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... modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is defaced or missing. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD... NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED ...
... modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is defaced or missing. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD... NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED ...
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Contents Notices...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5K64 WS specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Special features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features 1-7 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU ...
Contents Notices...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5K64 WS specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Special features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features 1-7 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU ...
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Tuned by ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR3 1066MHz. Refer to DDR3 1333. Supports...and Jack‑retasking functions Coaxial and optical S/PDIF out ports (continued on the next page) xi P5K64 WS specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN Audio LGA775 socket for Intel® Core... only Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® P35 / ICH9R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology 1333...
Tuned by ASUS Super Memspeed Technology, this motherboard natively supports up to DDR3 1066MHz. Refer to DDR3 1333. Supports...and Jack‑retasking functions Coaxial and optical S/PDIF out ports (continued on the next page) xi P5K64 WS specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN Audio LGA775 socket for Intel® Core... only Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® P35 / ICH9R with Intel® Fast Memory Access Technology 1333...
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...) - Memory tuning from 800MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - Cooling only ASUS Crystal Sound: - vDIMM: 15-step DRAM voltage control - ASUS Q Fan 2 - FSB tuning from 100MHz up to 1600MHz - P5K64 WS specifications summary IEEE 1394 USB ASUS Special features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features VIA 6308S 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports...
...) - Memory tuning from 800MHz up to 800MHz at 1MHz increment - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - Cooling only ASUS Crystal Sound: - vDIMM: 15-step DRAM voltage control - ASUS Q Fan 2 - FSB tuning from 100MHz up to 1600MHz - P5K64 WS specifications summary IEEE 1394 USB ASUS Special features ASUS Stylish Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features VIA 6308S 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports...
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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 port 6 x ... 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" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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 port 6 x ... 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" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii
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...specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See page 2-24 for details. ASUS P5K64 WS 1- This capability ensures rapid transfer of data from WAN to external devices. Easily backup photos, videos and other PC portable devices. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard...different audio streams to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to your PC! You can now talk to external home theater audio systems via ...
...specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See page 2-24 for details. ASUS P5K64 WS 1- This capability ensures rapid transfer of data from WAN to external devices. Easily backup photos, videos and other PC portable devices. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard...different audio streams to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to your PC! You can now talk to external home theater audio systems via ...
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...Power Design The ASUS 8-Phase Power Design provides highly efficient operation to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling is specifically designed to ...generate less heat (at most. It has the advantages of critical heat generating components. Optional Fan (for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only) The optional fan is utilized, ensuring effective heat dissipation for details. 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction AI Gear 2 AI Gear 2 allows you are temporarily away. The motherboard...
...Power Design The ASUS 8-Phase Power Design provides highly efficient operation to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling is specifically designed to ...generate less heat (at most. It has the advantages of critical heat generating components. Optional Fan (for Water-Cooling or Passive-Cooling only) The optional fan is utilized, ensuring effective heat dissipation for details. 1- Chapter 1: Product Introduction AI Gear 2 AI Gear 2 allows you are temporarily away. The motherboard...
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...and install any other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other PCI Express device on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express slots This motherboard has four PCI Express slots that support PCI Express... graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the Universal PCI-E slot (black).
...and install any other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other PCI Express device on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express slots This motherboard has four PCI Express slots that support PCI Express... graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the Universal PCI-E slot (black).
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...right-angle side of the system chassis. Connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector ...Windows® XP or later version. Doing so will damage the motherboard! These USB connectors comply with huge graphics cards. Or you can... to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The Serial ATA RAID...1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. USB+5V USB_P12USB_P12+ GND NC P5K64 WS USB1112 1 USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+ GND USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V...
...right-angle side of the system chassis. Connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector ...Windows® XP or later version. Doing so will damage the motherboard! These USB connectors comply with huge graphics cards. Or you can... to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. The Serial ATA RAID...1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. USB+5V USB_P12USB_P12+ GND NC P5K64 WS USB1112 1 USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+ GND USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V...
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... sure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is inadequate. • 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...ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW • If you use a PSU with more power-consuming devices. AAFP HD-audio-compliant pin definition Legacy AC'97 compliant definition GND PRESENSE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR P5K64 WS...
... sure that the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS is inadequate. • 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...ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW • If you use a PSU with more power-consuming devices. AAFP HD-audio-compliant pin definition Legacy AC'97 compliant definition GND PRESENSE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR P5K64 WS...
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... menu items. If an item is a brief description of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the menu bar displays the specific items for that the iteam has a sub-menu. To change the value of options. configurable, you can change the value of a field, select it then...
... menu items. If an item is a brief description of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the menu bar displays the specific items for that the iteam has a sub-menu. To change the value of options. configurable, you can change the value of a field, select it then...
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...] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto...
...] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of device connected to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto...
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... [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 4.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Main BIOS...appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as to enable or disable Intel Robson Technology. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup ...
... [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 4.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. This will be effective only if the device is accessed through BIOS. Main BIOS...appears only when you set the item Configure SATA as to enable or disable Intel Robson Technology. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup ...
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... on S3/STR resume. APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specifications. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled...
... on S3/STR resume. APM Configuration Hardware Monitor Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Add additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specifications. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled...
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... [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). ASUS AI Quiet optimizes system performance by PS/2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. CPU Fan Speed CPU Q-Fan Control ... F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware...
... [N/A] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the CPU fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). ASUS AI Quiet optimizes system performance by PS/2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. CPU Fan Speed CPU Q-Fan Control ... F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Select [Ignored] if you do not wish to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] 4.5.6 Hardware Monitor BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Hardware...
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... Q-Fan function is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. Configuration options: [28ºC] [31ºC] [34ºC] [37ºC] [40ºC] [43ºC] [46ºC] ASUS P5K64 WS 4-29 Configuration options: [PWM] Some CPU fans with a 4-pin cable do not comply with Intel®'s PWM fan specification. Setting a very low ratio may cause...
... Q-Fan function is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. Configuration options: [28ºC] [31ºC] [34ºC] [37ºC] [40ºC] [43ºC] [46ºC] ASUS P5K64 WS 4-29 Configuration options: [PWM] Some CPU fans with a 4-pin cable do not comply with Intel®'s PWM fan specification. Setting a very low ratio may cause...
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Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. ASUS P5K64 WS 5- Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support DVD. 5.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the motherboard.
Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. ASUS P5K64 WS 5- Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support DVD. 5.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the motherboard.