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Page 3: ... 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 21 1 7 4 Removing a ...
Page 4: ...ty 2 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 Sla...
Page 5: ... 41 2 6 3 Boot Settings Configuration 2 41 2 6 4 Security 2 43 2 7 Tools menu 2 44 2 7 1 ASUS O C Profile 2 45 2 7 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2 47 2 8 Exit menu 2 48 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 Make Disk menu 3 5 3 2 5 Manuals menu 3 6 3 2 6 ASUS Conta...
Page 6: ...vi 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: ...y1 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 P5N E SLI BIN DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a ...
Page 11: ...nnel memory architecture 4 x 240 pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred non ECC DDR2 800 667 533 memory modules Supports up to 8 GB system memory 2 x PCI Express x16 slots with Scalable Link Interface SLI support Single VGA mode x16 Default SLI mode x8 x8 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots PCI 2 2 Realtek ALC883 6 channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S PDIF out port Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Te...
Page 12: ...U Multiplier Overclocking Protection ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall ASUS Q Fan2 ASUS Q Connector ASUS Fanless Design ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS O C Profile ASUS PC Probe2 ASUS Update 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 1394a connector 1 x LAN RJ 45 ports 4 x...
Page 13: ...nector 1 x Chassis intrusion connector 1 x Front panel connector AAFP 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis fan connectors System panel connector WfM 2 0 DMI 2 0 WOR by Ring WOL by PME WOR by PME WO USB KB MS PXE RPL AI Net2 Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NV RIS Remote Installation Service Microsoft DirectX 9 0c Anti Virus Utility OEM version Adobe Acrobat Reader v7 0 ATX form factor 12 i...
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Page 15: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...
Page 16: ...rdware devices on it 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 P5N E SLI Cables Serial ATA and power cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x USB cable 2port 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield 2 in 1 ASUS Q Connecto...
Page 17: ...graphics processing units GPUs in a single system It is a highly integrated high performance cost effective processor 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...
Page 18: ...LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for handling large amounts of data such as video audio and voice Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s technology and SATA on the go This motherboard supports the next generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA SATA 3Gb s storage specification delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high speed data retrieval and saves Th...
Page 19: ... 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 See pages 2 8 and 2 47 for details C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs due to overclocking When the system hangs due to o...
Page 20: ... is a BIOS based diagnostic tool that detects and reports Ethernet cable faults and shorts With this utility you can easily monitor the condition of the Ethernet cable s connected to the Marvell LAN RJ 45 port During the bootup process AI NET 2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy See page 2 25 for details Precision Tweaker This fea...
Page 21: ...d 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 bag that ca...
Page 22: ...ry 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 circ...
Page 23: ...SB34 22 9cm 9 0in 30 5cm 12in R NVIDIA nForce 430i R 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 USB78 CLRTC CHA_FAN2 AAFP SPDIF_OUT CHA_FAN1 KBPWR CPU_FAN PARALLEL PORT Super I O IE1394_2 COM1 ALC883 Marvell 88E1116 USBPW1 4 ATX12V VIA...
Page 24: ...ler 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...
Page 25: ...e 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 the ...
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: ...hat 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 yo...
Page 28: ...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 P5N E SLI R P5N E SLI CPU Fan Connector CP...
Page 29: ...onnect 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: ...nstalled 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 four 2 GB DD...
Page 32: ...8 S5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP S5 DS HYMP512U64BP8 S5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821CFP S5 SS HYMP564U64CP8 S5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821CFP S5 DS HYMP512U64CP8 S5 512MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ SS MT8HTF6464AY 80EA3 1024MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ DS MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 512MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 512MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MIC...
Page 33: ...K4T51163QC ZCE6 SS M378T3354CZ0 CE6 512MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ0 CE6 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCE6 SS M378T3354CZ3 CE6 512MB SAMSUNG K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ3 CE6 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCE6K4T51083QC DS M378T2953CZ3 CE6 1024MB Apacer AM4B5708GQJS7E DS AU01GE667C5KBGC 512MB Kingmax KKEA88B4LAUG 29DX SS KLCC28F A8KB5 512MB Transcend E5108AE 6E E SS TS64MLQ64V6J 1024MB Transcend E5108AE 6E ...
Page 34: ...2T32000HU 3 7 A 1024MB Qimonda HYB18T512800AF37 ECC DS HYS72T128020HU 3 7 A 256MB SAMSUNG K4T51163QC ZCD5 SS M378T3354CZ3 CD5 512MB SAMSUNG ZCD5K4T51083QC SS M378T6553CZ3 CD5 1024MB SAMSUNG ZCD5K4T51083QC DS M378T2953CZ3 CD5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 SS HYMP564U648 C4 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 ECC SS HYMP564U728 C4 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 DS HYMP512U648 C4 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821F C4 ECC DS ...
Page 35: ...s 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 DIMMs DO no...
Page 36: ...cure the 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...
Page 37: ...ntroller shared Onboard SATA1 controller shared Onboard LAN shared Onboard IDE 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 Real Time Clock 9...
Page 38: ...other 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 39: ... PCI Express 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 Singl...
Page 40: ... 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 yo...
Page 41: ...em 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 feature requires an ATX ...
Page 42: ... mouse port green This port is for a PS 2 mouse 2 Parallel port This 25 pin port connects a parallel printer a scanner or other devices 3 IEEE 1394a port This 6 pin IEEE 1394 port provides high speed connectivity for audio video devices storage peripherals PCs or portable devices 4 LAN RJ 45 port Supported by Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Are...
Page 43: ... 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 FDD cable with a covered Pin 5 P5N E SLI R P5N E SLI ...
Page 44: ...he motherboard s IDE 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 33 IDE devices If any device jumper is set as Cable Select make sure all other device ...
Page 45: ...tion 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 These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card P5N E SLI R P5N E SLI SATA Connectors GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA4 GND R...
Page 46: ...ors Doing so will damage the motherboard On WiFi model the onboard WiFi and the rear panel USB7 port use the USB78 connector P5N E SLI R P5N E SLI USB 2 0 Connectors USB78 USB 5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB 5V USB_P7 USB_P7 GND 1 USB56 USB 5V USB_P6 USB_P6 GND NC USB 5V USB_P5 USB_P5 GND 1 6 ASUS EZ selector card connector 144 pin SLI_CON This connector is for the ASUS proprietary ASUS EZ selector ca...
Page 47: ...y damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors 7 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 P5N E SLI R SENSE2_RETUR PORT1L PORT1R PORT2R SEBSE_SEND PORT2L SE...
Page 48: ...e 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 P5N E SLI R P5N E SLI Intrusion Connec...
Page 49: ...g 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 2 2 1 USB devices 6 4 3 Required 12V current 25A 20A 17A Required wattage 500W 400W 350W 11 Digital audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This co...
Page 50: ... 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 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...
Page 51: ...ector Step 1 Connect the front panel cables to their respective connectors on the ASUS Q Connector Refer to the labels on the Q Connector for proper connection and pin definition Step 2 Carefully connect the ASUS Q Connector to the System panel connector The ASUS Q Connector fits only in one orientation if it doesn t fit try reversing it When installed the Q connector appears as shown ...
Page 52: ...1 38 Chapter 1 Product introduction ...
Page 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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 containi...
Page 56: ...le Name to Program P5NESLI 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 P5NESLI 00 DATE 03 25 2005 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V File Name to Program P5NESLI bin Message Do You Want To Save Bios Y N 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have suc...
Page 57: ...ram 10111 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 P5NESLI 00 DATE 03 25 2005 Flash Type SST 49LF004A B 3 3V File Name to Program 0111 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 K...
Page 58: ...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 59: ...ptical 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 v1...
Page 60: ...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 do...
Page 61: ...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 r...
Page 62: ... 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 63: ...e 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 the...
Page 64: ...gram 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 desig...
Page 65: ...re for reference 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 H...
Page 66: ...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 67: ...ave 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 23 8 36 System Date Thu Jan 19 2006 Language English Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 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 S...
Page 68: ...condary IDE Slave None SATA 1 None SATA 2 None SATA 3 None SATA 4 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 256MB Usable Memory 255MB 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 xx Allows you to set the system time 2 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xxxx Allows you to set the syst...
Page 69: ... Disable Auto Primary IDE Master Slave Auto Secondary IDE Master Slave Auto Select Auto to 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 en...
Page 70: ...on into BIOS 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 Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect setti...
Page 71: ...e Configuration 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 Landing Zone xx Sector xx Before attempting to configure...
Page 72: ... 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 Disabled Enabled 2 3 7 Installed Memory Sh...
Page 73: ...Setup Defaults 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 t...
Page 74: ...em Clocks This sub menu allows you to set PCI Express related field Set the AI Tuning to Manual if you want to configure this item NB PCIE Frequency 100 Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency Key in a decimal value between 100 131 MHz Configuration options 100MHz 101MHz 130MHz 131MHz Overclock Options Disabled Allows you to disable or set the overclocking options Configuration options Disable...
Page 75: ... 47500V 1 46875V 1 46250V 1 45625V 1 45000V 1 44375V 1 43750V 1 43125V 1 42500V 1 41875V 1 41250V 1 40625V 1 40000V 1 39375V 1 38750V 1 38125V 1 37500V 1 36875V 1 36250V 1 35625V 1 35000V 1 34375V 1 33750V 1 33125V 1 32500V 1 31875V 1 31250V 1 30625V 1 30000V 1 29375V 1 28750V 1 28125V 1 27500V 1 26875V 1 26250V 1 25625V 1 25000V 1 24375V 1 23750V 1 23125V 1 22500V 1 21875V 1 21250V 1 20625V 1 200...
Page 76: ...tage Setting a very high memory voltage may damage the memory module s 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 Press Enter to Set FSB Memory Config FSB Memory Clock Mode Linked FSB Memory Ratio Auto FSB QDR MHz 800 Actual FSB QDR MHz 800 0 x MEM DDR MHz Linked Actual MEM DDR MHz 533 3 Phoenix Awa...
Page 77: ... Length LAN1 1 2 Open N A LAN1 3 6 Open N A LAN1 4 5 Open N A LAN1 7 8 Open N A Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced POST Check LAN Cable Disabled Enables or disables LAN cable check during POST Configuration options Disabled Enabled FSB Memory Ratio Auto Allows you to set the FSB Memory Ratio Configuration options Auto 1 1 5 4 3 2 Sync Mode FSB QDR MHz 800 Allows you to set the FSB QDR ...
Page 78: ...ode the CPU power consumption is lower when idle This item appears only when you install a processor with Enhanced C1E feature Configuration options Enabled Disabled Execute 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...
Page 79: ...tup Utility Advanced Enhanced Intel SpeedStep tm Tech Disabled 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 Disabled Enabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled Enables or disables the Intel Hyper Th...
Page 80: ...nc Latency Auto Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced tCL CAS Latency Auto Sets the CAS latency timing Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 tRCD Auto Sets the RAS to CAS delay timing Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 tRP Auto Sets the row precharge delay timing Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 tRAS Auto Sets the row active delay timing Configuration options Auto 1 2 31 Co...
Page 81: ...1 2 15 tRFC 114 Sets the RFC delay timing Configuration options Auto 1 2 127 Async Latency Auto Sets the Async latency timing Configuration options Auto 1 00nS 1 25nS 1 50nS 1 75nS 2 00nS 2 25nS 2 50nS 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 Spread Spectrum Control CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled PC...
Page 82: ...oadcast Aperture Disabled Enables or disables the SLI Broadcast Aperture Configuration options Auto Disabled LDT Frequency 5x Sets the Lightning Data Transport LDT frequency multiplier Configuration options 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x PCIE Spread Spectrum Down Spread Enables or disables PCIE Spread Spectrum Configuration options Disabled Down Spread CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled Enables or disables CPU...
Page 83: ... controller to use 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 HD Audio Enabled Front Panel Support Type AC97 Onboard nVidia LAN Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard 13...
Page 84: ...tch 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 85: ...DMA transfer access Configuration options Enabled Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE prefetch mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled RAID Enable Disabled Enables or disables the onboard RAID controller When set to Enabled the succeeding items becomes user configurable Configuration options Disabled Enabled SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 RAID Disabled Enables o...
Page 86: ...or disables the JMiron SATA controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Allows you to select the Serial Port1 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 EPP All...
Page 87: ...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 Legacy Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems OS Configuration options Disabl...
Page 88: ...ate used for System Suspend ACPI Suspend Type S1 S3 x ACPI APIC 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 ST...
Page 89: ...Power Off Power On Last State 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 Up On PCI PCIE Devices Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the...
Page 90: ...en 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 HPET Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the HPET Support Configuration options Disabled Enabled Power Up By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this pa...
Page 91: ...abled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chassis Q Fan Controller Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Chassis Q Fan feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled VCORE Voltage 3 3V Voltage 5V Voltage 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the onboard voltage regulators These...
Page 92: ...xit 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 Disabled F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub ...
Page 93: ...nfiguration 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 Press Enter to enable or disable Boot Settings Configuration Quick Boot Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Bootup Num Lock On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non O...
Page 94: ... 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 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Allows you to select the OS2 to operate system with greater than 64MB of RAM on the system ...
Page 95: ...ervisor 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 the...
Page 96: ... 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 System to require the password before entering the system Configuration options Setup System 2 7 Tools menu The Tools menu allows you to access specia...
Page 97: ...om 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 Tools t...
Page 98: ...age 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 P5N ES...
Page 99: ...ect 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 P5N ESLI VER 0111 0000 DATE 01 12 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: ...firmation 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 50 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: ... 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 Make sure that you install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system...
Page 105: ...on Wizard Installs all of the drivers through ASUS InstAll Installation wizard nVidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI chipset Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek audio controller and application JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0...
Page 106: ...Reader V7 0 that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF ASUS Update 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 alert...
Page 107: ... in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Anti virus Utility The anti virus application scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the online help for detailed information 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 disk for Serial A...
Page 108: ...rom 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 Realtek HDA Audio User s Manual Allows you to open the Realtek HDA Audio User s Manual JMicron JMB36X 32bit RAID Driver Creates the JMicron JMB36X 32bit RAID Driver JMicron JMB36X 64bit...
Page 109: ...tact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide JMicron JMB36X RAID AP User s Manual Allows you to open the JMicron JMB36X RAID AP User s Manual JMicron JMB36X RAID BIOS User s Manual Allows you to open the JMicron JMB36X RAID BIOS User s Manual ...
Page 110: ... for 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 10 ATX power connectors on page 1 34 for details The NVIDIA SLI technology sup...
Page 111: ...the ASUS EZ selector card Your motherboard package comes with a pre installed ASUS EZ selector card By default the card is set for a single graphics card To use two graphics cards on this motherboard you must first set the selector card to Dual Video Cards To set the selector card 1 Locate the selector card on the motherboard ASUS EZ selector card Retention clip ...
Page 112: ...d pull the selector card out of the slot 4 Invert the selector card and insert the edge labeled Dual Video Cards 5 Push down the selector card until the retention clips snap into place Make sure to completely insert the selector card into the slot ...
Page 113: ...ds that are 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 Goldfingers ...
Page 114: ...ck slot 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 115: ...our 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 6 Connect a VGA cable or a DVI I cable to the graphics card installed on the blue PCI Express slot SLI connector ...
Page 116: ...nit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties To enable the multi GPU feature 1 Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your Windows taskbar 2 From the pop up menu select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties 3 From the nView Desktop Manager window select the Desktop Management tab 4 Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box NVIDIA Settings icon ...
Page 117: ... 3 15 7 Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item 5 From the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab Slider ...
Page 118: ...ed descriptions on the NVIDIA RAID configuration refer to the NVIDIA MediaShield RAID User s Manual found in your motherboard support CD 4 Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 6 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 k...
Page 119: ...A CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features that the motherboard supports ...
Page 120: ...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 121: ...nk 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 wi...
Page 122: ...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...
