M odeSets the disk information display mode. Conguration options: [Display adapters & instal

5-50Chapter 5: RAID configurationRe sto re Def aul tsThis option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the system defaults.Esc=

6Driver installationThis chapter provides instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

ASUS P5M2 SeriesChapter summary66.1 RAID driver installation ... 6-16.2 LAN driver i

ASUS P5M2 Series6-16.1 RAID driver installationAfter creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system

6-2Chapter 6: Driver installationWind ows® 2 000 /20 03 Ser verTo create a RAID driver disk in Windows® 2000/2003 Server environment:1. Restart the

ASUS P5M2 Series6-3Red Hat® Enterprise Linux/SUSE Linux Enterprise Server:To create a RAID driver disk in Red Hat® Enterprise Linux / SUSE Linux Enter

6-4Chapter 6: Driver installation6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driverWind ows® 2 000 /20 03 Ser ver OSDuring Windows® 2000/2003 Server OS in

ASUS P5M2 Series6-54. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.5. Select the RAID controlle

6-6Chapter 6: Driver installation• Intel Matrix Storage Manager: Select “Intel(R) 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH7RDH)” for Intel Matr

ASUS P5M2 Series1-11.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5M2 Series motherboard!The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest techn

ASUS P5M2 Series6-7• LSI1068 PCI-X SAS controller Driver (for P5M2/SAS Only): For Windows 2000, select “LSI Logic Fusion-MPT Drivers for SAS 1068 (W

6-8Chapter 6: Driver installation8. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive.9. Select the option “Search for a suita

ASUS P5M2 Series6-9Re d H at® E nte rpr ise ve r. 3.0To install the Intel® LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID controller driver or LSI1068 SAS controller

6-10Chapter 6: Driver installation4. Select fd0 using the <Tab> key when asked to select the driver disk source. Press <Tab> to move the

ASUS P5M2 Series6-116. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select Yes, then install the additional RAID controller driver

6-12Chapter 6: Driver installationSu SE Lin uxTo install the RAID controller driver when installing SuSE Linux OS:1. Boot the system from the SuSE I

ASUS P5M2 Series6-134. When prompted, insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.5. When prompted, select the op

6-14Chapter 6: Driver installation6.2 LAN driver installationThis section provides instructions on how to install the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controlle

ASUS P5M2 Series6-156.2.2 Red Hat® Enterprise LinuxFollow these instructions when installing the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller base driver for the

6-16Chapter 6: Driver installation6.3 VGA driver installationThis section provides instructions on how to install the ATI® ES1000 Video Graphics Adap

1-2Chapter 1: Product introduction1.4 Special features1.4.1 Product highlightsLa tes t p roc ess or tec hno log yThe motherboard comes with a 775-p

ASUS P5M2 Series6-174. The ATI Software window appears. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.5. Select Yes to accept the terms of

6-18Chapter 6: Driver installation6. Press the button to activate quick installation.7. After completing the installation, restart the computer.

ASUS P5M2 Series6-196.4 Management applications and utilities installationThe support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the driver

6-20Chapter 6: Driver installation6.4.3 Management Software menuThe Management Software menu displays the available network and server monitoring app

ASUS P5M2 Series6-216.4.5 Contact informationClick the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also nd this information on the

6-22Chapter 6: Driver installation

AReference information This appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard.

ASUS P5M 2 S e r i e sChapter summaryAA.1 P5M2 series block diagram ... A-1

ASUS P5M 2 S e r i e s A-1A.1 P5M2 series block diagramIntel LGA775 ProcessorPCIE1PCIX2PCIX3PCI4LSl1068(P5M2/SAS)ATI ES1000BCM5721x1x8x4PCI 33DMIIn

A-2 Appendix A: Reference information

ASUS P5M2 Series1-3DD R2- 533 /66 7 m emo ry sup por t The motherboard supports DDR2 memory which features data transfer rates of up to 667 MHz to me

iiE30 37Rev ise d E dit ion V2 Apr il 200 7Copyright © 2007 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products

1-4Chapter 1: Product introductionUS B 2 .0 tec hno log y The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specication, dramatically in

2Hardware informationThis chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes descript

ASUS P5M2 SeriesChapter summary22.1 Before you proceed ... 2-12.2 Motherboard o

ASUS P5M2 Series2-11. Onb oar d L EDThe motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sle

2-2Chapter 2: Hardware information2. Hea rtb eat LE D ( LED 1) (For P5 M2/SAS m ode l o nly)The green Heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate

ASUS P5M2 Series2-32.2 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard

2-4Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2.3 Motherboard layoutP5M2 Layout

ASUS P5M2 Series2-5P5M2/SAS Layout

2-6Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2.4 Layout contentsRe ar pa ne l c onn ec tor s Pa ge1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2-282. Parallel port 2-283

ASUS P5M2 Series2-7In te rna l c on nec to rs Pag e1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY1) 2-292. ICH7R Primary IDE connectors (40-1

iiiContentsNotices ... viiSafety information ..

2-8Chapter 2: Hardware information2.3.1 Installing the CPUTo install a CPU:1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.2.3 Central Processing Unit

ASUS P5M2 Series2-93. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forenger to a 10

2-10Chapter 2: Hardware informationThe CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors

ASUS P5M2 Series2-112.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fanThe Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan as

2-12Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1/CPU_FAN2.2. Push down two faste

ASUS P5M2 Series2-132.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fanTo uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the conne

2-14Chapter 2: Hardware information5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling.The narrow end of the groove sho

ASUS P5M2 Series2-152.4 System memory2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) socke

2-16Chapter 2: Hardware informationRe com men ded me mor y c onf igu rat ion s Mode Single channel Dual channel Dual channel mode

ASUS P5M2 Series2-172.4.3 Installing a DIMMUnplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can c

ivContents2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) ... 2-202.5.6 DDR2 SO-DIMM socket ...

2-18Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the

ASUS P5M2 Series2-192.5.3 Interrupt assignmentsIR Q Pr io rit y Stan da rd Fu n ct ion0 1 System Timer1 2 Keyboard Controller2 — Re-direct t

2-20Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slotsThe PCI and PCI-X slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other card

ASUS P5M2 Series2-212.5.6 DDR2 SO-DIMM socket The DDR2 SO-DIMM socket on the motherboard supports an ASUS® Server Management Board 3 Series (ASMB3).D

2-22Chapter 2: Hardware information2.6 Jumpers1. Cle ar RTC RA M ( CLR TC1 )This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.

ASUS P5M2 Series2-232. USB de vic e w ake -up (3 -pi n U SBP W12 , U SBP W34 )Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (

2-24Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Key boa rd/ Mou se pow er (3- pin KB PWR 1)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard/mouse wa

ASUS P5M2 Series2-255. Gig abi t L AN con tro lle r s ett ing (3 -pi n L AN_ EN1 , L AN_ EN2 )These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onbo

2-26Chapter 2: Hardware information8. For ce BIO S r eco ver y s ett ing (3 -pi n R ECO VERY 1)This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover

ASUS P5M2 Series2-272.7 Switch (For P5M2/SAS model only)The motherboard features a DIP switch for fan pin selection. The following table shows the co

vContents4.3.5 Primary, Tertiary, Fourth IDE Master/Slave ... 4-144.3.6 System Information ...

2-28Chapter 2: Hardware information2.8 Connectors2.8.1 Rear panel connectorsAC T/ LIN K L ED S PEE D LEDSt at us De scr ip tio n Sta tus D

ASUS P5M2 Series2-292. IDE co nne cto r ( 40- 1 p in PRI _ID E1)This connector is for an Ultra DMA 100/66 signal cable. The Ultra DMA 100/66 signa

2-30Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Ser ial ATA co nne cto rs (7- pin SATA1 , S ATA2, SATA3 , S ATA 4)These connectors are for the Serial ATA s

ASUS P5M2 Series2-314. Har d d isk ac tiv ity LE D c onn ect or (4- pin HD LED 1)This connector supplies power to the hard disk activity LED. Con

2-32Chapter 2: Hardware information6. Ser ial po rt con nec tor (1 0-1 pi n C OM2 )This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial

ASUS P5M2 Series2-338. Min i-S AS con nec tor s (Fo r P5M 2/S AS mo del only )This motherboard comes with two Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors

2-34Chapter 2: Hardware information9. CPU an d s yst em fan co nne cto rs (4- pin CP U_FAN1/2, REAR_FAN 1/2 , F RNT _FAN1 /2)The fan connectors

ASUS P5M2 Series2-3512. Po wer su ppl y S MBu s c onn ect or (5- pin PS USM B1)This connector is for the power supply SMB cable, if your power su

2-36Chapter 2: Hardware information13. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 4 -pi n ATX 12V 2)These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The

ASUS P5M2 Series2-3714. Au xil iar y p ane l c onn ect or (20 -pi n AUX_PA NEL 1)This connector is for additional front panel features including fr

vi5.3.3 Creating a RAID 10 set (Stripe + Mirror) ... 5-285.3.4 Creating a RAID 5 set (Parity) ...

2-38Chapter 2: Hardware information15. Sy ste m p ane l c onn ect or (20 -pi n PA NEL 1)This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.•

ASUS P5M2 Series2-39• Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESETBTN) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turni

3Powering upThis chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system.

ASUS P5M2 SeriesChapter summary33.1 Starting up for the rst time ... 3-13.2 Powering off t

ASUS P5M 2 S e r i e s 3-13.1 Starting up for the rst time1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that al

3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up3.2 Powering off the computer3.2.1 Using the OS shut down functionIf you are using Windows® Server 2000:1. Click the Sta

4BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also

Chapter summary4ASUS P5M2 Series4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ... 4-14.2 BIOS setup program ...

ASUS P5M2 Series4-14.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output Syste

4-2Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.1.2 AFUDOS utilityThe AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with

viiNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con

ASUS P5M2 Series4-32. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier.3. Boot th

4-4Chapter 4: BIOS setup5. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk dri

ASUS P5M2 Series4-54.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utilityThe ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when

4-6Chapter 4: BIOS setupRe cov eri ng the BI OS fro m t he sup por t C DTo recover the BIOS from the support CD:1. Remove any oppy disk from the

ASUS P5M2 Series4-7In sta lli ng AS US Upd ateTo install ASUS Update:1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Cli

4-8Chapter 4: BIOS setupUp dat ing th e B IOS th rou gh a B IOS fi leTo update the BIOS through a BIOS le:1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from

ASUS P5M2 Series4-94.2 BIOS setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility describ

4-10Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing the basic system congura

ASUS P5M2 Series4-114.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows

4-12Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system

viiiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating t

ASUS P5M2 Series4-13ATA/IDE Configuration [Enhanced]Allows selection of the IDE operation mode depending on the installed operating system (OS). Set t

4-14Chapter 4: BIOS setupThe AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that enhance storage performance on random

ASUS P5M2 Series4-15Type [Auto]Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select

4-16Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.3.6 System InformationThis menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects

ASUS P5M2 Series4-17System Memory InformationSpeed DDR2 667Total Memory 1024MB DIMM_A1- None DIMM_A2- 1024MB DIMM_B1- None DIMM_B2- None Se

4-18Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Take caution

ASUS P5M2 Series4-19Hy per -Th rea din g Technology [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable the processor Hyper-Threading Technology. Conguration op

4-20Chapter 4: BIOS setupThe following item appears only when the CPU installed supports the C-State technology. In tel C- sta te tec h. C1

ASUS P5M2 Series4-21 Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10SaveandExitESCExitv02.58(C)Copyright1985-2004,AmericanMegat

4-22Chapter 4: BIOS setupNo rth Bri dge Co nfi gur ati on The NorthBridge Conguration menu allows you to change the Northbridge related settings. Se

ixAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard.How this guide is organizedThis man

ASUS P5M2 Series4-23So uth Bri dge Co nfi gur ati on The SouthBridge Conguration menu allows you to change the Southbridge related settings. Select

4-24Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4.4 PCI/PnP ConfigurationThe PCI/PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu in

ASUS P5M2 Series4-25 Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10SaveandExitESCExitUSBCongurationUSB Devices Enable

4-26Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10SaveandExitESCExitUSBMassStorageDeviceCong

ASUS P5M2 Series4-274.4.6 Peripheral Device ConfigurationOn boa rd Flo ppy Co ntr oll er [En abl ed]Enables or disables the onboard oppy controll

4-28Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4.7 ACPI ConfigurationThe ACPI Conguration menu items allow you to change the settings for the ACPI features. Select an i

ASUS P5M2 Series4-294.4.8 APM ConfigurationPo wer Ma nag eme nt/ APM [E nab led ]Enables or disables the Advanced Power Management feature. Congu

4-30Chapter 4: BIOS setupRe sto re On AC Po wer Lo ss [La st Sta te]When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss.

ASUS P5M2 Series4-31Re sum e O n B y R TC Al arm [D isa ble d]Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to

4-32Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4.9 Hardware MonitorAdvancedHardware MonitorCPU1ThrottleTemp.Margin[49ºC/120ºF]System1Temperature [42ºC/107.5ºF]Syste