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... Passive-Cooling only) The optional fan is specifically designed to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it can be carried away by yourself. AI Audio 2 AI Audio 2 creates a virtual center channel that the groundbreaking fanless...
... Passive-Cooling only) The optional fan is specifically designed to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it can be carried away by yourself. AI Audio 2 AI Audio 2 creates a virtual center channel that the groundbreaking fanless...
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... Voltage, CPU PLL Voltage and the DRAM Voltage in case the system hangs due to overclocking. When the system hangs due to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. eliminates the need to overclocking, C.P.R. Smart Support DVD It provides a checklist to allow the user to see the critical parts of your choice from the available options. feature of booting the BIOS. ASUS P5E 1- The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure your screen...
... Voltage, CPU PLL Voltage and the DRAM Voltage in case the system hangs due to overclocking. When the system hangs due to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. eliminates the need to overclocking, C.P.R. Smart Support DVD It provides a checklist to allow the user to see the critical parts of your choice from the available options. feature of booting the BIOS. ASUS P5E 1- The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure your screen...
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... using PCI cards on the next page for details. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support. Align the card connector with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. See Chapter 4 for the card. 2. Refer to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. ASUS P5E 2-19 Failure to install expansion cards. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure...
... using PCI cards on the next page for details. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support. Align the card connector with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. See Chapter 4 for the card. 2. Refer to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. ASUS P5E 2-19 Failure to install expansion cards. Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card, configure...
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... audio card prior to other cards that comply with PCI specifications. See page 2-36 for better thermal environment. ASUS P5E 2-21 Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other compatible cards to the black PCIe x1 slot. • Install a PCIe x1 device to a PCIe x1 slot prior to a PCIe x16 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express...
... audio card prior to other cards that comply with PCI specifications. See page 2-36 for better thermal environment. ASUS P5E 2-21 Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other compatible cards to the black PCIe x1 slot. • Install a PCIe x1 device to a PCIe x1 slot prior to a PCIe x16 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express...
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...+ P5E IEEE 1394a connector Never connect a USB cable to the USB connector onboard. 5. USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10+ GND NC ® P5E USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND P5E USB 2.0 connectors USB+5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND USB910 USB78 Never connect a 1394 cable to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 4. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB...
...+ P5E IEEE 1394a connector Never connect a USB cable to the USB connector onboard. 5. USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10+ GND NC ® P5E USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND P5E USB 2.0 connectors USB+5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND USB910 USB78 Never connect a 1394 cable to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 4. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) This connector is for USB 2.0 ports. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB...
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... cap on the EATX12V connector before connecting an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug. • Use only an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) 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: DVD-RW • If you...
... cap on the EATX12V connector before connecting an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug. • Use only an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) 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: DVD-RW • If you...
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... click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS P5E 4- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you to restore the BIOS in the future. This utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. Place the support DVD in Windows®...
... click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS P5E 4- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you to restore the BIOS in the future. This utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. Place the support DVD in Windows®...
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... utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD for the BIOS file When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. 4. Start flashing... 4. Insert the USB flash disk that allows you use a SATA optical drive, always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1/SATA 2/SATA3/SATA4 connector; Insert the motherboard support DVD to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Starting BIOS recovery... You can cause system boot failure! 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup The utility...
... utility displays the following message and automatically checks the DVD for the BIOS file When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. 4. Start flashing... 4. Insert the USB flash disk that allows you use a SATA optical drive, always connect the SATA cable to the SATA1/SATA 2/SATA3/SATA4 connector; Insert the motherboard support DVD to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Starting BIOS recovery... You can cause system boot failure! 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup The utility...
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...LBA mode disabled. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [DVDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. When set to...
...LBA mode disabled. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [DVDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. There is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. When set to...
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...Serial ATA hard disk drives to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the SATA devices installed in this item to internally optimize the order of commands. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Auto...
...Serial ATA hard disk drives to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the SATA devices installed in this item to internally optimize the order of commands. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Auto...
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... Bridge DRAM Frequency DRAM Timing Control DRAM Command Rate DRAM Static Read Control Transaction Booster CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Select the target CPU frequency, and the relevant parameters will be stable. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Power Boot Tools Exit Ai Overclock Tuner Tuner CPU Ratio Control FSB Strap to malfunction. If you install on the DIMMs you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the profile(s) supported...
... Bridge DRAM Frequency DRAM Timing Control DRAM Command Rate DRAM Static Read Control Transaction Booster CPU Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Select the target CPU frequency, and the relevant parameters will be stable. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Ai Tweaker Power Boot Tools Exit Ai Overclock Tuner Tuner CPU Ratio Control FSB Strap to malfunction. If you install on the DIMMs you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the profile(s) supported...
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... Power Boot CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP Tools Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. ASUS P5E 4-23 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Options Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 3.00GHz Frequency : 3.00GHz FSB Speed : 1333 MHz Cache L1 : 64 KB Cache L2 : 4096 KB CPUID : 6F9 Ratio Status: Unlocked (Max:09, Min:06) Ratio Actual Value : 9 Auto Manual CPU Ratio Control C1E Support CPU...
... Power Boot CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP Tools Exit Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. ASUS P5E 4-23 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure advanced CPU settings Options Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU @ 3.00GHz Frequency : 3.00GHz FSB Speed : 1333 MHz Cache L1 : 64 KB Cache L2 : 4096 KB CPUID : 6F9 Ratio Status: Unlocked (Max:09, Min:06) Ratio Actual Value : 9 Auto Manual CPU Ratio Control C1E Support CPU...
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... Memory Remap Feature [Disabled] Allows you install 64bit operating system. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to display the sub-menu. Configure North Bridge features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. 4.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Control [Auto] Configuration...
... Memory Remap Feature [Disabled] Allows you install 64bit operating system. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to display the sub-menu. Configure North Bridge features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. 4.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to decide which graphics controller to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Control [Auto] Configuration...
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Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E 4-29 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for System Suspend. When set to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced...
Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5E 4-29 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for System Suspend. When set to display the configuration options. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced...
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... password. ASUS P5E 4-35 Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows Installed. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Confirm the password when prompted. If you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to change the supervisor password. After you set a password...
... password. ASUS P5E 4-35 Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows Installed. Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Confirm the password when prompted. If you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to change the supervisor password. After you set a password...
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... Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Driver Installs the EPU + AI Gear 3 driver. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset inf update program. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Install this driver before the ASUS AI Suite utility. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Driver ASUS InstAll - Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu...
... Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Driver Installs the EPU + AI Gear 3 driver. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset inf update program. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Install this driver before the ASUS AI Suite utility. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS EPU + AI Gear 3 Driver ASUS InstAll - Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu...
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... hard disk drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by using only two identical hard disk drives. If you want to boot the system from the support DVD to a floppy disk/USB device before you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 function to read and write data in a created RAID set can also combine two RAID sets to get all applications to a second drive. P5E 5-35 The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup...
... hard disk drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by using only two identical hard disk drives. If you want to boot the system from the support DVD to a floppy disk/USB device before you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 function to read and write data in a created RAID set can also combine two RAID sets to get all applications to a second drive. P5E 5-35 The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup...
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... BIOS Setup. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. 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 Storage configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. Select the item Configure SATA As, then press to the Main Menu, select IDE Configuration, then press . 3. Select RAID from the options. 6. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH8R Southbridge chip...
... BIOS Setup. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. 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 Storage configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. Select the item Configure SATA As, then press to the Main Menu, select IDE Configuration, then press . 3. Select RAID from the options. 6. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH8R Southbridge chip...
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... a RAID set. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP: 1. Go to the Make Disk menu, then click Intel ICH9 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during POST to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk. 4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive/USB port...
... a RAID set. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP: 1. Go to the Make Disk menu, then click Intel ICH9 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during POST to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk. 4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive/USB port...
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... enter Setup utility; Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Test 8259 functionality. Program write allocation for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Program MTRR of processors (multi-processor platform) 1. Initialize L2 cache for AMD K5 CPU. 1. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is set to "AUTO". 1. Initialize USB Test all memory (clear all IDE devices: HDD...
... enter Setup utility; Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. Test 8259 functionality. Program write allocation for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Program MTRR of processors (multi-processor platform) 1. Initialize L2 cache for AMD K5 CPU. 1. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is set to "AUTO". 1. Initialize USB Test all memory (clear all IDE devices: HDD...