Asus P5E3 User Manual download pdf (Page 159)

ASUS P5E3 6-9

To enable CrossFire™:

1. Set the view to

Advance.

2. Click the Crossre™ item in Graphics Settings.

3. In the CrossFire™ Settings dialog, tick the box opposite

Enable

CrossFire™.

4. Click

OK to effect the setting.

Hotkeys

Click the Hotkeys tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the

Hotkeys Manager, which allows you to create key combinations as shortcuts

for performing certain functions quickly.

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Motherboard 1
First Edition V1 2
September 2007 2
Contents 3
Safety information 9
About this guide 10
Typography 11
P5E3 specications summary 12
Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
DDR3 memory support 19
IEEE 1394a support 19
S/PDIF digital sound ready 19
High Denition Audio 19
ASUS Power Saving Solution 20
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 20
ASUS Crystal Sound 21
ASUS EZ DIY 21
ASUS MyLogo3™ 23
ASUS Multi-language BIOS 23
AI Booster 23
Precision Tweaker 2 23
Hardware 25
2.1 Before you proceed 27
2.2 Motherboard overview 28
2.2.3 Motherboard layout 29
2.2.4 Layout contents 30
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 33
Alignment key 34
Gold triangle mark 34
Load plate 34
CPU notch 34
Fastener 35
Motherboard hole 35
Narrow end 35
CPU_FAN 36
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU 37
Narrow end of the groove 38
2.4 System memory 39
Windows Vista x64 Edition 40
DDR3-1066MHz capability 41
DDR3-800MHz capability 41
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 42
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 42
2.5 Expansion slots 43
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 44
2.5.4 PCI slots 45
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 45
2.5.7 AI Slot Detector 46
2.6 Jumper 47
2.7 Connectors 48
2.7.2 Internal connectors 50
NOTE: Orient the red markings 51
(usually zigzag) on the IDE 51
P5E3 SATA connectors 52
P5E3 IEEE 1394a connector 53
IE1394_2 53
CPU FAN PWR 54
CPU FAN IN 54
CPU FAN PWM 54
+5VSB_MB 55
Chassis Signal 55
(Default) 55
Right Audio Channel 57
Left Audio Channel 57
P5E3 System panel connector 58
ASUS P5E3 2-33 59
Powering up 61
3.2 Turning off the computer 64
BIOS setup 65
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 67
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 68
Quit all Windows 68
P5E3.rom 69
4.1.3 AFUDOS utility 71
4.2 BIOS setup program 74
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 75
4.2.2 Menu bar 75
4.2.3 Navigation keys 75
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 76
4.3 Main menu 77
4.3.5 SATA 1-6 78
4.3.6 SATA Conguration 79
4.3.7 AHCI Conguration 80
4.3.8 System Information 81
4.4 Ai Tweaker menu 82
FSB Frequency [XXX] 83
PCIE Frequency [Auto] 83
4.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto] 84
ASUS P5E3 4-19 85
CPU Voltage [Auto] 86
CPU Voltage Damper [Auto] 88
CPU Voltage Reference [Auto] 88
4.5 Advanced menu 89
Ratio CMOS Setting: [9] 90
4.5.2 Chipset 91
Marvell GigaBit LAN [Enabled] 92
Agere Firewire 1394 [Enabled] 92
4.5.4 USB Conguration 93
4.5.5 PCIPnP 94
4.6 Power menu 95
4.6.5 APM Conguration 96
4.6.6 Hardware Monitor 97
CPU Fan Prole [Optimal] 98
Chassis Fan Ratio [Auto] 98
4.7 Boot menu 99
4.7.3 Security 101
Change User Password 102
Clear User Password 102
Password Check [Setup] 102
4.8 Tools menu 103
4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole 104
4.8.3 Ai Net 2 105
4.9 Exit menu 106
Software 107
Chapter summary 108
5.2 Support DVD information 109
5.2.2 Drivers menu 110
5.2.3 Utilities menu 111
5.2.4 Make disk menu 113
5.2.5 Manual menu 114
5.2.7 Other information 115
Technical support Form 116
Filelist 116
5.3 Software information 117
5.3.2 AI NET2 119
5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 120
Preference 121
Hardware monitor panels 122
WMI browser 123
DMI browser 123
PCI browser 124
Conguring PC Probe II 125
5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 126
Other feature buttons 127
5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 129
5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 130
5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 131
5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 132
5.3.10 Audio congurations 134
Information 135
Minimize 135
Conguration options 135
Audio I/O 136
Microphone 137
3D Audio Demo 137
5.4 RAID congurations 138
5.4.2 Intel 139
RAID congurations 139
ASUS P5E3 5-39 147
CrossFire™ 149
6.1 Overview 151
6-2 Chapter 6: ATI 152
MVP technology support 152
ASUS P5E3 6-3 153
6-4 Chapter 6: ATI 154
6.3 Software information 155
ASUS P5E3 6-7 157
6-8 Chapter 6: ATI 158
ASUS P5E3 6-9 159
Profiles 160
Preferences 160
ASUS P5E3 6-11 161
6-12 Chapter 6: ATI 162
CPU features 163
A.1 Intel 165
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep 165
Technology (EIST) 165
A.2.2 Using the EIST 166
A.3 Intel 167
Hyper-Threading Technology 167
A-4 Appendix: CPU features 168

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