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... 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Drivers menu 4-2 4.2.3 Utilities menu 4-3 4.2.4 Make disk menu 4-5 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-6 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.7 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 4-9 4.3.2 AI NET2 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-12 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-18 4.3.5 ASUS AI Nap 4-20 vi Contents 3.6 Power...34 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-35 3.7.3 Security 3-36 3.8 Tools menu 3-38 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-38 3.8.2 Drive Xpert Control [Auto 3-39 3.8.3 Drive Xpert Mode Update [Last setting 3-39 3.8.4 Express Gate 3-40...
... 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Drivers menu 4-2 4.2.3 Utilities menu 4-3 4.2.4 Make disk menu 4-5 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-6 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.7 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 4-9 4.3.2 AI NET2 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-12 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-18 4.3.5 ASUS AI Nap 4-20 vi Contents 3.6 Power...34 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-35 3.7.3 Security 3-36 3.8 Tools menu 3-38 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-38 3.8.2 Drive Xpert Control [Auto 3-39 3.8.3 Drive Xpert Mode Update [Last setting 3-39 3.8.4 Express Gate 3-40...
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...; High Definition Audio utility)... 4-30 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-39 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 4-50 4.4 RAID configurations 4-60 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-60 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-61 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-61 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-69 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-69 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-69 CPU features...
...; High Definition Audio utility)... 4-30 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-39 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 4-50 4.4 RAID configurations 4-60 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-60 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-61 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-61 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-69 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-69 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-69 CPU features...
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P5Q-E specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) port 1 x ... switch 16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) *Specifications are subject to...
P5Q-E specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) port 1 x ... switch 16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) *Specifications are subject to...
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...4-30 for details. Built-in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of complicated configurations. ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for details. ASUS AI Audio 2 AI Audio 2 creates a virtual center channel that data is caused by ... effect. Preserving the dialogue or solo performances with downmixing from multichannels will allow you easy ways to achieve a quiet and cool environment. ASUS P5Q-E Series 1-5 See page 3-39, 4-39 and 4-58 for details. For optimal cooling performance, remove the protect film attached on their...
...4-30 for details. Built-in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of complicated configurations. ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for details. ASUS AI Audio 2 AI Audio 2 creates a virtual center channel that data is caused by ... effect. Preserving the dialogue or solo performances with downmixing from multichannels will allow you easy ways to achieve a quiet and cool environment. ASUS P5Q-E Series 1-5 See page 3-39, 4-39 and 4-58 for details. For optimal cooling performance, remove the protect film attached on their...
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... cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Refer to the tables on the slot. 5. ASUS P5Q-E Series 2-19 Secure the card to the chassis with it... physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you intend to install expansion cards. See Chapter 3 for details. The following sub‑...
... cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Refer to the tables on the slot. 5. ASUS P5Q-E Series 2-19 Secure the card to the chassis with it... physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you intend to install expansion cards. See Chapter 3 for details. The following sub‑...
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...disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS P5Q-E Series 3-1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you need to restore the BIOS in the support DVD ...that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable...
...disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS P5Q-E Series 3-1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you need to restore the BIOS in the support DVD ...that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable...
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... the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the SATA devices installed in the system. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. Select an item then press if you want...
... the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the SATA devices installed in the system. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. Select an item then press if you want...
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Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-60 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-69 ASUS P5Q-E Series
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-60 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-69 ASUS P5Q-E Series
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... the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard... package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of the...support DVD Place the support DVD to run the DVD. ASUS P5Q-E Series 4-1 Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for reference only. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive.
... the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard... package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to maximize the features of the...support DVD Place the support DVD to run the DVD. ASUS P5Q-E Series 4-1 Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for reference only. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive.
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... system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® AD2000B audio driver and application. Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx SATA driver. ASUS EPU-6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell Yukon Gigabit...
... system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll - SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® AD2000B audio driver and application. Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx SATA driver. ASUS EPU-6 Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell Yukon Gigabit...
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...quiet thermal control. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for Audio DVD, CD and data disc creation. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when compared to... using the Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of files such as movies, music, etc ASUS Express Gate Installer Allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in Portable Document Format (PDF). ...
...quiet thermal control. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for Audio DVD, CD and data disc creation. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when compared to... using the Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of files such as movies, music, etc ASUS Express Gate Installer Allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in Portable Document Format (PDF). ...
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Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA Driver Allows you to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA driver disk. Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS P5Q-E Series 4-5 Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file-compression and protection. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to back up and restore your data easily. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk.
Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA Driver Allows you to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA driver disk. Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS P5Q-E Series 4-5 Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file-compression and protection. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to back up and restore your data easily. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk.
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your system and change the utility configuration. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the screen instructions to the optical drive. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. Place the... support DVD to complete installation. After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in your computer: 1. 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition. If Autorun is software-based, you ...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your system and change the utility configuration. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the screen instructions to the optical drive. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. Place the... support DVD to complete installation. After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in your computer: 1. 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition. If Autorun is software-based, you ...
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch AI Suite from the Windows®...Suite You can launch AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. The AI Suite main window appears. Using AI Suite Click the EPU-6...Xpert utilities easily. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch Fan Xpert Chapter 4: Software support After launching the application, the AI Suite icon...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch AI Suite from the Windows®...Suite You can launch AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. The AI Suite main window appears. Using AI Suite Click the EPU-6...Xpert utilities easily. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch Fan Xpert Chapter 4: Software support After launching the application, the AI Suite icon...
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You can select to enhance system performance or save power. Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on the Windows® notification area. Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-6 Engine. 3. Follow the screen instructions to optimize power management. Click Run Calibration and wait for a few seconds. Launching 6 Engine Launch 6 Engine by configuring...
You can select to enhance system performance or save power. Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on the Windows® notification area. Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-6 Engine. 3. Follow the screen instructions to optimize power management. Click Run Calibration and wait for a few seconds. Launching 6 Engine Launch 6 Engine by configuring...
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... correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX®/ SoundMAX® BlackHawk icon on your PC. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD2000B Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers...
... correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX®/ SoundMAX® BlackHawk icon on your PC. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD2000B Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers...
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Installing Serial ATA hard disks For using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have installed the Marvell 61xx driver in the system. • Ensure to install two hard disks to page 2-30 for Drive Xpert: EZ Backup and Super Speed. • Before using...65533;a�l drives of the SATA signal cables to the SATA_E1 (orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) connectors on the right hand side appears. ASUS P5Q-E Series 4-39 With its user-friendly graphical user interface, you prepare three hard disks: one end of the same model and capacity. • The SATA_E1...
Installing Serial ATA hard disks For using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have installed the Marvell 61xx driver in the system. • Ensure to install two hard disks to page 2-30 for Drive Xpert: EZ Backup and Super Speed. • Before using...65533;a�l drives of the SATA signal cables to the SATA_E1 (orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) connectors on the right hand side appears. ASUS P5Q-E Series 4-39 With its user-friendly graphical user interface, you prepare three hard disks: one end of the same model and capacity. • The SATA_E1...
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... optical drive. controlled onboard SATA ports only. See chapter 2 for the exact location of powering on SATA HDDs. Installing ASUS Express Gate • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on your computer has enabled Autorun feature. 2. All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports ...Internet. Select the language for Express Gate appears. 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you can start the web browser, Skype, or other Express Gate softwares. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The InstallShield Wizard ...
... optical drive. controlled onboard SATA ports only. See chapter 2 for the exact location of powering on SATA HDDs. Installing ASUS Express Gate • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on your computer has enabled Autorun feature. 2. All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports ...Internet. Select the language for Express Gate appears. 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you can start the web browser, Skype, or other Express Gate softwares. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The InstallShield Wizard ...
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Launch Drive Xpert from the ASUS Utility Panel. 3. To start ASUS Drive Xpert application 1. Open ASUS Utility Panel 2. Select EZ Backup or Super Speed according to section 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert for anyone who needs to secure data on their hard drives or enhance hard drive performances without the hassles of complicated configurations. Refer to your need. Open the ASUS Utility panel. Using ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for detailed software settings. 4-58 Chapter 4: Software support
Launch Drive Xpert from the ASUS Utility Panel. 3. To start ASUS Drive Xpert application 1. Open ASUS Utility Panel 2. Select EZ Backup or Super Speed according to section 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert for anyone who needs to secure data on their hard drives or enhance hard drive performances without the hassles of complicated configurations. Refer to your need. Open the ASUS Utility panel. Using ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for detailed software settings. 4-58 Chapter 4: Software support
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... contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 10 is required for this setup. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for six independent Serial ATA channels. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be of the same...Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both system performance and data safety. RAID 5 stripes both data ...
... contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 10 is required for this setup. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for six independent Serial ATA channels. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be of the same...Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both system performance and data safety. RAID 5 stripes both data ...