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... your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 4-1 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-4 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4-5 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility 4-6 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...4-8 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-10 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-11 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-11 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4-11 4.2.4 Menu items 4-12 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4-12 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4-12 4.2.7 Pop-up window 4-12 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4-12 4.2.9 General help 4-12 4.3 Main menu 4-13 4.3.1 System Time 4-13 4.3.2 System Date 4-13 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.4 SATA...
... your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 4-1 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-4 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4-5 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility 4-6 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...4-8 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-10 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 4-11 4.2.2 Menu bar 4-11 4.2.3 Navigation keys 4-11 4.2.4 Menu items 4-12 4.2.5 Sub-menu items 4-12 4.2.6 Configuration fields 4-12 4.2.7 Pop-up window 4-12 4.2.8 Scroll bar 4-12 4.2.9 General help 4-12 4.3 Main menu 4-13 4.3.1 System Time 4-13 4.3.2 System Date 4-13 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A 4-13 4.3.4 SATA...
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... and intelligently moderating power in real-time. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology 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 the CPU, VGA card, hard drives, and CPU cooler fan - helping save power and money. ASUS P5QL PRO 1-
... and intelligently moderating power in real-time. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology 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 the CPU, VGA card, hard drives, and CPU cooler fan - helping save power and money. ASUS P5QL PRO 1-
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...right angle side ASUS P5QL PRO 2-27 Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND P5QL PRO SATA6 SATA4 SATA2...GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND P5QL PRO SATA Connectors Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to SATA device. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are for the Serial...
...right angle side ASUS P5QL PRO 2-27 Or you may connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND P5QL PRO SATA6 SATA4 SATA2...GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND P5QL PRO SATA Connectors Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to SATA device. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are for the Serial...
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... the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; The power supply plugs are for ATX power supply plugs. ATX12V EATXPWR +12V DC GND +12V DC GND P5QL PRO P5QL PRO ATX Power Connector +3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground Ground ...ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW ASUS P5QL PRO...
... the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; The power supply plugs are for ATX power supply plugs. ATX12V EATXPWR +12V DC GND +12V DC GND P5QL PRO P5QL PRO ATX Power Connector +3 Volts -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground Ground ...ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW ASUS P5QL PRO...
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... ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard ...SATA 2 connector; You can cause system boot failure! 4. otherwise, the utility will not function when you to the floppy disk drive. 3. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... Reading file "P5QLPRO.ROM". Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using this utility. • For the P5QL PRO motherboard...
... ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard ...SATA 2 connector; You can cause system boot failure! 4. otherwise, the utility will not function when you to the floppy disk drive. 3. Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... Bad BIOS checksum. Checking for floppy... Reading file "P5QLPRO.ROM". Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using this utility. • For the P5QL PRO motherboard...
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...the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For configuring options for that particular menu. ASUS P5QL PRO 4-11 Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-...Power Boot Tools General help Exit System Time [14:14:35] System Date [Wed 04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER],...
...the advanced power management (APM) configuration For changing the system boot configuration For configuring options for that particular menu. ASUS P5QL PRO 4-11 Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-...Power Boot Tools General help Exit System Time [14:14:35] System Date [Wed 04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER],...
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...04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. A configurable field is enclosed in ] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use...Exit System Time [14:14:35] System Date [Wed 04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [N Do iOstpatbilDoendestected] [N7o20tK, Det3e.5ctine.d] [N1o.4t4M,Det3e.5ctine. You cannot...
...04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. A configurable field is enclosed in ] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use...Exit System Time [14:14:35] System Date [Wed 04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [N Do iOstpatbilDoendestected] [N7o20tK, Det3e.5ctine.d] [N1o.4t4M,Det3e.5ctine. You cannot...
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Use [+] or [-] to navigate through them. Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K, 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in ] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB]... Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [14:14:35] System Date [Wed 04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS P5QL PRO 4-13 Select Screen Select Item +- 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you to...
Use [+] or [-] to navigate through them. Configuration options: [Disabled] [720K, 3.5 in.] [1.44M, 3.5 in ] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB]... Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [14:14:35] System Date [Wed 04/16/2008] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in .] ASUS P5QL PRO 4-13 Select Screen Select Item +- 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you to...
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4.3.4 SATA 1~6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the appropriate IDE device type. Select a device item then press to the device occurs multiple ...: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST380817AS Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART...
4.3.4 SATA 1~6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the appropriate IDE device type. Select a device item then press to the device occurs multiple ...: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] 4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : ST380817AS Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART...
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... mode is only supported by the Southbridge chip. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for the SATA devices installed in the system. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. Select an item then press if you to configure... in this menu allow you want to set or change the configurations for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] ASUS P5QL PRO 4-15
... mode is only supported by the Southbridge chip. Configuration option: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Selects the time out value for the SATA devices installed in the system. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] Disables or enables device write protection. Select an item then press if you to configure... in this menu allow you want to set or change the configurations for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] ASUS P5QL PRO 4-15
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... Wizard for installation and click OK. 4. controlled onboard SATA ports only. All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate Installer. 3. Place the Support DVD to motherboard chipset- Click Next to the Internet. 5.3.9 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that...
... Wizard for installation and click OK. 4. controlled onboard SATA ports only. All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate Installer. 3. Place the Support DVD to motherboard chipset- Click Next to the Internet. 5.3.9 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that...
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... that show you various system statuses and let you call other preferences. Shows network status; Starts the Web Browser for the softwares. ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drive and downloading to the World Wide Web. click to auto-hide, if you conveniently access the files...
... that show you various system statuses and let you call other preferences. Shows network status; Starts the Web Browser for the softwares. ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drive and downloading to the World Wide Web. click to auto-hide, if you conveniently access the files...
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... xDSL/cable dial-up. Using the Photo Manager Express Gate provides a easy-to-use a network cable connected directly to motherboard chipsetcontrolled onboard SATA ports only. You can view pictures in an enlarged view individually; WEPAUTO) in the SSID field. In the WiFi tab... drive or external devices Shows usercreated image album(s) Photo slideshow Help View mode selection Image control bar ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to your wireless access point has security enabled, select the corresponding security algorithm from the drop-down list (e.g. ASUS P5QL PRO 5-37
... xDSL/cable dial-up. Using the Photo Manager Express Gate provides a easy-to-use a network cable connected directly to motherboard chipsetcontrolled onboard SATA ports only. You can view pictures in an enlarged view individually; WEPAUTO) in the SSID field. In the WiFi tab... drive or external devices Shows usercreated image album(s) Photo slideshow Help View mode selection Image control bar ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to your wireless access point has security enabled, select the corresponding security algorithm from the drop-down list (e.g. ASUS P5QL PRO 5-37