Asus V2-PH2 User Manual

Vintage V2-PH2PC (Desktop Barebone)

xSystem package contentsCheck your Vintage V2-PH2 system package for the following items.If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retai

5-36Chapter 5: BIOS setup If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you w

5-37ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Exit & Discard ChangesSelect this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program. I

5-38Chapter 5: BIOS setup

ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Chapter 1System introductionThis chapter gives a general description of the ASUS Vintage V2-PH2. The chapter lists the system featu

1-2Chapter 1: System introduction1.1 Welcome!Thank you for choosing the ASUS Vintage V2-PH2!The ASUS Vintage V2-PH2 is an all-in-one barebone system

1-3ASUS Vintage V2-PH21. Two empty 5.25-inch bays. These bays are for IDE optical drives.2. 3.5-inch drive bays. These slots are for 3.5-inch floppy

1-4Chapter 1: System introduction1.3 Rear panelThe system rear panel includes the power connector and several I/O ports that allow convenient connect

1-5ASUS Vintage V2-PH26. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a printer, scanner, or other devices.7. VGA port. This port connects a VGA monitor

1-6Chapter 1: System introductionVoltage selectorThe PSU has a 115 V/230 V voltage selector switch located beside the power connector. Use this switch

1-7ASUS Vintage V2-PH21.4 Internal componentsThe illustration below is the internal view of the system when you remove the top cover and the power su

1-8Chapter 1: System introduction

Chapter 2Basic installationThis chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system.

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2-2Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.1 PreparationBefore you proceed, make sure that you have all the components you plan to install in the system.Basi

2-3ASUS Vintage V2-PH22.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly1. Remove the cover screws on the rear panel.2. Pull the side cover

2-4Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed fo

2-5ASUS Vintage V2-PH23. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle.4. Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a

2-6Chapter 2: Basic installation 7. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab.6. Apply Thermal In

2-7ASUS Vintage V2-PH2If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure that the Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to

2-8Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.5 Installing a DIMMThe system motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM

2-9ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Size Vendor Model Side(s) Component A B DIMM Support512MB Infineon HYB18T512800AF37 SS HYS64T64000HU-3.7-A V

2-10Chapter 2: Basic installation Size Vendor Model Side(s) Component A B DDR2-667DIMM SupportSide(s): SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided

2-11ASUS Vintage V2-PH22.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMMFollow these steps to remove a DIMM.1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock t

iiiTable of contentsNotices ... viSafety information ...

2-12Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.6 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the

2-13ASUS Vintage V2-PH2* These IRQs are usu all y a vai lab le for IS A o r P CI dev ice s.When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the dr

2-14Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.6.4 PCI slotsThe PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply wit

2-15ASUS Vintage V2-PH22.7 Installing an optical driveRefer to the instructions in this section if you wish to install a new optical drive.Follow the

2-16Chapter 2: Basic installation 7. Connect the other end of the IDE ribbon cable to the secondary IDE connector (labeled SEC_IDE) on the motherboar

2-17ASUS Vintage V2-PH22.8 Installing a hard disk driveThe system may have one pre-installed 3.5-inch Serial ATA or IDE hard disk drive. Refer to thi

2-18Chapter 2: Basic installation If your Serial ATA HDD has both 4-pin and 15-pin connectors at the back, use either the 15-pin SATA power adapter pl

2-19ASUS Vintage V2-PH2To install an IDE hard disk drive:1. Follow steps 1-4 of the previous section.2. Connect the blue interface of the IDE ribbon

2-20Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.9 Installing a floppy disk driveThe Vintage V2-PH2 system comes with one 3.25-inch drive bay for a floppy disk driv

2-21ASUS Vintage V2-PH22.10 Re-connecting cablesYou may have disconnected some cables when you were installing components. You must re-connect these

ivTable of contentsChapter 3: Starting up3.1 Installing an operating system ... 3-23.2 Powering up ...

2-22Chapter 2: Basic installation 2.11 Removing the bay covers and reinstalling the front panel assembly and side coverIf you installed an opti

ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Chapter 3Starting upThis chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support CD.

3-2Chapter 3: Starting up3.1 Installing an operating systemThe barebone system supports Windows® 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Always install the l

3-3ASUS Vintage V2-PH23.3.1 Running the support CDTo begin using the support CD, place the CD in your optical drive. The CD automatically displays th

3-4Chapter 3: Starting up3.3.2 Utilities menuThe Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll

3-5ASUS Vintage V2-PH23.3.4 Manuals menuThe Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user

3-6Chapter 3: Starting up3.4 Software informationMost of the applications in the support CD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the

3-7ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Installing PC Probe IITo install PC Probe II on your computer:1. Place the support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers install

3-8Chapter 3: Starting upButton Func tio n Opens the Configuration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Op

3-9ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Hardware monitor panelsThe hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation, CPU temper

vTable of contents5.3 Main menu ... 5-145.3.1 System Time ...

3-10Chapter 3: Starting upMonitoring sensor alertThe monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refe

3-11ASUS Vintage V2-PH2PCI browserClick to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser. This browser provides information on the PCI

3-12Chapter 3: Starting upMemory usageThe Memory tab shows both used and available physical memory. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represen

ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Chapter 4Motherboard infoThis chapter gives information about the motherboard that comes with the system. This chapter includes the

4-2Chapter 4: Motherboard info4.1 IntroductionThe Vintage V2-PH2 barebone system comes with an ASUS motherboard. This chapter provides technical info

4-3ASUS Vintage V2-PH24.3 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the C

4-4Chapter 4: Motherboard info2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW12, USBPW34, USBPW56, USBPW78)Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S

4-5ASUS Vintage V2-PH23. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up feature. Set this jumper to pin

4-6Chapter 4: Motherboard info4.4 Connectors1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY)This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD

4-7ASUS Vintage V2-PH23 IDE connectors (40-1 pin PRI_IDE, SEC_IDE)The onboard IDE connectors are for Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable(s). There are

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

4-8Chapter 4: Motherboard infoNever connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard!5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB5

4-9ASUS Vintage V2-PH26. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs. The plugs from the power

4-10Chapter 4: Motherboard info8. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module tha

4-11ASUS Vintage V2-PH210. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS)This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch.

4-12Chapter 4: Motherboard info12. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.The sytem panel

1ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Chapter 5BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters

5-2Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output

5-3ASUS Vintage V2-PH2d. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive.e. Press <Enter>, then foll

5-4Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1.3 AFUDOS utilityThe AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS file in DOS environment using a bootable floppy disk with

5-5ASUS Vintage V2-PH25. The utility returns to the DOS prompt after the BIOS update process is completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive

viiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating th

5-6Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utilityThe ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file

5-7ASUS Vintage V2-PH2The recovered BIOS may not be the latest BIOS version for this motherboard. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download th

5-8Chapter 5: BIOS setupInstalling ASUS UpdateTo install ASUS Update:1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Clic

5-9ASUS Vintage V2-PH23. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select. Click Next.Updating the BIOS through the

5-10Chapter 5: BIOS setupUpdating the BIOS through a BIOS fileTo update the BIOS through a BIOS file:1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Window

5-11ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.2 BIOS setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable firmware chip that you can update using the provided utility des

5-12Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing the basic system configura

5-13ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.2.4 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main sh

5-14Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system

5-15ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.3.4 Primary, Secondary, Third and Fourth IDE Master/SlaveWhile entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the prese

viiiAbout this guideAudienceThis guide provides general information and installation instructions about the ASUS Vintage V2-PH2 barebone system. This

5-16Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.3.5 System InformationThis menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects

5-17ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.4 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Take caution wh

5-18Chapter 5: BIOS setupUSB Controller [USB OHCI + EHCI]Configuration options: [Disabled] [USB OHCI] [USB OHCI + EHCI] Legacy USB Support [Auto]Allows

5-19ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.4.2 JumperFree ConfigurationOverclocking [Auto]Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal

5-20Chapter 5: BIOS setupMemory Clock Mode [Auto]Allows you to synchronize the Memory frequency with the CPU frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [

5-21ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.4.3 CPU ConfigurationThe items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Select

5-22Chapter 5: BIOS setupExecute Disable Function [Disabled]Allows you to enable or disable the no execution on page protection technology. When enabl

5-23ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.4.4 ChipsetThe Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to d

5-24Chapter 5: BIOS setupConfigure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]When this item is enabled, the DRAM timing parameters are set according to the DRAM SPD

5-25ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Serial ATA Controller [Enabled]OnBoard SATA Boot ROM [Disabled]SATA Mode Selection [Emulated PATA mode]Azalia Cont

ixConventions used in this guideWARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent dam

5-26Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.4.5 Onboard Devices Configuration Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitES

5-27ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.4.6 PCI PnPThe PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting I

5-28Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.5 Power menuThe Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

5-29ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.5.5 APM Configuration Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC ExitEnabled

5-30Chapter 5: BIOS setupPower On By PCI Devices [Disabled]When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or

5-31ASUS Vintage V2-PH2Chassis Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [N/A]The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the chassis fan speed in ro

5-32Chapter 5: BIOS setup5.6 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to dis

5-33ASUS Vintage V2-PH25.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration Select Screen Select Item+- Change OptionF1 General HelpF10 Save and ExitESC E

5-34Chapter 5: BIOS setupIf you forget your BIOS password, you can clear clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. See section “4.3 Jum

5-35ASUS Vintage V2-PH2After you have set a supervisor password, the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings. User Access Le