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...: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Aktiviert oder deaktiviert den IDE PIO-Vorablese-Modus. Konfigurationsoptionen: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-27 4.5.3 Onboard-Gerätekonfiguration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA... Configuration HD Audio Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 [Auto] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1:Help ESC:...
...: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Aktiviert oder deaktiviert den IDE PIO-Vorablese-Modus. Konfigurationsoptionen: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-27 4.5.3 Onboard-Gerätekonfiguration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA... Configuration HD Audio Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 [Auto] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help F1:Help ESC:...
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Profile 4-42 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-44 4.9 Exit menu 4-45 Contents 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave 4-14 4.3.6 SATA 1 ~ 6 4-16 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-17 4.3.8 Installed Memory 4-17 4.3.9 Usable ... NET2 4-25 4.5.2 PCIPnP 4-26 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration 4-27 4.6 Power menu 4-30 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type 4-30 4.6.2 ACPI APIC Support 4-30 4.6.3 APM Configuration 4-31 4.6.4 Hardware Monitor 4-33 4.7 Boot menu 4-36 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 4-36 4.7.2 Removable Drives 4-37 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-37 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 4-37...
Profile 4-42 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-44 4.9 Exit menu 4-45 Contents 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave 4-14 4.3.6 SATA 1 ~ 6 4-16 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-17 4.3.8 Installed Memory 4-17 4.3.9 Usable ... NET2 4-25 4.5.2 PCIPnP 4-26 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration 4-27 4.6 Power menu 4-30 4.6.1 ACPI Suspend Type 4-30 4.6.2 ACPI APIC Support 4-30 4.6.3 APM Configuration 4-31 4.6.4 Hardware Monitor 4-33 4.7 Boot menu 4-36 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority 4-36 4.7.2 Removable Drives 4-37 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-37 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 4-37...
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...need for speeds. Music Alarm Wake up call with customizable boot logos. The patented AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) technology intelligently detects system load and automatically boosts performance for each parameter. ASUS MyLogo3 This new feature present in the motherboard allows you ... automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in the CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to overclocking, C.P.R. The ASUS Music Alarm gives you to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. Inject "nitrous oxide" into your unending need to overclocking. ...
...need for speeds. Music Alarm Wake up call with customizable boot logos. The patented AI NOS™ (Non-delay Overclocking System) technology intelligently detects system load and automatically boosts performance for each parameter. ASUS MyLogo3 This new feature present in the motherboard allows you ... automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in the CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to overclocking, C.P.R. The ASUS Music Alarm gives you to conveniently store or load multiple BIOS settings. Inject "nitrous oxide" into your unending need to overclocking. ...
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... of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3 to overclocking. ASUS P5N32-E SLI 2-21 To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord and turn ON the... computer. 4. For system failure due to default values. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. ® P5N32-E SLI CLRTC_EN 12 23 Normal P5N32-E SLI Clear RTC RAM (Default) Clear RTC •...
... of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3 to overclocking. ASUS P5N32-E SLI 2-21 To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord and turn ON the... computer. 4. For system failure due to default values. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re-enter data. ® P5N32-E SLI CLRTC_EN 12 23 Normal P5N32-E SLI Clear RTC RAM (Default) Clear RTC •...
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...500 W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirement with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with the following configuration: Normal Loading CPU PSC 3.73G 1066 DDR800 1GB*2 VGA Nvidia...-HD 1 CD-ROM 1 USB 2 PCI 1 • If you want to connect the 4-pin/8pin EATX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of 550 W. • Do not forget to use two EN7950GX2 graphics cards, visit the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com) for the qualified...
...500 W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirement with more power-consuming devices. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with the following configuration: Normal Loading CPU PSC 3.73G 1066 DDR800 1GB*2 VGA Nvidia...-HD 1 CD-ROM 1 USB 2 PCI 1 • If you want to connect the 4-pin/8pin EATX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of 550 W. • Do not forget to use two EN7950GX2 graphics cards, visit the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com) for the qualified...
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Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-9 4.3 Main menu 4-13 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu 4-18 4.5 Advanced menu 4-25 4.6 Power menu 4-30 4.7 Boot menu 4-36 4.8 Tools menu 4-41 4.9 Exit menu 4-45 ASUS P5N32-E SLI
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-9 4.3 Main menu 4-13 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu 4-18 4.5 Advanced menu 4-25 4.6 Power menu 4-30 4.7 Boot menu 4-36 4.8 Tools menu 4-41 4.9 Exit menu 4-45 ASUS P5N32-E SLI
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... disk. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup Windows® XP environment a. d. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the optical drive. Do either one of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. b. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. e. Click File from the menu...
... disk. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup Windows® XP environment a. d. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the optical drive. Do either one of boot disks for Windows® 2000: a. b. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 1. e. Click File from the menu...
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To update the BIOS using a DOS‑based utility. 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using EZ Flash 2: 1. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B312 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC...
To update the BIOS using a DOS‑based utility. 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using EZ Flash 2: 1. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B312 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC...
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Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash.exe) from the ASUS web site. Follow these instructions to the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest... Program: CD ROM or USB flash disk you created earlier. 4. Under the DOS mode, use (X stands for AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. awdflash then press . The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup PMC Pm49FL004T...from the Software folder of the support DVD to update the BIOS using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Boot the system in FAT 16/12 format.
Copy the AwardBIOS Flash Utility (awdflash.exe) from the ASUS web site. Follow these instructions to the floppy disk, CD ROM or a USB flash disk with the latest... Program: CD ROM or USB flash disk you created earlier. 4. Under the DOS mode, use (X stands for AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. awdflash then press . The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup PMC Pm49FL004T...from the Software folder of the support DVD to update the BIOS using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Boot the system in FAT 16/12 format.
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... screens shown in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time...
... screens shown in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time...
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For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their corresponding functions. ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-11 The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar allow you can change the value of a field, select it then ...
For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their corresponding functions. ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-11 The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar allow you can change the value of a field, select it then ...
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... the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of diskette drive A. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Language 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 [English] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE Master Legacy Diskett[eSTA3:21122A...
... the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of diskette drive A. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Language 15 : 30 : 36 Thu, Apr 6 2006 [English] Legacy Diskette A: [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Primary IDE Master Legacy Diskett[eSTA3:21122A...
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... you to choose the BIOS language version from the options. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Language Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6... HDD SMART Monitoring 15 : 30 : 36 Sat, Jan 21 2006 [English] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-13 Configuration options: [English] [French] [Deutsch] [Chinese (Trad.)] [Chinese (Simp.)] [Japanese] 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets ...
... you to choose the BIOS language version from the options. Main Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Language Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6... HDD SMART Monitoring 15 : 30 : 36 Sat, Jan 21 2006 [English] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-13 Configuration options: [English] [French] [Deutsch] [Chinese (Trad.)] [Chinese (Simp.)] [Japanese] 4.3.4 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets ...
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Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI Tuning x Overclock Options x N.O.S. Option x System Clocks x FSB & Memory Config Overclocking Over Voltage NVIDIA GPU EX x SLI-Ready Memory [Auto] Disabled [Disabled] Not ...: Setup Defaults Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit 4.4.1 AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the system.
Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI Tuning x Overclock Options x N.O.S. Option x System Clocks x FSB & Memory Config Overclocking Over Voltage NVIDIA GPU EX x SLI-Ready Memory [Auto] Disabled [Disabled] Not ...: Setup Defaults Enter: Select SubMenu F10: Save and Exit 4.4.1 AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the system.
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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 change the settings for system devices. LAN2...LAN2 Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-25 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to set. Take caution when changing the settings of the LAN/LAN2 cable during...
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 change the settings for system devices. LAN2...LAN2 Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-25 4.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to set. Take caution when changing the settings of the LAN/LAN2 cable during...
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... a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Plug & Play O/S [No] When set to use as the primary boot device. When set to configure non-boot devices. Configuration options: [PCI] [PCI-E] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Primary Display Adapter [PCI...
... a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot. Plug & Play O/S [No] When set to use as the primary boot device. When set to configure non-boot devices. Configuration options: [PCI] [PCI-E] 4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Primary Display Adapter [PCI...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-27 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration HD Audio Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 [Auto] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5N32-E SLI 4-27 4.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration HD Audio Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1st nVidia LAN Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 [Auto] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled...
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...Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Allows you to set the High-Definition audio function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to change Serial ATA settings. Serial-ATA Configuration This sub-menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN... boot ROM. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] HD Audio [Auto] Allows you to ...
...Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Allows you to set the High-Definition audio function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Allows you to change Serial ATA settings. Serial-ATA Configuration This sub-menu allows you to enable or disable the onboard LAN... boot ROM. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] HD Audio [Auto] Allows you to ...
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... menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for system suspend. Phoenix-Award BIOS 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 Press [Enter] to display the...
... menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for system suspend. Phoenix-Award BIOS 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 Press [Enter] to display the...
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... 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Boot Device Priority Select Menu 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] These items specify the boot device ... devices installed in the system. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to display the sub-menu. Select an item then press to change the system...
... 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Boot Device Priority Select Menu 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device 4th Boot Device [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority 1st ~ 4th Boot Device [Removable] These items specify the boot device ... devices installed in the system. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] 4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to display the sub-menu. Select an item then press to change the system...