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... system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 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 MyLogo2 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 4.3.6 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-21 4.3.7 ASUS AI Booster 4-23 4.3.8 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 4-24 vi Contents 3.6.4 ACPI APIC Support...
... system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 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 MyLogo2 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 4.3.6 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-21 4.3.7 ASUS AI Booster 4-23 4.3.8 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 4-24 vi Contents 3.6.4 ACPI APIC Support...
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... 4-28 4.3.10 Audio configurations 4-30 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-34 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-55 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-55 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-56 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-56 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-64 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-64 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-64 Appendix: CPU...
... 4-28 4.3.10 Audio configurations 4-30 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-34 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-55 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-55 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-56 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 4-56 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-64 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-64 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-64 Appendix: CPU...
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xiv P5Q 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 Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 1 x TPM ... AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 3.0 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" x 8.8" (30.5 cm x 22.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
xiv P5Q 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 Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 1 x TPM ... AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 3.0 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" x 8.8" (30.5 cm x 22.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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...like Skype, online game, video conference and recording. ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is looked after every moment, every day. Combined with usability and aesthetics, the ASUS Patent Wing Heat-sink will give users an extremely ... the visual enjoyment for motherboard users, but also the special thickened bottom design effectively cools down hot airflows generated by different climate conditions in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of complicated configurations. ASUS P5Q 1-5 Fan Xpert ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows ...
...like Skype, online game, video conference and recording. ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is looked after every moment, every day. Combined with usability and aesthetics, the ASUS Patent Wing Heat-sink will give users an extremely ... the visual enjoyment for motherboard users, but also the special thickened bottom design effectively cools down hot airflows generated by different climate conditions in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of complicated configurations. ASUS P5Q 1-5 Fan Xpert ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows ...
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Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Replace the ... 3. Keep the screw for details. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the slot... Align the card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. ASUS P5Q 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you intend to use . 4.
Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Replace the ... 3. Keep the screw for details. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the slot... Align the card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. ASUS P5Q 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you intend to use . 4.
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...: 1. Place the support CD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS P5Q 3-1 ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to the corresponding sections for ...details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in Windows® environment. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. Click the ...
...: 1. Place the support CD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS P5Q 3-1 ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the optical drive. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a USB flash disk or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to the corresponding sections for ...details on these utilities. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in Windows® environment. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. Click the ...
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..., and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.3.6 Storage Configuration The items in the system. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. Storage Configuration SATA Configuraton [Enhanced] Configure SATA as...
..., and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.3.6 Storage Configuration The items in the system. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. Storage Configuration SATA Configuraton [Enhanced] Configure SATA as...
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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 4-55 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-64 ASUS P5Q
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 4-55 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-64 ASUS P5Q
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... BIN folder. ASUS P5Q 4-1 The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 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...
... BIN folder. ASUS P5Q 4-1 The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 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...
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Atheros L1e Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Atheros L1e Gigabit Ethernet driver. ASUS EPU-Six Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx SATA driver. Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset Inf update program...
Atheros L1e Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Atheros L1e Gigabit Ethernet driver. ASUS EPU-Six Engine Installs the ASUS EPU-6 Engine driver and utility. Marvell 61xx SATA Driver Installs the Marvell® 61xx SATA driver. Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Intel® chipset Inf update program...
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...; Acrobat® Reader that enhances computer graphics and sound. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when compared to traditional USB 2.0 and is the easiest and...microsoft.com) for easy file-compression and protection. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for updates. ASUS AI Suite The ASUS AI Suite is a multimedia technology that allows you to easily manage, edit share and protect your computer. The Microsoft DirectX...
...; Acrobat® Reader that enhances computer graphics and sound. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when compared to traditional USB 2.0 and is the easiest and...microsoft.com) for easy file-compression and protection. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for updates. ASUS AI Suite The ASUS AI Suite is a multimedia technology that allows you to easily manage, edit share and protect your computer. The Microsoft DirectX...
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... from viruses that destroys data. Intel ICH10R 64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32 bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH10R 32bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk. ASUS P5Q 4-5 Anti-Virus Utility Download Downloads and installs the latest anti...
... from viruses that destroys data. Intel ICH10R 64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32 bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH10R 32bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk. ASUS P5Q 4-5 Anti-Virus Utility Download Downloads and installs the latest anti...
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... the setup.exe file to complete installation. Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. The PC Probe II main window appears. To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All... Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you of your computer: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer the moment you to the optical drive...
... the setup.exe file to complete installation. Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. The PC Probe II main window appears. To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All... Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you of your computer: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer the moment you to the optical drive...
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Follow the screen instructions to normal state. To ...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. Click this icon to launch Fan Xpert...Engine Press to launch AI Booster 4-18 Press to launch AI Nap Press to close or restore the application. 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to launch EPU-6 Engine, AI Booster, AI...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Follow the screen instructions to normal state. To ...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. Click this icon to launch Fan Xpert...Engine Press to launch AI Booster 4-18 Press to launch AI Nap Press to close or restore the application. 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to launch EPU-6 Engine, AI Booster, AI...
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Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-6 Engine. 3. Then, the 6 Engine main menu appears. 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support Follow the screen instructions to optimize power management. Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on the Windows® notification area. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU properties to complete installation. 4.3.8 ASUS EPU-6 Engine...
Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-6 Engine. 3. Then, the 6 Engine main menu appears. 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support Follow the screen instructions to optimize power management. Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on the Windows® notification area. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU properties to complete installation. 4.3.8 ASUS EPU-6 Engine...
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... the taskbar. 4.3.10 Audio configurations The Realtek® ALC1200 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF...
... the taskbar. 4.3.10 Audio configurations The Realtek® ALC1200 audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package. Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. The software provides Jack-Sensing function, S/PDIF...
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...any of the tabs in this area to minimize the window. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. To set the karaoke to your listening environment, adjust the equalizer...environment, adjust the equalizer, or set the sound effect options: 1. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effect tab. 2. ASUS P5Q 4-31 Information Click the information button ( ) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Click to set your desired settings. 3. Sound Effect...
...any of the tabs in this area to minimize the window. Exit Click the exit button ( ) to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. To set the karaoke to your listening environment, adjust the equalizer...environment, adjust the equalizer, or set the sound effect options: 1. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effect tab. 2. ASUS P5Q 4-31 Information Click the information button ( ) to exit the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Click to set your desired settings. 3. Sound Effect...
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...end of the SATA signal cables to each drive. • For optimal performance, we recommend that you have installed the Marvell 61xx driver in Windows® operating system, we highly recommend that you can easily arrange hard drive backups or enhance the hard drive's transfer rate... Xpert Drive Xpert, an ASUS exclusive technology, secures the data on your hard disk and enhances hard drive performance without the hassles of the SATA connectors. 3. Refer to the SATA_E1 (orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) connectors on the motherboard. Otherwise, the HDD LED in Windows...
...end of the SATA signal cables to each drive. • For optimal performance, we recommend that you have installed the Marvell 61xx driver in Windows® operating system, we highly recommend that you can easily arrange hard drive backups or enhance the hard drive's transfer rate... Xpert Drive Xpert, an ASUS exclusive technology, secures the data on your hard disk and enhances hard drive performance without the hassles of the SATA connectors. 3. Refer to the SATA_E1 (orange, port 0) and SATA_E2 (white, port 1) connectors on the motherboard. Otherwise, the HDD LED in Windows...
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.... 2. Installing ASUS Express Gate • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs in IDE mode only. • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. ASUS P5Q 4-45 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is...The InstallShield Wizard for installation and click OK. 4. Place the support CD/DVD to motherboard chipset- Select the language for Express Gate appears. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate Installer. 3. Click Next to the Internet. Within a few seconds of ...
.... 2. Installing ASUS Express Gate • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs in IDE mode only. • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. ASUS P5Q 4-45 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is...The InstallShield Wizard for installation and click OK. 4. Place the support CD/DVD to motherboard chipset- Select the language for Express Gate appears. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate Installer. 3. Click Next to the Internet. Within a few seconds of ...
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ASUS P5Q 4-53 Launch Drive Xpert from the ASUS Utility Panel. 3. Refer to section 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert for anyone who needs to your need. To start ASUS Drive Xpert application 1. Using ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for detailed software settings. Open ASUS Utility Panel 2. Open the ASUS Utility panel. Select EZ Backup or Super Speed according to secure data on their hard drives or enhance hard drive performances without the hassles of complicated configurations.
ASUS P5Q 4-53 Launch Drive Xpert from the ASUS Utility Panel. 3. Refer to section 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert for anyone who needs to your need. To start ASUS Drive Xpert application 1. Using ASUS Drive Xpert Without drivers or BIOS setups, the ASUS exclusive Drive Xpert is ideal for detailed software settings. Open ASUS Utility Panel 2. Open the ASUS Utility panel. Select EZ Backup or Super Speed according to secure data on their hard drives or enhance hard drive performances without the hassles of complicated configurations.