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... [Auto 3-17 3.5.22 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto 3-17 3.5.23 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto 3-17 3.5.24 CPU Clock Skew [Auto 3-17 3.5.24 NB Clock Skew [Auto 3-17 3.5.25 CPU Margin Enhancement [Optimized 3-17 3.6 Advanced menu 3-18 3.6.1 CPU Configuration 3-18 3.6.2 Chipset ... [No 3-24 3.7.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled 3-24 3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 3-24 3.7.5 APM Configuration 3-25 3.7.6 Hardware Monitor 3-27 3.8 Boot menu 3-28 3.8.1 Boot Device Priority 3-28 3.8.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-29 3.8.3 Security 3-30 3.9 Tools menu 3-32 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-32 3.9.2 Drive...
... [Auto 3-17 3.5.22 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto 3-17 3.5.23 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto 3-17 3.5.24 CPU Clock Skew [Auto 3-17 3.5.24 NB Clock Skew [Auto 3-17 3.5.25 CPU Margin Enhancement [Optimized 3-17 3.6 Advanced menu 3-18 3.6.1 CPU Configuration 3-18 3.6.2 Chipset ... [No 3-24 3.7.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled 3-24 3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 3-24 3.7.5 APM Configuration 3-25 3.7.6 Hardware Monitor 3-27 3.8 Boot menu 3-28 3.8.1 Boot Device Priority 3-28 3.8.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-29 3.8.3 Security 3-30 3.9 Tools menu 3-32 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-32 3.9.2 Drive...
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P5Q PRO Turbo specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® dual-core / Celeron® processors Supports Intel® 45nm multi-core CPU * Refer to www.asus... page) xi Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 support JMicron® JMB361 SATA & PATA controller - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to www.asus.com or user manual for Intel CPU support list Intel® P45 / ICH10R 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz 4 x DIMM...
P5Q PRO Turbo specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® dual-core / Celeron® processors Supports Intel® 45nm multi-core CPU * Refer to www.asus... page) xi Intel® Matrix Storage Technology with RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 support JMicron® JMB361 SATA & PATA controller - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to www.asus.com or user manual for Intel CPU support list Intel® P45 / ICH10R 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz 4 x DIMM...
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xiii P5Q PRO Turbo specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x IDE connector 1 x COM connector 5 x SATA connectors 2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (Orange and White) 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 1 x Power...BIOS 2.5, ACPI 3.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12...
xiii P5Q PRO Turbo specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x IDE connector 1 x COM connector 5 x SATA connectors 2 x Drive Xpert SATA connectors (Orange and White) 1 x CPU Fan connector 2 x Chassis Fan connectors 1 x Power...BIOS 2.5, ACPI 3.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, Chassis Intrusion, PXE Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Image-Editing Suite Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12...
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...1300 support The motherboard supports ...motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processors in the world. PCIe 2.0 Support This motherboard supports... the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors! (5000hrs VRM, over 57 years operation lifespan at 65ºC) This motherboard...ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to support... supports ...ASUS vision of creating ...
...1300 support The motherboard supports ...motherboard supports the latest Intel® Core™2 processors in the world. PCIe 2.0 Support This motherboard supports... the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors! (5000hrs VRM, over 57 years operation lifespan at 65ºC) This motherboard...ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down screen resolution to support... supports ...ASUS vision of creating ...
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... information on these CPU features. The Thermal Interface Material is spread in contact with your skin, wash it snaps into your eyes or touches your finger directly. 7. DO NOT eat it is toxic and inedible. A Chapter 2 B The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775... processors with pre-applied thermal paste. To prevent contaminating the paste, DO NOT spread the paste with , ensuring that it . ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 2-7 If so, skip this step. Some heatsinks come with the...
... information on these CPU features. The Thermal Interface Material is spread in contact with your skin, wash it snaps into your eyes or touches your finger directly. 7. DO NOT eat it is toxic and inedible. A Chapter 2 B The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775... processors with pre-applied thermal paste. To prevent contaminating the paste, DO NOT spread the paste with , ensuring that it . ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 2-7 If so, skip this step. Some heatsinks come with the...
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... 1 and CHA_FAN 2 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature. • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of 1 A~7 A (84 W max.) at +12V. Chapter 2 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or...
... 1 and CHA_FAN 2 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature. • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of 1 A~7 A (84 W max.) at +12V. Chapter 2 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN1 or...
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... device occurs in multiple sectors at a time. Setting to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Disables this option if you to enable the LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing mode) if the device...] [ARMD] Select this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with much less CPU overhead. DMA Mode [Auto] DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your device is installed in SATA1-5 only. Chapter 3 ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 3-9 The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode...
... device occurs in multiple sectors at a time. Setting to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Disables this option if you to enable the LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing mode) if the device...] [ARMD] Select this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with much less CPU overhead. DMA Mode [Auto] DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your device is installed in SATA1-5 only. Chapter 3 ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 3-9 The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode...
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... [1.70000V]. The values range from 1.80V to 3.08V with a 0.02V interval. The minimum value of the CPU Voltage item is supported only if the OV_CPU jumper is enabled, otherwise the maximum voltage supported is installed. 3.5.17 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.65x] [0.63x] [0.61x] The...
... [1.70000V]. The values range from 1.80V to 3.08V with a 0.02V interval. The minimum value of the CPU Voltage item is supported only if the OV_CPU jumper is enabled, otherwise the maximum voltage supported is installed. 3.5.17 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.65x] [0.63x] [0.61x] The...
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...Ratio Status:Unlocked (Min:06, Max:10) Ratio Actual Value:10 CPUID : 6F2 Options This option shoukd remain disabled for the CPU and other system devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends...Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the settings for the normal operation. Ratio Ratio Setting [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] CPU TM Function [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) C-State ...
...Ratio Status:Unlocked (Min:06, Max:10) Ratio Actual Value:10 CPUID : 6F2 Options This option shoukd remain disabled for the CPU and other system devices. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends...Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the settings for the normal operation. Ratio Ratio Setting [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] CPU TM Function [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) C-State ...
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... CPUs with extended CPUID functions. [Disabled] Disables this function. Disables this function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 3-19 Use and to your CPU model. C1E Support [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the C1E support function. Enable this function. Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] The Intel® Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems...
... CPUs with extended CPUID functions. [Disabled] Disables this function. Disables this function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 3-19 Use and to your CPU model. C1E Support [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the C1E support function. Enable this function. Intel(R) Virtualization Tech [Enabled] The Intel® Virtualization Technology allows a hardware platform to run multiple operating systems...
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... to Profile 2 Load from Profile 1/2 Allows you to save and load CMOS. Press to save the file. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools O.C. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 3-35 Profile 2 Status : Not Installed Typing your profile name, [0-9][a-z][AZ] are acceptable. Press to run the utility to load the previous... settings saved in the BIOS Flash. 3.9.4 ASUS O.C. PROFILE Configuration O.C. Profile Save to Profle 1/2 Allows you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can support devices such as a USB flash disk or...
... to Profile 2 Load from Profile 1/2 Allows you to save and load CMOS. Press to save the file. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools O.C. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 3-35 Profile 2 Status : Not Installed Typing your profile name, [0-9][a-z][AZ] are acceptable. Press to run the utility to load the previous... settings saved in the BIOS Flash. 3.9.4 ASUS O.C. PROFILE Configuration O.C. Profile Save to Profle 1/2 Allows you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can support devices such as a USB flash disk or...
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...Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The PC Probe II icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 4-3 Because PC Probe II is always at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II... Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to the software manual in the Windows...
...Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The PC Probe II icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 4-3 Because PC Probe II is always at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II... Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to the software manual in the Windows...
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...CPU/FSB frequency Chapter 4 Click to restore default settings Click to launch each utility button to launch the utility, or click the Normal button to restore the window. Install AI Suite from the motherboard support DVD. 2. xx. If you to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS ...website at www.asus.com for reference only. The AI Suite main window appears. 3. The AI Suite ...
...CPU/FSB frequency Chapter 4 Click to restore default settings Click to launch each utility button to launch the utility, or click the Normal button to restore the window. Install AI Suite from the motherboard support DVD. 2. xx. If you to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS ...website at www.asus.com for reference only. The AI Suite main window appears. 3. The AI Suite ...
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...motherboard support DVD, launch the program by configuring settings like CPU frequency, vCore Voltage, and Fan Control. EPU main menu Chapter 4 Refer to optimize power management. This utility provides four modes that satisfies different computing needs. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU... shift modes automatically according to run Calibration first. 4.3.3 ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an energy-efficient tool that you to current system status. Then, the EPU main menu appears. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 4-5 Power Saving Mode Selecting Auto Mode will appear, asking...
...motherboard support DVD, launch the program by configuring settings like CPU frequency, vCore Voltage, and Fan Control. EPU main menu Chapter 4 Refer to optimize power management. This utility provides four modes that satisfies different computing needs. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU... shift modes automatically according to run Calibration first. 4.3.3 ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an energy-efficient tool that you to current system status. Then, the EPU main menu appears. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 4-5 Power Saving Mode Selecting Auto Mode will appear, asking...
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... from the motherboard support DVD, launch...Turbo: maximizes the fan speed for the best cooling effect. • Intelligent: automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature. • Stable: fixes the CPU fan speed to configure the CPU fan profile under certain limitations. 4-6 Chapter 4: Software support... The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to different ambient temperatures and your PC's system loading. 4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert Asus...
... from the motherboard support DVD, launch...Turbo: maximizes the fan speed for the best cooling effect. • Intelligent: automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature. • Stable: fixes the CPU fan speed to configure the CPU fan profile under certain limitations. 4-6 Chapter 4: Software support... The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to different ambient temperatures and your PC's system loading. 4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert Asus...
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... a new profile Target settings Default settings Click to show more detailed adjustments using ASUS TurboV. Refer to the CPU documentation before adjusting CPU voltage settings. Install the ASUS TurboV utility from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Click Start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV > TurboV. Launching ASUS TurboV 1. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 4-7 4.3.5 ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allows you to easily overclock without applying • For advanced overclock...
... a new profile Target settings Default settings Click to show more detailed adjustments using ASUS TurboV. Refer to the CPU documentation before adjusting CPU voltage settings. Install the ASUS TurboV utility from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Click Start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV > TurboV. Launching ASUS TurboV 1. ASUS P5Q PRO Turbo 4-7 4.3.5 ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allows you to easily overclock without applying • For advanced overclock...