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... Nap 5-21 5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-22 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 5-23 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-24 5.3.10 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-26 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-35 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-43 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-43 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-43 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards...
... Nap 5-21 5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-22 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 5-23 5.3.9 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-24 5.3.10 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-26 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-35 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-43 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-43 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-43 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 Requirements 6-1 6.2 Graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards...
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... LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for audio/video appliances such as video, audio, and voice. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 1- S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to 12.8 GB/s. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to external devices. The external SATA port located at...
... LAN is the networking standard for the early future and is ideal for audio/video appliances such as video, audio, and voice. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 1- S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard provides convenient connectivity to 12.8 GB/s. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up to external devices. The external SATA port located at...
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... printed circuit board (PCB) to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. Optional Fan (for minimum switching loss & lower temperatures, Ferrite core chokes with its 95% power efficiency. ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more energy efficiency. Fanless Design - Pure Copper Heat-pipe The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near...
... printed circuit board (PCB) to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. Optional Fan (for minimum switching loss & lower temperatures, Ferrite core chokes with its 95% power efficiency. ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more energy efficiency. Fanless Design - Pure Copper Heat-pipe The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the chipsets to the heatsink near...
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... Microsoft Natural Keyboard Communications Port (COM1)* Standard floppy disk controller System CMOS/real-time clock Microsoft ACPI-compliant system NVIDIA nForce networking controller #3 NVIDIA nForce networking controller #4 NVIDIA nForce PCI system management Mass storage controller PS/2 compatible mouse port Numeric data processor Primary IDE channel NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT VIA OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 host controller NVIDIA nForce 590/570/550 Serial ATA controller NVIDIA network bus enumerator NVIDIA network bus enumerator Standard OpenHCD USB host controller NVIDIA nForce...
... Microsoft Natural Keyboard Communications Port (COM1)* Standard floppy disk controller System CMOS/real-time clock Microsoft ACPI-compliant system NVIDIA nForce networking controller #3 NVIDIA nForce networking controller #4 NVIDIA nForce PCI system management Mass storage controller PS/2 compatible mouse port Numeric data processor Primary IDE channel NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT VIA OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 host controller NVIDIA nForce 590/570/550 Serial ATA controller NVIDIA network bus enumerator NVIDIA network bus enumerator Standard OpenHCD USB host controller NVIDIA nForce...
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...prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. PIN 1 ® P5N-T DELUXE Floppy disk drive connector 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. P5N-T DELUXE ® PIN 1 P5N-T DELUXE IDE connector Drive jumper setting Single device Two devices Cable-Select or Master Cable-Select Master Slave Mode of device(s) Master Slave Master Slave Cable connector Black Black Gray Black or gray ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 2-25 IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for...
...prevent incorrect cable connection when using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5. PIN 1 ® P5N-T DELUXE Floppy disk drive connector 2. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided floppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. P5N-T DELUXE ® PIN 1 P5N-T DELUXE IDE connector Drive jumper setting Single device Two devices Cable-Select or Master Cable-Select Master Slave Mode of device(s) Master Slave Master Slave Cable connector Black Black Gray Black or gray ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 2-25 IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for...
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... Serial ATA Configuration sub-menu in the BIOS. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors is set as "Cable-Select," make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. 3. If any device jumper is set to match the covered hole on the IDE connector is removed to [Disabled] by default. • Pin 20 on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use...
... Serial ATA Configuration sub-menu in the BIOS. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors is set as "Cable-Select," make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. 3. If any device jumper is set to match the covered hole on the IDE connector is removed to [Disabled] by default. • Pin 20 on the Ultra DMA cable connector. This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable. • Use...
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..., save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4- ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in DOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. See...
..., save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4- ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk in DOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. See...
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... each SATA device. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA1 Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to display the SATA device information. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to the system. Cylinder Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. 4.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the hard disk...
... each SATA device. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA1 Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to display the SATA device information. Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to the system. Cylinder Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. 4.3.6 SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the hard disk...
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...for the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 15%] [Overclock 20%] 4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI Tuning x Overclock Options x System Clocks x FSB & Memory Config Overclocking Over Voltage NVIDIA GPU EX x SLI-Ready Memory [Auto] Disabled [Disabled] Not Detected Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to [AI Overclock]. Auto Loads the optimal settings for stability when overclocking. Standard Loads the standard settings for the system...
...for the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 15%] [Overclock 20%] 4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI Tuning x Overclock Options x System Clocks x FSB & Memory Config Overclocking Over Voltage NVIDIA GPU EX x SLI-Ready Memory [Auto] Disabled [Disabled] Not Detected Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to [AI Overclock]. Auto Loads the optimal settings for stability when overclocking. Standard Loads the standard settings for the system...
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...(4-5) LAN1(7-8) [Disabled] Status Open Open Open Open Length N/A N/A N/A N/A Item Specific Help Enable or Disable LAN cable check during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Take caution when changing the settings of the LAN cable during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4-25 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI NET2 PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set.
...(4-5) LAN1(7-8) [Disabled] Status Open Open Open Open Length N/A N/A N/A N/A Item Specific Help Enable or Disable LAN cable check during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Take caution when changing the settings of the LAN cable during POST. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4-25 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to malfunction. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI NET2 PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to set.
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...you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to [Enabled], the succeeding items become user-configurable. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Serial-ATA Configuration Select Menu Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] RAID Enabled [Disabled] x SATA1 RAID Disabled x SATA2 RAID Disabled x SATA3 RAID Disabled x SATA4 RAID Disabled x SATA5 RAID Disabled x SATA6 RAID Disabled Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to control onchip SATA controller Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you...
...you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to [Enabled], the succeeding items become user-configurable. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Serial-ATA Configuration Select Menu Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] RAID Enabled [Disabled] x SATA1 RAID Disabled x SATA2 RAID Disabled x SATA3 RAID Disabled x SATA4 RAID Disabled x SATA5 RAID Disabled x SATA6 RAID Disabled Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to control onchip SATA controller Serial-ATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you...
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... →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. Configuration options: [S1 (POS...
... →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type [S1&S3] Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] Enabled Select Menu Item Specific Help Select the ACPI state used for system suspend. Configuration options: [S1 (POS...
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... -/+: Change Value →←: Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-Fan controller. CPU Q-Fan Profile [Optimal] Allows you to [Optimal], the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU temperature. When set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan. Configuration options: [Performance] [Optimal] [Silent] ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4-33 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The Chassis Q-Fan Profile item becomes user-configurable when you to set to set the...
... -/+: Change Value →←: Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-Fan controller. CPU Q-Fan Profile [Optimal] Allows you to [Optimal], the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU temperature. When set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan. Configuration options: [Performance] [Optimal] [Silent] ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4-33 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The Chassis Q-Fan Profile item becomes user-configurable when you to set to set the...
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... number of devices installed in the system. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] 4.7.2 Removable Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Removable Drives 1. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4-35 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to assign a removable drive attached to display the sub-menu. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority F1...
... number of devices installed in the system. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] 4.7.2 Removable Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Removable Drives 1. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe 4-35 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to assign a removable drive attached to display the sub-menu. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority F1...
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...; : Select Item -/+: Change Value →←: Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Pressing does not immediately exit this option only if you do not want to save your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to...
...; : Select Item -/+: Change Value →←: Select Menu Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Pressing does not immediately exit this option only if you do not want to save your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Load Setup Default Discard Changes Select Menu Item Specific Help This option save data to...
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...SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988B audio driver and application. ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset driver program. Marvell61xx SATA RAID Controller Installs the Marvell SATA RAID driver.
...SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988B audio driver and application. ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset driver program. Marvell61xx SATA RAID Controller Installs the Marvell SATA RAID driver.
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...; 680i SLI southbridge chipset. Save your RAID configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. See section "4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration > Serial-ATA Configuration" for details. 4. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. If you want to configure as RAID. Refer to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for...
...; 680i SLI southbridge chipset. Save your RAID configuration. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To set the BIOS RAID items: 1. See section "4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration > Serial-ATA Configuration" for details. 4. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. If you want to configure as RAID. Refer to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for...
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... a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the floppy drive then press . 9. Boot your computer. 2. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. To install the RAID driver in a RAID set. Go to the Make Disk menu, then click NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA RAID driver disk. 4. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe...
... a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Insert a floppy disk/USB device into the floppy drive then press . 9. Boot your computer. 2. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. To install the RAID driver in a RAID set. Go to the Make Disk menu, then click NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA RAID driver disk. 4. ASUS P5N-T Deluxe...
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Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/ USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-44 Chapter 5: Software support Due to complete the installation. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1.
Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/ USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-44 Chapter 5: Software support Due to complete the installation. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1.
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.... 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows® After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (a), select Personalize. 6- Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support nvidia.com). • If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in NVIDIA® Control Panel under Windows® Vista OS. 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Download the latest driver...
.... 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows® After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (a), select Personalize. 6- Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support nvidia.com). • If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in NVIDIA® Control Panel under Windows® Vista OS. 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Download the latest driver...
