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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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Contents
4
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
7
Federal Communications Commission Statement
7
Notices
7
Electrical Safety
8
Safety Information
8
About this Guide
9
Conventions Used in this Guide
10
P5W Specifications Summary
11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
15
Welcome
17
Package Contents
17
Special Features
18
Product Highlights
18
ASUS AI Life Features
22
Innovative ASUS Features
22
Peg Link Mode
23
Crashfree Bios 3
24
Asus Music Alarm
24
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
25
Before You Proceed
27
Motherboard Overview
28
Placement Direction
28
Screw Holes
28
ASUS Stack Cool 2
29
Motherboard Layout
30
Layout Contents
31
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
33
Installing the CPU
34
Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan
36
Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan
38
System Memory
40
Overview
40
Memory Configurations
40
Installing a DIMM
47
Removing a DIMM
47
Expansion Slots
48
Installing an Expansion Card
48
Configuring an Expansion Card
48
Interrupt Assignments
49
PCI Slots
50
PCI Express X1 Slot
50
Two PCI Express X16 Slots
50
Jumpers
52
Connectors
54
Rear Panel Connectors
54
Internal Connectors
57
Serial Ata Hard Disk Drive Connection
60
Chapter 3 : Powering up
73
Starting up for the First Time
73
Turning off the Computer
74
Using the os Shut down Function
74
Using the Dual Function Power Switch
74
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
75
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
77
ASUS Update Utility
77
Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk
80
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
81
AFUDOS Utility
82
Updating the Bios File
83
ASUS Crashfree BIOS 3 Utility
85
BIOS Setup Program
86
BIOS Menu Screen
87
Menu Bar
87
Navigation Keys
87
Menu Items
88
Sub-Menu Items
88
Configuration Fields
88
Pop-Up Window
88
Scroll Bar
88
General Help
88
Main Menu
89
System Time [XX:XX:XX]
89
System Date [Day XX/XX/XXXX]
89
Legacy Diskette a [1.44M, 3.5 In.]
89
Language [English]
89
Primary, Third, and Fourth IDE Master/Slave
90
IDE Configuration
91
System Information
93
Advanced Menu
94
Jumperfree Configuration
94
LAN Cable Status
98
USB Configuration
99
CPU Configuration
100
Chipset
102
Onboard Devices Configuration
104
PCI Pnp
106
Power Menu
108
Suspend Mode [Auto]
108
Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
108
ACPI 2.0 Support [No]
108
ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
108
APM Configuration
109
Hardware Monitor
111
Boot Menu
114
Boot Device Priority
114
Hard Disk Drives
115
Boot Settings Configuration
115
Security
117
Change User Password
118
Tools Menu
119
ASUS Music Alarm
119
ASUS EZ Flash 2
121
Exit Menu
122
Chapter 4: Software Support
123
Installing an Operating System
125
Support CD Information
125
Running the Support CD
125
Drivers Menu
126
Utilities Menu
127
Make Disk Menu
130
Manual Menu
131
Contact Information
131
Other Information
132
Technical Support Form
133
Software Information
134
ASUS Mylogo 2
134
Ai Net2
136
Using the Virtual Cable Tester
136
Audio Configurations
137
Configuration Options
138
ASUS PC Probe II
144
ASUS Music Alarm
150
RAID Configurations
153
Installing Serial ATA Hard Disks
154
Intel ® RAID Configurations
154
Creating a RAID Driver Disk
154
Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option Rom Utility
155
Creating a Raid 0 Set (Striped)
156
Creating a Raid 1 Set (Mirrored)
158
Deleting a Raid Set
161
Jmicron ® RAID Configuration
164
Creating a Raid Set
165
Create Raid Disk Drive
165
Delete Raid Disk Drive
168
Silicon Image ® RAID Configuration
172
Before Creating a Raid Set
173
Partitioning Volumes
179
Cross-RAID Configuration
185
Creating a RAID Driver Disk
188
Creating a RAID Driver Disk Without Entering the os
188
Creating a RAID Driver Disk in Windows
188
Chapter 6: ATI Crossfire™ Technology Support
191
Overview
193
Requirements
193
Before You Begin
193
Installing Crossfire™ Graphics Cards
194
Software Information
197
Installing the Device Drivers
197
Using the Catalyst™ Control Center
199
Appendix: CPU Features
200
Intel ® EM64T
207
Using the Intel ® EM64T Feature
207
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST)
207
System Requirements
207
A.2.1 System Requirements
207
Using the EIST
208
Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology
209
Using the Hyper-Threading Technology
209
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