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... Contents...iii Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P5N64 WS Professional specifications xii 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 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features 1-8 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...iii Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P5N64 WS Professional specifications xii 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 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features 1-8 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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...of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1 x 2��-p�o��rt�U...ASUS® P5N64 WS Professional motherboard! Diagnosis card (Retail version only) 2 x WiFi-AP @n omni-directional antennae ASUS motherboard support DVD User guide ASUS WiFi-AP @n manual If any of ASUS quality motherboards! ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-1 Retail version only) G.P. Thank you start installing the motherboard...
...of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard I/O modules Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1 x 2��-p�o��rt�U...ASUS® P5N64 WS Professional motherboard! Diagnosis card (Retail version only) 2 x WiFi-AP @n omni-directional antennae ASUS motherboard support DVD User guide ASUS WiFi-AP @n manual If any of ASUS quality motherboards! ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-1 Retail version only) G.P. Thank you start installing the motherboard...
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... retrieval and saves. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-3 WiFi-AP @n With spec 300 Mbps transfer rates, WiFi-AP @n supports the...
... retrieval and saves. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-3 WiFi-AP @n With spec 300 Mbps transfer rates, WiFi-AP @n supports the...
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... loss & lower temperatures, Ferrite core chokes with AI Gear 3+, this motherboard is running at minimum power and noise when you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to help you are temporarily away. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-5 1.3.2 ASUS special features ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced computing power...
... loss & lower temperatures, Ferrite core chokes with AI Gear 3+, this motherboard is running at minimum power and noise when you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to help you are temporarily away. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-5 1.3.2 ASUS special features ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving solution intelligently and automatically provides balanced computing power...
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... exclusively by effortlessly and quickly providing precise system checks right after they switch on their PCs. ASUS Stack Cool 2 Stack Cool 2 is fully compatible with P5N64 WS Professional motherboard (retail version), the G.P. See page 2-27 for details. Diagnosis card assists users in system checking by ASUS. Faster, safer and more stable and enhances the overclocking capability.
... exclusively by effortlessly and quickly providing precise system checks right after they switch on their PCs. ASUS Stack Cool 2 Stack Cool 2 is fully compatible with P5N64 WS Professional motherboard (retail version), the G.P. See page 2-27 for details. Diagnosis card assists users in system checking by ASUS. Faster, safer and more stable and enhances the overclocking capability.
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... easy ways to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-7 Furthermore, it in the incoming audio stream while recording. Doing so may bend the tubing and affect the heat dissipation performance. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to experience true-to 5-32 for users...32 for details. This unique module eliminates the trouble of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to the motherboard. DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by existing airflow from multichannels will allow you to easily connect...
... easy ways to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 1-7 Furthermore, it in the incoming audio stream while recording. Doing so may bend the tubing and affect the heat dissipation performance. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to experience true-to 5-32 for users...32 for details. This unique module eliminates the trouble of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to the motherboard. DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by existing airflow from multichannels will allow you to easily connect...
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-13 2.5 Expansion slots 2-16 2.6 Jumper 2-20 2.7 Connectors 2-21 2.8 G.P. Diagnosis card installation 2-35 ASUS P5N64 WS Professional
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-13 2.5 Expansion slots 2-16 2.6 Jumper 2-20 2.7 Connectors 2-21 2.8 G.P. Diagnosis card installation 2-35 ASUS P5N64 WS Professional
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... avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. This is switched off mode. P5N64 WS PRO SB_PWR ON OFF Standy Power Powered Off P5N64 WS Professional Onboard LED ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-1 Failure to do so may cause severe damage to avoid touching the ICs on them. •...
... avoid damaging them due to static electricity. • Hold components by the edges to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. This is switched off mode. P5N64 WS PRO SB_PWR ON OFF Standy Power Powered Off P5N64 WS Professional Onboard LED ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-1 Failure to do so may cause severe damage to avoid touching the ICs on them. •...
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ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-3 DDR3 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_A2 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module) PRI_IDE FLOPPY 2.2.3 Motherboard layout KB_USB56 EATX12V SPDIF_O12 LAN2_USB34 F_ESATA12 LGA775 PWR_FAN EPU CPU_FAN Super I/O LAN1_USB12 AUDIO 88E1116 88E1116 CHA_FAN1 WFG NVIDIA® nForce® 790i(Ultra) SLI™...
ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-3 DDR3 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_A2 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module) PRI_IDE FLOPPY 2.2.3 Motherboard layout KB_USB56 EATX12V SPDIF_O12 LAN2_USB34 F_ESATA12 LGA775 PWR_FAN EPU CPU_FAN Super I/O LAN1_USB12 AUDIO 88E1116 88E1116 CHA_FAN1 WFG NVIDIA® nForce® 790i(Ultra) SLI™...
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P5N64 WS PRO P5N64 WS Professional CPU socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is released from the ... the CPU socket on your thumb (A), then move it to a 135º angle. Press the load lever with your left (B) until it is on the motherboard. Retention tab A Load lever PnP cap B This side of the arrow to the left . 2. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-7
P5N64 WS PRO P5N64 WS Professional CPU socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is released from the ... the CPU socket on your thumb (A), then move it to a 135º angle. Press the load lever with your left (B) until it is on the motherboard. Retention tab A Load lever PnP cap B This side of the arrow to the left . 2. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-7
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... fan cable is closest to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the installed CPU, making sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the heatsink and fan assembly. If you buy a boxed Intel® processor, the package includes... sure that the four fasteners match the holes on top of the groove pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-9 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU ...
... fan cable is closest to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the installed CPU, making sure that you have installed the motherboard to the chassis before you install the heatsink and fan assembly. If you buy a boxed Intel® processor, the package includes... sure that the four fasteners match the holes on top of the groove pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-9 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to the CPU ...
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CPU_FAN CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P5N64 WS PRO P5N64 WS Professional CPU fan connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to connect the CPU fan connector! B A A A B B B A 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in a diagonal sequence to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Push down two fasteners at a time in place.
CPU_FAN CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND P5N64 WS PRO P5N64 WS Professional CPU fan connector Do not forget to plug this connector. 2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to connect the CPU fan connector! B A A A B B B A 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in a diagonal sequence to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Push down two fasteners at a time in place.
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Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly B from the connector on the motherboard. 2. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-11 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the motherboard. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. A A B A B B A 4. 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1.
Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly B from the connector on the motherboard. 2. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-11 Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the motherboard. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. A A B A B B A 4. 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1.
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The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: P5N64 WS PRO DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 P5N64 WS Professional 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-13 DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption.
The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: P5N64 WS PRO DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 P5N64 WS Professional 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-13 DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption.
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... keyed with a notch so that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to both the motherboard and the components. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-15
... keyed with a notch so that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the socket. 3. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to both the motherboard and the components. Remove the DIMM from the socket. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-15
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... - - - - PCIe x16 1 shared - - - - - - - PCIe x16 2 shared - - - - - - PCIe x1 - ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-17 Marvell 6320 shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - USB controller 2... steering* PS/2 compatible mouse port* Numeric data processor IRQ holder for PCI steering* IRQ holder for PCI steering* * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI 1 shared - - - - - - - LAN 2 - - - shared - - - - - SATA controller 2 shared - - - - - - - PCIe ...
... - - - - PCIe x16 1 shared - - - - - - - PCIe x16 2 shared - - - - - - PCIe x1 - ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-17 Marvell 6320 shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - USB controller 2... steering* PS/2 compatible mouse port* Numeric data processor IRQ holder for PCI steering* IRQ holder for PCI steering* * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCI 1 shared - - - - - - - LAN 2 - - - shared - - - - - SATA controller 2 shared - - - - - - - PCIe ...
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... cards (optional) for details. • Connect a chassis fan to the white Universal PCIe x16 slot only. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-19 For SASsaby 1064E, install the card to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1/2/3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. • In single VGA card mode, use any of the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue...
... cards (optional) for details. • Connect a chassis fan to the white Universal PCIe x16 slot only. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-19 For SASsaby 1064E, install the card to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1/2/3 when using multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment. • In single VGA card mode, use any of the PCIe 2.0 slots (blue...
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...Cable-Select," make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-25 There are three connectors on the IDE ribbon cable to configure your device. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one of device(s) Master Slave Master Slave... signal cable. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for Ultra DMA 133/100 IDE devices. P5N64 WS PRO PIN1 P5N64 WS Professional IDE connector Single device Two devices Drive jumper setting Cable-Select or Master Cable-Select Master Slave Mode of the following modes...
...Cable-Select," make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 2-25 There are three connectors on the IDE ribbon cable to configure your device. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE connector, then select one of device(s) Master Slave Master Slave... signal cable. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for Ultra DMA 133/100 IDE devices. P5N64 WS PRO PIN1 P5N64 WS Professional IDE connector Single device Two devices Drive jumper setting Cable-Select or Master Cable-Select Master Slave Mode of the following modes...
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... RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND SSATAAT5 AR1SATA_TGXNPD6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND SATASA2TA6 R P5N64 WS PRO GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND SATA3 RSATA_RXP4 ... RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND P5B SATA Connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND P5N64 WS Professional SATA connectors SATA2 • Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk ...174; RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.
... RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND SSATAAT5 AR1SATA_TGXNPD6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND SATASA2TA6 R P5N64 WS PRO GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP4 RSATA_TXN4 GND SATA3 RSATA_RXP4 ... RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND P5B SATA Connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND P5N64 WS Professional SATA connectors SATA2 • Refer to the table below for the recommended SATA hard disk ...174; RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD.