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Conventions used in this guide

WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to

complete a task.

CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when

trying to complete a task.

IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task.

NOTE: Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task.

About this guide

Audience

This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the

ASUS Vintage V-series P5G41E barebone system. This guide is intended

for experienced users and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal

computers.

How this guide is organized

This guide contains the following parts:

1.

Chapter 1: System introduction

This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS

V-series P5G41E. The chapter lists the system features, including

introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components.

2.

Chapter 2: Starting up

This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities

from the support DVD.

3.

Chapter 3: Motherboard info

This chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the

system. This chapter includes the motherboard layout, jumper settings, and

connector locations.

4.

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup

menus and describes the BIOS parameters.

Section	Page
Notices	6
About this guide	8
System package contents	10
System introduction	11
1.1 Welcome!	12
1.2 Front panel	12
1.2.1 V6-P5G41E front panel	12
1.2.3 V7-P5G41E front panel	13
1.3 Rear panel	15
Voltage selector	17
1.4 Internal components	18
1.5 Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)	19
Starting up	21
2.1 Installing an operating system	22
2.2 Powering up	22
2.3 Support DVD information	22
2.3.1 Running the support DVD	23
2.3.2 Utilities menu	24
2.3.3 ASUS Contact information	25
2.3.5 Other information	26
2.4 Software information	28
2.4.1 ASUS AI Manager	28
2.4.2 ASUS Express Gate	34
Motherboard info	41
3.1 Introduction	42
3.2 Motherboard layout	42
3.3 Jumpers	43
3.4 Connectors	45
BIOS setup	51
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	52
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility	52
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	55
4.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS	56
4.2 BIOS setup program	57
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	58
4.2.2 Menu bar	58
4.2.3 Navigation keys	58
4.2.4 Menu items	59
4.2.5 Sub-menu items	59
4.2.6 Configuration fields	59
4.2.7 Pop-up window	59
4.2.8 Scroll bar	59
4.2.9 General help	59
4.3 Main menu	60
4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	60
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	60
4.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~4	61
4.3.4 Storage Configuration	62
4.3.5 System Information	63
4.4 Advanced menu	64
4.4.2 CPU Configuration	64
4.4.2 Chipset	66
4.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration	69
4.4.4 USB Configuration	70
4.4.5 PCI PnP	71
4.5 Power menu	72
4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	72
4.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]	72
4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	72
4.5.4 APM Configuration	73
4.5.5 Hardware Monitor	74
4.6 Boot menu	75
4.6.1 Boot Device Priority	75
4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	76
4.6.3 Security	77
4.7 Tools menu	79
4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	79
4.7.2 Express Gate [Auto]	80

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