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Asus Motherboard P5NT WS Product Manual (160 pages)
Asus Motherboard Product Manual
Brand:
Asus
| Category:
Motherboard
| Size: 4 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
7
Federal Communications Commission Statement
7
Notices
7
Electrical Safety
8
Operation Safety
8
Safety Information
8
About this Guide
9
How this Guide Is Organized
9
Where to Find more Information
9
Conventions Used in this Guide
10
P5NT WS Specifications Summary
11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
15
Chapter Summary
16
Welcome
17
Package Contents
17
Special Features
18
Product Highlights
18
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
18
ASUS AI Lifestyle Features
20
ASUS Special Features
21
Asus Mylogo2
22
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
23
Before You Proceed
25
Onboard LED
25
Motherboard Overview
26
Placement Direction
26
Screw Holes
26
ASUS Stack Cool 2
27
Motherboard Layout
28
Layout Contents
29
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
31
Installing the CPU
32
Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan
34
System Memory
38
Overview
38
Memory Configurations
39
Installing a DIMM
40
Removing a DIMM
40
Expansion Slots
41
Installing an Expansion Card
41
Configuring an Expansion Card
41
Interrupt Assignments
42
IRQ Assignments for this Motherboard
42
PCI Slot
43
PCI Express X1 Slots
43
PCI-X Slot
43
PCI Express X16 Slots
43
Jumpers
44
Jumper
44
Connectors
46
Rear Panel Connectors
46
LAN Port LED Indications
46
Internal Connectors
48
Chassis Intrusion Connector
54
Atx Power Connectors
54
System Panel Connector
57
ASUS Q-Connector
58
Chapter 3: Powering up
59
Chapter Summary
60
Starting up for the First Time
61
Turning off the Computer
62
Using the os Shut down Function
62
Using the Dual Function Power Switch
62
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
63
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
65
ASUS Update Utility
65
Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk
68
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
69
Updating the BIOS
70
Saving the Current BIOS File
72
ASUS Crashfree BIOS 2 Utility
73
BIOS Setup Program
74
BIOS Menu Screen
75
Menu Bar
75
Legend Bar
76
Menu Items
76
Sub-Menu Items
76
Configuration Fields
76
Pop-Up Window
77
General Help
77
Main Menu
78
System Time
78
System Date
78
Language
78
Legacy Diskette a
78
Primary IDE Master/Slave
79
PIO Mode [Auto]
79
Access Mode [Auto]
80
Transfer Mode
80
Sata1/2/3/4/5/6
81
HDD SMART Monitoring
82
Installed Memory
82
Usable Memory
82
Advanced Menu
83
Jumperfree Configuration
83
AI Tuning [Auto]
84
System Clocks
85
FSB & Memory Config
85
SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled]
86
Ai Net2
87
CPU Configuration
87
CPU Multiplier
87
Chipset
88
Memory Timing Setting
89
Spread Spectrum Control
90
Pcipnp
91
Plug & Play O/S [No]
91
Onboard Device Configuration
92
IDE Function Setup
92
Serial-ATA Configuration
93
Usb Configuration
94
Power Menu
95
ACPI Suspend Type
95
ACPI APIC Support
95
APM Configuration
96
Hardware Monitor
98
Voltage Monitor
98
Boot Menu
100
Boot Device Priority
100
Removable Drives
101
Floppy Disks
101
Hard Disk Drives
101
Boot Settings Configuration
102
Security
103
Supervisor Password User Password
103
Password Check
104
Tools Menu
105
ASUS Music Alarm
105
ASUS O.C. Profile
105
ASUS EZ Flash 2
105
Save Bios Profile
107
Load from File
107
Save to File
107
ASUS EZ Flash
108
Exit Menu
109
Exit & Save Changes
109
Exit & Discard Changes
109
Load Setup Default
109
Chapter 5: Software Support
111
Chapter Summary
112
Installing an Operating System
113
Support DVD Information
113
Running the Support DVD
113
Drivers Menu
114
Nvidia Nforce Chipset Driver
114
Realtek Audio Driver
114
Utilities Menu
115
ASUS Update
115
Make Disk Menu
117
Manuals Menu
118
ASUS Contact Information
118
Other Information
119
Motherboard Info
119
Technical Support Form
120
Software Information
121
ASUS Mylogo2
121
Audio Configurations
123
Realtek HD Audio Manager
123
Configuration Options
124
ASUS PC Probe II
128
DMI Browser
131
ASUS Music Alarm
134
Hardware Setup
134
Bios Configuration
134
Adjusting the Volume
136
ASUS AI Suite
137
ASUS AI Gear
139
ASUS AI Nap
140
Asus Ai N.o.s
141
ASUS Q-Fan
142
ASUS AI Booster
143
RAID Configurations
144
RAID Definitions
144
Setting the Bios Raid Items
145
NVIDIA ® RAID Configurations
145
Installing Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks
145
Entering the Nvidia Raid Utility
146
Creating a Raid Volume
147
Rebuilding a Raid Array
148
Deleting a Raid Array
150
Clearing a Disk Data
151
Creating a RAID Driver Disk
152
Chapter 6: NVIDIA Dual Graphics Technology Support
153
Overview
155
Dual Graphics Card Setup
156
Installing Dual Graphics Cards
156
Installing the Device Drivers
159
Enabling the Multi-GPU Feature in Windows
159
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Asus Motherboard P5NT WS Installation Manual (124 pages)
P5NSLI Series
Brand:
Asus
| Category:
Motherboard
| Size: 4 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
7
Federal Communications Commission Statement
7
Notices
7
Electrical Safety
8
Safety Information
8
About this Guide
9
How this Guide Is Organized
9
Where to Find more Information
9
Conventions Used in this Guide
10
Typography
10
P5NLI and P5Nsli/Wifi Specifications Summary
11
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
15
Welcome
16
Package Contents
16
Special Features
17
Product Highlights
17
High Definition Audio
18
Innovative ASUS Features
19
Asus Mylogo2
20
Asus Ez Flash 2
20
Asus Music Alarm
20
Before You Proceed
21
Motherboard Overview
22
Placement Direction
22
Screw Holes
22
Motherboard Layout
23
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
24
Installing the CPU
24
Installing the CPU Heatsink and Fan
27
Uninstalling the CPU Heatsink and Fan
29
System Memory
31
Overview
31
Memory Configurations
31
Installing a DIMM
34
Removing a DIMM
34
Expansion Slots
35
Installing an Expansion Card
35
Configuring an Expansion Card
35
Interrupt Assignments
36
PCI Slots
37
PCI Express X1 Slot
37
Two PCI Express X16 Slots
38
Jumpers
39
Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
39
To Erase RTC RAM
39
1.10 Connectors
41
1.10.1 Rear Panel Connectors
41
1.10.2 Internal Connectors
42
IDE Connectors
43
ATX Power Connectors
47
Power Supply Requirements
48
System Panel Connector (20-Pin PANEL)
49
Chapter 2: BIOS Setup
51
Managing and Updating Your BIOS
52
Creating a Bootable Floppy Disk
52
Updating the BIOS
53
Saving the Current BIOS File
55
ASUS Crashfree BIOS 2 Utility
56
Recovering the Bios from a Floppy Disk
57
ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
58
ASUS Update Utility
59
Updating the Bios through the Internet
60
Updating the Bios through a Bios File
61
BIOS Setup Program
62
BIOS Menu Screen
63
Menu Bar
63
Legend Bar
64
Menu Items
64
Sub-Menu Items
64
Configuration Fields
64
Pop-Up Window
65
General Help
65
Main Menu
66
System Time
66
System Date
66
Legacy Diskette a
66
Primary and Secondary IDE Master/Slave
67
Sata 1-4
69
HDD SMART Monitoring
70
Installed Memory
70
Usable Memory
70
Advanced Menu
71
Jumperfree Configuration
71
Frequency Control
72
Spread Spectrum Control
74
Voltage Control
75
LAN Cable Status
76
CPU Configuration
77
Chipset
78
Pcipnp
80
Onboard Devices Configuration
80
Ide Function Setup
81
Nvraid Configuration
82
USB Configuration
84
Power Menu
85
ACPI Suspend Type
85
ACPI APIC Support
85
APM Configuration
86
Hardware Monitor
88
Boot Menu
89
Boot Device Priority
89
Removable Drives
90
Hard Disk Drives
90
CDROM Drives
91
Boot Settings Configuration
91
Security
93
Password Check
94
Tools Menu
95
ASUS Music Alarm
95
ASUS O.C. Profile
97
Save Bios Profile
98
ASUS EZ Flash 2
99
Exit Menu
100
Load Setup Defaults
101
Discard Changes
101
Software Support
103
Installing an Operating System
104
Support CD Information
104
Runninig the Support CD
104
Drivers Menu
105
Utilities Menu
106
Make Disk Menu
107
Manuals Menu
108
ASUS Contact Information
109
Software Information
110
ASUS Music Alarm
110
NVIDIA SLI™ Technology
113
Requirements
113
Dual Graphics Card Setup
114
Installing the Device Drivers
116
Setting the Asus Ai Selector Utility
119
Cpu Features
121
Appendix: CPU Features
122
Intel® EM64T
122
Enhanced Intel Speedstep Technology (EIST)
122
System Requirements
122
A.2.1 System Requirements
122
Using the EIST
123
Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology
124
Using the Hyper-Threading Technology
124
Asus Motherboard P5NT WS Installation Manual (5 pages)
Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800 MHz capability
Brand:
Asus
| Category:
Motherboard
| Size: 0 MB
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