Asus P5KPL-AM - SE Motherboard And Intel Core 2... User manual

Quick Start Guide
First Edition V1 Published APRIL 2008 Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK COMPUTER
INC. All Rights Reserved.
QE3758
P5KPL-AM
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2 ASUS P5KPL-AM
1. Motherboard layout
2. Installing the CPU
Follow these steps to install an Intel®processor in the 775-land package.
1. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is
released from the retention tab.
Retention tab
Load lever
This side of the cam box
should face you.
PnP cap
A
B
Intel G31
Intel ICH7
24.4cm(9.6in)
DDR2 DIMM1 (64 bit,240-pin module)
DDR2 DIMM
2
(64 bit,240-pin module)
PCIEX16
PCI1
PCI2
PCIEX1_1
CD
VT1708B
AAFP
USB78 USB56
CLRTC
F_PANEL
SB_PWR
EATXPWR
CPU_FAN
ATX12V
PS/2KBMS
T: Mouse
B: Keyboard
LAN1_USB12
COM1
PARALLEL PORT
VGA1
USB34
LGA775
P5KPL-AM
RTL
8102EL
RTM870T-954
CHA_FAN
PWR_FAN
AUDIO
8Mb
BIOS
20.3cm (8in)
Super I/O
FLOPPY
CR2032 3V
Lithium Cell
CMOS Power
SPDIF_OUT
PRI_IDE
CLRTC
Normal Clear RTC
(Default)
1 2 2 3
F_PANEL
Ground
PLED-
PWR
PLED+
GND Reset
IDELED+ IDELED-
+HDLED RESET
PWR LED PWR BTN

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3. System Memory
You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB and 2 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR2
DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
2. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.
3. Lifttheloadplatewithyourthumbandforengertoa100ºangle,thenpush
the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove it.
4. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the
bottom-leftcornerofthesocket.Thesocketalignmentkeyshouldtintothe
CPU notch.
5. Close the load plate, then push the load lever until it snaps into the retention
tab.
• To prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP
cap unless you are installing a CPU.
• Please keep the cap for product return.
• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket
pins.
• You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The
system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel
conguration.Anyexcessmemoryfromthehigher-sizedchannelisthen
mapped for single-channel operation.
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility,
it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• If you install two 2GB memory modules, the system may only recognize less
than 3GB because the address space is reserved for other critical functions.
This limitation appears on Windows®XP 32-bit operation system which does
notsupportPhysicalAddressExtension(PAE).
• If you install Windows®XP 32-bit operation system, a total memory of less
than 3GB is recommended.
• This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb
chipsordoublesidedx16memorymodules.
Channel Sockets
Channel A DIMM_A1
Channel B DIMM_B1

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4. BIOS information
The Flash ROM on the motherboard contains the BIOS. You can update the
BIOSinformationorconguretheparametersusingtheBIOSSetuputility.The
BIOS screens include navigation keys and brief online help to guide you. If you
encounter system problems, or if the system becomes unstable after you changed
settings, load the Setup Defaults. Refer to Chapter 2 of the user guide for detailed
BIOS information. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates.
To enter Setup at start up:
Press <Delete> during the Power-On Self Test (POST). If you do not press
<Delete>, POST continues with its test routines.
To enter Setup after POST:
• Restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, then press <Delete>
during POST, or
• Press the reset button on the chassis, then press <Delete> during POST, or
• Turn the system off and back on, then press <Delete> during POST
To update the BIOS with AFUDOS:
BootthesystemfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthelatestBIOSle.AttheDOS
prompt, type afudos /i<lename.rom> and press Enter. Reboot the system when
the update is complete.
To update the BIOS with ASUS EZ Flash 2:
Boot the system and press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to launch EZ Flash 2.
InsertaoppydiskorUSBashdiskthatcontainsthelatestBIOSle.EZFlash
2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when
done.
To recover the BIOS with CrashFree BIOS 3:
Boot the system. If the BIOS is corrupted, the CrashFree BIOS 3 auto recovery
toolpromptsyoutoinsertaoppydisk,CDorUSBashdiskthatcontainsthe
originalorlatestBIOSle.RebootthesystemaftertheBIOSisrecovered.
5. Software support CD information
This motherboard supports Windows®32-bit XP/32-bit Vista/64-bit XP/64-bit Vista
operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding
updatessoyoucanmaximizethefeaturesofyourhardware.
The support CD that came with the motherboard contains useful software and
several utility drivers that enhance the motherboard features. To begin using the
support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD automatically
displays the welcome screen and the installation menus if Autorun is enabled in
your computer. If the welcome screen did not appear automatically, locate and
double-clickontheleASSETUP.EXEfromtheBINfolderinthesupportCDto
display the menus.