ASUS t4-p5g31a User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Notices

  6
• Safety information

  7
• About this guide

  8
• System package contents

  10
• 1.1 Welcome!

  12
• 1.2 Front panel

  12
  • 1.2.1 T-P5G31A front panel

    12
  • 1.2.2 T4-P5G31 front panel

    14
• 1.3 Rear panel

  16
• 1.4 Internal components

  18
• Basic installation

  21
  • 2.1 Preparation

    22
  • 2.2 Before you proceed

    22
  • 2.3 Removing the cover

    23
  • 2.4 Power supply unit

    24
  • 2.5 CPU installation

    25
    • 2.5.1 Installing the CPU

      25
    • 2.5.2 Installing CPU fan and heatsink assembly

      27
  • 2.6 Installing a DIMM

    28
    • 2.6.1 Memory configurations

      28
    • 2.6.2 DIMM installation

      31
  • 2.7 Installing an expansion card

    32
    • 2.7.1 Expansion slots

      32
    • 2.7.2 Expansion card installation

      33
  • 2.8 Installing an optical drive

    34
  • 2.9 Installing a Serial ATA disk drive

    35
  • 2.10 Replacing the power supply unit

    36
    • Voltage selector

      36
  • 2.11 Replacing the cover

    37
• Starting up

  39
  • 3.1 Installing an operating system

    40
  • 3.2 Powering up

    40
  • 3.3 Support CD information

    41
    • 3.3.1 Running the support CD

      41
    • 3.3.2 Drivers menu

      42
    • 3.3.3 Utilities menu

      43
    • 3.3.4 ASUS contact information

      44
• Motherboard info

  45
  • 4.1 Introduction

    46
  • 4.2 Motherboard layout

    46
  • 4.3 Jumpers

    47
  • 4.4 Connectors

    49
• 5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS

  54
  • 5.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk

    54
  • 5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility

    55
  • 5.1.3 AFUDOS utility

    56
  • 5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility

    58
  • 5.1.5 ASUS Update utility

    60
• 5.2 BIOS setup program

  63
  • 5.2.1 BIOS menu screen

    64
  • 5.2.2 Menu bar

    64
  • 5.2.3 Navigation keys

    64
  • 5.2.4 Menu items

    65
  • 5.2.5 Sub-menu items

    65
  • 5.2.6 Configuration fields

    65
  • 5.2.7 Pop-up window

    65
  • 5.2.8 Scroll bar

    65
  • 5.2.9 General help

    65
• 5.3 Main menu

  66
  • 5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]

    66
  • 5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]

    66
  • 5.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~3

    67
  • 5.3.4 IDE Configuration

    68
  • 5.3.5 System Information

    69
• 5.4 Advanced menu

  70
  • 5.4.1 CPU Configuration

    71
  • 5.4.2 Chipset

    73
  • 5.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration

    75
  • 5.4.4 PCI PnP

    76
  • 5.4.5 USB Configuration

    77
• 5.5 Power menu

  79
  • 5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]

    79
  • 5.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]

    79
  • 5.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

    79
  • 5.5.4 APM Configuration

    80
  • 5.5.5 Hardware Monitor

    82
• 5.6 Boot menu

  83
  • 5.6.1 Boot Device Priority

    83
  • 5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration

    84
  • 5.6.3 Security

    85
• 5.7 Tools menu

  87
  • 5.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2

    87
  • 5.7.2 LED Poster Configuration

    87
• 5.8 Exit menu

  89
• Appendix

  91
  • A.1 Power supply specifications

    92
  • A.2 Dubug code table

    92
  • A.3 Using the Remote Control (optional)

    93