Asus P5RD2-VM User Manual

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears.
2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. See
page 3-4 for the Utilities screen menu.
3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update
the motherboard BIOS in Windows
®
environment. The ASUS Update utility
allows you to:
• Save the current BIOS file
• Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file
• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and
• View the BIOS version information.
This utility is available in the support CD that comes with the motherboard
package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network
or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Quit all Windows
®
applications before you update the BIOS using this
utility.

Asus P5RD2-VM Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	2 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
CPU fan connector	Yes
USB 2.0 connectors	4
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Parallel ports quantity	1
Dimensions (WxDxH)	244 x 218 mm
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Bundled software	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit/s LAN
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	218 mm
Width	244 mm