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Chapter 3: Software support

3.4.2 Dual graphics card setup

Installing SLI-ready graphics cards

Goldfingers

Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are ASUS and NVIDIA

certified. Different types of graphics cards will not work together

properly.

To install the graphics cards:

1. Prepare two graphics cards. Each graphics card should have

goldfingers for the SLI connector.

2. Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16

slots.

Summary of Contents for Motherboard P5NT WS

Page 1: ...Motherboard P5NSLI Series P5NSLI P5NSLI WiFi ...

Page 2: ...CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN ...

Page 3: ...roceed 1 7 1 5 Motherboard overview 1 8 1 5 1 Placement direction 1 8 1 5 2 Screw holes 1 8 1 5 3 Motherboard layout 1 9 1 6 Central Processing Unit CPU 1 10 1 6 1 Installing the CPU 1 10 1 6 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1 13 1 6 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1 15 1 7 System memory 1 17 1 7 1 Overview 1 17 1 7 2 Memory configurations 1 17 1 7 3 Installing a DIMM 1 20 1 7 4 Remov...

Page 4: ...8 2 1 6 ASUS Update utility 2 9 2 2 BIOS setup program 2 12 2 2 1 BIOS menu screen 2 13 2 2 2 Menu bar 2 13 2 2 3 Legend bar 2 14 2 2 4 Menu items 2 14 2 2 5 Sub menu items 2 14 2 2 6 Configuration fields 2 14 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 15 2 2 8 General help 2 15 2 3 Main menu 2 16 2 3 1 System Time 2 16 2 3 2 System Date 2 16 2 3 3 Legacy Diskette A 2 16 2 3 4 Primary and Secondary IDE Master Slave 2 ...

Page 5: ...s 2 40 2 6 4 CDROM Drives 2 41 2 6 5 Boot Settings Configuration 2 41 2 6 6 Security 2 43 2 7 Tools menu 2 45 2 7 1 ASUS Music Alarm 2 45 2 7 2 ASUS O C Profile 2 47 2 7 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2 49 2 8 Exit menu 2 50 Chpater 3 Software Support 3 1 Installing an operating system 3 2 3 2 Support CD information 3 2 3 2 1 Runninig the support CD 3 2 3 2 2 Drivers menu 3 3 3 2 3 Utilities menu 3 4 3 2 4 Mak...

Page 6: ...l graphics card setup 3 12 Appendix CPU features A 1 Intel EM64T A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST A 1 A 2 1 System requirements A 1 A 2 2 Using the EIST A 2 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology A 3 ...

Page 7: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Page 8: ... power company 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 the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any damage ...

Page 9: ...ns of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products Refer to...

Page 10: ...Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line awdflash P5NSLI BIN DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a t...

Page 11: ...ink Interface SLI support 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots SLI mode supports 2 x identical SLI ready PCI Express x16 graphics cards Note In SLI mode the PCI Express x16 slots work at the bandwidth of PCI Express x8 The combined bandwidth of these maintain the bandwidth of PCI Express x16 Single card mode supports default 1 x PCI Express x16 graphics card on the first slot blue 1 x PCI Expres...

Page 12: ...BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O C Profile ASUS Music Alarm 4 MB Flash ROM Award BIOS PnP DMI2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 WfM2 0 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ATX power supply with 24 pin and 4 pin 12V plugs ATX 12V 2 0 compliant 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x LAN RJ 45 ports USB 2 0 ports 5 ports on P5NSLI WiFi 4 ports on P5NSLI 1 x Coaxial S PDIF Out port 1 x Wireless LAN antenna acti...

Page 13: ...intrusion connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x SLI selector card connector CPU Chassis Power fan connectors System panel connector WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME PXE RPL Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NV RIS Remote Installation Service NV RAID Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Anti Virus Utility OEM version Adobe Acrobat Reader v7 0 ASUS Music Alarm ATX form factor 12 in x 9 in 3...

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Page 15: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Page 16: ...check the items in your package with the list below 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer Motherboard P5NSLI P5NSLI WiFi Cables Serial ATA and power cables for 2 devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cables 40 conductor IDE cable Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield Wireless LAN antenna...

Page 17: ...C performance Intel Dual Core Technology CPU support The motherboard supports dual core processors containing two physical CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful processing Intel EM64T The motherboard supports Intel processors with the Intel EM64T Extended Memory 64 Technology The Intel EM64T feature allows your computer to run on 64 bit operating systems and access l...

Page 18: ...int to point serial interconnections between devices and allows higher clockspeeds by carrying data in packets This high speed interface is software compatible with existing PCI specifications See pages 1 23 and 1 24 for details High Definition Audio The onboard 6 channel High Definition audio CODEC enables high quality ADI AD1986A audio CODEC which automatically detects and identifies what types ...

Page 19: ...nction likelyhood ASUS Motherboard s fansless concept is specifically created to provide a cool environment without all the baggage ASUS has devoted special efforts to address the thermal issues across the motherboard and most notably the areas that reside the CPU power VGA Northbridge and Southbridge The heat sinks and strategic board layout were tailor made to dissipate heat in the most efficien...

Page 20: ... and clear the RTC data Simply shut down and reboot the system and the BIOS automatically restores the CPU default setting for each parameter ASUS Q Connector ASUS Q Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections ...

Page 21: ...power cord from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the ba...

Page 22: ...ury and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard 1 5 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 1 5 2 Screw holes Place six 6 screws into the holes indicated by cir...

Page 23: ...m 12in R USB7 LGA775 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power DDR2 DIMM_A1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module EATXPWR FLOPPY PANEL USB56 USBPW2 CLRTC PWR_FAN AAFP SPDIF_OUT ATX12V CHA_FAN USB78 USBPW1 KBPWR CPU_FAN PARALLEL PORT Below Mic In Center Line Out Top Line In USB78_WFG Super I O The USB78_WFG module and ...

Page 24: ...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 shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket The product warranty doe...

Page 25: ...the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 3 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 100º angle A then push the PnP cap from the load plate window to remove B 5 Position the CPU over the socket making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom left corner of the socket The socket alignment key should fit into th...

Page 26: ...ending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 6 Close the load plate A then push the load lever B until it snaps into the retention tab A B The motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and Hyper Threading Technology ...

Page 27: ... that you use only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan Your Intel LGA775 processor heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Make sure that ...

Page 28: ... B Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector The retention module of some third party CPU heatsink and fan can interfere with chipset components at the bottom of the board Before purchasing a separate CPU heatsink and fan make sure that it will not interfere with the chipset components R CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN...

Page 29: ...sconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard B A B A A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard ...

Page 30: ... orientation when reinstalling The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation ...

Page 31: ...odule s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Refer to the DDR2 Qualified Vendors List on the next page for details Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed fou...

Page 32: ...2000HU 3S A 512MB Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S N A SS HYS64T64000HU 3S A 1024MB Infineon HYB18T512800AF3S N A DS HYS64T128020HU 3S A 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 N A SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 N A DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 N A SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 N A DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y4 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB GE E N A SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E 512MB...

Page 33: ...A 2048MB Infineon HYB18T1G800AF 3 7 N A DS HYS64T256020HU 3 7 A 256MB Infineon HYB18T5121608BF 3 7 N A SS HYS64T32000HU 3 7 B 512MB Infineon HYB18T512800BF37 N A SS HYS64T64000HU 3 7 B 1024MB Infineon HYB18T512800BF37 N A DS HYS64T128020HU 3 7 B 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 N A SS HYMP564U648 C4 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 N A DS HYMP512U648 C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP C3 N A SS HYMP564U64AP8 C3 10...

Page 34: ...ing clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 1 7 4 Removing a DIMM Follow these steps to remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIM...

Page 35: ...he card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 1 8 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure the it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the s...

Page 36: ...board USB2 0 controller shared Onboard LAN shared Onboard IDE controller shared Onboard SATA controller shared Onboard Audio controller shared Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 Re direct to IRQ 9 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller 7 15 Printer Port LPT1 8 3 System CMOS Rea...

Page 37: ...cards that comply with PCI specifications The figure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot 1 8 5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot ...

Page 38: ...press x8 The combined bandwidth of these maintain the bandwidth of PCI Express x16 See the table below for possible PCI Express card configurations Install a rear chassis fan to the chassis CHA_FAN connector when using two graphics cards for better thermal environment See page 1 32 for details EZ Selector setting PCIEX16_1 blue slot PCIEX16_2 black slot Card Type Speed Card Type Speed Single Video...

Page 39: ...ut 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 1 2 4 Re install the battery 5 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 6 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLRTC jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Make sure to re enter your previous BIOS settings after ...

Page 40: ...rt otherwise the system would not power up The total current consumed must NOT exceed the power supply capability 5VSB whether under normal condition or in sleep mode 3 Keyboard power 3 pin KBPWR This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake up feature Set this jumper to pins 2 3 5VSB to wake up the computer when you press a key on the keyboard the default is the Space Bar This fea...

Page 41: ...ue Line In Rear Speaker Out Surround Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center Bass Port Headset 4 channel 6 channel 2 channel 8 3 4 5 6 1 12 2 11 9 10 14 13 7 SPEED LED ACTIVITY LINK LED LAN port Blinking 4 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 5 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4...

Page 42: ...rple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard 1 10 2 Internal connectors 1 Floppy disk drive connector 34 1 pin FLOPPY This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive FDD signal cable Insert one end of the cable to this connector then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive Pin 5 on the connector is removed to prevent incorrect cable connection when using a ...

Page 43: ...DE connector then select one of the following modes to configure your device Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device jumpers have the same...

Page 44: ...Configuration of the BIOS See section 2 4 6 Onboard Devices Configuration on page 2 30 for details These connectors support Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm Hot Swap and smart setup 4 Audio connectors 4 pin CD AUX These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card R SATA3 SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSA...

Page 45: ...hassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard On WiFi model the onboard WiFi and the rear panel USB7 port use the USB78 connector R USB56 P5NSLI USB 2 0 Connectors USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC 1 USB78 USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND US...

Page 46: ...r flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors 6 Azalia Analog Front Panel 10 1 pin AAFP This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector R P5NSLI Analog Front Panel Connector A...

Page 47: ...The chassis intrusion sensor or switch sends a high level signal to this connector when a chassis component is removed or replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pins labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature R P5NSLI Chassis Intrusion Connector...

Page 48: ... See Table 2 for details Power supply requirements Loading Components Peripherals Heavy Normal Light Intel LGA775 CPU type Intel Pentium EE Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 PCIe x16 graphics cards 6800 Ultra x2 6800GT x2 6600GT x2 DDR DIMMs 4 2 2 HDD 4 2 2 Optical drive DVD CD RW 2 2 1 PCIe x 1 card 1 0 0 PCI cards 3 2 1 USB devices 6 4 3 Required 12V current 25A 20A 17A Required wattage 500W 400W ...

Page 49: ...up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector is for the chassis mounted system warning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off m...

Page 50: ...les by only a few steps Directions below shows how to install ASUS Q Connector Step2 Properly install the ASUS Q Connector to the System panel connctor Step1 Connect correct front panel to ASUS Q Connector first You can refer to the marking on Q Connector itself to know the detail pin definition Step3 Front panel functions are enabled ...

Page 51: ...2 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Page 52: ...reate a bootable floppy disk DOS environment a Insert a 1 44MB floppy disk into the drive b At the DOS prompt type format A S then press Enter Windows XP environment a Insert a 1 44 MB floppy disk to the floppy disk drive b Click Start from the Windows desktop then select My Computer c Select the 3 1 2 Floppy Drive icon d Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk windo...

Page 53: ...a floppy disk Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk to avoid loading the wrong BIOS file 2 Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility awdflash exe from the Software folder of the support CD to the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk you created earlier 4 When the A appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk contai...

Page 54: ...File Name to Program P5NSLI bin Program Flashing Memory OFE00 OK Write OK No Update Write Fail AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 08 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved For NF KC804 P5NSLI 00 DATE 03 25 2005 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V File Name to Program P5NSLI bin Message Do You Want To Save Bios Y N 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have succ...

Page 55: ...rogram 1001 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 08 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For NF KC804 P5NSLI 00 DATE 03 25 2005 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V File Name to Program 1001 bin Checksum DAD6H Save current BIOS as old bin AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 08 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For NF ...

Page 56: ...OS from the support CD 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the motherboard support CD to the optical drive 3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the CD for the BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure Award BootBlock BIOS v1 0 Copyrigh...

Page 57: ... optical drive for the original or updated BIOS file 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure When no CD is found the utility automatically checks the floppy disk for the original or updated BIOS file The utility then updates the corrupted BIOS file Award BootBlock BIOS ...

Page 58: ... between drives by pressing Tab before the correct file is found Then press Enter 3 You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods 1 Insert the floppy disk USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the floppy disk drive or the USB port Press Alt F2 during POST to display the following This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32 16 format only Do not shut d...

Page 59: ...o 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...

Page 60: ... Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Page 61: ...ate BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through t...

Page 62: ...am Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is designe...

Page 63: ... purposes only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen Visit the ASUS website www asus com to download the latest BIOS information Legend bar Sub menu items F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the d...

Page 64: ...ghlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 2 2 7 Pop up window 2 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key Fun...

Page 65: ... menu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Wed Nov 5 2004 Legacy Diskette A 1 4M 3 5 in Primary IDE Maste r ST32112A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A Secondary IDE Master None Secondary IDE Slave None SATA 1 None SATA 2 N...

Page 66: ...dary IDE Slave None SATA 1 None SATA 2 None SATA 3 None SATA 4 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 256MB Usable Memory 256MB 2 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information 2 3 1 System Time xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the system time 2 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the syste...

Page 67: ... automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is installed select None Configuration ...

Page 68: ...e PIO Mode Auto Sets the PIO mode for the IDE device Configuration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 UDMA Mode Auto Disables or sets the UDMA mode Configuration options Disable Auto Transfer Mode Shows the Transfer mode This item is not configurable After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk ...

Page 69: ...onfiguration options Large Auto F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select Primary IDE Master Extended IDE Drive Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity xxxxx MB Cylinder xxxxx Head xx Precomp xx Landing Zone xx Sector xx Before attempting to c...

Page 70: ...OS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 2 3 6 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disa...

Page 71: ...lts ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit 2 4 1 JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning Auto Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency Selct either one of the preset overclocking configuration options Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Standard Loads the standard...

Page 72: ...R 533 3 MHz Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Frequency Control This sub menu allows you to set CPU PCI Express and memory related fields Set the AI Tuning to Manual if you want to configure this item PCIE Frequency 100 Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency Key in a decimal value between 100 150 MHz Configuration options 100MHz 101MHz 150MHz Overclock Options Disable Allows you ...

Page 73: ... New FSB Speed QDR 800 Allows you to key in new FSB speed The configuration options vary depending on the CPU installed The New FSB Speed QDR item is user configurable only when the System Clock Mode is set to CPU Precision Tweaker or CPU MEM manual mode Current FSB Speed QDR Displays the current FSB speed Target FSB Speed QDR Displays the target FSB speed New MEM Speed DDR Allows you to key in ne...

Page 74: ...vanced CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread Disables or sets the CPU clock generator spread spectrum The default setting Center Spread allows a dynamic CPU frequency change of 0 25 to 0 25 The Down Spread setting allows a dynamic CPU frequency change of 0 5 to 0 0 Setting to 0 5 Spread allows dynamic frequency changes from 0 5 to 0 5 Configuration options Disabled Center Spread Down Spread 0 5 Spread...

Page 75: ...AM operating voltage Set to Auto for safe mode Configuration options Auto 1 800V 1 900V 2 000V 2 100V Chipset Core Voltage 1 4V Allows you to set the chipset core voltage Configuration options 1 4V 1 5V CPU Termination Voltage 1 25V Allows you to set the CPU termination voltage Configuration options 1 25V 1 35V Refer to the DDR2 documentation before setting the memory voltage Setting a very high m...

Page 76: ... 1 0250V 1 0125V 1 0000V 0 9875V 0 9750V 0 9625V 0 9500V 0 9375V 0 9250V 0 9125V 0 9000V 0 8875V 0 8750V 0 8625V 0 8500V 0 8375V 2 4 2 LAN Cable Status The items in this menu displays the status of the Local Area Network LAN cable F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Check LAN cable during POS...

Page 77: ... when idle This item appears only when you install a processor with Enhanced C1E feature Configuration options Auto Disabled Excute Disable Bit Enabled When disabled the processor forces the XD feature flag to always return 0 Configuration options Disabled Enabled F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specif...

Page 78: ...uration Set the Memory Timings to Manual if you want to configure this item Enhanced Intel SpeedStep tm Tech Auto Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology When set to Auto you can adjust the system power settings in the operation system to use the EIST feature Set this item to Disabled if you do not want to use the EIST Configuration options Auto Disabled Hyper Threading Technolog...

Page 79: ...tomatically configures the memory timings Set to Manual if you want to input the memory timings manually T CAS Auto Controls the latency between the SDRAM read command and the time the data actually becomes available Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 T RCD Auto Sets the RAS to CAS delay timing Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T RP Auto Sets the row precharge delay timing Configuration...

Page 80: ...se as primary boot device Configuration options PCI PCI E F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup NVRAID Configuration Onboard Marvell LAN Enabled Onboard Marvell LAN Boot ROM Disabled HD Audio Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Parallel Port Add...

Page 81: ...ch Mode Enabled OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel 0 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE channel 1 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access Configuration options ...

Page 82: ...ansfer access Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE prefetch mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled RAID Enabled Disabled Enables or disables the onboard RAID controller When Enabled the succeeding items becomes user configurable Configuration options Enabled Disabled SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 RAID Disabled Enables or disables t...

Page 83: ...base address Configuration options Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Parallel Port Address 378 IRQ7 Allows you to select the Parallel Port base addresses Configuration options Disabled 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP EPP Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode Configuration options SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Allows selection of ECP Mode Configurati...

Page 84: ...n The items in this menu allows you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options USB Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip USB controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled USB Legacy Support ...

Page 85: ...support Enabled APM Configuration Hardware Monitor F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit 2 5 1 ACPI Suspend Type S1 S3 Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI state to be used for system suspend Configuration options S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 2 5 2 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or ...

Page 86: ...you to enable or disable the HDD Down In Suspend feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled PWR Button 4 secs Instant Off Allows you to set the event after the power button is pressed for more than 4 seconds Configuration options Suspend Instant Off Power On By PCI Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature ...

Page 87: ...u for the hour field 2 Key in a value Min 0 Max 23 then press Enter 3 Press TAB to move to the minutes field then press Enter 4 Key in a minute value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter 5 Press TAB to move to the seconds field then press Enter 6 Key in a value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter Power Up By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the ...

Page 88: ...ard BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Q Fan Controller Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled VCORE Voltage 12V Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5VCC Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators These items can be set to ignored CPU Temperature M B Temperature The onboard hardwar...

Page 89: ...ve and Exit 2 6 1 Boot Device Priority 1st xxth Boot Device Removable These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system Configuration options Removable Hard Disk CDROM Legacy LAN Disabled F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Men...

Page 90: ...C to exit this menu Removable Drives 1 Floppy Disks Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 2 6 3 Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Master XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Use or to select a device then press to move it up or t...

Page 91: ... chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Refer to section 1 10 2 Internal connectors for setting details Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Configuration options Disabled Enabled 2 6 4 CDROM Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX...

Page 92: ...hars Sec and the Typematic Delay Msec Configuration options Disabled Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Allows you to select the rate at which a character repeats when you hold a key Configuration options 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Allows you to set the delay before keystrokes begin to repeat Configuration options 250 500 750 1000 Full Screen LOGO Disabled Allows you to enable ...

Page 93: ...upervisor Password User Password These fields allow you to set passwords To set a password 1 Select an item then press Enter 2 Type in a password using a combination of a maximum of eight 8 alpha numeric characters then press Enter 3 When prompted confirm the password by typing the exact characters again then press Enter The password field setting is changed to Set To clear the password 1 Select t...

Page 94: ...by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 1 9 Jumpers for instructions Password Check This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system Select Setup to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup Select ...

Page 95: ...Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm Disabled x Alarm Date Sunday Enabled x Monday Enabled x Tuesday Enabled x Wednesday Enabled x Thursday Enabled x Friday Enabled x Saturday Enabled x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 x Audio CD DrivePrimary IDE Master x Detect CD Enter x Starting TrackN A x Repeat Track Disabled x Length 10 Mins x Volume 16 Phoenix Award BIO...

Page 96: ... Starting Track Allows you to choose the starting track from the CD from which you would like the alarm music to play Repeat Track Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the repeat track function Configuration options Disabled Single All Length 10 Mins Allows you to set the length of the music alarm Configuration options 10 Mins 20 Mins 30 Mins 1 Hour Volume 16 Allows you to set the volume level...

Page 97: ... from Profile 1 2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press Enter to load the file Load from File Allows you to load the previous BIOS file saved in the hard disk floppy disk or USB flash disk with a FAT32 16 12 format To load the BIOS file 1 Insert the storage device that contains the xxx CMO BIOS profile 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter BIOS setup program Go to Tool...

Page 98: ...rage space 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to Tool then select Save to File and press Enter 4 Press Tab to select the drive with the BIOS profile then press Enter to load file 5 Follow message screen when loading is finished A pop up message will inform you when the saving process is finished The BIOS file will be saved as xxx CMO ASUSTek O C Profile Utility B311 BOARD P5NSL...

Page 99: ...select Yes or No then press Enter The following screen appears if you select Yes Follow screen instructions to flash the BIOS ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 00 Current ROM Update ROM A Note Enter Select or Load B Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move FLASH TYPE MXIC 25L8005 PATH A BOARD P5NSLI VER 0144 0000 DATE 05 20 06 BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown ...

Page 100: ...nu to ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned off When you select this option a confirmation window appears Select Yes to save changes and exit Pressing Esc does not immediately exit this menu Select one of the options from this menu or F10 from the legend bar to exit Exit Discard Changes Sel...

Page 101: ...onfirmation window appears Select Yes to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Yes to discard any changes and load the previously saved values ...

Page 102: ...2 52 Chapter 2 BIOS setup ...

Page 103: ...3 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 104: ...tions and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 3 2 1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to the optical drive The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer Motherboard settings and hardware options vary Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only Refer to your OS documentation for detailed informa...

Page 105: ...vers Installs all of the drivers through ASUS InstAll Installation wizard nVidia nForce Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI1986A audio controller and application Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal S...

Page 106: ...e Tester VCT application that diagnoses and reports LAN cable faults and shorts using the Time Domain Reflectometry TDR technology ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed CPU temperature and system voltages and alerts you of any detected problems This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Inter...

Page 107: ...und DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Anti virus Utility 3 2 4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the NVIDIA nForce 4 SATA RAID driver disk NVIDIA 32bit SATA RAID Driver Creates the NVIDIA 32bit driver di...

Page 108: ... are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file Some user manuals listed in this menu may not be applicable for this motherboard model Nvidia RAID User s Guide Allows you to open the Nvidia RAID user guide RTL8187 Wireless LAN User s Manual Allows you to open the Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN User s Manual ...

Page 109: ...ASUS P5NSLI Series 3 3 2 6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 110: ...y power ASUS Music Alarm only supports audio CDs ASUS Music Alarm will not work if you installed and enabled an add on sound card Only IDE ATAPI devices from the Southbridge support this feature Hardware setup To set up the hardware 1 Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive to the 4 pin CD In connector labeled CD on the motherboard See section 1 10 2 Internal connectors for the conne...

Page 111: ...ction shows the drive letter of the chosen optical drive and the starting track number to use as music alarm Minimize button Exit button Options section shows playing options 5 Click the arrow next to Time for Next Alarm in the Alarm information section The Alarm Time Setting panel appears Set the days and time of the alarm or enable disable the Music Alarm feature When done click OK 6 Click the a...

Page 112: ...ile the music alarm is playing Use the Up or Down arrow key to increase or decrease the volume Turning off the music alarm To turn off the music alarm While the music alarm is playing the system wake up features LAN keyboard mouse PCI PCIE device modem are deactivated If the system loses connection or if it does not detect any optical drive or audio CD the ASUS Music Alarm is automatically disable...

Page 113: ...or a list of qualified SLI ready graphics cards for this motherboard Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See 9 ATX power connectors on page 1 33 for details The NVIDIA SLI technology suppor...

Page 114: ...ntical SLI ready graphics cards that are ASUS and NVIDIA certified Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly To install the graphics cards 1 Prepare two graphics cards Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the SLI connector 2 Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16 slots ...

Page 115: ...lot labeled PCIEX16_2 Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 3 Insert one graphics card into the blue slot labeled PCIEX16_1 Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot ...

Page 116: ... connector Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers 7 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI I cable to the graphics card installed on the blue PCI Express slot ...

Page 117: ...w Desktop Manager then click nView Properties Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties 3 From the nView Desktop Manager window select the Desktop Management tab 4 Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box ...

Page 118: ...are support 7 Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item Slider 5 From the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab ...

Page 119: ...ctor setting PCIEX16_1 blue slot PCIEX16_2 black slot Card Type Speed Card Type Speed Single Video Card Qualified PCIe x16 x16 graphics card SLI mode Qualified SLI ready x8 Qualified SLI ready x8 Dual Video graphics cards graphics card Card Multi monitor Qualified PCIe x16 x8 Qualified PCIe x8 x4 RAID or LAN graphics card graphics card x2 x1 setup RAID or LAN card When the SLI mode is disabled the...

Page 120: ...3 18 Chapter 3 Software support ...

Page 121: ...A CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports ...

Page 122: ...4 Edition 3 Install the 64 bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the support CD 4 Install the 64 bit drivers for expansion cards or add on devices if any Refer to the expansion card or add on device s documentation or visit the related website to verify if the card device supports a 64 bit system A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST The motherboard comes with a BIOS f...

Page 123: ...k space on the desktop then select Properties from the pop up menu 6 When the Display Properties window appears click the Screen Saver tab 7 Click the Power button on the Monitor power section to open the Power Options Properties window 8 On the Power schemes section click then select any option except Home Office Desktop or Always On 9 Click Apply then click OK 10 Close the Display Properties win...

Page 124: ...nd performance Installing Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later version is recommended Make sure to enable the Hyper Threading Technology item in BIOS before installing a supported operating system For more information on Hyper Threading Technology visit www intel com info hyperthreading Using the Hyper Threading Technology To use the Hyper Threading Technology 1 Install an Intel Pentium 4 CPU that s...

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