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Chapter summary

2.1

Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1

2.2

Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-7

2.4

System memory ......................................................................... 2-15

2.5

Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-18

2.6

Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-21

2.7

Connectors ................................................................................. 2-22

Summary of Contents for P5N32-SLI Premium

Page 1: ...Motherboard P5N32 SLI Premium ...

Page 2: ...ERCHANTABILITY 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 I...

Page 3: ...eed 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 ASUS Stack Cool 2 2 3 2 2 4 Motherboard layout 2 4 2 2 5 Layout contents 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 8 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 10 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 2 3 4 Installing the optional fan 2 14 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 4 1...

Page 4: ...ction 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing 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 Updating the BIOS 4 6 4 1 5 Saving the current BIOS file 4 8 4 1 6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4 9 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 11 4 2 2 Menu ba...

Page 5: ...ation 4 19 4 4 2 AI NET2 4 24 4 4 3 PEG Link Mode 4 24 4 4 4 CPU Configuration 4 25 4 4 5 Chipset 4 26 4 4 6 PCIPnP 4 27 4 4 7 Onboard Device Configuration 4 28 4 4 8 USB Configuration 4 30 4 5 Power menu 4 31 4 5 1 ACPI Suspend Type 4 31 4 5 2 ACPI APIC Support 4 31 4 5 3 APM Configuration 4 32 4 5 4 Hardware Monitor 4 34 4 6 Boot menu 4 36 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 36 4 6 2 Removable Drives 4...

Page 6: ...vi Contents 4 7 Tools menu 4 41 4 7 1 ASUS Music Alarm 4 41 4 7 2 ASUS O C Profile 4 43 4 7 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4 45 4 8 Exit menu 4 46 ...

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: ...rd Chapter 3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system Chapter 4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Descriptions of the BIOS items are also provided Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS websites The...

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

Page 11: ...x16 slots blue and black support NVIDIA SLI technology at full x16 x16 speed 1 x PCI Express x16 slot middle supports an add on card at x8 speed 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2 2 Scalable Link Interface SLI Supports two identical NVIDIA SLI Ready graphics cards both at x16 mode Note The blue and the black PCI Express x 16 slots support NVIDIA SLI technology at full x16 x16 speed The middle slot is fo...

Page 12: ...rear panel USB Supports up to 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 at mid board 4 on the rear panel ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools AI NOS Non delay Overclocking System AI Overclocking intelligent CPU frequency tuner AI Booster ASUS PEG Link automatic performance tuning for graphics cards Precision Tweaker vCore Adjustable CPU voltage at 6 25 mV increment vDIMM 16 step DRAM vo...

Page 13: ...ash 2 ASUS MyLogo 3 Rear panel 1 x PS 2 Keyboard port purple 1 x PS 2 Mouse green 1 x Optical S PDIF Output port 1 x Coaxial S PDIF Output port 2 x External Serial ATA ports 2 x LAN RJ45 port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port Internal connectors 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x Serial ATA connectors 2 x USB 2 0 connectors support four additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x IEEE 1...

Page 14: ...ageability WOL by PME WOR by PME Chasis Intrusion PXE Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite ASUS WiFi AP Solo Wizard NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Anti virus software Form factor ATX form factor 12 in x 9 6 in 30 5 cm x 24 5 cm Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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

Page 16: ...ASUS P5N32 SLI Premium Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Page 17: ...ur retailer 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS P5N32 SLI Premium I O modules 1 x 1 port IEEE 1394a module 1 x 2 port USB 2 0 module Cables Serial ATA power and signal cables for 6 devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable Accessories I O shield ASUS Array Mic ASUS Optional Fan ASUS WiFi AP Solo omni directional ante...

Page 18: ...ystem This technology takes advantage of the PCI Express bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software solutions that allows multiple GPUs to work together and achieve exceptional graphics performance NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition The NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA Scalable Link Interface SLI technology that allows two graphics processing units GPUs in a ...

Page 19: ...e 590 SLI chipset allows RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD configurations for six SATA 3 0 Gb s connectors See page 2 26 The Silicon Image 3132 controller supports two additional external Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s ports on the rear panel and allows RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD configurations through port multiplier functions See page 2 23 for details IEEE 1394a support The IEEE 1394a inte...

Page 20: ... keeps CPU and power module from suffering the risk of high power stress It has the advantages of quick transient response and stability especially beneficial when CPU requires more current immediately under heavy loading or overclocking mode Fanless Design Stack Cool 2 ASUS Stack Cool 2 is a fan less and zero noise cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating component...

Page 21: ...92kHz full sampling in all 7 1 surround channel enabling you to enjoy high quality audio surround experience in hundreds of great games High Definition Audio Enjoy high end sound quality on your PC The onboard 8 channel HD audio High Definition Audio previously codenamed Azalia CODEC enables high quality 192KHz 24 bit audio output jack sensing feature retasking functions and multi streaming techno...

Page 22: ...u to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and avoiding wrong cable connections See page 2 35 for details ASUS O C Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O C Profile that allows users to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings The BIOS settings can be ...

Page 23: ...nguage of your choice from the available options The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure your system easier and faster See page 4 14 for details ASUS WiFi AP Solo ASUS WiFi AP Solo allows a new level of versatility for your PC enabling it to create a complete wireless home network in either AP or wireless client mode Users will be able to play LAN games connect to the Internet access and...

Page 24: ...al settings are available for overclocking the PEG Link Mode See page 4 24 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 20 to 4 21 for details C P R CPU Parameter Recall The C P R feature of the motherboard B...

Page 25: ... 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 26: ...N32 SLI Premium Chapter summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 18 2 6 Jumper 2 21 2 7 Connectors 2 22 ...

Page 27: ... from the wall socket before touching any component Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or 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 came w...

Page 28: ...nd 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 indicated by circles...

Page 29: ...e motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate ...

Page 30: ...N LAN2_USB34 CHA_FAN3 FLOPPY Super I O 8Mb BIOS PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN1_USB12 Audio slot PCIEX16_1 PCI1 VIA VT6308P CLRTC USB78 USB56 SB_PWR EATXPWR CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CHA_FAN1 Marvell 88E1116 COM1 ATX12V LGA775 IE1394_2 SATA12 30 5cm 12 0in PCIEX1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_3 PCI2 Marvell 88E1116 SATA34 SATA56 CHA_FAN2 ESATA12 SPDIF_O1 SPDIF_O2 NVIDIA NFORCE 590 SLI Intel Edition N...

Page 31: ...22 3 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 2 22 4 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 2 22 5 Wireless LAN port 2 23 6 Wireless LAN Activity LED 2 23 7 USB 2 0 ports 3 and 4 2 23 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 2 23 9 External SATA ports 2 23 10 IEEE 1394a port 2 24 11 Optical S PDIF Out port 2 24 12 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 24 SupremeFX Page 1 Line In port light blue 2 24 2 Line Out port lime 2 24 3 Microphone port pink 2 24 4 Center Subwoof...

Page 32: ...4_2 2 28 6 CPU chassis and power fan connectors 4 pin CPU_FAN 3 pin CHA_FAN1 3 pin CHA_FAN2 3 pin CHA_FAN3 3 pin PWR_FAN 2 29 7 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 30 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 1 x 8 pin ATX12V 2 30 9 S PDIF output connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_02 2 33 10 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL System power LED 2 pin PLED Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED Sys...

Page 33: ... 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 incorrect CPU installation ...

Page 34: ...tion 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 P5N32 SLI PREMIUM P5N32 SLI PRE...

Page 35: ...AN1 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 more i...

Page 36: ...e only Intel certified multi directional 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...

Page 37: ...asteners 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 P5N32 SLI PREMIUM P5N32 SLI PREMIUM CPU fan connector GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CPU_FAN ...

Page 38: ...nnector 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 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 39: ...entation 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 40: ...the heatsink 3 Carefully push down the fan until it snugly fits the heatsink then connect the fan cables 4 The above photo shows the fans installed on the motherboard Plug the optional fan cables to the CHA_FAN1 and or PWR_FAN connector on the motherboard Make sure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and motherboard components Do not tilt the fan Do not install the...

Page 41: ...imensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 P5N32 SLI PREMIUM P5N32 SLI PREMIUM 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 ...

Page 42: ...nel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Visit the ASUS website at www asus com for the latest DDR2 Qualified Vendors List Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory ...

Page 43: ...etaining 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 inst...

Page 44: ...Secure the 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 t...

Page 45: ...floppy disk controller 8 System CMOS real time clock 9 Microsoft ACPI compliant system 9 NVIDIA nForce networking controller 3 9 NVIDIA nForce networking controller 4 10 NVIDIA nForce PCI system management 11 Mass storage controller 12 PS 2 compatible mouse port 13 Numeric data processor 14 Primary IDE channel 16 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 19 VIA OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 host controller 20 NVIDIA nFor...

Page 46: ...figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot 2 5 6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard has three PCI Express x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications The blue and black slots support the NVIDIA SLI technology at full x16 x16 speed The photo shows two NVIDIA SLI ready graphics cards installed on the blue and black slot...

Page 47: ...ep the cap on pins 2 3 for about 5 10 seconds then move the cap back to pins 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 ...

Page 48: ...4 LAN 2 RJ 45 port Supported by the NV Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications SPEED LED ACTIVITY LINK LED LAN port 32 bit OS LAN port LED indications Blinking Activity Link Speed LED Description OFF OFF Soft off Mode YELLOW OFF During Power ON OFF YELLOW ORANGE 100 Mbps c...

Page 49: ...d to the external SATA port if you want to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The Serial ATA port multiplier and external Serial ATA box are purchased separately 5 Wireless LAN port This port is on the onboard wireless LAN module that allows you to set up a wireless network and exchange information with other wireless devices without tangling cables and wires Connect the moveable omni directional du...

Page 50: ... connects an external audio output device via an optical S PDIF cable 12 PS 2 keyboard port purple This port is for a PS 2 keyboard Audio module This motherboard features an audio module connected to the audio slot Below are the descriptions of the audio ports 1 Line In port light blue This port connects the tape CD DVD player or other audio sources 2 Line Out port lime This port connects a headph...

Page 51: ...black and gray Connect the blue connector to the 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 IDE devices If any device jumper is set ...

Page 52: ...TA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA4 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND RSATA_RXP4 RSATA_RXN4 GND SATA5 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND SATA6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND The RAID function of these connectors is ...

Page 53: ...ors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q Connector USB blue first and then install the Q Connector USB to the USB connector onboard P5...

Page 54: ...e module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis P5N32 SLI PREMIUM P5N32 SLI PREMIUM IEEE 1394 connector IE1394_2 1 GND 12V TPB2 GND TPA2 12V TPB2 GND TPA2 Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard You can connect the 1394 cable to ASUS Q Connector 1394 red first and then install the Q Connector 1394 to the 1394 connector onboard ...

Page 55: ...onnectors Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors Only the CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN 1 3 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better themal environ...

Page 56: ...replaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin 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 Make sure to remove the cap on the ATX12V connector before connecting an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug Use only either a 4 pin ATX12V or an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug...

Page 57: ...or may not boot up if the power is inadequate If you want to use two high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 500 W to 600 W power or above to ensure the system stability Power supply requirements Heavy Loading CPU SMF 3 2XE DDR533 256MB 4 PCI E VGA Nvidia 7950GTX 2 SATA HD 6 ESATA HD 2 IDE HD 1 CD ROM 1 USB 2 PCI E 1X 0 PCI 0 12V V2 4 PIN 12V V1 24PIN 5V 3 3V VGA 12V HDD 12V HDD 5V 5VSB Tota...

Page 58: ...11 94 11 9 5 026 3 32 11 57 11 99 5 04 5 05 Po_max W 151 88 136 14 34 58 28 95 102 74 48 44 20 87 2 97 526 56 Light Loading CPU PSC 3 8G EM64T DDR667 512MB 2 VGA Nvidia 7800GTX 1 SATA HD SATA 2 IDE HD 1 CD ROM 1 USB 1 PCI 1 12V V2 4 PIN 12V V1 24PIN 5V 3 3V VGA 12V HDD 12V HDD 5V 5VSB Total PSU Po_max W Io_max A 12 36 7 6 8 44 3 24 4 28 4 34 3 58 0 556 Io_rms A 8 98 4 8 6 76 3 01 2 84 23 4 2 48 0 ...

Page 59: ...ional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF Out module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately P5N32 SLI PREMIUM P5N32 SLI PREMIUM SPDIF OUT connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_O2 ...

Page 60: ...r The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off 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 RESET This 2 p...

Page 61: ...ect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q Connector Refer to the labels on the Q Connector to know the detailed pin definitions then match them to the respective front panel cable labels 2 Install the ASUS Q Connector to the system panel connector making sure the orientation matches the labels on the motherboard 3 The front panel functions are now enabled The figure shows the Q Connector properly i...

Page 62: ...2 36 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...

Page 63: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Page 64: ...ASUS P5N32 SLI Premium Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...

Page 65: ...For systems withATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the 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...

Page 66: ...or later version 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 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 po...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...I Premium Chapter summary 4 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 10 4 3 Main menu 4 14 4 4 Advanced menu 4 19 4 5 Power menu 4 31 4 6 Boot menu 4 36 4 7 Tools menu 4 41 4 8 Exit menu 4 46 ...

Page 69: ...le floppy disk in case you need to restore 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 ASUS Update 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update ...

Page 70: ...rnet 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 Quit all Windows applications before you update the BIOS using this utility ...

Page 71: ...ate BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process 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 Save ...

Page 72: ... from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Windows XP users Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click Start then select Run ...

Page 73: ...hen 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 ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B312 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC BOARD P5N32 SLI Premium VER 07241 DATE 07 24 2006 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DA...

Page 74: ... support CD to the floppy disk CD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest BIOS file 3 Boot the system in DOS mode using the bootable floppy disk CD ROM or a USB flash disk you created earlier 4 Under the DOS mode use X X stands for the name of the disk assignment to switch to the folder of floppy disk CD ROM or USB flash disk you saved the BIOS fileand AwardBIOS Flash Utility 5 At the prompt type ...

Page 75: ...estart the system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved F1 Reset For NF590 SLI P5N32 SLI PREMIUM DATE 07 28 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program 0107 bin Flashing Complete Press F1 to Continue Write OK No Update Write Fail For NF590 SLI P5N32 SLI PREMIUM DATE 07 28 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program 010...

Page 76: ...BIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message For NF590 SLI P5N32 SLI PREMIUM DATE 07 28 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004T LPC FWH File Name to Program 0112 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 14 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For NF590 SLI P5N32 SLI PREMIUM DATE 07 28 2006 Flash Type PMC Pm49FL004...

Page 77: ...board BIOS before using this utility 4 Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32 16 12 format and single partition can support ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 The device size should be smaller than 8GB Flash time takes around one 1 minute DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS Doing so can cause system boot failure When foun...

Page 78: ...am Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt 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 desi...

Page 79: ...erence 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 Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day month year and century Legend bar General help Menu bar Sub menu items Configuration fields Menu items Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1 Help Select Item Change...

Page 80: ...hlighted 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 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 Func...

Page 81: ...Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA 1 None SATA 2 None SATA 3 None SATA 4 None SATA 5 None SATA 6 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 1024MB Usable Memory 1023MB 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 General help At the top right corn...

Page 82: ... Trad Chinese Simp Japanese 4 3 4 Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Sets the type of floppy drive installed Configuration options Disabled 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day month year and century Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Men...

Page 83: ...IOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is installed select None Configuration options None Auto Manual Access Mode Auto The default Auto allows automatic detection of an IDE hard disk drive Select CHS for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master Slave to Manual Configuration options CHS LBA Large Auto Phoenix Award BIOS...

Page 84: ... PIO Mode Auto Sets the PIO mode for the IDE device Configuration options Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 UDMA Mode Auto Disables or sets the UDMA mode Configuration options Disabled Auto Transfer Mode Shows the Transfer mode This item is not configurable After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk ...

Page 85: ...ets the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk Capacity Displays the auto detected hard disk capacity This item is not configurable Cylinder Shows the number...

Page 86: ... 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 4 3 7 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabl...

Page 87: ...he system Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select overclock profile JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning Auto x Overclock Options Disabled x Frequency Control x Voltage Control x Spread Spectrum Control x SLI ready Memory Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix A...

Page 88: ...gurable when you set AI Tuning to AI Overclock Frequency Control Select Menu Item Specific Help Sets the ratio between CPU core clock and the FSB frequency Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio 22 x NB PCIE Frequency MHz 100 SB PCIE Frequency MHz 100 System Clock Mode Auto x New FSB Speed QDR Auto Current FSB Speed QDR 533 3 MHz Target FSB Speed QDR 533 3 MHz x New MEM Speed DDR Auto Current MEM Speed...

Page 89: ... Speed QDR 533 Allows you to change the FSB speed Enter any number from 523 minimum to 1600 maximum You may also use the or key to increase or decrease the value This item becomes configurable when you set System Clock Mode to CPU MEM manual mode or CPU Precision Tweaker Current FSB Speed QDR 533 3 MHz This item shows the current FSB speed and is non user configurable Target FSB Speed QDR 533 3 MH...

Page 90: ...U power management features such as C1E EIST and TM2 to fail to control CPU VID Select Auto to keep the original CPU VID value Configuration options Auto 1 6000V 1 5875V 1 5750V 1 5625V 1 5500V 1 5375V 1 5250V 1 2250V 1 8V Voltage Auto Allows you to set the 1 8V voltage Configuration options Auto 1 80V 1 85V 1 90V 1 95V 2 55V 1 2V HT Voltage Auto Allows you to set the 1 2V HT voltage Configuration...

Page 91: ...xit CPU Spread Spectrum Center Spread Configuration options Disabled Center Spread Down Spread 0 5 Spread SATA Spread Spectrum Disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled LDT Spread Spectrum Disabled Configuration options Disabled Center Down Vcore Over Voltage Disabled Allows you to disable or set the Vcore voltage over 200mV Configuration options Disabled 200mV The following items are non co...

Page 92: ...ble check during POST When enabled the menu reports the cable faults or shorts and displays the point length where the fault or short is detected Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 4 3 PEG Link Mode Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to Enable Disable PCI Express graphics card over clocking by accelerating PCI Ex connecting mode and determine the speed level on it PEG Link Mode PEG L...

Page 93: ...ble or set to auto the CPU Internal Thermal Control function When set to Auto the BIOS automatically checks the CPU s capability to enable Thermal Monitor TM 1 or TM2 support Configuration options Auto Disabled Limit CPUID MaxVal Disabled Setting this item to Enabled allows legacy operating systems to boot even without support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions When using Windows XP operating ...

Page 94: ...nually Configuration options Optimal Expert The succeeding items become user configurable when you set Memory Timings to Expert T CAS Auto Allows you to set the CAS latency Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 T RCD Auto Allows you to set the RAS to CAS delay Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T RP Auto Allows you to set the row precharge delay Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T RA...

Page 95: ...Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices PCIPnP Plug Play O S No Init Display First PCI E Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Plug Play O S No When set to No the BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures...

Page 96: ...s Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access Configuration options Disabled Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the IDE prefetch mode Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial ATA Configuration Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Enabled Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Enabled Onboar...

Page 97: ...llows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot ROM Configuration options Enabled Disabled HD Audio Auto Allows you to disable or set the High Definition Audio function Configuration options Auto Disabled Front Panel Support Type AC97 Allows you to set the front panel audio connector mode to legacy AC97 or high definition audio depending on the front panel audio module support Configuration op...

Page 98: ...ontroller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the USB 2 0 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 Disabled Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or Disable the USB Controller USB Configuration USB Controller Enabled USB2 0 Controller Enabled ...

Page 99: ...S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 4 5 2 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 Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defa...

Page 100: ... 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 Select Menu Item Specific Help Press Enter to select whether or not to restart the system after AC power loss APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Disabled PWR B...

Page 101: ...3 Press TAB to move to the minutes field then press Enter 4 Key in a minute value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter 5 Press TAB to move to the seconds field then press Enter 6 Key in a value Min 0 Max 59 then press Enter Power On By PS 2 Mouse Disabled When set to Enabled this parameter allows you to use the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at le...

Page 102: ...ation or Performance to achieve maximum CPU fan speed Configuration options Performance Optimal Silent Chassis Q Fan Control Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the chassis Q Fan controller Configuration options Disabled Enabled The Chassis Q Fan Control item becomes user configurable when you enable Chassis Q Fan Control Hardware Monitor CPU Q Fan Control Disabled x CPU Q Fan Profile Perform...

Page 103: ...ltage regulators Select Ignored if you do not want to detect this item CPU Temperature M B Temperature The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures These items are not user configurable CPU Fan Speed CHA_FAN 1 Speed CHA_FAN 2 Speed CHA_FAN 3 Speed PWR_FAN Speed The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the fan speeds in ...

Page 104: ... Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot Device Hard Disk 3rd Boot Device CDROM 4th Boot Device Disabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 1st 4th 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...

Page 105: ...tem Select Menu Item Specific Help Removable Drives 1 Floppy Disks Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 4 6 4 CDROM Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the system Select Menu Item Specific Help Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Master XXXXXXXXX Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Select Menu Item Specific Help CDROM Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX Phoenix Aw...

Page 106: ...ick Boot Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassis open status Configuration options Disabled Enabled Bootup Num Lock On Allows you to select the power on s...

Page 107: ... enable or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo3 feature Halt On All Errors Allows you to error report type Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key 4 6 6 Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Security Supervisor Pa...

Page 108: ...gram preventing unauthorized access The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized use Forgot your password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 2 6 Jumper for instructions Pas...

Page 109: ...ress Enter to select Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm Disabled x Alarm Date Sunday Enabled x Monday Enabled x Tuesday Enabled x Wednesday Enabled x Thursday Enabled x Friday Enabled x Saturday Enabled x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 x Audio CD Drive Pri...

Page 110: ...Enter to search the CD track number Starting Track Allows you to choose the starting track from the CD from which you would like the alarm music to play Repeat Track Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the repeat track function Configuration options Disabled Single All Duration 10 Mins Allows you to set the length of the music alarm Configuration options 10 Mins 20 Mins 30 Mins 1 Hour Volume ...

Page 111: ...Load from File Allows you to load the previous BIOS file saved in the hard disk floppy disk USB flash disk with the FAT32 16 12 format Follow the instructions below to load the BIOS file 1 Insert the storage devices that contains the xxx CMO file 2 Turn on the system 3 Enter BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select Load from File Press Enter then the setup screen will appear 4 Press Tab t...

Page 112: ...Turn on the system 3 Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tool menu to select Save to File Press Enter then the setup screen will appear 4 Press Tab to switch between the drives Press hot key S to save the file 5 Key in the file name Then press Enter 6 A pop up message will inform you when the saving process finishes ASUSTeK O C Profile Utility B311 BOARD P5N32 SLI Premium VER 0107 DATE 07 24 20...

Page 113: ...lease see page 4 10 section 4 1 4 for details ASUSTeK EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B311 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC BOARD P5N32 SLI Premium VER 07241 DATE 07 24 2006 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown PATH C P5N32SP A C Note Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move WIN98SE DIR NETTERM DIR DRIVERS DIR RECYCLED DIR WUTEMP DIR NEWFOL 1 DIR INSTAL...

Page 114: ...d Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation 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 re...

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