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......viii Safety information ix About this guide x P5N72-T Premium specifications summary 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 AI Lifestyle unique features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features.. 1-7 1.3.4 ASUS special 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 Audio card layout 2-3 2.2.5 Layout contents...
......viii Safety information ix About this guide x P5N72-T Premium specifications summary 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 AI Lifestyle unique features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features.. 1-7 1.3.4 ASUS special 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 Audio card layout 2-3 2.2.5 Layout contents...
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... 1-6 4-16 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-17 4.3.8 Installed Memory 4-17 4.3.9 Usable Memory 4-17 4.3.10 System Information 4-17 4.4 AI Tweaker menu 4-18 4.4.1 AI Overclock Tuner 4-18 4.4.2 Overclocking 4-21 4.4.3 Over Voltage 4-24 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration 4-26 4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex 4-26 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory 4-26 4.4.7 ES Selection 4-26 4.5 Advanced menu 4-... 4-38 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-38 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 4-38 4.7.5 Boot Settings Configuration 4-39 4.7.6 Security 4-40 4.8 Tools menu 4-42 4.8.1 ASUS O.C. Profile 4-42 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-44 4.9 Exit menu 4-45
... 1-6 4-16 4.3.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-17 4.3.8 Installed Memory 4-17 4.3.9 Usable Memory 4-17 4.3.10 System Information 4-17 4.4 AI Tweaker menu 4-18 4.4.1 AI Overclock Tuner 4-18 4.4.2 Overclocking 4-21 4.4.3 Over Voltage 4-24 4.4.4 Loadline Calibration 4-26 4.4.5 NVIDIA GPU Ex 4-26 4.4.6 SLI-Ready Memory 4-26 4.4.7 ES Selection 4-26 4.5 Advanced menu 4-... 4-38 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-38 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 4-38 4.7.5 Boot Settings Configuration 4-39 4.7.6 Security 4-40 4.8 Tools menu 4-42 4.8.1 ASUS O.C. Profile 4-42 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-44 4.9 Exit menu 4-45
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... Utility - 2-Phase DDR2 - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - Profile - Profile Overclocking Protection: - P5N72-T Premium specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I/O Ports ASUS Power Saving Solution: - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: StackCool 2 - ASUS Noise Filter ASUS EZ DIY: - ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - AI Audio 2 - ASUS AI Direct Link - ASUS Q-Shield - O.C.
... Utility - 2-Phase DDR2 - ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) - Profile - Profile Overclocking Protection: - P5N72-T Premium specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I/O Ports ASUS Power Saving Solution: - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design: StackCool 2 - ASUS Noise Filter ASUS EZ DIY: - ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - AI Audio 2 - ASUS AI Direct Link - ASUS Q-Shield - O.C.
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The Intel® Core™ 2 series processor is excellent for multi-tasking, ...advantage of the increased bandwidth of the fastest platform in the world. See Chapter 6 for enthusiast, extreme overclocking capability, ultimate gaming performance with SLI technology support. It's designed for details. NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface...still providing backward compatibility to 10 USB 2.0 ports. For some applications nearly triple performance! PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for details. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction NVIDIA® nForce® ...
The Intel® Core™ 2 series processor is excellent for multi-tasking, ...advantage of the increased bandwidth of the fastest platform in the world. See Chapter 6 for enthusiast, extreme overclocking capability, ultimate gaming performance with SLI technology support. It's designed for details. NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface...still providing backward compatibility to 10 USB 2.0 ports. For some applications nearly triple performance! PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for details. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction NVIDIA® nForce® ...
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.... AI Nap With AI Nap, the system can help save the environment. ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more energy efficiency. creating more stable and enhances the overclocking capability. See page 5-31 for higher performance or improve efficiency by 50% when... power and noise when you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to help you are temporarily away. The motherboard uses a special design on ) MOSFETs for details. It automatically provides power for details. See page 5-29 for minimum switching loss...
.... AI Nap With AI Nap, the system can help save the environment. ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more energy efficiency. creating more stable and enhances the overclocking capability. See page 5-31 for higher performance or improve efficiency by 50% when... power and noise when you attain the best possible power efficiency and energy savings up to help you are temporarily away. The motherboard uses a special design on ) MOSFETs for details. It automatically provides power for details. See page 5-29 for minimum switching loss...
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...and the Memory Voltage in case the system hangs due to overclocking. See page 4-24 for details. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-7 When the system hangs due to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in... 0.02v steps to finetune voltages to overclock the CPU speed in ...
...and the Memory Voltage in case the system hangs due to overclocking. See page 4-24 for details. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 1-7 When the system hangs due to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in... 0.02v steps to finetune voltages to overclock the CPU speed in ...
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...and can save up to help make real-time changes in the operating system and can automatically detect current CPU loading, dynamically overclocking the CPU speed in light loading. SupremeFX II also provides a special tool to emphasize human voices in games to 62%...by advanced antivirus technologies, �K�a�s�p�e�r�s�k�y® Anti-Virus Personal offers premium antivirus protection for its highly effective detection of ROG. 1.3.4 ASUS special features Supreme FX II features This motherboard adopts ROG's renowned audio solution.
...and can save up to help make real-time changes in the operating system and can automatically detect current CPU loading, dynamically overclocking the CPU speed in light loading. SupremeFX II also provides a special tool to emphasize human voices in games to 62%...by advanced antivirus technologies, �K�a�s�p�e�r�s�k�y® Anti-Virus Personal offers premium antivirus protection for its highly effective detection of ROG. 1.3.4 ASUS special features Supreme FX II features This motherboard adopts ROG's renowned audio solution.
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... to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to pins 2-3. 2.6 Jumper 1. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time... RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the jumper again to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. For system failure due to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data.
... to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to pins 2-3. 2.6 Jumper 1. To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time... RTC RAM data. Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the jumper again to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. For system failure due to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data.
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...of the screen has the following main items: Main AI Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit For changing the basic system configuration For changing the overclocking settings For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For configuring options ... loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
...of the screen has the following main items: Main AI Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit For changing the basic system configuration For changing the overclocking settings For changing the advanced system settings For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For configuring options ... loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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... becomes configurable when you set AI Overclock Tuner to [AI Overclock] Overclock Options [Disabled] Allows you to set overclocking parameters. Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Standard AI Overclock Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing...8594;←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.4.1 AI Overclock Tuner [Auto] Allows selection of the AI Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Configuration options: [...
... becomes configurable when you set AI Overclock Tuner to [AI Overclock] Overclock Options [Disabled] Allows you to set overclocking parameters. Select either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Standard AI Overclock Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing...8594;←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.4.1 AI Overclock Tuner [Auto] Allows selection of the AI Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Configuration options: [...
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....0] [201.5]-[210.0] [211.0]�-� [500.0] FSB & Memory Config This sub-menu allows you to set the PCIEX16_3 overclocking frequency. Memory Clock Mode x FSB - Memory Ratio x FSB (QDR), MHz Actual FSB (QDR), MHz x MEM (DDR...overclocking frequency. �U�s�e��t�h�e a�n�d� keys to adjust the frequency. Use the and keys to edit. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit ASUS P5N72-T Premium...
....0] [201.5]-[210.0] [211.0]�-� [500.0] FSB & Memory Config This sub-menu allows you to set the PCIEX16_3 overclocking frequency. Memory Clock Mode x FSB - Memory Ratio x FSB (QDR), MHz Actual FSB (QDR), MHz x MEM (DDR...overclocking frequency. �U�s�e��t�h�e a�n�d� keys to adjust the frequency. Use the and keys to edit. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit ASUS P5N72-T Premium...
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Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AI Tweaker Overclocking Select Menu CPU Type CPU Speed Cache RAM Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz 2.... [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] tRCD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] tRP [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] tRAS [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]-[31] ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-21 4.4.2 Overclocking This sub-menu allows you to adjust the system frequency-related items. Select an item, then press to use the value recommended by the DIMM...
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AI Tweaker Overclocking Select Menu CPU Type CPU Speed Cache RAM Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz 2.... [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] tRCD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] tRP [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] tRAS [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]-[31] ASUS P5N72-T Premium 4-21 4.4.2 Overclocking This sub-menu allows you to adjust the system frequency-related items. Select an item, then press to use the value recommended by the DIMM...
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5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-33 After installing AI Suite from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. The options on the AI Suite main window.
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. ASUS P5N72-T Premium 5-33 After installing AI Suite from the bundled Support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. The options on the AI Suite main window.