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Page 2: ...HANTABILITY 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 T...

Page 3: ...u proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 2 1 Placement direction 2 2 2 2 2 Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 Motherboard layout 2 3 2 2 4 Layout contents 2 4 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 7 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 9 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 11 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 4 1 Overview 2 13 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 14 2 4 3 Installi...

Page 4: ...anaging and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility 4 1 4 1 2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 4 4 1 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 AFUDOS utility 4 6 4 1 5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 8 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 10 4 2 2 Menu bar 4 10 4 2 3 Navigation keys 4 10 4 2 4 Menu items 4 11 4 2 5 Sub menu items 4 11 4 2 6 Configuration fields 4 11 4 2 7 Pop up...

Page 5: ...Repost Video on S3 Resume Disabled 4 26 4 5 3 ACPI Version Disabled 4 26 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled 4 26 4 5 5 APM Configuration 4 27 4 5 6 Hardware Monitor 4 28 4 6 Boot menu 4 30 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 30 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 31 4 6 3 Security 4 32 4 7 Tools menu 4 34 4 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 34 4 7 2 ASUS O C Profile 4 35 4 8 Exit menu 4 36 Chapter5 Software support 5 1...

Page 6: ...4 RAID configurations 5 28 5 4 1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5 29 5 4 2 Intel RAID configurations 5 29 5 4 3 JMicron RAID Configuration 5 37 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 45 5 5 1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5 45 5 5 2 Creating a RAID SATA driver disk in Windows 5 45 Appendix CPU features A 1 Intel EM64T A 1 Using the Intel EM64T feature A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel Spee...

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: ...cal 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 dama...

Page 9: ...BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package Appendix CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports Where to find more...

Page 10: ...press the Enter or Return key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are connected with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown Example At the DOS prompt type the command line afudos iP5KR ROM DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to pre...

Page 11: ...ts up to DDR2 1066MHz Refer to www asus com or this user manual for the Memory QVL Qualified Vendors Lists Expansion slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slots blue x16 mode black x4 or x1 mode 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 3 x PCI slots Storage Southbridge 4 x Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s ports Intel Matrix Storage supporting SATA RAID 0 1 5 and 10 JMicron JMB363 PATA and SATA controller supports 1 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 f...

Page 12: ...ing System ASUS AI Booster utility Precision Tweaker vCore Adjustable CPU voltage at 0 0125V increment vDIMM 16 step DRAM voltage control vChipset 4 step Chipset voltage control SFS Stepless Frequency Selection FSB tuning from 200MHz to 800 MHz at 1MHz increment Memory tuning from 667MHz to 1333MHz for DDR2 PCI E frequency tuning from 100MHz to 150MHz at 1 MHz increment Overclocking protection ASU...

Page 13: ...assis intrusion connector Front panel audio connector CD audio in connector 24 pin ATX power connector 4 pin ATX 12 V power connector System panel connector BIOS features 8 Mb Flash ROM AMI BIOS PnP SM BIOS 2 3 ACPI 2 0a Manageability WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOL by PME WOR by PME PXE Support CD contents Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti virus software OEM version Form factor ATX form...

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

Page 16: ...ASUS P5KR Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...r package with the list below If any of the above items is damaged or missing contact your retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5KR Cables 4 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Serial ATA power cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield 1 x ASUS Q Connector Kit USB 1394 system panel Retail ve...

Page 18: ...age 2 6 for details Intel P35 Chipset The Intel P35 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support the next generation 45nm CPU and up to 8GB of dual channel DDR2 800 677 MHz memory architecture It also supports 1333 1066 800 FSB Front Side Bus PCI Express x16 graphics and multi core CPUs DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 800 6...

Page 19: ...erformance RAID 0 1 5 and 10 functions The JMicron controller provides another two Serial ATA connectors for RAID 0 1 and JBOD functions Making this motherboard an ideal solution to enhance hard disk performance and data back up protection without the cost of add on cards See pages 2 30 to 2 32 for details IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a interface provides high speed digital interface for audio ...

Page 20: ...24 for details Fanless Design Heat pipe The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near the back IO ports where it can be carried away by existing airflow from CPU fan The purpose of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does Q Fan 2 ASUS Q Fan 2...

Page 21: ...S CrashFree BIOS 3 allows users to restore corrupted BIOS data from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file See page 4 8 for details ASUS EZ Flash 2 EZ Flash 2 is a user friendly BIOS update utility Simply press the predefined hotkey to launch the utility and update the BIOS without entering the OS Update your BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an OS based flash utility S...

Page 22: ... Booster The ASUS AI Booster allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS See page 5 27 for details Precision Tweaker This feature allows you to fine tune the CPU memory voltage and gradually increase the memory Front Side Bus FSB and PCI Express frequency at 1MHz increment to achieve maximum system performance See pages 4 17 to 4 19 for detai...

Page 23: ... Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Page 24: ...SUS P5KR Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 6 2 4 System memory 2 13 2 5 Expansion slots 2 19 2 6 Jumper 2 24 2 7 Connectors 2 25 ...

Page 25: ...e it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED that lights up to indicate tha...

Page 26: ...cal injury and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard 2 2 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 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes indicate...

Page 27: ...PCIEX16_1 PCI2 PCI3 JMB363 CHA_FAN1 SPDIF_OUT LGA775 IE1394_2 USB78 SATA2 ATX12V ALC883 PWR_FAN DDR2 DIMM_A2 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B1 64 bit 240 pin module DDR2 DIMM_B2 64 bit 240 pin module PCIEX1_1 CHA_FAN2 AUDIO USB1112 F_ESATA COM1 BIOS PRI_EIDE SB_PWR SATA4 SATA1 SATA3 SPDIF_O1 SATA_E2 VIA VT6308P LAN DET_X16_1 DET_PCI1 DET_PCI2 DET_PCI3 DET_X16_2 DET_EX1_1 Refer to 2 7 Connectors f...

Page 28: ...tors Page 1 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 25 2 IEEE 1394a port 2 25 3 LAN RJ 45 port 2 25 4 Center Subwoofer port orange 2 25 5 Rear Speaker Out port black 2 25 6 Line In port light blue 2 25 7 Line Out port lime 2 25 8 Microphone port pink 2 25 9 Side Speaker Out port gray 2 25 10 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 26 11 External SATA port 2 26 12 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 2 27 13 Coaxial S PDIF Out port 2 27 14 ...

Page 29: ...394_2 2 32 8 Optical drive audio connector 4 pin CD 2 33 9 CPU chassis and power fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA_FAN2 3 pin PWR_FAN 2 34 10 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 2 34 11 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 35 12 Front panel connector 10 1 pin AAFP 2 35 13 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin EATX12V 2 36 14 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL Sy...

Page 30: ...e 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 does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from inco...

Page 31: ...tention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left P5KR P5KR CPU Socket 775 ...

Page 32: ...HA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability A B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU The motherboard supports Intel LGA775 processors with the Intel Enhanced Memory 64 Technology EM64T Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST and Hyper Threading Technology Refer to the Appendix for mo...

Page 33: ...al heatsink and fan Your Intel LGA775 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 you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you...

Page 34: ...2 Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place B A A A B B Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector A B P5KR P5KR CPU fan connector CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM ...

Page 35: ... 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 B A A A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ...

Page 36: ... orientation when reinstalling 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 The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis ...

Page 37: ...P5KR P5KR 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 FSB DDR2 1333 1066 1333 800 1333 667 1066 1066 1066 800 1066 667 This chipset officially supports DDR2 800 MHz With the ASUS Super Memspeed Technology this motherboard natively supports up to DDR2 1066 MHz See the table below If you install a DDR2 1066 memory module whose SPD is DDR2 800 make sure that you set the DRAM Frequency i...

Page 38: ...port Physical Address Extension PAE If you install Windows XP Vista 32 bit operation system a total memory of less than 3GB is recommended This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips Mode Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Single Channel Populated Populated Dual channel 1 Populated Populated Dual channel 2 Populated Populated Populated Populated 64 bit Windows XP ...

Page 39: ...e black slots as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration C Supports 4 modules inserted into both the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual channel memory configuration Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2 1066 800 667MHz QVL Size Vendor SS DS Part No DIMM support A B C 1024MB CORSAIR DS XMS8505v1 1 0616126 12 1024MB CORSAIR DS CM2X1024 8500 1024MB CORSAIR DS CM2X1024 9136C5D 512M...

Page 40: ...QQ DS MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 512MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 512MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 1024MB CORSAIR Heat Sink Package DS CM2X1024 6400C4 512MB Crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA804 8FD 512MB Crucial Heat Sink Package SS BL6464AA804 8FD3 1024MB Crucial Heat Sink Pac...

Page 41: ...5PS12821CFP Y5 DS HYMP512U64CP8 Y5 256MB CORSAIR MIII00605 SS VS256MB667D2 512MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG SS VS512MB667D2 1024MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG DS VS1GB667D2 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB 6E E SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E 512MB ELPIDA E5108AE 6E E SS EBE51UD8AEFA 6E E 512MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG SS M2OAD5G3H3166I1C52 1024MB A DATA AD29608A8A 3EG DS M2OAD5G3I4176I1C52 2048MB A DATA NT5TU128M8BJ 3C DS M2ONY5H3J4170I1C5Z 5...

Page 42: ...he retaining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM 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 DIMMs Do not ...

Page 43: ...card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install the software...

Page 44: ...roller 2 shared SATA controller 1 shared SATA controller 2 shared Azalia shared IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System timer 1 2 Keyboard controller 2 Re direct to IRQ 9 3 11 IRQ holder for PCI steering 4 12 Communications port COM1 5 13 IRQ holder for PCI steering 6 14 Floppy disk controller 7 15 IRQ holder for PCI steering 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock 9 4 IRQ holder for PCI steering 10 5 I...

Page 45: ...motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The following figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 5 6 Two PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications The figure shows two graphics cards insta...

Page 46: ...d CHA_FAN1 for better thermal environment See page 2 34 for the connector location Some PCI Express graphics cards cannot operate on x4 x1 mode We suggest that you install these cards on the primary PCI Express slot blue to increase system stability Some PCI Express devices cannot operate on x4 x1 mode Options for Universal PCI Express slot PCI Express operating speed Auto Automatically optimizes ...

Page 47: ...nstall these devices Refer to the figure below for the location of the LEDs P5KR P5KR Slot Detectors DET_X16_1 DET_PCI1 DET_PCI2 DET_X16_2 DET_PCI3 DET_PCIEX1_1 The PCIEX16_1 slot blue is for a PCIE x16 card The DET_X16_1 LED lights up despite correct installation when you install a x1 x4 or x8 card to this slot When the LEDs light up turn off the power before reinstalling the devices ...

Page 48: ...s 1 2 4 Reinstall 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 You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the C P R CPU Parameter Recall feature Shut down and reboot the system so the BIOS can automatically reset parameter se...

Page 49: ... a 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel audio configuration 6 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 7 Line Out port lime This port connects a headphone or a speaker In 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel configuration the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out 8 Microphone port pink This port connects a microphone 9 Side Speaker Out port gray T...

Page 50: ...er Out Gray Side Speaker Out Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the JMicron RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST If you intend to create a RAID configuration using this connector set the JMicron eSATA PATA Controller Mode item in the BIOS to...

Page 51: ... USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices 13 Coaxial S PDIF Out port This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S PDIF cable 14 USB 2 0 ports 5 and 6 These two 4 pin Universal Serial Bus USB ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices ...

Page 52: ... 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 FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 P5KR P5KR Floppy disk drive connector NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 PIN 1 FLOPPY ...

Page 53: ...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 setting Drive jumper setting Mode of device s Cable connector Single device Cable Select or Master Black Two devices Cable S...

Page 54: ...A_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND These connectors are set to Standard IDE mode by default In Standard IDE mode you can connect Serial ATA boot data hard disk drives to these connectors If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors set the Configure SATA as item in the BIOS to RAID See section 4 3 6 SATA Configuration for details Before creat...

Page 55: ...e onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards right angle side Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector Color Setting Use SATA 1 2 Red Master Boot disk SATA 3 4 Black Slave Data disk When using hot plug and NCQ set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to AHCI See section 4 3 6 SATA Configuration for details ...

Page 56: ...ive Command Queuing NCQ function See section 4 4 5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives otherwise you cannot enter the JMicron JMB363 RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST P5KR P5KR SATA connector SATA_E2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TX...

Page 57: ...SB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND USB 5V USB_P12 USB_P12 GND NC USB 5V USB_P11 USB_P11 GND USB1112 7 IEEE 1394a port connector 10 1 pin IE1394_2 This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis P5KR P5KR IEEE 1394a connector IE139...

Page 58: ...audio connector CD Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard You can connect the front panel 1394 cable to the ASUS Q Connector 1394 red first and then install the Q Connector 1394 to the 1394 connector onboard if your chassis supports front panel 1394 ports The IEEE 1394a module cable is purchase...

Page 59: ...nts These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors Only the CPU FAN and CHA FAN 1 2 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature P5KR P5KR Fan connectors CPU_FAN CHA_FAN1 GND Rotation 12V GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM GND Rotation 12V CHA_FAN2 PWR_FAN GND Rotation 12V 10 Serial port connector 10 1 pin COM1 This connector is for a serial COM port Connect the serial por...

Page 60: ...ector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio I O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC 97 audio standard Connect one end of the front panel audio I O module cable to this connector We recommend that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability If you want to connect a high definition front pa...

Page 61: ... Pentium Extreme 3 73GHz Memory 512 MB DDR2 x4 Graphics card ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device SATA hard disk drive x2 Optical drive DVD RW If you want to use two high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 500W to 600W power or above to ensure the system stability 13 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin EATX12V These connectors are for ATX power suppl...

Page 62: ...ning speaker The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWRSW 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 mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button 2 pin R...

Page 63: ...y 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 64: ...2 40 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 65: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 66: ...ASUS P5KR Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 67: ...he monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps see BIOS beep codes table below or additional messages appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turned on the power the system may have failed a power on test Check the...

Page 68: ...are using Windows Vista 1 Click the Start button then select ShutDown 2 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system en...

Page 69: ...4 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 70: ...r summary 4 ASUS P5KR 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 12 4 4 Advanced menu 4 16 4 5 Power menu 4 25 4 6 Boot menu 4 29 4 7 Tools menu 4 33 4 8 Exit menu 4 35 ...

Page 71: ...e the BIOS in the future Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities 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 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to m...

Page 72: ...k traffic or click Auto Select Click 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 73: ... 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 The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4 Follow the ...

Page 74: ...er 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 window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start 2 Copy the original or the latest motherboar...

Page 75: ...es 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 and single partition only Do no...

Page 76: ...eight alphanumeric characters for the main filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension name A afudos oOLDBIOS1 rom Make sure that the floppy disk is not write protected and has at least 1024KB free space to save the file The succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only The actual BIOS screen displays may not be same as shown The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying th...

Page 77: ...AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyright C 2002 American Megatrends Inc All rights reserved WARNING Do not turn off power during flash BIOS Reading file done Reading flash done Advance Check Erasing flash done Writing flash done Verifying flash done Please restart your computer A A afudos iP5KR ROM AMI Firmware Update Utility Version 1 19 ASUS V2 07 03 11 24BB Copyr...

Page 78: ...ut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure When found the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains BIOS file to the USB port 2 Turn on the system 3 The utility will automatically checks the d...

Page 79: ...ram 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 Delete 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 des...

Page 80: ...orner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTIL...

Page 81: ...hted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up ...

Page 82: ...language for BIOS setup screen Configuration options English Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or S...

Page 83: ...e if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled Configuration options Disabled Auto Block Multi sector Transfer M Auto Enables or disables data multi sectors transfers When set to Auto the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time if the device supports multi sector transfer feature When set to Disabled the data ...

Page 84: ...if you want to configure the item Options Disabled Compatiable Enhanced SATA Configuration Enhanced Configuration options Disabled Compatible Enhanced Configure SATA as IDE Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip Configuration options IDE RAID AHCI The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage...

Page 85: ...ou set the item Configure SATA as from the sub menu of SATA Configuration to AHCI AHCI Settings AHCI Port1 Not Detected AHCI Port2 Not Detected AHCI Port3 Not Detected AHCI Port4 Not Detected While entering setup BIOS auto detects the presence of IDE devices This displays the status of auto detection of IDE devices AHCI Port1 4 XXXX Displays the status of auto detection of SATA devices AHCI Port1 ...

Page 86: ...S information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory Select Screen Select Item F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main AMIBIOS Version 0102 Build Date 07 04 07 Processor Type Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU 3 00GHz Speed 3000 MHz Count 2 System Memory Ava...

Page 87: ...Rate Auto DRAM Timing Control Auto DRAM Static Read Control Auto Transaction Booster Disabled Clock Over Charging Mode Auto CPU Spread Spectrum Auto PCIE Spread Spectrum Auto Select the target CPU frequency and the relevant parameters will be auto adjusted Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recomends are not guaranteed to be stable If the system becomes unstable return to the default 4 4 1 J...

Page 88: ...m set to Auto FSB will be adjusted automatically by FSB frequency and DRAM frequency Configuration options Auto 200MHz 266MHz 300MHz FSB CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus CPU External Frequency FSB 1333 333 MHz FSB 1066 266 MHz FSB 800 200 MHz DRAM Frequency Auto Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency Configuration options Auto DDR2 667MHz DDR2 800MHz DDR2 1066MHz Selec...

Page 89: ...DRAM Clocks Row Refresh Cycle Time Auto Configuration options Auto 20 DRAM Clocks 25 DRAM Clocks 30 DRAM Clocks 35 DRAM Clocks 42 DRAM Clocks Write Recovery Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks Write to Read Delay Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks Read to Precharge Time Auto Configuration options Auto 1 DRAM Clocks 15 DRAM Clocks DRAM Static ...

Page 90: ... may damage the CPU CPU Voltage Reference Auto Configuration options Auto 0 63x 0 61x 0 59x 0 57x CPU Voltage Damper Auto Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled CPU PLL Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 70V DRAM Voltage Auto Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 85V 1 90V 1 95V 2 00V 2 05V 2 10V 2 15V 2 20V 2 25V 2 30V 2 35V 2 40V 2 45V 2 5...

Page 91: ... Mbps This item appears only when you enable the USB 2 0 Controller item Configuration options FullSpeed HiSpeed BIOS EHCI Hand off Enabled Allows you to enable support for operating systems without an EHCI hand off feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the I O port 60h 64h emulation support This item should be enabled for the ...

Page 92: ...el R CPU 2 40 GHz Frequency 1 20GHz FSB Speed 800 MHz Cache L1 32 KB Cache L2 512 KB CPUID 660 Ratio Status Unlocked Max 12 Min 06 Ratio Actual Value 6 CPU Ratio Control Auto C1E Support Enabled Max CPUID Value Limit Disabled Vanderpool Technology Enabled CPU TM function Enabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled PECI Enabled Options Auto MANUAL BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Ratio Control Auto Configur...

Page 93: ...ation options Disabled Automatic 4 4 4 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction North Bridge Configuration Configure North Bridge features BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced North Bridge Configuration North Brid...

Page 94: ...right 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Onboard Device Configuraiton High Definition Audio Enabled Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard 1394 Controller Enabled Onboard PCIE GbE LAN Enabled LAN Option ROM Disabled J Micron eSATA PATA Controller Enabled Controller Mode IDE Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Controller BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced High Definition Audio ...

Page 95: ...hen changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No NO lets the BIOS configure ...

Page 96: ...vanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI version supported Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 5 4 ACPI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller APIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled En...

Page 97: ...onfiguration options Disabled Enabled The computer cannot receive or transmit data until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on Power On By PCI Devices Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wak...

Page 98: ... the CPU Q Fan Control feature v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc Select Screen Select Item Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit CPU Temperature v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatrends Inc Power On By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable the Power On by PS 2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system This ...

Page 99: ...n options Disabled Enabled The Chassis Fan Ratio item appears when you enable the Chassis Q Fan Control feature Power Fan Speed RPM xxxxRPM or Ignored N A The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If the fan is not connected to the motherboard the field shows N A Vcore Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hard...

Page 100: ...Priority 1st xxth Boot Device xxx Drive 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 xxx Drive Disabled Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 58 C Copyright 1985 2007 American Megatr...

Page 101: ... If Error Enabled When set to Enabled the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs Configuration options Disabled Enabled Hit DEL Message Display Enabled When set to Enabled the system displays the message Press DEL to run Setup during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled Interrupt 19 Capture Disabled When set to Enabled this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interr...

Page 102: ...ord select the Change Supervisor Password then press Enter The message Password Uninstalled appears If you forget your BIOS password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM See section 2 6 Jumper for information on how to erase the RTC RAM After you have set a supervisor password the other items appear to allow you to change other security settings 4 6 3 Security The Security ...

Page 103: ... composed of at least six letters and or numbers then press Enter 3 Confirm the password when prompted The message Password Installed appears after you set your password successfully To change the user password follow the same steps as in setting a user password Clear User Password Select this item to clear the user password Password Check Setup When set to Setup BIOS checks for user password when...

Page 104: ...and update BIOS This utility doesn t support 1 NTFS format 4 7 1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2 When you press Enter a confirmation message appears Use the left right arrow key to select between Yes or No then press Enter to confirm your choice Please see section 4 1 3 for details ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3 05 Current ROM Update ROM A C Note Enter Select or Load B Ba...

Page 105: ...IOS Flash Press Enter to save the file Load from Profile 1 2 Allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash Press Enter to load the file Start O C Profile Allows you to run the utility to save and load CMOS Press Enter to run the utility ASUSTek O C Profile Utility V1 03 Current CMOS Restore CMOS A C Note Enter Select or Load B Backup ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Mov...

Page 106: ...ation window appears Select YES to save changes and exit If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting Press Enter to save the changes while exiting Exit Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save the changes that you made to the Setup program If you made cha...

Page 107: ...5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Page 108: ...ASUS P5KR Chapter summary 5 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support CD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 4 RAID configurations 5 28 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 37 ...

Page 109: ...nd utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 5 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 information Ma...

Page 110: ...US InstAll Drivers Installation Wizard Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel chipset Inf update program Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek ALC883 audio driver and application Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN driver JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron JMB363 Serial ATA RAID controller driver USB 2 0 Driver ...

Page 111: ...ate Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website 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 conditi...

Page 112: ... 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 Symantec Norton Internet Security The anti virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that destroys data WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version Corel Snapfire...

Page 113: ...tems to create JMicron JMB363 RAID driver disk Make Intel ICH9 32 64bit RAID AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH9 32 64bit RAID AHCI driver disk Make JMicron JMB36X 32 64bit RAID AHCI Driver Allows you to create a JMicron JMB36X 32 64bit RAID AHCI driver ...

Page 114: ...user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD before opening a user manual file 5 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 115: ...screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format ...

Page 116: ...t Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 117: ...r details 2 Select Options from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS then click Next 4 Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu then click Next 5 When prompted locate the new BIOS file then click Next The ASUS MyLogo window appears 6 From the left window pane select the folder that contains the image you ...

Page 118: ...l BIOS to load the new boot logo 10 After flashing the BIOS restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 7 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it ...

Page 119: ...s eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar From the taskbar double click on the SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek ...

Page 120: ...s in this area to configure your audio settings Sound Effect The Realtek ALC883 Audio CODEC allows you to set your listening environment adjust the equalizer set the karaoke or select pre programmed equalizer settings for your listening pleasure To set the sound effect options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the Sound Effect tab 2 Click the shortcut buttons or the drop down menus for opt...

Page 121: ...h Front Rear CD volume Mic volume Line Volume and Stereo mix etc by clicking the control tabs and dragging them up and down until you get the desired levels Click the next button to display more menu options 4 Click to effect the Mixer settings and exit Audio I O The Audio I O option allows you configure your input output settings To set the Audio I O options 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager cl...

Page 122: ...ound noise when recording 3 Click the Acoustic Echo Cancellation option button to reduce the echo from the front speakers when recording 4 Click to effect the Microphone settings and exit 3D Audio Demo The 3D Audio Demo option gives you a demonstration of the 3D audio feature To start the 3D Audio Demo 1 From the Realtek HD Audio Manager click the 3D Audio Demo tab 2 Click the option buttons to ch...

Page 123: ...ile from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS PC...

Page 124: ...ustomize the application using the Preference section in the main window Click the box before each preference to activate or deactivate Button Function Opens the Configuration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive memory CPU usage w...

Page 125: ... hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes hexagonal large and rectangular small When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the Preference section the monitor panels appear on your computer s desktop Large display Small display Click to increase value Click...

Page 126: ...ser displays various Windows management information Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel Click the plus sign before WMI Information to display the available information You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click to display the DMI Desktop Management Interface browser This browser displays various deskto...

Page 127: ... usage Click to display the Usage browser CPU usage The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives Click a ...

Page 128: ...the sensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts or change the temperature scale Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your sav...

Page 129: ...h the AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the AI Suite from the Windows desktop click Start All Programs ASUS AI Suite AI Suite v1 xx xx The AI Suite main window appears After launching the application the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows taskbar Click this icon to close or restore the application Using AI Suite Click the AI N O S AI Gear2 AI Nap AI ...

Page 130: ...f the main window to open the monitor window Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit Displays the CPU system temperature CPU memory PCIE voltage and CPU chassis fan speed Displays the FSB CPU frequency ...

Page 131: ...or frequency and vCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD you can launch AI Gear 2 by double clicking the AI Suite icon on your Windows OS taskbar and then click the AI Gear 2 button on the AI Suite main window Shift the gear to the performance setting that you like Maximum Performance Medium Performance High Performance Max...

Page 132: ... can launch the utility by double clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI Nap button on the AI Suite main window Click Yes on the confirmation screen To exit AI Nap mode press the system power or mouse button then click Yes on the confirmation screen To switch the power button functions from AI Nap to shutting down just right click the AI Suite icon on the OS taskbar ...

Page 133: ...st demanding tasks After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD you can launch the utility by double clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI N O S button on the AI Suite main window drop down menu button select an N O S mode Click the drop down menu button and select Disable or Manual Click Apply at the bottom to save the configuration ...

Page 134: ...on the Windows OS taskbar and click the Q Fan 2 button on the AI Suite maIn window Click the drop down menu button and display the fan names Select CPU Q Fan 2 or CHASSIS Q Fan 2 Click the box of Enable Q Fan 2 to activate this function drop down list button Enable Q Fan 2 box Profile list appears after clicking the Enable Q Fan 2 box Click the drop down list button and select a profile Optimal mo...

Page 135: ...fter installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD you can launch the utility by double clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the AI Suite main window The options on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings adjust CPU Memory PCI E frequency manually or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations ...

Page 136: ...on provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefi...

Page 137: ...rage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the Intel ICH9R Southbridge chip Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set s To do this 1 Enter the BIOS Setup during POST 2 Go to the Main Menu select IDE Configuration then press Enter 3 Select the item Configure SATA As then press Enter to display the configuration opti...

Page 138: ...tion ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXGB Non RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX...

Page 139: ...N Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Select Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume0 RAID0 Stripe Select Disks 128KB 0 0 GB Create Volume SELECT DISKS Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete Port Driv...

Page 140: ...e size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing 7 Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press Enter The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity 8 Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted This warning message appears WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 9 Press Y to crea...

Page 141: ... is highlighted This warning message appears Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5 0 0 1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE ARRAY MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters Change TAB Next...

Page 142: ...Select Disks 128KB XXX X GB Create Volume 2 Enter a name for the RAID 10 set then press Enter 3 When the RAID Level item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select RAID 10 RAID0 1 then press Enter 4 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array then press Enter The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 K...

Page 143: ...ase sensitive and cannot contain special characters Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity Volume5 RAID5 Parity Select Disks 64KB 0 0 GB Create Volume WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N 7 Press Y to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or N to go back to the Create Volume menu Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu Enter Sele...

Page 144: ... completing your selection 6 When the Stripe Size item is highlighted press the up down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array then press Enter The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB The default stripe size is 64 KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editi...

Page 145: ...to the SATA connector labeled SATA_E2 2 Set the J Micron eSATA PATA Controller Mode item in the BIOS to RAID See section 4 4 5 Onboard Devices Configuration for details 3 Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set up your RAID configuration 4 Create a JMB363 RAID driver disk for Windows OS installation See section 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details 5 Install the JMB363 driver after the Win...

Page 146: ...set 1 In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu highlight Create RAID Disk Drive using the up down arrow key then press Enter Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving JMicron Technology Corp PCI to SATA II IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0 97 TAB Switch Window Select Item ENTER Action ESC Exi...

Page 147: ...ore it 4 Key in the RAID volume capacity Use the up down arrow to choose the block size The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity Create New RAID Name JRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 319 GB Confirm Creation Create New RAID Name JRAID Level 1 Mirror Disks Select Disk Block N A Size 159 GB Confirm Creation Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Capacity Type Status H...

Page 148: ...pe XXX GB Normal 01 JMicron Technology Corp PCI to SATA II IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0 97 Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB Non RAID HDD1 HDS722516DLA380 164 GB Non RAID TAB Switch Window Select Item ENTER Action ESC Exit Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDDs RAID Disk Drive List Create New RAID Name JRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block...

Page 149: ...o Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving JMicron Technology Corp PCI to SATA II IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0 97 Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB RAID Inside HDD1 HDS722516DLA380 164 GB RAID Inside RAID Disk Drive List Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 JRAID 0 Stripe XXX GB Norm...

Page 150: ...Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Pressing Y deletes all the data in the HDD An HDD that has been previously configured as part of another RAID set in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD When you install a broken RAID HDD you cannot select this HDD when configuring a RAID set through the J...

Page 151: ...gy Corp PCI to SATA II IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0 97 Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB RAID Inside HDD1 HDS722516DLA380 164 GB RAID Inside RAID Disk Drive List Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 JRAID 1 Mirror XXX GB Rebuild 01 Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Re...

Page 152: ...m then plugged in again a dialogue box appears to ask you to rebuild the Mirror drive Press Y to confirm otherwise press N This option allows you to rebuild the Mirror drive later and synchronize the data between two hard disks 2 Using the TAB move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you want to rebuild Press Del to begin rebuilding the Mirror configuration A status ba...

Page 153: ...uctions to complete the process 5 5 2 Creating a RAID SATA driver disk in Windows To create a RAID driver disk in Windows 1 Start Windows 2 Place the motherboard support CD into the optical drive 3 Go to the Make Disk menu then click Intel ICH9R 32 64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel ICH9R RAID driver disk or the Make JMicron JMB36X 32 64 bit RAID AHCI Driver to create a JMicron JMB363 RAID...

Page 154: ...ws Vista 1 Insert the floppy disk USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive USB port 2 During the OS installation select Intel R SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH9R and JMicron JMB363 3 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 155: ...A CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports ...

Page 156: ...ASUS P5KR Chapter summary A A 1 Intel EM64T A 1 A 2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST A 1 A 3 Intel Hyper Threading Technology A 3 ...

Page 157: ... 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 file that ...

Page 158: ... blank 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 Propertie...

Page 159: ...ling 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 supports Hyper Threadi...

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