Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 5
...50 Chpater 3:Software Support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Runninig the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make Disk menu 3-5 3.2.5 Manuals menu 3-6 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information 3-7 3.3 Software information 3-8 3.3.1 ASUS Music Alarm 3-8 3.4 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 3-8 3.4.1 Requirements 3-11 Contents 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-27 2.4.4 ...Drives 2-40 2.6.4 CDROM Drives 2-41 2.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration 2-41 2.6.6 Security 2-43 2.7 Tools menu 2-45 2.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm 2-45...
...50 Chpater 3:Software Support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support CD information 3-2 3.2.1 Runninig the support CD 3-2 3.2.2 Drivers menu 3-3 3.2.3 Utilities menu 3-4 3.2.4 Make Disk menu 3-5 3.2.5 Manuals menu 3-6 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information 3-7 3.3 Software information 3-8 3.3.1 ASUS Music Alarm 3-8 3.4 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 3-8 3.4.1 Requirements 3-11 Contents 2.4.3 CPU Configuration 2-27 2.4.4 ...Drives 2-40 2.6.4 CDROM Drives 2-41 2.6.5 Boot Settings Configuration 2-41 2.6.6 Security 2-43 2.7 Tools menu 2-45 2.7.1 ASUS Music Alarm 2-45...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 13
... selector card connector CPU, Chassis, Power fan connectors System panel connector WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL 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 to change without notice. xiii
... selector card connector CPU, Chassis, Power fan connectors System panel connector WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL 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 to change without notice. xiii
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 35
...drivers for the card. 2. ASUS P5NSLI Series 1-21 Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you intend to install expansion cards. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard... using PCI cards on the next page. 3. 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. See Chapter 2 for later use . The following sub...
...drivers for the card. 2. ASUS P5NSLI Series 1-21 Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you intend to install expansion cards. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard... using PCI cards on the next page. 3. 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. See Chapter 2 for later use . The following sub...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 59
Place the support CD in Windows® environment. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2- Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. 2.1.6 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). See page 3-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. Click the Utilities...
Place the support CD in Windows® environment. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS P5NSLI Series 2- Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. 2.1.6 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). See page 3-4 for the Utilities screen menu. 3. Click the Utilities...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 104
... the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for reference only. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if...the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the...
... the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for reference only. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for updates. 3.2.1 Running the support CD Place the support CD to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if...the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 3.2 Support CD information The support CD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 105
... system detects installed devices. nVidia nForce Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA® Chipset drivers for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through ASUS InstAll-Installation wizard. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3- ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI chipset. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1986A audio controller...
... system detects installed devices. nVidia nForce Chipset Driver Installs the NVIDIA® Chipset drivers for Drivers Installs all of the drivers through ASUS InstAll-Installation wizard. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3- ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce™ 570 SLI chipset. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. SoundMAX ADI1986A Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1986A audio controller...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 107
... RAID features. NVIDIA 32bit SATA RAID Driver Creates the NVIDIA® 32bit driver disk for updates Anti-virus Utility 3.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to open, view, and print documents in your computer. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3- DirectX® improves the multimedia ...features of you computer so you to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SATA RAID driver disk. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that...
... RAID features. NVIDIA 32bit SATA RAID Driver Creates the NVIDIA® 32bit driver disk for updates Anti-virus Utility 3.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to open, view, and print documents in your computer. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3- DirectX® improves the multimedia ...features of you computer so you to create the NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SATA RAID driver disk. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 113
... at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 3.4 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that are NVIDIA® certified. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for a list of qualified SLI‑ready graphics... section. 3.4.1 Requirements • You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3-11 See "9.
... at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 3.4 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that are NVIDIA® certified. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for a list of qualified SLI‑ready graphics... section. 3.4.1 Requirements • You should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that allows you to install two identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3-11 See "9.
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 116
Align and insert the SLI flexible cable connector to the graphics card installed on each graphics card. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). 3-14 Chapter 3: Software support Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the goldfingers on the blue ...PCI Express slot. SLI flexible cable connector 7. Make sure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 5. Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics card package to install the device...
Align and insert the SLI flexible cable connector to the graphics card installed on each graphics card. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). 3-14 Chapter 3: Software support Connect a VGA cable or a DVI-I cable to the goldfingers on the blue ...PCI Express slot. SLI flexible cable connector 7. Make sure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 5. Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics card package to install the device...
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 117
From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. 4. To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3-15 Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows After installing your Windows taskbar. 2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties. NVIDIA Settings icon 3. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box. Enabling the multi-GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties.
From the nView Desktop Manager window, select the Desktop Management tab. 4. To enable the multi-GPU feature: 1. ASUS P5NSLI Series 3-15 Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows After installing your Windows taskbar. 2. From the pop-up menu, select nView Desktop Manager then click nView Properties. NVIDIA Settings icon 3. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box. Enabling the multi-GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties.
Motherboard Installation Guide
Page 122
... information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on the EIST feature. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus. Refer to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. A.2.1 System requirements Before using EIST, check your system if...
... information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on the EIST feature. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus. Refer to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. A.2.1 System requirements Before using EIST, check your system if...