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SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in ...OR PRODUCT. or (2) the serial number of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN...
SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in ...OR PRODUCT. or (2) the serial number of the product is authorized in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN...
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... Where to find more information ix Conventions used in this guide x Typography x P5NLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.6.2 Installing the CPU...
... Where to find more information ix Conventions used in this guide x Typography x P5NLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-10 1.6.2 Installing the CPU...
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... ASUS Two-slot thermal design ADI® AD1986A SouldMAX 6-channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology NVIDIA® MCP 51chipset supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s devices - P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI AI...
... ASUS Two-slot thermal design ADI® AD1986A SouldMAX 6-channel CODEC 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out port Supports Audio Sensing and Enumeration Technology NVIDIA® MCP 51chipset supports: - 2 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 - 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s devices - P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary CPU Chipset Front Side Bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI AI...
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... from 133MHz to 1200MHz at 1MHz increment; - ASUS AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU Frequency Tuner) Precision Tweaker supports: - P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary Overclocking features Special features BIOS features Power Requirement Rear panel Intelligent overclocking tool: - ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Fanless Design ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Music Alarm 4 MB Flash ROM, Award...
... from 133MHz to 1200MHz at 1MHz increment; - ASUS AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU Frequency Tuner) Precision Tweaker supports: - P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary Overclocking features Special features BIOS features Power Requirement Rear panel Intelligent overclocking tool: - ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Fanless Design ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS MyLogo2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS Music Alarm 4 MB Flash ROM, Award...
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xiii P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary Internal connectors Manageability Support CD contents Form Factor 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX ... Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) NV RAID Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version) Adobe Acrobat Reader v7.0 ASUS Music Alarm ATX form factor: 12 in x 9 in (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) * The USB8 is used for WiFi modual in P5NSLI/WiFi model. * Specifications are subject...
xiii P5NSLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary Internal connectors Manageability Support CD contents Form Factor 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 2 x IDE connectors 4 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX ... Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update NV RIS (Remote Installation Service) NV RAID Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version) Adobe Acrobat Reader v7.0 ASUS Music Alarm ATX form factor: 12 in x 9 in (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm) * The USB8 is used for WiFi modual in P5NSLI/WiFi model. * Specifications are subject...
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... or 533 MHz to a fast 480 Mbps on the rear panel and at midboard. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to meet the higher bandwidth requirements ... data 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. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction ...
... or 533 MHz to a fast 480 Mbps on the rear panel and at midboard. USB 2.0 technology The motherboard implements the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 specification, dramatically increasing the connection speed from the 12 Mbps bandwidth on USB 1.1 to meet the higher bandwidth requirements ... data 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. 1- Chapter 1: Product introduction ...
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... cable(s) connected to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 2-6 for details. ASUS P5NSLI Series 1- ASUS Motherboard's fansless concept is a BIOS-based diagnostic tool that reside the CPU, power, VGA, Northbridge and Southbridge. AI NET 2 AI NET 2 is specifically created to address the thermal issues across the motherboard, and most efficient manner. The heat sinks and strategic board layout were...
... cable(s) connected to buy a replacement ROM chip. See page 2-6 for details. ASUS P5NSLI Series 1- ASUS Motherboard's fansless concept is a BIOS-based diagnostic tool that reside the CPU, power, VGA, Northbridge and Southbridge. AI NET 2 AI NET 2 is specifically created to address the thermal issues across the motherboard, and most efficient manner. The heat sinks and strategic board layout were...
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1.8.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. ASUS P5NSLI Series 1-23 The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. The figure shows a network card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
1.8.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. ASUS P5NSLI Series 1-23 The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. The figure shows a network card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
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1.8.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports one PCI Express x16 graphics card or two SLI‑ready PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. See page 1-32 for details. • In Single Card mode, only the PCI Express blue slot can be used for PCI Express...
1.8.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports one PCI Express x16 graphics card or two SLI‑ready PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. See page 1-32 for details. • In Single Card mode, only the PCI Express blue slot can be used for PCI Express...
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...disk drive. Refer to the signal connector at the back of the cable to this connector, then connect the other devices that conform with serial specification. 13. This port connects to PIN 1. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for a PS/2 keyboard. 1.10....2 Internal connectors 1. This port is available for the LED indications. USB 2.0 port 7 (P5NSLI/WiFi model only). USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. This port connects a mouse, modem, or other end to the table below for...
...disk drive. Refer to the signal connector at the back of the cable to this connector, then connect the other devices that conform with serial specification. 13. This port connects to PIN 1. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for a PS/2 keyboard. 1.10....2 Internal connectors 1. This port is available for the LED indications. USB 2.0 port 7 (P5NSLI/WiFi model only). USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. This port connects a mouse, modem, or other end to the table below for...
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... comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. USB+5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC R USB56 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND P5NSLI USB 2.0 Connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! ASUS P5NSLI Series 1-31 Connect the...
... comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. USB+5V USB_P8 USB_P8 GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC R USB56 1 USB78 1 USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND P5NSLI USB 2.0 Connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! ASUS P5NSLI Series 1-31 Connect the...
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... Normal Light Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 6800GT x2 6600GT x2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 > 20A > 17A >= 400W >= 350W 10. ASUS EZ selector card connector (144-pin SLI_CON) This connector is inadequate. • For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU... for details. See Table 2 for the ASUS proprietary ASUS EZ selector card that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of a PSU with more power-consuming devices. R P5NSLI EZ Selector Card Connector The EZ Selector card...
... Normal Light Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium 4 6800GT x2 6600GT x2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 > 20A > 17A >= 400W >= 350W 10. ASUS EZ selector card connector (144-pin SLI_CON) This connector is inadequate. • For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU... for details. See Table 2 for the ASUS proprietary ASUS EZ selector card that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of a PSU with more power-consuming devices. R P5NSLI EZ Selector Card Connector The EZ Selector card...
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ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-13 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help...chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. Installed Memory Usable Memory 256MB 256MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ ... desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup 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.
ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-13 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help...chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. Installed Memory Usable Memory 256MB 256MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ ... desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup 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.
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... a sub-menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar displays the specific items for that is highlighted when selected. Refer to display a list of options. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar allow...
... a sub-menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar displays the specific items for that is highlighted when selected. Refer to display a list of options. The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar allow...
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ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-15 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 Legacy Diskette A: [1.4M, 3.5 in.] Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Maste`r [ST32112A] Primary IDE Slave Disabled [ASUS CDS52.0./.A.]. [ ] Secondary... Secondary IDE IDE MSalsatv7ee2r0K , 3.5 in[[.NNoonnee]] SATA 1 1.44M, 3.5 in[.None] SATA 2 SATA 3 ↑↓ :Move ENTE[[RNN:ooAnncee]]cept ESC:Abort SATA 4 [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help...
ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-15 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date 15 : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 Legacy Diskette A: [1.4M, 3.5 in.] Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Maste`r [ST32112A] Primary IDE Slave Disabled [ASUS CDS52.0./.A.]. [ ] Secondary... Secondary IDE IDE MSalsatv7ee2r0K , 3.5 in[[.NNoonnee]] SATA 1 1.44M, 3.5 in[.None] SATA 2 SATA 3 ↑↓ :Move ENTE[[RNN:ooAnncee]]cept ESC:Abort SATA 4 [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help...
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... : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 [1.44M, 3.5 in .] 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen...
... : 30 : 36 Wed, Nov 5 2004 [1.44M, 3.5 in .] 2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K , 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in .] [ST321122A] [ASUS CDS520/A] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for information on the menu screen...
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...] [Auto] xxxxxxx Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. These items show N/A if no drive is a separate sub-menu for this sub-menu. If no IDE device is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the system. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-17 Select [Manual] to select F1...
...] [Auto] xxxxxxx Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. These items show N/A if no drive is a separate sub-menu for this sub-menu. If no IDE device is successful, the BIOS automatically fills in the system. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-17 Select [Manual] to select F1...
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... Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Primary IDE Master [Auto] [Auto] xxxxx MB xxxxx xx xx xx xx Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. This item ... Selects the type of the hard disk cylinders. There is not configurable. These items show 0 if no SATA device is installed in the system. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-19 Cylinder Shows the number of fixed disk connected to the system. These values are not user-configurable.
... Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Primary IDE Master [Auto] [Auto] xxxxx MB xxxxx xx xx xx xx Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to configure a hard disk drive, make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer. This item ... Selects the type of the hard disk cylinders. There is not configurable. These items show 0 if no SATA device is installed in the system. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-19 Cylinder Shows the number of fixed disk connected to the system. These values are not user-configurable.
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...ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-21 Loads the optimal settings for the system. Loads the standard settings for the system. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration LAN Cable Status CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific... BIOS CMOS Setup Utility JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning x Overclock Options x Frequency Control x Spread Spectrum Control x Voltage Control [Auto] Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the...
...ASUS P5NSLI Series 2-21 Loads the optimal settings for the system. Loads the standard settings for the system. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration LAN Cable Status CPU Configuration Chipset PCIPnP Onboard Device Configuration USB Configuration Select Menu Item Specific... BIOS CMOS Setup Utility JumperFree Configuration AI Tuning x Overclock Options x Frequency Control x Spread Spectrum Control x Voltage Control [Auto] Disabled Select Menu Item Specific Help DRAM timing and control AI Tuning [Auto] Allows selection of the...
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... MEM Speed (DDR) Target MEM Speed (DDR) [100] [Auto] Auto 800.0 MHz 800.0 MHz Auto 533.3 MHz 533.3 MHz Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to the default setting. 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select... related fields. Frequency Control This sub-menu allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. Overclock Options [Disable] Allows you to disable or set to [AI Overclock]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 15%] [Overclock 20%] [FSB 960/800] [FSB 1280/800] [FSB 1000...
... MEM Speed (DDR) Target MEM Speed (DDR) [100] [Auto] Auto 800.0 MHz 800.0 MHz Auto 533.3 MHz 533.3 MHz Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to the default setting. 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select... related fields. Frequency Control This sub-menu allows you to set the PCI Express frequency. Overclock Options [Disable] Allows you to disable or set to [AI Overclock]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 10%] [Overclock 15%] [Overclock 20%] [FSB 960/800] [FSB 1280/800] [FSB 1000...