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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...menu 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...menu 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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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...
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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...system easier and faster. See page 4-11 for details. When using an OS-based flash utility. 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. Update your choice from the available options. ... CD It provides a checklist to allow the user to launch the utility and update the BIOS without preparing a bootable diskette or using ASUS PC Probe II, you to personalize and add style to select the language of the computer. Simply press the predefined hotkey to see the...
...system easier and faster. See page 4-11 for details. When using an OS-based flash utility. 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. Update your choice from the available options. ... CD It provides a checklist to allow the user to launch the utility and update the BIOS without preparing a bootable diskette or using ASUS PC Probe II, you to personalize and add style to select the language of the computer. Simply press the predefined hotkey to see the...
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... on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Remove the bracket opposite the... it and make the necessary hardware settings for later use . 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Refer to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. ...
... on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Remove the bracket opposite the... it and make the necessary hardware settings for later use . 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Refer to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. ...
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... BIOS in Windows® environment. ASUS P5K64 WS 4- 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. This utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup... an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2.
... BIOS in Windows® environment. ASUS P5K64 WS 4- 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. This utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup... an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. 4.1 Managing and updating your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2.
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...set this item to [AHCI]. If you want to configure the item. If you to internally optimize the order of commands. ASUS P5K64 WS 4-13 If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets ...] [Enabled] 4.3.6 SATA Configuration The items in the system. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. SATA Configuration SATA Configuraton [Enhanced] Configure SATA ...
...set this item to [AHCI]. If you want to configure the item. If you to internally optimize the order of commands. ASUS P5K64 WS 4-13 If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets ...] [Enabled] 4.3.6 SATA Configuration The items in the system. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. SATA Configuration SATA Configuraton [Enhanced] Configure SATA ...
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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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... the support DVD to your computer. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS P5K64 WS 5- Refer to the optical drive. Click an icon to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the...
... the support DVD to your computer. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS P5K64 WS 5- Refer to the optical drive. Click an icon to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the...
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... the Marvell® 61xx Parallel ATA/Serial ATA controller driver. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell® Gigabit Ethernet LAN driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs the ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 audio...
... the Marvell® 61xx Parallel ATA/Serial ATA controller driver. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell® Gigabit Ethernet LAN driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Drivers Installs the ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC888 audio...
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... and protects your computer. 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.
... and protects your computer. 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.
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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. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a Marvell® 61xx PATA/eSATA driver disk. ASUS P5K64 WS 5-
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. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a Marvell® 61xx PATA/eSATA driver disk. ASUS P5K64 WS 5-
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... options Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button ASUS P5K64 WS 5-11 From the taskbar, double-click on the taskbar. 5.3.2 Audio configurations The Realtek® ALC888 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package.
... options Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button ASUS P5K64 WS 5-11 From the taskbar, double-click on the taskbar. 5.3.2 Audio configurations The Realtek® ALC888 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package.
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... your desired settings. 3. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effect tab. 2. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting.
... your desired settings. 3. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effect tab. 2. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting.
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... the main window right handle. Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe II on . The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Double-click the setup.exe file to close the Preference panel ASUS P5K64 WS 5-15 Because PC Probe II is software-based, you turn it on your computer has an enabled...
... the main window right handle. Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe II on . The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Double-click the setup.exe file to close the Preference panel ASUS P5K64 WS 5-15 Because PC Probe II is software-based, you turn it on your computer has an enabled...
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... taskbar. Launching AI 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. Using AI Suite Click the AI N.O.S., AI Gear2, AI Nap, AI Booster, or Q-Fan2 icon ...launch AI Booster ASUS P5K64 WS Press to launch AI Nap Press to the optical drive. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to launch AI N.O.S. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows...
... taskbar. Launching AI 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. Using AI Suite Click the AI N.O.S., AI Gear2, AI Nap, AI Booster, or Q-Fan2 icon ...launch AI Booster ASUS P5K64 WS Press to launch AI Nap Press to the optical drive. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to launch AI N.O.S. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows...
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5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to configure Serial ATA hard...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. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for this setup. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1... set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the data in the other business...
5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with two RAID controllers that allow you to configure Serial ATA hard...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. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for this setup. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1... set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of the data in the other business...
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... key to create a RAID driver disk. 8. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ... screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. ASUS P5K64 WS 5-39 Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the optical drive....
... key to create a RAID driver disk. 8. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ... screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. ASUS P5K64 WS 5-39 Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the optical drive....
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... Windows® XP: 1. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to ...complete the installation. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI...
... Windows® XP: 1. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to ...complete the installation. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI...
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... least the minimum power required by your system. Select your system To uninstall other graphics card drivers in your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS P5K64 WS 6- 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFire™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFire™ Technology. Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with...
... least the minimum power required by your system. Select your system To uninstall other graphics card drivers in your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS P5K64 WS 6- 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFire™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFire™ Technology. Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with...