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Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to continue. 5-29 Please insert your formatted floppy to drive B:\ Press a key to boot from CDROM... 1) Make ICH7 32-bit RAID driver disk 2) Make ICH7 64-bit RAID driver disk 3) Format floppy disk 4) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 ~ 4 Insert new diskette for drive B:\ and press ENTER when ready...
Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Press any key to continue. 5-29 Please insert your formatted floppy to drive B:\ Press a key to boot from CDROM... 1) Make ICH7 32-bit RAID driver disk 2) Make ICH7 64-bit RAID driver disk 3) Format floppy disk 4) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 ~ 4 Insert new diskette for drive B:\ and press ENTER when ready...
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... 4-40 4.7 Exit menu 4-43 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Makedisk menu 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-4 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-5 5.2.5 Contact information 5-6 5.2.6 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-12 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-18 5.4.2 Intel® RAID...
... 4-40 4.7 Exit menu 4-43 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Makedisk menu 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-4 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-5 5.2.5 Contact information 5-6 5.2.6 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-12 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-18 5.4.2 Intel® RAID...
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P5LD2 specifications summary Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX Anti-Virus Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
P5LD2 specifications summary Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX Anti-Virus Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
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... injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Refer to install expansion cards. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation ...adding or removing expansion cards. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ASUS P5LD2 2-17 Make sure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Assign an IRQ to the table on BIOS setup....
... injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Refer to install expansion cards. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation ...adding or removing expansion cards. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ASUS P5LD2 2-17 Make sure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Assign an IRQ to the table on BIOS setup....
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...on the connector is for easier data storage and data transfer. P5LD2 ® FLOPPY PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. • Make sure that you install the ITE 8211 IDE Driver from the support CD before using a FDD cable with a ...[red], SEC_EIDE [red]) These connectors are for details. • These connectors do not support ATAPI devices. 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5LD2 ® P5LD2 RAID connectors SEC_EIDE PIN 1 PRI_EIDE PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the floppy ribbon cable to prevent incorrect cable...
...on the connector is for easier data storage and data transfer. P5LD2 ® FLOPPY PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1. • Make sure that you install the ITE 8211 IDE Driver from the support CD before using a FDD cable with a ...[red], SEC_EIDE [red]) These connectors are for details. • These connectors do not support ATAPI devices. 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5LD2 ® P5LD2 RAID connectors SEC_EIDE PIN 1 PRI_EIDE PIN 1 NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on the floppy ribbon cable to prevent incorrect cable...
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...this utility. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup This utility is available in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Quit all Windows® applications before you to: • Save the current BIOS...BIOS version information. See page 5-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the support CD...
...this utility. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup This utility is available in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Quit all Windows® applications before you to: • Save the current BIOS...BIOS version information. See page 5-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the support CD...
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... storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. If you wish to internally optimize the order of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to Native mode. PIO Mode [4] Selects the PIO mode. IDE Configuration Configure SATA As Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Support On [Standard IDE] [Enhanced...
... storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. If you wish to internally optimize the order of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to Native mode. PIO Mode [4] Selects the PIO mode. IDE Configuration Configure SATA As Onboard IDE Operate Mode Enhanced Mode Support On [Standard IDE] [Enhanced...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-29 ASUS P5LD2
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-29 ASUS P5LD2
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...Service Pack1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD information The support...CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install...8226; Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. 5.1 Installing an operating...supports Windows® 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. Always install the latest OS version ...
...Service Pack1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support CD information The support...CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install...8226; Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. 5.1 Installing an operating...supports Windows® 2000/XP operating systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. Always install the latest OS version ...
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... When installed to the online help or readme file that came with the utility for configuring the chipset components. Installing the driver in silent or unattended preload modes. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® Chipset INF Update Program. See page...174; chipset components on the motherboard. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC882 audio driver and application. You can install this driver provides the method for details. User input is not required when installing the driver in interactive mode requires user input during installation. ...
... When installed to the online help or readme file that came with the utility for configuring the chipset components. Installing the driver in silent or unattended preload modes. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® Chipset INF Update Program. See page...174; chipset components on the motherboard. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC882 audio driver and application. You can install this driver provides the method for details. User input is not required when installing the driver in interactive mode requires user input during installation. ...
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... RAID or IDE drivers during OS installation. ASUS P5LD2 5- USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5.2.3 Makedisk menu The Makedisk menu allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32 or 64-bit system. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. ITE8211 IDE Driver Installs the ITE8211 IDE controller driver. The Silicon Image...
... RAID or IDE drivers during OS installation. ASUS P5LD2 5- USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5.2.3 Makedisk menu The Makedisk menu allows you to create an ICH7 RAID driver disk for a 32 or 64-bit system. The screen display and driver options vary under different operating system versions. ITE8211 IDE Driver Installs the ITE8211 IDE controller driver. The Silicon Image...
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... to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. 5.3.3 Audio configurations The Realtek® ALC882 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. From the taskbar...
... to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. 5.3.3 Audio configurations The Realtek® ALC882 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. From the taskbar...
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ASUS P5LD2 5-13 Information Click the information button ( ) to display more options. Click the arrow button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to configure your audio settings. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to minimize the window.
ASUS P5LD2 5-13 Information Click the information button ( ) to display more options. Click the arrow button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to configure your audio settings. Minimize Click the minimize button ( ) to minimize the window.
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...RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set using only two identical hard disk drives. Refer to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. ASUS P5LD2 5-17 Intel® Matrix Storage. The RAID 5 configuration is data...RAID configurations. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to section "5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk" for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in the ...
...RAID 0 and a RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set using only two identical hard disk drives. Refer to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. ASUS P5LD2 5-17 Intel® Matrix Storage. The RAID 5 configuration is data...RAID configurations. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to section "5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk" for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in the ...
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...ENTER when ready... 7. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. The Makedisk menu appears. 1) Make ICH7 32-bit RAID driver disk 2) Make ICH7 64-bit RAID driver disk 3) Format floppy disk 4) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 ~ 4 6. The following message displays on screen. Press any key... screen. Press to format the floppy disk. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD. ASUS P5LD2 5-29 Insert new diskette for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on screen. Place the motherboard support CD in ...
...ENTER when ready... 7. Restart the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 3. The Makedisk menu appears. 1) Make ICH7 32-bit RAID driver disk 2) Make ICH7 64-bit RAID driver disk 3) Format floppy disk 4) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 ~ 4 6. The following message displays on screen. Press any key... screen. Press to format the floppy disk. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support CD. ASUS P5LD2 5-29 Insert new diskette for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on screen. Place the motherboard support CD in ...
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...to the Makedisk menu. Press any key to return to install the RAID drivers. 5-30 Chapter 5: Software support To create a RAID driver disk in the optical drive. 2. Press , then insert the RAID driver disk to section "5.2.2 Drivers menu" for details. 3. Or Browse the contents of the support CD ...to locate the driver disk utility: • • ICH7 32-bit RAID Driver Disk ICH7 64-bit RAID Driver Disk Refer to \Drivers\Chipset\Intel\MSM\Readme.txt Refer to the floppy disk drive. 3. During installation, the...
...to the Makedisk menu. Press any key to return to install the RAID drivers. 5-30 Chapter 5: Software support To create a RAID driver disk in the optical drive. 2. Press , then insert the RAID driver disk to section "5.2.2 Drivers menu" for details. 3. Or Browse the contents of the support CD ...to locate the driver disk utility: • • ICH7 32-bit RAID Driver Disk ICH7 64-bit RAID Driver Disk Refer to \Drivers\Chipset\Intel\MSM\Readme.txt Refer to the floppy disk drive. 3. During installation, the...
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... Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS. See Chapter 4 for details. • Visit www.intel.com for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus. A.2.1 System requirements Before ...system. Using the Intel® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on device(s) documentation, or visit the related website, to update the BIOS. A.1 Intel® EM64T...motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) ASUS P5LD2 A-
... Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS. See Chapter 4 for details. • Visit www.intel.com for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus. A.2.1 System requirements Before ...system. Using the Intel® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on device(s) documentation, or visit the related website, to update the BIOS. A.1 Intel® EM64T...motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows® XP SP2/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) ASUS P5LD2 A-
Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide
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Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Please insert your formatted floppy to drive B:\ Press a key to boot from CDROM... 1) Make ICH7 32-bit RAID driver disk 2) Make ICH7 64-bit RAID driver disk 3) Format floppy disk 4) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 ~ 4 Insert new diskette for drive B:\ and press ENTER when ready... Press any key to continue. 5-29
Loading FreeDOS FAT KERNEL GO! Please insert your formatted floppy to drive B:\ Press a key to boot from CDROM... 1) Make ICH7 32-bit RAID driver disk 2) Make ICH7 64-bit RAID driver disk 3) Format floppy disk 4) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose 1 ~ 4 Insert new diskette for drive B:\ and press ENTER when ready... Press any key to continue. 5-29
P5LD2 User's Manual for English Edition
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... 4-40 4.7 Exit menu 4-43 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Makedisk menu 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-4 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-5 5.2.5 Contact information 5-6 5.2.6 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-12 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-18 5.4.2 Intel® RAID...
... 4-40 4.7 Exit menu 4-43 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support CD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Makedisk menu 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-4 5.2.4 Manuals menu 5-5 5.2.5 Contact information 5-6 5.2.6 Other information 5-6 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 Audio configurations 5-12 5.4 RAID configurations 5-17 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-18 5.4.2 Intel® RAID...
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P5LD2 specifications summary Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX Anti-Virus Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii
P5LD2 specifications summary Support CD contents Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Microsoft® DirectX Anti-Virus Utility Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Screensaver *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii