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...Edition V1 July 2008 Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval ...the express written permission of the product is authorized in any form or by any language in writing by ASUS; SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD...
...Edition V1 July 2008 Copyright © 2008 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval ...the express written permission of the product is authorized in any form or by any language in writing by ASUS; SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD...
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... system 3-2 3.2 Support DVD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support DVD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make disk menu 3-6 3.2.5 Manual menu 3-7 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information 3-7 3.2.7 Other information 3-8 3.3 ASUS Express Gate 3-10 3.4 Creating a RAID driver disk 3-19 3.4.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 3-19 3.4.2 Creating a RAID driver... 2.7 Boot menu 2-35 2.7.1 Boot Device Priority 2-35 2.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-36 2.7.3 Security 2-37 2.8 Tools menu 2-39 2.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-39 2.8.2 Express Gate 2-40...
... system 3-2 3.2 Support DVD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support DVD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make disk menu 3-6 3.2.5 Manual menu 3-7 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information 3-7 3.2.7 Other information 3-8 3.3 ASUS Express Gate 3-10 3.4 Creating a RAID driver disk 3-19 3.4.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 3-19 3.4.2 Creating a RAID driver... 2.7 Boot menu 2-35 2.7.1 Boot Device Priority 2-35 2.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-36 2.7.3 Security 2-37 2.8 Tools menu 2-39 2.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-39 2.8.2 Express Gate 2-40...
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...the correct voltage in your local power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in any damage, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid...product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are using, contact your area. If you are not damaged. Check local ...
...the correct voltage in your local power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in any damage, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid...product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are using, contact your area. If you are not damaged. Check local ...
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..., type the command line: afudos /iP5QEM.ROM ix CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. NOTE: Tips and additional information to select. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to help you must press the Enter or Return...
..., type the command line: afudos /iP5QEM.ROM ix CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. NOTE: Tips and additional information to select. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to help you must press the Enter or Return...
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... on the next page) Supports Jack-detection, Multi-streaming - ASUS Noise Filtering Agere L-FW3227 controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 at mid-board, 6 at midboard; P5Q-EM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio...ALC1200 8-channel High-Definition Audio codec - Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB. Supports up to www.asus.com or this user manual for up to 16 GB system memory *When installing total memory of 1849 MB Supports Microsoft® DirectX®10,...
... on the next page) Supports Jack-detection, Multi-streaming - ASUS Noise Filtering Agere L-FW3227 controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 at mid-board, 6 at midboard; P5Q-EM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio...ALC1200 8-channel High-Definition Audio codec - Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB. Supports up to www.asus.com or this user manual for up to 16 GB system memory *When installing total memory of 1849 MB Supports Microsoft® DirectX®10,...
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...from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation. • It is recommended. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up to chipset limitation, this motherboard can manually adjust DRAM Frequency in Channel A and Channel B. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3 GB is...• Due to 16 GB on its SPD. You may only recognize less than DDR2 800, you obtain memory modules from the yellow slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • The memory modules may install 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB non‑ECC, unbuffered, DDR2 ...
...from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for single-channel operation. • It is recommended. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up to chipset limitation, this motherboard can manually adjust DRAM Frequency in Channel A and Channel B. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3 GB is...• Due to 16 GB on its SPD. You may only recognize less than DDR2 800, you obtain memory modules from the yellow slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • The memory modules may install 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB non‑ECC, unbuffered, DDR2 ...
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...Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® ICH10R RAID controller. • These connectors are set the Configure SATA as item in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP/Vista Service Pack before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section... 2.3.5 Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to the manual bundled in the BIOS to these connectors. right angle side 1-36 Chapter 1: Product introduction ICH10R Serial ATA connectors [red] (7-pin SATA1-6) ...
...Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® ICH10R RAID controller. • These connectors are set the Configure SATA as item in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP/Vista Service Pack before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section... 2.3.5 Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to the manual bundled in the BIOS to these connectors. right angle side 1-36 Chapter 1: Product introduction ICH10R Serial ATA connectors [red] (7-pin SATA1-6) ...
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... to individually set overclocking parameters. Scroll down to display the following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Main Ai Tweaker ... Clock Twister [Auto] Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] C/P : B1 B2 B3 B4 LVL : 12 12 12 12 ******** Please key in numbers directly! ******** Options Manual Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen +- Loads the optimal settings for the system. 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
... to individually set overclocking parameters. Scroll down to display the following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Main Ai Tweaker ... Clock Twister [Auto] Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] C/P : B1 B2 B3 B4 LVL : 12 12 12 12 ******** Please key in numbers directly! ******** Options Manual Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen +- Loads the optimal settings for the system. 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS setup
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...the frequency sent by the BIOS. Refer to FSB Frequency settings. FSB Auto 667 1600 • 1333 • • 1066 • • 800 • • ASUS P5Q-EM DRAM Frequency (MHz) 800 960 1002 1064 1111 1200 • • • • • • • • • • 2-19 FSB/..., you set to adjust the value. Use the and keys to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and FSB Frequency. You can manually adjust DRAM Frequency. The values range from 100 to the system bus and PCI bus. Use the and keys to [Auto], the FSB...
...the frequency sent by the BIOS. Refer to FSB Frequency settings. FSB Auto 667 1600 • 1333 • • 1066 • • 800 • • ASUS P5Q-EM DRAM Frequency (MHz) 800 960 1002 1064 1111 1200 • • • • • • • • • • 2-19 FSB/..., you set to adjust the value. Use the and keys to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and FSB Frequency. You can manually adjust DRAM Frequency. The values range from 100 to the system bus and PCI bus. Use the and keys to [Auto], the FSB...
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...; The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. • The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3 (These values are auto-detected) CAS# Latency [5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM...
...; The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. • The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3 (These values are auto-detected) CAS# Latency [5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM...
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... 5. The values range from 1.80V to 2.70V with a 0.02V interval. CPU Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following six items are adjusted by DRAM frequency and FSB strap. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the numeric keypad�...
... 5. The values range from 1.80V to 2.70V with a 0.02V interval. CPU Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following six items are adjusted by DRAM frequency and FSB strap. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the numeric keypad�...
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3.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of this information on the inside front cover of supplementary user manuals. You can also find this user guide. ASUS P5Q-EM 3-7 Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader before opening a user manual file. 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the user manual. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Click an item to display the ASUS contact information.
3.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of this information on the inside front cover of supplementary user manuals. You can also find this user guide. ASUS P5Q-EM 3-7 Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader before opening a user manual file. 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the user manual. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Click an item to display the ASUS contact information.
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... referred to your computer to enable xDSL/cable dial-up account. 3. If this is not the case, click Setup to configure the static IP settings manually. • If you use a network cable connected to a home router (which is then connected to your dial-up and establish the PPPoE connection. If this...
... referred to your computer to enable xDSL/cable dial-up account. 3. If this is not the case, click Setup to configure the static IP settings manually. • If you use a network cable connected to a home router (which is then connected to your dial-up and establish the PPPoE connection. If this...