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Profile 4-42 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-44 4.9 Exit menu 4-45 Contents 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave 4-14 4.3.6 SATA 1-6 4-16 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-17 4.3.8 Installed... System Information 4-17 4.4 AI Tweaker menu 4-18 4.4.1 AI Overclock Tuner 4-18 4.4.2 Overclocking 4-21 4.4.3 Over Voltage 4-24 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration 4-26 4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex 4-26 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory 4-26 4.4.7 ES Selection 4-26 4.5 Advanced menu 4-27 4.5.1 AI NET2 4-27 4.5.2 PCIPnP 4-28 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration 4-28 4.6 Power menu 4-31 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend ...
Profile 4-42 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-44 4.9 Exit menu 4-45 Contents 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave 4-14 4.3.6 SATA 1-6 4-16 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-17 4.3.8 Installed... System Information 4-17 4.4 AI Tweaker menu 4-18 4.4.1 AI Overclock Tuner 4-18 4.4.2 Overclocking 4-21 4.4.3 Over Voltage 4-24 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration 4-26 4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex 4-26 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory 4-26 4.4.7 ES Selection 4-26 4.5 Advanced menu 4-27 4.5.1 AI NET2 4-27 4.5.2 PCIPnP 4-28 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration 4-28 4.6 Power menu 4-31 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend ...
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...-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-33 5.4 RAID configurations 5-34 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-34 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-42 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-42 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support...
...-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-32 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-33 5.4 RAID configurations 5-34 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-34 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-42 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-42 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support...
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...product and software updates. 1. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways ...of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to install SLI-ready PCI ...
...product and software updates. 1. It includes description of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 3: Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways ...of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to install SLI-ready PCI ...
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... ports (4 ports at midboard, 6 ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) xii P5N72-T Premium specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad... both featuring AI NET 2 Supports Teaming Technology SupremeFX II Audio Card - Supports up to 8 GB system memory *Refer to www.asus.com for the �M��e�m�o�r�y �QV�L Q�u�a��li�f�ie...
... ports (4 ports at midboard, 6 ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) xii P5N72-T Premium specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad... both featuring AI NET 2 Supports Teaming Technology SupremeFX II Audio Card - Supports up to 8 GB system memory *Refer to www.asus.com for the �M��e�m�o�r�y �QV�L Q�u�a��li�f�ie...
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...on it another standout in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5N72-T Premium motherboard! ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-1 The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items ...;II�A�u�di�o �C�ar�d ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield) 3-Way SLI bridge ASUS SLI bridge ASUS Optional Fan 3-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit Cable ties Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1 year license Documentation User ...
...on it another standout in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5N72-T Premium motherboard! ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-1 The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items ...;II�A�u�di�o �C�ar�d ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield) 3-Way SLI bridge ASUS SLI bridge ASUS Optional Fan 3-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector Kit Cable ties Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1 year license Documentation User ...
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... PCI Express™ x16 slots with SLI technology support. It is one of the PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs) in the world. The Intel® Core™ 2 series processor is excellent for details. This motherboard also supports Intel® CPUs in...
... PCI Express™ x16 slots with SLI technology support. It is one of the PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture and features intelligent hardware and software that allows three graphics processing units (GPUs) in the world. The Intel® Core™ 2 series processor is excellent for details. This motherboard also supports Intel® CPUs in...
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...Express x16 slot 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information With three graphics cards installed, the motherboard enables tri‑display. Two (blue slots) of the slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with ...PCI specifications. Refer to a PCIe x16 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports three SLI™-ready Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as...
...Express x16 slot 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information With three graphics cards installed, the motherboard enables tri‑display. Two (blue slots) of the slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with ...PCI specifications. Refer to a PCIe x16 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports three SLI™-ready Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as...
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ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-23 See page 2-35 for better thermal environment. • We recommend that you install a VGA card to the primary (blue) PCI Express x16 slots, and install any of the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to get better performance. • In SLI™ ...mode, use the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue slots) for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 when using multiple graphics cards for details. See page 2-33 ...
ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-23 See page 2-35 for better thermal environment. • We recommend that you install a VGA card to the primary (blue) PCI Express x16 slots, and install any of the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue) for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to get better performance. • In SLI™ ...mode, use the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue slots) for PCI Express x16 graphics cards to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 when using multiple graphics cards for details. See page 2-33 ...
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...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... a PSU with 500W to 600W power or above to ensure the system stability. • If you use 3-Way SLI™ configuration, visit the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com) for the EATX12V connector. • For a fully configured... a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with more power-consuming devices. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-35 9.
...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... a PSU with 500W to 600W power or above to ensure the system stability. • If you use 3-Way SLI™ configuration, visit the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com) for the EATX12V connector. • For a fully configured... a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with more power-consuming devices. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 2-35 9.
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...: [Disabled] [CPUOC 0%] [CPUOC 1%]-[CPUOC 5%] [CPUOC MAX] [Expert] 4.4.7 ES Selection [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [WOL Disabled] [WOL Enabled] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled] Allows you install. 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled] Enables or disables with the optimized NVIDIA Ex...
...: [Disabled] [CPUOC 0%] [CPUOC 1%]-[CPUOC 5%] [CPUOC MAX] [Expert] 4.4.7 ES Selection [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [WOL Disabled] [WOL Enabled] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled] Allows you install. 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled] Enables or disables with the optimized NVIDIA Ex...
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...; chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce® 780i SLI™ chipset. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The... drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll - USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver...
...; chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce® 780i SLI™ chipset. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The... drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll - USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver...
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5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 570 SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as a single disk on multiple disks that of the ...
5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 570 SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as a single disk on multiple disks that of the ...
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... a RAID configuration: 1. To set the necessary RAID items in the motherboard support DVD for detailed information on each drive. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-35 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Enable the RAID Enabled item in the NVIDIA® nForce® 570 SLI™ southbridge chipset. Save your RAID configuration. Setting the BIOS...
... a RAID configuration: 1. To set the necessary RAID items in the motherboard support DVD for detailed information on each drive. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-35 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Enable the RAID Enabled item in the NVIDIA® nForce® 570 SLI™ southbridge chipset. Save your RAID configuration. Setting the BIOS...
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Chapter 6: NVIDIA S6LI™ This chapter tells how to install SLI‑ready PCI Express graphics cards. ® technology support
Chapter 6: NVIDIA S6LI™ This chapter tells how to install SLI‑ready PCI Express graphics cards. ® technology support
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...; x16 graphics cards. See page 2-35 for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that your system. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). ...system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for details. • The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology is supported by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section.
...; x16 graphics cards. See page 2-35 for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that your system. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). ...system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for details. • The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology is supported by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section.
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Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the 3-way SLI connector. Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. Prepare three graphics cards. 6.2 Graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA®-certified. To install the graphics cards: 1. Goldfingers 6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the 3-way SLI connector. Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly. Prepare three graphics cards. 6.2 Graphics card setup 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards Install only identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA®-certified. To install the graphics cards: 1. Goldfingers 6-2 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support
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Make sure that the cards are properly seated on each graphics card. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 3-way SLI bridge connector 6-3 Insert the first graphics card into the PCIEX16_1 slot (blue), the second into the PCIEX16_3 slot (black), and the third into the PCIEX16_2 slot (blue). Align and firmly insert the 3-way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on the slots. 3. 2. Make sure that the connector is firmly in place.
Make sure that the cards are properly seated on each graphics card. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 3-way SLI bridge connector 6-3 Insert the first graphics card into the PCIEX16_1 slot (blue), the second into the PCIEX16_3 slot (black), and the third into the PCIEX16_2 slot (blue). Align and firmly insert the 3-way SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on the slots. 3. 2. Make sure that the connector is firmly in place.
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4. Connect a VGA or a DVI-I cable to the three graphics cards separately. 5. We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. 6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics card/s.
4. Connect a VGA or a DVI-I cable to the three graphics cards separately. 5. We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. 6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics card/s.
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... (blue). Make sure that the cards are properly seated on each graphics card. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-5 Connect a VGA or a DVI-I cable to he two graphics cards separately. 4. Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on the slots. 2. Make sure that the connector is firmly... in place. 3. We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 1. Connect auxiliary...
... (blue). Make sure that the cards are properly seated on each graphics card. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 6-5 Connect a VGA or a DVI-I cable to he two graphics cards separately. 4. Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on the slots. 2. Make sure that the connector is firmly... in place. 3. We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal environment. 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 1. Connect auxiliary...