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... 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 Contents 4.3.4 Language 4-11 4.3.5 SATA 1-6 4-12 4.3.6 SATA Configuration 4-13 4.3.7 AHCI Configuration 4-14 4.3.8 System Information 4-15 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu 4-16 4.4.1 Configure System Performance Settings 4-16 4.5 Advanced menu 4-22 4.5.1 CPU Configuration 4-22 4.5.2 Chipset 4-24 4.5.3 Onboard Devices ...4.7 Boot menu 4-32 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 4-32 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-33 4.7.3 Security 4-34 4.8 Tools menu 4-36 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-36...
... 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 Contents 4.3.4 Language 4-11 4.3.5 SATA 1-6 4-12 4.3.6 SATA Configuration 4-13 4.3.7 AHCI Configuration 4-14 4.3.8 System Information 4-15 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu 4-16 4.4.1 Configure System Performance Settings 4-16 4.5 Advanced menu 4-22 4.5.1 CPU Configuration 4-22 4.5.2 Chipset 4-24 4.5.3 Onboard Devices ...4.7 Boot menu 4-32 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 4-32 4.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-33 4.7.3 Security 4-34 4.8 Tools menu 4-36 4.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-36...
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... 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-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 5.3.10 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-34 5.4 RAID configurations 5-36 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-36 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-37 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-37 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-45 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver...
... 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-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 5.3.10 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-34 5.4 RAID configurations 5-36 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-36 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-37 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-37 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-45 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver...
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xiv P5E Deluxe specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SATA connectors 4 x Fan connectors (1 x CPU / 1 x Power / 2 x Chassis) 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x...65533;e��B�I�O�S� WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) Image-Editing Suite ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm...
xiv P5E Deluxe specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two devices 6 x SATA connectors 4 x Fan connectors (1 x CPU / 1 x Power / 2 x Chassis) 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x...65533;e��B�I�O�S� WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) Image-Editing Suite ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm...
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... performance, ASUS has managed to break through current FSB and DRAM ratio proportions by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and memory- Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s... peripherals and other memory demanding applications. See page 2-28 for details. See page 2‑14 for details. ASUS P5E Deluxe 1-3 Furthermore, this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. Users may install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels ...
... performance, ASUS has managed to break through current FSB and DRAM ratio proportions by eliminating the bottleneck when overclocking both the CPU and memory- Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s... peripherals and other memory demanding applications. See page 2-28 for details. See page 2‑14 for details. ASUS P5E Deluxe 1-3 Furthermore, this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two channels. Users may install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels ...
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... holder for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 compatible mouse port* 13 8 Numeric data processor 14 9 SATA Primary IDE (legacy mode) 15 10 SATA Secondary IDE (legacy mode) * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared - - - - - - - PCI slot 2 - SATA (368) shared - - - - - - - PCIe x16_2 shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - USB controller 6 - - shared - - - - - PCIe x16_1 shared - - - - - - - shared...
... holder for PCI steering* 12 7 PS/2 compatible mouse port* 13 8 Numeric data processor 14 9 SATA Primary IDE (legacy mode) 15 10 SATA Secondary IDE (legacy mode) * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI slot 1 shared - - - - - - - PCI slot 2 - SATA (368) shared - - - - - - - PCIe x16_2 shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - USB controller 6 - - shared - - - - - PCIe x16_1 shared - - - - - - - shared...
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...connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • Before creating a RAID set the Configure SATA as item in the motherboard support DVD. For RAID 10, use at least four hard disk drives. 3. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 5/RAID...set to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP or later version. • These connectors are using these connectors. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for details. • For RAID 5, use at least three hard disk drives. right angle side 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information If you ...
...connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • Before creating a RAID set the Configure SATA as item in the motherboard support DVD. For RAID 10, use at least four hard disk drives. 3. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/RAID 1/RAID 5/RAID...set to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP or later version. • These connectors are using these connectors. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for details. • For RAID 5, use at least three hard disk drives. right angle side 2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information If you ...
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...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 ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive...recommended when configuring a system with 500W to 600W power or above to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator. The power supply plugs are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, refer to ...
...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 ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive...recommended when configuring a system with 500W to 600W power or above to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator. The power supply plugs are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, refer to ...
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...menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools General... keys At the bottom right corner of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-9 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and... configuration Tools For Configuring options for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in ] [English] SATA 1 [Not Detected] � SA� TA�2 N�o�t��D�e�t� e�c�...
...menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools General... keys At the bottom right corner of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-9 Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and... configuration Tools For Configuring options for that particular menu. Use the navigation keys to select items in ] [English] SATA 1 [Not Detected] � SA� TA�2 N�o�t��D�e�t� e�c�...
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... screen. A solid triangle before each item on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA Configuration System Information [06:22:54] [Thu 04/15/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. Refer to 4.2.7 Pop-up window. 4.2.7 Pop-up...
... screen. A solid triangle before each item on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA Configuration System Information [06:22:54] [Thu 04/15/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. Refer to 4.2.7 Pop-up window. 4.2.7 Pop-up...
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... date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in ] [English] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] SATA Coniguration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to navigate through them. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System... information on the menu screen items and how to select a field. Configuration options: [Chinese BIG5] [Chinese (GB)] [Japanese] [Français] [German] [English] ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-11
... date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in ] [English] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] SATA Coniguration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to navigate through them. Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System... information on the menu screen items and how to select a field. Configuration options: [Chinese BIG5] [Chinese (GB)] [Japanese] [Français] [German] [English] ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-11
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.... When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. The... a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.5 SATA 1-6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE drive. There is installed in the system. Change Option F1 General Help F10...
.... When set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. The... a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3.5 SATA 1-6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE drive. There is installed in the system. Change Option F1 General Help F10...
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... allowing the drive to configure the item. ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-13 If you want to set this item to [RAID]. Select an item then press if you want to internally optimize the order of commands. SATA Configuration SATA Configuraton Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Options Disabled...
... allowing the drive to configure the item. ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-13 If you want to set this item to [RAID]. Select an item then press if you want to internally optimize the order of commands. SATA Configuration SATA Configuraton Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Options Disabled...
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It appears only when you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set the Configure SATA as item under SATA Configuration to the system. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 4.3.7 AHCI ...Configuration This menu is accessed through BIOS. AHCI Port1 Device :Not Detected SATA Port1 [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Select the type of devices connected to [AHCI]. If you set this item to wait ready longer. AHCI CD/DVD...
It appears only when you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set the Configure SATA as item under SATA Configuration to the system. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 4.3.7 AHCI ...Configuration This menu is accessed through BIOS. AHCI Port1 Device :Not Detected SATA Port1 [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Select the type of devices connected to [AHCI]. If you set this item to wait ready longer. AHCI CD/DVD...
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SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you an overview of device connected to select the type of the general system specifications. ASUS BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS BIOS Version : 0102 ...and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.8 System Information This menu gives you to the system. Processor Displays the auto-detected ...
SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you an overview of device connected to select the type of the general system specifications. ASUS BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY ASUS BIOS Version : 0102 ...and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.8 System Information This menu gives you to the system. Processor Displays the auto-detected ...
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... Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Device Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type J-Micron PATA/SATA Controller Marvell GigaBit LAN LAN Boot ROM VIA 1394 [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [... [HD Audio] J-Micron PATA/SATA Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Marvell GigaBit LAN [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VIA 1394 [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-25 Configuration options: [Enabled]...
... Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Onboard Device Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type J-Micron PATA/SATA Controller Marvell GigaBit LAN LAN Boot ROM VIA 1394 [Enabled] [HD Audio] [Enabled] [... [HD Audio] J-Micron PATA/SATA Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Marvell GigaBit LAN [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] VIA 1394 [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5E Deluxe 4-25 Configuration options: [Enabled]...
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...2. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. ASUS P5E Deluxe 5-37 For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel®...; RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel® Matrix ...
...2. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. ASUS P5E Deluxe 5-37 For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel®...; RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel® Matrix ...
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... the floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. ASUS P5E Deluxe 5-45 For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with RAID driver...4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Press during POST to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®:...
... the floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. ASUS P5E Deluxe 5-45 For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with RAID driver...4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Press during POST to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®:...