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T-P5G31
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
T3-P5G31 T4-P5G31*
* Only some of the T4 models have the
Time and IR LED display.
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E3630 First Edition March 2008 Copyright© 2008 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 purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (“ASUS”). Product warranty or service will not be extended
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Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... vi Safety information ..................................................................................... vii About thisguide ....................................................................................... viii System package contents ........................................................................... x Chapter1: Systemintroduction 1.1 Welcom
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Contents 3.3.2 Drivers menu ................................................................... 3-4 3.3.3 Utilities menu .................................................................. 3-5 3.3.4 ASUS contact information ............................................... 3-6 Chapter 4: Motherboardin fo 4.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 4-2 4.2 Motherboard layout .............................................................
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Contents 5.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration .................................... 5-23 5.4.4 PCI PnP ........................................................................ 5-24 5.4.5 USB Configuration ........................................................ 5-25 5.5 Power menu ................................................................................ 5-27 5.5.1 Suspend Mode .............................................................. 5-27 5.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support ......................
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Notices Federal Communications CommissionStatement 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. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
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Safety information 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 the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing devices into the syst
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About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions about ASUS T-P5G31 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 ASUS T-P5G31. The chapter lists the system features, including introduction on the front and rear panel, and
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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. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS Websites The ASUS websit
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System package contents Check your T-P5G31 system package for the following items. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. Itemdescription 1. ASUS T-P5G31 barebone system with • ASUS motherboard • 250 W PFC power supply unit • Front I/O card • 6-in-1 storage card reader 2. Cables • AC power cord • ATA cable • Serial ATA cable • Serial ATA power cable 3. Support CD and Software CD 4. Installation Manual 5. Optional items • Te
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Chapter 1 This chapter gives a general description of ASUS T-P5G31. The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components. T3-P5G31 T4-P5G31* * Only some of the T4 models have the Time and IR LED display. System introduction
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1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS T-P5G31! ASUS T-P5G31 is an all-in-one barebone system with a versatile home entertainment feature. The system comes in a stylish mini-tower casing, and powered by an ASUS ® ® motherboard that supports the Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 775-land package with 800/1066/1333 MHz FSB and up to 4 GB system memory. With audio functions, extensive connectivity, and Gigabit LAN capability, the T- P5G31 is designed for the sophisticated. With these and many
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1. Drive door. Open this door to access the optical drive. 2. Power button . Press this button to turn the system on/off. 3. HDD LED . This LED lights up when data is being read from or written to the hard disk drive. (for Black Bezel) 4. HDDLED . This LED lights up when data is being read from or written to the hard disk drive. (for Silver Bezel) 5. Front panel I/O cover. Open the front panel cover to show the input/output ports. Open the front panel cover by pushing it downwards. ® 6. Com
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1.2.2 T4-P5G31front panel External Internal 7 1 4 10 8 11 2 9 12 13 3 5 14 6 1. Drivedoor . Open this door to access the optical drive. 2. Front panelI/O cover . Open the front panel cover to show the input/output ports. 3. Time and IR LED display (optional) 4. Eject button . Press this button to eject the optical drive. 5. Powerbutton . Press this button to turn the system on/off. 6. HDD LED . This LED lights up when data is being read from or written to the hard disk drive. 1-
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Open the front panel cover by pushing it. ® 7. CompactFlash /Microdrive™ card slot . This slot is for a ® CompactFlash /Microdrive™ storage card. ® 8. Memory Stick /Memory Stick Pro™card slot. This slot is for a Memory ® Stick /Memory Stick Pro™ storage card. 9. USB2.0 ports 2.0. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices such as a mouse, printer, scanner, camera, PDA, and others. 10. SecureDigital™/MultimediaCard slot . This slot is
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C T R LINE BASS IN REAR S P K FRONT SIDE S P K MIC IN 1.3 Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow convenient connection of devices. 26 15 27 16 28 17 18 29 19 30 20 31 21 32 22 33 34 23 35 24 25 T3-P5G31/ T4-P5G31 15. Expansion slot covers. Remove these covers when installing expansion cards. 16. Expansion slots. Use this slot when installing expansion card. 17. Rear surround speakers. This port connects to a high-definition six-channel
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26. Chassisvent. This vent is for the fan that provides ventilation inside the system chassis. 27. Expansioncard lock. This lock secures installed expansion cards. See page 2-13 for details. 28. Center& woofer speakers. This port connects the center/subwoofer speakers. 29. LineIn port . This Line In (light blue) port connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode, the function of this port becomes Surround output. 30. LineOut port . This Line Out (l
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1.4 Internal components The illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the top cover and the power supply unit. The installed components are labeled for your reference. Proceed to Chapter 2 for instructions on installing additional system components. o The illustration shows an open chassis lifted at a 90 angle. 2 3 1 6 5 4 8 7 T3-P5G31 2 3 1 6 5 4 8 7 T4-P5G31 1-8 Chapter 1: System introduction
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1. ASUS motherboard 2. LGA775 socket with PnP cap 3. DIMM sockets 4. Serial ATA connectors 5. PCI Express™ x16 slot for discrete graphics card 6. PCI slot 7. Expansion card slot 8. Power supply unit ASUS T-P5G31 1-9
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