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... NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. All Rights Reserved. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF... in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ii E2167 First Edition June 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY...
... NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. All Rights Reserved. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF... in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ii E2167 First Edition June 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY...
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... first slot (blue) - 1 x PCI Express x1 card on the second slot (black) ASUS EZ Selector ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS PEG Link for Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D/Intel® Pentium® 4/ Intel® Celeron® processors...x16 slots work at the bandwidth of PCI Express x8. P5ND2-SLI Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) AI Audio LGA775 socket for dual PCI Express graphics cards ASUS Two-slot thermal design Realtek® ALC850 8-channel CODEC ...
... first slot (blue) - 1 x PCI Express x1 card on the second slot (black) ASUS EZ Selector ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS PEG Link for Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D/Intel® Pentium® 4/ Intel® Celeron® processors...x16 slots work at the bandwidth of PCI Express x8. P5ND2-SLI Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) AI Audio LGA775 socket for dual PCI Express graphics cards ASUS Two-slot thermal design Realtek® ALC850 8-channel CODEC ...
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... ASUS EZ Plug ASUS Post Reporter™ (Deluxe model only) ASUS Q-Fan2 (Deluxe model only) ASUS Q-Fan (non-Deluxe model only) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Multi-language BIOS ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the next page) xii DIMM voltage: 8-step DRAM voltage control - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD that spans across the Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives - P5ND2-SLI...
... ASUS EZ Plug ASUS Post Reporter™ (Deluxe model only) ASUS Q-Fan2 (Deluxe model only) ASUS Q-Fan (non-Deluxe model only) ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Multi-language BIOS ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the next page) xii DIMM voltage: 8-step DRAM voltage control - RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 and JBOD that spans across the Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drives - P5ND2-SLI...
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The following are subject to change without notice. Intel® Edition built-in the Deluxe model only: NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 - P5ND2-SLI Series specifications summary Support CD contents Form Factor Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) NV RAID Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version...
The following are subject to change without notice. Intel® Edition built-in the Deluxe model only: NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 - P5ND2-SLI Series specifications summary Support CD contents Form Factor Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) NV RAID Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version...
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...Core Technology and is fully compatible with 1066/ 800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel® Edition technology allows two graphics processing units (GPUs) in the 775-land package. See page 2-6 for details. See the Appendix ...D, Intel® Pentium® 4, and Intel® Celeron® processor in a single system. Intel® Edition The NVIDIA® nForce4® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical CPU cores ...
...Core Technology and is fully compatible with 1066/ 800/533 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). NVIDIA® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel® Edition technology allows two graphics processing units (GPUs) in the 775-land package. See page 2-6 for details. See the Appendix ...D, Intel® Pentium® 4, and Intel® Celeron® processor in a single system. Intel® Edition The NVIDIA® nForce4® Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) - Intel® Dual-Core Technology CPU support The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical CPU cores ...
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... it provides advanced anti-computer-hacking technologies, remote management capabilities, and a user-friendly setup wizard that are passed on the network. ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 1-3 Built-in NVFirewall™ and NVActiveArmor™ The NVIDIA® Firewall™ (NVFirewall™) is the NVIDIA® ActiveArmor... 667 MHz or 533 MHz to track data threads and pre-fetch appropriate data for improved performance. Intel® Edition memory controller features the QuickSynch synchronization technology that only safe data packets are tasked to meet the higher bandwidth requirements ...
... it provides advanced anti-computer-hacking technologies, remote management capabilities, and a user-friendly setup wizard that are passed on the network. ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 1-3 Built-in NVFirewall™ and NVActiveArmor™ The NVIDIA® Firewall™ (NVFirewall™) is the NVIDIA® ActiveArmor... 667 MHz or 533 MHz to track data threads and pre-fetch appropriate data for improved performance. Intel® Edition memory controller features the QuickSynch synchronization technology that only safe data packets are tasked to meet the higher bandwidth requirements ...
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...Deluxe model only) The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to 16 devices with port-multiplier functions. The *Sil3132R controller supports two additional SATA 3Gb/s connectors and allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations through the Silicon Image Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA® SLI...the bandwidth of new features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Intel® Edition chipset. Serial ATA allows thinner, more flexible cables with a host of the current Serial ATA products with lower pin count and ...
...Deluxe model only) The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to 16 devices with port-multiplier functions. The *Sil3132R controller supports two additional SATA 3Gb/s connectors and allows RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations through the Silicon Image Serial ATA interfaces and the NVIDIA® SLI...the bandwidth of new features, including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm, and Hot Swap. Intel® Edition chipset. Serial ATA allows thinner, more flexible cables with a host of the current Serial ATA products with lower pin count and ...
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...of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the socket and the socket contacts are... Intel Dual-Core CPU support Intel Dual-Core CPU and H y p e r- This motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition, the latest CPU with embedded dual physical cores and Hyper-Threading technology, making four CPU threads possible. Standard, Windows® Server 2003 - 2.3...
...of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the socket and the socket contacts are... Intel Dual-Core CPU support Intel Dual-Core CPU and H y p e r- This motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition, the latest CPU with embedded dual physical cores and Hyper-Threading technology, making four CPU threads possible. Standard, Windows® Server 2003 - 2.3...
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... page for this configuration. 32-bit Windows® 2000 Advanced Server Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64-bit Windows® Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition 2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you installed four 2 GB...
... page for this configuration. 32-bit Windows® 2000 Advanced Server Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64-bit Windows® Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition 2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information For optimum compatibility, it is recommended that you installed four 2 GB...
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...10-1 pin COM1) This connector is bundled in the Deluxe model only. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the USB/GAME module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. P5ND2-SLI +5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN ®...+5V J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1B2 +5V P5ND2-SLI Series Game connector The GAME port module is for a serial (COM) port. P5ND2-SLI COM1 PIN 1 ® P5ND2-SLI Series COM port connector The Serial (COM) port module is for playing or editing audio files. Connect the serial port module cable to...
...10-1 pin COM1) This connector is bundled in the Deluxe model only. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the USB/GAME module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. P5ND2-SLI +5V J2B1 J2CX MIDI_OUT J2CY J2B2 MIDI_IN ®...+5V J1B1 J1CX GND GND J1CY J1B2 +5V P5ND2-SLI Series Game connector The GAME port module is for a serial (COM) port. P5ND2-SLI COM1 PIN 1 ® P5ND2-SLI Series COM port connector The Serial (COM) port module is for playing or editing audio files. Connect the serial port module cable to...
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... D 6800GT x2 2 2 2 0 2 0 4 > 20A >= 400W Light Intel Pentium 4 6600GT x2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 > 17A >= 350W ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 2-35 See page 6-6 for details. • To support an Intel® Dual-Core CPU Extreme Edition up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. Table 1 Power Supply... Unit Reference Vendors List Vendor ASUS Delta Hipro Delta ASUS AcBel Seventeam AcBel AcBel Model Max. ...
... D 6800GT x2 2 2 2 0 2 0 4 > 20A >= 400W Light Intel Pentium 4 6600GT x2 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 > 17A >= 350W ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 2-35 See page 6-6 for details. • To support an Intel® Dual-Core CPU Extreme Edition up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. Table 1 Power Supply... Unit Reference Vendors List Vendor ASUS Delta Hipro Delta ASUS AcBel Seventeam AcBel AcBel Model Max. ...
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... SATA 1 and 2 ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Port 3, 4 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 4-33 Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu...
... SATA 1 and 2 ports. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Port 3, 4 [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the SATA DMA transfer access. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 4-33 Advanced Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Device Configuration Select Menu...
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..., third or fourth SATA master drive. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to edit.
..., third or fourth SATA master drive. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to edit.
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... set. The following screen appears. Take caution in using a lower array block size. typical disk usage • 128 KB - ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 5-25 2. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend using this option. Clear disk data? [Y] YES [N] 5. All data on the planned drive usage. • 8 /16 KB...
... set. The following screen appears. Take caution in using a lower array block size. typical disk usage • 128 KB - ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 5-25 2. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we recommend using this option. Clear disk data? [Y] YES [N] 5. All data on the planned drive usage. • 8 /16 KB...
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... RAID1 RRAAIIDD150 SPARRAEIDD1R0IVE SPARE DRIVE CONCATENATION 2. Select R A I P : For server systems, we recommend a higher array block size for audio and video editing, we recommend using a lower array block size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for optimum performance. c. Repeat step c to the Physical Drive menu....confirm or to return to set the second, third, and fourth drive. MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 5-33 The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to the Main ...
... RAID1 RRAAIIDD150 SPARRAEIDD1R0IVE SPARE DRIVE CONCATENATION 2. Select R A I P : For server systems, we recommend a higher array block size for audio and video editing, we recommend using a lower array block size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for optimum performance. c. Repeat step c to the Physical Drive menu....confirm or to return to set the second, third, and fourth drive. MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 5-33 The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to the Main ...
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... NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that allows you to chipset driver limitation, SLI mode is not supported under Windows XP 64-bit edition. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (h t t p : / / w w w . ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 6-1 n z o n e . c o m) for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ operating system only. • Due to install two...
... NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that allows you to chipset driver limitation, SLI mode is not supported under Windows XP 64-bit edition. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (h t t p : / / w w w . ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series 6-1 n z o n e . c o m) for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ operating system only. • Due to install two...
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...that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/support/download/) if you need to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. See Chapter ... add-on devices, if any. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. You can download the latest BIOS file from the support CD. 4. See Chapter 4 for details...; XP SP2/Windows® Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series
...that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/support/download/) if you need to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. See Chapter ... add-on devices, if any. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition). 3. You can download the latest BIOS file from the support CD. 4. See Chapter 4 for details...; XP SP2/Windows® Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) ASUS P5ND2-SLI Series
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe User's Manual for English Edition
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... companies, and are used only for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. ii E2067 Revised Edition V2 April 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR...TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. No part of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). All Rights Reserved. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE ...
... companies, and are used only for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. ii E2067 Revised Edition V2 April 2005 Copyright © 2005 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR...TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. No part of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). All Rights Reserved. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE ...
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P5ND2-SLI Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) AI Audio LGA775 socket for dual PCI Express graphics cards ASUS Two-slot thermal design Realtek® ALC850 8-channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port 1 x Optical S/...Technology Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology (continued on the second slot (black) ASUS EZ Selector ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS PEG Link for Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D/Intel® Pentium® 4/ Intel® ...
P5ND2-SLI Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) AI Audio LGA775 socket for dual PCI Express graphics cards ASUS Two-slot thermal design Realtek® ALC850 8-channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port 1 x Optical S/...Technology Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology (continued on the second slot (black) ASUS EZ Selector ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug™ ASUS PEG Link for Intel® Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition/Intel® Pentium® D/Intel® Pentium® 4/ Intel® ...
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...-Go ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug ASUS Post Reporter™ ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Multi-language BIOS ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the next page) xii Stepless Frequency Selection(SFS) allows 1MHz increment from 100MHz to 10 USB 2.0 ports TI 1394a controller supports: - 1 x Internal IEEE 1394a connector - 1 x IEEE 1394a connector at 0.0125 V - P5ND2-SLI Deluxe specifications...
...-Go ASUS SLI Warning LED ASUS EZ Plug ASUS Post Reporter™ ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Multi-language BIOS ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the next page) xii Stepless Frequency Selection(SFS) allows 1MHz increment from 100MHz to 10 USB 2.0 ports TI 1394a controller supports: - 1 x Internal IEEE 1394a connector - 1 x IEEE 1394a connector at 0.0125 V - P5ND2-SLI Deluxe specifications...