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P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G
ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)
User Guide
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E2798 First Edition October 2006 Copyright © 2006 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 if:
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Table of contents Notices ................................................................................................ vi Safety information ..............................................................................vii About this guide .................................................................................viii System package contents .................................................................... x Chapter 1: System Introduction 1.1 Welcome! ..............................
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Table of contents Chapter 3: Starting up 3.1 Installing an operating system .............................................. 3-2 3.2 Powering up .......................................................................... 3-2 3.3 Support CD information ........................................................ 3-2 3.3.1 Running the support CD .......................................... 3-3 3.3.2 Utilities menu .......................................................... 3-4 3.3.3 ASUS contact informatio
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Table of contents 5.3 Main menu ........................................................................... 5-13 5.3.1 System Time ........................................................ 5-13 5.3.2 System Date ........................................................ 5-13 5.3.3 Primary and Third IDE Master/Slave ...................... 5-14 5.3.4 IDE Configuration .................................................. 5-15 5.3.5 System information............................................... 5-17
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Notices 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. 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 r
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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 sys
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About this guide Audience This guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G 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 P1-P5945G/P2- P5945G. The chapter lists the system features, including introduction on the fr
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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 websi
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System package contents Check your P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G system package for the following items. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. Item description 1. ASUS book size barebone system with • ASUS motherboard • 200W power supply unit • PCI riser card • CPU fan and heatsink assembly 2. Cables • Power cable and plug • Serial ATA power cable and signal cable • IDE cable (preinstalled) 4. CDs • Support CD • Recover PRO CD 5. Quick
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Chapter 1 This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS P1- P5945G/P2-P5945G. The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel, and internal components. ASUS P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G System introduction
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1.1 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G! The ASUS P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G 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 the ASUS ® ® ® ® ® motherboard that supports the Intel Pentium D, Intel Pentium 4, Intel ® ® ® Conroe or Intel Celeron processor in the 775-land package. The system supports up to 2 GB of system memory using DDR2-667/533 DIMMs, high-resolution graphics via
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Open 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1. Optical drive eject button. 2. HDD LED. This LED lights up when data is read from or written to the hard disk drive. 3. Optical drive bay cover. 4. Press to open the front panel cover. 5. Power button. Press this button to turn the system on. 6. Power LED. 7. Reset button 8. MS/MS Pro card slot. TM 9. CompactFlash Card slot. 10. SD/MMC card slot. 11. 4-pin IEEE 1394 port 12. USB 2.0 ports. These Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) ports are available for connecti
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1.3 Rear panel The system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow convenient connection of devices. 1 2 3 4 WARNING! 5 Setting 6 the switch 7 to 115V 8 in a 230V environment or 9 230V in a 115 10 environment 11 will seriously 12 damage the system! 13 14 15 16 17 1. Power connector 2. Voltage selector. This switch allows you to adjust the system input voltage according to the voltage supply in your area. If the voltage supply in your area is 100-127V,
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11. LAN (RJ-45) port. This port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. 12. USB 2.0 ports 1, 2, 3 and 4. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 13. SPDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 14. VGA port 15. DVI-D port 16. Serial port 17. PCI slot metal brackets Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in 2, 4,
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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. 3 1 2 5 4 8 7 6 1. 5.25-inch optical drive and 5. ASUS motherboard 3.5 inch hard disk drive cage 6. DIMM sockets 2. Front panel cover 7. LGA775 socket (under the CPU 3. Power supply unit fan and heatsink assembly) 4. P
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Chapter 2 This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system. ASUS P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G Basic installation
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2.1 Preparation Before you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system. Basic components to install 1. Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2. DDR2 Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) 3. Expansion card(s) 4. Hard disk drive 5. Optical drive Tool Phillips (cross) screw driver 2.2 Before you proceed Take note of the following precautions before you install components into the system. • Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or a metal o
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2.3 Removing the chassis cover and front panel assembly To remove the chassis cover: 1 1. Remove the cover screws. Keep the screws for later use. 2 2. Pull the cover slightly toward the rear panel. 3 3. Lift the cover, then set aside. To remove the front panel cover 1. Lift the front panel cover 1 2 hooks outward. 2. Carefully remove the front panel cover, then set it aside. ASUS Pundit P1-P5945G/P2-P5945G 2-3
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2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for ® ® the Intel Pentium 4 processor in the 775-land package. • Check your motherboard to make sure that the PnP cap is on the CPU socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is s
