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... TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii No part of alteration is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be extended if: (1) the ...' benefit, without the express written permission of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...
... TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii No part of alteration is defaced or missing. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be extended if: (1) the ...' benefit, without the express written permission of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...
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... an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-11 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-11 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-13 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-14 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-19 5.4 RAID configurations 5-25 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-26 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations...
... an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-11 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-11 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-13 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-14 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-19 5.4 RAID configurations 5-25 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-26 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations...
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... sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical...
... sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you add a device. • Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard, ensure that all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical...
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... press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). If you must press the enclosed key. Keys enclosed in this manual. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename] afudos /iP5WDG2WS.ROM ix Conventions used throughout this guide To make sure that you...
... press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). If you must press the enclosed key. Keys enclosed in this manual. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /i[filename] afudos /iP5WDG2WS.ROM ix Conventions used throughout this guide To make sure that you...
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... problem, but only DDR2-533 2 GB density modules are available for system devices. If you want to operate with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. • Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-533 with CL=3 will automatically downgrade to run at DDR2-400 by default setting. Click the article titled "4 G B m e m o r y i n s t a l l e d b u t l e s s m e m o r y s i z e d e t e c t e d." b i t v e r s i o... Operating System (OS), the limitation of manipulating this motherboard can only support up to work under Windows® XP 32-bit version OS. ASUS P5WDG2-WS 2-15
... problem, but only DDR2-533 2 GB density modules are available for system devices. If you want to operate with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. • Due to chipset limitation, DDR2-533 with CL=3 will automatically downgrade to run at DDR2-400 by default setting. Click the article titled "4 G B m e m o r y i n s t a l l e d b u t l e s s m e m o r y s i z e d e t e c t e d." b i t v e r s i o... Operating System (OS), the limitation of manipulating this motherboard can only support up to work under Windows® XP 32-bit version OS. ASUS P5WDG2-WS 2-15
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... when you set the DDR operating frequency. The value of this feature CPU Lock Free [Auto] This feature allows you to set the A I O v e r c l o c k i n g item to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2-400MHz] [DDR2-533MHz] [DDR2-667MHz] [DDR2-800MHz] [DDR2-711MHz] [DDR2-889MHz] [DDR2-1067MHz] Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the...
... when you set the DDR operating frequency. The value of this feature CPU Lock Free [Auto] This feature allows you to set the A I O v e r c l o c k i n g item to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2-400MHz] [DDR2-533MHz] [DDR2-667MHz] [DDR2-800MHz] [DDR2-711MHz] [DDR2-889MHz] [DDR2-1067MHz] Selecting a very high DRAM frequency may cause the...
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... [Auto] Sets the Non-Delay Overclocking System mode. allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage. M a n u a l - FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] Allows you to manually set overclocking configurations. 4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Auto] [1.50V] [1.55V] [1.60V] [1.65V] Setting a high MCH chipset voltage may damage the chipset! ICH Chipset...
... [Auto] Sets the Non-Delay Overclocking System mode. allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage. M a n u a l - FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] Allows you to manually set overclocking configurations. 4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Auto] [1.50V] [1.55V] [1.60V] [1.65V] Setting a high MCH chipset voltage may damage the chipset! ICH Chipset...
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..., the menu reports the cable faults or shorts, and displays the point (length) where the fault or short is available only on Marvell LAN (LAN2). ASUS P5WDG2-WS 4-23 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] LAN Cable Status Pair Status Length 1-2 Normal N/A 3-6 Normal N/A 4-5 Normal N/A 7-8 Normal N/A Check LAN cable during POST....cable connected to [Sensitive] will trigger AI NOS with less CPU loading. The following items appear if the N O S M o d e item is set to [Manual] Sensitivity [Sensitive] Allows you to set the maximum overclock percentage for the selected NOS Mode.
..., the menu reports the cable faults or shorts, and displays the point (length) where the fault or short is available only on Marvell LAN (LAN2). ASUS P5WDG2-WS 4-23 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled] LAN Cable Status Pair Status Length 1-2 Normal N/A 3-6 Normal N/A 4-5 Normal N/A 7-8 Normal N/A Check LAN cable during POST....cable connected to [Sensitive] will trigger AI NOS with less CPU loading. The following items appear if the N O S M o d e item is set to [Manual] Sensitivity [Sensitive] Allows you to set the maximum overclock percentage for the selected NOS Mode.
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... [Auto] the DRAM ECC mode. Configuration options: [2 Clocks] ~ [6 Clocks] DRAM RAS# to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5WDG2-WS 4-27 When disabled, you can manually set according to CAS# Delay [4 Clocks] Controls the latency between the SDRAM read /write command. Advanced Chipset Settings Configure DRAM Timing by SPD...
... [Auto] the DRAM ECC mode. Configuration options: [2 Clocks] ~ [6 Clocks] DRAM RAS# to the DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5WDG2-WS 4-27 When disabled, you can manually set according to CAS# Delay [4 Clocks] Controls the latency between the SDRAM read /write command. Advanced Chipset Settings Configure DRAM Timing by SPD...
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Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader application from the U t i l i t i e s tab before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 Contact information Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the ASUS contact information. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 5.2.5 Manuals menu The M a n u a l s menu contains the user manuals for third party components and applications. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5-6 Chapter 5: Software support
Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader application from the U t i l i t i e s tab before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 Contact information Click the C o n t a c t tab to display the ASUS contact information. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 5.2.5 Manuals menu The M a n u a l s menu contains the user manuals for third party components and applications. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide. 5-6 Chapter 5: Software support