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...infringe. Product warranty or service will not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). 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, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED... modification of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; All Rights Reserved. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND...
...infringe. Product warranty or service will not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). 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, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED... modification of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; All Rights Reserved. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND...
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Contents 4.2.2 Drivers menu 4-2 4.2.3 Utilities menu 4-3 4.2.4 Make disk menu 4-5 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-6 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.7 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 4-9 4.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II 4-11 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-17 4.3.4 ASUS EPU-WS Engine 4-21 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-25 4.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 4-27 4.3.7 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-28 4.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 4-30 4.3.9 ASUS Express Gate 4-31 4.4 RAID configurations 4-40 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-40 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard...
Contents 4.2.2 Drivers menu 4-2 4.2.3 Utilities menu 4-3 4.2.4 Make disk menu 4-5 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-6 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.7 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 4-9 4.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II 4-11 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-17 4.3.4 ASUS EPU-WS Engine 4-21 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-25 4.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 4-27 4.3.7 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-28 4.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 4-30 4.3.9 ASUS Express Gate 4-31 4.4 RAID configurations 4-40 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-40 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard...
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...; To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are connected. If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that your power supply is broken, do not try to the correct voltage in your...or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for disposal of electronic products. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it may become wet. • Place the product on a stable surface. • If you encounter technical problems with...
...; To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are connected. If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that your power supply is broken, do not try to the correct voltage in your...or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for disposal of electronic products. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it may become wet. • Place the product on a stable surface. • If you encounter technical problems with...
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Example: means that you must press the enclosed key. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /iP5Q-WS.ROM CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to help you must press the Enter or Return key. Keys ...and greater-than sign means that you complete a task. If you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Example: Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets. IMPORTANT: Instructions that...
Example: means that you must press the enclosed key. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /iP5Q-WS.ROM CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to help you must press the Enter or Return key. Keys ...and greater-than sign means that you complete a task. If you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. Example: Means that you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets. IMPORTANT: Instructions that...
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...Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the yellow slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • The memory modules may install a maximum of 128 Mb chips. • Due to work stably under full... loading (4 DIMMs) or overclocking setting. 2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information You may require a better cooling system to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot. 64-bit Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Vista x64 Edition...
...Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you obtain memory modules from the yellow slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • The memory modules may install a maximum of 128 Mb chips. • Due to work stably under full... loading (4 DIMMs) or overclocking setting. 2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information You may require a better cooling system to chipset limitation, this motherboard can only support up of 2 GB DIMMs on each slot. 64-bit Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Vista x64 Edition...
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...-angle side of SATA signal cable to the table below for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using these connectors.
...-angle side of SATA signal cable to the table below for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using these connectors.
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...key in numbers directly! ******** Options Manual Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to North Bridge [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3 2nd Information : 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 3rd Information : 13-5-1-6-6 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] DRAM Read Training [Auto] MEM. ASUS P5Q WS 3-17 The default values of ...menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you install on the motherboard.
...key in numbers directly! ******** Options Manual Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to North Bridge [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3 2nd Information : 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 3rd Information : 13-5-1-6-6 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto] DRAM Read Training [Auto] MEM. ASUS P5Q WS 3-17 The default values of ...menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you install on the motherboard.
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... operating frequency. Congifuration options: [Auto] [200 MHz] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual]. FSB Frequency [XXX] Displays the frequency sent by the BIOS. Ratio CMOS Setting [Auto] Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. FSB/CPU External...
... operating frequency. Congifuration options: [Auto] [200 MHz] [266 MHz] [333 MHz] [400 MHz] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual]. FSB Frequency [XXX] Displays the frequency sent by the BIOS. Ratio CMOS Setting [Auto] Allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. FSB/CPU External...
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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... to READ Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks]-[15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE to READ Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks]-[15 DRAM Clocks] ASUS P5Q WS 3-19
...; 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... to READ Delay(S) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks]-[15 DRAM Clocks] WRITE to READ Delay(D) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 DRAM Clocks]-[15 DRAM Clocks] ASUS P5Q WS 3-19
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Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following ten (10) items are adjusted by DRAM frequency and FSB strap. Common Performance Level [05] ...performance. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following two sub-items appear only when you set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the numeric keypad�. �T�h�e��v�a��lu... setting a low VCore voltage may make the system unstable. • *The value [2.0000V] of phases is [1.70000V]. ASUS P5Q WS 3-21
Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following ten (10) items are adjusted by DRAM frequency and FSB strap. Common Performance Level [05] ...performance. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following two sub-items appear only when you set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the numeric keypad�. �T�h�e��v�a��lu... setting a low VCore voltage may make the system unstable. • *The value [2.0000V] of phases is [1.70000V]. ASUS P5Q WS 3-21
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4.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of this user guide. 4-6 Chapter 4: Software support You can also find this information on the inside front cover of supplementary user manuals. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the user manual. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
4.2.5 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of this user guide. 4-6 Chapter 4: Software support You can also find this information on the inside front cover of supplementary user manuals. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the user manual. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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4.3.8 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 DVD, 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. 4-30 Chapter 4: Software support
4.3.8 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 DVD, 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. 4-30 Chapter 4: Software support
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... modem), enable both LAN1 and LAN2. Network 3. ASUS P5Q WS 4-37 Open Network. 2. Express Gate will automatically use a network cable connected to a home router (which is then connected to it. • If you check the box next to your computer to configure the static IP settings manually. Each network interface is not the case...
... modem), enable both LAN1 and LAN2. Network 3. ASUS P5Q WS 4-37 Open Network. 2. Express Gate will automatically use a network cable connected to a home router (which is then connected to it. • If you check the box next to your computer to configure the static IP settings manually. Each network interface is not the case...