User Manual
Page 6
... Booster 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-30 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-37 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5 Appendix: CPU...
... Booster 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-29 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-30 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-37 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing the device drivers 6-5 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in Windows 6-5 Appendix: CPU...
User Manual
Page 67
... utility allows you to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. This utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or a USB flash disk.) 3. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS P5N-D 4-1 Place the support CD in the support...
... utility allows you to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. This utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or a USB flash disk.) 3. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS P5N-D 4-1 Place the support CD in the support...
User Manual
Page 113
...CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your .... 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to run the CD. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive. ASUS P5N-D 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista operating systems (OS).
...CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your .... 5.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to run the CD. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive. ASUS P5N-D 5-1 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista operating systems (OS).
User Manual
Page 117
ASUS Motherboard Installation Guide The ASUS Motherboard Installation Guide contains a general and clear instruction on how to install your new ASUS motherboard, FAQs, and how to maintain your computer. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver Allows you to ...ASUS P5N-D 5-5 The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 is a multimedia technology that allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in Portable Document Format (PDF). DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you to create a NVIDIA® Windows® Vista 32/64bit RAID driver...
ASUS Motherboard Installation Guide The ASUS Motherboard Installation Guide contains a general and clear instruction on how to install your new ASUS motherboard, FAQs, and how to maintain your computer. NVIDIA 32/64bit XP SATA RAID Driver Allows you to ...ASUS P5N-D 5-5 The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 is a multimedia technology that allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in Portable Document Format (PDF). DirectX® improves the multimedia features of you computer so you to create a NVIDIA® Windows® Vista 32/64bit RAID driver...
User Manual
Page 123
... Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button ASUS P5N-D 5-11 The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. 5.3.2 Audio...
... Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button Minimize button Information button ASUS P5N-D 5-11 The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. 5.3.2 Audio...
User Manual
Page 124
... Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to configure your desired settings. 3. To set the karaoke to minimize the window. Information Click the information button ( ) to effect the Sound Effect settings and exit. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Click the ...shortcut buttons or the drop-down menus for your listening pleasure. Click to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. Sound Effect The Realtek® ALC883 Audio CODEC allows you...
... Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to configure your desired settings. 3. To set the karaoke to minimize the window. Information Click the information button ( ) to effect the Sound Effect settings and exit. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Click the ...shortcut buttons or the drop-down menus for your listening pleasure. Click to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. Sound Effect The Realtek® ALC883 Audio CODEC allows you...
User Manual
Page 127
... II icon appears in your computer: 1. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you of the support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. The Drivers installation tab appears if your system and change the utility configuration. PC ... icon to view the current status of your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. Place the support CD to close the Preference panel ASUS P5N-D 5-15 To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop. You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the...
... II icon appears in your computer: 1. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you of the support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. The Drivers installation tab appears if your system and change the utility configuration. PC ... icon to view the current status of your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. Place the support CD to close the Preference panel ASUS P5N-D 5-15 To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop. You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the...
User Manual
Page 133
... to normal state. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Using AI Suite Click the AI Gear 3, AI Nap, AI Booster, or Q-Fan 2 icon to launch the utility, or click the Normal icon to restore the system to complete installation. 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to...properly. Place the support CD to launch Q-Fan 2 5-21 To launch AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3 Press to launch AI Booster ASUS P5N-D Press to launch AI Nap Press to the optical drive. Click the Utilities tab, then click...
... to normal state. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Using AI Suite Click the AI Gear 3, AI Nap, AI Booster, or Q-Fan 2 icon to launch the utility, or click the Normal icon to restore the system to complete installation. 5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to...properly. Place the support CD to launch Q-Fan 2 5-21 To launch AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3 Press to launch AI Booster ASUS P5N-D Press to launch AI Nap Press to the optical drive. Click the Utilities tab, then click...
User Manual
Page 149
...third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. ASUS P5N-D 5-37 From the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you to press the F6 key to locate the driver disk utility. Follow succeeding screen... computer virus infection. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP/Vista operating system on a hard disk drive that is ...to floppy disk drive. 5. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. To create a RAID driver disk: 1. Place the motherboard support CD into the floppy disk drive. 3. ...
...third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. ASUS P5N-D 5-37 From the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you to press the F6 key to locate the driver disk utility. Follow succeeding screen... computer virus infection. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP/Vista operating system on a hard disk drive that is ...to floppy disk drive. 5. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the CD-ROM drive. 2. To create a RAID driver disk: 1. Place the motherboard support CD into the floppy disk drive. 3. ...
User Manual
Page 153
.... • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. ASUS P5N-D 6-1 Requirements • You should have two...the installation procedures in this section. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link...
.... • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. ASUS P5N-D 6-1 Requirements • You should have two...the installation procedures in this section. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link...
User Manual
Page 157
...;Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows® After installing your Windows taskbar. 2. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. Make sure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. ASUS P5N-D 6-5 From the pop-up menu, select...
...;Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows® After installing your Windows taskbar. 2. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. Make sure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. ASUS P5N-D 6-5 From the pop-up menu, select...
User Manual
Page 161
...file that supports EM64T. A.1 Intel® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows® Vista, Windows® XP SP2/ Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions). Using the...EM64T. 2. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. ASUS P5N-D A-1 See Chapter 4 for ...
...file that supports EM64T. A.1 Intel® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel® LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows® Vista, Windows® XP SP2/ Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions). Using the...EM64T. 2. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. ASUS P5N-D A-1 See Chapter 4 for ...