Asus P5N-E SLI manuals

Asus P5N-E SLI Specifications (122 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 4.37 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition V2

2

December 2006

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

(continued on the next page)

11

Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

16

1.2 Package contents

16

1.3 Special features

17

ASUS O.C. Profile

19

CrashFree BIOS 2

19

ASUS EZ Flash 2

19

ASUS Q-Connector

19

Fanless Design

20

AI NET 2

20

Precision Tweaker

20

ASUS MyLogo2™

20

1.4 Before you proceed

21

P5N-E SLI

22

1.5.3 Motherboard layout

23

Fastener

27

Motherboard hole

27

Narrow end

27

CPU FAN PWR

28

CPU FAN IN

28

CPU FAN PWM

28

ASUS P5N-E SLI 1-15

29

Narrow end of the groove

30

Channel Sockets

31

32-bit 64-bit

32

DDR2 with 667 MHz capability

33

DDR2 with 533 MHz capability

34

1.7.3 Installing a DIMM

35

1.7.4 Removing a DIMM

35

1.8 Expansion slots

36

1.8.3 Interrupt assignments

37

1.8.4 PCI slots

38

1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot

38

Multi-monitor

39

RAID or LAN

39

1.9 Jumpers

40

(Default)

41

1.10 Connectors

42

1.10.2 Internal connectors

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NOTE: Orient the red markings

44

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

44

Right Audio Channel

45

Left Audio Channel

45

Legacy AC’97

47

compliant definition

47

HD-audio-compliant

47

SPDIFOUT

49

ASUS P5N-E SLI 1-37

51

BIOS setup

53

DOS environment

54

XP environment

54

2000 environment

54

2.1.2 Updating the BIOS

55

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

56

ASUS P5N-E SLI 2-5

57

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

58

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

60

2.1.6 ASUS Update utility

61

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

62

2.2 BIOS setup program

64

2.2.2 Menu bar

65

2.2.1 BIOS menu screen

65

2.2.4 Menu items

66

2.2.5 Sub-menu items

66

2.2.6 Configuration fields

66

2.2.3 Legend bar

66

2.2.8 General help

67

2.2.7 Pop-up window

67

2.3 Main menu

68

PIO Mode [Auto]

69

UDMA Mode [Auto]

69

Extended IDE Drive [Auto]

71

Access Mode [Auto]

71

Capacity

71

Cylinder

71

2.3.7 Installed Memory

72

2.3.8 Usable Memory

72

2.4 Advanced menu

73

System Clocks

74

Overclock Options [Disabled]

74

Voltage Control

75

FSB & Memory Config

76

2.4.2 AI NET2

77

2.4.3 CPU Configuration

78

2.4.4 Chipset

79

Memory Timing Setting

80

Spread Spectrum Control

81

LDT Frequency [5x]

82

2.4.5 PCIPnP

83

IDE Function Setup

84

NVRAID Configuration

85

HD Audio [Enabled]

85

ECP Mode Use DMA [3]

86

2.4.7 USB Configuration

87

2.5 Power menu

88

2.5.3 APM Configuration

89

2-38 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

90

2.5.4 Hardware Monitor

91

2.6 Boot menu

92

2.6.2 Removable Drives

93

2.6.4 Security

95

Select Menu

96

Item Specic Help

96

2.7.1 ASUS O.C. Profile

97

Save BIOS Profile

98

Save to Profile 1/2

98

Save to File

98

2.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2

99

2.8 Exit menu

100

Load Setup Defaults

101

Discard Changes

101

2-50 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

102

Software

103

3.2 Support CD information

104

3.2.2 Drivers menu

105

3.2.3 Utilities menu

106

3.2.4 Make Disk menu

107

3.2.5 Manuals menu

108

ASUS P5N-E SLI 3-7

109

3.3 NVIDIA

110

SLI™ technology

110

ASUS P5N-E SLI 3-9

111

ASUS P5N-E SLI 3-11

113

certied

113

Installing the device drivers

115

NV I D I A S ettings icon

116

ASUS P5N-E SLI 3-15

117

CPU features

119

A.1 Intel

120

A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

120

Technology (EIST)

120

A.2.2 Using the EIST

121

A.3 Intel

122

Hyper-Threading Technology

122

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