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...system 5-1 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 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-9 5.3.2 Audio configurations 5-11 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-15 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 5-21 Contents 4.4.2 Ai Net2 4-19 4.4.3 USB Configuration 4-20... 4-31 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4-31 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-32 4.6.3 Security 4-33 4.7 Tools menu 4-35 4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-35...
...system 5-1 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 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-9 5.3.2 Audio configurations 5-11 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-15 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 5-21 Contents 4.4.2 Ai Net2 4-19 4.4.3 USB Configuration 4-20... 4-31 4.6.1 Boot Device Priority 4-31 4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration 4-32 4.6.3 Security 4-33 4.7 Tools menu 4-35 4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-35...
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...ASUS AI Gear 2 5-23 5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 5-24 5.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S 5-25 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-28 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-29 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-29 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-39 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-39 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver... CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center 6-7 Appendix: CPU features A.1...
...ASUS AI Gear 2 5-23 5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 5-24 5.3.7 ASUS AI N.O.S 5-25 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-28 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-29 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-29 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-39 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-39 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver... CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center 6-7 Appendix: CPU features A.1...
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xiii P5K64 WS specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA 1 x IEEE1394a 2 x RJ45 ....0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v2.3, EZ Flash, CrashFree BIOS3 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, chassis intrusion, PXE, AI NET Drivers Symantec NIS 2006 ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite BIOS flash utility under DOS Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30...
xiii P5K64 WS specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) 2 x External SATA 1 x IEEE1394a 2 x RJ45 ....0, Wfm2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS v2.3, EZ Flash, CrashFree BIOS3 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, chassis intrusion, PXE, AI NET Drivers Symantec NIS 2006 ASUS PC Probe II ASUS AI Booster ASUS AI Suite BIOS flash utility under DOS Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 7.0 ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30...
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... 5-11 for details. 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction Update your system with customizable boot logos. See page 4-11 for details. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you can easily see which drivers are already installed, as well as those that aren't. When using an OS-based flash utility. See pages...
... 5-11 for details. 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction Update your system with customizable boot logos. See page 4-11 for details. ASUS MyLogo2™ This new feature present in the motherboard allows you can easily see which drivers are already installed, as well as those that aren't. When using an OS-based flash utility. See pages...
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...BIOS settings, if any. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page for details. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information Secure the card to the table on the slot.... to do not need to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Install the software drivers for information on the next page. 3. 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. The following...
...BIOS settings, if any. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page for details. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information Secure the card to the table on the slot.... to do not need to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Install the software drivers for information on the next page. 3. 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. The following...
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...DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS P5K64 WS 4- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk ...motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. The ASUS Update utility is available in Windows® environment. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. The Drivers ...
...DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS P5K64 WS 4- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk ...motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. The ASUS Update utility is available in Windows® environment. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. The Drivers ...
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... driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. ASUS P5K64 WS...
... driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. ASUS P5K64 WS...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-39 ASUS P5K64 WS
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-39 ASUS P5K64 WS
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... system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at any time without notice. ASUS P5K64 WS 5- Refer to your computer. The contents of the support DVD are subject... to avail all motherboard features. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the...
... system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at any time without notice. ASUS P5K64 WS 5- Refer to your computer. The contents of the support DVD are subject... to avail all motherboard features. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the...
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... detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs the ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard. Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installs the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support...
... detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs the ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard. Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Installs the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support...
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... Portable Document Format (PDF). The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 is a multimedia technology that destroys data. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 driver. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application detects and protects your computer.
... Portable Document Format (PDF). The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 is a multimedia technology that destroys data. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 driver. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application detects and protects your computer.
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ASUS P5K64 WS 5- 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a Marvell® 61xx PATA/eSATA driver disk. Make Marvell 61xx PATA/eSATA Driver Allows you to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver Allows you to create Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk/ Marvell® 61xx PATA/eSATA driver disk.
ASUS P5K64 WS 5- 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a Marvell® 61xx PATA/eSATA driver disk. Make Marvell 61xx PATA/eSATA Driver Allows you to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver Allows you to create Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk/ Marvell® 61xx PATA/eSATA driver disk.
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... install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. Realtek HD Audio Manager Configuration options Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button ASUS P5K64 WS 5-11 The software provides...
... install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. Realtek HD Audio Manager Configuration options Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button ASUS P5K64 WS 5-11 The software provides...
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.... Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to your desired settings. 3. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. To set the karaoke to configure your listening pleasure. Click the shortcut buttons or the...
.... Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to your desired settings. 3. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. To set the karaoke to configure your listening pleasure. Click the shortcut buttons or the...
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...senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. If Autorun is software-based, you of any problem with these components. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer is a utility that your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. Follow the screen instructions to the optical drive... section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle. With this icon to close or restore the application. 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is always at a healthy operating condition. Click to close the Preference panel ASUS P5K64 WS 5-15
...senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. If Autorun is software-based, you of any problem with these components. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer is a utility that your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. Follow the screen instructions to the optical drive... section by clicking on the triangle on the main window right handle. With this icon to close or restore the application. 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is always at a healthy operating condition. Click to close the Preference panel ASUS P5K64 WS 5-15
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...an enabled Autorun feature. 2. The AI Suite main window appears. Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear2 Press to launch AI Booster ASUS P5K64 WS Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch Q-Fan2 5-21 Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. To launch the AI Suite from...Suite You can launch the AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Using AI Suite Click the AI N.O.S., AI Gear2, AI Nap, AI Booster, or Q-Fan2...
...an enabled Autorun feature. 2. The AI Suite main window appears. Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear2 Press to launch AI Booster ASUS P5K64 WS Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch Q-Fan2 5-21 Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. To launch the AI Suite from...Suite You can launch the AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Using AI Suite Click the AI N.O.S., AI Gear2, AI Nap, AI Booster, or Q-Fan2...
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5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to configure Serial ATA ...disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to section "5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for this setup. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of data ... setup. You can be calculated and written. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the entire system. Use two new drives...
5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to configure Serial ATA ...disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to section "5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk" for this setup. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of data ... setup. You can be calculated and written. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from the support DVD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the entire system. Use two new drives...
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...Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Write-protect the floppy disk to create a RAID driver disk. 8. When the menu appears, press to avoid computer virus infection. Press during POST to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To... to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. ASUS P5K64 WS 5-39 Go to the Make Disk menu, then select the RAID driver disk you wish to create: • Click Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit Driver to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system. •...
...Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Write-protect the floppy disk to create a RAID driver disk. 8. When the menu appears, press to avoid computer virus infection. Press during POST to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To... to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. ASUS P5K64 WS 5-39 Go to the Make Disk menu, then select the RAID driver disk you wish to create: • Click Make Intel ICH9R AHCI/RAID 32bit Driver to create an Intel® ICH9R RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system. •...
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... Windows® XP: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support During the OS installation, the system prompts you ...
... Windows® XP: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support During the OS installation, the system prompts you ...
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6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFire™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFire™ Technology. ATX Power connectors on page 2-30 for details. • Visit the ATI ...Professional) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Close all current applications. 2. Select Add/Remove. 5. ASUS P5K64 WS 6- Select your system. See 8. Go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the support CD for detailed hardware requirements and installation procedures. • The ATI CrossFire™...
6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFire™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFire™ Technology. ATX Power connectors on page 2-30 for details. • Visit the ATI ...Professional) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) - Close all current applications. 2. Select Add/Remove. 5. ASUS P5K64 WS 6- Select your system. See 8. Go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the support CD for detailed hardware requirements and installation procedures. • The ATI CrossFire™...