Asus WIFI-AP P5E3 manuals

Asus WIFI-AP P5E3 Specifications (200 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 9.43 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

Second Edition

2

January 2008

2

Contents

3

Safety information

9

About this guide

10

Typography

11

P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n

12

Chapter 1: Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Special features

18

WiFi-AP @n

19

AI Direct Link

19

PCIe 2.0

19

Dual RAID solution

19

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

21

ASUS Crystal Sound

22

ASUS EZ DIY

23

ASUS MyLogo3™

24

ASUS Multi-language BIOS

24

AI Booster

24

Precision Tweaker 2

24

Chapter 2: Hardware

25

2.1 Before you proceed

27

P5E3 PREMIUM

28

2.2.3 Motherboard layout

29

2.2.4 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

CPU_FAN

36

2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU

37

Narrow end of the groove

38

Windows Vista x64 Edition

40

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 x1 slot

46

2.5.8 AI Slot Detector

47

Normal Clear RTC

48

(Default)

48

Enable OV

49

2.7 Connectors

50

NOTE: Orient the red markings

54

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

54

Chassis intrusion connector

59

SPDIFOUT

62

Chapter 3: Powering up

67

3.2 Turning off the computer

70

Chapter 4: BIOS setup

71

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

73

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

74

Quit all Windows

74

P5E3P.ROM

75

4.1.3 AFUDOS utility

77

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

78

lename at the DOS prompt

78

4.2 BIOS setup program

80

4.2.2 Menu bar

81

4.2.3 Navigation keys

81

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

81

Main menu items

82

Scroll bar

82

Pop-up window

82

4.3 Main menu

83

4.3.5 SATA 1-6

84

4.3.6 SATA Conguration

85

4.3.7 AHCI Conguration

86

4.3.8 System Information

87

4.4 Ai Tweaker menu

88

CPU Ratio Setting [9]

89

4.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto]

90

CAS# Latency [ 5 DRAM Clocks]

91

RAS# to RAS# Delay [Auto]

91

3rd Information: 15-6-1-7-7

92

4.4.13 CPU Voltage [Auto]

93

4.5 Advanced menu

96

CPU TM function [Enabled]

97

Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]

97

4.5.2 Chipset

98

Realtek GigaBit LAN [Enabled]

99

MarvelI GigaBit LAN [Enabled]

99

4.5.4 USB Conguration

100

4.5.5 PCIPnP

101

4.6 Power menu

102

4.6.5 APM Conguration

103

4.6.6 Hardware Monitor

104

Target Temperature (°C) [50]

105

Fan Fix Ratio(%) [50]

105

Fan Profile [Optimal]

105

Fan Start-Up Ratio(%) [50]

105

Target Temperature (°C) [30]

106

4.7 Boot menu

107

4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

108

4.7.3 Security

109

Change User Password

110

Clear User Password

110

Password Check [Setup]

110

4.8 Tools menu

111

4.8.2 ASUS Express Gate

112

4.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole

113

4.8.4 Ai Net 2

114

4.9 Exit menu

115

4-44 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

Technical support Form

126

Filelist

126

5.3 Software information

127

5.3.2 AI NET2

129

5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II

130

Preferences

131

Hardware monitor panels

132

WMI browser

133

DMI browser

133

PCI browser

134

Conguring PC Probe II

135

5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite

136

Other feature buttons

137

Energy Saving Status

139

5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap

140

5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2

141

5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster

142

5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link

143

5.3.10 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX

145

Enabling AI Audio 2

146

Playback Settings

147

More Settings

148

Recording Settings

148

Speakers

149

B. SoundMAX

150

Jack configuration

151

Adjust speaker volume

151

Adjust microphone volume

151

Audio preferences

152

General options

152

Listening Environment options

152

Microphone options

153

Enhanced Microphone Features

153

5.3.11 ASUS Express Gate

154

The First Screen

154

The Express Gate Environment

154

Conguration Panel

155

Express Gate Updater

159

5.4 RAID congurations

161

5.4.3 Intel

162

RAID congurations

162

5.4.4 JMicron

170

RAID Conguration

170

Creating a RAID set

171

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173

RAID set you created

173

Deleting a RAID set

174

Resetting disks to non-RAID

175

Solving a Mirror conict

176

Rebuilding a Mirror Drive

177

Chapter 6: ATI

181

CrossFire™

181

6.1 Overview

183

6-2 Chapter 6: ATI

184

MVP technology support

184

6-4 Chapter 6: ATI

186

6.3 Software information

187

6-8 Chapter 6: ATI

190

Profiles

192

6-12 Chapter 6: ATI

194

Appendix: CPU features

195

A.1 Intel

197

A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep

197

Technology (EIST)

197

A.2.2 Using the EIST

198

A.3 Intel

199

Hyper-Threading Technology

199

A-4 Appendix: CPU features

200

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