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MotherboardP5L-MX/IPAT

xP5L-MX/IPAT specications summary(continued on the next page)CPU Chipset Front Side BusMemory VGAExpansion slots Storage Aud

xi*Specications are subject to change without notice.P5L-MX/IPAT specications summaryIndustry standardManageability Internal connectors

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

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.1 Welcome!T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S® P 5 L - M X / I P A T m o t h e r b o a r

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-3Intel® 945G chipset The Intel® 945G graphics memory controller hub (GMCH) and the ICH7 I/O controller hub provide the vital inte

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introductionOnboard LEDThe motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sle

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-5P5L-MX/IPATR1.5 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.5.3 Motherboard layout20.3cm (8in)24.5cm (9.6in)DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module)DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-71.6.1 Installling the CPUTo install a CPU:1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)The moth

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1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and f

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-9The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fanThe Intel® Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium® D/Pentium® 4 and Celeron®

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-11Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector.3. When

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fanTo uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan:1. Disconnect the CPU fan cabl

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-134. Remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard.5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to reset the orientation.The nar

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.7 System memory1.7.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modul

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-15Important notice on installing Windows® XP 32-bit versionIf you install Windows® XP 32-bit version Operating System (OS), the lim

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.7.3 DDR2 Qualified Vendors ListThe following table lists the memory modules that have been tested and qualied

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-17DDR2 533 Qualified Vendors List DIMM support Size Vendor Model Bra

iiiContentsNotices ... viSafety information ...

1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.7.4 Installing a DIMMUnplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failur

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-191.8 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.8.3 Interrupt assignmentsStandard interrupt assignmentsIRQ Standard Function0 System Timer1 Keyboar

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-211.8.4 PCI slotsThe PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specic

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.9 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You c

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-23• The USB device wake-up feature requires a power supply that can provide 500 mA on the +5VSB lead for each USB port; otherwise

1-24 Chapter 1: Product introductionSPEEDLEDACT/LINKLEDLAN portLAN port LED indications ACT/LINK LED SPEED LEDStatus Description

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-25Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configurationLight Blue Line In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker OutLime Line Out Front Speaker Out F

1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction2. IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cables. There

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-273. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial AT

ivContents1.10 Connectors ... 1-241.10.1 Rear panel connectors ...

1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction5. Digital Audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)This connector is for the S/PDIF audio module to allow digital soun

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-296. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR and 4-pin ATX12V)These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs

1-30 Chapter 1: Product introduction7. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD)This connector is for the 4-pin audio cable that connects to the audio

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 1-319. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports

1-32 Chapter 1: Product introduction10. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.• Syste

2BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS setup2.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-32.1.2 AFUDOS utilityThe AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setupUpdating the BIOS fileTo update the BIOS le using the AFUDOS utility:1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) and download

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-52.1.3 AFUWIN utilityThe AFUWIN utility allows you to update the BIOS le in a Windows® environment.To update the BIOS using AFUWI

vContents2.5 Chipset menu ... 2-162.5.1 North Bridge ...

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply for most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system beco

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-7 On Board LAN Conguration On Board LAN Chip [Enabled] S5 WOL [Enabled] On Board LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Power On By PS

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup2.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-92.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system info

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup2.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Take caution

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-112.4.7 ACPI SettingsThe items in this menu allows you to change the settings for the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (A

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS setup2.4.8 CPU ConfigurationThe items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects.CPU Con

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-13IDE CongurationPATA Master Not PresentPATA Slave Not PresentSATA Port1 Not PresentSATA Port2 Not PresentSATA Port3 Not Pres

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setupSet Parameters of Floppy Disk Controller (FDC)2.4.10 Super IO ConfigurationThe items in this menu allow you to set or change

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-15Serial Port ConfigurationEnable or Disable Serial Port(COM)Serial Port CongurationSerial Port [Enabled]Device Settings IO=3F8h

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

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup North Bridge South Bridge Legacy USB Conguration2.5 Chipset menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the advanced

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-17Enable/Disable Azalia HD Audio2.5.2 South BridgeAudio CongurationAzalia HD Audio [Enabled]USB CongurationALL USB Ports [E

2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setupLegacy USB Support [Auto]Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Setting t

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-192.6 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS setup2.7 SecurityThe Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter&g

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-212.7.2 User PasswordSelect this item to set or change the user password. No password is installed by default. To set a User Pass

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup2.8 Exit menuThe Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or d

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 2-23Restore Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. When you select

2-24 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

3Software supportThis chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.

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3-2 Chapter 3: Software supportIf Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support CD to locate the le ASSETUP.EXE from th

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 3-33.2.2 Drivers menuThe drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necess

3-4 Chapter 3: Software support3.2.3 Utilities menuThe Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS S

ASUS P5L-MX/IPAT 3-53.2.4 Manuals menuThe Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user ma

3-6 Chapter 3: Software support

ACPU featuresThe Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports.

A-2 Appendix: CPU featuresA.1 Intel® EM64T• The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating

ASUS P5L-MX/IPATA-3A.2.2 Using the EISTTo use the EIST feature:1. Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup.2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highl

A-4 Appendix: CPU featuresA.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology• The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading

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

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