Asus COMMANDO manuals

Asus COMMANDO Specifications (154 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 4.90 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition V1

2

November 2006

2

Contents

3

Chapter 5: Software support

5

Appendix: CPU features

6

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

(continued on the next page)

11

Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Special features

18

RAID solution

19

IEEE 1394a support

19

S/PDIF digital sound ready

19

Dual Gigabit LAN solution

19

1.3.2 Unique features

20

ASUS Commando 1-5

21

Supreme FX features

22

ASUS O.C. Prole

22

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

22

ASUS EZ Flash 2

22

Hardware

23

2.1 Before you proceed

25

COMMANDO

26

2.2.3 Motherboard layout

27

2.2.4 Layout contents

28

Alignment key

32

Gold triangle mark

32

Load plate

32

CPU notch

32

Fastener

33

Motherboard hole

33

Narrow end

33

CPU FAN PWR

34

CPU FAN IN

34

CPU FAN PWM

34

ASUS Commando 2-11

35

Narrow end of the groove

36

2.4.2 Memory congurations

39

DDR2-800 MHz capability

40

DDR2-667 MHz capability

41

DDR2-533 MHz capability

42

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

43

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

43

2.5 Expansion slots

44

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

45

2.5.4 PCI slots

46

2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots

46

2.6 Jumper

47

2.7 Audio Card Installation

48

2.8 Connectors

49

NOTE: Orient the red markings

52

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

52

GND +12V DC

56

Power supply requirements

57

Powering up

63

AMI BIOS beep codes

65

3.2 Turning off the computer

66

BIOS setup

67

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

69

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

70

Quit all Windows

70

Commando

71

Commando.rom

71

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

72

4.1.4 AFUDOS utility

74

ASUS Commando 4-7

75

lename at the DOS prompt

75

4.2 BIOS setup program

77

4.2.2 Menu bar

78

4.2.3 Navigation keys

78

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

78

Main menu items

79

Scroll bar

79

Pop-up window

79

4.3 Main menu

80

Type [Auto]

81

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

81

PIO Mode [Auto]

81

4.3.6 IDE Conguration

82

4.3.7 System Information

83

4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu

84

4.4.2 ASUS C.G.I. [Auto]

87

DRAM TRRD [10]

88

Rank Write to Read Delay [10]

88

Read to Precharge Delay [10]

88

Write to Precharge Delay [10]

88

4.5 Advanced menu

89

4.5.2 USB Conguration

90

4.5.3 CPU Conguration

91

4.5.4 Chipset

92

LAN Option ROM [Disabled]

93

4.5.6 PCI PnP

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 Prole [Optimal]

98

OPT Q-Fan and Temperature

98

Duty Cycle Mode [90%]

99

TargetTemp Value [32]

99

4.7 Boot menu

100

ASUS Commando

101

feature

101

4.7.3 Security

102

Change User Password

103

Clear User Password

104

Password Check [Setup]

104

4.8 Tools menu

105

4.8.2 ASUS O.C. Prole

106

4.9 Exit menu

107

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

108

Software

109

Chapter summary

110

5.2 Support DVD information

111

5.2.2 Drivers menu

112

5.2.3 Utilities menu

113

5.2.4 Make Disk menu

114

5.2.5 Manuals menu

115

5.2.7 Other information

116

Filelist

117

Technical support form

117

5.3 Software information

118

ASUS Commando 5-9

119

5.3.2 SoundMAX

120

High Denition Audio utility

120

Audio Setup Wizard

121

Jack conguration

122

Adjust speaker volume

122

Adjust microphone volume

122

Audio preferences

123

Microphone options

124

Enhanced Microphone Features

124

5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II

125

Preferences

126

Hardware monitor panels

127

WMI browser

128

DMI browser

128

PCI browser

129

Conguring PC Probe II

130

5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite

131

Other feature buttons

132

5.3.5 ASUS AI N.O.S

133

5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear

134

5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap

135

5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster

136

5.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan

137

5.4 RAID congurations

138

5.4.2 Intel

139

RAID congurations

139

ASUS Commando 5-31

141

ASUS Commando 5-33

143

ASUS Commando 5-35

145

ASUS Commando 5-37

147

CPU features

149

A.1 Intel

151

A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

151

Technology (EIST)

151

A.2.2 Using the EIST

152

A.3 Intel

153

Hyper-Threading Technology

153

Appendix: CPU features

154

Asus COMMANDO Specifications (154 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 2.63 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition V1

2

May 2007

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

P5KC specications summary

11

Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Special features

18

DDR3 memory support

19

IEEE 1394a support

19

High Denition Audio

19

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

20

ASUS Crystal Sound

21

ASUS EZ DIY

21

1.3.3 ASUS Stylish features

22

Hardware

23

2.1 Before you proceed

25

2.2 Motherboard overview

26

2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2

27

2.2.4 Motherboard layout

28

2.2.5 Layout contents

29

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

32

Alignment key

33

Gold triangle mark

33

Load plate

33

CPU notch

33

Fastener

34

Motherboard hole

34

Narrow end

34

CPU_FAN

35

Narrow end of the groove

37

2.4 System memory

38

2.4.2 Memory congurations

39

Windows Vista x64 Edition

40

DIMM support:

42

DDR2-800 MHz capability

43

DDR2-1066 MHz capability

43

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

44

2.5 Expansion slots

45

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

46

2.5.4 PCI slots

47

2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot

47

Primary PCI Express x16 slot

48

2.5.7 AI Slot Detector

49

Normal Clear RTC

50

(Default)

50

2.7 Connectors

51

ASUS P5KC 2-29

53

2.7.2 Internal connectors

54

NOTE: Orient the red markings

55

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

55

P5B SATA Connectors

56

SPDIFOUT

58

Right Audio Channel

59

Left Audio Channel

59

+5VSB_MB

61

Chassis Signal

61

PLED SPEAKER

63

Powering up

65

AMI BIOS beep codes

67

3.2 Turning off the computer

68

BIOS setup

69

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

71

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

72

Quit all Windows

72

P5KC.rom

73

DOS environment

74

XP environment

74

4.1.4 AFUDOS utility

76

ASUS P5KC 4-7

77

lename at the DOS prompt

77

4.2 BIOS setup program

79

4.2.2 Menu bar

80

4.2.3 Navigation keys

80

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

80

ASUS P5KC 4-11

81

4.3 Main menu

82

4.3.4 SATA 1~4

83

4.3.5 SATA Conguration

84

4.3.6 System Information

85

4.4 Advanced menu

86

FSB Frequency [XXX]

87

PCIE Frequency [XXX]

87

CPU Ratio Control [Auto]

87

DRAM Frequency [Auto]

88

DRAM Timing Control [Auto]

88

ASUS P5KC 4-19

89

4.4.2 USB Conguration

90

ASUS P5KC 4-21

91

4.4.3 CPU Conguration

92

4.4.4 Chipset

93

LAN Option ROM [Disabled]

94

PEG Port Control [Auto]

94

ASUS C.G.I Function [Auto]

94

4.4.6 PCI PnP

95

4.5 Power menu

96

4.5.5 APM Conguration

97

4.5.6 Hardware Monitor

98

ASUS P5KC 4-29

99

Control feature

99

4.6 Boot menu

100

4.6.2 Removable Drives

101

Bootup Num-Lock [On]

102

4.6.4 Security

103

Change User Password

104

Clear User Password

104

Password Check [Setup]

104

4.7 Tools menu

105

4.7.2 ASUS O.C. Prole

106

4.8 Exit menu

107

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

108

Software

109

Chapter summary

110

5.2 Support CD information

111

5.2.2 Drivers menu

112

5.2.3 Utilities menu

113

ADOBE Acrobat Reader V7.0

114

Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

114

WinDVD Copy5 Trial

114

Corel Snapre Plus SE

114

5.2.4 Make Disk menu

115

5.2.5 Manuals menu

116

5.2.7 Other information

117

Filelist

118

Technical support form

118

5.3 Software information

119

5.3.2 Audio congurations

121

Information

122

Minimize

122

Conguration options

122

Audio I/O

123

Microphone

124

3D Audio Demo

124

5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II

125

Preferences

126

Hardware monitor panels

127

WMI browser

128

DMI browser

128

PCI browser

129

Conguring PC Probe II

130

5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite

131

Other feature buttons

132

5.3.5 ASUS AI Gear2

133

5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap

134

5.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S

135

5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan2

136

5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster

137

5.4 RAID congurations

138

5.4.3 JMicron

139

RAID Conguration

139

Creating a RAID set

140

<N>

142

RAID set you created

142

Deleting a RAID set

143

Resetting disks to non-RAID

144

Solving a Mirror conict

145

Rebuilding a Mirror Drive

146

ASUS P5KC 5-37

147

CPU features

149

A.1 Intel

151

A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

151

Technology (EIST)

151

A.2.2 Using the EIST

152

A.3 Intel

153

Hyper-Threading Technology

153

A-4 Appendix: CPU features

154

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