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ASUS P5K PRO

Chapter summary

5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1

5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1

5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-9

5.4 RAID congurations .................................................................. 5-30

5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 5-41

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Motherboard 1
Third Edition V3 2
April 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 8
About this guide 9
Typography 10
P5K PRO specications summary 11
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
IEEE 1394a support 19
S/PDIF digital sound ready 19
Gigabit LAN solution 19
High Denition Audio 19
Green ASUS 19
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 20
ASUS Crystal Sound 21
ASUS EZ DIY 21
features 22
Chapter 2: Hardware 23
2.1 Before you proceed 25
2.2 Motherboard overview 26
2.2.3 Motherboard layout 27
2.2.4 Layout contents 28
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 31
Alignment key 32
Gold triangle mark 32
Load plate 32
CPU notch 32
Fastener 33
Motherboard hole 33
Narrow end 33
CPU_FAN 34
Narrow end of the groove 36
2.4 System memory 37
2.4.2 Memory congurations 38
DDR2-800MHz capability 39
DDR2-1066MHz capability 39
DDR2-667MHz capability 40
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 41
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 41
2.5 Expansion slots 42
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 43
2.5.4 PCI slots 44
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 44
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots 44
Primary PCI Express x16 slot 45
2.6 Jumper 46
2.7 Connectors 47
2.7.2 Internal connectors 49
Connector Color Setting Use 51
P5K PRO IEEE 1394a connector 52
IE1394_2 52
CPU FAN PWR 53
CPU FAN IN 53
CPU FAN PWM 53
Legacy AC ‘97 audio 55
HD Audio-compliant 55
Right Audio Channel 56
Left Audio Channel 56
ASUS P5K PRO 2-33 57
Powering up 59
3.2 Turning off the computer 62
BIOS setup 63
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 65
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 66
P5K PRO.ROM 67
4.1.3 AFUDOS utility 69
4.2 BIOS setup program 72
4.2.2 Menu bar 73
4.2.3 Navigation keys 73
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 73
4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 74
4.3 Main menu 75
4.3.5 SATA 1-6 76
4.3.6 SATA Conguration 77
4.3.7 AHCI Conguration 78
4.3.8 System Information 79
4.4 Advanced menu 80
CPU Ratio Control [Auto] 81
FSB Frequency [333] 81
PCIE Frequency [Auto] 81
DRAM Frequency [Auto] 81
DRAM Command Rate [Auto] 82
DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 82
Relax Level [0] 83
Boost Level [0] 83
4.4.2 USB Conguration 85
Legacy USB Support [Auto] 86
4.4.3 CPU Conguration 87
4.4.4 Chipset 88
MarvelI GbE LAN [Enabled] 89
4.4.6 PCIPnP 90
4.5 Power menu 91
4.5.5 APM Conguration 92
4.5.6 Hardware Monitor 93
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 94
4.6 Boot menu 95
4.6.3 Security 97
Change User Password 98
Clear User Password 98
Password Check [Setup] 98
4.7 Tools menu 99
4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Prole 100
4.7.3 ASUS Ai Net 2 101
4.8 Exit menu 102
Software 103
Chapter summary 104
5.2 Support DVD information 105
5.2.2 Drivers menu 106
5.2.3 Utilities menu 107
5.2.4 Make disk menu 109
5.2.5 Manual menu 110
5.2.7 Other information 111
Technical support Form 112
Filelist 112
5.3 Software information 113
5.3.2 AI NET2 115
5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 116
Preferences 117
Hardware monitor panels 118
WMI browser 119
DMI browser 119
PCI browser 120
Conguring PC Probe II 121
5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 122
Other feature buttons 123
Energy Saving Status 125
5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 126
5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 127
5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 128
5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 129
5.3.10 Audio congurations 131
Information 132
Minimize 132
Conguration options 132
Audio I/O 133
Microphone 134
3D Audio Demo 134
5.4 RAID congurations 135
5.4.3 Intel 136
RAID congurations 136
Deleting a RAID set 143
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID 144
ASUS P5K PRO 5-41 145
Chapter 6: ATI 147
CrossFire™ 147
6.1 Overview 149
6-2 Chapter 6: ATI 150
MVP technology support 150
ASUS P5K PRO 6-3 151
6-4 Chapter 6: ATI 152
6.3 Software information 153
ASUS P5K PRO 6-7 155
6-8 Chapter 6: ATI 156
ASUS P5K PRO 6-9 157
Profiles 158
ASUS P5K PRO 6-11 159
6-12 Chapter 6: ATI 160
CPU features 161
A.1 Intel 163
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep 163
Technology (EIST) 163
A.2.2 Using the EIST 164
A.3 Intel 165
Hyper-Threading Technology 165
A-4 Appendix: CPU features 166

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