Asus PREMIUM P5N72-T Specifications download pdf (Page 38)

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information

5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to

ensure correct orientation 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.)

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Motherboard 1
First Edition V1 2
April 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 9
About this guide 10
Typography 11
(continued on the next page) 12
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
Dual Gigabit LAN 19
IEEE 1394a support 19
Green ASUS 19
ASUS Power Saving Solution 20
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 20
ASUS EZ DIY 21
ASUS MyLogo3™ 22
ASUS Multi-language BIOS 22
AI Booster 23
Precision Tweaker 2 23
1.3.4 ASUS special features 24
Chapter 2: Hardware 25
2.1 Before you proceed 27
2.2 Motherboard overview 28
UPREMEFX II 29
Listen with Absolute HD 29
2.2.5 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
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-11 37
Narrow end of the groove 38
2.4 System memory 40
2.4.2 Memory congurations 41
DDR2-1066MHz capability 42
DDR2-800MHz capability 43
DDR2-667MHz capability 44
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 45
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 45
2.5 Expansion slots 46
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 47
2.5.4 PCI slots 48
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 48
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots 48
2.6 Jumper 50
2.7 Audio card installation 51
ACTIVITY/ 52
LINK LED 52
LAN port 52
2.8.2 Internal connectors 54
SATA cable connector 57
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 63
Chapter 3: Powering up 65
3.2 Turning off the computer 68
Chapter 4: BIOS setup 69
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 71
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 72
Quit all Windows 72
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-3 73
The ASUS Update utility is 73
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 74
FAT 32/16 format only 74
4.1.3 Updating the BIOS 75
4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 76
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-7 77
 77
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 78
4.2 BIOS setup program 79
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 80
4.2.2 Menu bar 80
4.2.4 Menu items 81
4.2.5 Sub-menu items 81
4.2.6 Conguration elds 81
4.2.3 Legend bar 81
4.2.7 Pop-up window 82
4.2.8 General help 82
4.3 Main menu 83
PIO Mode [Auto] 84
UDMA Mode [Auto] 84
4.3.6 SATA 1–6 86
4.3.9 Usable Memory [xxx MB] 87
4.3.10 System Information 87
4.4 AI Tweaker menu 88
System Clocks 89
FSB & Memory Cong 89
FSB - Memory Ratio [Auto] 90
 90
4.4.2 Overclocking 91
Spread Spectrum Control 92
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-23 93
4.4.3 Over Voltage 94
SB Core Voltage [Auto] 95
1.2V HT Voltage [Auto] 95
CPU GTL_REF Ratio [Auto] 95
4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 96
4.5 Advanced menu 97
4.5.2 PCIPnP 98
IDE Function Setup 99
Serial-ATA Conguration 99
SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 [Disabled] 100
USB Controller [Enabled] 100
USB Legacy Support [Enabled] 100
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] 100
4.6 Power menu 101
4.6.3 APM Conguration 102
4.6.4 Hardware Monitor 103
Temperature Monitor 104
Voltage Monitor 104
Fan Speed Control 105
Fan Speed Monitor 105
CHASSIS FAN Duty Cycle [100%] 106
4.7 Boot menu 107
4.7.2 Removable Drives 108
4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 108
4.7.4 CDROM Drives 108
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-39 109
4.7.6 Security 110
PASSWORD DISABLED !!! 111
Press any key to continue 111
4.8 Tools menu 112
Save BIOS Prole 113
4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 114
4.9 Exit menu 115
4-46 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 116
Chapter 5: Software 117
Chapter summary 118
5.2 Support DVD information 119
5.2.2 Drivers menu 120
5.2.3 Utilities menu 121
5.2.4 Make Disk menu 123
5.2.5 Manual menu 124
5.2.7 Other information 125
Filelist 126
Technical support form 126
5.3 Software information 127
5.3.2 AI NET 2 129
5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX 130
Enabling AI Audio 2 131
Playback Settings 132
More Settings 133
Recording Settings 133
B. SoundMAX 135
Jack configuration 136
Adjust speaker volume 136
Adjust microphone volume 136
Audio preferences 137
General options 137
Listening Environment options 137
Microphone options 138
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 139
Preferences 140
Hardware monitor panels 141
WMI browser 142
DMI browser 142
PCI browser 143
Conguring PC Probe II 144
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 145
Other feature buttons 146
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-29 147
Energy Saving Status 148
5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 149
5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 150
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 151
5.4 RAID congurations 152
5.4.2 NVIDIA 153
RAID congurations 153
Entering the NVIDIA 154
RAID utility 154
Creating a RAID Volume 155
Rebuilding a RAID array 156
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-39 157
You will need to enter Window 157
Deleting a RAID array 158
Clearing a disk data 159
Vista™: 161
Chapter 6: NVIDIA 163
6.1 Overview 165
6.2 Graphics card setup 166
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-3 167
6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA 168
SLI™ technology support 168
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-5 169
6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA 170
SLI™ technology in Windows 170
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-7 171
Enabling SLI conguration 172
Appendix: CPU features 173
A.1 Intel 175
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep 175
Technology (EIST) 175
A.2.2 Using the EIST 176
A.3 Intel 177
Hyper-Threading Technology 177
A-4 Appendix: CPU features 178

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