Asus P5N-E SLI User Manual download pdf (Page 116)

3-14 Chapter 3: Software support

Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows

After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable

the Multi-Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in the NVIDIA nView

properties.

To enable the multi-GPU feature:

1. Click the NVIDIA Settings icon

on your Windows taskbar.

2. From the pop-up menu, select

nView Desktop Manager then

click nView Properties.

3. From the nView Desktop Manager

window, select the Desktop

Management tab.

4. Click Properties to display the

Display Properties dialog box.

NVI D I A S ettings icon

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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 43
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
2.4 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
NVI 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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