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P5GDC
Pro
Motherboard
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E1799 E1799 E1799 E1799 E1799 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 First Edition V1 September 2004 September 2004 September 2004 September 2004 September 2004 Copyright © 2004 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purc
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Contents Notices ............................................................................................... vii Safety information ............................................................................ viii Operation safety ............................................................................... viii P5GDC Pro specifications summary .................................................... ix Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Product introduction Product introduction Product introduc
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Contents 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-22 2.5.4 PCI slots ................................................................ 2-23 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 2-23 2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 2-23 2.6 Jumpers .............................................................................. 2-24 2.7 Connectors .............................................................
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Contents 4.3 Main menu ..........................................................................4-13 4.3.1 System Time.........................................................4-13 4.3.2 System Date ......................................................... 4-13 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A ................................................ 4-13 4.3.4 Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave ........ 4-14 4.3.5 IDE Configuration .................................................. 4-15 4.3.6 System Inf
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Contents Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Software support Software support Software support Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Software support Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system ............................................. 5-1 5.2 Support CD information........................................................ 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD ......................................... 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu .......................................................... 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu .
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Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. T
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Safety information Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. • Before connecting or
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P5GDC Pro specifications summary ® ® CPU CPU CPU CPU CPU LGA775 socket for Intel Pentium 4/Celeron processor ® Compatible with Intel PCG 04A and 04B processors ® Supports Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ® Chipset Chipset Chipset Northbridge: Intel 915P Memory Controller Hub (MCH) Chipset Chipset ® Southbridge: Intel ICH6R Front Side Bus Front Side Bus 800/533 MHz Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Front Side Bus Memory Memory Memory Dual-channel memory architecture Memory Memory 2 x 240-pin DIMM soc
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P5GDC Pro specifications summary Overclocking Overclocking Overclocking Overclocking Overclocking ASUS AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) features features features features features ASUS AI Overclocking ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS AI Booster Adjustable CPU, memory, and PCI Express voltages Stepless Frequency Selection (SFS) from 100 MHz up to 400 MHz at 1 MHz increment Adjustable FSB/DDR frequencies Fixed PCI/PCI Express frequencies Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel Rear panel R
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. Product 1 introduction
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Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-2 ASUS P5GDC Pro ASUS P5GDC Pro ASUS P5GDC Pro ASUS P5GDC Pro ASUS P5GDC Pro
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1.1 Welcome! ® ® ® ® ® Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS P5GDC Pro motherboard! P5GDC Pro motherboard! P5GDC Pro motherboard! Thank you for buying an ASUS Thank you for buying an ASUS P5GDC Pro motherboard! P5GDC Pro motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on i
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1.3 Special features 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 1.3.1 Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights Product highlights Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array ® ® (LGA) socket designed for the Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 775-land ® ® package. The motherboard supports the Intel Pentium 4 proces
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PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I/O interconnect technology that speeds up the PCI bus. PCI Express features point-to-point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets. This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications. See page 2-23 for details. 8-channel high definit
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USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. USB 2.0 is backward compatible with USB 1.1. See pages 2-28 and 2-33 for details. 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive features ASUS Proactive features ASUS Proactive features ASUS Proactive features ASU
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1.3.3 1.3.3 1.3.3 1.3.3 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features Innovative ASUS features ASUS Hyper Path 2 Technology ASUS Hyper Path 2 Technology ASUS Hyper Path 2 Technology ASUS Hyper Path 2 Technology ASUS Hyper Path 2 Technology ® The ASUS Hyper Path 2 technology optimizes the full potential of the Intel chipset by shortening the latency time between the CPU and the system ® memory. Enabling Hyper Path 2 on systems with Int
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1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction
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This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. Hardware 2 information
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview.......................................................... 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-6 2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-13 2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-21 2.6 Jumpers ..........................
