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... vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5WDG2 WS Professional specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Intelligence (AI) features 1-5 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layout 2-4 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-7 2.3.1 Installing...
... vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5WDG2 WS Professional specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Intelligence (AI) features 1-5 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layout 2-4 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-7 2.3.1 Installing...
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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 the package. • ... not place the product in any damage, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your local power company. • If the power supply is set to the correct...
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 the package. • ... not place the product in any damage, contact your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from the motherboard, ensure that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your local power company. • If the power supply is set to the correct...
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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 the standard package. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that the motherboard supports... parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. • Appendix: CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that may have been added by...
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 the standard package. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that the motherboard supports... parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. • Appendix: CPU features The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that may have been added by...
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction
This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction
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... standout in -1 FDD/ATA/Logo+Pull cable 7 x Serial ATA signal cables 4 x Serial ATA power cables for buying an ASUS® P5WDG2 WS Professional Workstation motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of ASUS quality motherboards! ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-1 Before you for up to 7 devices I/O shield ASUS motherboard support CD User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your...
... standout in -1 FDD/ATA/Logo+Pull cable 7 x Serial ATA signal cables 4 x Serial ATA power cables for buying an ASUS® P5WDG2 WS Professional Workstation motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of ASUS quality motherboards! ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-1 Before you for up to 7 devices I/O shield ASUS motherboard support CD User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your...
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...performance. Intel® 65nm dual-core processors utilize the latest package technologies for details. Intel® 65nm Dual-Core CPU support This motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron® dual-core processors built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology...II connectors enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to support Dual PCI Express graphics, along with copper interconnect. The motherboard also supports the Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and is the most powerful and enrgy-efficient CPUs in LGA775 package. With new ...
...performance. Intel® 65nm dual-core processors utilize the latest package technologies for details. Intel® 65nm Dual-Core CPU support This motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® D/Pentium® 4/Celeron® dual-core processors built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology...II connectors enabled through the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s RAID controller to support Dual PCI Express graphics, along with copper interconnect. The motherboard also supports the Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and is the most powerful and enrgy-efficient CPUs in LGA775 package. With new ...
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...Pentium® 4 CPUs with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory, which features data transfer rates of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the..., including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial ATA I/II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® 975X Express MCH chipset. See...; EM64T feature allows your system memory to 10.7 GB/s. See page 2-14 for details. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-3
...Pentium® 4 CPUs with lower pin count and reduced voltage requirements. DDR2 memory support The motherboard supports DDR2 memory, which features data transfer rates of 800/667/533 MHz to meet the..., including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Serial ATA I/II technology The motherboard supports the Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology through the Serial ATA interfaces and the Intel® 975X Express MCH chipset. See...; EM64T feature allows your system memory to 10.7 GB/s. See page 2-14 for details. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-3
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... error recovery and double-bit error detection. PCI Express features point-to IEEE 1394a standards. S/PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through simple , low-cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data interfacing between devices and allows...in high-bandwidth, business-critical applications such as camcorders, VCRs, printers, TVs, and digital cameras. PCI-X® interface The motherboard supports PCI-X, the new and improved version of peripherals and devices compliant to -point serial interconnections between computers, peripherals, and ...
... error recovery and double-bit error detection. PCI Express features point-to IEEE 1394a standards. S/PDIF digital sound ready The motherboard supports the S/PDIF technology through simple , low-cost, high-bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data interfacing between devices and allows...in high-bandwidth, business-critical applications such as camcorders, VCRs, printers, TVs, and digital cameras. PCI-X® interface The motherboard supports PCI-X, the new and improved version of peripherals and devices compliant to -point serial interconnections between computers, peripherals, and ...
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... dissipate heat that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC. The motherboard uses a special design on to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-5 See page 2-3 for details. See page 4-35 for details. USB 2.0 is... backward compatible with embedded software. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically...
... dissipate heat that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC. The motherboard uses a special design on to a fast 480 Mbps on USB 2.0. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-5 See page 2-3 for details. See page 4-35 for details. USB 2.0 is... backward compatible with embedded software. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically...
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...NET2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to 30 percent (depending on the system configuration. 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features Native DDR2-800 memory support Native DDR2-800 eliminates the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and the memory, thus maximizing ...performance for overclocking the PEG Link Mode. PEG Link Mode This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance by allowing the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. Four additional settings are available for ...
...NET2 immediately diagnoses the LAN cable and reports shorts and faults up to 30 percent (depending on the system configuration. 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features Native DDR2-800 memory support Native DDR2-800 eliminates the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and the memory, thus maximizing ...performance for overclocking the PEG Link Mode. PEG Link Mode This feature enhances your PCI Express graphics card performance by allowing the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to 100 meters at 1 meter accuracy. Four additional settings are available for ...
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...for details. The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster configuration. See page 4-9 for details. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-7 No need to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in the motherboard allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system.... ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 This feature allows you...
...for details. The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster configuration. See page 4-9 for details. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 1-7 No need to restore the original BIOS data from the support CD in the motherboard allows you can easily update the system BIOS even before loading the operating system.... ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in case when the BIOS codes and data are corrupted. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 This feature allows you...
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It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. 2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components.
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-7 2.4 System memory 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-21 2.6 Jumpers 2-28 2.7 Connectors 2-30 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-7 2.4 System memory 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-21 2.6 Jumpers 2-28 2.7 Connectors 2-30 ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional
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... pad or in the bag that came with a standby power LED. P5WDG2-WS PRO ® SB_PWR ON Standby Power P5WDG2-WS PRO Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2-1 Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you install or remove any...
... pad or in the bag that came with a standby power LED. P5WDG2-WS PRO ® SB_PWR ON Standby Power P5WDG2-WS PRO Onboard LED OFF Powered Off ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2-1 Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you install or remove any...
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.... 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that the motherboard fits into it into the chassis in the image below. 2.2.2 Screw holes Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to ensure that you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the chassis ® P5WDG2 WS PRO 2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information Make...
.... 2.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that the motherboard fits into it into the chassis in the image below. 2.2.2 Screw holes Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to ensure that you install the motherboard, study the configuration of the chassis ® P5WDG2 WS PRO 2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information Make...
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ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2-3 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that critical components generate. The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to dissipate heat that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC.
ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2-3 2.2.3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 The motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that critical components generate. The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to dissipate heat that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components by 20ºC.
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EATXPWR PRI_IDE 30.5cm (12.0in) 2.2.4 Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard SPDIF_O1 SPDIF_O2 EATX12V LGA775 CPU_FAN PWR_FAN Super I/O FLOPPY ® P5WDG2 WS PRO DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,...
EATXPWR PRI_IDE 30.5cm (12.0in) 2.2.4 Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard SPDIF_O1 SPDIF_O2 EATX12V LGA775 CPU_FAN PWR_FAN Super I/O FLOPPY ® P5WDG2 WS PRO DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,...
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... shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2-7 Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is on the LGA775 socket. • The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket ..., Enterprise Enterprise If installing a dual-core CPU, connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the table below for the Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron...
... shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional 2-7 Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is on the LGA775 socket. • The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket ..., Enterprise Enterprise If installing a dual-core CPU, connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the table below for the Intel® Pentium® 4/Celeron...
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2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on your left. 2. P5WDG2-WS PRO ® P5WDG2-WS PRO CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is released from the ... lever in the direction of the socket box should face you are installing a CPU. 3. To prevent damage to the left (B) until it is on the motherboard.
2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on your left. 2. P5WDG2-WS PRO ® P5WDG2-WS PRO CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is released from the ... lever in the direction of the socket box should face you are installing a CPU. 3. To prevent damage to the left (B) until it is on the motherboard.