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...any language in it, may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. or (2) the serial number of alteration... is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED...
...any language in it, may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. or (2) the serial number of alteration... is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED...
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5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-9 5.3.2 Audio configurations 5-11 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-15 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3 5-23 5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 5-24 5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-25 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-30...
5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-9 5.3.2 Audio configurations 5-11 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-15 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3 5-23 5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 5-24 5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-25 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-30...
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... where it by yourself. If you are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using , contact your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the...the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your power supply is set to the correct voltage in municipal waste. Do not ...
... where it by yourself. If you are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using , contact your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the...the power supply is broken, do not try to fix it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your power supply is set to the correct voltage in municipal waste. Do not ...
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... when trying to select. Example: Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in this manual.
... when trying to select. Example: Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in this manual.
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... values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS P5N-D 4-15 Select a device item then press to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If the hard disk was already formatted on this sub-menu. PIO Mode [Auto...] Sets the PIO mode for IDE device. Select [Manual] to display the IDE device information. These values are not user‑configurable. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary IDE ...
... values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Sector and Transfer Mode). Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS P5N-D 4-15 Select a device item then press to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If the hard disk was already formatted on this sub-menu. PIO Mode [Auto...] Sets the PIO mode for IDE device. Select [Manual] to display the IDE device information. These values are not user‑configurable. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Primary IDE ...
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... configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Select [CHS] for this item if you set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to [Manual]. Make sure to set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to active. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS...
... configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. Select [CHS] for this item if you set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to [Manual]. Make sure to set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to active. 4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS...
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... Advanced menu items allow you to individually set overclocking parameters. Selct either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to change the settings for stability when overclocking. Standard Loads the standard settings for the system. Phoenix-...PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Adjust system frequency/voltage. Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system. ASUS P5N-D 4-19 F1:Help Select Item ESC: Exit →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults ...
... Advanced menu items allow you to individually set overclocking parameters. Selct either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to change the settings for stability when overclocking. Standard Loads the standard settings for the system. Phoenix-...PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Adjust system frequency/voltage. Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system. ASUS P5N-D 4-19 F1:Help Select Item ESC: Exit →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults ...
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...]...[3.090V] [3.110V] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Overclock Options [Disabled] Allows you to edit. The following items become user-configurable when you set AI Tuning to [Manual].
...]...[3.090V] [3.110V] 4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Overclock Options [Disabled] Allows you to edit. The following items become user-configurable when you set AI Tuning to [Manual].
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... Menu [Unlinked] Enter FSB and memory speed manually. -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit FSB - Configuration options: [Auto] [Linked] [Unlinked] The following item becomes user-configurable when you to edit. ASUS P5N-D 4-21 Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility...MHz 800.0 Select Menu Item Specific Help System clock mode [Auto] Set FSB and memory speed automatically. [Linked] Enter FSB speed manually. Adjust the value using / or the numeric keypad and press . The following items become user-configurable when you set the FSB-...
... Menu [Unlinked] Enter FSB and memory speed manually. -/+: Change Value F5: Setup Defaults Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit FSB - Configuration options: [Auto] [Linked] [Unlinked] The following item becomes user-configurable when you to edit. ASUS P5N-D 4-21 Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility...MHz 800.0 Select Menu Item Specific Help System clock mode [Auto] Set FSB and memory speed automatically. [Linked] Enter FSB speed manually. Adjust the value using / or the numeric keypad and press . The following items become user-configurable when you set the FSB-...
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You can also find this information on the inside front cover of the user manual. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of this user guide. 5-6 Chapter 5: Software support Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
You can also find this information on the inside front cover of the user manual. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the ASUS Superb Software Library CD before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of this user guide. 5-6 Chapter 5: Software support Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. 5.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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The options on the AI Suite main window. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS.
The options on the AI Suite main window. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. 5-26 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS.
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Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support CD for details. 4. See section "5.2.5 Manuals menu." Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the power connector on RAID configurations. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration... the hard disk drives, make sure to set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Save your RAID configuration. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when...
Refer to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support CD for details. 4. See section "5.2.5 Manuals menu." Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the power connector on RAID configurations. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration... the hard disk drives, make sure to set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Save your RAID configuration. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks The motherboard supports Ultra DMA 133/100/66 and Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when...