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Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on cards. Making this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 1- The JMicron controller provides another four external Serial ATA connectors for high-speed data retrieval and saves. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS...
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on cards. Making this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 1- The JMicron controller provides another four external Serial ATA connectors for high-speed data retrieval and saves. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to external home theater audio systems via coaxial and optical S/PDIF-out (SONY-PHILIPS...
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... operation. This unique module eliminates the trouble of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. Q-Fan 2 ASUS Q-Fan 2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it in the incoming audio stream while recording. Noise Filter This...
... operation. This unique module eliminates the trouble of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. Q-Fan 2 ASUS Q-Fan 2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it in the incoming audio stream while recording. Noise Filter This...
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... RAID utility and SATA setup during POST. • If you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; Side Speaker Out port (gray). Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to [RAID Mode]. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 2-23 The external SATA ports support external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Microphone port (pink). This port connects the side speakers in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. See section 4.5.3 OnBoard Devices Configuration for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 13. 10. Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel...
... RAID utility and SATA setup during POST. • If you have connected the Serial ATA signal cables and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; Side Speaker Out port (gray). Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to [RAID Mode]. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 2-23 The external SATA ports support external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Microphone port (pink). This port connects the side speakers in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. See section 4.5.3 OnBoard Devices Configuration for connecting USB 2.0 devices. 13. 10. Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel...
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...a RAID set the Configure SATA as item in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to SATA device. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA 1/2 SATA 3/4 SATA 5/6 Color Blue Blue Blue Setting Master Slave Master Use Boot disk Boot/Data disk Boot disk Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to [RAID]. Or you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using the connectors in the BIOS to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. Refer to Standard IDE mode by default. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors [blue] (7-pin...
...a RAID set the Configure SATA as item in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot) hard disk drive to SATA device. Serial ATA hard disk drive connection Connector SATA 1/2 SATA 3/4 SATA 5/6 Color Blue Blue Blue Setting Master Slave Master Use Boot disk Boot/Data disk Boot disk Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to [RAID]. Or you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using the connectors in the BIOS to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. Refer to Standard IDE mode by default. ICH9R Serial ATA connectors [blue] (7-pin...
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...-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) These connectors are designed to ensure the system stability. • If you use a PSU with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR3 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 2-33 The power supply plugs are for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power...
...-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) These connectors are designed to ensure the system stability. • If you use a PSU with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR3 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 2-33 The power supply plugs are for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power...
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... DVD that allows you need to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case...
... DVD that allows you need to the corresponding sections for details on these utilities. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case...
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Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard support DVD or the USB flash disk that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the USB port. 2. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD for floppy... Reading file "P5E3WP.ROM". Start flashing... 4. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the optical drive. 3. Turn on the...
Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard support DVD or the USB flash disk that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the USB port. 2. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD for floppy... Reading file "P5E3WP.ROM". Start flashing... 4. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file to the optical drive. 3. Turn on the...
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... and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- 4.3.5 SATA 1~6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 4-13
... and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- 4.3.5 SATA 1~6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 4-13
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..., set or change the configurations for the Serial ATA connectors supported by allowing the drive to [RAID]. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip...
..., set or change the configurations for the Serial ATA connectors supported by allowing the drive to [RAID]. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip...
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... [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Command Rate [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] Pri. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio Control [Auto] FSB Strap to malfunction. Information : 8-4-6-4-7-4-7 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto] Ai Clock Twister Ai Clock Skew for Channel A Ai Clock Skew for the system performance. X.M.P. If you to individually set the Non-Delay Overclocking System mode. Mode [Auto] Allows you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile...
... [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Command Rate [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] Pri. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio Control [Auto] FSB Strap to malfunction. Information : 8-4-6-4-7-4-7 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto] Ai Clock Twister Ai Clock Skew for Channel A Ai Clock Skew for the system performance. X.M.P. If you to individually set the Non-Delay Overclocking System mode. Mode [Auto] Allows you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile...
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... system devices. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 3.00GHz Frequency :3.00GHz FSB Speed :1333MHz Cache L1 :64 KB Cache L2 :4096 KB CPUID :6F9 Ratio Status:Unlocked (Max:09, Min:06) Ratio Actual Value :9 Options Auto Manual CPU Ratio Control [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] CPU TM Function [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech. [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1...
... system devices. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Manufacturer:Intel Brand String:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 3.00GHz Frequency :3.00GHz FSB Speed :1333MHz Cache L1 :64 KB Cache L2 :4096 KB CPUID :6F9 Ratio Status:Unlocked (Max:09, Min:06) Ratio Actual Value :9 Options Auto Manual CPU Ratio Control [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] CPU TM Function [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech. [Enabled] Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1...
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... memory. Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to malfunction. Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to use as the primary boot device. Configure North Bridge features. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled...
... memory. Memory Remap Feature [Enabled] Allows you to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to malfunction. Enable this option only when you install 64-bit operating system. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to use as the primary boot device. Configure North Bridge features. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled...
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... Make Disk menu for details. 4.5.3 Onboard Devices Configuration Advanced Onboard Device Configuraiton High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell SATA/PATA Controller Marvell Boot ROM PCIE GigaBit LAN1 LAN Boot ROM PCIE GigaBit LAN2 LAN Boot ROM VIA Fireware 1394 BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Legacy Mode] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Controller Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 4-27...
... Make Disk menu for details. 4.5.3 Onboard Devices Configuration Advanced Onboard Device Configuraiton High Definition Audio Front Panel Type Marvell SATA/PATA Controller Marvell Boot ROM PCIE GigaBit LAN1 LAN Boot ROM PCIE GigaBit LAN2 LAN Boot ROM VIA Fireware 1394 BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Legacy Mode] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Controller Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 4-27...
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... to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to add more tables for system suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot...
... to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.6.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to add more tables for system suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot...
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Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Confirm the password when prompted. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set a password, this item shows Installed. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . If you forget your password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password :Not Installed :Not Installed to change the...
Change Supervisor Password Change User Password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Confirm the password when prompted. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set a password, this item shows Installed. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . If you forget your password. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Security Settings Supervisor Password User Password :Not Installed :Not Installed to change the...
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... (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Refer to your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to run the DVD. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 5- The...
... (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Refer to your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to run the DVD. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 5- The...
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... LAN driver. Marvell 61xx PATA/eSATA Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx Parallel ATA/Serial ATA controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the ADI 1988B audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices...
... LAN driver. Marvell 61xx PATA/eSATA Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx Parallel ATA/Serial ATA controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the ADI 1988B audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices...
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Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your computer's audio ports, depending on the audio devices you have made. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Click the Test button to hear the changes you have installed. Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you configure your audio settings. Jack configuration This screen helps you adjust speaker volume. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio.
Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your computer's audio ports, depending on the audio devices you have made. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Click the Test button to hear the changes you have installed. Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you configure your audio settings. Jack configuration This screen helps you adjust speaker volume. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio.
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... on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 5-29 Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). Go to display the configuration options. 4. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity...
... on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. ASUS P5E3 WS Professional 5-29 Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). Go to display the configuration options. 4. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity...
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... screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key...
... screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key...