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... Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-31 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations 5-31 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-43 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-43 5.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-43 Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center 6-7 Appendix: CPU...
... Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-31 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations 5-31 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-43 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-43 5.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-43 Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center 6-7 Appendix: CPU...
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... printed circuit board (PCB) to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. The Heat Pipe design is that lowers the temperature of high power stress. ASUS P5K-E 1- Fanless Design - DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by existing airflow from suffering the risk of critical heat generating components. Fanless Design - Q-Fan 2 ASUS Q-Fan2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to...
... printed circuit board (PCB) to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. The Heat Pipe design is that lowers the temperature of high power stress. ASUS P5K-E 1- Fanless Design - DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by existing airflow from suffering the risk of critical heat generating components. Fanless Design - Q-Fan 2 ASUS Q-Fan2 technology intelligently adjusts both CPU fan and chassis fan speeds according to system loading to...
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... memory demanding applications. The localized BIOS setup menu helps you to satisfy your choice from the available options. ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you configure your screen. When using ASUS PC Probe II, you can easily see which drivers are already installed, as well as those that provides even more colorful and vivid image on your system easier and faster. Smart Support...
... memory demanding applications. The localized BIOS setup menu helps you to satisfy your choice from the available options. ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you configure your screen. When using ASUS PC Probe II, you can easily see which drivers are already installed, as well as those that provides even more colorful and vivid image on your system easier and faster. Smart Support...
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... front panel audio I /O module that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is inadequate. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW • If you want to use two high-end PCI Express x16 cards, use...
... front panel audio I /O module that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is inadequate. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW • If you want to use two high-end PCI Express x16 cards, use...
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... Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS P5K-E 4- ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in Windows® environment.) 2. The Drivers menu appears. 2. This utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in case...
... Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS P5K-E 4- ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support CD in Windows® environment.) 2. The Drivers menu appears. 2. This utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in case...
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... the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. ASUS P5K-E 4- Reading file "P5KD.ROM". The device size should be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Prepare the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. The utility displays...
... the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. ASUS P5K-E 4- Reading file "P5KD.ROM". The device size should be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Prepare the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Floppy found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. The utility displays...
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... are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to the system. Select a device item then press to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode...
... are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to the system. Select a device item then press to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to [Auto] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode...
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... 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. ASUS P5K-E 4-13 Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode...
... 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. ASUS P5K-E 4-13 Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode...
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...Loads the standard settings for the CPU and other system devices. Main Advanced Power JumperFree Configuration USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure System Frequency/Voltage Ai Overclocking CPU Ratio Control DRAM Frequency DRAM Timing Control DRAM Static Read Control [Auto...
...Loads the standard settings for the CPU and other system devices. Main Advanced Power JumperFree Configuration USB Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.4.1 JumperFree Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure System Frequency/Voltage Ai Overclocking CPU Ratio Control DRAM Frequency DRAM Timing Control DRAM Static Read Control [Auto...
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... North Bridge features. Enable this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS P5K-E 4-23 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Setting this option only when you to change the advanced chipset settings.
... North Bridge features. Enable this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature flag to always return to zero (0). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Control [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] ASUS P5K-E 4-23 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Setting this option only when you to change the advanced chipset settings.
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... panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC'97 or high-definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Controller Mode [IDE] Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] MarvelI GigaBit LAN [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup High Definition Audio [Enabled] Allows you to configure ASUS Cross Graphics Impeller...
... panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC'97 or high-definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Controller Mode [IDE] Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] MarvelI GigaBit LAN [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup High Definition Audio [Enabled] Allows you to configure ASUS Cross Graphics Impeller...
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... Interrupt Controller (APIC). Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for System Suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows...
... Interrupt Controller (APIC). Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for System Suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows...
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... To change password. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows Installed. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to erase the RTC RAM...
... To change password. Confirm the password when prompted. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows Installed. From the password box, type a password composed of the screen shows the default Not Installed. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press . 2. To clear the supervisor password, select the Change Supervisor Password then press . Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to erase the RTC RAM...
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...5.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset Inf update program. JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. ASUS InstAll-Drivers...
...5.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset Inf update program. JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. ASUS InstAll-Drivers...
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From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX® icon to display the SoundMAX® Control Panel. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio. 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings.
From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX® icon to display the SoundMAX® Control Panel. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio. 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings.
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...Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on each drive. 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press , then select Enabled from the Configure SATA As item options, then press . 5. Select [RAID] from the options. 6. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge chip. 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard...
...Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on each drive. 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press , then select Enabled from the Configure SATA As item options, then press . 5. Select [RAID] from the options. 6. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge chip. 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard...
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... Windows® OS installation. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 3. 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you create a RAID set: 1. Motherboard support CD with the same model and capacity. 2. Advanced Onboard Device Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller Controller Mode Marvell GigaBit LAN LAN Boot ROM Wireless LAN Agere Firewire 1394 Serial Port1 Address BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [RAID...
... Windows® OS installation. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. 3. 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you create a RAID set: 1. Motherboard support CD with the same model and capacity. 2. Advanced Onboard Device Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type J-Micron eSATA/PATA Controller Controller Mode Marvell GigaBit LAN LAN Boot ROM Wireless LAN Agere Firewire 1394 Serial Port1 Address BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [RAID...
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... install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this broken RAID HDD as part of the RAID set configured through the JMB363 utility. You will, however, lose all the data in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. A dialogue box appears to non-RAID: 1. To reset disks to confirm the action. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non‑RAID using the up/down arrow key then press . [Main Menu] Create RAID Disk Drive...
... install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this broken RAID HDD as part of the RAID set configured through the JMB363 utility. You will, however, lose all the data in another platform is called a broken RAID HDD. A dialogue box appears to non-RAID: 1. To reset disks to confirm the action. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non‑RAID using the up/down arrow key then press . [Main Menu] Create RAID Disk Drive...
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To rebuild a Mirror drive: 1. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97 [Main Menu] [Hard Disk Drive List] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to confirm the action. A dialogue box appears to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Model Name Capacity HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB HDD1: HDS722516DLA380 164 GB Type/Status RAID Inside RAID Inside [RAID Disk Drive List] Model Name Members(HDDx) RDD0: JRAID RAID Level 1-Mirror Capacity...
To rebuild a Mirror drive: 1. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97 [Main Menu] [Hard Disk Drive List] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to confirm the action. A dialogue box appears to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Model Name Capacity HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB HDD1: HDS722516DLA380 164 GB Type/Status RAID Inside RAID Inside [RAID Disk Drive List] Model Name Members(HDDx) RDD0: JRAID RAID Level 1-Mirror Capacity...
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...(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R) and JMicron JMB363. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver in Windows XP: 1. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select JMicron JMB363. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, make sure you to press the key to complete the installation. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver...
...(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R) and JMicron JMB363. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver in Windows XP: 1. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select JMicron JMB363. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, make sure you to press the key to complete the installation. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver...